Nano Riantiarno

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Nano Riantiarno
Born
Norbertus Riantiarno

(1949-06-06)6 June 1949
Cirebon, State of Pasundan
Died20 January 2023(2023-01-20) (aged 73)
South Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia
NationalityIndonesian
Education
  • Akademi Teater Nasional Indonesia
  • Driyarkara School of Philosophy
Occupations
  • Director
  • actor
  • playwright
Years active1971–????
Notable work
SEA Write Award
(1998)

Norbertus Riantiarno (better known as Nano Riantiarno or N. Riantiarno; 6 June 1949 – 20 January 2023) was an Indonesian actor, director, and playwright. While in high school, he studied under

SEA Write Award for his play Semar Gugat
.

Biography

Riantiarno was born in

Constantin Stanislavski's theories on realism and took an unregistered course under Teguh Karya. After the course was banned, he assisted Karya in the founding of the troupe Teater Populer, where he continued to practice acting under Karya's leadership. He also took up playwrighting and directing during this time.[3]

While working with Karya, Riantiarno performed in several plays and films. His credits with Teater Populer include

Shakespeare's Macbeth, Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie, Karel Čapek's The White Disease, and his own Doa Natal (Christmas Prayer). Riantiarno also acted in several of Karya's films, including Cinta Pertama (First Love) and Kawin Lari (Elope).[1]

In 1971, he began studying at the Driyarkara School of Philosophy, and in 1975 he left Teater Populer to travel throughout the archipelago and see various forms of traditional Indonesian theatre and other forms of folk art, including wayang and ketoprak.[2][3]

Finishing his travels, Riantiarno founded Teater Koma on 1 March 1977, with Rumah Kertas (Paper House) being its first production.

Iowa City, Iowa, in 1978, his troupe produced the well-received Maaf, Maaf, Maaf (Sorry, Sorry, Sorry). Another play, JJ, followed in 1979.[2] During this period, the New Order government banned plays with "dissident" themes, often arbitrarily picking up for questioning those playwrights and writers it deemed potential dissidents. Riantiarno himself experienced repression several times,[2] with his 1985 play Opera Kecoa (Cockroach Opera, depicting prostitutes, transsexuals, and corrupt officials) causing all of his subsequent plays to require explicit permission from the government before being performed.[3]

Another of his plays, 1988's Sampek Engtay (based on the Chinese legend

barongsai (lion dance). Two years later Riantiarno was interrogated in response to his play Suksesi (Succession), which touched on themes of nepotism.[3]

In 1995, Riantiarno wrote

SEA Write Award in 1998 for the work.[1]

After the fall of Suharto in 1998, Riantiarno's plays continued to contain political messages. Opera Sembelit (The Constipation Opera) dealt with "overbloated leadership", while Republik Bagong (Bagong's Republic) is a satire of inept leadership and an overabundance of political parties set in a wayang context.[3]

Influences

Riantiarno was influenced by both traditional and Western theatre styles.[4]

Personal life

On 28 and 29 July 1978, Riantiarno married actress Ratna Karya Madjid Riantiarno. Together they have three sons.[1] Ratna Riantiarno acts for Teater Koma and is in charge of managing business and production.[3]

In February 2021, a documentary movie called Catatan Tanpa Selesai was made about Riantiarno and Teater Koma.[5]

Riantiarno died at his residence in South Jakarta on 20 January 2023, aged 73. He was buried at the Giri Tama cemetery in Bogor a day after his death.[6][7]

Productions

Riantiarno has produced numerous plays, including:[2][3][8]

References

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c d Teater Koma, N. Riantiarno.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Agusta 2008, Playwright.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Brown 2007, p. 1136.
  4. ^ Meyer-Dinkgräfe 2000, pp. 256–257.
  5. ^ Andaresta, Luke (20 January 2023). "Nano Riantiarno dan Lakon yang Tak akan Henti" [Nano Riantiarno and The Play That Won't Stop]. Hypeabis (in Indonesian). Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  6. ^ Indra 2023, Playwright.
  7. ^ Suwarna et al. 2023.
  8. ^ Meyer-Dinkgräfe 2000, p. 257.

Bibliography

Further reading

  • Anwar, Syaeful (2005). N. Riantiarno: dari Rumah Kertas ke Pentas Dunia [N. Riantiarno: From the Paper House to the World Stage] (in Indonesian). Jakarta: FFTV IKJ Press.
    OCLC 84723399
    .

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