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 choreography is eight minutes long and offers an insight into Geri’s artistry, leading to that moment when the choreographer found his wings and took flight.
Costumes are used to enhance the scene or setting of a production.
Dance and sing to your music. Embrace your blessings. Make today worth remembering.
Carmen holds a special place in the proud history of Ballet Manila.
“Pinasayaw po nila ako. Pinakamalaking role ko po yung Sari’t Bahag. “
The main thing is dancing, and before it withers away from my body, I will keep dancing till the last moment, the last drop.
Lune, a piece about two similarly clad women attempting to assert their individuality but ending up doing the same thing, premiered in 2014 as performed by Sofia Sangco-Peralta and Naomi Jaena.
Neoclassical Ballet is a style that emerged in the 20th century
Dancers have a very hard job. We must take our ugly, callused, blistered, and bruised feet and present them in a way so that they are mistaken as the most beautiful things on Earth.
This clip shows one of the most memorable scenes in Rebel with the entire company on stage dancing to the protest anthem, Bayan Ko.
Dare, dream, dance, smile and sing loudly! And have faith that love is an unstoppable force.
In these clips, we see the mother and daughter performing their respective solos for a sentimental Ballet Manila Moment.
The pioneers of Modern Dance wanted to break away from traditional ballet and hence the genre pushes beyond the rules and structured nature of Classical Ballet.
Sleeping Beauty is special to Lisa for a lesser known reason.
Mime is used in Classical Ballet to communicate the essence of the story without the need to speak.
The Lisa Macuja School of Ballet has started offering a full slate of classes that it used to hold in its two branches, in Donada, Pasay and in Fisher Mall, Quezon City, and even new courses.
I’d rather learn from one bird how to sing than teach 10,000 stars how not to dance.
This clip from the 2001 tour is an excerpt of Jojo Lucila’s Sari’t Bahag, a Filipino choreography based on a Philippine folk tradition performed by Filipino dancers trained in the Russian technique and dancing at the Maly Theater in Russia to an appreciative Russian audience.
