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Apr 3

Apr 3 After a rollercoaster season, Ballet Manila gears up for Year 25

Expect the unexpected. If there’s anything that Ballet Manila artistic directors Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Osias “Shaz” Barroso have learned from its just-concluded 24th season, it is this.

Apr 2

Apr 2 'La Traviata' revisited

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Love or material comfort? Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde explored this passionate conflict in her latest choreography,

Apr 1

Apr 1 'Carmina Burana' revisited

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The eternal battle of good versus evil set to the dramatic music of Carl Orff is at the heart of Rudy De Dios’ Carmina Burana.

Mar 25

Mar 25 Talk about dance: Voltaire

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Talk About Dance

Let us read; and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.

Mar 6

Mar 6 Under construction: Lisa Macuja-Elizalde explores tragedy in 'La Traviata'

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After her successful Princess Trilogies, Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde shifts her focus from fairytales to tragedy.

Mar 5

Mar 5 Under construction: Rudy De Dios tackles the iconic 'Carmina Burana'

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Tackling the piece and giving Ballet Manila its own version of Carmina Burana is a dream come true for the young choreographer who has been praying for this opportunity since he first heard the music decades ago.

Mar 4

Mar 4 Ballet Dictionary: Bun

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Ballet Dictionary

A ballet bun is the traditional hairstyle worn by female dancers.

Mar 1

Mar 1 Shifting gears: Lisa Macuja-Elizalde turns from fairy tales to tragedy in new choreography

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Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde makes an abrupt turn as she tackles the tragic tale of La Traviata in her follow-up choreography.

Feb 28

Feb 28 This Month in BM History: February 2009

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This Month In BM History

The Swan, the Fairy and the Princess was a fitting finale to Ballet Manila’s 13th season and a grand tribute to the man whose ballet music will live forever.

Feb 27

Feb 27 Under construction: A contemporary 'Carmina Burana' by Rudy De Dios

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The former principal dancer of Ballet Manila has given the dramatic music of Carl Orff a new interpretation by fusing his classical training with contemporary movements.

Feb 24

Feb 24 Ballet Dictionary: Dance Belt

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A Dance Belt is an essential piece of a male dancer’s apparel that is worn at all times of dancing

Feb 23

Feb 23 Osias Barroso: The wisdom of the Prince

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Dubbed as the ‘Ballerina’s Prince’, he shares his wealth of wisdom gathered from his many colorful experiences on and off the stage.

Feb 19

Feb 19 Under construction: The seductive Violetta in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde's 'La Traviata'

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Set in the glamorous 1800s Paris, Ballet Manila’s La Traviata is an adaptation of Guiseppe Verdi’s opera.

Feb 18

Feb 18 25 Life Lessons I Learned From Ballet - #23

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25 Life Lessons

23. Keep your cool.

Feb 17

Feb 17 Talk about dance: Hans Bos

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While I dance, I can not judge, I can not hate, I can not separate myself from life. I can only be joyful and whole. This is why I dance.

Feb 14

Feb 14 Under construction: Lisa Macuja-Elizalde's 'La Traviata'

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The piece will close Ballet Manila’s 24th season, On Pointe, and is presented as a twin bill with Rudy De Dios’ Carmina Burana.

Feb 13

Feb 13 Recrafting ‘Carmina Burana’: Rudy De Dios and the biggest project of his life

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Though Rudy De Dios, one of Ballet Manila’s longtime principal danseurs, has been doing choreography work since his days at the Philippine High School for the Arts, it’s only now that he is creating a full-length ballet – his own version of Carmina Burana, which premieres in March.

Feb 12

Feb 12 Ballet Manila ends 24th season with double-bill Carmina Burana and La Traviata

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Ballet Manila fuses opera and classical music with ballet in Carmina Burana & La Traviata (A Double Bill), the final offering in its 24th season dubbed On Pointe.