Formulating Participatory Theater Methods

After successfully winning several awards at the Jakarta Theater Festival from 2001 to 2003, the members of Teater Syahid UIN Jakarta plan to continue their theater process. Discussions held in 2004-2005 resulted in an agreement to form a new group called “Lab Teater Syahid”. On December 1th 2005. "Four years later, it changed its name to Lab Teater Ciputat (LTC), considering that future artists involved would be more open and diverse, and not necessarily originating from university theater."

The grand dream of this small circle is to become a part of the history of theater development in Indonesia. To achieve this vision, LTC has the following orientations: first, to achieve artistic works that can be accepted by various layers of society; second, to position art as a medium that can bring together various interests in society; and third, to conduct research work and become a publishing institution to strengthen its ideal goals. Based on these three missions, LTC conducts the creative process starting from workshopdiscussions, research, observation, collaboration, and live in programs that focus on issues, themes, and problems of urban society and their spiritual conditions. This series of work requires cooperation with various parties from diverse interdisciplinary fields and skills.