Theater director Simon Stone deconstructs some of the common visual and audio tricks of modern theater, utilizing a cast of first-time volunteer actors recruited in the days prior to TEDxSydney 2011 and rehearsed just once.

Auckland is the biggest city in New Zealand and boasts a cosmopolitan blend of European, Maori, Asian and Polynesian cultures, as well as a natural environment that encourages visitors to embrace the great outdoors.

Shine is one of the major hits from British reggae group Aswad. Enjoy!

"We Didn't Start the Fire" is a song by Billy Joel that makes reference to the main events that occurred in the world since the time he was born (1949) until Joel wrote the song (March 1989).

Listen to "Poison," one of the best known songs by American singer-songwriter, "The Godfather of Shock Rock" Alice Cooper.

Professional kiter Hope Levin explains a few tricks for kiteboarding with more style.

"A Horse with No Name" is a song written by Dewey Bunnell, and originally recorded by the band America. It was the band's first and most successful single, released in early 1972, topping the charts in several countries. Enjoy!

Let's listen to "Broken Strings" by British musician James Morrison. The song is a duet with Canadian recording artist Nelly Furtado.

In this 1989 video, a performance of "Tougher Than the Rest" by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band is mixed with other concert footage and fan portraits. On backing vocals is singer and guitarist Patti Scialfa, who had been in the E Street Band since 1984 and would marry Springsteen in 1991.

"London Calling" is a single from The Clash's third album. The album was a top ten hit in the United Kingdom and the single reached top twenty. "London Calling" was certified platinum in the United States.

The song tells of a teenage romance and first sexual experience with a girl who wears a beret the color of raspberries.

Steve Skaith of the band Latin Quarter performs "A Bankrobber’s Lament" from the album "The Imagination of Thieves."

Franz Ferdinand is a Scottish rock band, formed in 2002. "Right Action" is the lead single from their album Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action."

"Anti Hero" is a single from British/Vincentian artist Marlon Roudette's first album "Matter Fixed," which was released in 2011.

Rory Graham, better known as Rag'n'Bone Man, is a British singer-songwriter from Uckfield, East Sussex, England. Here's his debut hit single "Human," released on Columbia Records in July 2016.