{"id":4270,"date":"2024-03-17T12:21:45","date_gmt":"2024-03-17T12:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/superconnected.technology\/?p=4270"},"modified":"2024-03-20T16:44:14","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T16:44:14","slug":"phonefreeze-nurturing-family-bonds-smartphone-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/superconnected.technology\/phonefreeze-nurturing-family-bonds-smartphone-free\/","title":{"rendered":"PhoneFreeze: Nurturing Family Bonds, Smartphone-Free"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Rebecca Furst in the feature length film drama ‘Super Connected’ \u00a9 TA Music 2024<\/p><\/div>\n

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“We live in a technological universe in which we are always communicating.\u00a0And yet we have sacrificed conversation for mere connection” – Sherry Turkle<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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If you’ve heard Tim Arnold’s album ‘Super Connected<\/a><\/strong>‘<\/span> you’ll be familiar with Sherry Turkle, <\/b><\/span>the MIT social psychologist whose groundbreaking work in the study of technology and human relationships inspired Tim’s song ‘<\/span><\/a>Start A Conversation’<\/span>.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re coming to Super Connected\u00a0LIVE <\/span><\/strong>this May, you\u2019re going to see the album’s aspirations of conversation over ‘connection’ come to life through direct action in a completely new experience.<\/span><\/p>\n

You\u2019ll see the album performed live by Tim, who is acting on stage, as well as on screen<\/em>.\u00a0 Because you\u2019re also watching a feature length film on the big screen<\/em> about our dependency on the small screens <\/em>in our pockets. Half-way through the film, when you hear Stephen Fry<\/b><\/span>\u00a0talking about an ‘iHead<\/a>‘<\/strong><\/span>, you’ll know you’re not at a gig, the cinema or even a theatre anymore.\u00a0 It’s a happening.\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And there\u2019s something extra special<\/em> Tim is hoping audiences will take part in. He says:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSuper Connected LIVE is an exploration of smartphone and social media addiction, and how that <\/span>impacts<\/span> a <\/span>family<\/span>. I don\u2019t have my phone on stage when I’m performing, and I love it when the audience join me in that small sacrifice, so we can stop ‘connecting’ and truly BE with each other\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Dixie McDevitt, Kate Alderton and Tim Arnold star as the tech-torn<\/em> Curtis family in feature length film drama ‘Super Connected’<\/p><\/div>\n

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PhoneFreeze<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Before the live performance begins, the audience members are invited to take part in our \u2018PhoneFreeze\u2019 ritual by simply placing your phone into a lockable pouch which you keep with you at all times. It means, that like Tim, you’re disconnected<\/em> from your phone for 90 minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tim and the show’s director Kate Alderton<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>came up with the idea of PhoneFreeze to help the audience absorb the dual attention-grab of the album and film.<\/span><\/p>\n

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