Ballet Manila Archives

Sep 22

Sep 22 Talk about dance: Marquita Burke-De Jesus

You dance how you live. Show me how you move on the dance floor and I'll show you an area of your life where you live the same way. So dance big and live loud because life is too short to do anything else.

Sep 20

Sep 20 Swan Lake: A failure takes flight

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Spotlight On The Classics

While the core of the story may be similar, the libretto of the original ballet version of Swan Lake, however, had twists and turns that were quite different from the tale we know and love today.

Sep 16

Sep 16 Ballet Manila in full color: Green with envy

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Features

Ballet Manila shimmers in green.

Sep 13

Sep 13 Talk about dance: Oliver Phipps

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Talk About Dance

Every dance has a purpose and every dancer has a destiny.

Sep 10

Sep 10 Ballet Manila Moments: The rise of the Swan Queens

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Ballet Manila Moments

In this clip are highlights of the three Swan Queens’ performances.

Sep 6

Sep 6 In Their Own Words: Joshua Enciso on finding creativity in the midst of uncertainty

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In Their Own Words

“Dance is my first love.”

Sep 4

Sep 4 Ballet Manila aims to inspire with ‘Ballet Minis’ short film series

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News

The company has launched its latest project, Ballet Minis: Passages On Pointe, a series of short dance films taking off from some of its most loved performance pieces – all reimagined for digital media.

Sep 2

Sep 2 Talk about dance: Avijeet Das

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Talk About Dance

When she dances the universe stops to feel her dance moves!

Aug 30

Aug 30 Choreography in Focus: Bayani by Gerardo Francisco

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Choreography In Focus

Bayani reflects Bonifacio’s willingness to fight, so that the mode is like he is going to battle. In interpreting the piece, Geri advised Niño to internalize those qualities so that the hero’s character would shine through.

Aug 27

Aug 27 Talk about dance: Dahi Tamara Koch

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Talk About Dance

Dancing makes your soul grow its own pair of wings.

Aug 25

Aug 25 After 20-plus years and amid the pandemic, Eileen Lopez still finds joy in teaching ballet

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Interviews

Eileen, who is a Ballet Manila pioneer, paints a picture of how face-to-face classes are different from online ones.

Aug 23

Aug 23 Choreography in Focus: In the Red Corner by Rudy De Dios

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Choreography In Focus

When an opportunity came for Rudy to choreograph a piece for the CCP Ballet Competition in 2018, the former Ballet Manila principal dancer had a eureka moment. Why not combine ballet and boxing, two things that interest him the most?

Aug 21

Aug 21 Talk about dance: Albert Meltzer

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Talk About Dance

If I can’t have a revolution, what is there to dance about.

Aug 19

Aug 19 For Abigail Oliveiro, rough patches always lead to beautiful things

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Interviews

“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.

Aug 17

Aug 17 Ballet Manila Moments: Retelling a tale as old as time

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Ballet Manila Moments

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.

Aug 14

Aug 14 Ballet Manila's next-generation dancers win at Asian Ballet Competition

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News

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.

Aug 13

Aug 13 This Month in BM History: August 2008

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This Month In BM History

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.

Aug 12

Aug 12 Ballet Manila in full color: Purple power

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Features

Ballet Manila sparkles in purple.

Aug 9

Aug 9 Don Quixote: The dreamy trio of Dulcinea, Amour and the Queen of the Dryads

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Spotlight On The Classics

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.