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Marc Bamuthi Joseph: What soccer can teach us about freedom
Mark Bamuti Džozef (Marc Bamuthi Joseph): Šta nas fudbal može naučiti o slobodi
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„Fudbal je jedina stvar na ovoj planeti oko koje se možemo složiti“, kaže pozorišni reditelj i učesnik TED Fellows programa, Mark Bamuti Džozef. Kroz njegova izvođenja i inicijative za angažovanje nazvane „Kretanje i prolaženje“, Džozef kombinuje muziku, ples i fudbal kako bi otkrivo pristupačne i radosne veze između umetnosti i sporta. Saznajte više o tome kako koristi divnu igru da neguje zajednicu i naglašava probleme sa kojima se emigranti suočavaju.
Marc Bamuthi Joseph - Arts activist, spoken word artist
TED Fellow Marc Bamuthi Joseph is a curator of words, ideas and protagonists. His bold, poetically-driven work investigates social issues and cultural identity. Full bio
TED Fellow Marc Bamuthi Joseph is a curator of words, ideas and protagonists. His bold, poetically-driven work investigates social issues and cultural identity. Full bio
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The two places
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Dva mesta
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where I feel most free
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na kojima se osećam najslobodnije
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aren't actually places.
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zapravo nisu mesta.
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They're moments.
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To su trenuci.
00:25
The first is inside of dance.
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Prvi je unutar plesa.
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Somewhere between
rising up against gravity
rising up against gravity
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Negde između suprotstavljanja gravitaciji
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and the feeling that the air beneath me
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i osećaja da se vazduh ispod mene
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is falling in love with my body's weight.
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zaljubljuje u težinu moga tela.
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I'm dancing and the air is carrying me
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Plešem i vazduh me nosi
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like I might never come down.
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kao da se nikada neću spustiti.
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The second place that I feel free
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Drugo mesto na kome se osećam slobodno
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is after scoring a goal
on the soccer pitch.
on the soccer pitch.
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je posle postizanja gola
na fudbalskom terenu.
na fudbalskom terenu.
00:51
My body floods with the chemical
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Mojim telom struje
hemikalije za reanimaciju
hemikalije za reanimaciju
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that they put inside of EpiPens
to revive the dead,
to revive the dead,
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koje stavljaju u Epipen
00:57
and I am weightless,
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i ja sam bez težine,
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raceless.
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nezaustavljiv.
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My story is this: I'm a curator
at a contemporary arts center,
at a contemporary arts center,
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Ovo je moja priča: upravnik sam
savremenog umetničkog centra,
savremenog umetničkog centra,
01:08
but I don't really believe in art
that doesn't bleed or sweat or cry.
that doesn't bleed or sweat or cry.
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ali zapravo ne verujem u umetnost
koja ne krvari, znoji se ili plače.
koja ne krvari, znoji se ili plače.
01:16
I imagine that my kids
are going to live in a time
are going to live in a time
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Verujem da će moja deca živeti u vremenu
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when the most valuable commodities
are fresh water and empathy.
are fresh water and empathy.
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u kome su najcenjeniji proizvodi
sveža voda i saosećanje.
sveža voda i saosećanje.
01:23
I love pretty dances
and majestic sculpture
and majestic sculpture
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Volim lepe plesove
i veličanstvene skulpture
i veličanstvene skulpture
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as much as the next guy,
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koliko i svako,
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but give me something else to go with it.
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ali treba mi i nešto drugo
sa čime ću se poistovetiti.
sa čime ću se poistovetiti.
01:30
Lift me up with the aesthetic sublime
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Obradujte me istančanom uzvišćenošću
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and give me a practice or some tools
to turn that inspiration
to turn that inspiration
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i omogućite mi vežbu ili sredstva
da pretvorim tu inspiraciju
da pretvorim tu inspiraciju
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into understanding and action.
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u razumevanje i delovanje.
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For instance, I'm a theater maker
who loves sports.
who loves sports.
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Na primer, ja sam pozorišni
stvaralac koji voli sport.
stvaralac koji voli sport.
01:46
When I was making
my latest piece /peh-LO-tah/
my latest piece /peh-LO-tah/
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Dok sam pravio
svoj najnoviji komad, „Pelota“,
svoj najnoviji komad, „Pelota“,
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I thought a lot about how soccer
was a means for my own immigrant family
was a means for my own immigrant family
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dosta sam razmišljao o tome kako je fudbal
bio način da se moja doseljenička porodica
bio način da se moja doseljenička porodica
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to foster a sense of continuity
and normality and community
and normality and community
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oseća normalno
i kao da pripada novoj zajednici
i kao da pripada novoj zajednici
01:57
within the new context of the US.
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u sklopu Sjedinjenih Američkih Država.
