Musician Amanda Palmer hosted a by-donation unofficial TED Conference show at Vancouver's Vogue Theatre on Wednesday and raised nearly $10,000 for the Vancouver Food Bank.
The show, which was dubbed #NinjaTED, was a welcomed event for those who couldn't afford the USD $7,500 TED price tag (or didn't manage to snag a ticket before they sold out).
And if the above video is any indication, it was an evening of feel-good vibes and lots of applause.
Everyone's favourite former astronaut Chris Hadfield performed after giving a TED talk earlier that day on what it was like to go blind in space. Also in attendance was indie songstress Imogen Heap and writer Neil Gaiman, among others.
Palmer, who gave a TED lecture in 2013 called "The Art Of Asking," made waves in 2012 when she raised over $1 million on Kickstarter to fund her album.
The TED Conference is in Vancouver until March 21.
on top of that, official word from @VanFoodBank. we raised just under $10,000 (!) for Vancouver food bank passing hat @ ninja gig last night
— Amanda Palmer (@amandapalmer) March 21, 2014The show, which was dubbed #NinjaTED, was a welcomed event for those who couldn't afford the USD $7,500 TED price tag (or didn't manage to snag a ticket before they sold out).
And if the above video is any indication, it was an evening of feel-good vibes and lots of applause.
Everyone's favourite former astronaut Chris Hadfield performed after giving a TED talk earlier that day on what it was like to go blind in space. Also in attendance was indie songstress Imogen Heap and writer Neil Gaiman, among others.
Astronaut/idol Cmdr_Hadfield performed Space Oddity at #ninjaTED #vancouver #TED2014 pic.twitter.com/HKwVYWpdRP
— Spot the Bot (@SpottheBot) March 20, 2014Photo: @imogenheap performs Hide & Seek at #ninjaTED #vancouver. Her tip: “Get more sleep” (at Vogue... http://t.co/P2znGKaQPu
— Claude Schneider (@claudeschneider) March 20, 2014Photo: @amandapalmer and @neilgaiman at #ninjaTED #vancouver #TED2014 (at Vogue Theatre) http://t.co/cnJw6gtQCE
— Claude Schneider (@claudeschneider) March 20, 2014Palmer, who gave a TED lecture in 2013 called "The Art Of Asking," made waves in 2012 when she raised over $1 million on Kickstarter to fund her album.
The TED Conference is in Vancouver until March 21.
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