Jack's Transcript
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If it’s messy we apologise. The woman who cleans this room was fired last week. She used the wrong cleaning product on the floors and look, their ruined.
We do not tolerate defiance. She stood their silently. We left a note stating how the floor should be cleaned. Hot water and soap would have sufficed.
How would you have dealt with her?
No matter.
We will connect you. Globally speaking, we can connect you with anyone.
Remember you are with us now.
This space is not yours. You were not born here. On this land.
But please do speak with your native tongue.
He wants to talk to you.
He has travelled someway but, no, not like that.
Listen. It will introduce him
Chum Chum Pa.
Chum Chum Pa.
He wants to know.
It shouldn’t take so long for a response
No. It shouldn’t.
He feels trapped. Why don’t you answer him?
Do you understand? Yes or No. Answer.
Isn’t that rude? Rebellious?
Please. Have some respect. He offers his without question.
I’m not important. We don’t have long. Minutes. If that.
And he is such a great man! What he has done! For them.
And yet you will not budge.
The Great Englishman. And the other.
Countrysides away. Green grass and sweaty gallito trees.
Oh my.
Can you hear him? Through the years?
Escucha mi ritmo.
Escuhca mi ritmo (Listen to my rhythm)
Escucha con atención (Listen carefully)
Y no inter rumpas. (Do not interrupt)
Escucha a lo profunda descon ocido
Listen to the deep unknown.
Find your hands. Place them on the table.
Chum Chum Pa.
Repeat the beat with your hands. A palm for ‘chum’. A finger for ‘pa’.
Chum Chum Pa.
Chum Chum Pa.
Good. Faster.
Chum Chum Pa.
Chum Chum Pa.
Chum Chum Pa.
He hears you!
And they talk of monolingual unity. Not here!
What are you thinking? That’s he’s so savage he has to use a beat to talk to us?
I wonder if you really know.
Chum Chum Pa.
Keep up please.
Chum Chum Pa.
Chum Chum Pa.
Chum Chum Pa.
Pa.
‘More and more I am convinced English is an unfit medium for the voice of...
Garcia versus Gloor. 1980. Texas. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. English Only Policy. Customer preference. Good Practice. Better Management.
Slums and carnivals. Salt flats and Incas. Jungles and snakes and men shooting darts.
Martinez versus Label Master. 1998. Illinois. Northern District court. English only policy. Creates Racial Harmony.
Tacos and gringos. Hose pipes and tequila. Gang members wearing oversized sombreros.
Gonzalez versus the Salvation Army. 1991. Florida. Tampa District Court. English Only Policy. Creates racial harmony. Better Management.
Do you hear the echo?
It is, of course, easy to ignore. It’s been done. It is still done.
Did you think it was a beating heart? Or of drums?
Think of your name. What has made it. Who has made it. What it stands for. What people think of when they hear it. Think of the bonds it has made.
And feel lucky if this is difficult. Other names are easy to place. Globally speaking.
A mutilation is happening. A mutilation which halts enrichment.
You may be thinking. I am not one of them.
Take off your blind fold.
Ignore everything around you.
Look around you. Remember the lines of the square around you. Look at the person in front of you. Smelling there, breathing into the same air as you: odd? Do not speak. Do not write any words- You have the space. The objects in it and your body to communicate with the other person. Do not mouth words.
Greet the other person. You cannot use words.
Compliment the other person. You cannot use words.
Touch them on their left shoulder.
Go back to your table and turn your back on the person.
Tell the other person how old you are without turning around.
Avoid the other person’s eye contact but try and get their left shoe.
Mimic the other persons’ actions.
Listen carefully. Protect the tower without touching the other person.
STOP. Sit down.
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Jessie's Transcript
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(Background)
(Make breath of speaker very apparent.)
So we have noticed you. I am sure you have an idea about what it is we are looking for.
A few things now.
Make yourself comfortable – I would like you to understand our comfortable though – please bare in mind the lines around your body when you get comfortable – you are sitting in a box, of sorts, understand these lines and replicate the right angles in your body shape. Comfortable? Comfortable like us no less.
Now we are getting quickly to the questions because obviously you don’t have to much time in the box right, that is right yes.
We are interested in your sound, I am not sure that you ever think of yourself in sound unless you are that girl, I can’t see you but if you are the girl then you will probably be very good at this.
