Theatre as a Life Transforming Tool Within Society | Mawuli Amedofu | TEDxAdum

my name is Polly am Purdue i’m the

my name is Polly am Purdue i’m the co-founder of spring with and double up

co-founder of spring with and double up

co-founder of spring with and double up as a programs coordinator and spindle

as a programs coordinator and spindle

as a programs coordinator and spindle and set out to design first provoking

and set out to design first provoking

and set out to design first provoking transformational odd pieces that does

transformational odd pieces that does

transformational odd pieces that does not only entertain but educate edify and

not only entertain but educate edify and

not only entertain but educate edify and encourage and I’m training myself to

encourage and I’m training myself to

encourage and I’m training myself to become a cultural interpreter so I’m

become a cultural interpreter so I’m

become a cultural interpreter so I’m involved with various cultural

involved with various cultural

involved with various cultural organizations and I’m part of a cleaver

organizations and I’m part of a cleaver

organizations and I’m part of a cleaver Dance Theater a dance group that really

Dance Theater a dance group that really

Dance Theater a dance group that really helps young people land traditional

helps young people land traditional

helps young people land traditional dances and other dance forms and I’m

dances and other dance forms and I’m

dances and other dance forms and I’m also part of vine school of music that

also part of vine school of music that

also part of vine school of music that helps to discover the music in New

helps to discover the music in New

helps to discover the music in New especially for children and I know that

especially for children and I know that

especially for children and I know that any economics but why theatre why should

any economics but why theatre why should

any economics but why theatre why should I go into the other and that’s one

I go into the other and that’s one

I go into the other and that’s one question I’m here to answer I don’t know

question I’m here to answer I don’t know

question I’m here to answer I don’t know whether all of you remember when you

whether all of you remember when you

whether all of you remember when you were children did you have an encounter

were children did you have an encounter

were children did you have an encounter with Shakespeare well I had an encounter

with Shakespeare well I had an encounter

with Shakespeare well I had an encounter with Shakespeare friends Romans

with Shakespeare friends Romans

with Shakespeare friends Romans countrymen lend me Lord yes I come to

countrymen lend me Lord yes I come to

countrymen lend me Lord yes I come to bury Caesar not to praise him and that

bury Caesar not to praise him and that

bury Caesar not to praise him and that was my first encounter with theatre and

was my first encounter with theatre and

was my first encounter with theatre and the fact is that theater over the years

the fact is that theater over the years

the fact is that theater over the years have shipped lives and have lit and hot

have shipped lives and have lit and hot

have shipped lives and have lit and hot should and ideas on back and over again

should and ideas on back and over again

should and ideas on back and over again now dr. anand Kumar when setting up in

now dr. anand Kumar when setting up in

now dr. anand Kumar when setting up in verse you’re gonna decided to add the

verse you’re gonna decided to add the

verse you’re gonna decided to add the School of Performing Arts as the fair

School of Performing Arts as the fair

School of Performing Arts as the fair part component of the diversity and as

part component of the diversity and as

part component of the diversity and as that’s department is at the surface is

that’s department is at the surface is

that’s department is at the surface is the first department use find when you

the first department use find when you

the first department use find when you enter the university of gamma and that

enter the university of gamma and that

enter the university of gamma and that means that do with a good keepers of the

means that do with a good keepers of the

means that do with a good keepers of the ideas that shipped Ghana now AB

ideas that shipped Ghana now AB

ideas that shipped Ghana now AB definitely theater gives us that

definitely theater gives us that

definitely theater gives us that environment where we every social

environment where we every social

environment where we every social construct you can think about every

construct you can think about every

construct you can think about every social idea every em every idea within

social idea every em every idea within

social idea every em every idea within the society is is shipped right and over

the society is is shipped right and over

the society is is shipped right and over the years that the bundle kuma but

the years that the bundle kuma but

the years that the bundle kuma but regarding kuma was very very very much

regarding kuma was very very very much

regarding kuma was very very very much instrumental and developing the idea of

instrumental and developing the idea of

instrumental and developing the idea of the other but there is one thing that

the other but there is one thing that

the other but there is one thing that really really drew my attention to the

really really drew my attention to the

really really drew my attention to the other scientists know that whenever they

other scientists know that whenever they

other scientists know that whenever they want to do experiment they go to the lab

