
Trio Zazi welcomed guests at the entrance, giving a performance from floating platforms.
Photo: Courtesy of Bell
TED2012

TED Session 2, "The Parlor," opened with a performance by dance company Quixotic Fusion that was a combination of movement and technology. The performers interacted with each other and with objects projected around them.
Photo: James Duncan Davidson

Guests plucked napkins off a performer's dress. The character, known as "Napkin Lady," can be booked through the theater for private events, as can a variety of characters affiliated with the Redmoon for Hire program.
Photo: Christina Noël Photography

A dancer appeared to be attached to butterfly wings that moved on the screen behind her. Corporate Magic's Stephen Dahlem said they created the effect by first recording a dancer in front of a green screen in order to determine placement of the wings.
Photo: Jeffrey A. Davis