Comfortable?
Rigid?
Do you know what water on water sounds like? Of course think of a sunny stream by all means, how many rivers have you actually sat beside? What we would like is some reality please? Perhaps think about bath water, tap water or the sound of the lavatory – the lavatory is probably the best, recent I think, we presume.
Now hear that water. We are interested in your count, can you now tap a rhythm on the table in front of you that sounds like the rhythm of the falling water hitting the still water?
Keep up – please you aren’t.
A little longer please.
Are your hands hurting?
Keep the rhythm up.
Thank – you, that has being recorded, in fact you are – the whole of you but perhaps your weren’t aware?
Your hands probably sting. This is good, we can measure that type of physicality.
Please now stamp out a steady rhythm with your feet – steady does not mean slow.
We are looking for a consistency, so please keep trying.
Good – now don’t stop but start to say your name where you here a gap in your stamping.
Remember that you are not a dancer.
(Pause)
Keep steady – I am not sure about your steadiness.
(Pause)
Good – keep going; we are going to add some more instruments. Please do not stop whilst I give you these instructions.
So when you are not saying your name let out a long breath.
So, to re-cap, your feet should be moving at a step stamp. You should be saying your name in between each stamp and when you are not saying your name you should be breathing out.
You sound very professional.
Keep going.
(Pause.)
Now to your hands. Can you please drum your fingers on the table – this can be a continuous movement.
(Pause.)
That’s it, keep going please.
(Pause.)
A little longer.
(Pause.)
Your name does make an interesting rhythm.
(Pause.)
Now stand – up. DO NOT STOP MAKING SOUNDS.
Stand – is this difficult, you should be able to do this quite easily.
(Pause.)
You are doing well, please do not worry about the chair.
(Pause.)
Keep going, good.
(Pause.)
Now start to move your feet around the table, keep everything regular. Do not worry about drumming your fingers on the table, use your knees instead please.
That’s it steady movement
(Pause.)
You are doing well. Do you feel hot?
(Pause.)
Keep regular.
(Pause.)
Are you back to your starting position yet? I can’t see you
(Pause.)
You need to answer me.
(Pause.)
Good.
Now keep going around but see if you can get faster.
So you should be stamping faster, saying your name, breathing out and drumming your fingers on your thighs.
(Pause.)
Keep increasing your speed.
Good.
You seem quite hot
(Pause.)
Please do not forget the box shape.
We are still aware of it.
(Pause.)
Get faster we said, you can go faster than that.
(Pause.)
Are you almost running? I cannot see you remember.
(Pause.)
Good
Now when you feel ready get on to the top of the table and continue to make sound. In the meantime do not reduce your speed please.
(Pause.)
Good. Still faster.
(Pause.)
Do you feel ready yet?
(Pause.)
Faster we think.
(Pause)
I can only think that you can get faster
(Pause.)
Can you think how it will feel to stop? Do not slow down please.
You seem ready. Are you? Ready when ready – I think that is the saying. Ready for the stop? Ready for the centre of the table? Please don’t slow down.
(Pause.)
Ready?
(Pause)
Faster.
(Pause.)
Ready?
Can you feel the spring in your legs? Can you feel the ready? Can you feel the surface of the table top? Ready? It is not my decision. Ready is yours. Ready? Do not slow down. Ready?
(Pause.)
I think you are ready.
Ready with me. NOW.
(Pause.)
Your breath is perfect to us.
(Pause.)
Yes let yourself calm; get the rest of the oxygen to your muscles. You are ready now for the last we think.
(Pause.)
So now rest.
So now pause.
And with the last bit of energy shout your name please, shout it when I say please – you will see me soon.
(Pause.)
Now please – shout.
So now take off your blindfold.
Look around you. Remember the lines of the square around you. Look at the person in front of you. Smelling there, breathing into the same air as you; odd?
Do not speak. Do not write any words- You have the space. The objects in it and your body to communicate with the other person. Do not mouth words.
Greet the other person. You cannot use words.
Compliment the other person. You cannot use words.
Can you touch them on their left ear.
Go back to your table and turn your back on the person.
Tell the other person how old you are without turning around.
Try to get the person's eye contact so that you can hold it to the count of 5.
Mimic the other persons’ actions.
Listen carefully. Destroy the tower.
STOP. Sit down.
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