All in Ballet Manila Moments
In this clip, principal dancers Joan Emery Sia and Elpidio Magat Jr. are Giselle and Albrecht in Ballet Manila’s 2019 production of Giselle held at the Main Theater of the Cultural Center of the Philippines.
This clip shows the wedding scene from Ballet Manila’s 2017 production of Don Quixote. Performing the lead roles are principal dancers Gerardo Francisco Jr. as Basilio and Jasmine Pia Dames as Kitri.
In this 2003 production, Ballet Manila principal dancers Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Osias Barroso perform the sensuous pas de deux — a masterclass in the expression of passion through dance choreographed by the late Eric V. Cruz.
As we celebrate the Chinese New Year, we share this excerpt of the Chinese Dance — representing tea in the fabled Land of Sweets — as performed by Mylene Aggabao and Gerardo Francisco Jr.
In this clip are excerpts from Carmen, Swan Lake and Don Quixote showcasing the male corps of Ballet Manila.
In this clip are excerpts of the best moments of the female corps in Les Sylphides, Swan Lake, and Giselle.
In this clip are highlights of the three Swan Queens’ performances.
In this clip, leading the charge is principal dancer Abigail Oliveiro as Ibong Adarna, principal dancers Mark Sumaylo, Romeo Peralta and Rudy De Dios as Don Pedro, Don Diego and Don Juan respectively, with BM co-artistic directors Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Osias Barroso gracing the stage as Reyna Valeriana and Haring Fernando.
In an extraordinary collaboration with five dancers from two prestigious American ballet companies, Ballet Manila strengthened the ties between two cultures through a fund-raising show back in 2018.
Not only did Marius Petipa revise the swashbuckling adventure’s key dances but also introduced two new dance numbers.
In this clip is the performance from 1998 of Sabihin Mo by the Smokey Mountain.
In this slideshow are scenes from the 2009 performance of Alamat: Si Sibol at si Gunaw with prima ballerina Lisa Macuja-Elizalde as Luningning, with Nazer Salgado as Kapuy, Yanti Marduli as Sibol and Francis Cascano as Gunaw.
Since the inception of Ballet Manila’s summer workshop over 20 years ago, the company and the school have taken extraordinary pride in their recitals.
Unlike other ballet versions of Carmina Burana, however, Rudy’s interpretation was based on the text of the music to ensure that the lyrics and the movements are all in sync.
In this clip, we return to the earlier years of the company — 1999 and 2001 in particular —with excerpts of The Nutcracker with Lisa and her co-artistic director Osias Barroso.
In this clip is the 2004 version of Pinocchio with Alvin Santos in the title role along with Jonathan Janolo as Geppetto, Danica Rili as Jiminy Cricket, and Zaira Cosico as the blue fairy.
In this clip are two performances of Reve - the first with Gerardo Francisco Jr. and Anselmo Dictado, and the second with Geri and Rudy De Dios.
This clip features excerpts from the emotional yet powerful October and November 2019 performances where BM, as a company, showed they could live up to their new motto to “rise like a phoenix.”
In this clip from the 2018 season, Mark Sumaylo reprised his role but this time with Abigail Oliveiro as his partner.
This clip was taken from a Circus D’Ballet performance in 2019 featuring Tony Fabella’s Magandang Gabi and Osias Barroso and Gerardo Francisco’s Sumayaw Sumunod.
