One Evening in a Barren Land
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Ketoprak tanggapan theater in Pati, Central Java, is often performed from the afternoon through the early morning hours. It is one way of combating poverty.
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THE two trucks can only move slowly. The road towards the village of Terteg in the subdistrict of Pucakwangi, Pati district is completely destroyed. But none of the passengers are complaining. The ketoprak artists who belong to the Konyik Group are used to these conditions. This was the situation they faced on Monday last week, when the heat of the sun beat down ferociously on their heads.
Farther behind, the groups leader, Markonyik, 35, was foll
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