L.A. Dance Project is a non-profit dance company under the Artistic Direction of Benjamin Millepied. Founded in 2012, we opened the doors to our studio and performance space in Los Angeles’ downtown arts district in 2017.
L.A Dance Project is dedicated to the pursuit of artistic innovation and excellence in the realm of contemporary dance. Our mission is to explore the boundaries of movement, creativity, and expression. Through experimentation and collaboration, we strive to create captivating performances that challenge, provoke, and inspire audiences worldwide. Grounded in a commitment to artistic integrity and authenticity, we aim to cultivate a culture of curiosity, openness, and growth within our company and beyond. With humility and passion, we seek to contribute to the evolution of dance as a dynamic and transformative art form, enriching lives and fostering connections across cultures and communities.
DEIJ STATEMENT
At L.A. Dance Project we believe the arts can be a significant force to disrupt racism and bias; and that as an arts organization we have a responsibility to inspire the conversations and connections that foster diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice. The voices, experiences, and stories we choose to explore through art have the power to reflect real attitudes, change perspectives, and impact how we view the world outside the theater.
We believe diversity and equality are among our greatest strengths, and remain steadfastly committed to nurturing differing voices and experiences through our commissions, artistic residencies, community programming, audiences, dancers, staff, and board of directors. We stand committed to lasting change and social justice within dance, the arts, and our LA community.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Benjamin Millepied
L.A. Dance Project, Artistic Director
Mark Terbeek
Chairman of the Board
LADP Finance Committee Chair
Greycroft, Partner
Romesh Anketell
Program Officer
The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
Phoebe Balson
Associate Producer, Hearst
Etienne Binant
Alganys Ltd., CEO
Julia Cherlow
Principal, Bird Marella
Luisa Fernanda Espinosa
Investor + Philanthropist
Albina Hunt
LADP Fundraising Committee Chair
Interior Design + Philanthropy
Barry Jenkins
Film Director, Screenwriter, and Producer
Christopher Macdougall
L.A. Dance Project, Director of Legal and Business Affairs
Paul-Emmanuel Reiffers
SAS Mazarine Groupe, President
Ramin Shamshiri
Christopher Tate
LADP Communications and Marketing Committee Chair
Founder, Communitees