The Ballet Manila Archives is the repository of documents, print, photographic, audio and video materials and memorabilia relating to the history of Ballet Manila and the life and career of its founder, prima ballerina Lisa Macuja-Elizalde. This site is powered by Ms. Elizalde and Project Art, Inc.
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“It’s very simple and if you open your heart a little, you can feel it and appreciate the beauty and simplicity.”
Since its beginnings in 1995, Ballet Manila has collaborated with artists who have explored facets of love through their choreography.
The fight for freedom is the thread tying two inspirations that would give rise to Rebel, Ballet Manila’s epic production that had its world premiere in 2016.
Barely two months after forming themselves into a new dance group, Ballet Manila – composed of twelve dancers under the leadership of artistic director of Eric V. Cruz – made its debut on February 17, 1995.
From the years that Ballet Manila has been staging Giselle since 1999, here are a few select photographs.
From Swan Lake to Ibong Adarna, Ballet Manila has enthralled audiences with enchanted creatures.
At a time of immense uncertainty, Ballet Manila is sharing a message of hope through an achingly touching dance film that celebrates love while underscoring the immeasurable value of the arts.
In the school’s long history, there has never been a recital like this one.
After enduring two months of enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila, people are already looking forward to the day when it will finally be lifted. Members of the Ballet Manila family are no exception.
For some, this challenging time has become more bearable with a little help from their pets.
Mark and Abi work well together not just on stage but off it, complementing each other’s talents and abilities.
Ballet Manila soloist Jessica Pearl Dames is not one to back down from a challenge – especially when it involves dance.
Unable to come together, the dancers of Ballet Manila have devised their own workout plans to stay in shape despite the lockdown.
Ballet Manila principal dancer and resident choreographer Gerardo “Geri” Francisco is always on the go. Not even the enhanced community quarantine can keep him still.
For Ballet Manila company artist Sean Pelegrin, having to stay indoors for hours on end has meant getting the chance to improve his skills in videography and photography – two hobbies that he wants to pursue more seriously.
Using his white Prisma colored pencils, he drew a health professional wearing a mask on a small sheet of black cartolina,
Expect the unexpected. If there’s anything that Ballet Manila artistic directors Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Osias “Shaz” Barroso have learned from its just-concluded 24th season, it is this.
Ballet Manila will remember 2019 as the year it was thrown its biggest curve ball yet.
For Ballet Manila’s dancers who come from other countries, memories of holidays past with family and friends sustain them through this season while based in the Philippines.
