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.

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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.

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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.


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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.
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TED2017

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

존 북즈와 릴 벅( Jon Boogz and Lil Buck): 대지에 바치는 춤

Filmed:
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행동 예술가들 존 북즈와 릴 벅이 "엄마를 존경하라"라는 공연을 소개합니다. 그 공연은 말과 함께 바이올린과 춤을 함께해서 인류와 자연의 괴로운 관계를 세밀하고 강력하게 표현합니다.
- 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

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Mother어머니 Earth지구: Our end종료 was imminent임박한
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대지: 우리의 끝은 임박했다
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yet아직 finality최종 relented뉘우치는.
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그러나 우리는 끝나지 않았다
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Wind바람, water and fire gently부드럽게 revived되살아 난;
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바람과 물, 불은
부드럽게 활기를 되찾았고
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you and I reconciled화해 한,
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너와 나는 조화롭게 살았고
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rhythms리듬 realigned재배치 된,
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리듬은 다시 가지런히 모였으며
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the blues블루스 gone지나간 green녹색.
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푸른 것은 녹색으로 변했다
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Your care케어 in conserving보존
in exchange교환 for my fruit과일
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너의 환경을 보존하는 마음은
나의 과일로 바꾸고
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and replenishing보충하는 this picturouspicturous
restoring복원 중 of painted그린 skies하늘,
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그리고 색칠한 것 같은 하늘의
보충을 생동감있게 하고
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mountains산들 rolling구르는,
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산들이 숨쉬고
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forest covering피복 --
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숲이 뒤덮는
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no more warming따뜻하게 함.
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더이상 온난화가 없는
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The purity청정 and simplicity간단
of how we used to be.
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과거의 우리의 순수함과 단순함
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You remember생각해 내다 me?
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넌 나를 기억하니?
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All I give to humanity인류?
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내가 인류에게 주는 모든것들을
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Housing주택, land, seas바다, birds조류,
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집들, 땅, 바다, 새
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beast짐승 and all of mankind인류,
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짐승들과 모든 사람
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exclusively독점적으로 the interface인터페이스
where you and the elements집단 meet만나다
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너와 원소들이 만나고
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and vibrate떨리다 harmoniously조화롭게.
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화목하게 진동하는 그 접점
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(Piano피아노 plays연극)
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(피아노 반주)
(바이올린 시작)
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(Violin바이올린 plays연극)
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(Music음악)
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(음악)
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(Music음악 tempo속도 quickens빨리 움직이다)
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(박자 빨라짐)
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(Violin바이올린 plays연극)
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(바이올린 연주)
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(Music음악)
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(음악)
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(Violin바이올린 plays연극)
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(바이올린 연주)
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(Music음악)
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(음악)
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(Music음악 ends끝이다)
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(음악 끝남)
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(Applause박수 갈채)
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(박수)
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My beauty아름다움 altered변경된,
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내 아름다움은 바뀌었고
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muddied진흙 투성이의 waters, fields전지 stripped박탈 된 bare없는,
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흙탕물이 된 물, 그리고 황량한 초원들
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interior내부 scarred상처받은 beyond...을 넘어서 repair수리,
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수리할 수 없는 나의 내부
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our memories기억 eroding침식하는.
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우리의 사라져가는 기억들
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You once일단 obsessed사로 잡힌 over my frame
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넌 한때 내 뼈대와
내가 어떻게 생겼는지에 대해
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and how I came왔다 to be;
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사로잡혔지
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my nature자연, its polarity극성 --
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내 본성, 그것의 양극성
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how my sweet winds바람 whisper속삭임 softly부드럽게,
yet아직 assault폭행 seas바다.
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내 바람이 달콤하게
속삭이는 대신 바다를 구타하고
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You remember생각해 내다 me?
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넌 나를 기억하니?
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All I give to humanity인류?
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내가 인류에게 주는 모든 것들을
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Housing주택, land, seas바다, birds조류,
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집들, 땅, 바다, 새
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beast짐승 and all of mankind인류 --
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짐승과 모든 사람들
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exclusively독점적으로 the interface인터페이스
where you and the elements집단 meet만나다
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너와 원소들이 만나고
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and vibrate떨리다 harmoniously조화롭게.
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화목하게 진동을 하는 그 접점
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The unseen보이지 않는 것 traveler여행자 forever영원히 passing통과,
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보이지않는 여행자가 영원히 지나가며
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carrying적재 life,
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생명을 안고
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moving움직이는,
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움직이고
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awning천막 of earth지구 felt펠트 and heard들었던,
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지구의 천막이 느껴지고 듣기며
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strong강한 and stirring활발한,
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강하게 움직이는
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blowing취주.
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불어오는
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Breathe숨을 쉬다 you in, cleansing클렌징 wind바람,
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상쾌한 바람을 들어쉬고
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gentle부드러운 and still,
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순하고 고요한
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quieter더 조용한.
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더 조용한.
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The source출처 eternally영원히 here,
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근원은 영원히 여기 있어
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ascent오르막 and descending하강하는:
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상승하고 하강하는
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air공기.
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공기
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Rhythmic리듬감있는 flow흐름,
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리듬감이 있는 흐름
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fluid유동체 and graceful우아한,
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유동적이고 우아안
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waves파도 of serenity평온,
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고요함의 파도
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smooth부드러운 strings of purity청정,
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순수함의 매끄러운 줄들
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rains replenishing보충하는 rapidly빠르게,
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비는 보충을 빠르게하는
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rivers강하 of dreams,
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꿈의 강
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raging성난 springs스프링스
covering피복 earth지구 in abundance풍부,
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치솟는 샘물이 땅을 풍요로움으로 뒤덮고
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universal만능인 solvent용제 dissolving해산,
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세계적인 용매가 녹고
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drink음주, liquid액체, life and power:
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마실 것, 액체, 생명과 힘
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water.
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Born타고난 when the universe우주 was formed형성된,
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우주가 만들어질때 탄생했고
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warmed따뜻하게 한 mankind인류,
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인류를 따뜻하게 데웠고
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gave him light,
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빛을 줬다
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colored색깔의 rays광선 illuminate비추다 ember타다 남은 것 flickers깜박임
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많은 색의 광선이 침침한 불꽃을
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incandescent백열, powerful강한 and brilliant훌륭한.
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정열적이며, 강력하고 눈부시게 비춘다
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Sacred신성한 son아들 of air공기, father아버지 of fury격노,
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신성한 공기의 아들, 분노의 아버지
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heat dancing댄스 vigorously격렬히
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격렬하게 춤추는 열기
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between중에서 perfection완전 and beauty아름다움.
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완벽함과 아름다룸 사이에
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Unconfined제한되지 않은 agility민첩,
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한정되지 않은 민첩성
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fast빠른 and fancy공상,
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빠르고 화려하게,
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sparks불꽃 of ingenuity독창성 rise오르기:
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fire.
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(Canku칸쿠 One Star dances)
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(Drumming드럼 연주 and chanting노래하는)
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(Drumming드럼 연주 and chanting노래하는)
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Translated by Sunny Kim
Reviewed by Jihyeon J. Kim

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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.


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Canku One Star - Fancy dancer
Canku One Star promotes living a healthier lifestyle via song and dance.

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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.
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