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Movement Media Presents

Leaders in Dance Media

Join us at this year’s APAP Convention in NYC

MONDAY, January 11th  9:00-10:00 am

The session will be at the Sheraton NY in Conference Room C
Sheraton NY Hotel & Towers
811 Seventh Avenue
NYC 10019

‘Success Stories Promoting Dance with Video’

A panel discussion for dance artists and presenters on how to use dance videos effectively to acquire bookings and develop audiences.

Register today!

https://www.apapconference-nyc.com/secure/AttFirstPage.asp

Meet the Panel of Dance Media Experts

Sydney Skybetter, from Design Brooklyn will moderate this panel discussion.  Design Brooklyn is a unique team of team of designers, programmers, and strategists helping people craft their presence on and off-line.  Due to Sydney’s experience working in dance media, and his well received presentation “Less Overhead/Better Marketing” at the Dance/USA Conference this year, Movement Media is honored to have Sydney lead this discussion and moderate this impressive panel of experts.  Learn more about the  innovative and strategic services Sydney offers at Design Brooklyn.

Kristin Sloan, during her professional career as a dancer for New York City Ballet, and later as the Director of New Media for NYCB, Ms. Sloan began to further explore her interest in the intersection of art and technology. In 2005 she launched the website TheWinger.com, currently home to over 30 dancers, choreographers, teachers, and experts who write about their life and experiences as a part of the dance world. Ms. Sloan’s work on The Winger has lead to speaking engagements, writing assignments and a national television commercial for Apple Inc.’s iPhone, in which she speaks about the site. She is frequently cited in articles on dance and technology, and was interviewed for Allen P. Adamson’s recent book “Brand Digital”.  Check out her latest work at Kristin Sloan.com.

Marc Kirschner is the founder and General Manager of TenduTV. TenduTV will be distributing content through 70 top digital platforms, including iTunes, Hulu, CinemaNow and Comcast’s Fancast.com. These partners and others will enable audiences to consume and purchase dance content on 200 million devices in 10 countries, including iPods, TiVos, Blu-Ray players and internet-enabled televisions. Kirschner oversees TenduTV’s content acquisition efforts and distribution partnerships, and works closely with industry leaders to ensure the protection of dance in the digital age. Kirschner created the concept of digital licensing for choreography and executed the first such licensing deals in the dance industry. 

LARRY KEIGWIN’s prolific and wide-ranging dance career began the day he auditioned as a back-up dancer for Downtown Julie Brown on Club MTV (he got the gig).  Today he is the Artistic Director of KEIGWIN + COMPANY.  K+C is committed to creating work that is accessible and entertaining while remaining innovative and intelligent.

In addition to Larry’s choreographic work with K+C, his recent commissions have included The New York City Ballet’s Choreographic Institute, The Martha Graham Dance Company, The Juilliard Dance Ensemble, The NYU/Tisch School’s Second Avenue Dance Company, Paradigm, Hofstra University and California Institute of the Arts.  His other choreographic credits include work with the pop band Fischerspooner, comedian Murray Hill and as an Associate Choreographer for both the The Radio City Rockettes and the Off-Broadway musical “The Wild Party”.  As a dancer Larry has danced at the Metropolitan Opera in Doug Varone’s “Le Sacre Du Printemps” and Julie Taymor’s “The Magic Flute” in addition to his work with Mark Dendy (receiving a Bessie Award in 1998 for his performance in “Dream Analysis”), Robin Becker, Jane Comfort, John Jasperse, Doug Elkins, Zvi Gotheiner, and David Rousseve.  He appeared in the Broadway bomb “Dance of the Vampires” and the Julie Taymor, Oscar nominated film “Across the Universe.”  In his spare time, Larry has created “Keigwin Kabaret,” a fusion of modern dance, vaudeville, and burlesque acts presented by the Public Theater at Joe’s Pub and by Symphony Space.

Movement Media is excited to present a panel of Dance Media Experts who share innovative ways to promote dance with video at this year’s APAP Convention. 

We look forward to seeing you there! 

Movement Media Presents at 2010 APAP Conference in NYC

Jody Oberfelder dance

Attend Movement Media’s Special Interest Session at This year’s Association of Performing Arts Presenters Conference in NYC.

Tuesday, January 12th

9:00-10:00 am

‘Success Stories Promoting Dance with Video’.

A panel discussion for dance artists and presenters on how to use dance videos effectively to acquire bookings and develop audiences.

Boris Willis by Paul Emerson

Sydney Skybetter, from Design Brooklyn will moderate this panel discussion.  Due to Sydney’s experience, and his well received presentation “Less Overhead/Better Marketing” at the Dance/USA Conference this year, Movement Media feels there is a lot of information for audience members to learn from Sydney and this impressive panel of experts.

