Ballet Manila Archives

Mar 11

Mar 11 This Month in BM History: March 2020

For the double bill that was Carmina Burana & La Traviata – new choreographies based on familiar music and material – the premiere would be at the Samsung Hall of SM Aura, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City

Mar 8

Mar 8 Daring dance duets

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Features

Since its beginnings in 1995, Ballet Manila has collaborated with artists who have explored facets of love through their choreography.

Mar 3

Mar 3 Talk about dance: Confucius

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Talk About Dance

Never give a sword to a man who can’t dance.

Feb 28

Feb 28 Romeo and Juliet: Challenging Romeo

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Spotlight On The Classics

For Ballet Manila, co-artistic director Osias “Shaz” Barroso remains the gold standard for the role of Romeo.

Feb 25

Feb 25 Channeling People Power in ballet

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Features

The fight for freedom is the thread tying two inspirations that would give rise to Rebel, Ballet Manila’s epic production that had its world premiere in 2016.

Feb 22

Feb 22 Talk about dance: Pierce Brosnan

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Talk About Dance

Love is a lot like dancing; you just surrender to the music.

Feb 19

Feb 19 This Month in BM History: February 2012

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This Month In BM History

In 2012, a trio of such choreographies premiered as part of the production dubbed Lab Ko ‘To.

Feb 17

Feb 17 Remembering Ballet Manila’s debut

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Features

Barely two months after forming themselves into a new dance group, Ballet Manila – composed of twelve dancers under the leadership of artistic director of Eric V. Cruz – made its debut on February 17, 1995.

Feb 14

Feb 14 Romeo and Juliet: A troubled history of an endearing masterpiece

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Spotlight On The Classics

Arguably the most romantic tale ever told, William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet has been translated to hundreds of languages and interpreted in all art forms – from visual arts to the opera. Ballet is no exception.

Feb 4

Feb 4 Talk about dance: Merce Cunnnigham

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Talk About Dance

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.

Feb 2

Feb 2 Ballet Manila scholars win group gold in Asian Grand Prix Video Competition

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News

The four boys represented The Lisa Macuja School of Ballet, the educational arm of Ballet Manila.

Jan 29

Jan 29 This Month in BM History: January 2010

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This Month In BM History

Ballet Manila brought one of its treasured classics to Pampanga in January 2010.

Jan 28

Jan 28 2020: A year like no other

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Videos

This video looks back on Ballet Manila’s 2020 - the trials, the triumphs, the lessons learned, and the firm resolve to dance into the future.

Jan 3

Jan 3 Ballet Manila Moments: A holiday gift

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Ballet Manila Moments

In this clip, we return to the earlier years of the company — 1999 and 2001 in particular —with excerpts of The Nutcracker with Lisa and her co-artistic director Osias Barroso.

Dec 31

Dec 31 This Month in BM History: December 2013

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This Month In BM History

Ballet Manila’s performance run of The Nutcracker in 2013 was special as it was tied in with artistic director and prima ballerina Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Swan Song Series.

Dec 30

Dec 30 Talk about dance: Simon Fowler

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Talk About Dance

Get up and dance, get up and smile, get up and drink to the days that are gone in the shortest while.

Dec 10

Dec 10 Talk about dance: Alice Walker

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Talk About Dance

Hard times require furious dancing.

Dec 8

Dec 8 Ballet Manila Moments: Wishing upon a star

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Ballet Manila Moments

In this clip is the 2004 version of Pinocchio with Alvin Santos in the title role along with Jonathan Janolo as Geppetto, Danica Rili as Jiminy Cricket, and Zaira Cosico as the blue fairy.