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Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde is excited over the return of Cinderella, her first full-length choreography which premiered in 2016.
Ballet Manila brings back the thrilling pirate caper Le Corsaire as the second offering in its “Tour de Force” 23rd performance season.
Iconic bares 17 different ballets created by 14 choreographers over two weekends.
In a competition dominated by ballerinas, two teen danseurs representing The Lisa Macuja School of Ballet Manila showed they can stand toe to toe with their female counterparts.
Eight dancers of The Lisa Macuja School of Ballet Manila are participating in the AGP International Ballet Competition finals to be held August 13 to 17 in Hong Kong.
Ballet Manila’s award-winning Ibong Adarna reaches new heights as it heads to Israel for two performances at the famed Karmiel Dance Festival 2018.
Aptly billed as Tour De Force, the season bares a potent combination of classical and contemporary fare that has made Ballet Manila a name to be reckoned with in the field of dance.
Ballet Manila resident guest principal artist Katherine Barkman was named silver medalist and company artist Nicole Barroso bagged a Jury Encouragement Award.
Ballet Manila brings together an exquisite fusion of East and West as it showcases the immense talent of some of today’s brightest and fastest-rising Asian and American dance artists in “American Stars Gala.”
For the first time in its 23-year history, The Lisa Macuja School of Ballet Manila conducted examinations for its classical ballet students in its branches in Pasay and Quezon City.
Seventy-five dancers from all over the Philippines will participate in the Asian Grand Prix International Ballet Competition Regionals being held for the first time in Manila
Ballet Manila’s epic retelling of the Filipino legend about a mythical bird with an enchanting voice – to be brought to Israel in July – has cast its spell anew, bagging six trophies in the recent 10th Gawad Buhay awards.
Little girls and boys with ballerina and danseur dreams can start pursuing their goals at The Lisa Macuja School of Ballet Manila as it presents its Summer Intensive 2018.
Three Ballet Manila soloists were promoted to principal dancers in a surprise announcement by artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde
Elyssabeth Apilado, Shaira Comeros, Alvin Dictado and Brian Sevilla make up the delegation which is headed by BM co-artistic director and coach Osias Barroso.
This year’s Pasinaya focuses on the theme “Pusuan ang Sining” (Put a Heart on the Arts).
For twenty years now, Ballet Manila has been bringing a series called Ballet & Ballads to assorted venues all over the Philippines – public schools, auditoriums, sports arenas.
Ballet Manila company artist Jamil Montibon recently guested in Vice President Leni Robredo’s radio program, Biserbisyong Leni, where he shared his inspiring life story as a former basurero (trash collector) who became a danseur.
Asia’s Romantic Balladeer Christian Bautista will perform for the first time in Ballet Manila’s popular series Ballet & Ballads, with music rendered by the ABS-CBN Orchestra.
Ballet Manila is ending 2017 on a high note, with Gerardo Francisco’s Ibong Adarna winning an Aliw Award as Best Dance Production.
