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The true power of the performing arts - Ben Cameron

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Arts administrator and live-theater fan Ben Cameron looks at the state of the live arts -- asking: How can the magic of live theater, live music, live dance compete with the always-on Internet? In his talk, he offers a bold look forward. (Filmed at TEDxYYC.)

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Find out more about Ben Cameron's career on his TED bio page. See what The Artful Manager says about Ben Cameron's view of the future. The TED-curated playlist, The artist is in, provides a compilation of TED Talks that explore the blurred lines between technology and art. Watch Thelma Golden's TED Talk on the "post-black" artists she works with are using their art to provoke a new dialogue about race and culture -- and about the meaning of art itself.

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