THE first act had just ended and the music began to move into the second act. But suddenly Goenawan Mohamad stood up and called for the performance to stop.

“Here the music is as a background for the narrative, I ask Chino to pay attention to that. Ubiet’s voice is not heard enough, please check the sound system. Adi is still declaiming. This is not a declamation. This is like a person telling a story. The others are OK, but the scene with t