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WS Rendra Died



Born with the name of Surendra Broto Rendra Willibrordus or WAS Rendra. Julukannya Si Burung Merak. He is a writer, humanist, also a performer on the stage piawai.

Pukul 22:05 WIB, on Thursday 6 August 2009, after two days lie sick, Si Burung Merak surrender on one's fate. He was last in the exhale of breath Hospital Mitra Keluarga, Jakarta.

Men born in Solo, 7 November 1935, was born as a Catholic couple from R Cyprianus Sugeng Brotoatmodjo, a teacher and Raden Ayu Catharina Ismadillah, dancers serimpi palace in Surakarta.

Bakatnya in the field of literature has been seen since he sat on the bench through the SMP capabilities of poetry writing, drama and short stories in various school activities.

Wikipedia notes the site, Footwashing False drama is the first dipentaskan when he was still sitting in the junior and people on the road junction is the first drama that got the award.

WAS Rendra not stop work, he is like a machine. The works sastranya is known not only in domestic but also overseas. Even a number of works have been translated to English, Dutch, German, Japan and India.

Rendra also on the festival-the festival abroad, including the Rotterdam International Poetry Festival (1971 and 1979), The Valmiki International Poetry Festival, New Delhi (1985), Berliner Horizonte Festival, Berlin (1985), The First New York Festival of the Arts (1988), Spoleto Festival, Melbourne, Vagarth World Poetry Festival, Bhopal (1989), World Poetry Festival, Kuala Lumpur (1992), and the Tokyo Festival (1995).

After returning from the United States in 1961, and then establish Rendra Theater Workshop in Yogyakarta in 1967 and also founded and Rendra Theater Workshop in Depok.

Until the end of hayatnya, WAS Rendra did not stop work.
Rendra against Muslims as the last breath. Religion dipeluknya who married his wife when both Sitoresmi ago in the year 1970. He change the name to Salaiman Revelation.

Rendra farewell ...

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