Humor
Monday, December 6, 2021
Laughter is disruption to order—and it arises from there. Imagine what would happen if in a military parade in North Korea one of the soldiers laughed.
—A non-humorous gift for Butet Kartaredjasa
ON the screen, on the stage, Arjuna never laughs. The wayang (shadow puppet) figure is always upright with head bowed and his etched lips closed, perhaps with a faint smile. Even when he is surrounded by the four palace clowns, as they perform somersaults with their bodies and words.
On the screen, on the stage, Arjuna pays no attention to humor. He is unaffected by jokes and clowning
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