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Benjamin Millepied: A stranger in his own land

February 8, 2016 – 1:24 pm

When Brigitte LefÃ¨vre prepared for her retirement as director of the Paris Opera Ballet, she made it known that her

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2016: The past, the present, and a very big challenge of the future

January 3, 2016 – 1:13 pm

A hundred years ago the Ziegfeld Follies opened on Broadway with Bachelor Days, a vaudeville show that included a song

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged A Midsummer Night's Dream, Akram Khan, Alexander Ekman, Alexei Ratmansky, Ballets Russes, Bolshoi Babylon, Bolshoi Ballet, Bolshoi Theatre, Cacti, Dieter Graefe, Ethan Stiefel, Fearful Symmetries, Forgotten Land, Giselle, In the Middle Somewhat Elevated, Ismene Brown, Jiri Kylian, Johann Kobborg, John Adams, John Cranko, John Macfarlane, La Scala, Leonard Bernstein, Lest We Forget, Liam Scarlett, Lowell Liebermann, Lucy Moore, Makhar Vaziev, Mark Franchetti, Max Weber, Natalia Osipova, Nick Read, Paul Taylor, Peter Martins, Queensland Ballet, Reid Anderson, Richard Buckle, Royal New Zealand Ballet, Russell Maliphant, Sadlers Wells, San Francisco Ballet, Sergei Diaghilev, Sergei Filin, Sergei Polunin, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Stuttgart Ballet, Sydney Dance Company, Tamara Rojo, Tamas Detrich, Till Eulenspiegel, Vaslav Nijinsky, Vitesse, Vladimir Urin, William Forsythe, World Ballet Day, Ziegfield Follies | Comments (0)

Millepied at the Paris Opera Ballet with “rather an American feel”

November 28, 2015 – 12:03 pm

In early October, the Paris Opera Balletâ€™s new triple bill was filmed live at one of the most beautiful buildings

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Anna Teresa De Keers, Baryshnilov Arts Centre, Benjamin Milliepied, Brigitte LefÃ¨vre, Christopher Wheeldon, Edouard Lock, George Balanchine, Giselle, Jean-Pierre Frolich, Jerome Robbins, La Bayadere, LA Dance Project, Liam Scarlett, Lucy Carter, Maguy Marin, New York City Ballet, Nico Muhly, Nutcracker, Opus 19/The Dreamer, Paris Opera Ballet, Pina Bausch, Rosas, Sandra Jennings, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Theme and Variations, United Visual Artists, Wayne McGregor, William Forsythe | Comments (0)

An American returns to Paris: the Millepied/Forsythe connection

February 13, 2015 – 6:51 am

When Benjamin Millepied recently launched his first season as director of dance at the Paris Opera Ballet he also announced

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Assis Carreiro, Benjamin Milliepied, Brigitte LefÃ¨vre, Danceeast, Edouard Lock, Jerome Bel, Justin Peck, Kathryn Bennetts, Liam Scarlett, Paris Opera Ballet, Royal Ballet of Flanders, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Tamas Moricz, Wayne McGregor, William Forsythe | Comments (0)