los angeles dance benjamin millepied interview by OLIVIER ZAHM photography by JASPER BRIGGS French dancer-choreographer Benjamin Millepied has spent most of his career in the US, including 15 years with the New York Ballet Company. In 2011, he created LA Dance Project, the city’s first major dance company. In 2014, he left LA for two years to be dance director at the Paris Opera Ballet. Now he’s back, planning to turn the city into a dance capital, presenting to LA the best the world of dance can offer, including his special collaborations with contemporary artists and composers. OLIVIER ZAHM — Besides your private life with a great actress [Natalie Portman], what made you come to LA? BENJAMIN MILLEPIED — I was always fascinated by LA. I came on tour with the New York City Ballet. After the performances, if we had a layoff, I’d rent a car and stay for…