but what you just heard a silence is a slideshow of photos that have just
slideshow of photos that have just
slideshow of photos that have just passed in front of your eyes on this
passed in front of your eyes on this
passed in front of your eyes on this screen
these are photos that have been taking
these are photos that have been taking during the last three years in different
during the last three years in different
during the last three years in different parts in Europe
parts in Europe
parts in Europe and they are images that somehow
and they are images that somehow
and they are images that somehow interrupted my everyday life rhythm
interrupted my everyday life rhythm
interrupted my everyday life rhythm giving a twist to it
imagine that what you just heard the
imagine that what you just heard the silence is the photo of an old man
silence is the photo of an old man
silence is the photo of an old man reading the story of the little prince
reading the story of the little prince
reading the story of the little prince in the busy morning tram in Athens it is
in the busy morning tram in Athens it is
in the busy morning tram in Athens it is another old man sitting alone on a bench
another old man sitting alone on a bench
another old man sitting alone on a bench of a central square in Thessaloniki
of a central square in Thessaloniki
of a central square in Thessaloniki wearing his best brown suit and holding
wearing his best brown suit and holding
wearing his best brown suit and holding a red rose in his hand it is a road sign
a red rose in his hand it is a road sign
a red rose in his hand it is a road sign found some weeks ago close to the north
found some weeks ago close to the north
found some weeks ago close to the north borders of Greece pointing to Yugoslavia
borders of Greece pointing to Yugoslavia
borders of Greece pointing to Yugoslavia on the right it is a woman knitting a
on the right it is a woman knitting a
on the right it is a woman knitting a scarf next to me in Tallis train
scarf next to me in Tallis train
scarf next to me in Tallis train traveling from Holland to Belgium as I
traveling from Holland to Belgium as I
traveling from Holland to Belgium as I am busy working on my computer you don’t
am busy working on my computer you don’t
am busy working on my computer you don’t see them but they are here passing in
see them but they are here passing in
see them but they are here passing in front of your eyes in silence
there is something in the fact that we
there is something in the fact that we cannot see each other we haven’t met yet
cannot see each other we haven’t met yet
cannot see each other we haven’t met yet but I like to think of us sharing images
but I like to think of us sharing images
but I like to think of us sharing images imaginings dreams for our lives and the
imaginings dreams for our lives and the
imaginings dreams for our lives and the world none of us knows exactly what
world none of us knows exactly what
world none of us knows exactly what these dreams are about yet but I like to
these dreams are about yet but I like to
these dreams are about yet but I like to think of us fighting for these dreams
what you just heard as silence was the
what you just heard as silence was the sound of your dreams or maybe of the
sound of your dreams or maybe of the
sound of your dreams or maybe of the dreams of the one next to you or maybe
dreams of the one next to you or maybe
dreams of the one next to you or maybe of those a little bit further away in
of those a little bit further away in
of those a little bit further away in this theater this neighborhood this city
this theater this neighborhood this city
this theater this neighborhood this city this country this continent this planet
this country this continent this planet
this country this continent this planet what you just heard that silence was the
what you just heard that silence was the
what you just heard that silence was the sound of our own dreams they are here
sound of our own dreams they are here
sound of our own dreams they are here already ready to break our everyday life
already ready to break our everyday life
already ready to break our everyday life at any moment and create other realities
at any moment and create other realities
at any moment and create other realities the realities we dream of it’s now good
the realities we dream of it’s now good
the realities we dream of it’s now good time for a takeoff
welcome to space it’s the year 2000 118
welcome to space it’s the year 2000 118 we are in the area of science fiction
we are in the area of science fiction
we are in the area of science fiction 100 years ahead of our time it’s now
100 years ahead of our time it’s now
100 years ahead of our time it’s now Monday 7 February 2118 here are two
Monday 7 February 2118 here are two
Monday 7 February 2118 here are two possible scenarios for theater on that
possible scenarios for theater on that
possible scenarios for theater on that day the first scenario there is no
day the first scenario there is no
day the first scenario there is no theater since many years Theatre is
theater since many years Theatre is
theater since many years Theatre is forbidden by law in all states on earth
forbidden by law in all states on earth
forbidden by law in all states on earth as something that is useless and has no
as something that is useless and has no
as something that is useless and has no effect on the public this means that we
effect on the public this means that we
effect on the public this means that we have no actors no theatre spaces no
have no actors no theatre spaces no
have no actors no theatre spaces no theatre texts no performance is created
theatre texts no performance is created
theatre texts no performance is created by artists people rarely remember or
by artists people rarely remember or
