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Daisy Jacobson Asked Benjamin Millepied to Choreograph a Solo on Her. Then He Asked Her to Join LADP.

It isn’t easy to stand out when you’re a newbie in a pack of fearless dancers. But Daisy Jacobson does, and effortlessly. Onstage with Benjamin Millepied’s L.A. Dance Project, she combines the refinement of her classical training with a soulful, infectious attack, making her impossible to miss. Jonathan Potter, Courtesy LADP Company: L.A. Dance Project […]

In The Studio: Benjamin Millepied On What Young Dancers Need From the Ballet World

This week American Ballet Theatre launches its fall season at Lincoln Center with an exciting lineup of performances. One last-minute addition to the program is a new work from Benjamin Millepied, which will be performed by ABT Studio Company and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School dancers in the theater’s promenade during select intermissions. Although the specifics […]

The Most Influential People in Dance Today: Benjamin Millepied

Not many choreographers would consider making a lifestyle brand out of their dance company. But Benjamin Millepied plans to do just that with L.A. Dance Project. He’s got both the gumption and pop-culture savvy to envision a dance troupe that’s as active online as it is in live performances, and sells $500 LADP designer varsity […]

Benjamin Millepied's L.A. Dance Project is Becoming a Company Like No Other

It’s fitting that choreographer Benjamin Millepied named a recent work On the Other Side. After a difficult two-year tenure as artistic director of the Paris Opéra Ballet, he is happily settled in Los Angeles and reemerging with big plans for L.A. Dance Project, the contemporary company he founded there in 2012. Today, his ambitious vision […]

Benjamin Millepied is Making A Movie

We had a feeling this news was coming, but now it’s official: Benjamin Millepied is directing a movie. Variety just broke the news that he’ll be making his directorial debut with Carmen, a film inspired by Georges Bizet’s highly successful opera. The story will focus on a woman traveling from the Mexican desert to Los […]

Everyone Should See the New Benjamin Millepied Documentary

What made Benjamin Millepied leave the Paris Opéra Ballet after only two seasons as artistic director? A new documentary, Reset (Relève), offers some hints. Filmmakers Thierry Demaizière and Alban Teurlai followed Millepied for 39 days while he was choreographing Clear, Loud, Bright, Forward on the company. The footage shows Millepied’s frustrations over POB’s hierarchy and […]

Benjamin Millepied Out at Paris Opéra, Aurélie Dupont In

No one who knows Benjamin Millepied expected him to last long at Paris Opéra Ballet—not even Benjamin Millepied. But few would have predicted he’d be gone quite so quickly. After Paris Match first reported rumors yesterday that Millepied was stepping down as artistic director, the company held a press conference today confirming the news, and […]