The Ballet Manila Archives is the repository of documents, print, photographic, audio and video materials and memorabilia relating to the history of Ballet Manila and the life and career of its founder, prima ballerina Lisa Macuja-Elizalde. This site is powered by Ms. Elizalde and Project Art, Inc.
All in Videos
While waiting for the curtains to rise, here’s a sneak peek into the rehearsals.
In this clip from 2010, the entire corps of Ballet Manila opens Pistang Pinoy with a dance highlighting assorted Filipino games – from luksong baka to bato-bato-pik.
In this clip, we revisit this moment of triumph when Ballet Manila opened its 25th season on its 28th year with Martin Lawrance’s Romeo & Juliet.
In this video, we look back on 2022 and celebrate the dancers and their inspiring stories of healing and renewal.
Tala is held at the Star City’s Activity Center every day at 7pm until December 30. The show is free to all Star City patrons.
In scenes fraught with heart-wrenching anguish, Ballet Manila has artfully merged death and dance.
As the company celebrates this union made in ballet heaven, we look back on some of the most romantic and iconic ballet roles that the newlyweds have performed over the years.
As we join the global dance community in celebrating International Dance Day, the artists of Ballet Manila share the inspirations behind their chosen vocation.
In this clip, we celebrate Shaz's choreographic vision with three of his trademark pieces: In Quest performed in 1995, Pinocchio in 2004, and Ecole in 2018.
In this video, we look back at 2021 — a year of adversities and victories, a year of sadness and hope, a year of dancing forward and onward.
This video looks back on Ballet Manila’s 2020 - the trials, the triumphs, the lessons learned, and the firm resolve to dance into the future.
Love or material comfort? Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde explored this passionate conflict in her latest choreography,
The eternal battle of good versus evil set to the dramatic music of Carl Orff is at the heart of Rudy De Dios’ Carmina Burana.
After her successful Princess Trilogies, Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde shifts her focus from fairytales to tragedy.
Tackling the piece and giving Ballet Manila its own version of Carmina Burana is a dream come true for the young choreographer who has been praying for this opportunity since he first heard the music decades ago.
The former principal dancer of Ballet Manila has given the dramatic music of Carl Orff a new interpretation by fusing his classical training with contemporary movements.
Dubbed as the ‘Ballerina’s Prince’, he shares his wealth of wisdom gathered from his many colorful experiences on and off the stage.
Set in the glamorous 1800s Paris, Ballet Manila’s La Traviata is an adaptation of Guiseppe Verdi’s opera.
The piece will close Ballet Manila’s 24th season, On Pointe, and is presented as a twin bill with Rudy De Dios’ Carmina Burana.
