Waktu Batu. Rumah yang Terbakar (Time Stone. Our House is on Fire)

As environmental destruction and climate change ravage the globe, can we do more than lament?

Waktu Batu. Rumah yang Terbakar (WB.RyT) is an intermedial performance that shatters perceptions of what theatre can be. An interplay between stage, cinematography and video game, audiences bear witness to the interplay of mythology, colonial history, capitalism and patriarchy in forming our ecological grief.

With a narrative based on Javanese mythology and history, WB.RyT invites audiences to delve into the intricate transitional situations of Indonesia’s contemporary society, rife with layers, cultural ruptures and environmental devastation.

Directed by prominent director Yudi Ahmad Tajudin in collaboration with writer and dramaturg Urogran Prasad, this latest version of Teater Garasi’s Waktu Batu involves collaboration with interdisciplinary artists such as Mella Jaarsma, DJ Y-Dra, pop-rock band Majelis Lidah Berduri, visual designers Deden Bulqini, Tomy Herseta and Tri Rimbawan, as well as nine intergenerational performers.

The house is on fire, so be prepared to plunge into its introspective flames.

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Additional & Accessibility Info

• Post-Show Talk: There will be a 30-minute post-show talk after the 27 July performance. 
• Age Limit: Recommended for audiences aged 13 years and above.
• Latecomers Policy: Latecomers will only be admitted no later than 15 minutes after the show starts.
• Language: Performed in Indonesian with English subtitles.
• Note: This performance contains haze effects and high volume music in some scenes.
• Wheelchair Users: The venue is wheelchair accessible.

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Artist Bio

Teater Garasi/Garasi Performance Institute

Teater Garasi is an Indonesian interdisciplinary performance collective that uses performing arts as a conduit to reflect on social, political, economic and cultural issues in our ever-transforming world. A 2013 Prince Claus laureate, they have been honoured for “their adventurous spirit and groundbreaking work in stimulating performance arts in Southeast Asia”. The collective have made waves in the international performing arts circuit (Singapore, Australia, Japan, Germany, United States etc). Garasi Performance Institute is an initiative by the collective, to create a sustainable creative environment for performing artists in Indonesia and Asia through knowledge sharing, performance laboratories, archiving, publishing, artist-in-residence programmes and more. Since their inception, Teater Garasi have been conscious modernisers of Indonesian theatre for over 30 years.

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Creative Team

Collectively created by
Director: Yudi Ahmad Tajudin
Assistant Director: Luna Kharisma
Dramaturg: Ugoran Prasad

Text for Performance: Andri Nur Latif, Gunawan Maryanto, Ugoran Prasad.
(Speech in the Kitchen Scene is an excerpt from "An interview with Silvia Federici" by interviewer Max Haiven, in Politics and Culture 2009, issue 2, special issue on Food & Sovereignty (Pages 26-27), translated into Indonesian by Evi Mariani)

Performer:
Ari Dwianto
Arsita Iswardhani
Enji Sekar
Erythrina Baskoro
Putri Lestari
Putu Alit Panca Nugraha
Syamsul Arifin
Tomomi Yokosuka
Wijil Rachmadhani

Music Composer: Yennu Ariendra and Majelis Lidah Berduri
Scenographer: Tomy Herseta
Visual Projection Artist: Deden Bulqini
Video Game Visual Designer: Rimbawan Gerilya
Camera Director: A. Semali
Durga Body Creator: Mella Jaarsma
Costume Designer: Retno Ratih Damayanti 
Lighting Designer & Technical Director: Ignatius Sugiarto
Multimedia System Engineer: Indra Fardiansyah
Sound Engineer: Yossy Herman Susilo
Assistant Lighting Designer: Fajar Okto
Assistant Sound Engineer: R. Bakhrudin Rosyd

Stage Manager: Gading Paksi
Set and Props: Miftakul Efendi
Stage Crew: Febrinawan Prestianto, Purwoko
Sound Crew: Santoso Teguh Suroto

English Translation for Surtitle: Landung Simatupang

Producer: Yudi Ahmad Tajudin
Production Manager: Lusia Neti Cahyani

Produced by Teater Garasi/Garasi Performance Institute

The presentation in George Town Festival is supported by:
Directorate General of Culture 
Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of Republic of Indonesia

The initial version of Waktu Batu. Rumah yang Terbakar (2022) was commissioned by Festival Indonesia Bertutur 2022, curated by Melati Suryodarmo, held by Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of Republic of Indonesia