what happened when what is in the present the entrance the recording the
present the entrance the recording the
present the entrance the recording the physical entrance or beginning of a
physical entrance or beginning of a
physical entrance or beginning of a story in our minds for us this is no
story in our minds for us this is no
story in our minds for us this is no magic because we are aware of what makes
magic because we are aware of what makes
magic because we are aware of what makes it possible we can relate with it but
it possible we can relate with it but
it possible we can relate with it but imagine a person say from 2000 BC for
imagine a person say from 2000 BC for
imagine a person say from 2000 BC for this for that person this is a grand
this for that person this is a grand
this for that person this is a grand magic what is the difference our mind
magic what is the difference our mind
magic what is the difference our mind construct reality based on conventions
construct reality based on conventions
construct reality based on conventions that understand or conventions it is
that understand or conventions it is
that understand or conventions it is made to understand
[Music]
[Music] did you imagine something do you think
did you imagine something do you think
did you imagine something do you think there is some meaning to all of this do
there is some meaning to all of this do
there is some meaning to all of this do you feel there is an underlying logic
you feel there is an underlying logic
you feel there is an underlying logic which is running underneath of this do
which is running underneath of this do
which is running underneath of this do you feel a sensation of a relationship
you feel a sensation of a relationship
you feel a sensation of a relationship all that and much more we perceived as I
all that and much more we perceived as I
all that and much more we perceived as I brought your attention to these glasses
brought your attention to these glasses
brought your attention to these glasses that is what we call act of reading and
that is what we call act of reading and
that is what we call act of reading and you would have imagined a story and love
you would have imagined a story and love
you would have imagined a story and love story a boy and a girl all you would
story a boy and a girl all you would
story a boy and a girl all you would have imagined two friends in their
have imagined two friends in their
have imagined two friends in their childhood or he would have imagined two
childhood or he would have imagined two
childhood or he would have imagined two people thrown out of their community for
people thrown out of their community for
people thrown out of their community for some big crime they have done or you
some big crime they have done or you
some big crime they have done or you would have just seen two glasses on a
would have just seen two glasses on a
would have just seen two glasses on a table with light filtering through them
table with light filtering through them
table with light filtering through them and they’re filled with air all that is
and they’re filled with air all that is
and they’re filled with air all that is valid the point is we all constantly
valid the point is we all constantly
valid the point is we all constantly read something and that reading is never
read something and that reading is never
read something and that reading is never single dimensional there is always
single dimensional there is always
single dimensional there is always multiple there is physical psychological
multiple there is physical psychological
multiple there is physical psychological emotional sensorial logical and much
emotional sensorial logical and much
emotional sensorial logical and much more all packed in this act called
more all packed in this act called
more all packed in this act called reading now I created a framework with
reading now I created a framework with
reading now I created a framework with these glasses and invited you to join me
these glasses and invited you to join me
these glasses and invited you to join me to its logic the framework set you free
to its logic the framework set you free
to its logic the framework set you free to create the rest of it you created
to create the rest of it you created
to create the rest of it you created characters stories lot of thoughts would
characters stories lot of thoughts would
characters stories lot of thoughts would have emerged in your mind images would
have emerged in your mind images would
have emerged in your mind images would have popped up you might have responded
have popped up you might have responded
have popped up you might have responded physically with a sigh or a gesture and
physically with a sigh or a gesture and
physically with a sigh or a gesture and that is what we call act of writing or
that is what we call act of writing or
that is what we call act of writing or act of creating I created with these
act of creating I created with these
act of creating I created with these glasses and you in your mind
glasses and you in your mind
glasses and you in your mind both of these acts are integral part of
both of these acts are integral part of
both of these acts are integral part of our experience and as theatre artists
our experience and as theatre artists
our experience and as theatre artists we’ve worked through them we use them
we’ve worked through them we use them
we’ve worked through them we use them and the beauty is all of us do it all
and the beauty is all of us do it all
and the beauty is all of us do it all the time without any conscious effort
the time without any conscious effort
the time without any conscious effort like breathing we imagine and each
like breathing we imagine and each
like breathing we imagine and each imagination result into a creation
imagination result into a creation
imagination result into a creation creation of a thought creation of an
