Manipulation Kartini Symbol Must End
This article was published in thejakartapost.com with the title “Manipulation of Kartini symbol must end”. “I have thought a lot about what people say: Live happily! … People don’t want to see thenaked truth. They turn away revolted from reality …. Earlier today, we were so shaken andmoved by an example of the suffering in […]
Censorship in Paradise
There is no doubt that Bali is a beautiful place. Lush green rice terraces, created through the hard work of Balinese farmers, bordered by dense coconut palms and frangipani trees. Along the coast, this is supplemented by wonderful beaches and vast stretches of turquoise seas. Adding to the beauty, lays what Westerners see as a […]
Book Worm: Faiza Marzoeki; Novels & realism
Playwright Faiza Mardzoeki often takes inspiration and ideas from the books she reads to produce high quality plays. Most of Faiza’s works, such as 2006’s Nyai Ontosoroh (Madame Ontosoroh), are adapted from realist novels, a genre that she said was her favorite. However, she did not always have access to the high quality literature that […]
Faiza Mardzoeki: For the love of drama
Playwright Faiza Mardzoeki is blunt when she talks about the stage. “Generally, the world of theater in Indonesia is pathetic. Even in Jakarta, the largest city, with over 20 million residents, you can find only two or three established theater groups. This worries me a lot,” Faiza told The Jakarta Post in a recent interview. […]
Subverting the Powers That Be
“Good literary works are those that transcend their eras and are universal,” says Faiza Mardzoeki, an Indonesian playwright and theater producer. She cites Norwegian playwright, theater director and poet Henrik Ibsen, the father of realism and one of the founders of modernism in theater, as one example of a literary artist whose works transcend […]
