ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Jon Boogz - Movement artist
Jon Boogz is a movement artist, choreographer and director who seeks to push the evolution of dance.

Why you should listen

As a movement artist and creator, Jon Boogz seeks to share with audiences of all backgrounds an appreciation of the melding of art forms while inspiring and bringing awareness to social issues. Boogz recently wrote, choreographed, directed and danced in Color of Reality, a short film in collaboration with visual artist Alexa Meade and fellow dancer Lil Buck, and AM i A MAN in conjunction with Brian Stevenson, the Equal Justice Initiative, and DAIS.

First motivated to dance by the work of Michael Jackson, Boogz has choreographed for icons including Mikhail Baryshnikov, Naomi Campbell, Gloria Estefan and for Pharrell’s Adidas Originals campaign, and he to creative directed, choreographed and performed a tribute to Standing Rock at ComplexCon. He has also worked as a creative consultant for ads launching campaigns for Apple and Lexus. Boogz’s collaborators include TriBeCa Film Festival, DAIS, Lil Buck, and Flying Lotus; his choreography is used in FOX's "So You Think You Can Dance" and Cirque du Soleils "MJ ONE;" and he was featured at the Geffen Playhouse's "Backstage at the Geffen" with his dance company Control Freakz, Lil Buc, and spoken-word artist Robin Sanders to honor Morgan Freeman and Jeff Skoll. He co-founded Movement Art Is with Lil Buck in 2016. Boogz's forthcoming works seek to merge movement with fine art, film, technology and the stage.

More profile about the speaker
Jon Boogz | Speaker | TED.com
Lil Buck - Movement artist
A viral video star known for his gravity-defying, elegant street dance moves, Lil Buck is a fertile collaborator across disciplines and media.

Why you should listen

International phenomenon Lil Buck began jookin' -- a street dance that originated in Memphis -- at age 13 alongside mentors Marico Flake and Daniel Price. After receiving early hip-hop training from Teran Garry and ballet training on scholarship at the New Ballet Ensemble, he performed and choreographed until relocating to Los Angeles in 2009.

Named one of Dance Magazine's "25 to Watch," his collaboration with Spike Jonze and Yo-Yo Ma performing The Swan went viral in 2011. Since then, he has collaborated with a broad spectrum of artists including JR, Damian Woetzel, the New York City Ballet, Madonna, Benjamin Millepied and Spike Lee. Buck is an avid arts education advocate, a recipient of the WSJ Innovator Award and recently launched a capsule collection with Versace.

In 2016 he co-founded with Jon Boogz Movement Art Is, an organization which seeks to inspire and change the world while elevating artistic, educational and social impact of dance.

More profile about the speaker
Lil Buck | Speaker | TED.com
Robin Sanders - Spoken word artist
Robin Sanders's eclectic style includes both audible imagery making and kinetic storytelling.

Why you should listen

Robin Sanders is a captivating communicator and her energy and passion are infectious. Her credentials include more than 13 years of professional experience in teaching, performing and public speaking. She has traveled throughout the United States, Canada, Jamaica, and England as choreographer and performer for Nicole C. Mullen Tours (Nashville, TN) and CIY’s Believe Tour (Joplin, MO). Sanders's body of work includes speaking, teaching and choreographing at a host of dance schools and notable organizations such as Bates College in Lewiston, Bowdoin College, Colby College, University of Memphis, Vanderbilt University, Seattle's Velocity Dance Center, Collage Dance Collective, New Ballet Ensemble and School and many more. Her latest spoken word works include: An Ode to Hip Hop featured on So You Think You Can Dance, At the Geffen featured at Backstage At The Geffen and See What I'm Saying, both commissioned pieces written for Los Angeles' ControlFreakz. 
 
Sanders currently serves as founder and director of Out Loud Artistry, a performing arts training and mentorship program with a mission to develop skilled performing artists that leverage their artistry to positively impact and transform their communities and world around them.

