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Why the live arts matter
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Ben Cameron
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TEDxYYC
• February 2010
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How can the magic of live theater, live music, live dance compete with the always-on Internet? Ben Cameron offers a bold look forward to a world where live arts matter more than ever -- to link humans together at a primal level of shared experience.
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