Marc Bamuthi Joseph: What soccer can teach us about freedom
Marc Bamuthi Joseph: Cosa il calcio può insegnarci sulla libertà
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
tra l'alzarsi contro la gravità
in cui mi sento libero
on the soccer pitch.
sul campo di calcio.
dalla sostanza
to revive the dead,
e fa resuscitare i morti
at a contemporary arts center,
di un centro di arte contemporanea
that doesn't bleed or sweat or cry.
che non sanguina, suda o piange.
are going to live in a time
vivranno in un'epoca
are fresh water and empathy.
sono l'acqua corrente e l'empatia.
and majestic sculpture
e le sculture grandiose
to turn that inspiration
per trasformare quell'ispirazione
who loves sports.
che ama lo sport.
my latest piece /peh-LO-tah/
alll'ultima opera "/pe-LO-tah/"
was a means for my own immigrant family
è stato uno strumento per la mia famiglia
and normality and community
e normalità e comunità
degli Stati Uniti.
and assault on immigrant identity,
e assalto all'identità degli immigrati,
as an affirmational tool
come strumento di affermazione
and immigrant kids,
e i bambini immigrati,
movement patterns on the field
i movimenti sul campo
across social and political borders.
attraverso confini politici e sociali.
play on endangered ground.
giocano in un campo difficile.
that they use to plan the next goal
che usano per pensare al prossimo goal
to navigate the next block.
per orientarsi nell'isolato vicino.
and even divisively,
e persino con distinzioni,
"build this wall,"
"costruisci questo muro",
that are beautifully designed
pianificati alla perfezione
back to something that exists inside
l'idea a qualcosa di preesistente
part soccer tournament,
in parte un torneo di calcio
field of inquiry
di "/peh-LO-tah/"
political action for young people.
basata sullo sport per i giovani.
"Moving and Passing."
"Moving and Passing".
site-specific performance
performance specifiche
for the urgent question
come metafora di discussione
tra i giovani immigrati.
a 15-year-old kid from Honduras
un quindicenne dell'Honduras
to two Nigerian immigrants.
da due immigrati nigeriani.
dribbling through cones
a marching band comes down the field.
una banda attraversa il campo.
with the exuberance of culture,
all'esuberanza della cultura,
informati dall'arte,
would explain Black Lives Matter,
spiegherebbe Black Lives Matter
would explain gun control,
spiegherebbe il controllo delle armi,
is the perfect metaphor
sia una metafora perfetta
la nostra libertà.
that we can all agree to do together.
tutti siamo d'accordo di fare insieme.
of this spinning ball.
per questa palla rotante.
to connect the joy of the game
la gioia del gioco
in sight of a better position.
per una posizione migliore.
to connect their families' histories
le storie di famiglia
dopo aver fatto goal,
after the ball beats the goalie,
della palla che passa oltre il portiere,
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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