Adam Savage: Ground Rules for Success
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The infinitely curious, brilliant, and kind Adam Savage gave the closing benediction at Boing Boing: Ingenuity theatrical experience at a former Masonic Lodge in San Francisco on August 18. The co-host of Mythbusters, co-founder of Tested, and Boing Boing contributor inspired us with his personal story of becoming a maker and outlined ten ground rules for success.
New Beginnings: NYC Ballet's 9/11 Tribute
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I have no idea how I missed this until today. It resonates so much with me. I spent the morning of 9/11 with my friends and colleagues at American Repertory Ballet getting ready to begin a new season of dance when the news began to pour in. In my mind, in my heart, that morning and dance will forever be linked together.
DDB New York and the New York City Ballet quietly did a wonderful tribute called "New Beginnings," intended as a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and a tribute to the future of the city.
The video shows NYCB principal dancers Maria Kowroski and Ask la Cour performing on the 57th-floor terrace of Four World Trade Center in lower Manhattan. The backdrop, of course, is One World Trade Center. The dancers perform an excerpt from choreographer Christopher Wheeldon's poignant "After the Rain" pas de deux—signifying new beginnings in New York City.
The film, directed by Davi Russo and produced by Radical Media, was posted at sunrise (6:34 a.m. EST) on Sept. 12 to NYCB's social channels, with the hashtag #NewBeginnings. "Our hope is that 9/12 can now be rebranded as a day of optimism and new beginnings," says Matt Eastwood, chief creative officer of DDB N.Y.
Nuance: A Dance Battle
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Nuance by Marc-Antoine Locatelli. It's a kind of 21st Century version of David Parsons' Caught.
Making Magic with Pixar: Maker Camp Field Trip 2013
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Maker Camp, a six-week virtual summer camp for teens, wrapped with a Google Hangout field trip to Pixar that includes great insights from Pixar University and a live Q&A with Pixar designers.