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.
“Do I go home?” This was one of the big questions that Abigail “Abi” Oliveiro faced when things began to take a different turn in 2020.
In this clip, leading the charge is principal dancer Abigail Oliveiro as Ibong Adarna, principal dancers Mark Sumaylo, Romeo Peralta and Rudy De Dios as Don Pedro, Don Diego and Don Juan respectively, with BM co-artistic directors Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Osias Barroso gracing the stage as Reyna Valeriana and Haring Fernando.
Despite their training being conducted mostly via Zoom, four students of the Lisa Macuja School of Ballet showed talent and hard work can yield rewarding results with their victory in the recently concluded Asian Ballet Competition.
Just like the popular Filipino shaved-ice dessert it was named after, Ballet Manila’s Halo-Halo Supreme in August 2008 proved to be a delectable treat.
All three characters figure prominently in the second act where, after attacking windmills that he mistakes for various monsters, a wounded Don Quixote falls asleep and dreams of his beloved Dulcinea.
Shaira always sports a smile that we couldn't help but ask if she's ever weighed down by the uncertainty of the pandemic.
The company is one of seven arts and cultural organizations to get a grant to be used to create and produce new works in various art disciplines and distribute new content on the arts using online technology, or blended or hybrid technologies.
From dancing in the rain to crying silently in the rain we all grew up.
The principal dancer says that engaging in other activities such as redecorating their living space, playing games on an old PS4, and taking on photography assignments helped him deal with pandemic pressures so much better.
In an extraordinary collaboration with five dancers from two prestigious American ballet companies, Ballet Manila strengthened the ties between two cultures through a fund-raising show back in 2018.
It’s the heart afraid of breaking that never learns to dance.
As National Children’s Book Day is celebrated today, July 20, we look back to that Filipino ballet classic’s beginnings in 2008.
If I can’t dance, I don’t want to be part of your revolution.
At its first stop in Ohio, Ballet Manila received citations from local officials, notably the state governor and the city mayor.
Not only did Marius Petipa revise the swashbuckling adventure’s key dances but also introduced two new dance numbers.
Of the many minor characters in the lengthy roster of Don Quixote the ballet, no one heats up the dance floor like Mercedes and Espada do.
The transcription below is of a thank-you letter from Sr. Violeta, FdCC, of the Canossian Sisters, addressed to Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde.
