Benjamin Millepied
| Benjamin Millepied | |
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Millepied in 2015
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| Born |
10 June 1977 Bordeaux, France |
| Occupation | Choreographer, ballet dancer |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Spouse(s) | Natalie Portman (m. 2012) |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | benjaminmillepied |
| Current group | Paris Opera Ballet, L.A. Dance Project |
| Former groups | New York City Ballet |
Benjamin Millepied (French pronunciation: [mil' pje]; born 10 June 1977) is a French dancer and choreographer, who has lived and worked in the United States after joining the New York City Ballet in 1995, where he became a soloist in 1998 and a principal in 2002. He also quickly started creating choreography for the company, also choreographed pieces for other major companies. He retired from NYCB in 2011.
He initiated the LA Dance Project, leading it from 2011 to 2014. He was Director of Dance at the Paris Opera Ballet from October 2014 and resigned in 2016. He may be most widely known for his work in the movie Black Swan (2010), for which he choreographed the dances and also starred as a dancer.
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 Flori, 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.
In the summer of 1992 Millepied attended classes at the School of American Ballet (SAB) and returned to study full-time in 1993, with a scholarship from the French Ministry (Bourse Lavoisier or Lavoisier Scholarship). Early in his career, Millepied was mentored by choreographer Jerome Robbins, who took an interest in him. At SAB's 1994 Spring Workshop he originated a principal role in Jerome Robbins' premiere of 2 and 3 Part Inventions and also received the Prix de Lausanne.
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