What is Teater Keliling ?


Teater Keliling
Yayasan Cipta Budaya Indonesia

Taman Modern GV/26 Jakarta 13960, 

081281157881  

teaterkeliling@yahoo.co.id 

@teaterkeliling


The Teater Keliling, as a modern drama institution, was established in Jakarta-Indonesia on 13 February 1974 by four Indonesian artist : Ir.Dery Syrna, Buyung Zasdar, Paul Pangemanan and Rudolf  Puspa and first artists are Jajang Pamuntjak, Saraswaty S, Willem, Moh.Hidayat, RW Mulyadi and Syaeful Anwar.

It has performed 1439 shows in Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Australia, Pakistan, Egypt, Rumania and Korea. The Teater Keliling has therefore learned a great deal from folk theatres in Indonesia. Applying modern approach, it makes use of essential elements of these folk theatres for creating new works, already performed in different parts of the world.

Two factors seem to have contributed to the success of the Teater Keliling. One of these factors has been the dominance of movements and sound, which can easily touch human feelings. The other factor has been the way the observations of human problems are presented in amusing performances which, while entertaining can stimulate the audience’s awareness of the importance of sharing with one another happiness and sorrow and mutual concern and mutual assitance in establishing worldpeace.

The beauty of the theatrical arts has a very livuly vigor since theater is a means to reflect and have a discourse. Thefore a communicative performance, in whatever form, is the underpinning for Teater Keliling’s work wherever it may be. The Teater Keliling’s mission is to have a heart-to-heart dialog in realizing life’s cognitive on its times without forgetting the past, and becoming more perceptive in the future.

The Teater Keliling has participated in many international art festivals :
  1. Indian ocean arts festival. Perth, Australia September 1979.
  2. Singapura drama festival 1981.
  3. The international festival for young professional theater. Sibiu, Romania March 1994.
  4. The sixth Cairo international festival for experimental theater, Egypt September 1994.
  5. First international drama festival. Lahore, Pakistan March 1996.
  6. The eight Cairo international festival for experimental theater, September 1996.
  7. International performing arts festival on the fiftieth anniversary (Golden Jubilee) celebrations of His Majesty’s accession to the Throne. Bangkok Thailand March 1997.
  8. The 2nd Asian theatrical festival. Pusan, Republic of Korea  August 1997.

Teater Keliling is convinced that throwing yourself into the arts means honing the right side of the brain to achive a balance between the intellectual and the emotional intelligence. The ability to “listen” and “speak” is a living skill sorely needed by mankind all of which can be had within the theatrical space, where collective work in the form of a performance teaches us to communicate to others.

Teater Keliling has flowed and will continue to flow with hope and faith that the theater public will increase as time goes by. Hopefully. Amen.

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