want to do experiment they go to the lab

want to do experiment they go to the lab they have test tubes they have been

they have test tubes they have been

they have test tubes they have been balanced they have all the lab

balanced they have all the lab

balanced they have all the lab equipments to do the experiment now when

equipments to do the experiment now when

equipments to do the experiment now when the social scientist wants to do an

the social scientist wants to do an

the social scientist wants to do an experiment yeah does he do that

experiment yeah does he do that

experiment yeah does he do that experiment and I think that the best

experiment and I think that the best

experiment and I think that the best place for the social scientists to do an

place for the social scientists to do an

place for the social scientists to do an experiment is the stage is the theater

experiment is the stage is the theater

experiment is the stage is the theater speaks and that’s why I think that every

speaks and that’s why I think that every

speaks and that’s why I think that every organ every country lead to real

organ every country lead to real

organ every country lead to real engineer engineer its social construct a

engineer engineer its social construct a

engineer engineer its social construct a psychological construct and for the

psychological construct and for the

psychological construct and for the engineering space for the sociologist

engineering space for the sociologist

engineering space for the sociologist the psychologist the philosopher is the

the psychologist the philosopher is the

the psychologist the philosopher is the theater speech now I know that all of

theater speech now I know that all of

theater speech now I know that all of you will think that okay we have movies

you will think that okay we have movies

you will think that okay we have movies and we have all the videos available to

and we have all the videos available to

and we have all the videos available to us but with these movies at with these

us but with these movies at with these

us but with these movies at with these video what we see

video what we see

video what we see you ever have a direct contact with the

you ever have a direct contact with the

you ever have a direct contact with the audience ask the producer oh yes you are

audience ask the producer oh yes you are

audience ask the producer oh yes you are the audience have you ever had that

the audience have you ever had that

the audience have you ever had that direct contact with the actors and

direct contact with the actors and

direct contact with the actors and theater is the space where every

theater is the space where every

theater is the space where every individual who comes to that states have

individual who comes to that states have

individual who comes to that states have a direct interaction with the actives

a direct interaction with the actives

a direct interaction with the actives with the people designing and ensuring

with the people designing and ensuring

with the people designing and ensuring that both social construct those

that both social construct those

that both social construct those psychological ideas those fears and

psychological ideas those fears and

psychological ideas those fears and virtually as I stand here there’s a

virtually as I stand here there’s a

virtually as I stand here there’s a little bit of tension right those fears

little bit of tension right those fears

little bit of tension right those fears of the address I really really talk to

of the address I really really talk to

of the address I really really talk to bear and I see to expect that every

bear and I see to expect that every

bear and I see to expect that every theater show every theater show is

theater show every theater show is

theater show every theater show is different if an i can simply over over

different if an i can simply over over

different if an i can simply over over again but it is different because the

again but it is different because the

again but it is different because the difference is that the audience are

difference is that the audience are

difference is that the audience are different and their fears that the

different and their fears that the

different and their fears that the actors have within that space is also

actors have within that space is also

actors have within that space is also different now there was one phenomenon I

different now there was one phenomenon I

different now there was one phenomenon I remember we were contracted by an

remember we were contracted by an

remember we were contracted by an organization juniper tree to design a

organization juniper tree to design a

organization juniper tree to design a sketch for them and that sketch was

sketch for them and that sketch was

sketch for them and that sketch was talking about rape prevent rates

talking about rape prevent rates

talking about rape prevent rates reported and we as an organization

reported and we as an organization

reported and we as an organization spring breath good that’s short sketch

spring breath good that’s short sketch

spring breath good that’s short sketch for them and it was the first thing to

for them and it was the first thing to

for them and it was the first thing to be done and various individuals tend to

be done and various individuals tend to

be done and various individuals tend to give speeches now can you believe it

give speeches now can you believe it

give speeches now can you believe it that girl the people that give the

that girl the people that give the

that girl the people that give the speech thing right mud reference to what

speech thing right mud reference to what

speech thing right mud reference to what we did because not we did the children

we did because not we did the children

we did because not we did the children within that space who identify with it

within that space who identify with it

within that space who identify with it you could see it directly between we go

you could see it directly between we go

you could see it directly between we go for conferences and there’s a long

for conferences and there’s a long

for conferences and there’s a long speech somebody comes there meets the

speech somebody comes there meets the

speech somebody comes there meets the whole speech

whole speech

whole speech but in the long run the individuals may

but in the long run the individuals may

but in the long run the individuals may not be able to identify with some of the

not be able to identify with some of the

not be able to identify with some of the issues that have been raised with within

issues that have been raised with within

issues that have been raised with within that space so what is that theater

that space so what is that theater

that space so what is that theater offense the opportunity for communities

offense the opportunity for communities

offense the opportunity for communities to develop so there’s this whole new

to develop so there’s this whole new

to develop so there’s this whole new concept called tiata for development and

concept called tiata for development and

concept called tiata for development and theater for development and shears that

theater for development and shears that

theater for development and shears that every developmental issue every

every developmental issue every

every developmental issue every developmental iga is brought into that

developmental iga is brought into that

developmental iga is brought into that space and is acted out and Bay is also

space and is acted out and Bay is also

space and is acted out and Bay is also even participatory theater whether

even participatory theater whether

even participatory theater whether community and individuals within the

community and individuals within the

community and individuals within the community participate in that space I’m

community participate in that space I’m

community participate in that space I’m here to tell you that sriracha is very

here to tell you that sriracha is very

here to tell you that sriracha is very very very important I had the

very very important I had the

very very important I had the opportunity of visiting Cape Town and in

opportunity of visiting Cape Town and in

opportunity of visiting Cape Town and in cape town they had a lot of theater

cape town they had a lot of theater

cape town they had a lot of theater species tomorrow in space the theater

species tomorrow in space the theater

species tomorrow in space the theater space but we have the place the theater

space but we have the place the theater

space but we have the place the theater space stars and it’s driving very

space stars and it’s driving very

space stars and it’s driving very important the national data in our class

important the national data in our class

important the national data in our class sells a great lot of papers and I think

sells a great lot of papers and I think

sells a great lot of papers and I think that this is the time that c’mon

that this is the time that c’mon

that this is the time that c’mon straight does me out yes burden that no

straight does me out yes burden that no

straight does me out yes burden that no we need to build a theater please ensure

we need to build a theater please ensure

we need to build a theater please ensure that we really really engage the youth

that we really really engage the youth

that we really really engage the youth and the older people in theater and i

and the older people in theater and i

and the older people in theater and i bet you it’s really really going to

bet you it’s really really going to

bet you it’s really really going to enhance the community and whatever we do

enhance the community and whatever we do

enhance the community and whatever we do thank you very much

thank you very much

thank you very much [Music]