David Binder: The arts festival revolution

32,975 views ใƒป 2012-11-16

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

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Translator: Thu-Huong Ha Reviewer: Morton Bast
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ืžืชืจื’ื: Shlomo Adam ืžื‘ืงืจ: Ido Dekkers
00:16
Sydney. I had been waiting my whole life to get to Sydney.
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ืกื™ื“ื ื™. ื›ืœ ื—ื™ื™ ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืกื™ื“ื ื™.
00:19
I got to the airport, to the hotel, checked in,
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ื”ื’ืขืชื™ ืœื ืžืœ ื”ืชืขื•ืคื”, ืœืžืœื•ืŸ, ืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ื—ื“ืจ,
00:22
and, sitting there in the lobby, was a brochure
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ื•ืฉื, ื‘ืื•ืœื ื”ืงื‘ืœื”, ื”ื™ื” ืžื•ื ื— ืขืœื•ืŸ
00:25
for the Sydney Festival. I thumbed through it,
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ืฉืœ ืคืกื˜ื™ื‘ืœ ืกื™ื“ื ื™. ืขืœืขืœืชื™ ื‘ื•,
00:28
and I came across a show called "Minto: Live."
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ื•ื ืชืงืœืชื™ ื‘ื”ืฆื’ื” ื‘ืฉื "ืžื™ื ื˜ื•: ืžื•ืคืข ื—ื™".
00:31
The description read: "The suburban streets of Minto
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ื”ืชื™ืื•ืจ ื”ื™ื”: "ืจื—ื•ื‘ื•ืช ื”ืคืจื‘ืจ ืžื™ื ื˜ื•
00:34
become the stage for performances
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ื”ื•ืคื›ื™ื ืœื‘ื™ืžืช ื”ื•ืคืขื•ืช
00:37
created by international artists
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ืฉืœ ืืžื ื™ื ื‘ื™ื ืœืื•ืžื™ื™ื
00:39
in collaboration with the people of Minto."
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ื‘ืฉื™ืชื•ืฃ-ืคืขื•ืœื” ืขื ืชื•ืฉื‘ื™ ืžื™ื ื˜ื•."
00:42
What was this place called Minto?
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ืžื” ื”ื•ื ื”ืžืงื•ื ื”ื–ื”, ืžื™ื ื˜ื•?
00:45
Sydney, as I would learn, is a city of suburbs,
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ืกื™ื“ื ื™, ื›ืคื™ ืฉืื•ื•ื›ื— ืœื“ืขืช, ื”ื™ื ืขื™ืจ ืฉืœ ืคืจื‘ืจื™ื,
00:47
and Minto lies southwest, about an hour away.
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ื•ืžื™ื ื˜ื• ืžืฉืชืจืขืช ื‘ื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ื“ืจื•ื-ืžืขืจื‘, ื‘ืžืจื—ืง ืฉืขืช ื ืกื™ืขื”.
00:51
I have to say, it wasn't exactly what I had in mind
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ืขืœื™ ืœื”ื•ื“ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื›ืš ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืœื‘ืœื•ืช
00:54
for my first day down under.
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ื‘ื™ื•ื ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืฉืœื™ ื‘ืื•ืกื˜ืจืœื™ื”.
00:56
I mean, I'd thought about the Harbour Bridge or Bondi Beach,
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ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ื“ื•ื•ืงื ืขืœ ื’ืฉืจ ื”ื ืžืœ ืื• ื—ื•ืฃ ื‘ื•ื ื“ื™,
00:59
but Minto? But still, I'm a producer,
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ืื‘ืœ ืžื™ื ื˜ื•? ื•ื‘ื›ืœ ื–ืืช, ืื ื™ ืžืคื™ืง,
01:02
and the lure of a site-specific theater project
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ื•ื”ืคื™ืชื•ื™ ืฉื‘ืžื™ื–ื ืชื™ืื˜ืจื•ืŸ ืžืžื•ืงื“-ืืชืจ
01:05
was more than I could resist. (Laughter)
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ื”ื™ื” ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืžื“ื™. [ืฆื—ื•ืง]
01:07
So, off I went into Friday afternoon traffic,
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ืื– ื™ืฆืืชื™ ืœื™ ืืœ ื”ืชื ื•ืขื” ืฉืœ ื™ื•ื ืฉื™ืฉื™ ืื—ื”"ืฆ,
01:09
and I'll never forget what I saw when I got there.
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ื•ืœืขื•ืœื ืœื ืืฉื›ื— ืืช ืžื” ืฉืจืื™ืชื™ ื›ืฉื”ื’ืขืชื™ ืœืฉื.