More profile about the speaker
Robin Sanders | Speaker | TED.com
Jason Yang - Violinist
Jason Yang is recognized for his versatility on multiple instruments as well as his abilities in composing and producing.

Why you should listen

Jason Yang has become one of the most popular sensations on the acoustic and electric violin circuits in the US and abroad. With more than 197,000 subscribers and 35 million views on his YouTube channel, he reaches extremely diverse audiences through multiple genres of music.

Yang has performed all over the world with Madonna as her violinist. In 2012, he completed the MDNA Tour, which consisted of 88 sold-out shows throughout Europe, North America, South America and the Middle East. He also performed alongside Madonna and Stevie Wonder in the memorial tribute to Prince at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards.

Yang enjoys engaging in performances and projects in a wide spectrum, from playing a violin-soloing Joker in full prosthetic makeup for Warner Bros.' "Batman: Arkham City" to delivering an emotional rendition of Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" on Glee. In 2013, he was contracted by HBO to score an arrangement from the "Game of Thrones" soundtrack to be performed by himself with a chamber orchestra at the official Season 2 release event in New York City. A few days later, he performed on The Colbert Report with fellow MDNA dancer, Lil Buck.
 
In the corporate world, Yang has performed for clients such as Panasonic, Mazda, Adidas, Ford, Paul Mitchell, Hilton, Skechers, Frito-Lay, Wendy’s, Telemundo, La Prairie and Amway Global.
 
The New Jersey native is currently based in Los Angeles, where he graduated from the University of Southern California with a major in international relations and a minor in music industry.


More profile about the speaker
Jason Yang | Speaker | TED.com
Canku One Star - Fancy dancer
Canku One Star promotes living a healthier lifestyle via song and dance.

Why you should listen
Canku One Star, Sigangu/Oglala Lakota, Oneida and Seneca tribes, is an enrolled member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe in South Dakota. He has traveled throughout North America performing and expressing his style of dance, the Men's Fancy War Dance style. Coming from a family and reservation with rich history and culture, One Star began dancing from the time he could walk. He now promotes keeping the indigenous cultures thriving through education.
More profile about the speaker
Canku One Star | Speaker | TED.com
TED2017

Jon Boogz and Lil Buck: A dance to honor Mother Earth

Џон Бугз и Лил Бак (Jon Boogz and Lil Buck): Плес у част Мајке Земље

Filmed:
305,940 views

Први наступ уметника покрета, Џона Бугза и Лиле Бак, „Поштуј своју мајку“, деликатна, снажна изведба која укључује изговорену реч, виолину и плес са освртом на раздорну везу између човечанства и природе.
- Movement artist
Jon Boogz is a movement artist, choreographer and director who seeks to push the evolution of dance. Full bio - Movement artist
A viral video star known for his gravity-defying, elegant street dance moves, Lil Buck is a fertile collaborator across disciplines and media. Full bio - Spoken word artist
Robin Sanders's eclectic style includes both audible imagery making and kinetic storytelling. Full bio - Violinist
Jason Yang is recognized for his versatility on multiple instruments as well as his abilities in composing and producing. Full bio - Fancy dancer
Canku One Star promotes living a healthier lifestyle via song and dance. Full bio

Double-click the English transcript below to play the video.

