Sowing Seeds of Art on Barren Soil

KOMPAS/HERLAMBANG JALUARDI

Arts activist Silvester Petara Hurit, from East Nusa Tenggara’s East Flores regency, performs in a play titled Peer Gynt in Larantuka (The travelers from Asia) on 6 July 2019 in Larantuka, East Nusa Tenggara. 

The coastlines of East Flores and other islands in the regency are hot and dry, and see little rain. Silvester Petara Hurit, 38, wants to spur the imagination of the local people through the arts to go beyond these limitations.

Silvester was extremely busy from 22 June to 7 July 2019. As the host of Yogyakarta’s Teater Garasi and four artists from Japan and Sri Lanka, he was responsible for taking care of his guests’ needs during their stay. The group performed together on Saturday (7/6/2019) to stage a play titled Peer Gynts in Larantuka (The travelers from Asia) at a public seaside park.