Indonesia's internationally renowned, Ratna Sarumpaet, successfully unites professional and artistic excellence with concern for the plight for humanity. Outspoken, sharp and critical, she positioned herself against authority.  "Marsinah Accuses”, a superb monologue, was her reaction to the unresolved murder of a factory laborer (1993). This monolog was brutally banned in eight cities in Java and Sumatera (1997).

Taking the public to the hidden spots of human fear, Ratna stirred the conscience of society, when hypocrisy and oppression seemed to have silenced the inner voices of people.  (Carla Bianpoen, The Jakarta Post, July 2000

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