Tate
An Introduction to Performance Art | TateShots
Performance art relates to artworks that are created through actions performed by the artist or other participants, which may be live or recorded, spontaneous or scripted. In the 1960s, performance was seen as fundamentally different...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: A different way to visualize rhythm - John Varney
In standard notation, rhythm is indicated on a musical bar line. But there are other ways to visualize rhythm that can be more intuitive. John Varney describes the 'wheel method' of tracing rhythm and uses it to take us on a musical...
Amor Sciendi
Andy Warhol and the Mimetic Theory of Art | AmorSciendi
I've been reading a lot of art theory lately and this video is a product of that. I also have been inspired by the long videos of the Art Assignment.
The Art Assignment
Play a game of What, How, Where | Florian Rivière & Jim Walker | The Art Assignment
In which we meet Florian Rivière & Jim Walker and play What, How, Where!: http://www.whathowandwhere.com/
TED Talks
TED: A one-man musical phenomenon | Jacob Collier
Jacob Collier is a one-man band and force of nature. In a dynamic, colorful performance, he recreates the magical room at his home in London where he produces music, performing three songs in which he sings every part and plays every...
TED Talks
TED: A visual history of social dance in 25 moves | Camille A. Brown
Why do we dance? African-American social dances started as a way for enslaved Africans to keep cultural traditions alive and retain a sense of inner freedom. They remain an affirmation of identity and independence. In this electric...
TED Talks
Michael Moschen: Juggling as art ... and science
Michael Moschen puts on a quietly mesmerizing show of juggling. Don't think juggling is an art? You might just change your mind after watching Moschen in motion.
The Art Assignment
Walk On It: Highlights | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
You walked on it, and we watched.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The origins of ballet - Jennifer Tortorello and Adrienne Westwood
Can you imagine a party where every movement and every visual detail were governed by a complex system of rules and procedures? For centuries, such rituals were commonplace for European nobility. And while they've gone out of fashion, we...
The Art Assignment
Brain Sounds - Jamal Cyrus | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
Thanks to Audible for sponsoring today's episode. Visit http://www.audible.com/artassignment for a free 30-day trial. We meet up with artist Jamal Cyrus in his hometown of Houston, Texas, where we broach the topic of "postmodernism" and...
TED Talks
TED: Insightful human portraits made from data | R. Luke DuBois
Artist R. Luke DuBois makes unique portraits of presidents, cities, himself and even Britney Spears using data and personality. In this talk, he shares nine projects -- from maps of the country built using information taken from millions...
Tate
Alexandra Bachzetsis – BMW Tate Live: Performance Room
Alexandra Bachzetsis presents From A to B via C, a new work created for three dancers for a theatre, and further transformed for an exhibition space and performed live to an online audience as part of the 2014 Performance Room series....
Southbank Centre
Benjamin Britten's War Requiem | MUSIC - learning about composition and performance
To commemorate 100 years since World War One in Nov 2014, Southbank Centre staged a special performance of Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem featuring hundreds of young performers. UNCOVERING CLASSICS: Benjamin Britten's War Requiem. More...
Tate
Performing Sculpture – Earle Brown's Calder Piece | TateShots
Earle Brown was a major force in contemporary music and the American avant-garde since the 1950s and the creator of open form, a style of musical construction greatly indebted to the works of Alexander Calder. In 1963 Brown and Calder...
Barbican Centre
Barbican Sessions #4: Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain perform 'Highway to Hell'
The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain take to the stairs outside the Barbican Hall to perform a raucous rendition of AC/DC's 'Highway to Hell'. Each month, we invite artists to perform a live session in our spaces, from our Conservatory...
Barbican Centre
Poet Jack Miguel performs 'Casino' in 'Basquiat: Boom For Real'
Poet and rapper Jack Miguel performs his piece 'Casino', inspired by Jean-Michel Basquiat's work, in the 'Self-Portrait' room of the 'Basquiat: Boom for Real' exhibition. Basquiat: Boom for Real is open until 28 Jan 2018:...
Bioneers
Art, Installations and Performers - Bioneers Conference
Every year at the Bioneers Conference, the grounds feature captivating, compelling and inspiring art, and highlights installations, performers and visual artists. The event promotes connection and collaboration, and is an opportunity for...
Barbican Centre
The Art of Change Shorts: DIY with Figs in Wigs
We’re moving to the margins in a documentary short to explore ‘DIY’ as we meet performance collective, Figs in Wigs in their home. An ex-morgue. Throughout 2018, we’re working with The Smalls to present twelve new short films directed by...
Curated Video
Does wealth change art? | The Affluence Injection by Kate Morrison | Short Film | Random Acts
This visually striking short film from director Kate Morrison combines exquisite production design, precise cinematography and committed performances to create an unsettling and surreal scenario that explores the inherent advantage art...
12tone
Eye Heart Music: The Score As A Work Of Art
We don't talk a lot about notation, because notation isn't always all that interesting, but in this case, it's well worth a second look. Eye music is the practice of turning a written score into a work of visual art, something that the...
The Art Assignment
Make art like someone you admire. | Peggy and Garry Noland | The Art Assignment
Who are your influences? Who’s asking? Peggy Noland, a fashion designer, and Garry Noland, an artist who happens to be her father. We visit Peggy's shop in Kansas City, Missouri, and she and her dad give us the assignment to make an...
TED Talks
TED: An artist's unflinching look at racial violence | Sanford Biggers
Conceptual artist and TED Fellow Sanford Biggers uses painting, sculpture, video and performance to spark challenging conversations about the history and trauma of black America. Join him as he details two compelling works and shares the...
Curated Video
Moonlight (Clair de Lune) updated 4K version
This visualization attempts to capture the mood of Claude Debussy's best-known composition, Clair de Lune (moonlight in French). The piece was published in 1905 as the third of four movements in the composer's Suite Bergamasque, and...