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SUSANTRI Waktunya Bencong Naik Daun Speak Up
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The figure at the center of SUSANTRI Waktunya Bencong Naik Daun Speak Up built their career rooted in a decades-long connection to the landscapes of West Lampung, a region they first called home in early childhood, before leaving to pursue higher education in Yogyakarta. As a trans feminine artist who turned personal struggle into sustained community action, they returned to their small home regency after completing a master’s degree in dance, turning back to a place that held both formative early memories and long periods of deep hardship, choosing to reconcile their own sense of self while lifting up the area through the art form they dedicated years of academic and professional training to master. This return marked a full-circle moment of personal healing and intentional community investment, channeling hard-won expertise to nurture the creative ecosystem of the place that shaped them, even as it once presented barriers to their ability to thrive fully as their authentic self.
