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.
Butterflies inspired Spanish choreographer David Campos Cantero to create Velvet Wings for Ballet Manila in 1998.
In 2020, Ballet Manila was set to bring Ibong Adarna on a national tour in a co-production between Project Art and the Manila Broadcasting Company.
Since the inception of Ballet Manila’s summer workshop over 20 years ago, the company and the school have taken extraordinary pride in their recitals.
The festival – dubbed Shwak! Buhay na ang SuBAC – kicked off on April 16 with a motorcade followed by ribbon-cutting rites, the blessing and a theater tour of SuBAC, and cocktails.
A loving and careful mother both recognizes and even protects her daughter’s autonomy and also helps her dance out confidently on to a wider stage.
Used to having days packed with company classes and rehearsals, principal dancer Joan Emery Sia saw the March 2020 lockdown as nothing else but a two-week opportunity to rest and recharge for what was to come for Ballet Manila.
Put on your favorite upbeat worship music and dance your heart out for ten minutes. Remind yourself that Jesus has come so that you can live life to the fullest and that He has joy for you today.
Unlike other ballet versions of Carmina Burana, however, Rudy’s interpretation was based on the text of the music to ensure that the lyrics and the movements are all in sync.
The one thing that can solve most of our problems is dancing.
"Pang-bravura ang dancing style ko talaga or mga roles na attack, attack, attack! Hindi ganyan ang Sleeping Beauty.”
The war between the Montagues and the Capulets is the central conflict in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.
“It’s very simple and if you open your heart a little, you can feel it and appreciate the beauty and simplicity.”
It is this balance of innocence with a mastery of technique that makes Juliet such a beautiful and difficult role for a ballerina.
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
Since its beginnings in 1995, Ballet Manila has collaborated with artists who have explored facets of love through their choreography.
