A Magnet for Artists

Lekra attracted young artists. It projected its influence and controlled the art scene.

October 1, 2013

GREGORIUS Soeharsojo Goenito remembers the Balai Pemuda youth hall in Surabaya as a center of the heyday of the People's Culture Institute (Lekra). From 1963 to 1965, he said, Lekra artists often held frequent exhibitions in the building. They dominated the stage, the music scene, choirs and gallery shows. Various 'people's art' attractions, such as ballet, ludruk folk drama, wayang shadow puppet plays and reog comedy shows, nearly always attracted l

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