Ballet Manila Archives

Jan 31

Jan 31 This Month in BM History: January 1996

Ballet Manila’s debut performance in Antique in January 1996 was a dual homecoming for two of its leaders, the late artistic director Eric V. Cruz and artistic associate/ principal ballerina Lisa Macuja.

Jan 29

Jan 29 From Portugal to the Philippines: Eva Chatal follows in her parents’ footsteps for the love of ballet

Ballet Manila Archives

Interviews

Ballet Manila has become her second home and the dancers like her own family.

Jan 27

Jan 27 Sleeping Beauty revisited

Ballet Manila Archives

Videos

The Princess Trilogy of Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde officially came to a close with the staging of the final installment: Sleeping Beauty.

Jan 22

Jan 22 Talk about dance: Susan Polis Schultz

Ballet Manila Archives

Talk About Dance

Let us dance in the sun wearing wild flowers in our hair…

Jan 17

Jan 17 Under construction: Merrymaking with the royal court

Ballet Manila Archives

Videos

The joyful royal court engaged in merrymaking is one of the highlights of Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Sleeping Beauty.

Jan 16

Jan 16 Dancing as Sleeping Beauty keeps Pia Dames wide awake and on her toes

Ballet Manila Archives

Interviews

Though Ballet Manila principal dancer Jasmine Pia Dames has seen many versions of Sleeping Beauty, it is still the first adaptation she encountered – the 1959 Disney animated film – that holds a special place in her heart.

Jan 13

Jan 13 Under construction: The royal court of Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Sleeping Beauty

Ballet Manila Archives

Videos

The grandeur of the royal court is the enchanting backdrop to Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Sleeping Beauty.

Jan 10

Jan 10 Ballet Dictionary: Line

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Ballet Dictionary

To describe “line” in ballet would be to describe an aesthetic of the entire body of the dancer creating a pleasing “image”, not necessarily a straight line.

Jan 8

Jan 8 Maleficent becomes Emma Harris – but only on stage

Ballet Manila Archives

Interviews

Many ballerinas dream of adding a princess role to their repertoire. Ballet Manila’s Emma Harris is no exception to this.

Jan 7

Jan 7 Under construction: A princess moment in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde's Sleeping Beauty

Ballet Manila Archives

Videos

The beloved fairytale, Sleeping Beauty, is given a new interpretation by Ballet Manila’s artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde.

Jan 3

Jan 3 Snapshots: From ‘Sayaw Soul Sisters’ to Ballet Manila

Ballet Manila Archives

Snapshots

When it comes to the creation of Ballet Manila, this is probably as close as anyone could get to an eyewitness account.

Jan 1

Jan 1 Ballet Manila’s memorable moments in 2019

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Features

Ballet Manila will remember 2019 as the year it was thrown its biggest curve ball yet.

Dec 27

Dec 27 Talk about dance: Sweatpea Tyler

Ballet Manila Archives

Talk About Dance

Dancing faces you towards heaven, whichever direction you turn.

Dec 25

Dec 25 Christmas in their hearts

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Features

For Ballet Manila’s dancers who come from other countries, memories of holidays past with family and friends sustain them through this season while based in the Philippines.

Dec 24

Dec 24 Under construction: Maleficent stirs up trouble in ‘Sleeping Beauty’

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Videos

In this clip is company artist Emma Harris as Maleficent along with her minions trying to stir some trouble for the kingdom.

Dec 23

Dec 23 Ballet Dictionary: Pas de Trois

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Ballet Dictionary

The phrase “pas de trois” in classical ballet translates to “Dance for three.”

Dec 20

Dec 20 This Month in BM History: December 2011

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This Month In BM History

After having had holiday crowd drawers in The Nutcracker, Pinocchio, Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang and Alamat: Si Sibol at Si Gunaw, Ballet Manila staged Maligayang Christmas with four shows in December 2011 at Aliw Theater.

Dec 19

Dec 19 ‘Snow White’ scores Aliw Awards for Ballet Manila, principal dancer Abigail Oliveiro

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News

Principal dancers Abigail Oliveiro, Joan Emery Sia and Elpidio Magat received Ballet Manila’s trophy on behalf of artistic directors Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Osias Barroso, with Sia underscoring in her thank-you speech the company’s twin mission of bringing ballet to the people and people to the ballet.

Dec 18

Dec 18 Honoring a young man’s growing legacy in dance

Ballet Manila Archives

Gerardo Franciso, Jr. is a storyteller, relating the collective narratives of the Filipino people through his choreographies. He is not like us. And he is changing the landscape of Philippine dance one movement at a time.

Dec 16

Dec 16 Nutcracker-Sleeping Beauty mash-up in mall show

Ballet Manila Archives

Features

In an early holiday treat, Ballet Manila performed excerpts from the Christmas favorite, The Nutcracker, and from Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Sleeping Beauty in a free show at S Maison.

Categories

Jan 31 This Month in BM History: January 1996

Jan 29 From Portugal to the Philippines: Eva Chatal follows in her parents’ footsteps for the love of ballet

Jan 27 Sleeping Beauty revisited

Jan 22 Talk about dance: Susan Polis Schultz

Jan 17 Under construction: Merrymaking with the royal court

Jan 16 Dancing as Sleeping Beauty keeps Pia Dames wide awake and on her toes

Jan 13 Under construction: The royal court of Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Sleeping Beauty

Jan 10 Ballet Dictionary: Line

Jan 8 Maleficent becomes Emma Harris – but only on stage

Jan 7 Under construction: A princess moment in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde's Sleeping Beauty

Jan 3 Snapshots: From ‘Sayaw Soul Sisters’ to Ballet Manila

Jan 1 Ballet Manila’s memorable moments in 2019

Dec 27 Talk about dance: Sweatpea Tyler

Dec 25 Christmas in their hearts

Dec 24 Under construction: Maleficent stirs up trouble in ‘Sleeping Beauty’

Dec 23 Ballet Dictionary: Pas de Trois

Dec 20 This Month in BM History: December 2011

Dec 19 ‘Snow White’ scores Aliw Awards for Ballet Manila, principal dancer Abigail Oliveiro

Dec 18 Honoring a young man’s growing legacy in dance

Dec 16 Nutcracker-Sleeping Beauty mash-up in mall show

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