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.
“It is always a joy to have such positive results from these competitions and certainly very encouraging for all of us in the Lisa Macuja School of Ballet.”
Kutitap, which premiered in December 2011, is the story of an angel who comes down to earth to see what is happening among mankind.
“My promise to myself is that I will dance until my body can do it.”
Life’s a dance you learn as you go. Sometimes you lead, sometimes you follow.
And though the future is unpredictable for him at the moment, Romeo fights to keep moving forward.
It was a recommendation letter the artistic director of the Aberdeen International Youth Festival was only too happy to write.
The musician has the most brothers, and the dancer the most sisters.
With Osias Barroso’s Pinocchio choreography for BM already popular since the original premiered in 2002, the company decided to extend and upgrade the production.
Death scenes in ballet can be complicated, and the moments leading up to a heartbreaking end perhaps the most difficult to accomplish.
What’s a story without a villain in it? Ballet Manila knows this only too well.
“Ready na! Sobrang ready na ako!” (I’m ready! I’m so ready to dance!) These were the words of Ballet Manila principal dancer Pia Dames when asked if she was prepared to take the stage should the theaters suddenly open tomorrow.
Throughout its 26-year history, Ballet Manila has been home to artists of various nationalities.
As the world observes United Nations Day on October 24, we celebrate those who have come to the Philippines from foreign shores and graced the stage side by side with their Filipino counterparts.
For most ballerinas, dancing one lead role in a full-length production is a major career milestone. But to dance two lead roles in one production is truly an achievement of a lifetime.