01:12
For the performance, the audience walked
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืจืื•ืช ืืช ื”ื”ื•ืคืขื”, ื”ืงื”ืœ ื ื“ื“
01:15
around the neighborhood from house to house,
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ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ืฉื›ื•ื ื” ืžื‘ื™ืช ืœื‘ื™ืช,
01:17
and the residents, who were the performers,
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ื•ื”ืชื•ืฉื‘ื™ื, ืฉื”ื ื”ืืžื ื™ื ื”ืžื‘ืฆืขื™ื,
01:20
they came out of their houses, and they performed
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ื™ืฆืื• ืžื‘ืชื™ื”ื ื•ื‘ื™ืฆืขื•
01:22
these autobiographical dances on their lawns,
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ืจื™ืงื•ื“ื™ื ืื•ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื•ื’ืจืคื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ืžื“ืฉืื•ืช
01:26
on their driveways. (Laughter)
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ื•ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™ ื”ื›ื ื™ืกื” ืฉืœื”ื. [ืฆื—ื•ืง]
01:29
The show is a collaboration with a U.K.-based
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ื”ืžื•ืคืข ื”ื–ื” ื”ื•ื ืฉื™ืชื•ืฃ-ืคืขื•ืœื”
01:31
performance company called Lone Twin.
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ืขื ืœื”ืงืช ืชื™ืื˜ืจื•ืŸ ื‘ืจื™ื˜ื™ืช ื‘ืฉื "ื”ืชืื•ืžื™ื ื”ื‘ื•ื“ื“ื™ื."
01:34
Lone Twin had come to Minto and worked
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"ื”ืชืื•ืžื™ื ื”ื‘ื•ื“ื“ื™ื" ื”ื’ื™ืขื• ืœืžื™ื ื˜ื• ื•ืขื‘ื“ื•
01:36
with the residents, and they had created these dances.
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ื™ื—ื“ ืขื ื”ืชื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ื›ื“ื™ ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืืช ื”ืžื—ื•ืœื•ืช ื”ืืœื”.
01:39
This Australian-Indian girl, she came out and started
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ื”ื ืขืจื” ื”ืื•ืกื˜ืจืœื™ืช-ื”ื•ื“ื™ืช ื”ื–ื• ื™ืฆืื” ื”ื—ื•ืฆื”,
01:43
to dance on her front lawn,
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ื•ื”ื—ืœื” ืœืจืงื•ื“ ืขืœ ื”ืžื“ืฉืื” ื”ืงื“ืžื™ืช,
01:45
and her father peered out the window to see
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ื•ืื‘ื™ื” ื”ืฆื™ืฅ ื“ืจืš ื”ื—ืœื•ืŸ ื›ื“ื™ ืœืจืื•ืช
01:48
what all the noise and commotion was about,
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ืžื” ื›ืœ ื”ืจืขืฉ ื•ื”ื”ืžื•ืœื”,
01:50
and he soon joined her.
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ื•ืžื™ื“ ื”ืฆื˜ืจืฃ ืืœื™ื”.
01:53
And he was followed by her little sister.
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ื•ืื—ืจื™ื• ื‘ืื” ืื—ื•ืชื” ื”ืงื˜ื ื”.
01:56
And soon they were all dancing this joyous,
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ื•ื‘ืžื”ืจื” ื›ื•ืœื ืจืงื“ื• ื™ื—ื“
01:59
exuberant dance right there on their lawn. (Laughter)
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ืจื™ืงื•ื“ ืฉืžื— ื•ืฉื•ืคืข-ื—ื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ืžื“ืฉืื” ืฉืœื”ื. [ืฆื—ื•ืง]
02:03
And as I walked through the neighborhood,
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ื›ืฉื˜ื™ื™ืœืชื™ ื‘ืฉื›ื•ื ื”,
02:05
I was amazed and I was moved by the incredible
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ื ื“ื”ืžืชื™ ื•ื”ืชืจื’ืฉืชื™ ืœืจืื•ืช
02:09
sense of ownership this community clearly felt
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ืืช ืชื—ื•ืฉืช ื”ื‘ืขืœื•ืช ื”ืžื•ืคืœืื” ืฉืงื”ื™ืœื” ื–ื• ื—ืฉื” ื‘ื‘ื™ืจื•ืจ
02:12
about this event.
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ื‘ื™ื—ืก ืœืื™ืจื•ืข ื”ื–ื”.
