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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Rives: A mockingbird remix of TED2006
Rives recaps the most memorable moments of TED2006 in the ...
Rives recaps the most memorable moments of TED2006 in the free-spirited rhyming verse of a fantastical mockingbird lullaby.
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Evelyn Glennie: How to truly listen
In this soaring demonstration, deaf percussionist Evelyn Glennie illustrates how ...
In this soaring demonstration, deaf percussionist Evelyn Glennie illustrates how listening to music involves much more than simply letting sound waves hit your eardrums.
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Caroline Lavelle: Casting a spell on the cello
Caroline Lavelle plays the cello like a sorceress casting a ...
Caroline Lavelle plays the cello like a sorceress casting a spell, occasionally hiding behind her wild mane of blond hair as she sings of pastoral themes. She performs "Farther than the Sun," backed by Thomas Dolby on keyboards.
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Jill Sobule: Global warming's theme song, "Manhattan in January"
A happy song about global warming, from Jill Sobule.
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Nora York: Singing "What I Want"
Nora York gives a stunning performance of her song "What ...
Nora York gives a stunning performance of her song "What I Want," with Jamie Lawrence (keyboards), Steve Tarshis (guitar) and Arthur Kell (bass).
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Golan Levin: Software (as) art
Engineer and artist Golan Levin pushes the boundaries of what’s ...
Engineer and artist Golan Levin pushes the boundaries of what’s possible with audiovisuals and technology. In an amazing TED display, he shows two programs he wrote to perform his original compositions.
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Anna Deavere Smith: Four American characters
Writer and actor Anna Deavere Smith gives life to author ...
Writer and actor Anna Deavere Smith gives life to author Studs Terkel, convict Paulette Jenkins, a Korean shopkeeper and a bull rider, excerpts from her solo show "On the Road: A Search for American Character."
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Pilobolus: A dance of "Symbiosis"
Two Pilobolus dancers perform "Symbiosis." Does it trace the birth ...
Two Pilobolus dancers perform "Symbiosis." Does it trace the birth of a relationship? Or the co-evolution of symbiotic species? Music: "God Music," George Crumb; "Fratres," Arvo Part; "Morango…Almost a Tango," Thomas Oboe Lee.
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Rives: If I controlled the Internet
How many poets could cram eBay, Friendster and Monster.com into ...
How many poets could cram eBay, Friendster and Monster.com into 3-minute poem worthy of a standing ovation? Enjoy Rives' unique talent.
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Eve Ensler: Happiness in body and soul
Eve Ensler, creator of "The Vagina Monologues," shares how a ...
Eve Ensler, creator of "The Vagina Monologues," shares how a discussion about menopause with her friends led to talking about all sorts of sexual acts onstage, waging a global campaign to end violence toward women and finding her own happiness.
