40 dancers, 6 days, 18 make it! Leading up to the world premiere of Madonna: The MDNA Tour, we’re bringing you 3 exclusive clips that give you an inside look at the dancer auditions for the tour.

In this first clip, breakdancing meets arcobatics as Madonna and her dancers have some fun learning to slackline.

Check it out below!

To enter, head over to their Twitter account : https://twitter.com/epixhd and retweet their tweet that says

Follow @EpixHD & RT this for a chance to win two tickets to the NYC premiere of #Madonna: The #MDNA Tour. RULES: http://epx.ms/14stzg8 

This contest is open exclusively to residents of NY, NJ, and CT.

Check it out!

Update: After a slew of negative comments surrounding the editing of the clip, EPIX made this statement on the video’s YouTube page:

Hi all – We love the comments and just want to let you know that this clip is NOT from the final edit. We wanted to give you a sneak peek before the show is completed. We hope you enjoy and don’t forget to join us on 6/22 for the premiere on EPIX!

Led by Madonna’s personal trainer and fitness experts from the Hard Candy Fitness team, an open call will be held on Wednesday, June 19 at the Broadway Dance Center in New York City. Anyone can enter; but only 500 will be invited to audition. Hopeful participants can register online at http://www.epixhd.com/MDNAworkout beginning Wednesday, June 12, through Sunday, June 16 at 12noon EDT.

Chosen participants will audition for the Hard Candy Fitness team, who will whittle the group down to the top 50. This group will perform for Nicole Winhoffer for a chance to earn one of the coveted spots in the final group. On Thursday, June 20, the select 30 fitness and dance enthusiasts who remain will learn Madonna’s exclusive dance-inspired “Addicted to Sweat” training routine, that she used to get MDNA ready, and later that day perform it with Madonna!

Ready to sweat? Here you go!

To learn more about Addicted to Sweat and Hard Candy Fitness, please visit

www.hardcandyfitness.com
www.addictedtosweatdvd.com

We’ve all shared unforgettable memories with fellow fan friends while attending Madonna’s MDNA Tour. Why not ask for your friends to help give you a chance to be part of another incredible Madonna event?

Madonna and Epix are happy to give away tickets to the world premiere screening of the MDNA Tour, which will take place in NY on June 18. Wanna be part of it?

- Post a picture of you and your friend(s) to your Facebook, e-mail us a link to it along with your full name, mailing address and phone number at madonnacontests@gmail.com before 6pm EST on June 14 and encourage your Facebook friends to “like” it.
- After 6pm EST on June 14, we will randomly pick winners out of all of the photos that received at least 50 “Likes”, each of them winning a pair of tickets to the premiere.

Have fun and get ready for your extra dose of MDNA!

Remember to set your photos to PUBLIC so that Madonna’s team can see your links! 

Enter at z100.com to win tickets!

Thanks to Wendy for the heads up!

Siedah has started a kickstarter campaign to support her upcoming one-waman show “Siedah Garret: Behind the Man in the Mirror” and has been posting rehearsal clips on her YouTube Channel. In her most recent clip, Siedah dishes on some of the backstage drama that surrounded her solo in Like a Prayer. Watch the clip below!

You can support Siedah’s kickstarter campaign and earn fun rewards by visiting http://kck.st/11zafKs.

Enter our MDNA For A Day sweepstakes and you could win a trip for 2 to New York City, including airfare & luxury hotel accommodations. Plus, you’ll experience the ultimate MDNA treatment with a private Hard Candy Fitness session, Addicted To Sweat DVD set, an ultra glam makeover and $1,000 to wine, dine and shop your way through the Big Apple.

(3) runners-up will receive a swag bag full of must haves from Madonna’s MDNA World Tour, as well as a 6-month subscription to EPIX.

To enter, visit http://epx.ms/14sfYW0

EPIX has also informed us that they will be posting daily updates of teasers, photos, and other exciting goodies on their Facebook and Twitter pages.

Also, if you haven’t seen our page about how you can watch the MDNA Tour live on EPIX on June 22 using you cable or mobile devices, check out this link —>  How can you see the MDNA Tour on June 22?

Madonna’s groundbreaking, critically acclaimed, controversial and visually stunning MDNA concert will be available in the US on August 27th (August 26th globally), it was announced today by Universal Music. The two hour MDNA extravaganza was the most successful tour of 2012. Presented by Live Nation Global Touring, the tour included 88 sold out shows in 29 countries. Madonna and her ten member band lead by musical director Kevin Antunes and troupe of 25 dancers performed a wild two hour spectacle that fascinated, enthralled and entertained 2.2 million fans.

“Madonna spent six months personally editing the video footage from 30 cameras and many different shows to put together the MDNA DVD. Her attention to every frame, every detail and nuance and total commitment to show her creative vision has been done to perfection. Each song is like a short movie. One minute you are in an action movie and the next you’re at a golden era musical before shooting across to India and back for a house party to finish. It’s better than any 3-D Imax movie out there and at a break neck pace that would make any Olympian struggle for breath,” commented the show’s co- director and supervising editor, Danny B. Tull.

Songs included “Girl Gone Wild” and “Gang Bang” from Madonna’s MDNA CD which debuted at No. 1 in 35 countries as well as fan favorite classic Madonna songs such as “Hung Up”, “Express Yourself,” “Vogue,” “Open Your Heart,” “Like A Prayer” and “Celebration”.

“My show is a journey.. the journey of a soul from darkness to light. It is part cinematic musical theatre, part spectacle and sometimes intimate performance art. I know people can relate to it. It’s very important to me as an artist that my show not be taken out of context. It must be watched with an open heart from beginning to end.. I am sure if it is viewed this way, the viewer will walk away feeling inspired, invigorated and will want to make the world a better place.. And this of course is my intention,” remarked Madonna in her manifesto about the show.

Amongst the glowing reviews, the Daily Mail raved, “The queen of pop’s latest album MDNA provided the bedrock for a two hour show that sent out a powerful message to any young pretenders eyeing up her crown.. She remains one of the greats.”

“Madonna’s sold-out concert was a jaw-dropping sequence of stunningly designed set pieces; including an aeriel drum crops, a battalion of dazzling dancers, an explosively bloody gangster fantasy and a surreal spiritual voyage,” remarked The Miami Herald.

“The Material Girl proceeds to take us through a song cycle that examined sex, liberation, sin , empowerment, love, addiction, rebellion and finally redemption.. She did it all in classic Madonna style – controversial and eye-popping,” commented The Dallas Morning News.

The MDNA DVD was directed by Danny B. Tull and Stephane Sennour and was produced by Madonna.. Executive producers: Arthur Fogel, Guy Oseary and Sara Zambreno. Tour wardrobe was created by Arianne Phillips. Supervising Editor Danny B. Tull. Director of Photography Mark Ritchie.

Source : MADONNA.COM