Register today!

https://www.apapconference-nyc.com/secure/AttFirstPage.asp

Daft Bodies

Location of APAP Conference:

Hilton New York
1335 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019

We look forward to seeing you at the panel discussion!

In addition to the emerging artistry of Videodance online, there is a big initiative happening online with Media Marketing for dancers, including promotional videos, dance instructional videos, and social networking.

With such growing trends in Media Marketing, new terms seem necessary for dancers.

Reel Dancer is a term we’ve come up with at Movement Media to describe the growing trend of dance exploding on screens everywhere; the increasing need for dancers to have a strong presence online; and the importance of producing quality videos and exciting dance reels to get bookings.

Movement Media is conducting a survey to learn about dancers current Media Marketing choices.  We are specifically interested in discovering dancers needs for creating promotional materials and artistic works.  We are also interested in learning about how successful dancers have been at utilizing promotional videos, web-based video dance instruction, and creating a presence online in other ways.

In addition to the survey for artists, this posting offers an opportunity to our readers to discuss the topic of Media Marketing.   We would love to learn about your experiences and perspectives.  (Read on to see the questions listed below….)

Artist Survey of Reel Dancers

Movement Media is a project serving dancers and media artists make dance for screen and use media to market their dance work more effectively.

An Artist Survey was developed to specifically identify the needs of artists looking to develop Media Marketing, for promotional purposes, or for artistic pursuits such as Videodances and Dance Films.

To participate in our artist survey, CLICK HERE.  We will publish the results of the survey in the upcoming weeks.  Thanks for your participation!

Reel Dancers & Media Marketing

More and more dancers are creating a strong presence on the web.  The three trends in Media Marketing for dancers include:

• Promotional Videos
• Dance Instructional Videos
• Social Networking

Dance Promotional Videos

It is becoming increasingly important for dancers to have quality videos and exciting dance reels to market themselves more efficiently over the web.  But who should dancers turn to for these materials?  Should they have a friend shoot a video of them, or should they invest a lot of money and have a professional produce and edit their video?  Will the quality of the video affect their chances of getting bookings?

Many dancers are faced with this dilemma, and need help creating promo reels and developing video profiles online.   Planning one’s Media Marketing campaign is important for Reel Dancers. Once they have finished making a promo video, where do they showcase their work?  What are the best options to help them professionally?

One platform dancers are utilizing to showcase individual video profiles is Dance Plug, an online community for dancers looking to have videos of their dance brand posted for viewers.  Based in Los Angles, California, Dance Plug is responding to the need for dancers to create and showcase high quality videos.  Dance Plug offers dancers services with their ‘Lights, Camera, You!’ filming sessions.

Dance Plug is able to serve the LA community of dancers looking to create promotional videos, and Movement Media hopes that more filming services will develop to help dancers in other regions.

Dance Instructional Videos

One trend in Media Marketing is to offer dance instruction online.  Teachers can be found on YouTube, Vimeo, BlipTV, Howcast, and a variety of websites which offer dance instructional videos.  The quality of these instructional videos vary considerably.  Some videos have poor audio or visual components.  Some have poor instruction.  Some are excellent in all of these areas.

View some examples of dance instructional videos offered on these sites and give us your feedback on the quality of video and the quality of instruction.

YouTube Video Example

BlipTV Video Example

Vimeo Video Example

All of these dance teachers are using instructional videos as Media Marketing tools for self-promotion.  What do you think of the quality of these videos and the quality of the instruction?

The variety of content on different sites makes finding quality instructional videos extremely difficult.  However, more recently an organized approach to dance instruction and video content has been emerging on the web.

One of the most professional platforms we have seen offering online dance instruction is Dance Plug.  Students have an opportunity to learn dance that is exciting to watch on camera, at affordable rates.  They offer levels of instruction and monthly courses, and a series of videos to meet the needs of different types of dance students, including beginners.

• Movement Media wants to hear from teachers who are interested in distance learning dance instruction.  What do you need to get your name out there as a teacher?  What types of students will you attract?  We’re curious to learn how popular these course are, and future directions and opportunities for dance teachers.

• Movement Media is excited about the opportunities dancers have to interact with media.  Education through media is new territory for dancers.  We want to hear what you think of teaching dance moves over the web, and what improvements or suggestions people may have regarding online dance instruction.

Social Networking

Dance-Tech.net is one social networking site which helps professional dancers and other dance enthusiasts post videos and network with other dancers.  Interviews with choreographers and dance companies are one style of video found on Dance-Tech.  To learn more about dance-tech, CLICK HERE.

In addition, Dance Plug offers opportunities to teachers and ‘pluggers’ to network as dancers, and learn about news, events, and other dancers.  To read more about  Dance Plug CLICK HERE.

As dancers need to continue to utilize Media Marketing, they will also need to utilize the video platforms that will benefit them professionally.  Sites like Dance-Tech and Dance Plug will attract other dancers, and sites like YouTube, Vimeo, Howcast will help to attract a general audience of online viewers.

