Fantasies Behind the Mask
Darmawan, 62, dances to look for what he did not get in life. Through the mask dance, he found fantasies that are much more colorful than his daily routine as a clove picker in Natuna.
Mask dancer, Darmawan, 62, shows dance items at his house in Tanjung village, Northeast Bunguran, Natuna, Riau Islands, Sunday (9/2/2020).
He has been in love with the mask since he was first taught by his father to dance about 50 years ago. That became the most important thing that ever happened in his life.
The spiritualism of the mask turns dreams into life and life into dreams. It allows him to break down the boundaries of space and time to become whatever he wants. "That is what gets me to continue to dance persistently," Darmawan said on Sunday (2/9/2020).