Description

This program features a profile of choreographer/dancer Benjamin Millepied, one of dance’s rising stars due to his dual careers as a New York City Ballet dancer and sought-after choreographer. The program includes excerpts from his 2006 concert at the Joyce Theater in New York City. Featured is “Closer”, a duet with guest artist Gillian Murphy of American Ballet Theatre with music by Philip Glass and “Phrases, Now”, a non-stop work by Adonis Foniadakis for four men including Millepied) and one woman that blurs the boundaries between the sexes; plus excerpts from an in-depth inteview with Benjamin Millepied. 30 minutes.