02:14
"Minto: Live" brought Sydneysiders into dialogue
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"ืžื™ื ื˜ื•: ืžื•ืคืข ื—ื™" ื™ืฆืจ ื“ื•-ืฉื™ื— ื‘ื™ืŸ ืชื•ืฉื‘ื™ ืกื™ื“ื ื™
02:17
with international artists, and really celebrated
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ืœื‘ื™ืŸ ืืžื ื™ื ื‘ื™ื ืœืื•ืžื™ื™ื, ื•ืžืžืฉ ื”ื™ื•ื•ื” ื—ื’ื™ื’ื”
02:21
the diversity of Sydney on its own terms.
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ืฉืœ ื”ืžื’ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ืื ืฉื™ ืกื™ื“ื ื™ ื‘ื“ืจื›ื ื”ื™ื™ื—ื•ื“ื™ืช.
02:24
The Sydney Festival which produced "Minto: Live" I think
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ืœื“ืขืชื™, ืคืกื˜ื™ื‘ืœ ืกื™ื“ื ื™, ืฉื”ืคื™ืง ืืช "ืžื™ื ื˜ื•: ืžื•ืคืข ื—ื™",
02:28
represents a new kind of 21st-century arts festival.
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ืžื™ื™ืฆื’ ืกื•ื’ ื—ื“ืฉ ืฉืœ ืคืกื˜ื™ื‘ืœื™ ืืžื ื•ืช ื‘ืžืื” ื”-21.
02:32
These festivals are radically open.
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ืืœื• ืคืกื˜ื™ื‘ืœื™ื ืคืชื•ื—ื™ื ืขื“ ืงื™ืฆื•ื ื™ื•ืช.
02:35
They can transform cities and communities.
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ื‘ื›ื•ื—ื ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืขืจื™ื ื•ืงื”ื™ืœื•ืช.
02:39
To understand this, I think it kind of makes sense
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ื–ืืช, ืœื“ืขืชื™ ื™ืขื–ื•ืจ ืžืื“
02:42
to look where we've come from.
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ืื ื ืกืชื›ืœ ืžืื™ืŸ ื‘ืื ื•.
02:44
Modern arts festivals were born
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ืคืกื˜ื™ื‘ืœื™ ื”ืืžื ื•ืช ื”ืžื•ื“ืจื ื™ื™ื ื ื•ืœื“ื•
02:46
in the rubble of World War II.
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ืžืชื•ืš ื”ืจื™ืกื•ืช ืžืœื—ืžืช ื”ืขื•ืœื ื”-2.
02:47
Civic leaders created these annual events
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ืžื ื”ื™ื’ื™ ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจ ื™ืฆืจื• ืื™ืจื•ืขื™ื ืฉื ืชื™ื™ื ืืœื”
02:50
to celebrate culture as the highest
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืคืืจ ืืช ื”ืชืจื‘ื•ืช
02:53
expression of the human spirit.
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ื›ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื™ ื”ื ืขืœื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืœ ืจื•ื— ื”ืื“ื.
02:56
In 1947, the Edinburgh Festival was born
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ื‘-1947 ื ื•ืกื“ ืคืกื˜ื™ื‘ืœ ืื“ื™ื ื‘ื•ืจื•
02:59
and Avignon was born and hundreds of others
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ื•ื ื•ืกื“ ืคืกื˜ื™ื‘ืœ ืื‘ื™ื ื™ื•ืŸ ื•ืžืื•ืช ื ื•ืกืคื™ื
03:02
would follow in their wake.
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ืขืชื™ื“ื™ื ื”ื™ื• ืœื‘ื•ื ื‘ืขืงื‘ื•ืชื™ื”ื.
03:03
The work they did was very, very high art,
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ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉื”ื ืขืฉื• ื”ื™ืชื” ืืžื ื•ืช ื‘ืจืžื” ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ,
03:07
and stars came along like Laurie Anderson
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ื”ื•ืคื™ืขื• ื›ื•ื›ื‘ื™ื ื›ื“ื•ื’ืžืช ืœื•ืจื™ ืื ื“ืจืกื•ืŸ
03:09
and Merce Cunningham and Robert Lepage
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ื•ืžืจืก ืงื ื™ื ื’ื”ื ื•ืจื•ื‘ืจื˜ ืœื”-ืคืื’'
03:12
who made work for this circuit,
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ืฉื™ืฆืจื• ืืžื ื•ืช ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื”ืžืกื’ืจืช ื”ื–ื•,
03:13
and you had these seminal shows like "The Mahabharata"
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ื•ื”ื™ื• ื”ืฆื’ื•ืช ืžื•ืคืช ื›ื’ื•ืŸ "ื”ืžื”ื‘ื”ืืจืื˜ื”"
03:16
and the monumental "Einstein on the Beach."
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ื•"ืื™ื™ื ืฉื˜ื™ื™ืŸ ืขืœ ื”ื—ื•ืฃ" ื”ืžื•ื ื•ืžื ื˜ืœื™ืช.