by artists people rarely remember or discuss the world theater anymore most
discuss the world theater anymore most
discuss the world theater anymore most importantly if someone mentions the word
importantly if someone mentions the word
importantly if someone mentions the word theatre or even worse if somebody tries
theatre or even worse if somebody tries
theatre or even worse if somebody tries to practice theatre they are prosecuted
to practice theatre they are prosecuted
to practice theatre they are prosecuted and spent the rest of their life in
and spent the rest of their life in
and spent the rest of their life in prison in this context there are some
prison in this context there are some
prison in this context there are some people who still react and resist and
people who still react and resist and
people who still react and resist and they do that by learning by heart whole
they do that by learning by heart whole
they do that by learning by heart whole theater texts or by learning to perform
theater texts or by learning to perform
theater texts or by learning to perform on their own whole theater performances
on their own whole theater performances
on their own whole theater performances these revolutionaries are named after
these revolutionaries are named after
these revolutionaries are named after the theatre texts or the theater
the theatre texts or the theater
the theatre texts or the theater performance that they memorize and they
performance that they memorize and they
performance that they memorize and they protect in their own body this means for
protect in their own body this means for
protect in their own body this means for example that you can find hidden in the
example that you can find hidden in the
example that you can find hidden in the woods of course because they are illegal
woods of course because they are illegal
woods of course because they are illegal : L Romeo and Juliet for example or
: L Romeo and Juliet for example or
: L Romeo and Juliet for example or officer Medea what these people fight
officer Medea what these people fight
officer Medea what these people fight for is for the return of theatre and
for is for the return of theatre and
for is for the return of theatre and it’s stories most importantly though
it’s stories most importantly though
it’s stories most importantly though what we fight for is the return of this
what we fight for is the return of this
what we fight for is the return of this unique
unique
unique and irreplaceable experience of people
and irreplaceable experience of people
and irreplaceable experience of people coming together in theater in order to
coming together in theater in order to
coming together in theater in order to think about the world and dream about it
think about the world and dream about it
think about the world and dream about it in common second possible scenario for
in common second possible scenario for
in common second possible scenario for theater in 2118 theater is everywhere
theater in 2118 theater is everywhere
theater in 2118 theater is everywhere it’s imposed by law that people live in
it’s imposed by law that people live in
it’s imposed by law that people live in a theater mode all day long every day
a theater mode all day long every day
a theater mode all day long every day everywhere this means that people have
everywhere this means that people have
everywhere this means that people have to perform different kind of roles but
to perform different kind of roles but
to perform different kind of roles but have to invent performances wherever
have to invent performances wherever
have to invent performances wherever they stand they have to take pictures
they stand they have to take pictures
they stand they have to take pictures all the time post them everywhere and
all the time post them everywhere and
all the time post them everywhere and create stories about them etc if
create stories about them etc if
create stories about them etc if somebody refuses to do that if somebody
somebody refuses to do that if somebody
somebody refuses to do that if somebody does not want to perform all the time
does not want to perform all the time
does not want to perform all the time publicly in front of others risks
publicly in front of others risks
publicly in front of others risks spending time in jail in this case of
spending time in jail in this case of
spending time in jail in this case of course also we don’t need to have the
course also we don’t need to have the
course also we don’t need to have the specific profession of the actors we
specific profession of the actors we
specific profession of the actors we don’t need to have theater directors we
don’t need to have theater directors we
don’t need to have theater directors we don’t need theaters we don’t need
don’t need theaters we don’t need
don’t need theaters we don’t need performances we don’t need theater texts
performances we don’t need theater texts
performances we don’t need theater texts because theater is anyway everywhere all
because theater is anyway everywhere all
because theater is anyway everywhere all the time it’s in streets in parks in our
the time it’s in streets in parks in our
the time it’s in streets in parks in our houses on TV shows like Earth’s Got
houses on TV shows like Earth’s Got
houses on TV shows like Earth’s Got Talent
Talent
Talent or so you think you can do whatever kind
or so you think you can do whatever kind
or so you think you can do whatever kind of art you want are multiplied and
of art you want are multiplied and
of art you want are multiplied and broadcasted all the time it’s really a
broadcasted all the time it’s really a
broadcasted all the time it’s really a joy which ones of the two scenarios
joy which ones of the two scenarios
joy which ones of the two scenarios sounds good to you for 2118 the one
