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Absolutely. I could be overinterpreting the language of the original article, but my sense is that the draft policy was leaked.

That's the dancer disclosing their own information. Different. As far as the specifics on how this information is disclosed (slips, press releases, etc), I can't comment on the merits of how each company handles disseminating the information. If implemented correctly, the guidelines should cover all media, and make no differentiation between a public fb account or a twitter account versus the NYT. Also, I'm not saying that these disclosures or rules are necessarily followed as written. I know quite a few writers who conduct interviews without going through "proper" channels. 1. There is law. 2. There is HR procedure. 3. The situations you describe are unlikely to be covered by the policy, since they typically occur far after the fact. Generally speaking, a FB personal account is a different beast, because there is much more control over the information. The type of situation you're talking about actually does have a recent precedent and IS protected: http://www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/2010/11/15/facebook-new-water-cooler/ The nuance comes in when you have dancers with FB accounts where they aren't protective of their privacy, and are "friending" fans, journalists and people whom they don't know. With dancers more so than typical private individuals, there is a tendency to accept friend requests from a lot of different people who aren't personal friends, which means the information is being made public. As it relates to Diana Adams, there is a difference between discussing something after it's known, versus being the one to make that disclosure as it's happening. On this last point, it's not a question of employer or employee, as they both fall under the umbrella of "workplace", and those who are in the workplace can and should be governed when it comes to disclosing information learned or generated within the workplace environment. Whether it comes from a dancer operating in the workplace, or a PR staffer is not a distinction that should (or can) be made. And yes, even in a twitter environment, de facto misquoting can still take place, because a single tweet can easily be taken out of its context and given a different interpretation(which is exactly what happened with one of the more "controversial" tweets in this case). Ultimately, one of the reasons that I favor social media policies/guidelines is that it's a great opportunity to refresh everyone's understanding of what some of these policies are, and what the thought process and legal implications are behind them.

Speaking of the overhead experience, here's a great short clip that DNB produced as part of their promotion for their A La Russe performances:

It's hard to respond precisely as you've actually thrown about a dozen different variables into the situation you describe, each with its own nuance (Past or current injury, previously known or not, time to publication, how specific the diagnostic information is being revealed and if someone was pregnant at the time - the outcome is certainly very public or very private). Nuances make social media policies challenging. I will say that in the most likely situation that we're discussing here, 1.) there are also legal/HR issues involved in disclosing this information and b.) what we're really talking about is current injuries or health issues, that have not been made public, and such a restriction is ultimately for the benefit and protection of the privacy of the dancers. Think about it, if you were a dancer and just went down with a knee injury, would you want your company members sharing that information with the world? Would you even want to worry about this information being disclosed? There are often gray areas when trying to come up with an effective social media policy, but this is not one of them.

I can't find this on the Amazon site. Do we know if it will be released in the US in the format that works here? (Amazon typically has a pre-sale ordering option if they know they will be stocking it later.) The presale option is not up yet, at least as far as the digital release goes. It's going through ingestion now, so I don't think Amazon has gotten the data for it yet.

A new trailer is now up on our Facebook page: Don Q (Trailer) Also, Pacific Northwest Ballet is going to be performing the same production next year. Seattle Times

This is in fact, not true. This has to do with disclosure of personal health information, and privacy in the workplace. While I won't speculate on whether or not the lack of disclosure could be "gamed" for incremental financial benefit, whether or not it does is irrelevant to the policy itself.

My general understanding of similar guidelines is that dancers will be able to discuss their own injury, but not that of others, and will have to wait for casting changes to be made official before disclosing.

I'm happy to confirm that TenduTV will be handling the digital downloads for Don Q. We'll have release dates in the US, Canada and UK shortly, although we are targeting day and date release in collaboration with Arthaus's DVD/BD releases in US and Canada.

We've got two full length documentaries viewable digitally, with a handful more on the way: Martha Clarke: Light and Dark (Free/ad supported or on Amazon VOD) and 40 Years of One Night Stands which is available on iTunes, Amazon and CinemaNow One of the future digital vod releases will be "Dance for Modern Times" (1987) An evocative and colourful look at the work of five renowned Canadian choreographers, featuring performances staged and filmed especially for the camera. Structured in the form of a director's personal diary, the film takes the viewer inside the world of such great artists as Danny Grossman, Christopher House, James Kudelka, Ginette Laurin, Constantin Patsalas and David Earle, all of whom have shaped the modern dance landscape. Nominated for a Genie Award for Best Feature Length Documentary and winner of the Chris Award at the Columbus International Film Festival. We also have a documentary series, DancePulp, which may be of interest: www.hulu.com/dancepulp

Thanks! As far as the background music, feedback is always welcome and greatly appreciated, and I'll make sure I relay it to the producers. I know that figuring out an appropriate music approach (which could be no music at all) is something that's being worked on. Based on viewer feedback, one big change made in this season was to mix in more footage (such the rehearsal shots with Chris Wheeldon) and to get rid of the multi-parters like we had in season 1.

