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Benjamin Millepied
Photo © Paul Kolnik
Background |
Benjamin Millepied is a principal dancer at New York City Ballet. He was born in Bordeaux, France, and began his ballet training at the age of eight with his mother, a former ballet dancer. Mr. Millepied entered the Conservatoire National in Lyon, France, at age 13, where he studied with Michel Rahn until he was 16 years old. He took summer classes at the School of American Ballet (SAB), the official school of New York City Ballet, in the summer of 1992 and returned with a scholarship from the French Ministry (Bourse Lavoisier) to study full-time in the fall of 1993. Mr. Millepied originated a principal role in Jerome Robbins' world premiere of 2 & 3 Part Inventions set to music by Bach at SAB's 1994 Spring Workshop. Mr. Millepied was invited to become a member of New York City Ballet's corps de ballet in 1995. He was promoted to the rank of soloist in 1998 and to principal dancer in the spring of 2002. |
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Featured Roles Since Joining NYCB |
At New York City Ballet, Mr. Millepied has danced featured roles in: George Balanchine's: - Agon
- Ballo della Regina
- Chaconne
- Coppélia (Frantz)
- Divertimento from "Le Baiser de la Fée"
- Donizetti Variations
- George Balanchine's The Nutcracker™
- Harlequinade (Harlequin)
- "Rubies" from Jewels
- A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Mozartiana
- Raymonda Variations
- La Sonnambula
- La Source
- Stars and Stripes
- Symphony in C
- Symphony in Three Movements
- Tarantella
- Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux
- Tschaikovsky Suite No. 3 (Theme and Variations)
- Union Jack
- Valse-Fantaisie
- Western Symphony
August Bournonville's: - Bournonville Divertissements
Peter Martins': - Ash
- Fearful Symmetries
- Jeu de Cartes
- Quartet for Strings
- The Sleeping Beauty
- Stabat Mater
- Swan Lake (Siegfried)
- Tschaikovsky Pas de Quatre
- Zakouski
Jerome Robbins': - 2 & 3 Part Inventions
- Dances at a Gathering
- Fancy Free
- Fanfare
- The Four Seasons
- The Goldberg Variations
- Interplay
- Piano Pieces
- West Side Story Suite
Susan Stroman's: Richard Tanner's: and Christopher Wheeldon's: - Carousel (A Dance)
- Mercurial Manoeuvres
Mr. Millepied originated roles in: - Christopher d'Amboise's Circle of Fifths
- Melissa Barak's If By Chance
- Stephen Baynes' Twilight Courante
- Boris Eifman's Musagète
- Mr. Martins' Concerti Armonici, Guide to Strange Places, Hallelujah Junction (NYCB premiere), Octet, and Swan Lake (Benno and Pas de Trois)
- Angelin Preljocaj's La Stravaganza
- Mr. Robbins' Brandenburg and Les Noces
- Helgi Tomasson's Prism
- Mr. Wheeldon's Slavonic Dances
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Other Performances |
In May of 2002, Mr. Millepied appeared in the nationally televised Live from Lincoln Center broadcast "New York City Ballet's Diamond Project: Ten Years of New Choreography" on PBS, dancing in Jeu De Cartes, Mercurial Manoeuvres, and La Stravaganza. |
Honors |
In 1994 he received the Prix de Lausanne Award, and is the recipient of SAB's Mae L. Wien Award for Outstanding Promise for 1995. |
Choreography |
Mr. Millepied choreographed two pieces for the Conservatoire National in Lyon, France: Passages (2001) and Clapping Music (2002). He participated in the New York Choreographic Institute in March of 2002, and March of 2003, where he collaborated with composer Daniel Ott. In September 2002, Mr. Millepied's Triple Duet was premiered by Danses Concertantes, a touring group of guest artists from NYCB, at their inaugural performance at Sadler's Wells in London. Mr. Millepied has also premiered ballets at Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor, New York, Double Aria (2003), and Florence Gould Hall, Circular Motion (2005). Mr. Millepied's Double Aria premiered at New York City Ballet at the 2005 Spring Gala. |
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