Dinsman


Dinsman is a Malaysian poet, playwright and theatre practitioner. Dinsman is his penname, his real name being Che Shamsudin Osman.

Brief biography

He received his secondary education at a Muslim school in Alor Setar and a Muslim college in Petaling Jaya. In 1974 he graduated from University of Malaya. In the years 1974-1979 worked at the Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Library. Later he organized the theater group "Teater Elit" and initiated the creation of the popular vocal trio Kopratasa. In 2008, he founded the organization "Artists with the People", which since January 2015 holds every month poetry evenings in one of the madrasah of Kuala Lumpur.

Creativity

He wrote several plays: "Jebat", "Protes", "Bukan Bunuh Diri", Ana, "Di Pulau Sadandi", "Project Izie", "Siapakah Takutkan Amerika?”, "Nabi Yusuf", “Tamu dari Medan Perang”, "Apokalipso " "Menunggu Kata dari Tuhan". Almost all of them are absurdist in nature, undoubtedly influenced by the Western playwrights, in particular Ionesco. His credo is: "The more viewers do not understand the content of the play, the more successful it is". His poetry is mostly of a protest and satirical nature. In the 21st Century he staged two innovative performances: theatre atop the tree and theatre on the paddy field. He writes also publicist books such as “Mencari Kewajaran Islam di Malaysia”

Awards