BWW Previews: TENTANG EMAS, Teater Niyaniya's Take on Childhood Wonders

Teater Niyaniya will perform their 9th show, TENTANG EMAS, on October 21st, 2018 at the Gedung Kesenian Miss Tjitjih, Jakarta, starting at 7 P.M. The production is an adaptation of local author Kathrinna Rakhmavika's MERA, PUTI, EMAS, a children's webcomic which itself takes several Indonesian folktales and their characters, reimagining them into new stories reminiscent of Sondheim's INTO THE WOODS.

Like the material it's based on, TENTANG EMAS will tell a story derived from Indonesian fairytales of old: an idyllic village life is suddenly disturbed by the threat of an evil giant, until a hero from the village rises to the challenge. The story will differ from the plot of MERA, PUTI, EMAS, but will retain similar themes and messages.

TENTANG EMAS will be the Second Stage play based on Indonesian comic this year, following February's H20 Reborn Rupaka. TENTANG EMAS' script is penned by Angga Herdy and Afif Windy S. while Vira Khumaira takes the helm as the director. TENTANG EMAS will be a one night and one show engagement.

Herdy and Windy have stated their excitement in adapting MERA, PUTI, EMAS for the stage, especially in portraying the inimitable perspective of children -- as both the comic and the play will have children as lead characters. TENTANG EMAS will show the world of adults and their day-to-day worries trough the lens of a child, inviting the audience to rediscover what they might have once known but had forgotten.

Teater Niyaniya was founded in 2014 in Depok, Jawa Barat. Many of the members hail from the Japanese Studies program of Universitas Indonesia. Teater Niyaniya's previous productions were often based on Japanese works and themes but with the infusion of Indonesian values.

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