TEDxAlcatraz

01/16/2013

Hi folks -- due to competing demands on our end, and schedules of speakers and performers, we've decided to push the next TEDxAlcatraz big event to the fall. It'll be worth the wait -- we have a terrific musical and speaker evening show in the works. Thanks, -Greg

08/05/2012

Organizing the next TEDxAlcatraz - November 2012

Have you thought you might want to host a TEDx event one day, or attend TEDActive? A good way to connect with TED is through helping put together a TEDx event. Our next is November 28th and we're looking to expand our organizing team. In particular, we're looking for those hoping to be influential & effective with pre-event operations, social media and videography. The evening's theme is "Tomorrow Never Knows" and will feature great speakers and live music. http://tedxtalks.ted.com/video/TEDxAlcatraz-Musical-Cast-Encor

Here captures a piece of the closing encore collaboration for the inaugural TEDxAlcatraz, wrapping the 5 hour evening into about 2 minutes of celebration. James Nash, guitar, is joined by TED Fellow Iyeoka on vocals, Alisa Rose on fiddle, and Peter Gregson on cello, in an arrangement capturing the e...

04/21/2012

In between sessions & workshops on video & stage management - learned that TEDxAlcatraz inspired a similar, nightclub based event in Singapore. Cool.

04/18/2012

Amazing opening short from the TEDx Summit, where 650+ organizers from around the world are meeting in Doha, Qatar.

Dancers + camera + kaleidoscope = this infinitely gorgeous short video. (Watch in 1080p fullscreen if you can.) It's made for TEDxSummit, an unprecedented ga...

04/16/2012

04/11/2012

Here's Melinda Gates's talk from that we viewed last week via simulcast.

09/03/2011

Here's is stunning visual arts by Miwa Matreyek at . http://tedxtalks.ted.com/video/TEDxAlcatraz-Miwa-Matreyek-Drea;search:tedxalcatraz

"A TEDGlobal 2010 speaker, graduating from CalArt's Experimental Animation program with an MFA in 2007, Miwa Matreyek is an animator, designer, and multi-media artist working in Los Angeles. She creates animated short films as well as works that integrate animation and live performance/installation ...

08/30/2011

Tonight am finishing the last of the videos for 's "Suspension of Disbelief". Our last one will be a visual light performance, a perfect lead-in to Burning Man weekend.

And, our time has come to start planning TEDxAlcatraz #2. We have a exciting surprises brewing.

Here are our Talks and Performances, with Miwa Matreyek's video on its way. http://tedxtalks.ted.com/search/?search=tedxalcatraz

08/20/2011

Completed! Here's our evening's opening DJ + live mix. Big screen & big volume are best, esp toward the end! http://t.co/2oqUaZE TEDxAlcatraz

08/03/2011

And, from earlier, here's Iyeoka & The Rock by Funk Tribe's amazing encore performance at TEDxAlcatraz! http://goo.gl/OcfLQ

"Iyeoka Ivie Okoawo was the encore performer for TEDx Alcatraz 2010, taking the stage after midnight and re-energizing the crowd then in their fifth hour in their seats. She is a poet and recording artist, a 2010 TED Global Fellow, the 2nd place 2009 Individual World Poetry Slam Champion, and a spok...

08/03/2011

Today's release: Mike Zuckerberg up-cycling plastic in Uganda in the World Cup spirit. http://goo.gl/N5O5Q Iyeoka & The Rock by Funk Tribe accents the intro in this version of the TEDxAlcatraz opening trailer. Enjoy.

Michael Zuckerman is the founder of 3rdSpaces, Director of Sustainability for San Francisco's Temple Nightclub, and Chair of the Kyebando Green Age in Kampal...

06/24/2011

Our latest release: Cello-ing into the future in 13 minutes, with . http://goo.gl/oJjc0

"Born in Edinburgh in 1987, Peter Gregson is a cellist and pioneer of contemporary music. He has performed widely in the UK and the US, at venues ranging from The Royal Albert Hall, London to The Ingleby Gallery in Edinburgh; from the Twitter Offices in San Francisco to Le Poisson Rouge, New York. I