03:19
But as the decades passed,
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ื—ืœื•ืฃ ื”ืฉื ื™ื,
03:21
these festivals, they really became the establishment,
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ื”ืคืกื˜ื™ื‘ืœื™ื ื”ืืœื” ื”ืคื›ื• ืœืžืžืกื“ ืขืฆืžื•,
03:24
and as the culture and capital accelerated,
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ื•ืขื ื”ื’ื™ื“ื•ืœ ื‘ืชืจื‘ื•ืช ื•ื‘ื”ื•ืŸ,
03:28
the Internet brought us all together,
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ื”ืจืฉืช ื—ื™ื‘ืจื” ื‘ื™ืŸ ื›ื•ืœื ื•,
03:30
high and low kind of disappeared,
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ื ืขืœืžื• ื”ื”ื‘ื“ืœื™ื ื‘ื™ืŸ ืžืฉื•ื‘ื— ื•ื ื—ื•ืช,
03:33
a new kind of festival emerged.
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ื•ื”ื•ืคื™ืข ืกื•ื’ ื—ื“ืฉ ืฉืœ ืคืกื˜ื™ื‘ืœ.
03:34
The old festivals, they continued to thrive, but
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ื”ืคืกื˜ื™ื‘ืœื™ื ื”ื™ืฉื ื™ื ื”ืžืฉื™ื›ื• ืœืคืจื•ื—,
03:38
from Brighton to Rio to Perth, something new was emerging,
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ืื‘ืœ ืžื‘ืจื™ื™ื˜ื•ืŸ, ื“ืจืš ืจื™ื• ื•ืขื“ ืคืจืช', ื”ื•ืคื™ืข ืžืฉื”ื• ื—ื“ืฉ,
03:42
and these festivals were really different.
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ื•ื”ืคืกื˜ื™ื‘ืœื™ื ื”ืืœื” ื”ื ื‘ืืžืช ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉื•ื ื”.
03:45
They're open, these festivals, because, like in Minto,
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ื”ื ืคืชื•ื—ื™ื, ื”ืคืกื˜ื™ื‘ืœื™ื ื”ืืœื”, ื›ื™, ื›ืžื• ื‘ืžื™ื ื˜ื•,
03:48
they understand that the dialogue
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ื”ื ืžื‘ื™ื ื™ื ืฉื”ื“ื•-ืฉื™ื—
03:50
between the local and the global is essential.
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ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืžืงื•ืžื™ ืœื’ืœื•ื‘ืœื™ ื”ื™ื ื• ื—ื™ื•ื ื™.
03:54
They're open because they ask the audience to be a player,
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ื”ื ืคืชื•ื—ื™ื ื›ื™ ื”ื ืžื‘ืงืฉื™ื ืžื”ืงื”ืœ ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืœืฉื—ืงื ื™ื,
03:58
a protagonist, a partner, rather than a passive spectator,
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ืœื’ืœื ื“ืžื•ื™ื•ืช, ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื‘ื ื™-ื–ื•ื’, ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืฆื•ืคื™ื ืคืกื™ื‘ื™ื™ื,
04:03
and they're open because they know that imagination
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ื•ื”ื ืคืชื•ื—ื™ื ื›ื™ ื”ื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืฉื”ื“ืžื™ื•ืŸ
04:06
cannot be contained in buildings,
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ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืกื’ื•ืจ ื‘ืชื•ืš ื‘ื ื™ื™ืŸ,
04:08
and so much of the work they do
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ื•ืœื›ืŸ ื›ื” ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžืขื‘ื•ื“ืชื
04:10
is site-specific or outdoor work.
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ืžืชื™ื™ื—ืกืช ืœืืชืจ ืขืฆืžื• ืื• ืžืชืจื—ืฉืช ื‘ื—ื•ืฅ.
04:13
So, the new festival, it asks the audience to play
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ืื ื›ืŸ, ื”ืคืกื˜ื™ื‘ืœื™ื ื”ื—ื“ืฉื™ื ืžื‘ืงืฉื™ื ืžื”ืงื”ืœ ืœืžืœื
04:17
an essential role in shaping the performance.
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ืชืคืงื™ื“ ื—ื™ื•ื ื™ ื‘ืขื™ืฆื•ื‘ ื”ืžื•ืคืข.
