The Scream Of Mother Earth by Komunitas Seni Hitam Putih - World Theatre Day 2019

In World Theatre Day March 29, 2019, Komunitas Seni Hitam Putih in collaboration Yusril, Ali Sukri, Janine De Campos (Brazil), Mateus F...

In World Theatre Day March 29, 2019, Komunitas Seni Hitam Putih in collaboration Yusril, Ali Sukri, Janine De Campos (Brazil), Mateus Ferrari (Brazil), Polina (Russia), Manager Kurniasih zaitun performance in Padang State University. The title is The scream of mother earth dramaturgy by Yusril and Dance by Ali Sukri. This international collaboration is about social problem domestic violent. The storytelling on this performance is about a girl who lives in West Sumatera and experiences domestic violence.

In these performances Janine as actor and Mateus as music. They blend each other like one complete performance. At the beginning of the storytelling start from the ending of the story. Janine uses the traditional cloth of Minangkabau, Tari Piring, Randai and also do some Silat movement. Mateus use a lot of instruments like saluang, gendang rebana, talempong, and guitar. In these performances, Janine uses English as narration. They also use a strong sign and symbol of property that represents the concept of Minangkabau. Directed by Yusril Katil this performance is undoubted. He is one of the OG in the theatre and has worldwide experience. The semiology of this show is really unique and wild. In the board discussion after the performance, he explains the difficulties of the process not just because of a language barrier but also the different aesthetic perspective view. But they try to find the solution. The whole performance looks like part by the part not completely united. And they still work on it to polish in order to perform in Festival Theatre in Selasar Sunaryo Bandung on July 2019.

photo by Rudi in Padang

The stage aesthetic is in collaboration with Polina (Russia). In her illustration show the environment in the jungle of West Sumatera. Look and feel that she draw to provoke the audience understanding about the issue.

Janine already has worldwide experience. She travels around the world. And collect the beautiful art that she thinks unique to use in her performance. This puppet also from her. Awesome symbolic meaning that show the story that contains a cultural and domestic violent issue in an efficient and effective way without forgetting about aesthetic value.

The metaphor that uses this performance like the use of plastic on the top of the umbrella and also the use of plastic of the dress shows how sustainable the director think about the concept. Not just for the show itself but also for sustainable in the theatre world itself.