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In this heightened moment of xenophobia
and assault on immigrant identity,
and assault on immigrant identity,
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U tom povećanom trenutku ksenofobije
i napada na identitet doseljenika,
i napada na identitet doseljenika,
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I wanted to think through
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želeo sam da razmislim
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how the game could serve
as an affirmational tool
as an affirmational tool
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o tome kako bi igra mogla
da posluži kao sredstvo afirmacije
da posluži kao sredstvo afirmacije
02:12
for first-generation Americans
and immigrant kids,
and immigrant kids,
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za prvu generaciju Amerikanaca
i decu doseljenika,
i decu doseljenika,
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to ask them to consider
movement patterns on the field
movement patterns on the field
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da ih pitam da uzmu u obzir
stil pokreta na terenu
stil pokreta na terenu
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as kin to migratory patterns
across social and political borders.
across social and political borders.
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kao model migracionih obrazaca
između društvenih i političkih granica.
između društvenih i političkih granica.
02:24
Whether footballers or not,
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Bili fudbaleri ili ne,
02:26
immigrants in the US
play on endangered ground.
play on endangered ground.
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doseljenici u Sjedinjenim Državama
igraju na ugroženom terenu.
igraju na ugroženom terenu.
02:30
I wanted to help the kids understand
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Želeo sam da pomognem deci da shvate
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that the same muscle
that they use to plan the next goal
that they use to plan the next goal
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da isti mišić koji koriste
kako bi isplanirali sledeći gol
kako bi isplanirali sledeći gol
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can also be used
to navigate the next block.
to navigate the next block.
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mogu koristiti da usmere sledeći blok.
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For me, freedom exists in the body.
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Za mene, sloboda postoji u telu.
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We talk about it abstractly
and even divisively,
and even divisively,
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Pričamo o njoj kao o nečemu
apstraktnom i podeljenom,
apstraktnom i podeljenom,
02:48
like "protect our freedom,"
"build this wall,"
"build this wall,"
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kao što je „sačuvajte nam slobodu“,
„sagradite ovaj zid“,
„sagradite ovaj zid“,
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"they hate us because of our freedom."
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„mrze nas zbog naše slobode“.
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We have all these systems
that are beautifully designed
that are beautifully designed
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Imamo sve te sisteme
koji su tako divno osmišljeni
koji su tako divno osmišljeni
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to incarcerate us or deport us,
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da nas zatvore ili deportuju.
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but how do we design freedom?
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Ali, kako osmisliti slobodu?
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For these kids, I wanted to track the idea
back to something that exists inside
back to something that exists inside
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Zbog ove dece, želeo sam da ispratim ideju
nazad do nečega što postoji iznutra
nazad do nečega što postoji iznutra
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that no one could take away,
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što niko ne može da oduzme,
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so I developed this curriculum
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tako da sam razvio nastavni program
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that's part poli-sci class,
part soccer tournament,
part soccer tournament,
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koji je pola političko-naučni čas,
a pola fudbalski turnir
a pola fudbalski turnir
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inside of an arts festival.
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unutar umetničkog festivala.
03:20
It accesses /peh-LO-tah/'s
field of inquiry
field of inquiry
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On pristupa istraživanju oblasti
kroz komad „Pelota“
kroz komad „Pelota“
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to create a sports-based
political action for young people.
political action for young people.
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da bi za mlade ljude stvorio
političko delovanje bazirano na sportu.
političko delovanje bazirano na sportu.
03:27
The project is called
"Moving and Passing."
"Moving and Passing."
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Projekat je nazvan
„Kretanje i prolaženje“.
„Kretanje i prolaženje“.
03:30
It intersects curriculum development,
site-specific performance
site-specific performance
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On ukršta razvoj nastavnog programa
sa izvođenjem na određenoj lokaciji
sa izvođenjem na određenoj lokaciji
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and the politics of joy,
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i politiku radosti
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while using soccer as a metaphor
for the urgent question
for the urgent question
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uz korišćenje fudbala
kao metafore za važno pitanje
kao metafore za važno pitanje
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of enfranchisement among immigrant youth.
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prava glasa među omladinom doseljenika.
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Imagine that you are
a 15-year-old kid from Honduras
a 15-year-old kid from Honduras
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Zamislite da ste 15-godišnji
dečak iz Hondurasa
dečak iz Hondurasa
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now living in Harlem,
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koji sada živi u Harlemu
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or you're a 13-year-old girl born in DC
to two Nigerian immigrants.
to two Nigerian immigrants.
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ili da ste 13-godišnja devojčica rođena
u Vašingtonu, a poreklom iz Nigerije.
u Vašingtonu, a poreklom iz Nigerije.
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You love the game.
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Volite ovu igru.
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You're on the field with your folks.
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Na terenu ste sa vašim ljudima.
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You've just been practicing
dribbling through cones
dribbling through cones
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Vežbali ste dribling između čunjeva
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for, like, 15 minutes,
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nekih, recimo, 15 minuta,
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and then, all of a sudden,
a marching band comes down the field.
a marching band comes down the field.
