Marc Bamuthi Joseph: What soccer can teach us about freedom
מארק באמותי ג'וזף: מה כדורגל יכול ללמד אותנו על חופש
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
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rising up against gravity
on the soccer pitch.
to revive the dead,
כדי להחיות את המתים,
at a contemporary arts center,
במרכז לאמנות מודרנית,
that doesn't bleed or sweat or cry.
שלא מדממת או מזיעה או בוכה.
are going to live in a time
are fresh water and empathy.
הם מים טריים ואמפתיה.
and majestic sculpture
to turn that inspiration
כדי להפוך את ההשראה הזו
who loves sports.
my latest piece /peh-LO-tah/
/פה-לו-טה/
was a means for my own immigrant family
היה אמצעי למשפחה המהגרת שלי
and normality and community
ונורמליות וקהילה
and assault on immigrant identity,
ותקיפה על זהות המהגרים,
as an affirmational tool
and immigrant kids,
ועבור ילדי מהגרים,
movement patterns on the field
across social and political borders.
לאורך גבולות חברתיים ופוליטיים.
play on endangered ground.
that they use to plan the next goal
כדי לתכנן את השער הבא
to navigate the next block.
כדי לנווט את המחסום הבא.
and even divisively,
ואפילו בנחישות,
"build this wall,"
"תבנו את החומה הזאת",
that are beautifully designed
back to something that exists inside
הרעיון למשהו שקיים בתוכנו
part soccer tournament,
ובחלקה טורניר כדורגל,
field of inquiry
political action for young people.
עבור אנשים צעירים.
"Moving and Passing."
site-specific performance
ביצוע צד מוגדר
for the urgent question
a 15-year-old kid from Honduras
to two Nigerian immigrants.
בוושינגטון לשני מהגרים ניגריים.
dribbling through cones
a marching band comes down the field.
with the exuberance of culture,
עם התרוממות הרוח של התרבות,
would explain Black Lives Matter,
יסביר את "חיי שחורים חשובים",
would explain gun control,
is the perfect metaphor
את החירויות האישיות שלנו.
that we can all agree to do together.
שכולנו מסכימים לעשות ביחד.
of this spinning ball.
של הכדור המסתובב.
to connect the joy of the game
לחבר את האושר של המשחק
in sight of a better position.
to connect their families' histories
לחבר את ההיסטוריות של משפחותיהם
after the ball beats the goalie,
אחרי שכדור עובר את השוער,
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.
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