Benjamin Millepied

Dance review: L.A. Dance Festival returns to boost homegrown dance

2013-04-14 14:59:00

The L.A. Dance Festival materialized in early 2012 out of a frankly chauvinistic fervor to highlight the best homegrown companies together in performance. In unity there is strength, the thinking goes -- although sampler programs, with their 10-minute...

'Hands on a Hardbody' on Broadway: What did the critics think?

2013-03-22 07:21:00

“Hands on a Hardbody,” a musical about cash-strapped Texans competing for a shiny new pickup truck, pulled into Broadway on�Thursday at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre in Manhattan. Based on a 1997 documentary of the same name, the show sets...

'Ballet's Greatest Hits,' with Nigel Lythgoe, coming to cinemas

2013-03-19 06:00:00

Nigel Lythgoe, the �ber reality-TV producer, is a one-man brand for bringing the world of dance to the masses, mainly through the Fox series "So You Think You Can Dance." Later this month, he will host a special cinematic event that is intended to give...

LeBron James and Dwyane Wade strike a pose with Miami ballerinas

2013-02-12 07:00:00

The Miami City Ballet and the Miami Heat have more than grace under fire in common: They share a 25th anniversary, and basketball superstars LeBron James and Dwyane Wade are helping mark the occasion. The players are teaming up, so to speak, with...

'Pippin' makes long-awaited return to Broadway

2013-02-05 07:00:00

If you’re a community theater regular, or even attended high school or college musicals, you’re likely familiar with the lively, foot-tappin’ tunes of “Pippin.” It’s the story of a young prince, son of the French King...

Actor burned at Lyric Opera of Chicago dress rehearsal; father there

2013-02-05 13:24:00

A performer with Lyric Opera of Chicago suffered serious burns Monday afternoon when his face went up in flames during a dress rehearsal of Wagner’s “Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg” at the Civic Opera House in Chicago. Wesley Daniel,...

Review: Doug Varone bares his dances' emotions in 'Stripped/Dressed'

2013-01-26 12:54:00

Condense Doug Varone’s elongated commentary about his choreographic processes down to his most significant insights, and it would be these: that his dances are kinetic artwork about human passions, and that every single move has a carefully...

Review: Long Beach Opera charts 'The Fall of the House of Usher'

2013-01-28 12:44:00

Philip Glass is prolific beyond all understanding – and he keeps cranking out pieces at a clip that even his own record label, Orange Mountain Music, can’t keep up with. What that means is that there are lots of opportunities for...

Benjamin Millepied talks about leaving L.A. dance for Paris

2013-01-24 16:09:00

With his appointment as the new director of the Paris Opera Ballet, Benjamin Millepied has landed one of the most prestigious jobs in dance, overseeing a corps of 150 performers at the legendary institution. But his new post, which was announced...

Benjamin Millepied, L.A. Dance Project visit 'SYTYCD' on Fox

2012-08-23 06:30:00

"So You Think You Can Dance"�received a modest dose of high-culture class on Wednesday in the form of Benjamin Millepied, who served as a guest judge for the Fox reality-competition series. The choreographer's recently launched group, L.A. Dance Project,...

Benjamin Millepied finds home for L.A. Dance Project in downtown

2012-07-05 17:04:00

L.A. Dance Project, the new collective founded by Benjamin Millepied, has found a home in downtown. The fledgling group has established a full-time residence at Los Angeles Theatre Center, on Spring Street near 5th Street. The dance collective will...

Downtown L.A.'s Grand Park readies for July 28 partial opening

2012-06-27 14:19:00

The Grand Park in downtown Los Angeles has set an official July 28 opening date for the public -- but the event will mark only a partial unveiling of the two-year, multi-million dollar construction job.� A spokeswoman for the project said the opening...

Natalie Portman attends the party with her husband, choreographer Benjamin Millepied. She won the lead actress Oscar for 2010's "Black Swan."

2013-02-24 00:00:00

Set Where They Met: "Black Swan" - Portman played lead ballerina Nina Sayers, while Millepied co-starred and choreographed Relationship Status: Married with a baby. Repeat Offender(s): Portman briefly dated her "Mars Attacks!" co-star Lukas Haas.

2013-02-11 12:02:00

Benjamin Millepied and Natalie Portman

2013-01-24 13:10:16