creation of a thought creation of an
creation of a thought creation of an idea creation of a relationship creation
idea creation of a relationship creation
idea creation of a relationship creation of a feeling creation of something
of a feeling creation of something
of a feeling creation of something constantly you might have created right
constantly you might have created right
constantly you might have created right now something in your mind and that is
now something in your mind and that is
now something in your mind and that is the thrill the thrill to create our own
the thrill the thrill to create our own
the thrill the thrill to create our own world and constantly look at what is
world and constantly look at what is
world and constantly look at what is getting created through creation or
getting created through creation or
getting created through creation or engagement with art
engagement with art
engagement with art we work throughout these sensibilities
we work throughout these sensibilities
we work throughout these sensibilities which is reading and writing
which is reading and writing
which is reading and writing sensibilities of our mind so we can
sensibilities of our mind so we can
sensibilities of our mind so we can always achieve these states irrespective
always achieve these states irrespective
always achieve these states irrespective of of engaging with art or not because
of of engaging with art or not because
of of engaging with art or not because art is all around us every part of our
art is all around us every part of our
art is all around us every part of our life
life
life has art
[Music]
[Music] what artists do is bring our attention
what artists do is bring our attention
what artists do is bring our attention to it help us navigate through
to it help us navigate through
to it help us navigate through intricacies of it so that we can create
intricacies of it so that we can create
intricacies of it so that we can create something out of it like an experience
something out of it like an experience
something out of it like an experience or an understanding of life this role of
or an understanding of life this role of
or an understanding of life this role of art is most important to me as artists
art is most important to me as artists
art is most important to me as artists where art let the audience free their
where art let the audience free their
where art let the audience free their imagination and other things like
imagination and other things like
imagination and other things like argument debate meaning stories follow
argument debate meaning stories follow
argument debate meaning stories follow it now I would like to bring your
it now I would like to bring your
it now I would like to bring your attention to this a mobile phone an
attention to this a mobile phone an
attention to this a mobile phone an important gadget in our today’s life
important gadget in our today’s life
important gadget in our today’s life this is very very influential and why is
this is very very influential and why is
this is very very influential and why is it influential if you think about it
it influential if you think about it
it influential if you think about it somehow it is symbolic to our current
somehow it is symbolic to our current
somehow it is symbolic to our current multicultural globalized hyper-connected
multicultural globalized hyper-connected
multicultural globalized hyper-connected society parts of it were created or
society parts of it were created or
society parts of it were created or brought together in different regions of
brought together in different regions of
brought together in different regions of the world
the world
the world it is developed by people of different
it is developed by people of different
it is developed by people of different cultural backgrounds by using this we
cultural backgrounds by using this we
cultural backgrounds by using this we impact many many lives all around world
impact many many lives all around world
impact many many lives all around world and it is influencing us all the time in
and it is influencing us all the time in
and it is influencing us all the time in many ways for example the color tones or
many ways for example the color tones or
many ways for example the color tones or the shape or size of icons which are
the shape or size of icons which are
the shape or size of icons which are used in this phone might not be in line
used in this phone might not be in line
used in this phone might not be in line with my cultural association that those
with my cultural association that those
with my cultural association that those colors or symbols the timing the
colors or symbols the timing the
colors or symbols the timing the transition between switching of apps
transition between switching of apps
transition between switching of apps might not be in tune with my pace of
might not be in tune with my pace of
might not be in tune with my pace of life it might be abrupt it might be slow
life it might be abrupt it might be slow
life it might be abrupt it might be slow and it is going to impact my behavior
and it is going to impact my behavior
and it is going to impact my behavior more I engage with technology more
more I engage with technology more
more I engage with technology more aspects of it is going to engage and
aspects of it is going to engage and
aspects of it is going to engage and impact my behavior and my interaction
impact my behavior and my interaction
impact my behavior and my interaction with society to a point that it shapes
with society to a point that it shapes
with society to a point that it shapes my thoughts and actions with all these
my thoughts and actions with all these
my thoughts and actions with all these direct and indirect influences on each
direct and indirect influences on each
direct and indirect influences on each other the question is how are we going
other the question is how are we going
