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.
Diwa de Leon only has vague memories of the Ibong Adarna, recalling the storybooks he had read about this mythical bird when he was a child.
This step in classical ballet means to Develop in Second Position on a Rise.
Sari’t Bahag is not quite a winged ballet, but it seems apt to include it in this series as one of its pivotal characters is a bird.
How does a child who's interested in basketball and drums end up in professional ballet? Ballet Manila soloist Rudolph Capongcol says that it first had to do with peer pressure.
Brian Ramos Sevilla won the silver medal in the Junior B category of the 2017 Asian Grand Prix held in Hong Kong.
the Adarna bird is a powerful creature - one that can give life or take it away.
2015 marked a turning point in the very young life of Ballet Manila (BM) trainee Brian Ramos Sevilla.
The Dying Swan lasts only three minutes, but it can rightly be described as one of the most hauntingly beautiful ballet pieces ever created.
Ultimately, Ibong Adarna is about the three Berbanian princes – brothers who are only able to settle their differences after many chapters of rivalry and adventure.
Technique, talent and magic – these are the three ingredients that allow a choreographer to translate an idea of a movement into a full-length ballet complete with costumes, sets, music and lights.
In 2000, internationally acclaimed choreographer Jean Paul Comelin came to the Philippines to create his own interpretation of Firebird for Ballet Manila.
The Russian Pas de Chat is considered a modern innovation for this centuries-old art form.
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.
Since Ballet Manila started having a regular performance season in 1995, it has always included an all-Filipino production among its season offerings.
Finally, after a seemingly interminable wait, Gerardo Francisco’s Ibong Adarna is ready to spread its wings.
In this preview, the Adarna bird takes flight accompanied by the original music of composer Diwa De Leon.
Strong, fierce, beautiful – these are characteristics that the female corps of Ballet Manila share with the women warriors of Gerardo Francisco's Ibong Adarna.
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.
