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Circus D’Ballet – a unique extravaganza combining circus acts and ballet – brings back the Christmas tale Belen to regale Star City visitors this holiday season.
Ballet Manila artists are going places quite literally as a number of them have been invited to perform in a variety of engagements abroad.
Ballet Manila will perform in the closing program of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) 2017 slated on November 14 at the PICC Plenary Hall.
Ballet Manila is headed to Lingayen, Pangasinan on November 10 and Baguio City, Benguet on November 11 to stage the latest edition of its popular Ballet & Ballads series as presented by the Manila Broadcasting Company.
After last year’s magical production of her own version of Cinderella, Lisa Macuja-Elizalde steps into her choreographer’s shoes once more, breathing life to another beloved fairy tale in Snow White.
It will be a sentimental return to Russia for Lisa Macuja-Elizalde as she heads the Philippine delegation participating in Days of Philippine Culture in Russia, with shows being held at Theater Russkaya Pesnya Moscow State Folklore Theater in Moscow on September 27 and at Kolizey Theatre in St. Petersburg on September 29.
Ballet Manila received a silver prize for Gerardo Francisco’s Muro-Ami and the Best Dance Artist award for Nicole Barroso in the International Dance Festival 2017 held in Ninh Binh Province, Vietnam.
Ballet Manila brings back one of the world’s most enduring classical tales, the four-act Swan Lake, as the second offering in its 22nd performance season dubbed Flights of Fantasy.
Ballet Manila is headed to Vietnam to participate in the Vietnam International Dance Festival to be held from September 15 to 23 in Ninh Binh Province.
Top advertising photographer G-nie Arambulo celebrates her 25th anniversary as a force behind the lens via the exhibit Alchemy en Pointe: A Dance of the Elements, which opens at 2 p.m. on August 26, Saturday, at the foyer of Aliw Theater, CCP Complex, Pasay City.
Brian Ramos Sevilla won the silver medal in the Junior B category of the 2017 Asian Grand Prix held in Hong Kong.
Ballet Manila is fielding twelve dancers in the 2017 Asian Grand Prix (AGP) International Ballet Competition, to be held on August 7 to 11 at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.
Ballet Manila soloists Abigail Oliveiro and Mark Sumaylo participated in a sold-out benefit concert in Melbourne, Australia that raised funds for Frontline Foundation.
Manila Broadcasting Company (MBC) chairman and Ballet Manila benefactor Fred J. Elizalde and Ballet Manila principal dancer Rudy De Dios were recently honored by the City of Manila with the Patnubay ng Sining at Kalinangan Awards.
Ballet Manila is all set to soar as it opens its 22nd performance season dubbed “Flights of Fantasy” in August.
Already a laureate of several international ballet competitions, Ballet Manila principal Katherine Barkman is vying for top honors once more – this time at the XIII Moscow International Ballet Competition
Ballet Manila had partnered with the Lola Grande Foundation for Women and Children upon the latter’s invitation – through its president, Sylvia Lichauco De Leon – to hold dance classes at the Sta. Ana Elementary School in Manilafor the summer.
The Lisa Macuja School of Ballet Manila has announced the scholars for its 2017 Summer Intensive Workshop.
Circus D’Ballet – an entertaining showcase combining colorful circus acts and lively ballet numbers – is back at Star City.
Ballet Manila 2’s Shaira Comeros recently received the Ani ng Dangal award given by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA).
