Jo Michael Rezes creates theatre in collaboration with inspiring artists scattered between fringe and professional companies.
Patsy Rodenburg says the world needs actors more than ever. In this talk at Michael Howard Studios, she tells the story of a profound encounter that reveals the deeper role theater can play in people's lives. As a storyteller, Daniel J. Watts loves a good story whether the medium be acting, dancing, writing, reciting poetry, rapping or singing.
Black Label Movement is an explosively physical Minneapolis dance company. Rahwa Ghirmatzion is executive director of People United for Sustainable Housing, a membership-based community organization committed to social and climate justice. Betty Hart advocates for curiosity, diversity, empathy and valuing the whole of a person rather than individual aspects. Can architects re-engineer their design process? Joshua Prince-Ramus shows how the results can be spectacular.
He walks us through his fantastic re-creation of the Wyly Theater as a giant "theatrical machine" that reconfigures itself at the touch of a button. Truth comes from the collision of different ideas, and theater plays an essential role in showing us that truth, says legendary artistic director Oskar Eustis.
In this powerful talk, Eustis outlines his plan to reach and listen to people in places across the US where the theater, like many other institutions, has turned its back -- like the de Photo: James Duncan Davidson Dancers from the American Ballet Theatre are now on stage delighting the crowd with their delicate elegance and dramatic expression. Aided by a delightful introduction of campy charm, Rezes explores the freeing potential of playing with gender to better understand ourselves, each other and the spaces we inhabit.
Basil Jones and Adrian Kohler, of Handspring Puppet Company, bring the emotional complexity of animals to the stage with their life-size puppets. Their latest triumph: "War Horse. In this stunning talk and performance, Jomama Jones invites us to consider how coming undone can be the first step toward transformation.
It's a powerful story of community, growth and renewal -- and how breaking apart Showing spectacular clips from productions such as Frida, The Tempest and The Lion King, director Julie Taymor describes a life spent immersed in theater and the movies.
Filmed right as controversy over her Broadway production of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark was at its peak, she candidly describes the tensions inherent within her creative proce While studying for his PhD in physics, Uri Alon thought he was a failure because all his research paths led to dead ends. But, with the help of improv theater, he came to realize that there could be joy in getting lost.
A call for scientists to stop thinking of research as a direct line from question to answer, but as something more creative. This collaborative dance company is acclaimed for its mix of humor, invention, and drama.
Drawing inspiration from biology how many dance troupes would name themselves after a fungus that thrives in cow dung? The president and founder of NTiD inc. Amir Nizar Zuabi is the artistic director of "The Walk," a traveling festival of art focusing attention on the urgent needs of young refugees.
If you build it, they will come But what happens when robots, buildings and other marvels can build themselves? These talks explore this increasingly real reality. Experience TED on the big screen, or even from the comfort of your own home. He shows us the new face of arts festivals, which break the boundary between audience and performer and help cities express themselves. Eve Ensler. 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.
Ben Cameron. How can the magic of live theater, live music, live dance compete with the always-on Internet? Ben Cameron offers a bold look forward to a world where live arts matter more than ever -- to link humans together at a primal level of shared experience.
Jo Michael Rezes. From the stage to everyday life, theater educator Jo Michael Rezes studies queer identity and the spectrum of gender performance — in its success and failure.
Aided by a delightful introduction of campy charm, Rezes explores the freeing potential of playing with gender to better understand ourselves, each other and the spaces we inhabit. Sarah Jones.
0コメント