Lipyaksara: the Creation of Theater Art Using Artaud's Cruel Theater Style
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Objective: Lipyaksara is the name of a book owned by Calonarang. Calonarang herself is a powerful and magical woman. The contents of the Calonarang book contain mantras about good and evil. The Lipyaksara book created a conflict between Calonarang and King Airlangga's party in order to control the book. Creating war and Calonarang lost the battle. The story was realized into a theater performance with the same title as the book, Lipyaksara. The novel by Cok Sawitri entitled "Manggali Kalki" became the object for creating texts and dramatic performances. Method: Balinese traditional theater became the basis of the body in the process of realizing the work. The method of creating theater includes the process of adapting the novel into a performance text, training and exploring actors, to packaging it into an experimental performance. Results: So, Lipyaksara theater combines elements of Balinese tradition with an experimental modern theater style, creating a performance rich in narrative and artistic expression. Novelty: Worked using Artaud's Cruel Theater style.
Source: Journal of Social Science.
Author: A. M. Surya Chintya Dharma
Institution: Institut Seni Indonesia Yogyakarta
Language: English
Subfield: Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4412054069