Marc Bamuthi Joseph: What soccer can teach us about freedom
Marc Bamuthi Joseph: Amire a foci tanít a szabadsággal kapcsolatban
TED Fellow Marc Bamuthi Joseph is a curator of words, ideas and protagonists. His bold, poetically-driven work investigates social issues and cultural identity. Full bio
Double-click the English transcript below to play the video.
felemelkedek,
rising up against gravity
szabadnak érzem magam,
on the soccer pitch.
to revive the dead,
epinefrin injekcióban is található.
at a contemporary arts center,
egy kortárs művészeti központot vezetek,
that doesn't bleed or sweat or cry.
amely nem vérzik, izzad vagy sír.
are going to live in a time
olyan korban fognak élni,
are fresh water and empathy.
a tiszta víz és az empátia lesz.
and majestic sculpture
és a fenséges szobrokat,
esztétikai magasságokba,
legyenek meg az eszközeim ahhoz,
to turn that inspiration
és tettekké alakíthassam.
who loves sports.
aki szereti a sportokat.
a /peh-LO-tah/ készítése során
my latest piece /peh-LO-tah/
was a means for my own immigrant family
a foci a saját bevándorló családomnak:
and normality and community
és közösséget teremteni
idegengyűlölettel teli időszakban
and assault on immigrant identity,
as an affirmational tool
and immigrant kids,
és gyerekeiket.
movement patterns on the field
a pályán végzett mozgásukat
across social and political borders.
és politikai határok közt mozognak.
play on endangered ground.
az Egyesült Államokban.
hogy megértsék:
that they use to plan the next goal
előkészítésére használnak,
to navigate the next block.
felfedezésére is használható.
belül, a testemben rejlik.
vagy akár megosztó céllal, például:
and even divisively,
"build this wall,"
"Építsük fel ezt a falat,"
that are beautifully designed
és kitelepítés céljait szolgálja.
back to something that exists inside
hogy a szabadság bennük van,
part soccer tournament,
részben labdarúgóbajnokság,
keretein belül.
field of inquiry
a /peh-LO-tah/ elsődleges céljához:
political action for young people.
egy sportalapú politikai mozgalmat.
"Moving and Passing."
elnevezést kapta.
site-specific performance
a helyspecifikus művészeti performanszot
for the urgent question
szabadsággal kapcsolatos problémáit
a 15-year-old kid from Honduras
tizenöt évesek,
a szüleik nigériai bevándorlók.
to two Nigerian immigrants.
dribbling through cones
a marching band comes down the field.
a pályára egy zenekar.
with the exuberance of culture,
a kultúra pezsgésével,
politikai tudatosság:
a felszabadulásért.
would explain Black Lives Matter,
civil mozgalomról mesél nekünk,
would explain gun control,
korlátozásáról.
is the perfect metaphor
milyen tökéletesen leképezi
pozícióit tanulmányozzuk,
a szabadságunkat is.
az egyetlen dolog ezen a világon,
that we can all agree to do together.
képes részt venni.
of this spinning ball.
a földgolyó hivatalos sportja.
to connect the joy of the game
a játék örömét
in sight of a better position.
reményében mozdulnak.
to connect their families' histories
családjainak történeteit
after the ball beats the goalie,
miután a labda átjut a kapuson,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Marc Bamuthi Joseph - Arts activist, spoken word artistTED Fellow Marc Bamuthi Joseph is a curator of words, ideas and protagonists. His bold, poetically-driven work investigates social issues and cultural identity.
Why you should listen
Marc Bamuthi Joseph is a steadfast believer in empathy as the most valuable currency in building community, and he seeks to spark curiosity and dialogue about freedom, compassion and fearlessness through pioneering arts stewardship and education. A 2017 TEDGlobal Fellow, Bamuthi graced the cover of Smithsonian Magazine as one of America's Top Young Innovators in the Arts and Sciences; artistically directed HBO's "Russell Simmons presents Brave New Voices"; and is an inaugural recipient of the United States Artists Rockefeller Fellowship, which annually recognizes 50 of the country’s greatest living artists. Dance Magazine named him a Top Influencer in 2017.
Bamuthi's evening-length work, red black and GREEN: a blues, was nominated for a 2013 Bessie Award for "Outstanding Production (of a work stretching the boundaries of a traditional form)" and he has won numerous grants including from the National Endowment for the Arts and Creative Capital Foundation. His noted work /peh-LO-tah/ is inspired by soccer and Bamuthi's first generation American experience, intersecting global economics, cross-border fan culture and the politics of joy.
Bamuthi is the founding Program Director of the non-profit Youth Speaks, and he is a co-founder of Life is Living, a national series of one-day festivals which activate under-resourced parks and affirm peaceful urban life. His essays have been published in Harvard Education Press; he has lectured at more than 200 colleges, has carried adjunct professorships at Stanford and Lehigh, among others, and currently serves as Chief of Program and Pedagogy at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco.
Marc Bamuthi Joseph | Speaker | TED.com