ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Natasha Tsakos - Artist
The president and founder of NTiD inc., Natasha Tsakos brings a creative, innovative vision, and the art of orchestrating and synchronizing various disciplines, to the execution of high-leveled productions.

Why you should listen
Natasha Tsakos is a conceptual director, show creator, and performer who works in a brave new form of theater, where sound, computer-generated images and the performer move in sync to create a dreamlike yet sharply real stage environment. Within this space of total possibility, the Geneva-native muses on the deepest questions of the human soul.

A Swiss-born artist living in the US, Tsakos's works include the cross-disciplinary spectacle ZO, with a cast of 355 young performers; Up Wake, a live 3D animated show about a clown named Zero; OMEN, which covers five billion years of history in twenty minutes; and many, many more.
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Natasha Tsakos: A multimedia theatrical adventure

Natasha Tsakos的多媒體戲劇之旅

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Natasha Tsakos帶來了她的多媒體個人秀“Upwake”的部份演出。故事的主人公Zero,藉由立體動畫和電子音效創造出來的虛擬世界,遊走在現實和夢境之中。
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I love theater劇院.
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我熱愛劇場演出
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I love the idea理念 that you can transform轉變, become成為 somebody else其他
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我喜歡那種能變成另外一個人的感覺
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and look at life with a completely全然 new perspective透視.
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用全新的角度觀看人生
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I love the idea理念 that people will sit in one room房間 for a couple一對 of hours小時 and listen.
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我喜歡大家花幾個小時共處一室 靜心聆聽
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The idea理念 that in that room房間 at that moment時刻,
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當時當下
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everyone大家, regardless而不管 of their age年齡, their gender性別, their race種族, their color顏色, their religion宗教,
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每一個人,無論年齡 性別 種族 膚色 和信仰
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comes together一起.
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都相聚在一起
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At that moment時刻, we transcend超越 space空間 and time together一起.
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那一刻 我們一起超越時空
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Theater劇院 awakens喚醒 our senses感官 and opens打開 the door to our imagination想像力.
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劇場藝術喚醒了我們的感官意識 開啟了想像力的大門
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And our ability能力 to imagine想像 is what makes品牌 us explorers探險.
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我們是探險家,因為我們擁有想像力
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Our ability能力 to imagine想像 makes品牌 us inventors發明家 and creators創作者 and unique獨特.
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想像力讓人類成為發明家、創造者,也讓我們變得獨一無二
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I was commissioned委託 in 2003 to create創建 an original原版的 show顯示,
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2003年我被委託寫一個原創的秀
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and began開始 developing發展 "UpwakeUpwake."
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於是我開始創作"Upwake"
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"UpwakeUpwake" tells告訴 the story故事 of Zero,
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"Upwake"講的是關於Zero的故事
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a modern-day現代 business商業 man, going to work with his life in a suitcase手提箱,
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他是一個現代社會的生意人,提著公文包為生活奔走
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stuck卡住 between之間 dream夢想 and reality現實 and not able能夠 to decipher解碼 the two.
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困在夢想和現實當中 無法解開兩者的矛盾
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I wanted "UpwakeUpwake" to have the same相同 audiovisual視聽 qualities氣質 as a movie電影 would.
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我希望“Upwake”能有電影一般的視聽效果
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And I wanted to let my imagination想像力 run wild野生.
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而且我希望能盡情發揮想像力
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So I began開始 drawing畫畫 the story故事 that was moving移動 in my head.
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於是我開始把腦袋裏的故事描繪出來
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If Antoine安托萬 de Saint-Exupery聖埃克蘇佩里, the author作者 of "The Little Prince王子," were here,
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如果《小王子》的作者聖埃克絮佩里在這裡的話
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he would have drawn three holes inside that box
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他會在那個盒子裡畫三個洞
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and told you your sheep was inside.
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然後告訴你說你的羊就在裏面
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Because, if you look closely密切 enough足夠, things will begin開始 to appear出現.
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因為如果你靠得夠近的話就能看到
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This is not a box; these are the renderings效果圖 of my imagination想像力
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這並不是一個盒子 這是我的想像
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from head to paper to screen屏幕 to life.
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從腦中到紙上 再呈現於螢幕上並變得鮮活起來
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In "UpwakeUpwake" buildings房屋 wear穿 suits西裝, Zero tap龍頭 dances舞蹈 on a giant巨人 keyboard鍵盤,
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在“Upwake”裏, 樓房穿著套裝 Zero在巨型鍵盤上跳踢踏舞
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clones克隆 himself他自己 with a scanner掃描器, tames馴服 and whips鞭子 the computer電腦 mice老鼠,
