at Ubud Writers and Readers Festival, October 2012
Faiza Mardzoeki Indonesia Faiza Mardzoeki is a playwright, theater producer, and activist. Currently she is doing research and writing process on her newest play project namely TheSilent Song of Kembang Genjer. The play will attempt to bring to life the experiences and thoughts of several women who were among the tens of thousands were arrested, […]
Minister rejects proposal for sex education
Responding to demands that proper sex education be taught in schools in order to protect children from rape, Education and Culture Minister Mohammad Nuh said that it was unnecessary as it could promote indecency among the country’s youth. “According to our traditions, it is indecent to talk about it, and that is my standpoint. I […]
Piece of Mind: In the Story of the Gerwani Women, Truth and False Memories
Last month I visited the Monumen Pancasila Sakti at Lubang Buaya, Jakarta, for the first time. Those two words, “Lubang Buaya” (crocodile hole), have been on my mind since I was in primary school in the 1980s, attending Pancasila morality classes and history classes, where we had to study the 30th September Movement, the so-called […]
Grace Susetyo talks to feminist playwright Faiza Mardzoeki about the present status of women in Indonesian society and her recent production
thebuzz – Volume 2 Number 7 : April 2011 Women in Indonesia — Striving for Equal Rights Celebrated yearly on April 21, Kartini’s birthday stands as a reminder of the remarkable progress Indonesia has made over the past two centuries in achieving greater equality for women. Grace Susetyo talks to feminist playwright Faiza Mardzoeki about the present […]
Performing A Doll’s House and public discussion on Henrik Ibsen in Indonesia
Soon in 2011…! Nora’s Sister Theater Project Performing A Doll’s House and public discussion on Henrik Ibsen in Indonesia Translation and adaptation by Faiza Mardzoeki Will be directed by wawan Sofwan Produced by Faiza Mardzoeki ACTORS: There will be AUDITION for roles in this play very soon