With the multitude of choices, it can be difficult for dancers to know which platform to use, and how.  More education and discussion regarding these Media Marketing efforts is needed to help dancers make informed choices.  Movement Media looks forward to your comments and discussion on the matter.

Thursday, November 5th, 1:00-2:00pm (EST) Webinar fee: $18

Register here: http://pentacle.org/movement_media_artists_services.asp#workshops

Online fundraising doesn’t have to be hard.  Whether you’re raising money from hundreds of supporters or just friends and family, learning how to design and promote your dance or film project online lets you fundraise quickly and effectively.

Dancer and choreographer, Benjamin Ford Asriel (http://www.basriel.com) presents a Webinar designed to help dancers learn how to creatively utilize the Internet to raise money for their dance and dance film projects.

Benjamin’s ‘Project Paper Trail’ is a choreography project and fundraising blog that has currently raised over $9,000 through online donations.  The one hour Webinar will take place in real time, so that you will have ample time to ask questions and get feedback from Benjamin.

click here to register!

Benjamin will discuss his success with his fundraising project, ‘Project Paper Trail’ .  Hear about the different types of donors his project attracted, and how his funding project became so successful.

Learn how artists can build wider, more engaged audiences and new models to generate support.  Open discussion will be part of the Webinar, so you will have time to ask questions or discuss ideas about online fundraising campaigns for your artistic work!

We look forward to seeing you at the Webinar on November 5th.

Benjamin Ford Asriel posts 'Project Paper Trail' online for viewers

"Outside In" by Victoria Marks, Photo by Mark Lewis

Kinetic Cinema with Victoria Marks

Thursday, October 22nd, 7:00pm. $10 (at the door)

University Settlement, 184 Eldridge Street, NYC

Kinetic Cinema explores the intersection of dance and the moving image both on screen and stage. For each screening Anna Brady Nuse, Pentacle’s director of Movement Media, invites a different guest artist to share a selection of films and videos that have inspired them. This month, award-winning choreographer and dance film-maker, Victoria Marks presents a program in which she weaves together her main cinematic influences with her own dance film work.

Workshop: Choreo-Portraits in Film with Victoria Marks

Friday, October 23rd, 10:00am-2:00pm

Chen Dance Center

8 East 1st Street, (btw Bowery & 2nd Avenue), NYC

In dance, trained and virtuosic bodies often stand in for the universal or human figure. How can cinematic movement studies capture the “who” of the performer, particularly as they move with another person? “Choreo-portraiture” is the name renowned choreographer and filmmaker Victoria Marks has given to dances she makes that are about the people who inhabit them. In choreo-portraits, Marks searches not for extraordinary feats, but for the small actions and interactions that communicate who these people are, alone and together. In this workshop, participants will consider this idea as they serve to design and shoot one another’s movements.

Open to dance and film professionals and students, registration is limited to 20 ppl. Workshop fee $35.00. Register online, or contact movementmedia@pentacle.org.

Movement Media in Philadelphia:

Presented by the Institution of Contemporary Arts (ICA)

Kinetic Cinema Wed. Oct. 21st at 6:30pm

Choreo-Portraits in Film Workshop Sat. Oct. 24th 10:00am-5:00pm

Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA)

118 South 36th Street

Philadelphia, PA

Victoria Marks will also present her Kinetic Cinema screening and Choreo-Portraits workshop at the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) in Philadelphia in conjunction with their ground-breaking Dance with Camera exhibition.

Go to www.icaphila.org for more information and to register for the workshop.

"Not About Iraq" by Victoria Marks

Victoria Marks recent work considers citizenship, as well as the representation of both virtuosity and disability. Marks has served as faculty in the Department of World Arts and Cultures at UCLA since 1995.  She is a 2007 EMPAC award winner for the creation of “Veterans,” a dance for the camera made with Margaret Williams.  “Veterans” won first prize in the Barcelona Video Dance Festival, 2008.  Marks is also a 2005 Guggenheim Fellow and has received recent grants from the Irvine Foundation (Dance: Creation to Performance 2004 and DanceMaker 2002), the NEA (2005) and the Cultural Affairs Council (COLA 2001).  In 1997, Marks was honored with the Alpert Award for Outstanding Achievement in Choreography.  Over the course of her career, she has been the recipient of multiple grants and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts, The New York Foundation for the Arts, and the London Arts Board, among others. She has received a Fulbright Fellowship in Choreography, and numerous awards for her dance films with Margaret Williams, including the Barcelona VideoDance Prize, the Grand Prix in the Video Danse Festival, the Golden Antenae Award from Bulgaria, the IMZ Award for best screen choreography and the Best of Show in the Dance Film Association’s Dance and the Camera Festival.