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用掃描儀複製自己 馴服和鞭策滑鼠
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sails away into dreamscape幻景 from a single piece of paper and launches發布會 into space空間.
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從一張紙滑進幻境而展開空間的旅行
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I wanted to create創建 environments環境 that moved移動 and morphed演變 like an illusionist幻術師.
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我要像魔術師一樣創造出會移動和變化的環境
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Go from one world世界 to another另一個 in a second第二.
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一秒間變換時空
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I wanted to have humor幽默, beauty美女, simplicity簡單 and complexity複雜
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我要同時擁有幽默、綺麗、簡潔而豐富的感覺
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and use metaphors隱喻 to suggest建議 ideas思路.
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用比喻的手法說出觀點
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At the beginning開始 of the show顯示, for example, Zero deejays音樂節目主持人 dream夢想 and reality現實.
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比方說故事的開始,Zero是這樣描述夢想與現實的
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Technology技術 is an instrument儀器 that allowed允許 me to manifest表現 my visions願景
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我的想像通過科技手段得以呈現
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in high definition定義, live生活, on stage階段.
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清晰地 實時的 就在舞臺上
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So today今天, I would like to talk to you about the relationship關係
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所以今天 我想和你們說說舞臺演出
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between之間 theater劇院 and technology技術.
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和科技的關係
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Let's start開始 with technology技術.
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我們從科技說起吧
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(Fuse保險絲 blowing)
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保險絲燒掉的聲音
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All right. Let's start開始 with theater劇院.
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好吧 還是從舞臺說起吧
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(Laughter笑聲)
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笑聲
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(Buzzing嗡嗡)
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蟲子的聲音
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(Click點擊, click點擊, bang)
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射擊聲
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(Laughter笑聲)
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笑聲
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(Applause掌聲)
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掌聲
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Thank you.
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謝謝
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"UpwakeUpwake" lasts持續 52 minutes分鐘 and 54 seconds.
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“Upwake”一共52分鐘54秒
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I project項目 3D animation動畫 on all the four surfaces of the stage階段
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舞臺的四周都是投射而成的三維動畫
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which哪一個 I interact相互作用 with.
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我會跟它們互動
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The use of animation動畫 and projection投影 was a process處理 of discovery發現.
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使用動畫和影像是一個發現的過程
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I didn't use it as a special特別 effect影響, but as a partner夥伴 on stage階段.
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我並沒有把它當成一種特效 而是舞臺夥伴
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There are no special特別 effects效果 in "UpwakeUpwake," no artifice技巧.
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“Upwake”裏面沒有特效也沒有特殊技巧
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It's as lavish闊氣 and intricate錯綜複雜 as it is simple簡單 and minimal最小.
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既華麗巧妙又簡約樸素
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Three hundred and forty-four四十四 frames, four and a half years年份 and commissions佣金 later後來,
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透過三百四十四幀畫面 四年半的時間和之後的委託製作
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what started開始 as a one person show顯示 became成為 a collaborative共同 work
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這個因單人秀而起的製作演變成了一個
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of nineteen十九 most talented天才 artists藝術家.
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十九位最具才華的藝術家的協力出品
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And here are some excerpts摘錄.
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請看演出的部份內容
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(Applause掌聲)
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掌聲
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Thank you.
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謝謝
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So this is, relatively相對, a new show顯示 that we're now beginning開始 to tour遊覽.
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以上就是 一個相對新穎的即將巡演的秀
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And in Austin奧斯汀, Texas德州,
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在德克薩斯州的奧斯汀
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I was asked to give small demonstrations示威 in schools學校 during the afternoon下午.
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一個下午 我被邀請到校園裡做小型的演示
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When I arrived到達 at one of the schools學校, I certainly當然 did not expect期望 this:
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到了其中一個學校的時候,場景是我始料不及的
