Ballet

Plainspoken

Plainspoken is a ballet choreographed by Benjamin Millepied to music by David Lang, first performed in 2010. Plainspoken is a ballet made by principal dancer Benjamin Millepied on the Chamber Ensemble of New York City Ballet to…

Choreography
Benjamin Millepied
Music
David Lang
Premiere
2010
First performed at
Jackson Hole

About the work

Plainspoken is a ballet made by principal dancer Benjamin Millepied on the Chamber Ensemble of New York City Ballet to eponymous music commissioned from Pulitzer Prize winner David Lang. The premiere took place on Friday, August 6, 2010, at the Center for the Arts, Jackson Hole, Wyoming; the NYCB premiere took place at the Fall gala on Thursday, October 7, at the David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center. Costumes were designed by Karen Young.

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Other works by the same choreographer

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