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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

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Anna Teresa De Keersmaeker, Antony Tudor, Arthur Pita, Aurelie Dupont, Batsheva Dance Company, Benjamin Millepied, Bolshoi Ballet, Carolyn Carson, Deborah MacMillan, Edouard Lock, English National Ballet, George Balanchine, George Skibine, Giselle, Ivan Clustine, Jerome Robbins, John Neumeier, John Taras, Josua Hoffalt, Kenneth MacMillan, La Bayadere, Laurent Hilaire, Le Corsaire, Liam Scarlett, Maguy Marin, Maurice Bejart, Natalie Portman, New York City Ballet, Ohad Naharin, Paris Opera Ballet, Patrick Dupond, Pina Bausch, Roland Petit, Romeo & Juliet, Rosella Hightower, Ross Stretton, Royal Ballet, Rudolf Nureyev, School of American Ballet, Serge Lifar, Sidi Larbi Cheraoui, Stephane Lissner, Violette Verdy, William Forsythe | Comments (2)

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, Arthur Pita, Baryshnilov Arts Centre, Benjamin Milliepied, 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 Arthur Pita, Assis Carreiro, Benjamin Milliepied, 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)

A magic carpet ride through 2015

December 31, 2014 – 12:19 pm

I would, if I could, take a magic carpet ride to several continents and at least a dozen theatres to

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Alexei Ratmansky, Alina Cojocaru, American Ballet Theatre, Andrew Simmons, Australian Ballet, Australian Dance Theatre, Ballets Russes, Bangarra Dance Theare, Bye, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, Christoher Wheeldon, Crystal Pite, Daniel Geller, David McAllister, Dayna Goldfine, Deborah Brown, DV8 Physical Theatre, Expressions Dance Company, Fille mal Gardee, Francis Rings, Fred Astaire, Frederick Ashton, Frederick Wiseman, Gene Kelly, Greg Horsman, Guilleme Cote, Hofesh Schechter, Hong Kong Ballet, I.B.I.S, In the Upper Room, Jiri Kylian, Johan Kobborg, Life in Progress, Lloyd Newson, Lore, Manon, Mark Morris Dance Group, Mats Ek, Merry Widow, Mozart Dances, Natalie Weir, Neil Ieremia, Paris Opera Ballet, Quintett, Royal Ballet, Royal New Zealand Ballet, Russell Malliphant, Salute, Seven Deadly Sins, She Oak, Shostakovitch Trilogy, Sophie Fedorovitch, Swan Lake, Sydney Dance Company, Sylvie Guillem, Symphonic Variations, The Sleeping Beauty, Turandot, Twyla Tharp, Waangenga Blanco, Wayne McGregor, William Forsythe, Woolf Works | Comments (0)

A free man no more: Benjamin Millepied to take the reins at the Paris Opera Ballet

January 24, 2013 – 1:37 pm

It seemed as though it would be a race between two former etoiles and one present etoile of the Paris

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Benjamin Millepied, Laurent Hilaire, Manuel Legris, Nicolas Le Riche, Paris Opera Ballet | Comments (0)

Christian Lacroix: fashion on the ballet stage

December 27, 2011 – 12:13 pm

Fashions in ballet costumes change slowly but you only need to look at tutus as they have evolved from the

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Australian Ballet, Christian Lacroix, GÃ¢itÃ© Parisienne, George Balanchine, Jewels, Karinska, La Source, Paris Opera Ballet | Comments (0)

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