Perkembangan Teater di Bali melalui Sosok Dramawan Abu Bakar
Keywords:
Bali, theatre, modern performing arts, traditional performing arts, modern dramaAbstract
A Western-style of theatre has developed in Bali since the turn
of the twentieth century, but it has rarely attracted scholarly
attention. Studies on the performing arts in Bali have mainly
focused on Balinese (traditional) dance and drama. This should
come as no surprise given that Balinese dance and drama
have developed as a broad and inseparable part of Balinese
custom and religious practice. Against this phenomena, this
article traces the development of Western-style theatre in Bali
through the artistic activities of the prominent playwright,
performer and director, Abu Bakar. From the 1960s until the
present, Abu Bakar has been an active promoter of Westernstyle
theatre in Bali as well as in the main cities of Java and
even in Singapore. He has also has helped students and theatre
groups around Bali to study and perform theatre. Initially, Abu
Bakar established his own theatre group, Poliklinik, which has
continued to stage performances as well as collaborating with
young people or student theatre study clubs. His extensive
record of artistic activity has been recorded in newspaper
reports and reviews and these form the main source of
documentation in this article. By examining qualitative data
collected from newspaper archives and interviews, including
with Abu Bakar, this article proposes a contemporary history
of theatre or modern drama in Bali.
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