`OPERA JAWA` THEATER TO PERFORM ABROAD

"Opera Jawa" is scheduled to stage an international art performance

Jakarta Forum - Jakarta, An Indonesian art troupe "Opera Jawa" is scheduled to stage an international art performance abroad in September 2010.

"We will stage art performances in several countries starting this September," said the leading theater performer who is also a famous director, Garin Nugroho, said in Jakarta Saturday.

The art performance is adapted from his musical movie "Opera Jawa", and stage in the Netherlands to Switzerland, Nugroho explained.

To get a maximum response from overseas audiences, members of the troupe have been engaged in rehearsals since the beginning of 2010, he said.

In focusing on the art performance, the famous director often away from his family, especially on Valentine`s Day today, Nugroho had to leave for Solo, Central Java, for a rehearsal.

The director who have often received international awards also mentioned that he decided to leave the film industry in 2010 to focus on overseas performances.

"I`m taking a leave in making films because I want to focus on the `opera Jawa` international performance, and will return to the film industry in 2011," he said.

Source: Antara News