Theatre and (the process of) Democracy : Sharing by Artistic Director of Teater Garasi, Yudi Ahmad Tajudin

As the internet and electronic mass media dominate the public sphere, can theatre still be a meeting ground where societal issues are exposed, debated and contested?

Teater Garasi is a collective of multidisciplinary young artists based in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, using theatre as an alternative way to investigate, to unveil and to perform the concerns of society, as a way to understand the ever-changing realities. In 2013, the collective was named a Prince Claus Laureate for “their adventurous spirit and groundbreaking work in stimulating performing arts in Southeast Asia”.

Ahead of their performance at GTF 2024, Artistic Director Yudi Ahmad Tajudin will share how Teater Garasi engages in critical dialogue with society through their work.

Artist Bio

Yudi Ahmad Tajudin

Yudi is a founding member of Teater Garasi/Garasi Performance Institute. Known as a cutting-edge director who has brought Indonesia’s theatre scene to the next aesthetic level, he received the Art Award 2014 from Indonesia’s Ministry of Culture, and an Asian Cultural Council fellowship to study the New York theatre scene in 2011-2012.

Muhammad Febriansyah, Moderator

Muhammad Febriansyah is a lecturer in the School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia who specialises in cultural politics and social movement, mainly in Indonesia and Malaysia. His selected publications include Punk, Penentangan dan Politik Transnasionalisme (Gerak Budaya 2016) and Transnational Networks, People’s Theatre and Radical Opposition in the New Order Indonesia.