Thursday, December 06, 2018
Do You Speak Tech? Report From An Interdisciplinary And Cross-Cultural Partnership
The Theatre Times: The answer to the question posed in the title would be: “Yes, we do speak Tech…or at least, better than we did at the beginning of the European Theatre Lab (ETL).” The marriage between theatre and technology seems as complex as any real-life relationship and, in order to make it work, it needs pretty much the same ingredients: time, commitment, mutual trust, and a bit of love.
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I have found in my academic experience, working in interdisciplinary groups is far easier than working in intradisciplanary groups. I think this might be because when working with groups of multiple backgrounds, you acknowledge more readily how to divide up and organize a project. You know who might be better suited for certain tasks right off the bat and you recognize what moments in the process might need greater explanation and communication in order for the whole team to know what is happening. And, at least as a student, you recognize more quickly that your different backgrounds will mean you have different schedules and you are more inclined to plan and schedule ahead. When working in groups of the same people with the same background the specification of skills becomes more specific and may not be something that you can pick out right away. You have to be willing to be more vocal about what you can and cannot do and when you can and cannot do them, which is often harder, especially as students working with those who may be our friends.
Hearing about just how much more creativity can thrive in environments with more people of different cultures is very nice to hear. As a person of mixed race and culture, I find that my experiences of living with people whose brains are wired extremely differently hae led me to be better at understanding people. Different cultures highlight different aspects of “being human” more than others, and being surrounded by different kinds of people, can almost seem more human to me, even if I cannot understand everything being said in the room. So often we get caught up in our own lives and experiences, we may not reach an audience as well, based on our own limitations. I hope this device helps to bring theater to more people across the world, and even count for minorities in larger cities where a common language is expected.
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