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Oct 30

Oct 30 How to dance like a wili: Ballerinas share their spirited ‘Giselle’ experience

In ballet lore, the wilis of the classic Giselle are in an exalted spot when it comes to otherworldly beings. The spirits of women jilted by their lovers, they exact revenge on disloyal men by forcing them to dance until they die of exhaustion.

Oct 17

Oct 17 Reflections on Giselle

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Giselle is one of the most dramatic ballets that a ballerina can be privileged enough to dance in, and also one of the most exhausting roles. It’s a story of love so strong that it causes a girl to go mad and dies of a broken heart. It also causes her to rise from the grave and save the same man who wronged her.

Oct 9

Oct 9 5 reasons to watch Ballet Manila’s ‘Giselle’

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Giselle will be on stage for one night on October 17, Thursday at 8 p.m., at the CCP Main Theater.

Oct 8

Oct 8 For Ballet Manila, the show will go on – thanks to the overwhelming support of family and friends

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Begin again. For Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde, it’s the prevailing thought amid an incomprehensible loss that she is still grappling to make sense of.

Sep 25

Sep 25 10 things you may not know about ‘Giselle’

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Another inspiration for Giselle was reportedly French novelist Victor Hugo’s poem Fantomes, featured in the anthology Les Orientales (1829)

Sep 3

Sep 3 ‘Snow White’ the second time around

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Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde is eager to bring back her interpretation of Snow White as the company’s 24th season-opener.

Aug 28

Aug 28 5 reasons to watch Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s ‘Snow White’

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Snow White will return to the stage as the initial offering of Ballet Manila’s 24th season, On Pointe, to captivate audiences once more.

Aug 16

Aug 16 Three ballerinas on the joys of dancing Snow White

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For its 24th season-opener, Ballet Manila brings back an iconic female protagonist with skin as white as snow and whose kindness earns her the trust of forest animals and seven dwarfs.

Jun 16

Jun 16 Paying tribute to Dad

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With the celebration of Father’s Day today, seven Ballet Manila artists take a breather from their classes and rehearsals to talk about that one man who has played such a huge part in their lives.

May 12

May 12 The Lisa Macuja-Elizalde I know

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Most people know Lisa Macuja-Elizalde as the prima ballerina. But for me she is, quite simply, “Mama.”

Apr 29

Apr 29 Ballet Manila artists: Then and now

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Second of a series: Inspired by the 10-year challenge, the Ballet Manila Archives searched for images featuring some of the company’s artists during their earlier dancing days and more recent ones showing what they look like today.

Apr 8

Apr 8 Rudy De Dios: The prince takes a step in a new direction

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While he is not yet leaving the company, Rudy De Dios will be relinquishing his position as principal dancer when the next season begins in September.

Feb 20

Feb 20 The naked sylph: Learning the art of the subtle and the effortless with Chopiniana

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In this YouTube age where one-minute clips of dancers spinning and executing complicated aerial acrobatics account for most people’s exposure to ballet, teaching the young ballerinas to slow down and focus on deliberate movements was a challenge.

Feb 13

Feb 13 From ‘Chopiniana’ to ‘Les Sylphides’: Memories of a Russian ballet classic

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A budding choreographer named Michael Fokine – then only 26 – created a ballet that broke away from the classical ballet tradition championed by Marius Petipa.

Feb 8

Feb 8 How Ballet Manila is spreading the Vaganova dance method beyond the Philippines

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If the journey of the Vaganova ballet method were to be charted from its beginnings in Russia, it would show an unlikely destination in the Philippines that then branches out to other points in the Asia-Pacific region.

Feb 1

Feb 1 Ballet Manila artists: Then and now

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The 10-year challenge – a game wherein people are encouraged to post photographs of themselves from 10 years ago alongside a current photo – has proven to be a popular source of amusement on social media.

Jan 1

Jan 1 Ballet Manila’s Top 5 moments of 2018

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As it welcomes a new year, Ballet Manila celebrates the highlights of 2018,

Dec 25

Dec 25 Memories of a meaningful Christmas

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Sharing their personal thoughts on this special season are company artists Jessica Pearl Dames and Shaira Comeros, BM 2 artist John Carl Concepcion with former Ballet Manila dancer Alvin Santos, Lisa Macuja School of Ballet Manila instructor Sofia Sangco Peralta, and rehearsal mistress Eileen Lopez.

Nov 30

Nov 30 BM’s Cinderellas talk about shoes: Joan Emery Sia and her sack of must-not-throw-away pointes

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Ballet Manila's latest interpretation of the popular story uses pointe shoes instead of glass slippers, but all the classic elements remain in this pre-holiday spectacle.

Nov 27

Nov 27 BM’s Cinderellas talk about shoes: Abigail Oliveiro on breaking in her beloved pointes

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Shoes are at the core of the magical tale that is Cinderella.

Categories

Oct 30 How to dance like a wili: Ballerinas share their spirited ‘Giselle’ experience

Oct 17 Reflections on Giselle

Oct 9 5 reasons to watch Ballet Manila’s ‘Giselle’

Oct 8 For Ballet Manila, the show will go on – thanks to the overwhelming support of family and friends

Sep 25 10 things you may not know about ‘Giselle’

Sep 3 ‘Snow White’ the second time around

Aug 28 5 reasons to watch Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s ‘Snow White’

Aug 16 Three ballerinas on the joys of dancing Snow White

Jun 16 Paying tribute to Dad

May 12 The Lisa Macuja-Elizalde I know

Apr 29 Ballet Manila artists: Then and now

Apr 8 Rudy De Dios: The prince takes a step in a new direction

Feb 20 The naked sylph: Learning the art of the subtle and the effortless with Chopiniana

Feb 13 From ‘Chopiniana’ to ‘Les Sylphides’: Memories of a Russian ballet classic

Feb 8 How Ballet Manila is spreading the Vaganova dance method beyond the Philippines

Feb 1 Ballet Manila artists: Then and now

Jan 1 Ballet Manila’s Top 5 moments of 2018

Dec 25 Memories of a meaningful Christmas

Nov 30 BM’s Cinderellas talk about shoes: Joan Emery Sia and her sack of must-not-throw-away pointes

Nov 27 BM’s Cinderellas talk about shoes: Abigail Oliveiro on breaking in her beloved pointes

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