Performance

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of performance.

Video playlists about Performance

Live music, onstage at TED

10 talks • 2h 6m
We've cued up two hours of live music straight from the TED stage. Listen for a wide range of virtuoso musicians -- on some very surprising instruments ...

How music affects us

8 talks • 2h 34m
Music is a fundamental aspect of humanity -- so exactly how does it impact us? These talks offer a wonderful look at our fascinating relationship with the music we make.

Talks for theater geeks

9 talks • 2h 36m
A collection of our most inspired talks and performances highlighting the passion, importance and brilliance of theater.

Music around the world

13 talks • 2h 47m
Take a trip around the globe and enjoy music from all corners of the Earth.

Talks about Performance

4:36 Under 6 minutes

Camille A. Brown

A visual history of social dance in 25 moves

Posted Sep 2016
13:07

Adam Savage

My love letter to cosplay

Posted Jul 2016
8:38

John Legend

"Redemption Song"

Posted Jul 2016
18:02

Adam Driver

My journey from Marine to actor

Posted May 2016
12:38

Monica Byrne

A sci-fi vision of love from a 318-year-old hologram

Posted May 2016
7:01

Nicole Paris and Ed Cage

A beatboxing lesson from a father-daughter duo

Posted Dec 2015
11:31

Kaki King

A musical escape into a world of light and color

Posted Nov 2015
10:49

Teitur

Home is a song I've always remembered

Posted Oct 2015
6:28

Joey Alexander

An 11-year-old prodigy performs old-school jazz

Posted Jun 2015
25:28

Sarah Jones

One woman, five characters, and a sex lesson from the future

Posted Jun 2015
6:26

Bill T. Jones

The dancer, the singer, the cellist ... and a moment of creative magic

Posted May 2015
9:50

Aakash Odedra

A dance in a hurricane of paper, wind and light

Posted Dec 2014
4:34 Under 6 minutes

Ze Frank

Are you human?

Posted Jul 2014
23:15

Sting

How I started writing songs again

Posted May 2014
16:50

Mark Ronson

How sampling transformed music

Posted May 2014
18:36

Sarah Jones

What does the future hold? 11 characters offer quirky answers

Posted May 2014
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