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Nano Riantiarno

ナノ・リアンティアルノ

Nano Riantiarno

Aliases: N. Riantiarno / Norbertus Riantiarno

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1949-06-06 (Cirebon)
Died
2023-01-20 (South Jakarta) age 73
Nationality
Indonesia
Languages
Indonesian
Residence History
Cirebon → Jakarta

Career

Occupations
actor, director, playwright
Active Years
1971-2023
Affiliations
Teater Koma, Teater Populer
Influenced By
Teguh Karya, Constantin Stanislavski, Bertolt Brecht

Education

Indonesian National Theatre Academy
Theatre
Country: Indonesia
Driyarkara School of Philosophy
Philosophy
Period: 1971-
Country: Indonesia

Awards

SEA Write Award
1998
Work: Semar Gugat
Organization: Southeast Asian Writers Award
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Semar Gugat

1995 Theatre

A political satire using characters from Javanese wayang such as Semar.

politicspower critiquetraditional culture

Bibliography

  • Paper House
  • Sorry, Sorry, Sorry
  • JJ
  • Time Bomb
  • Opera of the Salted Fish
  • Cockroach Opera
  • Julini's Opera
  • Buriswara Conglomerate
  • Sampek Engtay
  • Transvestites Accuse
  • Succession
  • The Primadonna Opera
  • The White Snake Opera
  • Semar Accuses
  • Greedy Love
  • The Constipation Opera
  • President of the Birds
  • Bagong's Republic

Style & Themes

Literary Style
political satirefusion of traditional and modernrealism
Recurring Motifs
power critiquecorruptionsocial injustice

Legacy

Influential Indonesian playwright who founded Teater Koma and continued creating politically charged works despite censorship.

In Popular Culture

  • Documentary film Catatan Tanpa Selesai made in 2021 about him and Teater Koma.

Trivia

  • Had a twin brother.
  • Works were censored under Suharto's New Order regime.