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All in Interviews
No one was more stunned than Ballet Manila's teen ballerina Shaira May Comeros when she was called to the stage anew at the 2016 Asian Grand Prix in Hong Kong last August.
Now on her third season with Ballet Manila, soloist Abigail Oliveiro has nothing but gratitude for the rigorous training and growth opportunities the company has provided her.
Single-minded. It’s the first word that comes to mind when you put “ballet” and “Katherine Barkman” together in one sentence.
Meet the Sugar Plum Fairy – the Queen of Confections – who will be brought to life by Ballet Manila principal Dawna Reign Mangahas in the upcoming production of The Swan, The Fairy and the Princess.
Ballet dancers and identical twins Jasmine Pia Dames and Jessica Pearl Dames always do things together. They even talk at the same time, saying the same exact same words. It’s like listening to a chorus reciting a poem together.
She did it again! To mark Nicole Barroso's back-to-back AGP win, we sought her out for an interview where we asked her questions requiring not just one but two answers.
It's been a year since Katherine Barkman was named the top winner at the Asian Grand Prix in Hong Kong. But the Ballet Manila principal artist recalls the moment quite vividly, as if it had just happened yesterday.
For award-winning dancer Mark Sumaylo, a bamboo pole and his regal bearing paved the way to Ballet Manila.