other the question is how are we going to coexist now for any two people to
to coexist now for any two people to
to coexist now for any two people to coexist and then let’s scale it to
coexist and then let’s scale it to
coexist and then let’s scale it to larger global society they need to know
larger global society they need to know
larger global society they need to know each other’s stories so the way we are
each other’s stories so the way we are
each other’s stories so the way we are going to formulate these stories the way
going to formulate these stories the way
going to formulate these stories the way we are going to engage with these
we are going to engage with these
we are going to engage with these stories needs to be considered very
stories needs to be considered very
stories needs to be considered very carefully because I read
carefully because I read
carefully because I read want to tell you something from my point
want to tell you something from my point
want to tell you something from my point of view I would like you to understand
of view I would like you to understand
of view I would like you to understand this get the same perspective instead of
this get the same perspective instead of
this get the same perspective instead of looking it from different point of views
looking it from different point of views
looking it from different point of views and that brings me to two most important
and that brings me to two most important
and that brings me to two most important things about hyper connectivity and with
things about hyper connectivity and with
things about hyper connectivity and with this hyper connectivity we are anyway
this hyper connectivity we are anyway
this hyper connectivity we are anyway sending out so many messages out in the
sending out so many messages out in the
sending out so many messages out in the world with axis of creation 2l every one
world with axis of creation 2l every one
world with axis of creation 2l every one of us so the two important points which
of us so the two important points which
of us so the two important points which I want to highlight one is that our
I want to highlight one is that our
I want to highlight one is that our access to reality is getting limited to
access to reality is getting limited to
access to reality is getting limited to fewer mediums and true we really need to
fewer mediums and true we really need to
fewer mediums and true we really need to articulate our information with more
articulate our information with more
articulate our information with more artistic sensibility now let’s take it
artistic sensibility now let’s take it
artistic sensibility now let’s take it one by one with increase in our access
one by one with increase in our access
one by one with increase in our access to reality through technology we are
to reality through technology we are
to reality through technology we are shifting to fewer mediums which will
shifting to fewer mediums which will
shifting to fewer mediums which will impact our enrichment of our ability to
impact our enrichment of our ability to
impact our enrichment of our ability to read the world in more complex way and
read the world in more complex way and
read the world in more complex way and hence there is a need to translate
hence there is a need to translate
hence there is a need to translate everything to my medium or to simplify
everything to my medium or to simplify
everything to my medium or to simplify it simplify as good and bad simplify as
it simplify as good and bad simplify as
it simplify as good and bad simplify as you and me simplify as they are like
you and me simplify as they are like
you and me simplify as they are like that and we are like this in many more
that and we are like this in many more
that and we are like this in many more things and that is going to only
things and that is going to only
things and that is going to only increase the friction one of the way we
increase the friction one of the way we
increase the friction one of the way we can handle this is by creating a culture
can handle this is by creating a culture
can handle this is by creating a culture where each individual is driven to words
where each individual is driven to words
where each individual is driven to words and expanding and bringing flexibility
and expanding and bringing flexibility
and expanding and bringing flexibility to this extended idea of reading and
to this extended idea of reading and
to this extended idea of reading and writing through art through interaction
writing through art through interaction
writing through art through interaction through travel or through any
through travel or through any
through travel or through any experiential medium now with respect to
experiential medium now with respect to
experiential medium now with respect to my second point regarding articulation
my second point regarding articulation
my second point regarding articulation from theatre what we understand is that
from theatre what we understand is that
from theatre what we understand is that I don’t only connect with everything
I don’t only connect with everything
I don’t only connect with everything through information about it from
through information about it from
through information about it from aesthetic from artistic point of view
aesthetic from artistic point of view
aesthetic from artistic point of view that is how I connect with something
that is how I connect with something
that is how I connect with something even if I don’t know any information
even if I don’t know any information
even if I don’t know any information about it the form we need a form a shape
about it the form we need a form a shape
about it the form we need a form a shape a container to receive any kind of
a container to receive any kind of
a container to receive any kind of content a sentence framed in a language
content a sentence framed in a language
