# Teater Populer

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**Teater Populer** is an Indonesian theater company founded in 1968 by [Teguh Karya](/source/Teguh_Karya) and members of the Akademi Teater Nasional Indonesia (ATNI). Many famous Indonesian actors have worked for the company.

## History

Teater Populer was founded on October 14, 1968, at the [Hotel Indonesia](/source/Hotel_Indonesia) in [Jakarta](/source/Jakarta).[1][2] Led by [Teguh Karya](/source/Teguh_Karya), the company practiced every day in the hotel ballroom. Its first two productions were *Antara Dua Perempuan* by [Alice Gerstenberg](/source/Alice_Gerstenberg) and [*Ghosts*](/source/Ghosts_(play)) by [Henrik Ibsen](/source/Henrik_Ibsen). Teater Populer gained popularity quickly, selling 3000 tickets per play. The company left the Hotel Indonesia to become an independent theater company.

Some of the company's productions include *Jayaprana* by [Jef Last](/source/Jef_Last), *[Bodas de sangre](/source/Blood_Wedding)* by [Federico García Lorca](/source/Federico_Garc%C3%ADa_Lorca), *[Revizor](/source/The_Government_Inspector)* by Nikolai Gogol, *[Woyzeck](/source/Woyzeck)* by Georg Büchner, and *[Perempuan Pilihan Dewa](/source/The_Good_Person_of_Szechwan)* by [Bertolt Brecht](/source/Bertolt_Brecht), all of which were directed by Karya.

Before his death in 2001, Karya founded the "Teater Populer Foundation," now led by legendary Indonesian artist [Slamet Rahardjo](/source/Slamet_Rahardjo).

## Television and film

The Teater Populer was not only active in stage production, it also produced feature films and television plays. Its first film, *[Wadjah Seorang Laki-laki](/source/Wadjah_Seorang_Laki-laki),* was released in 1971.

## Notable alumni

Famous alumni of the Teater Populer include:

- [Teguh Karya](/source/Teguh_Karya)
- [Slamet Rahardjo](/source/Slamet_Rahardjo)
- [Christine Hakim](/source/Christine_Hakim)
- [Franky Rorimpandey](/source/Franky_Rorimpandey)
- [George Kamarullah](/source/George_Kamarullah)
- [Hengky Solaiman](/source/Hengky_Solaiman)
- [Benny Benhardi](/source/Benny_Benhardi)
- [Niniek L. Karim](/source/Niniek_L._Karim)
- [Sylvia Widiantono](/source/Sylvia_Widiantono)
- [Dewi Matindas](/source/Dewi_Matindas)
- [Alex Komang](/source/Alex_Komang)
- [Arya Dega](/source/Arya_Dega)
- [Mieke Wijaya](/source/Mieke_Wijaya)
- [Nungki Kusumastuti](/source/Nungki_Kusumastuti)
- [Tri Rahardjo](/source/Tri_Rahardjo)
- [Hendro Djarot](/source/Hendro_Djarot).

## References

1. ["Teater Populer - Situs Web Kepustakaan Tokoh Perfilman Indonesia"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160729174956/http://teguhkarya.perfilman.pnri.go.id/teater%5Fpopuler/). *teguhkarya.perfilman.pnri.go.id*. Archived from [the original](http://teguhkarya.perfilman.pnri.go.id/teater_populer/) on 2016-07-29. Retrieved 2016-05-08.

1. ["Jakarta.go.id • Detail | Encyclopedia"](http://www.jakarta.go.id/web/encyclopedia/detail/2417/Populer-Teater). *www.jakarta.go.id*. Retrieved 2016-05-08.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.teaterpopuler.com)

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