Benjamin Millepied

What draws me to Benjamin Millepied is the deliberate pivot at the center of his career. He climbed to principal at New York City Ballet, then chose to step off that summit to build things as a choreographer and producer rather than coast on his reputation as a performer. That kind of voluntary reinvention takes more nerve than staying on top, and the awards from the French state feel almost incidental next to it. I read him as a restless maker who treats prestige as a starting point rather than a destination, and I respect artists who keep redefining what they do.

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Name (English)

Benjamin Millepied

Name (Japanese)

バンジャマン・ミルピエ

Reading

ばんじゃまん・みるぴえ

Born

June 10, 1977 (age 49)

Origin

Bordeaux, France

Occupation

choreographer / ballet master / ballet dancer / film producer / actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Snake

Awards & achievements

• 2009 Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
• 2015 Officer of Arts and Letters
• 2024 Knight of the Legion of Honour

• Official sitehttp://benjaminmillepied.com
• Xhttps://x.com/B_Millepied
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin%20Millepied
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q583186

Tags

• choreographer
• ballet master
• ballet dancer

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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