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Era of the Bat : Six Abstract and Political Plays

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The six plays in this collection by Ikranagara (1943-2023) were written and performed by his theater Teater Senja between 1975 and 1997 during INdonesia's New Orde Era (1966 -1998) when freedom of speech was severely curtailed under the autocratic rule of President Soekarno. The New Order regime was plugued by corruption, collusion, and nepotism with widespread allegations of goverment officials engaging in illicit activities for personal gain.

Ikranagara's plays comprise an ongoing dialogue on the purpose and usefulness of the arts and artists in the face of a corrupt and repressive authoritarian regime that stifles creativity while also renewing the original purpose of theater in Indonesia. Throughout his career, Ikranagara sought to find a place where hi did not have to wear a mask but instead live and express himself honestly and authentically. Given the political reality in INdonesia at the time, that was impossible but he and other playwright-directors working during that period discovered that a combination of borrowing from and hybridzing traditional theater forms and aesthetics with the brutal absurdities of living in a censored and repressive society was the path to getting their theater produced and not shit down by the authorities-at least, for the most part.

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899.221 LON e

Publisher

Jakarta : Lontar Foundation., 2024

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xxii, 320 Hal .; ilus.;23 cm

Language

English

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9786237150220

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899.221 LON e

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indonesian literarture

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