Benjamin Millepied
Benjamin Millepied
Benjamin Millepied is a French dancer and choreographer, perhaps most widely known for his work in the movie Black Swan in which he starred and choreographed. He became the Director of Dance at the Paris Opera Ballet in October 2014...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionDancer
Date of Birth10 June 1977
CityBordeaux, France
CountryFrance
eight dancer ballet
In France, ballet is on TV ... It's on the eight-o'clock news. It's a cool thing to be a dancer.
thinking dancer ballet
Most dancers have no awareness of how they look; half of them think theyre fat. There is anorexia in the ballet world; there are those things.
crazy italian vegetables
Nowadays I actually cook Italian-style food more than French heavy sauces. I make a good salad, some great roasted vegetables, grilled fish. Im crazy about L.A. because at the farmers market you find all kinds of wild mushrooms.
art ideas white
The idea that ballet is a white art is absurd and shocking, and it’s gone on for too long. Nothing would make me happier than having a company that reflects society, to have dancers onstage that people can relate to.
stars want attention
When I see the attention movie stars get, it doesn't make me want to be in that position at all.
beautiful space emotion
Directing is very close to choreography; you deal with space, time, emotions, lighting, making beautiful images.
lakes swans dancer
Swan Lake is the most difficult thing to portray for a female ballet dancer; it really requires such specific qualities of articulation, agility, strength, and the arm work is something that takes a lot of training.