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i onda, iznenada, bend
koji maršira ulazi na teren.
koji maršira ulazi na teren.
04:06
I want to associate the joy of the game
with the exuberance of culture,
with the exuberance of culture,
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Želim da povežem radost igre
sa bogatstvom kulture,
sa bogatstvom kulture,
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to locate the site of joy in the game
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da pronađem mesto radosti u igri
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at the same physical coordinate
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u istom fizičkom odnosu
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as being politically informed by art,
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kao što je umetnost
koja politički informiše,
koja politički informiše,
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a grass-laden theater for liberation.
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travnato pozorište za oslobađanje.
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We spend a week
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Provodimo celu nedelju
04:27
looking at how the midfielder
would explain Black Lives Matter,
would explain Black Lives Matter,
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gledajući kako bi centralni igrač objasnio
pokret „Životi crnaca su važni“,
pokret „Životi crnaca su važni“,
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or how the goalkeeper
would explain gun control,
would explain gun control,
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ili kako bi golman objasnio
kontrolu naoružanja,
kontrolu naoružanja,
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or how a defender's style
is the perfect metaphor
is the perfect metaphor
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ili kako je stil odbrambenog
igrača savršena metafora
igrača savršena metafora
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for the limits of American exceptionalism.
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za ograničenja američke „izuzetnosti“.
04:40
As we study positions on the field,
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Dok proučavamo pozicije na terenu,
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we also name and imagine our own freedoms.
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u isto vreme imenujemo
i zamišljamo sopstvenu slobodu.
i zamišljamo sopstvenu slobodu.
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I don't know, man, soccer is, like,
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Ne znam, čoveče, fudbal je, tipa,
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the only thing on this planet
that we can all agree to do together.
that we can all agree to do together.
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jedina stvar na ovoj planeti
oko koje se možemo složiti.
oko koje se možemo složiti.
04:55
You know? It's like the official sport
of this spinning ball.
of this spinning ball.
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Znate? To je kao zvanični sport
ove kotrljajuće lopte.
ove kotrljajuće lopte.
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I want to be able
to connect the joy of the game
to connect the joy of the game
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Želim da povežem radost igre
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to the ever-moving footballer,
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sa fudbalerom koji je uvek u pokretu,
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to connect that moving footballer
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da povežem tog fudbalera u pokretu
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to immigrants who also moved
in sight of a better position.
in sight of a better position.
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sa doseljenicima koji su se isto pokrenuli
u potrazi za boljim mestom.
u potrazi za boljim mestom.
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Among these kids, I want
to connect their families' histories
to connect their families' histories
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Među tom decom, želim da povežem
njihove porodične priče
njihove porodične priče
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to the bliss of a goal-scorer's run,
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sa ushićenjem igrača zbog postignutog gola
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family like that feeling
after the ball beats the goalie,
after the ball beats the goalie,
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i porodicu sa osećajem
nakon što lopta pobedi golmana,
nakon što lopta pobedi golmana,
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the closest thing going to freedom.
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što je najsličnija stvar slobodi.
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Thank you.
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Hvala vam.
05:31
(Applause)
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(Aplauz)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Marc Bamuthi Joseph - Arts activist, spoken word artistTED Fellow Marc Bamuthi Joseph is a curator of words, ideas and protagonists. His bold, poetically-driven work investigates social issues and cultural identity.
Why you should listen
Marc Bamuthi Joseph is a steadfast believer in empathy as the most valuable currency in building community, and he seeks to spark curiosity and dialogue about freedom, compassion and fearlessness through pioneering arts stewardship and education. A 2017 TEDGlobal Fellow, Bamuthi graced the cover of Smithsonian Magazine as one of America's Top Young Innovators in the Arts and Sciences; artistically directed HBO's "Russell Simmons presents Brave New Voices"; and is an inaugural recipient of the United States Artists Rockefeller Fellowship, which annually recognizes 50 of the country’s greatest living artists. Dance Magazine named him a Top Influencer in 2017.
Bamuthi's evening-length work, red black and GREEN: a blues, was nominated for a 2013 Bessie Award for "Outstanding Production (of a work stretching the boundaries of a traditional form)" and he has won numerous grants including from the National Endowment for the Arts and Creative Capital Foundation. His noted work /peh-LO-tah/ is inspired by soccer and Bamuthi's first generation American experience, intersecting global economics, cross-border fan culture and the politics of joy.
Bamuthi is the founding Program Director of the non-profit Youth Speaks, and he is a co-founder of Life is Living, a national series of one-day festivals which activate under-resourced parks and affirm peaceful urban life. His essays have been published in Harvard Education Press; he has lectured at more than 200 colleges, has carried adjunct professorships at Stanford and Lehigh, among others, and currently serves as Chief of Program and Pedagogy at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco.
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