Construction of Absurd Theatre Form with Parabolic Drama

Authors

  • Adhy Pratama Irianto Institut Seni Budaya Indonesia, Bandung, Indonesia, Indonesia
  • Sukmawati Saleh Institut Seni Budaya Indonesia, Bandung, Indonesia, Indonesia, Indonesia
  • Siti Rochania Institut Seni Budaya Indonesia, Bandung, Indonesia, Indonesia, Indonesia
  • Yeni Sari Ovikawati Institut Seni Budaya Indonesia, Bandung, Indonesia, Indonesia, Indonesia
  • Chandra Jumara Mukti Institut Seni Budaya Indonesia, Bandung, Indonesia, Indonesia, Indonesia

Abstract

This article explains the concept of absurdist theatre construction that combines the comic and the dramatic, with blocking adapting the performance form of Sandur Bojonegoro, and the theory of Parabolic Drama explained by Michael W Benneth. Theatre as a response to life is built to open the veil of illusion and expose the absurdity of life. The performance is designed to appear improvisational, but still well-planned, using the Meisner method. The theme used as the fundamental foundation of this show is the suicide incident in Bengkulu. This regional theme was then developed into a universal idea by adopting Harold Pinter's technique.

Keywords: theatre of absurd, parabolic drama, Meisner, suicide phenomena, Sandur
Bojonegoro

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Published

2025-11-10

How to Cite

Adhy Pratama Irianto, Sukmawati Saleh, Siti Rochania, Yeni Sari Ovikawati, & Chandra Jumara Mukti. (2025). Construction of Absurd Theatre Form with Parabolic Drama. Pascasarjana ISBI Bandung Conference Series, 1(1). Retrieved from https://jurnal.isbi.ac.id/index.php/prosidingpasca/article/view/4553

Issue

2024: Pascasarjana ISBI Bandung Conference Series Proceedings of the First International Conference on Arts and Culture: “Transforming New Creative Values in Arts and Culture”

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Articles

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