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Yogyakarta event seeks to revive traditional theater performances
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Ten theater troupes from ten provinces in Indonesia are scheduled to perform at the event. (Shutterstock/File)
T
he 2017 National Theater Week is set to be held on Aug. 10-15 at the Societed Komplek Taman Budaya Building in Yogyakarta.
Organized by the Education and Culture Ministry and Yogyakarta Education Agency Office (Dispendik), the event aims to revive theater performances in Indonesia.
“Traditional theater has become stagnant over the past decades. Modern theater has also been underdeveloped,” the ministry's art director of Cultural Directorate General, Ristu Gunawan, told tempo.co.
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Ten theater troupes from ten provinces in Indonesia are scheduled to perform at the event, including Teater Semero Yogyakarta, Teater Baret Pontianak, Teater Bingkai Palembang, Teater Grisbon Makassar and Lorong Junior Jakarta.
The troupes had previously been mentored for six months by renowned theater figures in the country, such as N. Riantiarno, Jose Rizal Manua, Aditya Gumay, Rachman Sabur and Rinaldi Anwar.
Teater Semero Yogyakarta director Toelis "Smero" said his group would stage a traditional theater show titled Genderuwo Gugat. “[The show serves as] a criticism regarding trade activity of cultural heritage sites in Yogyakarta." (wir/kes)
