W.S. Rendra

Also known as Willibrordus Surendra Broto Rendra

Willibrordus Surendra Broto Narendra (7 November 1935 – 6 August 2009), widely known as Rendra or W. S. Rendra, was an Indonesian dramatist, poet, activist, performer, actor and director.

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Writer.name: W.S. Rendra
Writer.image: RendraS.jpg
Writer.birth_name: Willibrordus Surendra Broto Narendra
Writer.birth_place: Surakarta, Dutch East Indies
Writer.death_place: Depok, Indonesia
Writer.occupation: writer, theatre actor and director
Writer.education: English literature, Gadjah Mada University, American Academy of Dramatic Arts
Writer.language: Indonesian
Writer.genre: poetry, drama, translation
Writer.subject: politics, love, nature, etc
Writer.movement: 50–60s
Writer.notableworks: Blues untuk Bonnie
Writer.period: 1952–2009
Writer.spouse: Sunarti Suwandi, Raden Ayu Sitoresmi Prabuningrat, Ken Zuraida
Writer.children: Theodorus Setya Nugraha, Andreas Wahyu Wahyana, Daniel Seta, Samuel Musa, Clara Sinta, Yonas Salya, Sarah Drupadi, Naomi Srikandi, Rachel Saraswati, Isaias Sadewa, Maryam Supraba
Writer.relatives: Raden Cyprianus Sugeng BrotoatmodjoRaden Ayu Catharina Ismadillah (parents), Adi Kurdi (brother-in-law)
Writer.awards: Art of the Indonesian Government (1970), S.E.A. Write Award (1996), etc

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Indonesia
Place of birth: Surakarta
Place of death: Jakarta
Occupation: theatrical director
Educated at: Universitas Gadjah Mada
Languages spoken: Indonesian
Religion: Islam
Award: S.E.A. Write Award
Field of work: political activity
Image: RendraS.jpg

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date of birth: 1935-11-07
Commons category: Rendra
date of death: 2009-08-06
start of work period: 1952-00-00
writing language: Indonesian

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Early life
Career
Activism
After Suharto's ban
Literary legacy
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Willibrordus Surendra Broto Narendra (7 November 1935 – 6 August 2009), widely known as Rendra or W. S. Rendra, was an Indonesian dramatist, poet, activist, performer, actor and director.

==Biography== ===Early life=== Born in Surakarta to a Roman Catholic family and baptized as Willibrordus Surendra Bawana Rendra, he shortened his name to Rendra when he converted to Islam in 1970. After studying English literature and culture at Gajah Mada University in Yogyakarta, he chose not to graduate because he was already gainfully employed with his first theatrical project. He had staged his first play ("Dead Voices") in 1963, became fascinated with the craft, and from then on, with his mixture of traditional religious ritual performances and Western avant-garde experiments, was able to create a large following. Because of the nature of his poetry readings and his flamboyant performances on the stage, the press gave him the nickname "Burung Merak" (the Peacock).

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