Ballet Manila Archives

Feb 7

Feb 7 Long and winding road leads Martin Lawrance to a Beatles-inspired choreography – at last!

Much like his previous collaborations with Ballet Manila, The Winding Road – which will premiere in the company’s season finale Deux – is very close to his heart, especially since the songs used is music he began listening to as a boy

Jan 14

Jan 14 Company artist Rodney Catubay on going with the flow of ballet

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To date, Rodney’s most memorable production has been Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang, which also happened to be his first performance as a professional danseur.

Jan 9

Jan 9 Nanami Hasegawa: Braving Manila for ballet

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A fun fact about Ballet Manila company artist Nanami Hasegawa is that she never really lived in the country she was born in.

Nov 23

Nov 23 Why Cinderella is close to Joan Emery Sia’s heart

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Joan believes that Cinderella enchants everyone in the theater in a special way.

Nov 19

Nov 19 Abigail Oliveiro: Cinderella once more

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Stepping into Cinderella’s shoes – make that glass slippers – was a dream-come-true for ballerina Abigail Oliveiro.

Nov 16

Nov 16 Emma Harris embraces new ballet experiences in her mother’s homeland

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Her connection to the company actually started five years ago, when she visited the Philippines for the first time.

Nov 6

Nov 6 From Malaysia to the Philippines, Kong Ke Xin pursues her love for ballet

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Like many ballerinas, Ballet Manila 2’s Kong Ke Xin, in her early years, had no clue that regularly attending dance classes would eventually evolve into a profession.

Oct 30

Oct 30 ‘Le Corsaire’ 20 years after: Osias Barroso on sustaining Ballet Manila’s pirate breakthrough

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Having recently wrapped up their latest staging of Le Corsaire – the eighth time in 20 years – Ballet Manila co-artistic director Osias “Shaz” Barroso sits down for an interview to look back at the company’s history with the colorful pirate epic.

Oct 20

Oct 20 Abigail Oliveiro comes full circle with ‘Le Corsaire’

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Ballet Manila principal dancer Abigail Oliveiro has come full circle now that she’s making her debut as Medora, the female lead in the pirate epic Le Corsaire.

Oct 17

Oct 17 Soloist Jasmine Pia Dames embraces the challenge of portraying Gulnara

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Pia says the pirate ballet also demands its female leads to be completely warmed up as soon as they enter the stage.

Oct 15

Oct 15 Ali is back: Gerardo Francisco on the joys and challenges of dancing the classics

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Asked to expound on what makes Ali so enjoyable to dance, Geri first points out that adventure ballets are more his thing rather than those that are centered on royalty.

Oct 14

Oct 14 After USA IBC, fearless Nicole Barroso ready to experience more in ballet

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When she finally processed that she was going to dance Gulnara in a full-length production of Le Corsaire, she had goosebumps all over.

Oct 12

Oct 12 Why ‘Le Corsaire’ is memorable to principal danseur Romeo Peralta

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Though seen by many as the production that almost ended his dancing days, what Romeo's first Le Corsaire really did for him is to see ballet as a serious endeavor from start to finish.

Oct 3

Oct 3 Jamil Montibon: Making the most of another chance in ballet

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Ballet Manila’s Jamil Montibon is no stranger to the camera, as his life story is essentially a modern take on the rags-to-riches tale.

Sep 19

Sep 19 The ‘Carmen’ connection: Two ballerinas on being transformed by the dramatic opus

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After alternating as the delightful street dancer named Mercedes in Don Quixote, Ballet Manila principal dancer Abigail “Abi” Oliveiro and company artist Rissa May Camaclang have once again turned heads on stage.

Sep 7

Sep 7 Prized pliés: Ballet Manila’s AGP winners share the stories behind the medals

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Ballet Manila's Brian Sevilla and Rafael Perez claim that their AGP journey involved many challenges, especially when it came to their mental game.

Aug 29

Aug 29 John Ralp Balagot: From athlete to ballet dancer

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Born with a long and lean body, John Ralp Balagot naturally gravitated to playing all kinds of sports while growing up in Cagayan de Oro.

Aug 22

Aug 22 Danseur Sean Pelegrin takes a step forward

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Sean Pelegrin sheepishly admits that he didn’t show up to ballet class after ballet class during his younger years because he was interested to learn the dance form

Jul 31

Jul 31 Katherine Barkman’s brave new world

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Starting June 2018, Katherine became a resident guest principal of Ballet Manila, transitioning from her principal dancer status in the last three years.

Jun 14

Jun 14 Joshua Enciso on finding an escape and achieving perfection in ballet

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Since he joined Ballet Manila, Joshua Enciso has traveled and performed in Hong Kong, Russia, China and Vietnam.

Categories

Feb 7 Long and winding road leads Martin Lawrance to a Beatles-inspired choreography – at last!

Jan 14 Company artist Rodney Catubay on going with the flow of ballet

Jan 9 Nanami Hasegawa: Braving Manila for ballet

Nov 23 Why Cinderella is close to Joan Emery Sia’s heart

Nov 19 Abigail Oliveiro: Cinderella once more

Nov 16 Emma Harris embraces new ballet experiences in her mother’s homeland

Nov 6 From Malaysia to the Philippines, Kong Ke Xin pursues her love for ballet

Oct 30 ‘Le Corsaire’ 20 years after: Osias Barroso on sustaining Ballet Manila’s pirate breakthrough

Oct 20 Abigail Oliveiro comes full circle with ‘Le Corsaire’

Oct 17 Soloist Jasmine Pia Dames embraces the challenge of portraying Gulnara

Oct 15 Ali is back: Gerardo Francisco on the joys and challenges of dancing the classics

Oct 14 After USA IBC, fearless Nicole Barroso ready to experience more in ballet

Oct 12 Why ‘Le Corsaire’ is memorable to principal danseur Romeo Peralta

Oct 3 Jamil Montibon: Making the most of another chance in ballet

Sep 19 The ‘Carmen’ connection: Two ballerinas on being transformed by the dramatic opus

Sep 7 Prized pliés: Ballet Manila’s AGP winners share the stories behind the medals

Aug 29 John Ralp Balagot: From athlete to ballet dancer

Aug 22 Danseur Sean Pelegrin takes a step forward

Jul 31 Katherine Barkman’s brave new world

Jun 14 Joshua Enciso on finding an escape and achieving perfection in ballet

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