Random Talks

The Los Angeles Times calls magician and TV personality Justin Willman, “a new breed of entertainer.” From his monthly sell-out shows in t

In a hilarious talk capping off a day of new ideas at TEDxNewYork, professional funny person Will Stephen shows foolproof presentation skills to make

Some geniuses really know how to have fun. Take Tetsuya Mizuguchi. Revered for conjuring up gaming masterpieces like Sega Rally Championship, Space Ch

In the entertainment realm, you’d call Masa Inakage a supreme hyphenate, as in “producer-director-creator-artist-storyteller.” And he actu

The source of Taketeru Kudo’s combustive physical artistry lies in a never-fulfilled quest to discover the core of human existence. His expressionist,

After a long training of classical ballet from her childhood, YUZUKI Megumi became a professional dancer at the age of 19. Other than ballet, she has

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-origins… Can you imagine a party where every movement and every visual detail were governed by a

In 2009, composer Ei Wada and four musician friends―Kimitoshi Sato, Takuya Namba, Yu Yoshida and Tadashi Yoshida―had a wacky retro idea: Let’s mix ana

Yale University Senior and Comedian, Yael Zinkow performs a stand up routine on how to give the perfect TED talk.

Street culture is about to take possession of a new vehicle for sonic expression. Spinning your wheels on Turntable Rider̶a custom-hacked BMX bike tur

Kaori Brand says we should realize that we can’t dictate to nature, and that nature in fact rules our days; witness the recent Tohoku disaster and its

Shizuka Yabuuchi has fused rhythmic gymnastics, dance and magic to conjure up an entirely new style of performance art. Shizuka began exploring her ow

The award winning ABC-Tokyo Ballet Company believes that artists should convey hope, light and a buoyant future through their performances, especially

Naomi Kawase’s loving but unblinking cinematic gaze turns ordinary lives and mundane moments into mesmerizing dramas. At the 1997 Cannes International

Master percussionist Winchester Nii Tete hails from the honorable Addy-Amo-Boye clans of drummers in Ghana. His finely textured repertoire echoes exub

Classic Edo magic, known as tezuma, is the captivating integration of illusion, traditional Japanese acting, musical performance, costumes and stories