Performance art

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

Video playlists about Performance art

Why art is essential to democracy

10 talks • 2h 7m
Art invites viewers into perspectives and ways of life different from their own -- and with that, helps foster a sense of empathy required for democracy. Learn about the creative avenues art takes in giving power to the people.

How art shapes conversation

13 talks • 1h 52m
Powerful art makes people talk. These TED Talks bring context and nuanced perspectives to subjects surrounding history, race, socioeconomics and more.

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.

Talks about Performance art

10:40

Amma Y. Ghartey-Tagoe Kootin

A historical musical that examines black identity in the 1901 World's Fair

Posted Nov 2019
17:05

Judith Jamison and members of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Revelations from a lifetime of dance

Posted Oct 2019
4:53

Sarah Kay

"A Bird Made of Birds"

Posted Jun 2019
12:47

Madame Gandhi and Amber Galloway-Gallego

Music with a message should be accessible

Posted Dec 2018
4:11

Paul Rucker

How my mom inspired my approach to the cello

Posted Nov 2018
11:26

A Tribe Called Red

"We Are the Halluci Nation"

Posted Oct 2018
9:13

Elizabeth Streb

My quest to defy gravity and fly

Posted Oct 2018
10:08

Camille A. Brown

"New Second Line"

Posted Oct 2018
6:23

Asali DeVan Ecclesiastes

"Chasms"

Posted Sep 2018
10:57

Elise LeGrow

"You Never Can Tell" / "Over the Mountain, Across the Sea"

Posted Sep 2018
4:36

Sunni Patterson

"Wild Women"

Posted Aug 2018
7:22

Yelle

"Interpassion" / "Ba$$in"

Posted Aug 2018
3:42

Boy Girl Banjo

"Dead Romance"

Posted Jul 2018
4:04

Lili Haydn

"The Last Serenade"

Posted Jul 2018
13:10

Oskar Eustis

Why theater is essential to democracy

Posted Jun 2018
4:28

Qudus Onikeku and The QTribe

"RainMakers"

Posted Apr 2018
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