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 […]
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 […]
From meditation to Pilates to Drake playlists, no two preshow rituals include exactly the same ingredients. But just like bakers following a recipe, most dancers follow a very specific—and very important—routine before every performance. We asked six pros to share what they do precurtain to make sure they’re at their best onstage. Lesley Rausch, Principal, […]
The City of Angels has a lot more to offer than overcrowded tourist spots. It’s also home to flourishing underground dance, art and music scenes, delicious off-the-beaten-path restaurants and unique places to shop. We asked four pros who call the city home for their top picks—so you can do L.A. like the indie kids. —Courtney […]
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 […]
Benjamin Millepied has that L.A. cool and that Parisian chic all wrapped into one multi-talented package. When he’s not busy being the artistic director of the Paris Opéra Ballet, he’s making work on the company he founded in 2012, L.A. Dance Project. LADP tours the U.S. and performs in L.A., but for those who can’t […]
Our eyes are always looking for human shapes in abstract forms. (Show us a grilled cheese sandwich, and we’ll find a Grilled Cheesus.) But where is the line between pure abstraction and just barely identifiable human shapes? That’s the question Universal Everything’s new exhibit for the Science Museum in London explores. UE founder Matt Pyke […]
As you probably guessed immediately after hearing his amazing last name, Benjamin Millepied (seriously—could there be a better name for a dancer?) is a Frenchman, born in Bordeaux. But since he’s spent most of his career in the States, dancing at New York City Ballet and choreographing all over, it was a shock to the […]