09/04/2026
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Bumi Purnati Indonesia presents
Hikayat Perahu / The Tale of Boat
directed by Sri Qadariatin
at 54th International Theatre Festival of La Biennale di Venezia 2026
Thursday, June 18, 2026 ~ 9PM
Friday, June 19, 2026 ~ 8PM
Arsenale - Teatro alle Tese, Venice Italy
Inspired by Syair Perahu of Hamzah Fansuri, the Acehness poet and scholar who lived between the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. He became the forerunner of modern Indonesian litterature.
His literary and Sufi works is designated by UNESCO as a Memory of the World (MoW) in April 2025.
Hamzah Fansuri used nature as a metaphor in his poems. The human body was a metaphor for a boat sailing on the sea. In the poem, he compared human life to a boat sailing on the sea. This journey led to another phase in human life.
He symbolised life and the spiritual journey the spirit undertakes toward God.
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