Ballet Manila Archives

Apr 17

Apr 17 This Month in BM History: April 1999

With “Ballet for the people” as its mantra, Ballet Manila has pursued various opportunities since its inception to make the dance form accessible to a broad range of audiences.

Apr 12

Apr 12 20 Questions with Alvin Santos

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20 Questions

In this episode, we talked to soloist Alvin Santos last February about his shoes, planting kangkong in Pangasinan, and returning to the happiest place on earth.

Apr 11

Apr 11 Ballet mom Baby Franco and ballerina daughter Marinette: Sticking it out through thick and thin

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Interviews

While it's enough for most parents to assure that their sons and daughters make it to their dance training, there are those who choose to do more to support their children's dreams.

Apr 10

Apr 10 Ballet Dictionary: Piqué in First Arabesque

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Ballet Dictionary

An Arabesque describes the position where the dancer has one leg stretched directly behind them.

Apr 6

Apr 6 Alvin Dictado: Falling in love with ballet, one step at a time

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Interviews

That Alvin Dictado was born for the stage is the first thing that comes to mind when you meet this teenage danseur.

Apr 5

Apr 5 Summer 2018 at The Lisa Macuja School of Ballet Manila

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Videos

The Lisa Macuja School of Ballet Manila is open for summer!

Apr 1

Apr 1 Talk about dance: T.S. Elliot

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Talk About Dance

So the darkness shall be light, and the stillness the dancing.

Mar 28

Mar 28 This Month in BM History: March 2008

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This Month In BM History

In March 2008, National Artist for Music Lucrecia “Tita King” Kasilag – already blind and weakened by age – would present what was to be her last major opus.

Mar 26

Mar 26 Mommy Mellissa on how ballet is changing her daughter Gian for the better

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Interviews

Gian Nathalie C. Francisco may not remember the very first ballet she'd seen, but she sure recalls what she felt when the performance ended: that she wanted to be a ballerina herself.

Mar 23

Mar 23 Choreography in Focus: Gabriela ng Vigan by Osias Barroso

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Choreography In Focus

One of Osias Barroso’s earliest assignments as a choreographer was also among the most challenging.

Mar 21

Mar 21 Ballet Dictionary: Pas de Chat

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Ballet Dictionary

Pas de Chat is a classical ballet term meaning “Step of a Cat” as the step resembles a cat-like jump.

Mar 19

Mar 19 A father speaks about his son’s danseur dreams

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Interviews

Coming from a neighborhood that has produced a lot of talented danseurs, Sixto didn’t hesitate about auditioning for the Project Ballet Futures (PBF) scholarship program.

Mar 16

Mar 16 Ballerina Shaira Comeros: Shining through the imperfections

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Interviews

Two years ago, Shaira Comeros was named the Most Promising Female Dancer at the Asian Grand Prix (AGP) International Ballet Competition.

Mar 15

Mar 15 Ballet Manila dancers chosen to compete in Jackson derby

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Features

For the first time, two teenage Filipino dancers have been accepted as competitors in the junior division of the prestigious USA International Ballet Competition (USA IBC) to be held in Jackson, Mississippi in June.

Mar 15

Mar 15 Ballet Manila sets Summer Intensive 2018

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News

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.

Mar 14

Mar 14 Brian Sevilla on ballet and becoming better at it

Ballet Manila Archives

Interviews

Blessed with a dancer’s build, long artistic lines and a vivacious presence, Brian Sevilla – whose ballet resumé shows that he’s been collecting awards and scholarships locally and internationally since 2015 – seems to have it easy unlike other teenage danseurs.

Mar 9

Mar 9 Talk about dance: Anna Paskevska

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Talk About Dance

Learning ballet is wonderful for children even if they never become dancers. It is wonderful because it teaches discipline, grace, and manners.

Mar 8

Mar 8 Ballet Dictionary: Temps Levé in Passe Derrière

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Ballet Dictionary

A Temps Levé is a type of jump from one foot, landing on the same foot while the other leg is raised in a position in the air.

Mar 7

Mar 7 Stepping into a principal dancer’s shoes

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Interviews

Days after the surprise revelation, Romeo Peralta, Elpidio Magat and Joan Emery Sia still can’t believe that it had actually happened.

Mar 2

Mar 2 Osias Barroso conducts ballet classes in Taiwan

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Features

Ballet Manila co-artistic director Osias Barroso recently conducted classes at the Zhongli Youth Ballet in Taiwan, signaling the start of a possible series of collaborations between the two institutions.

Categories

Apr 17 This Month in BM History: April 1999

Apr 12 20 Questions with Alvin Santos

Apr 11 Ballet mom Baby Franco and ballerina daughter Marinette: Sticking it out through thick and thin

Apr 10 Ballet Dictionary: Piqué in First Arabesque

Apr 6 Alvin Dictado: Falling in love with ballet, one step at a time

Apr 5 Summer 2018 at The Lisa Macuja School of Ballet Manila

Apr 1 Talk about dance: T.S. Elliot

Mar 28 This Month in BM History: March 2008

Mar 26 Mommy Mellissa on how ballet is changing her daughter Gian for the better

Mar 23 Choreography in Focus: Gabriela ng Vigan by Osias Barroso

Mar 21 Ballet Dictionary: Pas de Chat

Mar 19 A father speaks about his son’s danseur dreams

Mar 16 Ballerina Shaira Comeros: Shining through the imperfections

Mar 15 Ballet Manila dancers chosen to compete in Jackson derby

Mar 15 Ballet Manila sets Summer Intensive 2018

Mar 14 Brian Sevilla on ballet and becoming better at it

Mar 9 Talk about dance: Anna Paskevska

Mar 8 Ballet Dictionary: Temps Levé in Passe Derrière

Mar 7 Stepping into a principal dancer’s shoes

Mar 2 Osias Barroso conducts ballet classes in Taiwan

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