Dance
L.A. Dance Project
Choreography by Benjamin Millepied, Justin Peck, and William Forsythe
Featuring a special appearance by eighth blackbird
Founded as a collective two years ago by newly appointed Paris Opera Ballet director and former New York City Ballet principal Benjamin Millepied[1]—along with composer Nico Muhly, founding producer Charles Fabius, and others—the ambitious L.A. Dance Project has already turned heads with its fresh, contemporary vision of dance and stylistically diverse repertory.
For its much-anticipated New York debut, the company presents three pieces: Millepied’s own Reflections, an elegant series of pas de deux and group dances, set against bold graphics by Barbara Kruger and scored by David Lang; rising choreographer and New York City Ballet dancer Justin Peck’s Murder Ballades[2], a vivacious work in the spirit of Jerome Robbins, with a visual concept by artist Sterling Ruby and music by Bryce Dessner, performed live by eighth blackbird; and William Forsythe’s Quintett, a tender, elegiac piece for five dancers, created by Forsythe as a love letter to his late wife.
Reflections (2013)
Choreography by Benjamin Millepied in collaboration with the company
Music by David Lang
Visual concept by Barbara Kruger
Murder Ballades (2013)
Choreography by Justin Peck
Music by Bryce Dessner
Visual concept by Sterling Ruby
Quintett (1993)
Choreography by William Forsythe
Music by Gavin Bryars
Leadership support provided by The Jerome Robbins Foundation, Inc.

Choreographer Benjamin Millepied talks to dance critic Deborah Jowitt about his newly founded artist collective, L.A. Dance Project, on the occasion of its New York debut at BAM.

L.A. Dance Project ballet master Sébastien Marcovici leads this class informed by the Balanchine style of neoclassical ballet, emphasizing musicality, efficiency, and precision.
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L.A. Dance Project is an artist collective founded in 2012.

Benjamin Millepied is a former dancer and a choreographer and founder of L.A. Dance Project.