Мајка Земља: Наш крај је био неизбежан,
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MotherMajka EarthZemlja: Our endкрај was imminentпредстојеће
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али је неминовност ипак попустила.
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yetјош увек finalitystrast relentedpopustio.
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Ветар, вода и ватра
тихо су поново оживеле;
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WindVetar, waterвода and fireватра gentlylagano revivedoživljena;
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ви и ја смо се помирили,
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you and I reconciledpomirili se,
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ритмови су се поново посложили,
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rhythmsritam realignedrazneo preuredio,
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плаве постале зелене.
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the bluesbluz goneотишла greenзелен.
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Ваша брига за очување
у замену за моје плодове
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Your careнега in conservingконзервирајући
in exchangeразмена for my fruitвоће
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и допуна овом сликовитом
враћању насликаног неба,
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and replenishingmenjajuci this picturouspicturous
restoringVraćanje u prethodno stanje of paintedобојен skiesнебо,
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котрљању планина,
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mountainsпланине rollingваљање,
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прекривању шумама -
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forestшума coveringpokrivač --
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нема више загревања.
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no more warmingзагревање.
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Чистота и једноставност
онога какви смо некада били.
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The puritynevinosti and simplicityједноставност
of how we used to be.
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Да ли ме се сећате?
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You rememberзапамтити me?
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Свега онога што дајем човечанству?
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All I give to humanityчовечанство?
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Смештај, земљу, мора, птице,
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HousingStanovanje, landземљиште, seasмора, birdsптице,
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звери и целокупни људски род -
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beastзвер and all of mankindljudski rod,
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посебнo површину
на којој се ви и елементи срећете
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exclusivelyискључиво the interfaceприступ
where you and the elementsелементи meetсусрет
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и вибрирате у складу.
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and vibratevibrira harmoniouslyharmoniиno.
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(Клавир свира)
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(PianoKlavir playsиграња)
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(Виолина свира)
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(ViolinViolina playsиграња)
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(MusicMuzika)
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(Музика)
(Темпо музике се убрзава)
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(MusicMuzika tempotempo quickensubrzava)
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(ViolinViolina playsиграња)
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(Виолина свира)
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(Музика)
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(ViolinViolina playsиграња)
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(Виолина свира)
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(Музика)
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(MusicMuzika endsКрајеви)
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(Музика се завршава)
(Аплауз)
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(ApplauseAplauz)
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Моја лепота се променила,
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My beautyлепота alteredизмењено,
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замућене воде, огољена поља,
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muddiedisprljaљ watersводе, fieldsпоља strippedстриппед bareголо,
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унутрашњост са ожиљцима
који не могу зацелити,
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interiorентеријер scarredожиљао beyondизван repairпоправка,
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наша сећања се губе.
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our memoriesсећања erodingеродирање.
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Некада сте били опседнути мојим оквиром
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You onceједном obsessedопседнут over my frameРам
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и тиме како сам настала,
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and how I cameДошао to be;
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мојом природом, њеном поларношћу -
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my natureприрода, its polarityполаритет --
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тиме како моји умилни ветрови шапућу тихо,
а ипак узбуркавају мора.
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how my sweetслатко windsветрови whisperљapat softlyTiho,
yetјош увек assaultnapad seasмора.
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Да ли ме се сећате?
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You rememberзапамтити me?
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Свега онога што дајем човечанству?
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All I give to humanityчовечанство?
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Смештај, земљу, мора, птице,
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HousingStanovanje, landземљиште, seasмора, birdsптице,
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звери и целокупни људски род -
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beastзвер and all of mankindljudski rod --
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посебнo површину
на којој се ви и елементи срећете
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exclusivelyискључиво the interfaceприступ
where you and the elementsелементи meetсусрет
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и вибрирате у складу.
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and vibratevibrira harmoniouslyharmoniиno.
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Невидљиви путник увек у пролазу,
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The unseennevidljiva travelerputnik foreverзаувек passingпролаз,
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који носи живот,
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carryingношење life,
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кретање,
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movingкретање,
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надстрешницу земље коју осећа и чује,
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awningтенде of earthземља feltосетио and heardслушао,
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снажан и ускомешан,
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strongјак and stirringmešajući,
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који дува.
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blowingдува.
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Удишем те, ветре који прочишћаваш,
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BreatheDiši you in, cleansingчишћење windветер,
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нежна и мирна,
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gentleнежно and still,
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тиша.
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quietermirnije.
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Извор вечно присутан,
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The sourceизвор eternallyzauvek here,
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који се уздиже и спушта -
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ascentuspon and descendingopadajućem:
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ваздух.
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airваздух.
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RhythmicRitmički flowток,
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fluidtečnost and gracefulgraciozna,
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течан и љубак,
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wavesталаси of serenitySerenity,
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таласи ведрине,
глатке жице чистоте,
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smoothглатко stringsструне of puritynevinosti,
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кише које брзо надомешћују,
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rainsкиша replenishingmenjajuci rapidlyбрзо,
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реке снова,
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riversреке of dreamsснове,
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пролећа која дивљају
док прекривају земљу изобиљем,
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ragingбесни springsopruge
coveringpokrivač earthземља in abundanceзаступљеност,
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универзални растварач који растаче,
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universalуниверзалан solventrastvor dissolvingraspuštanju,
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пиће, течност, живот и моћ -
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drinkпиће, liquidтечност, life and powerмоћ:
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вода.
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waterвода.
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BornRođen when the universeуниверзум was formedформирана,
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угрејала људски род,
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warmedzagrejala mankindljudski rod,
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дала му светлост,
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gaveдала him lightсветло,
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зракови у боји осветљавају
трептаје угарака,
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coloredобојено rayszraci illuminateosvetljavaju emberEmber flickerstreperi
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ужарено, моћно и сјајно.
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incandescentusijani, powerfulмоћан and brilliantбрилијантно.
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SacredSveto sonсин of airваздух, fatherотац of furyFury,
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heatтоплота dancingплес vigorouslyenergično
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између савршенства и лепоте.
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betweenизмеђу perfectionsavršenstvo and beautyлепота.
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fastбрзо and fancyфанци,
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Translated by Tijana Mihajlović
Reviewed by Mirjana Čutura

