Arifin Chairin Noer (10 March 1941 – 28 May 1995) was an Indonesian poet, theater director and film producer.[1]
Biography
He studied Civil Administration at Cokroaminoto University [id] in Yogyakarta, Central Java and began his theatrical career in the early 1960s as an actor in a study group in Central Java with W.S. Rendra. After finishing his degree in 1967, he moved to Jakarta and founded Teater Kecil (Little Theater), a laboratory where he and other actors could experiment using the workshop model, emphasizing the whole person, as introduced by W.S. Rendra, but Noer was focused on the practical aspect of cultivating acting skills.[2] According to the Columbia Encyclopedia of Modern Drama, he was a prolific playwright and director from the 1970s until his death in 1995, directing all of his original plays including his best-known work, Kapai-Kapai ("Reaching Out"; translated as "Moths" in English) in 1970.[2]
His screenplays have won numerous awards, including Pemberang, which won the Golden Harvest trophy for Best Dialogue at the Film Festival Asia (FFA) in 1972, Rio Anakku (1973), Melawan Badai (1974), Pengkhianatan G30S/PKI (1984), and Taksi (1990) which received Citra awards at the Indonesian Film Festival (FFI). Translations of his plays have appeared in several languages, including English, French, Swedish and Chinese.[3][4]
In 1972–73, he participated in the Iowa Writers' Workshop, an international writing program in the United States.[5]
^ abAveling, Harry (2001). Secrets Need Words: Indonesian Poetry 1966–1998. Athens: Ohio University Center for International Studies. p. 366. ISBN0-89680-216-7.
^ abCody, Gabrielle (2007). The Columbia Encyclopedia of Modern Drama. New York: Columbia University Press. p. 971. ISBN0-231-14032-0.
^"Arifin C. Noer – Profile" (in Indonesian). Perpustakaan Nasional Republik Indonesia (Indonesian National Library). Archived from the original on 16 November 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
^McGlynn, John H., ed. (1990). Walking westward in the morning : seven contemporary Indonesian poets. Jakarta: Lontar Foundation in collaboration with SOAS. ISBN979-8083-03-2.
^Rampan, Korrie Layun (2000). Leksikon Susastra Indonesia [Lexicon of Indonesian Literature] (in Indonesian) (First ed.). Jakarta: Balai Pustaka. p. 62. ISBN979-666-358-9.