04:20
Companies like De La Guarda, which I produce, and Punchdrunk
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ืœื”ืงื•ืช ื›ืžื• "ื“ื” ืœื” ื’ืืจื“ื”", ืฉืื ื™ ืžืคื™ืง, ื•"ืคืื ืฆ'ื“ืจื ืง",
04:25
create these completely immersive experiences
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ื™ื•ืฆืจื™ื ืืช ื—ื•ื•ื™ื™ืช ื”ื”ืฉืชืชืคื•ืช ื”ืžื•ื—ืœื˜ืช ื”ื–ื•
04:28
that put the audience at the center of the action,
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ืฉืžืฆื™ื‘ื” ืืช ื”ืงื”ืœ ื‘ืžืจื›ื– ื”ื”ืชืจื—ืฉื•ืช,
04:31
but the German performance company Rimini Protokoll
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ืื‘ืœ ืœื”ืงืช ื”ืชื™ืื˜ืจื•ืŸ ื”ื’ืจืžื ื™ืช "ืจื™ืžื™ื ื™ ืคืจื•ื˜ื•ืงื•ืœ"
04:34
takes this all to a whole new level.
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ืœื•ืงื—ืช ืืช ื›ืœ ื–ื” ืœืžื™ืฉื•ืจ ืื—ืจ ืœื’ืžืจื™.
04:37
In a series of shows that includes "100 Percent Vancouver,"
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ื‘ืกื“ืจืช ื”ืฆื’ื•ืช ืฉื›ื•ืœืœื•ืช ืืช "100 ืื—ื•ื– ื•ื ืงื•ื‘ืจ",
04:41
"100 Percent Berlin," Rimini Protokoll makes shows
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"100 ืื—ื•ื– ื‘ืจืœื™ืŸ," ืจื™ืžื™ื ื™ ืคืจื•ื˜ื•ืงื•ืœ ืžืขืœื” ื”ืฆื’ื•ืช
04:45
that actually reflect society.
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ืฉืžืžืฉ ืžืฉืงืคื•ืช ืืช ื”ื—ื‘ืจื”.
04:48
Rimini Protokoll chooses 100 people that represent that city
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ืจื™ืžื™ื ื™ ืคืจื•ื˜ื•ืงื•ืœ ื‘ื•ื—ืจืช 100 ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืžื™ื™ืฆื’ื™ื ืืช ื”ืขื™ืจ
04:53
at that moment in terms of race and gender and class,
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ื‘ืื•ืชื• ืจื’ืข, ืžื‘ื—ื™ื ืช ื’ื–ืข, ืžื’ื“ืจ ื•ืžืขืžื“,
04:56
through a careful process that begins three months before,
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ื‘ืชื”ืœื™ืš ืงืคื“ื ื™ ืฉืžืชื—ื™ืœ ืฉืœื•ืฉื” ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื ืœืคื ื™-ื›ืŸ,
04:59
and then those 100 people share stories about
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ื•ืื•ืชื 100 ืื™ืฉ ืžืกืคืจื™ื ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื
05:02
themselves and their lives, and the whole thing
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ืขืœ ืขืฆืžื ื•ืขืœ ื—ื™ื™ื”ื, ื•ื”ืขืกืง ื›ื•ืœื•
05:05
becomes a snapshot of that city at that moment.
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ื”ื•ืคืš ืœืชืžื•ื ืช-ืžืฆื‘ ืฉืœ ื”ืขื™ืจ ื‘ืื•ืชื• ืจื’ืข.
05:10
LIFT has always been a pioneer in the use of venues.
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"ืœื™ืคื˜", ืคืกื˜ื™ื‘ืœ ื”ืชื™ืื˜ืจื•ืŸ ื”ื‘ื™ื "ืœ ืฉืœ ืœื•ื ื“ื•ืŸ, ื”ื™ื” ืชืžื™ื“ ื—ืœื•ืฅ ื‘ื ื™ืฆื•ืœ ื”ืืชืจื™ื.
05:13
They understand that theater and performance
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ื”ื ืžื‘ื™ื ื™ื ืฉืชื™ืื˜ืจื•ืŸ ื•ืžื•ืคืขื™ื
05:16
can happen anywhere.
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ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืชืจื—ืฉ ื‘ื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื.
05:17
You can do a show in a schoolroom,
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ืืคืฉืจ ืœื”ืขืœื•ืช ื”ืฆื’ื” ื‘ื›ื™ืชืช ื‘ื™"ืก,
05:20
in an airport, โ€” (Laughter) โ€”
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ื‘ื ืžืœ-ืชืขื•ืคื”, [ืฆื—ื•ืง]
05:22
in a department store window.
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ื‘ื—ืœื•ืŸ ืจืื•ื•ื” ืฉืœ ื—ื ื•ืช ื›ืœื‘ื•.
05:25
Artists are explorers. Who better to show us the city anew?