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ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Jon Boogz - Movement artist
Jon Boogz is a movement artist, choreographer and director who seeks to push the evolution of dance.

Why you should listen

As a movement artist and creator, Jon Boogz seeks to share with audiences of all backgrounds an appreciation of the melding of art forms while inspiring and bringing awareness to social issues. Boogz recently wrote, choreographed, directed and danced in Color of Reality, a short film in collaboration with visual artist Alexa Meade and fellow dancer Lil Buck, and AM i A MAN in conjunction with Brian Stevenson, the Equal Justice Initiative, and DAIS.

First motivated to dance by the work of Michael Jackson, Boogz has choreographed for icons including Mikhail Baryshnikov, Naomi Campbell, Gloria Estefan and for Pharrell’s Adidas Originals campaign, and he to creative directed, choreographed and performed a tribute to Standing Rock at ComplexCon. He has also worked as a creative consultant for ads launching campaigns for Apple and Lexus. Boogz’s collaborators include TriBeCa Film Festival, DAIS, Lil Buck, and Flying Lotus; his choreography is used in FOX's "So You Think You Can Dance" and Cirque du Soleils "MJ ONE;" and he was featured at the Geffen Playhouse's "Backstage at the Geffen" with his dance company Control Freakz, Lil Buc, and spoken-word artist Robin Sanders to honor Morgan Freeman and Jeff Skoll. He co-founded Movement Art Is with Lil Buck in 2016. Boogz's forthcoming works seek to merge movement with fine art, film, technology and the stage.

More profile about the speaker
Jon Boogz | Speaker | TED.com
Lil Buck - Movement artist
A viral video star known for his gravity-defying, elegant street dance moves, Lil Buck is a fertile collaborator across disciplines and media.

Why you should listen

International phenomenon Lil Buck began jookin' -- a street dance that originated in Memphis -- at age 13 alongside mentors Marico Flake and Daniel Price. After receiving early hip-hop training from Teran Garry and ballet training on scholarship at the New Ballet Ensemble, he performed and choreographed until relocating to Los Angeles in 2009.

