No Longer Just Releases: Our Mission Revised
Welcome to the TenduTV blog. Although this blog has been functioning in some capacity for a few months, its main function has been to disseminate news and information related to TenduTV. This is all about to change.
A few months ago, I was speaking on the phone with a potential content partner who told me bluntly, “There is a music industry, there is a film industry, there is a dance world.” The follow-up question to this comment is obvious: “How does the dance world become the dance industry?”
Although we don’t claim to have an answer, we’ve spoken to enough choreographers, performers and administrators to know where those solutions may lie. This blog will be our journey to find them.
Happy reading.
Blog Roll – Dancehere.com
Nice little write up of TenduTV on a relatively new addition to the world of dance blogs, Dance Here.
Also, for those wanting to enhance their knowledge of copyright law as it relates to choreography, there’s some excellent background in a post from a few days prior.
TENDUTV REINVENTS THE STAGE WITH DANCE-TECH
FIRST ADAPTATION OF A SOCIAL NETWORK INTO LONG FORM PROGRAM
NEW YORK, July 28, 2008 – TenduTV (www.tendu.tv), the first broadband channel focused on dance video, announced today an agreement with online community Dance-Tech (www.dance-tech.net) to adapt the social network into a self-titled monthly, long-form program. Dance-Tech will feature in-depth interviews with leaders, scholars and innovators in the performance art world who are taking advantage of new technologies in creating their work. The Dance-Tech program and related content will be made available through TenduTV’s distribution, syndication and advertising partners beginning in the fall of 2008.
“The technologies enabling both the art and science of movement have entered into an amazing and significant growth phase” said Marc Kirschner, General Manager of TenduTV, “in the last few years, movement and technology have combined to form the Segway, the Nintendo Wii and Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee sprinter who nearly qualified for the Beijing Olympics. Dance-Tech will showcase a combination of technology and artistry that will educate and amaze. “
“We’re thrilled to have the opportunity to invite more people to participate in our discussion,” said Marlon Barrios Solano, founder of Dance-Tech and host of the Dance-Tech program. “With the larger reach of the TenduTV network, Dance-Tech will be able to share our community’s passion and accomplishments with a much wider audience.”
Dance-Tech will be co-executive produced by Marlon Barrios Solano, Marc Kirschner, and Kevin Harkins. Early featured guests will include choreographer Gideon Obarzanek, of Australia’s Chunky Move, who combines real-time motion tracking, generative animation and lasers to create unique dramatic landscapes, and Amsterdam-based choreographer Emio Greco, whose Capturing Intention research project has revolutionized the field of dance notation and documentation with its findings on computer based gesture analysis.
ABOUT TENDUTV
TenduTV (www.tendu.tv) is a broadband television channel featuring staged and filmed modern and contemporary dance and ballet performances from both established and emerging choreographers. The TenduTV channel will be launching in the Summer of 2008 on select video platforms, including TidalTV (www.tidaltv.com)
ABOUT DANCE-TECH
Dance-Tech (http://www.dance-tech.net) is a Ning-based social network catering to an international community of artists, scholars, technologists and organizations working within the disciplines of performance, science and new media. Members of Dance-Tech showcase their work, share ideas and opinions, and find collaborators for future works. Dance-Tech was created by former dancer Marlon Barrios Solano, who serves as Social Media Specialist for Dance New Amsterdam and is the Online Festival Coordinator for the Dance Films Association.
CONTACT:
Spencer Parikh
VentureLinx
Phone: 623.271.8964
Email: inquiries@tendu.tv
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TENDUTV™ TO RAISE THE CURTAIN ON TIDALTV(SM)
LANDMARK DEAL FOR CONCERT AND FILMED DANCE INDUSTRY
NEW YORK, June 18th, 2008 – TenduTV, Inc. (www.tendu.tv) has signed a partnership agreement with broadband television provider TidalTV, Inc. (www.tidaltv.com) to showcase its content on the TidalTV platform. Programming from TenduTV’s collection of dance-related features, including captured performances, films, documentaries and original series will be made available via TidalTV’s library of on-demand content. TenduTV will be launching on the TidalTV platform later this summer.
“TidalTV’s video platform is precisely the kind of best-of-breed distribution solution that will allow us to fulfill our promise of making high-quality video available to a mass audience of dance enthusiasts,” said Marc Kirschner, General Manager of TenduTV. “This is truly a landmark opportunity for the dance industry to grow its reach and expose viewers to the performance experience like never before.”
“At TidalTV, we are dedicated to providing our viewers with the most diverse selection of entertaining and educational video content,” said Bob Quicksilver, Chief Content Officer for TidalTV. “The addition of TenduTV’s short-form and feature-length dance programming both extends and strengthens our library of high-quality on-demand videos.”
ABOUT TENDUTV
TenduTV (www.tendu.tv) is a broadband television channel featuring staged and filmed modern and contemporary dance and ballet performances from both established and emerging choreographers and companies. TenduTV’s branded channel will be launching on select video platforms in the summer of 2008.
ABOUT TIDALTV
TidalTV (www.tidaltv.com) is a free broadband television platform featuring the best in professionally produced, branded programming. The TidalTV experience is designed to complement and enhance traditional television viewing through its unique combination of programmed and on-demand shows with DVR-style controls. There is no application to download and no fees to pay – TidalTV provides its audience with a high-quality viewing experience that, like TV, is always on.
For TenduTV:
Spencer Parikh, VentureLinx
213-447-6280
inquiries@tendu.tv
TENDUTV, INC. ADDS THREE TO DANCE ADVISORY BOARD
TENDUTV, INC. ADDS THREE TO DANCE ADVISORY BOARD
MEMBERS BRING CREATIVE AND OPERATIONAL EXPERTISE TO NEW DANCE CHANNEL
NEW YORK, April 7, 2008- TenduTV, Inc., parent company of new dance performance television network TenduTV™ (http://www.tendutv.com), announced today the addition of three established dance professionals to its dance advisory board. TenduTV relies on its advisory board members to provide industry-specific expertise related to the varied issues faced by TenduTV™ and its content partners.
The three advisory board members announced today are:
Jay Franke, a member of the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company since 2005, and a co-founder (along with Mr. Lubovitch) of the Chicago Dancing Festival. He has also danced with Twyla Tharp, Lyric Opera Ballet Chicago and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago.
Jason McDole, current faculty member at the Conservatory of Performing Arts at Point Park College and the New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble. McDole is also alumnus of the companies of Twyla Tharp, David Parsons, Lar Lubovitch and Battleworks.
Andrea Weber, a member of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company (MCDC) since 2004. During her time with MCDC, she spent three years as the company’s American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA) delegate, serving an instrumental role in negotiating two collective bargaining agreements and the recently signed Advanced Media pact.
Said Marc Kirschner, Founder and General Manager of TenduTV: “We are honored to have these industry veterans helping TenduTV create new revenue opportunities for both companies and dancers, and look forward to the benefits of their wide reaching experiences within the field.”
ABOUT TENDUTV: TenduTV™, founded in March 2008 and funded by Sumaki LLC, is a video network focused on the distribution of high quality dance performances to a global audience. The company is launching a branded channel on leading video portals in the summer of 2008.
To learn more about TenduTV™, visit www.tendutv.com
CONTACT:
Spencer Parikh, CEO
VentureLinx
(213) 447-6280
http://www.venturelinx.com