content a sentence framed in a language acquires a form a piece of music
acquires a form a piece of music
acquires a form a piece of music composed requires a different form the
composed requires a different form the
composed requires a different form the form helps us navigate through reality
form helps us navigate through reality
form helps us navigate through reality of a world it expands it allows us to
of a world it expands it allows us to
of a world it expands it allows us to if the content experienced the content
if the content experienced the content
if the content experienced the content and opens up different ways of looking
and opens up different ways of looking
and opens up different ways of looking at the world and that is where we come
at the world and that is where we come
at the world and that is where we come into picture the artists because we
into picture the artists because we
into picture the artists because we unfold various ways of seeing the same
unfold various ways of seeing the same
unfold various ways of seeing the same world so as artists point of view from
world so as artists point of view from
world so as artists point of view from artists understanding of this context of
artists understanding of this context of
artists understanding of this context of hyper-connectivity what I believe is we
hyper-connectivity what I believe is we
hyper-connectivity what I believe is we really need to look at content as well
really need to look at content as well
really need to look at content as well as form in such a way that we create
as form in such a way that we create
as form in such a way that we create enough space for audience to read the
enough space for audience to read the
enough space for audience to read the work read its forces in logics read its
work read its forces in logics read its
work read its forces in logics read its politics and personally its familiarity
politics and personally its familiarity
politics and personally its familiarity and alienation in real space and time in
and alienation in real space and time in
and alienation in real space and time in an event called theatre so that when
an event called theatre so that when
an event called theatre so that when they leave the theater they are
they leave the theater they are
they leave the theater they are transformed not in the direction
transformed not in the direction
transformed not in the direction what artist wanted them to be but
what artist wanted them to be but
what artist wanted them to be but through personal act of reading and
through personal act of reading and
through personal act of reading and writing while encountering the work
writing while encountering the work
writing while encountering the work Theatre embraces various forms of
Theatre embraces various forms of
Theatre embraces various forms of expression as well as realities as
expression as well as realities as
expression as well as realities as artists we should continue to keep
artists we should continue to keep
artists we should continue to keep discovering newer ways of expression and
discovering newer ways of expression and
discovering newer ways of expression and relook at the existing ones so that they
relook at the existing ones so that they
relook at the existing ones so that they become relevant and reflecting off our
become relevant and reflecting off our
become relevant and reflecting off our current times we need to prioritize art
current times we need to prioritize art
current times we need to prioritize art which allows breathing and creating
which allows breathing and creating
which allows breathing and creating space for audience and this is not an
space for audience and this is not an
space for audience and this is not an original idea it has always existed all
original idea it has always existed all
original idea it has always existed all I am doing is bringing our attention to
I am doing is bringing our attention to
I am doing is bringing our attention to it so that you can notice it think about
it so that you can notice it think about
it so that you can notice it think about it and I engage with it
Theatre of our hyper-connected reality i
Theatre of our hyper-connected reality i define theatre as a space where an
define theatre as a space where an
define theatre as a space where an articulated work exists for a specified
articulated work exists for a specified
articulated work exists for a specified length of time it can be art science
length of time it can be art science
length of time it can be art science philosophy any articulated work so that
philosophy any articulated work so that
philosophy any articulated work so that we can receive the experience of it and
we can receive the experience of it and
we can receive the experience of it and at the same time it should prepare us to
at the same time it should prepare us to
at the same time it should prepare us to read and write the theatrics the logics
read and write the theatrics the logics
read and write the theatrics the logics of this complicated world as a last note
of this complicated world as a last note
of this complicated world as a last note I would like to bring your attention to
I would like to bring your attention to
I would like to bring your attention to the point that we are creating a fragile
the point that we are creating a fragile
the point that we are creating a fragile world our engagement with art is a
world our engagement with art is a
world our engagement with art is a necessary space for us to dive into to
necessary space for us to dive into to
necessary space for us to dive into to immerse into to discover and rediscover
immerse into to discover and rediscover
immerse into to discover and rediscover the experience of what it is to be human
the experience of what it is to be human
the experience of what it is to be human thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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