Named one of Dance Magazine's "25 to Watch," his collaboration with Spike Jonze and Yo-Yo Ma performing The Swan went viral in 2011. Since then, he has collaborated with a broad spectrum of artists including JR, Damian Woetzel, the New York City Ballet, Madonna, Benjamin Millepied and Spike Lee. Buck is an avid arts education advocate, a recipient of the WSJ Innovator Award and recently launched a capsule collection with Versace.

In 2016 he co-founded with Jon Boogz Movement Art Is, an organization which seeks to inspire and change the world while elevating artistic, educational and social impact of dance.

More profile about the speaker
Lil Buck | Speaker | TED.com
Robin Sanders - Spoken word artist
Robin Sanders's eclectic style includes both audible imagery making and kinetic storytelling.

Why you should listen

Robin Sanders is a captivating communicator and her energy and passion are infectious. Her credentials include more than 13 years of professional experience in teaching, performing and public speaking. She has traveled throughout the United States, Canada, Jamaica, and England as choreographer and performer for Nicole C. Mullen Tours (Nashville, TN) and CIY’s Believe Tour (Joplin, MO). Sanders's body of work includes speaking, teaching and choreographing at a host of dance schools and notable organizations such as Bates College in Lewiston, Bowdoin College, Colby College, University of Memphis, Vanderbilt University, Seattle's Velocity Dance Center, Collage Dance Collective, New Ballet Ensemble and School and many more. Her latest spoken word works include: An Ode to Hip Hop featured on So You Think You Can Dance, At the Geffen featured at Backstage At The Geffen and See What I'm Saying, both commissioned pieces written for Los Angeles' ControlFreakz. 
 
Sanders currently serves as founder and director of Out Loud Artistry, a performing arts training and mentorship program with a mission to develop skilled performing artists that leverage their artistry to positively impact and transform their communities and world around them.

More profile about the speaker
Robin Sanders | Speaker | TED.com
Jason Yang - Violinist
Jason Yang is recognized for his versatility on multiple instruments as well as his abilities in composing and producing.

Why you should listen

Jason Yang has become one of the most popular sensations on the acoustic and electric violin circuits in the US and abroad. With more than 197,000 subscribers and 35 million views on his YouTube channel, he reaches extremely diverse audiences through multiple genres of music.

Yang has performed all over the world with Madonna as her violinist. In 2012, he completed the MDNA Tour, which consisted of 88 sold-out shows throughout Europe, North America, South America and the Middle East. He also performed alongside Madonna and Stevie Wonder in the memorial tribute to Prince at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards.

Yang enjoys engaging in performances and projects in a wide spectrum, from playing a violin-soloing Joker in full prosthetic makeup for Warner Bros.' "Batman: Arkham City" to delivering an emotional rendition of Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" on Glee. In 2013, he was contracted by HBO to score an arrangement from the "Game of Thrones" soundtrack to be performed by himself with a chamber orchestra at the official Season 2 release event in New York City. A few days later, he performed on The Colbert Report with fellow MDNA dancer, Lil Buck.
 
In the corporate world, Yang has performed for clients such as Panasonic, Mazda, Adidas, Ford, Paul Mitchell, Hilton, Skechers, Frito-Lay, Wendy’s, Telemundo, La Prairie and Amway Global.
 
The New Jersey native is currently based in Los Angeles, where he graduated from the University of Southern California with a major in international relations and a minor in music industry.


More profile about the speaker
Jason Yang | Speaker | TED.com
Canku One Star - Fancy dancer
Canku One Star promotes living a healthier lifestyle via song and dance.

Why you should listen
Canku One Star, Sigangu/Oglala Lakota, Oneida and Seneca tribes, is an enrolled member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe in South Dakota. He has traveled throughout North America performing and expressing his style of dance, the Men's Fancy War Dance style. Coming from a family and reservation with rich history and culture, One Star began dancing from the time he could walk. He now promotes keeping the indigenous cultures thriving through education.
More profile about the speaker
Canku One Star | Speaker | TED.com