Ballet Manila Archives

Aug 8

Aug 8 Flashback to a competition

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.

Aug 4

Aug 4 Ballet Manila dancers off to the 2016 Asian Grand Prix

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News

For eighteen young dancers of Ballet Manila, months of training will be put to a test when they take the stage at the Asian Grand Prix International Ballet Competition in Hong Kong from August 8 to 13.

Aug 3

Aug 3 Mark Sumaylo finds his true self in ballet

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Interviews

For award-winning dancer Mark Sumaylo, a bamboo pole and his regal bearing paved the way to Ballet Manila.

Aug 3

Aug 3 Talk about dance: Abira Mukherjee

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Talk About Dance

Let your heart dance in the tune of love.

Aug 3

Aug 3 Revisiting ballet’s timeless tales

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News

Ballet Manila unveils its 21st season, aptly named Revenge of the Classics.

Aug 3

Aug 3 Offstage: Underwater ballet

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Offstage

For Ballet Manila boys Alvin Dictado, Jamil Montibon and Elmoe Dictado, summer vacation in Boracay meant engaging in a host of fun activities.

Aug 3

Aug 3 Meet the cast of Ballet Manila's Rebel

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Videos, Rebel

Ballet Manila opens its 21st season dubbed Revenge of the Classics with Martin Lawrence's Rebel. Meet the cast led by prima ballerina Lisa Macuja-Elizalde.

Aug 3

Aug 3 My favorite dance movie: Abigail Oliveiro

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My Favorite Dance Movie

Hands down, the 2000 American teen flick Center Stage – set in a fictitious ballet school and starring real-life dancers – is Abigail Oliveiro’s favorite dance movie.

Aug 3

Aug 3 Choreography in focus: OFW by Gerardo Francisco

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OFW, Choreography In Focus

This is OFW which stands for “overseas Filipino worker” by Ballet Manila's prolific in-house choreographer and principal artist Gerardo Francisco.

May 23

May 23 7 days in Russia

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Videos

Four young dancers embark on a dance journey of a lifetime.

May 2

May 2 Teaching Bollywood and learning ballet

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Features

Twice a week this summer, on Wednesdays and Fridays, the Ballet Manila studio in Pasay City is alive with the sounds of Bollywood as students learn this dance style from visiting teacher Deepika Ravindran.

Feb 22

Feb 22 Urban chic meets EDSA colors in Ballet Manila's 'Rebel'

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Features

From Cory's signature yellow to Imelda's iconic terno, bold colors and designs play a huge part in breathing life into Ballet Manila's latest production, Rebel.

Mar 24

Mar 24 Osias Barroso: Meet the force behind Ballet Manila

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Features

The year was 1996. It was Ballet Manila’s first anniversary concert. Principal danseur Osias Barroso was nursing a 40-degree fever. But like the trooper that he was, it never occurred to him to forego the night’s performance. The show just had to go on.