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Six hundred kids孩子, packed打包 in a gymnasium健身房, waiting等候.
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六百個小朋友擠滿了體育館在等我
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I was a little nervous緊張 performing執行 without animation動畫, costume服裝 -- really -- and make-up化妝.
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在沒有動畫,服裝而且沒上妝的環境下演出 我有一點緊張
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But the teachers教師 came來了 to me afterward之後 and told me
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但是 後來老師們告訴我
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they hadn't有沒有 seen看到 the kids孩子 that attentive細心.
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孩子們沒有這麼專心過
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And I think the reason原因 why is that I was able能夠 to use their language語言 and their reality現實
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我想那是因為我是在用他們的語言和從他們的角度
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in order訂購 to transport運輸 them into another另一個.
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把孩子們引領到另外的時空
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Something happened發生 along沿 the way.
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過程中有些事在發生
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Zero became成為 a person and not just a character字符 in a play.
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Zero不再僅僅是戲裡的角色 而是一個人
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Zero does not speak說話, is neither也不 man nor也不 woman女人.
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Zero不說話 不是男生 也不是女生
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Zero is Zero, a little hero英雄 of the 21stST Century世紀,
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Zero就是Zero 一個二十一世紀的小英雄
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and Zero can touch觸摸 so many許多 more people than I possibly或者 could.
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Zero比我能打動更多的人
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It's as much about bringing使 new disciplines學科 inside this box
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這不僅是關於把新的學科引進盒子裏來
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as it is about taking服用 theater劇院 out of its box.
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同樣是把舞臺演出帶到外面去
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As a street performer演員, I have learned學到了 that everybody每個人 wants to connect.
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作為一個街頭藝人 我學會了每個人都需要與人聯繫
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And that usually平時, if you're a bit extraordinary非凡, if you're not exactly究竟 of human人的 appearance出現,
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通常 如果你有點與眾不同 或者有那麼一點异於常人的話
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then people will feel inclined to participate參加 and to feel out loud.
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人們會更樂於參與和盡情感受
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It's as though雖然 you made製作 something resonate諧振 within them.
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就像是讓他們找到了共鳴一樣
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It's as though雖然 the mystery神秘 of the person they're interacting互動 with and connecting
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好像這個和他們互動的人物神奇地
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allows允許 them to be themselves他們自己 just a bit more.
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讓他們更能做自己
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Because through通過 your mask面具, they let theirs他們的 go.
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因為透過你的那副面具 他們卸下了自己的
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Being存在 human人的 is an art藝術 form形成.
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作為人類的存在是一門藝術
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I know theater劇院 can improve提高 the quality質量 of people's人們 lives生活,
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我知道戲劇表演能提升人的生活品質
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and I know theater劇院 can heal癒合.
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也能替人療傷
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I've worked工作 as a doctor醫生 clown小丑 in a hospital醫院 for two years年份.
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我曾經做過兩年的小丑醫生
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I have seen看到 sick生病 kids孩子 and sad傷心 parents父母 and doctors醫生
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看著生病的小朋友 傷心的家長和醫生
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be lifted取消 and transported in moments瞬間 of pure joy喜悅.
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他們在純粹的愉悅之中得以忘我而振作
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I know theater劇院 unites聯信 us.
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我知道這是戲劇表演的力量讓我們團結起來
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Zero wants to engage從事 the generation of today今天 and tomorrow明天,
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Zero希望當今和未來世代的人們都參與進來
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tell various各個 stories故事 through通過 different不同 mediums媒介.
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用不同的媒介講述別樣的故事
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Comic滑稽 books圖書. Quantum量子 physics物理 video視頻 games遊戲.
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漫畫書 量子物理學電玩遊戲
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And Zero wants to go to the moon月亮.
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Zero還希望去月球
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In 2007, Zero launched推出 a green綠色 campaign運動,
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2007年 Zero發起了一個綠色行動
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suggesting提示 his friends朋友 and fans球迷 to turn off their electricity電力
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鼓勵他的朋友和粉絲們
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every一切 Sunday星期日 from 7:53 to 8:00 p.m.
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每個禮拜天的7:53到8:00把電源關掉