Dutch National Ballet's Ratmansky version is coming out shortly. The production quality is stunning.

Maria Kowroski's DancePulp is now up: http://dancepulp.com/2011/02/22/maria-kowroski/ Enjoy! Marc

You're very welcome! Any you're looking forward to in particular?

All, DancePulp kicked off its second season today, and new interviews are going to be released every Tuesday morning for the next several months. Season 2 includes interviews with a wide variety of personalities from the ballet and contemporary world, including: 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) <- Filmed about two weeks before the incident that triggered the YouTube video. 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) The Matthew Bourne interview went live today on hulu.com/dancepulp (US audiences only. International audiences should visit dancepulp.com). Season 1 interviews with guests such as Daniil Simkin, Wendy Whelan, Christopher Wheeldon and Lourdes Lopez are also available at both locations. Best, Marc

I am happy to report that the Hans van Manen Festival is now available for SD purchase and HD rental on Amazon Video on Demand: To get to the download page, cut and paste the below into the Amazon toolbar at the top of the page: B004MNXNLY

Works and Process just posted a very nicely edited "featurette" from the PNB/Giselle presentation:

For those of you in the US - we just posted (on a free to view basis) an older documentary from a few years back which covers Peter Boal's restaging of Molissa Fenley's work "State of Darkness". TenduTV on Hulu Here's the original NY Times review (Kisselgoff) of Ms. Fenley's performance at DTW from 1988: NYTimes Enjoy! Marc

Entity is now available for SD purchase/rent and HD rental on Amazon Video on Demand in the United States. Which means that not only can you enjoy Entity on a whole slew of new devices, such as TiVos, Roku boxes, internet connected televisions from Sony, Samsung, Vizio and Panasonic and a wide variety of portable video players, but you can also support Ballet Alert by searching and purchasing using the Amazon link at the top of the page. We are still waiting for HD purchase availability.

Andre, Thanks for answering my questions. To answer yours: 1.) We're distributors and increasingly co-producers, but we have no say in the actual direction/edit. If there's only one or two bad editorial choices that stood out in an hour program (eg. the headshot), then that makes me pretty happy given some of the directorial disasters we've seen. Edit: I just watched it for the first time in a long while. Assuming I'm looking at the same editing sequence (between 53-55 minutes in), the dancer on the side of the stage is part of the choreography along with the dancers performing the pas, as opposed to waiting to come on. If anything, it's just one of those difficult sequences to capture. 2.) As for cinematic distribution, that's something that we're looking at on a broader scale, although we've had no conversation regarding this title specifically. It's my hope our iTunes distribution will help develop broader audiences for more contemporary work, and thus cinema will be more of an option in the future. In response to the 5.1 soundtrack question - that's something that is going to vary from title to title - one of the factors is what kind of music is used, as well in the environment in which it's delivered. In this case, the second part of the score is prerecorded & 5.1 mix doesn't exist. Also since it's also a live capture, the natural sound is coming from the front.

I'm glad you enjoyed it! I'm curious to know what your impressions were of the capture itself, as compared to the live experience. We're making a concerted effort to bring in captures that we think have superior direction, and any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Also - did you watch it on your computer, or did you watch it on an iPad/AppleTV The HD version should/is supposed to be purchasable, but for reasons unknown, it isn't. I'll hopefully have an answer/fix next week. We're not going to do a physical HD release, but we are going to be making it available on other digital platforms (eg. Amazon, CinemaNow, Blockbuster, Vudu).

The piece is coming to Australia in January - here's a great preview article: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/dance/dance-thats-written-in-the-body-20101227-198ir.html

I am happy to report that this program is now available on US and Canadian iTunes, in High Definition and Standard Definition. It will be available on Amazon and CinemaNow after the new year, and I will post below when it becomes available on these platforms and in other territories. Wayne McGregor|Random Dance - Entity on iTunes

I am happy to report that this program is now available on US and Canadian iTunes, in High Definition and Standard Definition. For those of you wondering, this is the production by the talented folks at 3 Minutes West. It will be available on Amazon and CinemaNow after the new year. Hans Van Manen Festival on iTunes

40 Years is now available for download to rent and buy on US iTunes: http://bit.ly/40yrwb Enjoy! Marc