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View all search resultsPlaywright N. Riantiarno, cofounder of Teater Koma, dies at 73
The actor, playwright and fixture of Indonesian theater has passed away at 73.
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eading playwright, actor, director and all-around artist Norbertus Riantiarno, known best as N. Riantiarno or “Nano”, died on Friday morning in his home at the age of 73.
The news was shared by his family on the Teater Koma Instagram account, as well as on the account of the late artist himself.
“Norbertus ‘Nano’ Riantiarno, a beloved husband, father, and teacher of ours has returned to our Father in Heaven,” @teaterkoma’s Instagram story read. “Please forgive all his misdeeds.”
Nano had been hospitalized since Dec. 27 at Dharmais Cancer Hospital in West Jakarta for cancer treatment.
“We returned home on Monday and got outpatient treatment instead [...]. Because of his heart condition, getting [further invasive treatment] was risky,” Nano’s son Rangga Riantiarno told detik.com.
Born in Cirebon, West Java, on June 6, 1949, Norbertus “Nano” Riantiarno was a prominent actor in film and theater. He attended the Indonesian National Theatre Academy (ATNI) in Jakarta after high school and was one of the pupils of award-winning director Teguh Karya. Nano helped establish Teguh’s theater company Teater Populer and starred in some of his films, such as the 1973 romance Cinta Pertama (First Love).
Also a prolific novelist, poet and screenwriter, Nano was best known as the founder of one of Indonesia’s biggest theater troupes, Teater Koma, on March 1, 1977, which went on to produce an extensive list of plays from Rumah Kertas (Paper House) in 1977 to Tanda Cinta (Sign of Love) in 2005. He was often invited to perform his plays with Teater Koma in Singapore and Australia.