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ืืžื ื™ื ื”ื ื—ื•ืงืจื™ื. ืžื™ ืžื™ื˜ื™ื‘ ืžื”ื ืœื”ืจืื•ืช ืœื ื• ืžื—ื“ืฉ ืืช ื”ืขื™ืจ?
05:29
Artists can take us to a far-flung part of the city
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ืืžื ื™ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืงื—ืชื ื• ืœืื–ื•ืจ ื ื™ื“ื— ื‘ืขื™ืจ
05:33
that we haven't explored, or they can take us into
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ืฉืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ื—ืงืจื ื•, ืื• ืœื”ื›ื ื™ืก ืื•ืชื ื•
05:35
that building that we pass every day but we never went into.
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ืœืชื•ืš ื‘ื ื™ื™ื ื™ื ืฉืื ื• ืชืžื™ื“ ื—ื•ืœืคื™ื ืœื™ื“ื ื•ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ื ื›ื ืกื ื• ืœืชื•ื›ื.
05:39
An artist, I think, can really show us people
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ื”ืืžืŸ, ืœื“ืขืชื™, ื™ื›ื•ืœ ื‘ืืžืช ืœื”ืจืื•ืช ืœื ื• ืื ืฉื™ื
05:43
that we might overlook in our lives.
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ืฉื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื—ื™ื™ื ื• ืื•ืœื™ ืคืกื—ื ื• ืขืœื™ื”ื.
05:46
Back to Back is an Australian company of people
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"ืืœื” ืœืฆื“ ืืœื”" ื”ื™ื ืœื”ืงื” ืื•ืกื˜ืจืœื™ืช ืฉืœ ืื ืฉื™ื
05:50
with intellectual disabilities. I saw their amazing show
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ื‘ืขืœื™ ื ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉื›ืœื™ื•ืช. ืจืื™ืชื™ ืืช ื”ืžื•ืคืข ื”ืžื“ื”ื™ื ืฉืœื”ื
05:54
in New York at the Staten Island Ferry Terminal
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ื‘ื ื™ื•-ื™ื•ืจืง, ื‘ืžืกื•ืฃ ื”ืžืขื‘ื•ืจื•ืช ืœืกื˜ื™ื™ื˜ืŸ ืื™ื™ืœื ื“
05:58
at rush hour.
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ื‘ืฉืขืช-ืฉื™ื.
05:59
We, the audience, were given headsets and seated
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ืื ื•, ื”ืงื”ืœ, ืงื™ื‘ืœื ื• ืื•ื–ื ื™ื•ืช ื•ื”ื•ืฉื™ื‘ื• ืื•ืชื ื•
06:02
on one side of the terminal.
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ื‘ืฆื“ ืื—ื“ ืฉืœ ื”ืžืกื•ืฃ.
06:04
The actors were right there in front of us,
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ื”ืฉื—ืงื ื™ื ื”ื™ื• ืžืžืฉ ืžื•ืœื ื•,
06:06
right there among the commuters,
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ืžืขื•ืจื‘ื™ื ื‘ื™ืŸ ื›ืœ ื”ื ื•ืกืขื™ื,
06:09
and we could hear them,
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ื•ืื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื ื• ืœืฉืžื•ืข ืื•ืชื,
06:10
but we might not have otherwise seen them.
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ืื‘ืœ ืื—ืจืช, ืื•ืœื™ ืœื ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืฉืžื™ื ืœื‘ ืืœื™ื”ื.
06:14
So Back to Back takes site-specific theater and uses it
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ืื– "ืืœื” ืœืฆื“ ืืœื”" ืœื•ืงื—ื™ื ืชื™ืื˜ืจื•ืŸ ื™ื™ื—ื•ื“ื™-ืœืืชืจ ื•ืžื ืฆืœื™ื ืื•ืชื•
06:18
to gently remind us about who and what we choose
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื–ื›ื™ืจ ืœื ื• ื‘ืขื“ื™ื ื•ืช ืืช ืžื™ ืื• ืืช ืžื” ืื ื• ื‘ื•ื—ืจื™ื
06:21
to edit out of our daily lives.
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ืœื—ืชื•ืš ื‘ืขืจื™ื›ื” ืžืชื•ืš ื—ื™ื™ ื”ื™ื•ืžื™ื•ื ืฉืœื ื•.
