Name: Who am I? Think again
Uploaded: 2013-10-18T14:59:20Z
Duration: 8 min 53 s
Description: How do we decide who we are? Hetain Patel's surprising performance plays with identity, language and accent -- and challenges you to think deeper than surface appearances. A delightful meditation on self, with performer Yuyu Rau, and inspired by Bruce Lee.

How do we decide who we are? Hetain Patel's surprising performance plays with identity, language and accent -- and challenges you to think deeper than surface appearances. A delightful meditation on self, with performer Yuyu Rau, and inspired by Bruce Lee.

Who am I? Think again

Identity is not fixed but shaped by the influences and assumptions around us. Playing with accents, languages, and even mustaches, a performer finds that every attempt to copy someone else leads to a deeper understanding of self. As a child, pretending a kurta pajama was kung fu robes shifted embarrassment into empowerment. Through these playful imitations, authenticity emerges in unexpected forms.

Imitating Others Reveals Our True Selves

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