'Play' as expression: Jang ChangHo at TEDxUNIST

I'm very happy to share with you guys about the principles of literature and plays which has been my career for a long time I'll take myself back to the time when I decide to be a writer, and a play director I think I was about 4th grade of elementry school. Playing all day Came back from school, literaly tossed the bag Went outdoors. I played all sorts of games, childish games. When i get bored of it, i would just lay down, and play with my hands, clapping for the first time I got to know how thankful the sun is When the sun goes down, an unknow sadness came to my heart. If it gets dark, i had to go back home. How sad it was. So one day, the sun was about to disapear on the west mountain. So because I didn't wanted the sun to go down, i climbed the mountain in hurry. When i reached the top, the sun has risen this much I actually lifted the sun. I was so happy that I sang this song. That sun in the sky is red like its on fire, the one day its going to ignite my chest is cold cold sun I remember this song was about a breakup sang bya artist Lee Sangyul. But I sang the song between the sun and I. After I sang, the sun was going down again. I had to lift it back up again. So i jumped. About 12 inches I jumped, lifting the sun up. When my feet touches the groun sun goes down again. If i jump over and over again, sun goes up...and down.. and up... then down... But regardless of my effort, sun went hiding under the mountain. I was so depressed to go back to the house. In the days back when I was a child, we had to go to sleep when theres no light to brighten around. So i want back home in despair thinking All good things are always gone. Day turns to Night. All the things I feel vanishes if i keep that in my heart. Those were the things that I've dare thought about. So from that day, I kind of memoed my precious feelings like diaries and thought, i could be a writer when I grow up. And 1 year has passed, i was in the 5th grade. I loved comics so much. I used to rent comicbooks just by seeing the artists name. One day I went to the comicbook store with 6th graders. I was the youngest, so i had to borrow the comics by my name. We dutch payed, And enjoyed reading comic books till On 6th grader was so into the comic that he had to take it home, promising me that he'll give it back. I belived in him you know. but he didnt give it back. I was to coward to say to the comicbook store owner that 6th grade isnt giving the comic book back. So one day another, i became a sinner who stole the comics. But what can I do? The guys not giving it back. At then, i had hobbies in fishing also. There was this gun shaped pond, and I layed the fishing wire side to side, Put some hook in the middle And take this live frog, hang their *** on the hook Then frog will probably swim like this. So this big snakehead fish Swallowes the frog. Do you know snakeheads? Mothers after giving birth, eats these, real good for health. So after leaving it for a day, I go to scoop it out I catched 2 snake heads. One was about a forearm big, And one was smaller than that. But when I saw it closely, there was no eye on this big one. Both eyes were dug out. I knew it later that If this snakehead is caught, small diving beetle comes and eats the eye. small diving beetle comes and eats the eye. Small one was okay. So if you put this fish inside the plastig bag at that time, plastic bag was useless for holding waters. So you take this shoe off Put water in, and put fish in Hold the tail, and hold the shoe. It shakes its body so water spills out. So I carefully brought it to the house I had to pass the comic book store to get to my house. That day, i was to make a meal with this fish But you wouldn't here about eating this fish when you ask my mother Because I ran across the comic book store owner He saw me in the eye So I ran. I went to elementry school which was very far away from my house, so I had to climb mountins to get there. But the world was cruel. I was the 10th fastest person in the town. I was running, but the ground started to shake. I got caught in front of the police station. I was dragged in to the comicbook store. Inside, there was this table in the corner and a small door. He dragged me passed that door. Inside it was very dark. There wass this dim blue light. about 5 watt or so Inside that garage kind of looking room was a wooden table. And on that table was a quite thick rope tied to a pitchfork I sat down fast as soon as I saw that. But he tied me and chair together with that rope and hanged me in the air. It was 5th grade elementry school student, thinking how is this going to go on He said to me, 'You're going behind bars'. So Ah... if you steal comic books you go to jail But carefully thinking about it, this was eally happening So I begged him to let me go to my house He said 'No, youre gonna stay here all night' When he was about to leave the room, I knew it was a time to act. Sir, I need to tell my dad i'm here. I'll come back I promise. But he didn't buy it. 'Don't you dare lie to me' He said I had no choice to weep First it was hard getting the tears out, but after making a sound of crying, tear eventually came out. The owner was also human, he might have thought it was too much for just a kid like me So he said 'You promise you'd come back after telling your dad?' And I nodded, so i got out of that cell. So I slowly headed to home, because if I went to fast he would be suspicious. Slowly then rapidly I ran to my house just in time, my dad was coming back after having some drink. So I ran into him and told him everything He asked em who did that to me, and held me up, sat me on his shoulder. He was a amateur wrestler, so marching band music was overlaped. He said 'lets go' bravely. When we opened the comic book store, owner came out saying 'Oh, elderly' Not in a few seconds, my fater grabbed the owners collar and swang it a couple times and let it go. A week after that incident, the comic book store owner had to move out of town So.. that 10 minitue of torture room experience is carved in my memory as a really bad one Kind of.. you know, post-traumatic stress disorder When I went to colledge, I went to art research society to act. When acting, my trauma ocasionally ocuured me of that moment So I wanted to make that moment in the theater I searched everywhere to make the scene but everything looked very useless. I was frustrated, But this professor named Alexandre in Yeil He said of this effect of the place when you act. It was said that it was quite useful so I searched that paper And in that paper It says, there was place in the stage depending on the actors mood According to that professor, it was kind of a secret among all countries. So lets divide the stage into six parts. I'll give numbers. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and this is the direction to where you guys sit. So, where am I standing right now? 2. so i'll head to 1 now So this is 1. How do you think? Isn't it a bit friendly, smooth and bright? Yes, for ordinary talks, you can do that in here. A little left to the center of the stage. So when you ar being scolded by your parent when you sit in the table is because you confront them directly So a bit to the right, and a bit to the right will make each other to the left If its a bit to the left of each other it would be much more comfortable. Very strange, So i'll head to number 2 How do I look? Very Important? Yes, it's a fact that you can never ignore You usually go on a blind date like this. Looking at the most important stuffs, qualifications So this is a part when professor first comes to class, and intruduces himself. And also, its for the scene when he leaves after having a applause, or giving out homeworks. very important homeworks. Michael Sandel, as you guys already know about, also moves around the stage. He questions students in this section. remember that. And this is 3 is it? how do you think? a bit awkward I guess? Think of it in the middle When coming to the right, its a bit weird Weird like turning your bicycle to the left when you can turn to right. So this part adequately expresses schemes, hatred, jealousy. 'Back stabbing talks' is good in this place. In the korean gag show, some comedian saying 'kick you *** ~' If you see the stage carefully, you'll see that the comedian talks to the left side of the people Next is this place. I have to move a more to the back, but because of this.. what was the number? 4 it is. This 4 part of the stage tells the feelings most weakly. It relates to the feeling of supernatural mood. Magicians often appear here to fly pigeons and pull out watches. They usually do something mysterious in this part of the stage. In the middle of the back. The number is 5. How do I look? Do I look bossy? Or maybe in a position of authority? This is a stage fot the judge. So test surveillant in other school they stand in this side of the stage. Then students will have no thought of cheating This is the last part of the stage, saving for the last Young couple expressing love. Very warm and elegant. This is that part of the stage. So this goes same to all of you guys. whenever you get to do a seminar or stuffs, you can stand in the stage that best expresses your feelings and ideas It is known to be 'knowing is power'. But its very important to express what you already know Are you going to keep your knowledge to yourself? or share it with others I'll end my lecture now