sounds good to you for 2118 the one
sounds good to you for 2118 the one where theater is illegal and disappears
where theater is illegal and disappears
where theater is illegal and disappears completely or the one where theater is
completely or the one where theater is
completely or the one where theater is everywhere but nowhere at the same time
everywhere but nowhere at the same time
everywhere but nowhere at the same time and there is no further no leads or
and there is no further no leads or
and there is no further no leads or attention or effort given to it
okay let’s come back to 2018 and the way
okay let’s come back to 2018 and the way we think about theater today and in the
we think about theater today and in the
we think about theater today and in the future so here we are
future so here we are
future so here we are it’s Wednesday 7th February 2018 and we
it’s Wednesday 7th February 2018 and we
it’s Wednesday 7th February 2018 and we live in a time where many people often
live in a time where many people often
live in a time where many people often question theater and arts in general in
question theater and arts in general in
question theater and arts in general in terms of the results the effects they
terms of the results the effects they
terms of the results the effects they can have on the public why do we need
can have on the public why do we need
can have on the public why do we need theater today when was the last time you
theater today when was the last time you
theater today when was the last time you went to theater and what did it change
went to theater and what did it change
went to theater and what did it change in your life why should we still have
in your life why should we still have
in your life why should we still have theater when we have internet and TV and
theater when we have internet and TV and
theater when we have internet and TV and we live among millions of images and
we live among millions of images and
we live among millions of images and stories every day let’s try to think a
stories every day let’s try to think a
stories every day let’s try to think a bit further on these questions and take
bit further on these questions and take
bit further on these questions and take things from the start so the word
things from the start so the word
things from the start so the word theater comes from the Greek theater on
theater comes from the Greek theater on
theater comes from the Greek theater on which derives from the word say view and
which derives from the word say view and
which derives from the word say view and the verb sail masaomi which means to see
the verb sail masaomi which means to see
the verb sail masaomi which means to see to view theater then since its beginning
to view theater then since its beginning
to view theater then since its beginning it functions as a seeing place as a room
it functions as a seeing place as a room
it functions as a seeing place as a room with a view that gives the opportunity
with a view that gives the opportunity
with a view that gives the opportunity to spectators to interpret and speculate
to spectators to interpret and speculate
to spectators to interpret and speculate about the world they live in through the
about the world they live in through the
about the world they live in through the images and the stories they say on
images and the stories they say on
images and the stories they say on States and if theatre cannot change the
States and if theatre cannot change the
States and if theatre cannot change the world it can definitely change the way
world it can definitely change the way
world it can definitely change the way we think about the world the theater
we think about the world the theater
we think about the world the theater director Eugenio Barba has said that
director Eugenio Barba has said that
director Eugenio Barba has said that theater may be is not a revolution but
theater may be is not a revolution but
theater may be is not a revolution but it’s a rehearsal for a revolution and
it’s a rehearsal for a revolution and
it’s a rehearsal for a revolution and it’s true that many times during history
it’s true that many times during history
it’s true that many times during history we have witnessed actual real
we have witnessed actual real
we have witnessed actual real revolutions taking place outside the
revolutions taking place outside the
revolutions taking place outside the theater space exactly because of the
theater space exactly because of the
theater space exactly because of the effect the theater performance had on
effect the theater performance had on
effect the theater performance had on the people who saw it theater then and
the people who saw it theater then and
the people who saw it theater then and that that sees may be its particularity
that that sees may be its particularity
that that sees may be its particularity in relation to other arts has the power
in relation to other arts has the power
in relation to other arts has the power to start revolutions and overturn
to start revolutions and overturn
to start revolutions and overturn established realities and why is that
established realities and why is that
established realities and why is that because in theater we come physically
because in theater we come physically
because in theater we come physically together
together
together bring our bodies closer in order to
bring our bodies closer in order to
bring our bodies closer in order to think about the world and dream about it
think about the world and dream about it
think about the world and dream about it in common together and why it’s
in common together and why it’s
in common together and why it’s important to do that especially today
important to do that especially today
important to do that especially today more than maybe any other previous time
more than maybe any other previous time
