Tag: benjamin millepied

To the Surprise of Nobody/Delight of Everybody, Benjamin Millepied Is Making a Movie

Today in “How has this not already happened?” news: Benjamin Millepied—former New York City Ballet principal, former artistic director of the Paris Opéra Ballet, founder/director of L.A. Dance Project, and Mr. Natalie Portman—is going to direct and choreograph a big-screen film, Carmen. According to Variety, the new project is “a contemporary musical drama inspired by […]

That's So L.A. (Dance Project)

Not many dance companies get to perform at a palace—let alone the glamorous Palace of Versailles outside Paris, the former home of Marie Antoinette and ballet enthusiast King Louis XIV. But L.A. Dance Project isn’t your average dance company. They like unique spaces, unexpected collaborations and performances with a twist. Last spring, LADP danced at […]

#emptygarnier

OK you guys, I’m officially obsessed. This #empty trend on Instagram is absolutely captivating and when top ‘grammers turn their lenses toward the world’s most beautiful buildings—well, I die. POB dancers in rehearsal (photo by @hannahrw) It feels like it was just yesterday that I was freaking out over #emptyROH. Now, thank the interwebz for […]

Benjamin Millepied Is Shaking Things Up at Paris Opéra Ballet

Whoa, you guys: Benjamin Millepied does not mess around. Ever since it was announced, back in 2013, that he’d become director of the Paris Opéra Ballet, Millepied has been talking about pushing the historic company forward. But today he revealed POB’s upcoming season—the first he’s been able to plan himself—and it became clear that all […]

You Need This L.A. Dance Project Video in Your Life Right Now

If your soul needs soothing today, look no further: Benjamin Millepied‘s cutting-edge L.A. Dance Project just put out a new film reel, and it is so, so beautiful. The dreamy compilation features LADP performing snippets of choreography in striking sites all over Los Angeles. (The clips are taken from the company’s collection of short dance […]

Benjamin Millepied Is Leaving Paris Opéra Ballet

WHOA. Big news from Paris, guys. Yesterday afternoon, rumors started swirling that Paris Opéra Ballet dance director Benjamin Millepied—the former New York City Ballet principal also known as L.A. Dance Project‘s director and Mr. Natalie Portman—was leaving his post at POB. Which was a shock to most people, given that Millepied had a) only held […]