Dance, commonly relegated to the background, is the main character in "Carmen." Choreographer and former ballet dancer Benjamin Millepied pushes the boundaries of dance in his feature directorial ...

Bizet’s “Carmen.” The 19th century’s political unrest, social class, power struggle, murder, scandal, gender, race, now fits our 2lst century. Result? Rejiggering the opera as a film. Director’s ...

Exclusive: Mescal's first post-"Aftersun" role is this opera-inspired film set against the backdrop of the modern American immigration system. Millepied’s film stars Mescal and Melissa Barrera as an ...

“Carmen” cannot be accurately called a success, but it’s a lot more interesting than most genuine successes. The feature directing debut of choreographer Benjamin Millepied, it has the feel of a first ...

Dance is a primordial force in “Carmen,” French choreographer-turned-director Benjamin Millepied’s debut. Vaguely inspired by Georges Bizet’s 19th century opera of the same name, the evocative, if ...

Dancer-choreographer Benjamin Millepied makes his feature directing debut, collaborating with composer Nicholas Britell to recast the famous opera as an experimental fever dream on the U.S.-Mexico ...

There's a scene in French choreographer-turned-director Benjamin Millepied's adaptation of Georges Bizet's 1875 opera "Carmen" (out now in theaters) in which Masilda (played by Spanish actress Rossy ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. The tragic passion of Carmen and Don Josè, protagonists of one of the most ...

When “Carmen” premiered in 1875, it was primarily characterized as a flop. The French press and public deemed Georges Bizet’s opera to be vulgar in its portrayal of a working-class woman with ...

Horses have been taught to trot and dance to some of composer Georges Bizet’s immortal melodies in a groundbreaking collaboration between Opera Theater of Connecticut, Patricia Norcia Dressage and ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Fiery flamenco joins brilliant singing to ignite Bizet's iconic opera, ...