Not Your Average Theater Studio. This Is a Gelanggang.
Eight years, hundreds of performances, and one unchanging belief: the most memorable entertainment is born in spaces brave enough to be messy before they are neat.
A Tobacco Warehouse Turned Stage
The building used to be where village kids played marbles when it rained. In 2018, five people with campus theater backgrounds rented it for rehearsals — and have never moved out since.
The name "Gelanggang" was chosen for a reason: from the start, this place was designed as an open arena where anyone may try a role, not just watch from a seat.
Today Gelanggang Kreasi produces theater, workshops, corporate entertainment, and art installations — with the same core team since day one.
Eight Years in a Few Lines
First Rehearsal at the Prawirotaman Warehouse
The five founders began regular rehearsals, with no legal entity yet and no permanent stage name.
Online Productions While the City Was Quiet
When theaters closed, we moved to audio-drama and online workshops for schools.
Debut Show in Our Own Warehouse
The warehouse was modestly renovated into a permanent 80-seat stage, opened to the public for the first time.
Expanding into Corporate Entertainment
Requests for creative team building from local companies led to the birth of our corporate entertainment division.
First Interactive Art Installation
A collaboration with a light artist produced an interactive installation that now tours city festivals.
Four Habits We Never Compromise On
Four People Who Have Been There Since the First Rehearsal
Ranu Adhitama
Director & Founder
Larasati Wening
Lead Actress & Acting Coach
Bimo Aji Nugroho
Music & Sound Designer
Citra Maheswari
Movement Choreographer
Drop By and Watch Rehearsals Up Close.
We regularly hold open rehearsal sessions for communities and schools who want to learn the production process from the inside.