[Part 1] Sang Maestro: The Life of Teungku Adnan PM TOH

The dim blue light shone on the stage, there sat a man in white. There was music of Seurunekale (Acehnese traditional instruments) then greeted with Rapa'i music (traditional musical instrument of Aceh). Both types of music are united with high notes. The man woke up dancing and then changed to dance saman, instantly stopped and he shouted "Respect weapon, grak ..." as he put his hand in front of the forehead.

That is the beginning of the monologue theater performance with the title of Maestro master / director Sulaiman Juned staged in the Auditorum ISI Padangpanjang December 23, 2017. The show tells about the history of life journey of an Aceh artist Teungu Adnan PM TOH. The actor of the monologue is played by Fikri Afrija, he started his monologue with the history of Teungku Adnan PM TOH's birth by way of saga saga or meuhikayat.

"Teungku Adnan PM TOH was born in Mangging, formerly called South Aceh Abdiya or Aceh Barat Daya, December 1, 1931. Both parents named Muhammad Adnan bin Polem. His father was named Polem not from among artists, but an observer of my young teungku cleric guardian. His mother was named Sakiah, Adnan's first child of four siblings, Adnan the only male of his three sisters "

Finished chanting history of birth teuku Adnan PM TOH the actor closed with a tug didong and he back to back then dance seudati. Resuming his monologue by way of dancing "Adnan did not finish public school, a school equivalent to that elementary school. Besides studying the people's school Adnan is also actively studying at meunasah ". So it goes on he tells further the journey of Adnan's life to choose life to be an artist, while nothing flows in his body bloodline artists.

Beginning of Adnan's interest in art theater said while watching his teacher Mak Lapeh a souvenir. One of the plays that are played like mak lapeh use sword and pillow properties. While sobbing and hitting the pillow with the sword "With bismillah lon to peu pun kalam, lon story saga malem diwa" dum ... hit the pillow with a sword. Since then Adnan interested in the theater said, three years Adnan studied theater said, he was adept at playing it. Capitalize that Teuku Adnan travel around Aceh to play theater said while selling drugs.

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