BUTET Kartaredjasa, 48, sits in front of me, his dark-purple jacket flapping against the night wind. His face, always enthusiastic and warm, is beaming in contentment, perhaps proud of the success of Pan-Dol’s first night, and a slight tiredness. Pan-Dol was created together by Jujuk Prabowo, Heru Kesawa Murti, Butet Kartaredjasa and Djaduk Ferianto and performed for the first time at Teater Salihara, South Jakarta last week.

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