Dance Star Benjamin Millepied After “Black Swan”

“Often compared to Baryshnikov — another dancer rakish enough in a pair of white tights to gain cineplex appeal — Millepied the dance maker has been punished of late by the New York press. Initially the critics embraced the elegance and velocity of his work, yet recently there’s rankling about his ratio of charm to substance and questions of whether he’s delivering on his promise.”