more than maybe any other previous time in their book speculative everything the
in their book speculative everything the
in their book speculative everything the two writers underneath unit Fiona Robbie
two writers underneath unit Fiona Robbie
two writers underneath unit Fiona Robbie have written that today our dreams have
have written that today our dreams have
have written that today our dreams have been downgraded to hopes as the world
been downgraded to hopes as the world
been downgraded to hopes as the world becomes homogeneous Lars villains we
becomes homogeneous Lars villains we
becomes homogeneous Lars villains we live in digital societies that
live in digital societies that
live in digital societies that disconnect us emotionally and physically
disconnect us emotionally and physically
disconnect us emotionally and physically from each other societies that teach us
from each other societies that teach us
from each other societies that teach us to live more online than offline and
to live more online than offline and
to live more online than offline and focus more on individual needs on each
focus more on individual needs on each
focus more on individual needs on each one’s needs separately than on our
one’s needs separately than on our
one’s needs separately than on our common ones in other words today we
common ones in other words today we
common ones in other words today we witness a paradox we are virtually
witness a paradox we are virtually
witness a paradox we are virtually connected all day long through Internet
connected all day long through Internet
connected all day long through Internet while at the same time we feel more
while at the same time we feel more
while at the same time we feel more alone and disconnected than ever before
alone and disconnected than ever before
alone and disconnected than ever before therefore we are not able to produce
therefore we are not able to produce
therefore we are not able to produce together visions for her present and
together visions for her present and
together visions for her present and future and in this context we hope that
future and in this context we hope that
future and in this context we hope that we will not allow ourself to become
we will not allow ourself to become
we will not allow ourself to become extinct we hope that we can feed those
extinct we hope that we can feed those
extinct we hope that we can feed those starving we hope that there will be
starving we hope that there will be
starving we hope that there will be enough room for all of us on this tiny
enough room for all of us on this tiny
enough room for all of us on this tiny planet but we don’t know how to fix our
planet but we don’t know how to fix our
planet but we don’t know how to fix our problems we are hopeful that everything
problems we are hopeful that everything
problems we are hopeful that everything will be all right
will be all right
will be all right but we cannot create together new dreams
but we cannot create together new dreams
but we cannot create together new dreams for the 21st century another reason why
for the 21st century another reason why
for the 21st century another reason why it’s difficult for us today to make new
it’s difficult for us today to make new
it’s difficult for us today to make new dreams for our life and the world has to
dreams for our life and the world has to
dreams for our life and the world has to do with the fact that we live in
do with the fact that we live in
do with the fact that we live in societies that learn details to move
societies that learn details to move
societies that learn details to move away from imagination because the
away from imagination because the
away from imagination because the imagination is not to be trusted on the
imagination is not to be trusted on the
imagination is not to be trusted on the contrary we should count on an extreme
contrary we should count on an extreme
contrary we should count on an extreme rationalization on logic and on reality
rationalization on logic and on reality
rationalization on logic and on reality and on actual facts when a society
and on actual facts when a society
and on actual facts when a society though suggests that people turn
though suggests that people turn
though suggests that people turn imagination only as fantasy in order to
imagination only as fantasy in order to
imagination only as fantasy in order to comfort themselves and feel better
comfort themselves and feel better
comfort themselves and feel better because there are real problems that
because there are real problems that
because there are real problems that they cannot solve it forgets that people
they cannot solve it forgets that people
they cannot solve it forgets that people are able to solve real problems only
are able to solve real problems only
are able to solve real problems only because they are capable of the
because they are capable of the
because they are capable of the imaginary only because they have the
imaginary only because they have the
imaginary only because they have the ability to come together and imagine
ability to come together and imagine
ability to come together and imagine possible solutions for these problems
possible solutions for these problems
possible solutions for these problems and then try them out and this is
and then try them out and this is
and then try them out and this is exactly why Theatre today in a time that
exactly why Theatre today in a time that
exactly why Theatre today in a time that deactivates us from common imagination
deactivates us from common imagination
deactivates us from common imagination from the imagination we sir
from the imagination we sir
from the imagination we sir is more urgent than ever before because
is more urgent than ever before because
is more urgent than ever before because theater counts on imagination in order