06:24
So, the dialogue with the local and the global,
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ืื– ื”ื“ื•-ืฉื™ื— ืขื ื”ืžืงื•ืžื™ ื•ื”ื’ืœื•ื‘ืœื™,
06:27
the audience as participant and player and protagonist,
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ื”ืงื”ืœ ื›ืžืฉืชืชืคื™ื, ื›ืฉื—ืงื ื™ื ื•ื›ื“ืžื•ื™ื•ืช,
06:31
the innovative use of site, all of these things
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ื”ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื”ื—ื“ืฉื ื™ ื‘ืืชืจ, ื›ืœ ืืœื”
06:34
come to play in the amazing work
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ืžืฆื˜ืจืคื™ื ืœื›ื“ื™ ื™ืฆื™ืจื” ืžื•ืคืœืื”
06:37
of the fantastic French company Royal de Luxe.
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ืฉืœ ื”ืœื”ืงื” ื”ืฆืจืคืชื™ืช ื”ืžื“ื”ื™ืžื” "ืจื•ื™ืืœ ื“ื” ืœื•ืงืก".
06:41
Royal de Luxe's giant puppets come into a city
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ื‘ื•ื‘ื•ืช ื”ืขื ืง ืฉืœ ื”ืจื•ื™ืืœ ื“ื” ืœื•ืงืก ืžื’ื™ืขื•ืช ืœืขื™ืจ ื›ืœืฉื”ื™
06:45
and they live there for a few days.
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ื•ื ืฉืืจื•ืช ื‘ื” ืžืกืคืจ ื™ืžื™ื.
06:48
For "The Sultan's Elephant," Royal de Luxe
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ืขื‘ื•ืจ "ืคื™ืœื• ืฉืœ ื”ืกื•ืœื˜ืŸ", ืจื•ื™ืืœ ื“ื” ืœื•ืงืก
06:51
came to central London and brought it to a standstill
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ื”ื’ื™ืขื” ืœืžืจื›ื– ืœื•ื ื“ื•ืŸ ื•ื”ืฉื‘ื™ืชื” ืื•ืชื”
06:54
with their story of a giant little girl and her friend,
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ืขื ืกื™ืคื•ืจื ืื•ื“ื•ืช ื™ืœื“ืช ื”ืขื ืง ื•ื—ื‘ืจื”,
06:59
a time-traveling elephant.
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ื”ืคื™ืœ ื”ื ื•ืกืข ื‘ื–ืžืŸ.
07:01
For a few days, they transformed a massive city
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ืœืžืฉืš ื™ืžื™ื ืžืกืคืจ ื”ื ื”ืคื›ื• ื›ืจืš ืขื ืงื™
07:06
into a community where endless possibility reigned.
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ืœืงื”ื™ืœื” ืฉื‘ื” ื”ื›ืœ ื”ื™ื” ืืคืฉืจื™.
07:11
The Guardian wrote, "If art is about transformation,
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ื”"ื’ืืจื“ื™ืืŸ" ื›ืชื‘: "ืื ืืžื ื•ืช ืขื•ืกืงืช ื‘ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ืฆื•ืจื”,
07:14
then there can be no more transformative experience.
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ืื– ืœื ืชื™ืชื›ืŸ ื—ื•ื•ื™ื™ืช-ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ื™ื•ืชืจ.
07:18
What 'The Sultan's Elephant' represents is no less
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ืžื” ืฉ'ืคื™ืœื• ืฉืœ ื”ืกื•ืœื˜ืŸ' ืžื™ื™ืฆื’ ื”ื•ื ืœื ืคื—ื•ืช
07:22
than an artistic occupation of the city
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ืžืืฉืจ ื›ื™ื‘ื•ืฉ ืืžื ื•ืชื™ ืฉืœ ื”ืขื™ืจ
07:25
and a reclamation of the streets for the people."
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ื•ื”ืฉื‘ืช ื”ืจื—ื•ื‘ื•ืช ืœื™ื“ื™ ื”ืื ืฉื™ื."
07:30
We can talk about the economic impacts of these festivals
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ืื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื”ื”ืฉืœื›ื•ืช ื”ื›ืœื›ืœื™ื•ืช ืฉื™ืฉ ืœืคืกื˜ื™ื‘ืœื™ื ื”ืืœื”
07:34
on their cities, but I'm much [more] interested in many more things,
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ืขืœ ื”ืขืจื™ื, ืืš ืื ื™ ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืขื•ื ื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื,
07:38
like how a festival helps a city to express itself,
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ื›ืžื•, ืื™ืš ื”ืคืกื˜ื™ื‘ืœ ืขื•ื–ืจ ืœืขื™ืจ ืœื‘ื˜ื ืืช ืขืฆืžื”,
07:42
how it lets it come into its own.
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ืื™ืš ื”ื•ื ืžืืคืฉืจ ืœื” ืœื—ื™ื•ืช ื›ื‘ืชื•ืš ืฉืœื”.
