Physical Communication is Universal | Andy Dexterity | TEDxSydney

Andy Dexterity offers a glimpse into the ways humans communicate and interact using just our physicality. He also loves translating music and song into movement and finishes with an epic performance to Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody at TEDxSydney 2017.
Thanks to Queen for permission to use the song.
Animation by Brendan Harwood.
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Andy Dexterity is a Green Room Award-nominated performance maker primarily recognised for his unique brand of movement, fusing dance, physical theatre and signed languages. Andy is fascinated by the way we communicate and interact as a species and creates work with the intention to connect and empower.
Hailing from a theatre background, Andy has performed roles in award-winning shows for Melbourne Theatre Company, Sydney Theatre Company, Opera Australia and Belvoir Street Theatre, including the Australian premieres of Urinetown and Altarboyz.
Andy conceived original “signdance” choreography for Grammy Award-winning pop singer, Kimbra, conducted the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra for The Wiggles Meet The Orchestra, was special guest in the 2014 Outgames Opening Ceremony, performed “signdancing” with Tina Arena and opened the 2015 Australian Dance Awards at The Sydney Opera House. As a choreographer, he devised en-masse “signdancing” for the opening ceremony of the 2015 World Netball Cup, choreographed the Australian revival of RENT - the musical and You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown, both for The Hayes Theatre Company and is currently coordinating and conducting The Sydney Auslan Ensemble for The Sydney Philharmonia’s production of Elijah. As artistic director of the 2016 Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras, Andy’s main focus was festival accessibility, incorporating Auslan (Australian Sign Language) into as many aspects as possible, including a sign language spectacular for the opening ceremony.
Andy is also an ambassador for Deaf Australia, teaching Auslan (Australian Sign Language) as a part of this role. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@TranMark]

What is with all the jumping between camera angles during Bohemian Rhapsody? Couldn't even see him signing for half of it.

[@nicomelgares]

A Video about Physical Communication, without Subtitles?... 😒👏👏👏

[@karencar72]

Andy went on "The Voice" 2020 should look it up if you enjoyed this. A great personality with an awesome mission to spread communication.

[@arlinegeorge6967]

Great story teller n impressive.thank you bless you my All your dreams come true.

[@zehra9794]

Sign language learning is the thing that I want. I hope one day I can learn it and can talk with my hands

[@user-iw5ow5lf4s]

Amazing stage performance.I wish all tedx talks would be this entertaining and cool

[@daisyfolk724]

If sign language was a class in high school I would take it

[@sareetasharma516]

Absolutely 😻

[@shivanshinigam1964]

One Of The Best Show!!!

[@hannahbillingsley4218]

this is now my favorite Tedx talks video ever I love this and you and ugh this was beautiful

[@ngocphuc8548]

What an amazing talk!!!!! I love it!

[@JandKBarrFamily]

Fantastic Andy! Finally I got around to seeing this. Very entertaining and informative. Love Mama Kath Xxxx

[@CarolHuang]

A GREAT talk. But as a hand sign learner, feeling a lit pity can't see clearly the detail of the song performance for zooming out... :(

[@samiksha537]

This is my favorite Ted talk yet. ❤

[@alessionanni]

inspiring and beautiful, thanks for this

[@rexac1607]

That was an amazing TED talk

[@DuluthTW]

Incredible!

[@mayumikakizaki9606]

That was so~ awesome!!

[@michaelacoleman5065]

The ending is amazing

[@charliecastillo2011]

Andy looks like he could be in a kids' show