Director Nathan Rissman has made available the haunting “Best Friend” videointerlude he created for the MDNA Tour. Check it out now on Nathan’s page on Vimeo.

Talking about the interlude in his exclusive interview with MadonnaTribe, dancer/choreographer Drew Dollaz said:

“The “Best Friend/Heartbeat” interlude sends many messages, even though I was part of the creative process of making the choreography ’til this day when I watch the performance I see a new message.

It starts off with me being held on the pole looking like a crucifixion. The number shows a lot of torture and self inflicted pain. These are things that a lot of people do to others and themselves on an everyday bases. One thing Madonna always aims to do is to build people’s tolerance to the things they don’t see often or even they things they are afraid of. A lot of people told me when that part of the show came up they couldn’t watch it or it was too much to bare. This only says to me that some people can’t face the truth of things that happen every day, even when it’s a subliminal message in a dance routine.”

MDNA back-screen “best friend” from Nathan Rissman on Vimeo.