вопросы после спектакля - потрясаеющий результат
Watching “Sofaman”, a play by The Necessary Stage just got me thinking not too long ago. The play was basically centered around 3 pairs of people. An old man on a wheelchair (THE Sofaman) who tells stories to his aide, (played by none other than Julius Foo), A deaf malay fast food cashier and a Russian clothes shop owner, and the last, a chinese photocopy-shop lady and her love, a Russian ticket seller who happens to be an artist. The stories all revolve around miscommunication and misunderstanding, unfulfilled wants and what happens if those wants are fulfilled. The pair with the Sofaman was more of a “god-like” figure that looked upon the other 2 pairs from a platform upstage. It was interesting that even though the setting was in a shopping centre, all the characters had their own little space with a table/box thing that can rotate and light up too. Written by Haresh Sharma (No. 1 Singaporean Playwright) and performed by the Necessary Stage, the piece was abstract but at the same time, straight to the heart. What do we really want?
Whenever I ask myself that question, I get stumped. It’s not that I have no direction in life. In fact, I plan to grow up, get married to the love of my life, own a cafe, write plays and live happily. However, if you actually asked me what I wanted, I would not be able to answer you because I don’t know whether I really want it or not. Some might say wealth, new clothes, new baby, happiness… but are they sure? There was this part in the play where the Russian Lady and the Fast food cashier give birth but the Russian Lady gets a miscarriage. The fast food cashier gives her her baby and she walks away. They break off the friendship. The deaf cashier is sad. Later on in the play, (much later on) the baby is returned though a bit older. The Russian says that “she was all your hopes and dreams…”
It’s good to want things. There’s nothing wrong with wanting. It is what keeps us moving. Yet are those wants what truly make us happy? Hamid recently shared with us a book on “Existentialism”. A whole lot of it was not understandable but there were a few things that really sort of struck me. You cant be happy and free at the same time. (It went on into something about cynicism etc.) What makes us happy may be entraping us. Similarly, what frees us may sadden us too. Fulfillment of wants may make us feel free but it may not make us happy.
In my opinion, I’d rather not dwell too much on stuff like existentialism and the absurdness of life (Even though its part of the TSD curriculum). No matter what “entrapments” I have, I just hope to be happy again. I know what I want. I just don’t know if I really want it to happen again. Do I want it to happen again?
No regrets. Thats what I lived my life by. With no regrets. Whatever I did, I made sure that I saw the bright side in it so that at least I know that I learnt from it and at least gained from it. No regrets. Sure it may be harbouring on self deception cynics might say but its the entrapment I give myself to be happy. Its my biggest strength and my greatest weakness. I let myself rise only to allow myself to fall even harder on my face. No regrets. You’ll never know when you’ve got it right anyway if you allow yourself to “weaken” and “expose” yourself. No regrets.
Yes. Maybe I’ll let it happen.
отсюда
http://enactment.wordpress.com/2009/11/08/8th-november-2009-kink-in-the-armor/
Whenever I ask myself that question, I get stumped. It’s not that I have no direction in life. In fact, I plan to grow up, get married to the love of my life, own a cafe, write plays and live happily. However, if you actually asked me what I wanted, I would not be able to answer you because I don’t know whether I really want it or not. Some might say wealth, new clothes, new baby, happiness… but are they sure? There was this part in the play where the Russian Lady and the Fast food cashier give birth but the Russian Lady gets a miscarriage. The fast food cashier gives her her baby and she walks away. They break off the friendship. The deaf cashier is sad. Later on in the play, (much later on) the baby is returned though a bit older. The Russian says that “she was all your hopes and dreams…”
It’s good to want things. There’s nothing wrong with wanting. It is what keeps us moving. Yet are those wants what truly make us happy? Hamid recently shared with us a book on “Existentialism”. A whole lot of it was not understandable but there were a few things that really sort of struck me. You cant be happy and free at the same time. (It went on into something about cynicism etc.) What makes us happy may be entraping us. Similarly, what frees us may sadden us too. Fulfillment of wants may make us feel free but it may not make us happy.
In my opinion, I’d rather not dwell too much on stuff like existentialism and the absurdness of life (Even though its part of the TSD curriculum). No matter what “entrapments” I have, I just hope to be happy again. I know what I want. I just don’t know if I really want it to happen again. Do I want it to happen again?
No regrets. Thats what I lived my life by. With no regrets. Whatever I did, I made sure that I saw the bright side in it so that at least I know that I learnt from it and at least gained from it. No regrets. Sure it may be harbouring on self deception cynics might say but its the entrapment I give myself to be happy. Its my biggest strength and my greatest weakness. I let myself rise only to allow myself to fall even harder on my face. No regrets. You’ll never know when you’ve got it right anyway if you allow yourself to “weaken” and “expose” yourself. No regrets.
Yes. Maybe I’ll let it happen.
отсюда
http://enactment.wordpress.com/2009/11/08/8th-november-2009-kink-in-the-armor/