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Mar 14

Mar 14 Remembering Luz Fernandez, Ballet Manila’s beloved Lola Basyang

In 2008, when Ballet Manila premiered Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang based on the stories of Severino Reyes, there was no other choice to play the popular storyteller than her.

Mar 8

Mar 8 Ballet’s Leading Ladies: The feisty Kitri

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“When I first danced the role of Kitri in Russia, not only did I wake up with swollen legs from all the mandatory jumping and turning, I also had sore cheeks from all the smiling and laughing that came with such a euphoric ballet.”

Mar 7

Mar 7 Amid pandemic blues, Ballet Manila artists share the joy of dancing – and dancing live

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There was jubilation in Ballet Manila’s Studio 1 after the show, as the dancers who have missed performing onstage during the pandemic got to practice their craft once more.

Feb 18

Feb 18 Endless love: Romeo and Juliet through the years

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As part of Valentine month, we present some of the company’s dancers who have portrayed Romeo and Juliet, their photographs paired with lines from Shakespeare’s enduring masterpiece.

Feb 3

Feb 3 Ballet Manila dancers share the thrill of performing “live” again

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While it may have been a strange experience not having an audience right in front of them, the dancers were one in saying that it felt just like being in the theater again.

Jan 27

Jan 27 Ballet Manila in Full Color: Brown rules

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Ballet Manila is grounded in brown.

Jan 8

Jan 8 Ballet Manila in Full Color: Golden moments

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Ballet Manila shines in gold.

Jan 6

Jan 6 Juan Angelo De Leon: Teen danseur with big ballet dreams

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The day after Christmas, the young danseur – a scholar of Ballet Manila’s Project Ballet Futures program – learned that he had won a silver medal from the Asian Grand Prix which was holding its pandemic-era video competition for the second year.

Dec 28

Dec 28 Ballet Manila in full color: Color it red

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Ballet Manila is stunning in red.

Dec 25

Dec 25 Christmas wishes, New Year hopes

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This season brimming with hope and the prospect of change as 2022 approaches seems to be the best time for these performing artists to share the desires of their hearts.

Dec 9

Dec 9 Ballet Manila in Full Color: Maroon mode

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Ballet Manila is regal in maroon.

Nov 29

Nov 29 Ballet Manila in full color: Blue-blooded

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Ballet Manila is brilliant in blue.

Nov 15

Nov 15 Ballet Manila in Full Color: Purple reign

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Ballet Manila is vibrant in purple.

Nov 6

Nov 6 Ballet Manila in full color: Visions in white

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Ballet Manila is pristine in white.

Nov 1

Nov 1 Dramatic exits: Ballet Manila and the art of dying on stage

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Death scenes in ballet can be complicated, and the moments leading up to a heartbreaking end perhaps the most difficult to accomplish.

Oct 29

Oct 29 Of scoundrels and witches: Ballet’s bad guys and gals

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What’s a story without a villain in it? Ballet Manila knows this only too well.

Oct 24

Oct 24 Around the world on the Ballet Manila stage (Second of two parts)

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Throughout its 26-year history, Ballet Manila has been home to artists of various nationalities.

Oct 24

Oct 24 Around the world on the Ballet Manila stage (First of two parts)

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As the world observes United Nations Day on October 24, we celebrate those who have come to the Philippines from foreign shores and graced the stage side by side with their Filipino counterparts.

Oct 13

Oct 13 Ballet Manila in full color: Think pink

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Ballet Manila rules with pink!

Oct 7

Oct 7 ‘Lola Basyang’ goes to the ballet

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Wearing traditional Filipino dress, perched on her rocking chair with a book in her arms, she has gained iconic status for being a master storyteller.

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Mar 14 Remembering Luz Fernandez, Ballet Manila’s beloved Lola Basyang

Mar 8 Ballet’s Leading Ladies: The feisty Kitri

Mar 7 Amid pandemic blues, Ballet Manila artists share the joy of dancing – and dancing live

Feb 18 Endless love: Romeo and Juliet through the years

Feb 3 Ballet Manila dancers share the thrill of performing “live” again

Jan 27 Ballet Manila in Full Color: Brown rules

Jan 8 Ballet Manila in Full Color: Golden moments

Jan 6 Juan Angelo De Leon: Teen danseur with big ballet dreams

Dec 28 Ballet Manila in full color: Color it red

Dec 25 Christmas wishes, New Year hopes

Dec 9 Ballet Manila in Full Color: Maroon mode

Nov 29 Ballet Manila in full color: Blue-blooded

Nov 15 Ballet Manila in Full Color: Purple reign

Nov 6 Ballet Manila in full color: Visions in white

Nov 1 Dramatic exits: Ballet Manila and the art of dying on stage

Oct 29 Of scoundrels and witches: Ballet’s bad guys and gals

Oct 24 Around the world on the Ballet Manila stage (Second of two parts)

Oct 24 Around the world on the Ballet Manila stage (First of two parts)

Oct 13 Ballet Manila in full color: Think pink

Oct 7 ‘Lola Basyang’ goes to the ballet

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