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.
To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love.
Kitri may be the firecracker star of Don Quixote, but her energy, stamina and vigor can be matched by her equally feisty partner Basilio.
Ballet Manila danseur Francis Cascaño can aptly draw comparisons with Robin Padilla, the so-called “Bad Boy” of Philippine cinema.
Ballet Manila was formed in December 1994, but it celebrates its anniversary in February as it was on that month in 1995 that the group had its debut performance.
Continuing its mission of finding the next generation of dance talents, Ballet Manila welcomes 31 public school children as scholars under its Project Ballet Futures program.
Ballet Manila principal dancers Katherine Barkman and Dawna Reign Mangahas, and soloist Jasmine Pia Dames talk about the challenges and intricacies of becoming one of ballet's most loved leading lady, Kitri.
With the celebration of Chinese New Year, Ballet Manila presents this Chinese-themed scene from one of the most popular ballets of all time – The Nutcracker.
Continuing its mission of bringing ballet to the people, Ballet Manila bares the first performance this year of its signature Ballet & Ballads series.
On September 9, 1993, Lisa Macuja-Elizalde wrote the following piece in her On Pointes column for the national broadsheet Malaya, just as she was about to dance as Kitri once more.
Ballet Manila co-artistic director Osias Barroso is headed to Mumbai, India to teach ballet classes at the Rhythmus Happy Feet dance school.
Motherhood is the hardest job in the world, says Mrs. Susan Macuja, mother of the Philippines’ most famous ballerina, Lisa Macuja-Elizalde.
One moment, Abby Bonifacio was leaping joyfully in mid-air. Then there was a loud crack and the next thing she knew, she was a heap of white lace and tulle on the floor. It was a ballerina’s nightmare come true.
In the year that it marked its 21st anniversary, Ballet Manila continued to make its presence felt in the local and international dance scenes.
Jessa Balote has been called Ballet Manila’s Cinderella who got pointe shoes instead of glass slippers and went on to become a princess. She became a scholar of BM at the age of 10 and life was never the same since then.
This holiday season, Ballet Manila greets everyone in the most joyful way with a song of hope from our beloved artistic director, Lisa Macuja-Elizalde, and pop music icon Jose Mari Chan.
Circus D’Ballet – a team-up of Ballet Manila with the Star City circus artists – will regale patrons of the amusement park with Kutitap, a free show that celebrates the spirit, joy and wonder of the Christmas season.
Although she hasn’t danced in The Nutcracker yet, soloist Jasmine Pia Dames has been captivated by the Christmas ballet for a long time.
Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion.
