Reflections
2013 - Director : Plasson, Fabien
Choreographer(s) : Millepied, Benjamin (France)
Present in collection(s): Maison de la Danse de Lyon , Saisons 2010 > 2019
Reflections
2013 - Director : Plasson, Fabien
Choreographer(s) : Millepied, Benjamin (France)
Present in collection(s): Maison de la Danse de Lyon , Saisons 2010 > 2019
Reflection
Reflections is a commission by Van Cleef & Arpels, shown in a world premiere at the Théâtre du Châtelet, the first part of a trilogy entitled Gems. The Jewellery House revives the excitement generated in 1967 during the premiere of George Balanchine’s ballet Jewels as a tribute to the brand’s jewels by combining its initials with those of the dancer and choreographer Benjamin Millepied. The design of the stage sets and costumes was entrusted to the American artist Barbara Kruger. David Lang’s minimalist music, a selection of scores for piano only, interpreted by Andrew Zolinsky (Cantaloupe Records) out of This was written by hand / memory pieces, was produced by Benjamin Millepied and Barbara Kruger during a creative residency in Los Angeles.
Source: Maison de la Danse
Millepied, Benjamin
From 2006 to 2007, Mr. Millepied was choreographer-in-residence at the Baryshnikov Arts Center and created the solo “Years Later” for Mikhail Baryshnikov. In 2007, he received the United States Artists Wynn Fellowship. In 2010, he was made Chevalier in the Order of Arts and Letters by the French Ministry of Culture.
In 2010, Mr. Millepied choreographed and starred in Darren Aronofsky’s « Black Swan ». In 2012, Mr. Millepied moved to Los Angeles, where he conceived of and founded the new dance company L.A. Dance Project. During L.A. Dance Project’s September, 2012 inaugural performances at the Los Angeles Music Center’s Walt Disney Concert Hall. The company performed « Moving Parts », a collaboration between Mr. Millepied, with composer Nico Muhly, and visual artist Christopher Wool. In May 2013, L.A. Dance Project presented « Reflections », a new work which was the result of a collaboration between Mr. Millepied, with composer David Lang, artist Barbara Kruger, and which was created with the support of the historic jewelry house Van Cleef and Arpels. In 2013, Millepied founded the Amoveo Company, an artist collective, active in digital media, television and film, and in 2014, he co-founded Artform, a tech start-up company aimed to support and promote the Arts and artists in this current time. Millepied is also a film director, he has directed numerous dance short films over the last 6 years, and is currently in development on a feature film. In January 2013 the Paris Opera Ballet announced Mr. Millepied’s appointment as its new Director, in February 2016, Benjamin resigned from his position. In July 2016, Benjamin came back full time at the helm of L.A Dance Project.
Source : Benjamin Millepied 's website
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Plasson, Fabien
Born in 1977, Fabien Plasson is a video director specialized in the field of performing arts (dance , music, etc).
During his studies at the Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts de Lyon (joined in 1995) Fabien discovered video art. He was trained by various video artists (Joel Bartoloméo Pascal Nottoli , Eric Duyckaerts , etc) .
He first experimented with the creation of installations and cinematic objects.
From 2001 to 2011, he was in charge of Ginger & Fred video Bar’s programming at La Maison de la Danse in Lyon. He discovered the choreographic field and the importance of this medium in the dissemination, mediation and pedagogical approach to dance alongside Charles Picq, who was a brilliant video director and the director of the video department at that time.
Today, Fabien Plasson is the video director at La Maison de la Danse and in charge of the video section of Numeridanse.tv, an online international video library, and continues his creative activities, making videos of concerts, performances and also creating video sets for live performances.
Sources: Maison de la Danse ; Fabien Plasson website
More information: fabione.fr
L.A. Dance Project
L.A. Dance Project is a platform for the development, creation, support and presentation of world-class dance in Los Angeles. Comprised of an internationally acclaimed dance company, a brand new performance space in Los Angeles’ burgeoning Arts District and a program of media initiatives, LADP promotes dance not only as an artistic practice but as a way of being in the world. LADP seeks to foster dance-centered artistic collaborations across all disciplines, cultures and communities in Los Angeles and around the globe.
Since its founding, L.A. Dance Project’s company has toured and given master classes at international venues and festivals including the Holland Festival, the Edinburgh International Festival, La Maison de la Danse, the Saitama Arts Center, Sadler’s Wells Theatre, Shanghai and Bejing Opera House and Theatre du Chatelet. In the US, the company has performed at venues including Jacob’s Pillow, Brooklyn Academy of Music and New York City Center. In its home city of Los Angeles the company has performed at The Music Center’s Walt Disney Concert Hall, MOCA, Union Station, The Theatre at Ace Hotel, and The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts.
Source : L.A. Dance Project
More information : ladanceproject.org/
Reflection
Choreography : Benjamin Millepied
Interpretation : Danseurs du L.A. Dance Project Aaron Carr, Julia Eichten, Charlie Hodges, Morgan Lugo, Nathan Makolandra, Rachelle Rafailedes, Amanda Wells
Set design : Barbara Kruger
Additionnal music : Musique This was written by hand / memory pieces (extraits) de David Lang
Lights : Roderick Murray
Costumes : Barbara Kruger
Production / Coproduction of the video work : Maison de la Danse
Duration : 38'
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