TED Theme: Spectacular Performance
There's a lot of talk at TED -- but we humans have many other ways to communicate ideas, passion, community, energy. This collection of extraordinary dancers, actors, musicians, magicians and storytellers bring both sides of the brain to life, with a TED twist. Sit back, ...
There's a lot of talk at TED -- but we humans have many other ways to communicate ideas, passion, community, energy. This collection of extraordinary dancers, actors, musicians, magicians and storytellers bring both sides of the brain to life, with a TED twist. Sit back, and enjoy the show, from artists such as Stew, Pilobolus, Vusi Mahlasela, and Kenichi Ebina.
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Sarah Jones: One woman, five characters, and a sex lesson from the future
In this performance, Sarah Jones brings you to the front ...
In this performance, Sarah Jones brings you to the front row of a classroom in the future, as a teacher plugs in different personas from the year 2016 to show their varied perspectives on sex work. As she changes props, Jones embodies an elderly homemaker, a “sex work studies” major, an escort, a nun-turned-prostitute and a guy at a strip club for his bachelor party. It’s an intriguing look at a taboo topic, that flips cultural norms around sex inside out.
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The Lady Lifers: A moving song from women in prison for life
The ten women in this chorus have all been sentenced ...
The ten women in this chorus have all been sentenced to life in prison. They share a moving song about their experiences — one that reveals their hopes, regrets and fears. "I'm not an angel," sings one, "but I'm not the devil." Filmed at an independent TEDx event inside Muncy State Prison, it's a rare and poignant look inside the world of people imprisoned with no hope of parole. (Note: The prison's Office of Victim Advocacy has ensured that victims were treated fairly and respectfully around this TEDx event.)
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Bill T. Jones: The dancer, the singer, the cellist ... and a moment of creative magic
Legendary dance choreographer Bill T. Jones and TED Fellows Joshua ...
Legendary dance choreographer Bill T. Jones and TED Fellows Joshua Roman and Somi didn't know exactly what was going to happen when they took the stage at TED2015. They just knew they wanted to offer the audience an opportunity to witness creative collaboration in action. The result: An improvised piece they call "The Red Circle and the Blue Curtain," so extraordinary it had to be shared ...
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David Kwong: Two nerdy obsessions meet -- and it's magic
David Kwong is a magician who makes crossword puzzles -- ...
David Kwong is a magician who makes crossword puzzles -- in other words, a pretty nerdy guy. And for his next trick ...
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Sarah Jones: What does the future hold? 11 characters offer quirky answers
Sarah Jones changes personas with the simplest of wardrobe swaps. ...
Sarah Jones changes personas with the simplest of wardrobe swaps. In a laugh-out-loud improvisation, she invites 11 "friends" from the future on stage—from a fast-talking Latina to an outspoken police officer—to ask them questions supplied by the TED2014 audience.
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Guy Hoffman: Robots with "soul"
What kind of robots does an animator / jazz musician ...
What kind of robots does an animator / jazz musician / roboticist make? Playful, reactive, curious ones. Guy Hoffman shows demo film of his family of unusual robots -- including two musical bots that like to jam with humans.
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Arthur Benjamin: The magic of Fibonacci numbers
Math is logical, functional and just ... awesome. Mathemagician Arthur ...
Math is logical, functional and just ... awesome. Mathemagician Arthur Benjamin explores hidden properties of that weird and wonderful set of numbers, the Fibonacci series. (And reminds you that mathematics can be inspiring, too!)
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Abha Dawesar: Life in the "digital now"
One year ago, Abha Dawesar was living in blacked-out Manhattan ...
One year ago, Abha Dawesar was living in blacked-out Manhattan post-Sandy, scrounging for power to connect. As a novelist, she was struck by this metaphor: Have our lives now become fixated on the drive to digitally connect, while we miss out on what's real?
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Beardyman: The polyphonic me
Frustrated by not being able to sing two notes at ...
Frustrated by not being able to sing two notes at the same time, musical inventor Beardyman built a machine to allow him to create loops and layers from just the sounds he makes with his voice. Given that he can effortlessly conjure the sound of everything from crying babies to buzzing flies, not to mention mimic pretty much any musical instrument imaginable, that's a lot of different sounds. Sit back and let the wall of sound of this dazzling performance wash over you.
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BLACK: My journey to yo-yo mastery
Remember the days you struggled just to make a yo-yo ...
Remember the days you struggled just to make a yo-yo spin, and if you were really fancy, to “walk the dog”? You ain’t seen nothin’ yet. Japanese yo-yo world champion BLACK tells the inspiring story of finding his life's passion, and gives an awesome performance that will make you want to pull your yo-yo back out of the closet.
