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Artist Tour: Benjamin Millepied

4.13 Sat. 15:30―16:30

Kondaya Genbei Kurogura

Free

Photo by Benjamin Millepied

*Application for this event is now closed as it has reached the maximum capacity.

Please join the artist for an intimate tour. Take the opportunity to experience the work and discover the motivation for its creation. Though this exploration gain a unique insight into the multifaceted and immensely talented world of Benjamin Millepied.
Please Note:
* This is a free event but booking is required.
* Please arrive at least 10min before the event starts to avoid disappointment.
* 5min before the event start we will fill the remaining seats.
Benjamin Millepied
Benjamin Millepied is a choreographer, filmmaker, and former professional dancer. It was during his distinguished 16-year career as a dancer with the New York City Ballet, where he rose to the rank of principal dancer, that Mr. Millepied began creating choreographic works. Since then, Mr. Millepied’s choreography has been commissioned and performed by major dance companies including the New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, the Paris Opera Ballet, and the Mariinsky Ballet, among others. Following his formal retirement as a dancer in 2011, Mr. Millepied moved to Los Angeles where he founded L.A Dance Project, an innovative platform comprised of an internationally acclaimed dance company, a performance space in L.A.’s Arts District, and a program of media initiatives. Mr. Millepied is also the co-founder of Artform, a tech start-up company with a mission to support and promote artists across all artistic disciplines. In 2013, the Paris Opera Ballet appointed Mr. Millepied as its Director, and there Mr. Millepied programmed a number of highly successful seasons before stepping down in 2016 to focus more fully on L.A. Dance Project and his own work as a choreographer and filmmaker. As a filmmaker, Mr. Millepied has directed and produced numerous short films and is currently working on two feature films, one of which will be a musical adaptation of Carmen, to be produced in 2019.
Kondaya Genbei Chikuin-no-Ma
Kondaya, Nishigawa, Sanjo-sagaru, Muromachi-dori, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, 604-8165
Subway Karasuma Line or Tozai Line ”Karasuma Oike” station. 4 min on foot from exit 6

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