07:45
Festivals promote diversity,
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ื”ืคืกื˜ื™ื‘ืœื™ื ืžืขื•ื“ื“ื™ื ืืช ื”ืžื’ื•ื•ืŸ,
07:47
they bring neighbors into dialogue,
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ื”ื ื™ื•ืฆืจื™ื ื“ื•-ืฉื™ื— ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉื›ื ื™ื,
07:49
they increase creativity,
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ื”ื ืžื’ื‘ื™ืจื™ื ืืช ื”ื™ืฆื™ืจืชื™ื•ืช,
07:51
they offer opportunities for civic pride,
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ื”ื ืžืฆื™ืขื™ื ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ื™ื•ืช ืœื—ื•ืฉ ื’ืื•ื•ื” ืื–ืจื—ื™ืช,
07:55
they improve our general psychological well-being.
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ื”ื ืžืฉืคืจื™ื ืืช ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืชื ื• ื”ื ืคืฉื™ืช ื‘ื›ืœืœ.
07:58
In short, they make cities better places to live.
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ื‘ืงืฆืจื”, ื”ื ื”ื•ืคื›ื™ื ืืช ื”ืขืจื™ื ืœืžืงื•ื ืฉื˜ื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœื—ื™ื•ืช ื‘ื•.
08:02
Case in point:
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ื”ืžืงืจื” ื”ื ื“ื•ืŸ:
08:03
When "The Sultan's Elephant" came to London
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ื›ืฉ"ืคื™ืœื• ืฉืœ ื”ืกื•ืœื˜ืŸ" ื”ื’ื™ืขื” ืœืœื•ื ื“ื•ืŸ
08:07
just nine months after 7/7, a Londoner wrote,
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ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง 9 ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื ืื—ืจื™ ื”-7.7, ื›ืชื‘ ืชื•ืฉื‘ ืœื•ื ื“ื•ืŸ:
08:11
"For the first time since the London bombings,
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"ืœืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืื– ื”ืคื™ื’ื•ืขื™ื ื‘ืœื•ื ื“ื•ืŸ
08:15
my daughter called up with that sparkle back in her voice.
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ื‘ืชื™ ื”ืชืงืฉืจื” ืืœื™ ื•ื ื™ืฆื•ืฅ ื”ืฉืžื—ื” ื—ื–ืจ ืœืงื•ืœื”.
08:18
She had gathered with others
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ื”ื™ื ื•ืื ืฉื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื ื”ืชืืกืคื•
08:20
to watch 'The Sultan's Elephant,' and, you know,
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืฆืคื•ืช ื‘"ืคื™ืœื• ืฉืœ ื”ืกื•ืœื˜ืŸ", ื•ื“ืขื• ืœื›ื,
08:23
it just made all the difference."
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ืฉื–ื” ืขืฉื” ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ื”ื‘ื“ืœ."
08:26
Lyn Gardner in The Guardian has written
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ืœื™ืŸ ื’ืจื“ื ืจ ื›ืชื‘ ื‘"ื’ืืจื“ื™ืืŸ",
08:28
that a great festival can show us a map of the world,
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ืฉืคืกื˜ื™ื‘ืœ ืžืฉื•ื‘ื— ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื ื• ืžืคื” ืฉืœ ื”ืขื•ืœื,
08:33
a map of the city and a map of ourselves,
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ืžืคื” ืฉืœ ื”ืขื™ืจ ื•ืžืคื” ืฉืœ ืขืฆืžื ื•,
08:37
but there is no one fixed festival model.
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ืื‘ืœ ืื™ืŸ ืžื•ื“ืœ ืงื‘ื•ืข ืฉืœ ืคืกื˜ื™ื‘ืœื™ื.
08:40
I think what's so brilliant about the festivals,
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ืœื“ืขืชื™, ืžื” ืฉื›ื” ื ืคืœื ื‘ืคืกื˜ื™ื‘ืœื™ื,
08:43
the new festivals, is that they are really fully capturing
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ื‘ืคืกื˜ื™ื‘ืœื™ื ื”ื—ื“ืฉื™ื, ื”ื•ื ืฉื”ื ื‘ืืžืช ืœื•ื›ื“ื™ื
08:48
the complexity and the excitement
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ืืช ืžืœื•ื ื”ืžื•ืจื›ื‘ื•ืช ื•ื”ื”ืชืจื’ืฉื•ืช
08:51
of the way we all live today.
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ืฉืœ ื”ืื•ืคืŸ ื‘ื• ื›ื•ืœื ื• ื—ื™ื™ื ื›ื™ื•ื.
08:53
Thank you very much. (Applause)
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื” ืœื›ื. [ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื]
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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