Behind a Faded Stage Curtain

Truck tuck . tuck ..., sounded a bamboo drum, marking a scene change. Performing the play Mystery of a Magic Necklace, actors began to gather steam in their various roles. But despite the passion onstage, the 300 seats of Balekambangs traditional theatrical house, Surakarta, were mostly empty. Just nine people, men and women aged over 50, sat in the front row. They were vegetable vendors from the local market, ardent fans of Balekambang Ketoprak

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