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The idea理念 is simple簡單, basic基本. It's not original原版的,
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這是個簡單和基本的點子 不是原創的
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but it's important重要, and it's important重要 to participate參加.
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但卻是重要的 特別是要身體力行
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There is a revolution革命.
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將會有這樣一次革新
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It's a human人的 and technological技術性 revolution革命.
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關於人類和科技的革新
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It's motion運動 and emotion情感.
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它是動感與激情
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It's information信息.
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它是資訊
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It's visual視覺. It's musical音樂. It's sensorial感覺的.
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它是視覺的 音樂的 和感官的
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It's conceptual概念上的. It's universal普遍. It's beyond words and numbers數字.
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它是概念性的 全人類的 超越語言和數字的
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It's happening事件.
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它正在發生
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The natural自然 progression級數 of science科學 and art藝術
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科學和藝術在自然演進中
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finding發現 each other to better touch觸摸 and define確定 the human人的 experience經驗.
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相互更好地感受和定義人類體驗
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There is a revolution革命 in the way that we think,
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革新觸及到我們的思維方式
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in the way that we share分享, and the way that we express表現 our stories故事,
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分享形式 和講述自我經歷
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our evolution演化.
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和演進的表述方式
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This is a time of communication通訊, connection連接 and creative創作的 collaboration合作.
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這是一個關於溝通 聯繫 和創意合作的時代
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Charlie查理 Chaplin卓別林 innovated創新 motion運動 pictures圖片
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查理卓別林曾經為電影帶來了變革
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and told stories故事 through通過 music音樂, silence安靜, humor幽默 and poetry詩歌.
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通過音樂 沉默 幽默和詩歌講述故事
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He was social社會, and his character字符, The Tramp流浪漢, spoke to millions百萬.
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他是個樂於交流的人 藉著飾演流浪漢一角和數百萬的觀眾交流
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He gave entertainment娛樂, pleasure樂趣 and relief浮雕 to so many許多 human人的 beings眾生
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為許多人帶去了娛樂滿足和慰藉
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when they needed需要 it the most.
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在最需要的時候
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We are not here to question the possible可能; we are here to challenge挑戰 the impossible不可能.
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我們不是來質疑可能性的 我們要挑戰的是不可能的
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In the science科學 of today今天, we become成為 artists藝術家.
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在科技化的今天 我們成了藝術家
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In the art藝術 of today今天, we become成為 scientists科學家們.
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在藝術化的今天 我們成了科學家
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We design設計 our world世界. We invent發明 possibilities可能性.
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我們設計著世界 創造著可能
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We teach, touch觸摸 and move移動.
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我們講授、感知、行動
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It is now that we can use the diversity多樣 of our talents人才
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現在 我們可以應用各種才藝
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to create創建 intelligent智能, meaningful富有意義的 and extraordinary非凡 work. It's now.
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創造有智慧的 有意義的 和不同凡響的作品
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(Ringing鈴聲)
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鈴聲
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Thank you.
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謝謝
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(Applause掌聲)
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Translated by Louise LIANG
Reviewed by Adrienne Lin

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Natasha Tsakos - Artist
The president and founder of NTiD inc., Natasha Tsakos brings a creative, innovative vision, and the art of orchestrating and synchronizing various disciplines, to the execution of high-leveled productions.

Why you should listen
Natasha Tsakos is a conceptual director, show creator, and performer who works in a brave new form of theater, where sound, computer-generated images and the performer move in sync to create a dreamlike yet sharply real stage environment. Within this space of total possibility, the Geneva-native muses on the deepest questions of the human soul.

A Swiss-born artist living in the US, Tsakos's works include the cross-disciplinary spectacle ZO, with a cast of 355 young performers; Up Wake, a live 3D animated show about a clown named Zero; OMEN, which covers five billion years of history in twenty minutes; and many, many more.
More profile about the speaker
Natasha Tsakos | Speaker | TED.com