Online Videos: Tendu.tv / DancePulp

[hannahsmom]

I am a relative newbie to all things ballet. However, I just became aware of tendu.tv and their DancePulp series and found it to be very interesting. Each of the episodes involves an interview with a dancer/choreographer/artistic director and is 10-15 minutes long. As it's mostly auditory, rather than visual, this is a perfect opportunity for me to expand my knowledge while folding laundry.

 

Tendu.tv

 

Any other viewers out there?

[Clara 76]

Ooh! It looks like I'm going to be a viewer soon too!!!!! Thanks for letting us know!

[Serendipity]

Yes, I've known of it for about a year. It's great!

[Doubleturn]

Unfortunately I just tried to watch and a screen came up saying that at present they can only stream to USA.

[Clara 76]

Oh pooh! Sorry Doubleturn.

[TenduTV]

Unfortunately I just tried to watch and a screen came up saying that at present they can only stream to USA.

 

Hi - I'm Marc Kirschner and I'm the General Manager for TenduTV. Thank you for sharing DancePulp with this forum and if you have any feedback, comments, questions, etc, feel free to share them with me here or via our fan page or profile page on Facebook.

 

International audiences can access the DancePulp videos on YouTube. Or, if you go to the DancePulp.com site, you'll see a link for international viewers right above each video.

 

Happy watching!

 

Marc

[ami1436]

Also, Tendu.tv has a twitter feed -- since we've discussed dancers who twitter, this seemed relevant! (And that's where I follow them!)

[Clara 76]

Welcome TenduTV!! We hope you'll stick around sometimes to chat about ballet!

[Doubleturn]

Thanks Marc, that works.

[Garyecht]

Many thanks for posting this site. I’ve now watched the interviews with Christopher Wheeldon, Muriel Maffre, and Daniil Simkin. These are not good interviews. They are great interviews.

[TenduTV]

Many thanks for posting this site. I’ve now watched the interviews with Christopher Wheeldon, Muriel Maffre, and Daniil Simkin. These are not good interviews. They are great interviews.

 

Wow, thanks!

 

If you'll permit me with a minor indulgence, one of the aspects of these interviews that I like (TenduTV has no editorial control over these, so it's not as if I'm patting myself on the back here), is that many of the topics covered are the same as those that are regularly covered by "the industry" at conferences, panels, town halls, etc. For example, the state of dance (and dancers) in the US vs. Europe is a frequently raised topic, and it's good to be able to involve more of the community and the dance audience in the discussion.

[TenduTV]

All,

 

Season 2 of DancePulp began today at hulu.com/dancepulp or dancepulp.com. The first episode featuring Matthew Bourne (New Adventures Dance Company - Swan Lake) is available now, and new episodes will be released each Tuesday morning. Upcoming guests for this season include:

 

Matthew Bourne (Choreographer)

Maria Kowroski (Principal, NYCB)

Raphael Coumes-Marquet (Principal, Dresden Semeropera Ballett)

Lucia Lacarra (Principal, Bayerisches Staatsballett)

Sascha Radetsky (Soloist, ABT)

Annabelle Lopez Ochoa (Choreographer - recent works on Ballet Hispanico, Ballets Jazz de Montreal)

Kathryn Bennetts (AD, Royal Ballet of Flanders)

Paul Lightfoot (Resident Choreographer, NDT)

Francesca Harper (Choreographer, works on Ailey, Broadway)

Edward Watson (Principal, Royal Ballet)

Clifton Brown (Ailey)

Merrill Ashley (fmr Principal, NYCB, now teacher at ABT)

 

Enjoy!

 

Marc

[marigold]

I have a question for TenduTV. The videos are always so good! But when a video says that it is no longer available for viewing purposes, does this mean it is gone forever and why might that be? Muriel Maffre's video, for instance, is no longer viewable. Does that one appear anywhere else?