by Marcie Sillman | Jun 21, 2018 | News
Pacific Northwest Ballet travels to Paris for the first time this summer, and artistic director Peter Boal couldn’t be happier. “I think we have a tremendous reputation, but people outside the greater Seattle area haven’t seen this company,”...
by Madeline Schrock | Nov 22, 2017 | Health & Body
If your usual workouts are feeling stale, Benjamin Millepied’s L.A. Dance Project might be able to help. The contemporary ballet troupe recently launched an online exercise platform that puts its stars in your living room. LA Dance Workout on Instagram:...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | May 7, 2017 | News
Set to begin shooting in early 2018, Millepied’s Carmen will be a modern-day retelling, setting the protagonist on a journey from Mexico to Los Angeles in pursuit of freedom. The film, described as a contemporary musical drama, will also feature an original...
by Amy Brandt | Feb 28, 2017 | Company Life
During one of the final scenes of Reset, a documentary following Benjamin Millepied’s 2015 creation of Clear, Loud, Bright, Forward while artistic director of Paris Opéra Ballet, a group of eight dancers walk proudly towards the front of the stage for a...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Jul 18, 2016 | Company Life
Benjamin Millepied, who briefly helmed the Paris Opéra Ballet, finished his duties with the company on July 15. He will return to L.A. to focus his energy on his contemporary dance company, L.A. Dance Project, which has its Joyce Theater debut this month....
by Laura Cappelle | May 31, 2016 | News
This story originally appeared in the June/July 2016 issue of Pointe. The Paris Opéra Ballet is gearing up for another transition. This summer, Benjamin Millepied will hand over the reins of the company to former étoile Aurélie Dupont, who was...
by Amy Brandt | May 10, 2016 | Company Life
Kathleen Breen Combes and Bo Busby in Forsythe’s Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude. Photo by Gene Schiavone, Courtesy Boston Ballet. If you ask most dancers whose work they hope to perform, William Forsythe is usually at the top of the list. (How many of us have...
by Hannah Chang Foster | Apr 3, 2016 | Company Life
Benjamin Millepied rehearsing POB dancers. Photo by Gerard Uferas via Paris Match. Movie buffs and ballet lovers rejoice! A new dance film called Reset, about Benjamin Millepied directing the Paris Opéra Ballet, will premiere April 20 during the Tribeca Film...