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L.A. Dance Project
L.A. Dance Project (LADP) is a contemporary ballet company based in Los Angeles. It was founded in 2011 by choreographer and dancer Benjamin Millepied. It is currently made up of 7 dancers, and led by Millepied. History Launched in 2011 as an art collective with a commission from the Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at the Los Angeles Music Center., L.A. Dance Project was founded by Millepied, Nico Muhly, Nicholas Britell, art advisor Matthieu Humery and producer Charles Fabius. L.A. Dance Project premiered at Walt Disney Concert Hall on September 22, 2012. The program featured ''Quintett'' by William Forsythe, ''Winterbranch'' by Merce Cunningham, and ''Moving Parts'' by Millepied, in a collaboration with composer Nico Muhly and visual artist Christopher Wool. Shortly after founding the company, Millepied was appointed the Director of the Paris Opera Ballet, and for two years, he ran both companies concurrently. Millepied returned to Los Angeles, and full-time to L.A. Dance Proje ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Millepied
Benjamin Millepied (; born 10 June 1977) is a French dancer and choreographer, who has lived and worked in the United States since joining the New York City Ballet in 1995, where he became a soloist in 1998 and a principal in 2002. He has also created choreography for the company, and choreographed pieces for other major companies. He retired from the NYCB in 2011. He initiated the LA Dance Project, leading it from 2011 to 2014. He was the Director of Dance at the Paris Opera Ballet from October 2014 to 2016. He choreographed and performed as a dancer in the 2010 movie ''Black Swan'', and choreographed the "sandwalk" in ''Dune''. Early life Millepied was born in Bordeaux, France. He is the youngest of three sons. His ballet training started at the age of eight with his mother, Catherine Flory, a former ballet dancer. His father is Denys Millepied. Between the ages of 13 and 16, he studied with Michel Rahn at the '' Conservatoire National'' in Lyon, France. Career In th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris Opera Ballet
The Paris Opera Ballet () is a French ballet company that is an integral part of the Paris Opera. It is the oldest national ballet company, and many European and international ballet companies can trace their origins to it. It is still regarded as one of the five most prominent ballet companies in the world, together with the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow, the Mariinsky Ballet in Saint Petersburg, the Royal Ballet in London, and the New York City Ballet.Pourquoi les ballets de l'Opéra de Paris font partie des spectacles favoris des fêtes article by Martine Robert, 27 December 2013, Les Echos. Since December 2022, the company has been under the direction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adagio In B Minor
Adagio (Italian for 'slowly', ) may refer to: Music * Adagio, a tempo In musical terminology, tempo (Italian for 'time'; plural 'tempos', or from the Italian plural), measured in beats per minute, is the speed or pace of a given musical composition, composition, and is often also an indication of the composition ... marking, indicating that music is to be played slowly, or a composition intended to be played in this manner * Adagio (band), a French progressive metal band Albums * ''Adagio'' (Sweetbox album) * ''Adagio'' (Solitude Aeturnus album) Films * ''Adagio'' (2000 film), a 2000 Russian film * ''Adagio'' (2023 film), a 2023 Italian film Songs * ''Adagio in C Minor'', by Nicholas Britell for the TV series ''Succession'' * ''Adagio for Strings'', by Samuel Barber * ''Adagio in G minor'', attributed to Tomaso Albinoni, composed by Remo Giazotto * Adagio (Lara Fabian song), "Adagio" (Lara Fabian song), from the 2000 album ''Lara Fabian'' ** performed by Dimash Kudai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
