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.
The term “Piqué” means to prick which describes the precision of this movement.
Four students of The Lisa Macuja School of Ballet Manila are among the 200-plus candidates competing in the Asian Grand Prix International Ballet Competition which is being held from August 12 to 17 at the Y-Square in Hong Kong.
Ballet Manila offers a diverse fare in its 24th performance season opening in September, featuring beloved fairy tales, a haunting classic and new choreographic pieces exploring themes of spirituality and redemptive love.
When she stopped, she began to realize that she missed the body pains ballet brings, the constructive criticism that teachers would give her, and of course, the joy of dancing.
Continuing its mission to bring ballet to the people, Ballet Manila took center stage at the Riverbanks Center in Marikina last July 26, 2019
It is a theatrical representation of national and folk dances, mostly from European countries.
20 Questions returns with Ballet Manila soloist Rissa May Camaclang.
Tuloy ang Saya-wan marked a successful collaboration between Ballet Manila and Academy One to raise funds for ballet scholarships.
Dance for yourself. If someone understands, good. If not, no matter. Go right on doing what interests you, and do it until it stops interesting you.
The title OPM and OPB was a nod to Original Pilipino Music and Original Pilipino Ballet, a fusion that Ballet Manila had already been known for long before this show.
Katherine Barkman was so thrilled when the plane touched down that she could only think of one thing: She was home, finally.
“Parang mapapa-isip ka na lang: ‘Bakit ko ba ito inumpisahan? Bakit ko ba ito pinasok?’”
Bravura is a term used to describe a showy style or a daring performance in a ballet.
It did not come as a surprise that all it took was a Facebook message to convince Marcelino to come home to the Philippines and take part in a fundraising concert.
In this clip is a rare glimpse of prima ballerina Lisa Macuja-Elizalde at the very early stages of creation of her version of The Sleeping Beauty.
"Napaginipan ko si Sir Shaz (Ballet Manila co-artistic director Osias Barroso)!" exclaims the fresh college graduate. "Sa dream ko po, sumasayaw kami sa Aliw Theater. Tapos biglang itinigil ni Sir Shaz ang music at sinigaw ang pangalan ko. 'Jiaaaaaan!'“
You have to love dancing to stick to it. It gives you nothing back, no manuscripts to store away, no paintings to show on walls and maybe hang in museums, no poems to be printed and sold, nothing but that single fleeting moment when you feel alive.
