L.A. Dance Project was founded in 2012 by a group of artists, including choreographer and former New York City Ballet principal dancer Benjamin Millepied, who choreographed and starred in Darren Aronofsky's famous Black Swan in 2010. Mr. Millepied, along with founding producers Charles Fabius and Nicholas Britell, composer Nico Muhly, and art consultant Matthieu Humery founded the company to explore new ways of presenting contemporary dance. They work in collaboration with emerging and established directors, visual artists, composers, and musicians to create a new perception of dance. One of their latest works is L.A. Dance Project 3 consisting of three new pieces: Gems 2, Creation, and World creation, which present the choreographer's innovative, unique style.

Mr. Millepied's ballets are in the repertory of several major dance companies around the world, including New York City Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet, Lyon Opera Ballet, Mariinsky Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, Ballet de Geneve, Royal New Zealand Ballet, and the Dutch National Ballet.