theater counts on imagination in order
theater counts on imagination in order to make its stories and moreover it
to make its stories and moreover it
to make its stories and moreover it depends largely on the life coming
depends largely on the life coming
depends largely on the life coming together of an audience in order to
together of an audience in order to
together of an audience in order to share these stories so theater is a
share these stories so theater is a
share these stories so theater is a public shared area where we come
public shared area where we come
public shared area where we come together to create dreams that’s why it
together to create dreams that’s why it
together to create dreams that’s why it can contribute to the emergence of
can contribute to the emergence of
can contribute to the emergence of alternative dreams for our world today
alternative dreams for our world today
alternative dreams for our world today instead then of producing Twitter art
instead then of producing Twitter art
instead then of producing Twitter art where anyone can have a go and reproduce
where anyone can have a go and reproduce
where anyone can have a go and reproduce banality of egos theatre artists train
banality of egos theatre artists train
banality of egos theatre artists train themselves their bodies their voice
themselves their bodies their voice
themselves their bodies their voice their minds in order to create
their minds in order to create
their minds in order to create alternatives for our lives and they
alternatives for our lives and they
alternatives for our lives and they devote their work to the careful
devote their work to the careful
devote their work to the careful construction of alternative realities of
construction of alternative realities of
construction of alternative realities of new realities for our world and this is
new realities for our world and this is
new realities for our world and this is why we should support their work and
why we should support their work and
why we should support their work and theater today in 10 in 50 or 100 years
theater today in 10 in 50 or 100 years
theater today in 10 in 50 or 100 years because if we want to approach our lives
because if we want to approach our lives
because if we want to approach our lives differently it’s not enough to simply
differently it’s not enough to simply
differently it’s not enough to simply hope we have to dream and we have to
hope we have to dream and we have to
hope we have to dream and we have to practice together ideas events actions
practice together ideas events actions
practice together ideas events actions that constantly reimagine the way we
that constantly reimagine the way we
that constantly reimagine the way we want to live together starting from the
want to live together starting from the
want to live together starting from the very little ones and the everyday ones
very little ones and the everyday ones
very little ones and the everyday ones for example adults reading children
for example adults reading children
for example adults reading children stories in the tram or in the metro in
stories in the tram or in the metro in
stories in the tram or in the metro in the morning women eating in high-speed
the morning women eating in high-speed
the morning women eating in high-speed train
train
train road signs pointing to countries that
road signs pointing to countries that
road signs pointing to countries that don’t exist
don’t exist
don’t exist old men occupying squares with red
old men occupying squares with red
old men occupying squares with red flowers dressed in their best clothes do
flowers dressed in their best clothes do
flowers dressed in their best clothes do you remember this images that overturns
you remember this images that overturns
you remember this images that overturns my reality in the beginning of the talk
my reality in the beginning of the talk
my reality in the beginning of the talk do you remember the dreams we served in
do you remember the dreams we served in
do you remember the dreams we served in silence the dreams we created together
silence the dreams we created together
silence the dreams we created together the dreams that can overturn what we
the dreams that can overturn what we
the dreams that can overturn what we take for granted and approach our lives
take for granted and approach our lives
take for granted and approach our lives from different directions and create
from different directions and create
from different directions and create alternatives and new dreams for the
alternatives and new dreams for the
alternatives and new dreams for the world what you just heard us silence was
world what you just heard us silence was
world what you just heard us silence was the sound of the dreams we created right
the sound of the dreams we created right
the sound of the dreams we created right now today in this very theater let us
now today in this very theater let us
now today in this very theater let us dream of them together let us produce
dream of them together let us produce
dream of them together let us produce new views in common let us serve
new views in common let us serve
new views in common let us serve alternative realities now and forever
alternative realities now and forever
alternative realities now and forever let us fight for the realities in
let us fight for the realities in
let us fight for the realities in theater and for the fictions in everyday
theater and for the fictions in everyday
theater and for the fictions in everyday life starting today in 2018 preparing
life starting today in 2018 preparing
life starting today in 2018 preparing the ground for others to do so in a
the ground for others to do so in a
the ground for others to do so in a hundred years thank you
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