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Post by Melanie Rashbrooke on Jan 19, 2009 17:24:53 GMT
SESSION 2: In a visual culture do you need words to make a play? 9.15 - 10.00
BREAKOUT SPACE: NOEL
Session called by: John.
(If any of the above details are incorrect please post the correct details below and I'll update the above information).
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Post by Melanie Rashbrooke on Jan 19, 2009 17:25:51 GMT
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Reply by Abigail Hiester on 6 January 2009 at 9:17pm
Hi I'm new to this and just saw this discussion and wanted to comment.
General response - NO I work with deaf and signing performers mainly and it makes you rethink the way you perceive language and communication. Is it a visual culture because of multi-lingual and cultural society we live in today?
A large portion of our communication and our social interactions begin in the visual-spatical domain. People signed before they could speak. I'm not saying no words - but why not break the play down to the visual and physical to understand the origins of what is said and the impulses. Then the words become meaningful.
To not totally dismiss words - they are key to the culture we exist in and should be cherished. We may not NEED words but they add another dimension to the play which is equally as valid. Perhaps words become limiting but then the question is why has the language become limited? A word can be expressed in many different languages and forms to convey very different meanings.
So... yes and no?
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Post by Melanie Rashbrooke on Jan 19, 2009 17:26:44 GMT
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Reply by Robert Haughton on 13 January 2009 at 11:57pm
Good point,
I figure that words are a very subjective thing. Whereas the visual and physical aspect of an action resonates with the core emotions of a person (empathic connections) - we recognise anger, fear and disgust easily, but words mainly have their place in the mind which places a thought process to them. A word, said in a certain way can carry conflicting messages to our empathic observations. Specifically in English where there are numerous synonyms the variety of diction makes the meaning obscure, or if treated with care beautifully layered with different interpretations. I could have written that sentence a multitude of other ways for example and created different responses in the mind (not that i'd be able to onjectively say what responses i could get of course... swings and roundabouts).
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