Agus Susilo, Dedicated to the Theater in Medan

For Agus Susilo, the theater serves as an art that unites Indonesia out of a number of regions. When talking about the theater, all artists of various backgrounds are unified.

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Agus Susilo

Agus Susilo, 44, has almost never left the theater over the last 25 years. Amid economic and physical limitations, he is loyally staging dramas, monologues and poetry in theater buildings, at markets as well as garbage dumps. Through his works, he conveys social criticism and defends public interests.

Agus had just returned from the Education and Culture Office (Disdikbud) of the Medan city administration, North Sumatra, on Wednesday, at noon (15/2/2023). He got a lift on a motorcycle driven by Herawanti Handayani, 48, also an artist from Kata-kata Community.