Laura Gorenstein Miller is known for work that is narratively charged and fiercely physical.  She works extensively on both stage and screen.  Miller’s choreography has been featured in multiple DreamWorks Animation’s films: the upcoming Larrikins, (directors Chris Miller and Tim Minchin), Madagascar 3:Europe’s Most Wanted, Rise Of The Guardians, and Academy Award nominated Puss in Boots. Her live action experience includes TELEVISION: Parenthood, COMMERCIALS, (Southwest Airlines, Jet Set), and MUSIC VIDEOS: for Marcy Playground and Stevie Wonder.  She has created dance films for social media which have gone viral.  Of  one:  “This Staggering Ballet Duet Set To Sam Smith’s ‘Stay With Me’ Is Just Daaaaamn” says Huffington Post, and People Magazine: This Powerful Ballet Duet to ‘Stay With Me’ Will Leave Shivers Down Your Spine…If you’re looking for three minutes of passion, you’ve come to the right place.”

She is the founding choreographer and artistic director of Helios Dance Theater an acclaimed Los Angeles based contemporary company.  Her work has been set on ABT, ABT 2, The Milwaukee Ballet, and Body Traffic. It has premiered in venues such as Royce Hall, REDCAT, The Getty Center, The Broad Stage, The Ford Amphitheater, The Joyce, Lincoln Center, The Royal Opera House in London, The Mid Ocean Amphitheatre in Bermuda and Teatro Nacional de Costa Rica. Acting as creative director of all of the company’s work, she is recognized for creating singular worlds, featuring not only provocative costumes but also intriguing sets and original soundscapes.  She has led collaborations with world renowned composers, singer song writers, fine artists, fashion designers and filmmakers. Of her 2008 work the Lotus Eaters Dance Magazine said:  “A cornucopia of gorgeous dancing, divine choreography, dreamy music, and sexy costumes…a journey into sensual abandon and fierce physicality.”  Miller and Helios Dance Theater’ full-length multi media work Beautiful Monsters premiered at UCLA’s Royce Hall to a sold out audience.   The LA Times said: “Jam packed with high-energy, sensual movements… it reflects Gorenstein Miller’s ongoing fascination with choreographic extremes.”  As a choreographer Ms. Miller has received multiple awards, the most notable of which is to have been the only U.S. choreographer to participate in Genesis, the Milwaukee Ballet’s international choreographic competition.