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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.

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Ballet Manila Archives
BM dancers take group gold, scholar wins silver in Asian Grand Prix
Dec 30

Dec 30 BM dancers take group gold, scholar wins silver in Asian Grand Prix

Ballet Manila Archives
News

Following up on their victory at the Asian Grand Prix (AGP) Manila Regionals, eleven Ballet Manila junior company dancers and a teen scholar bagged medals in the international ballet event’s Finals held through a video competition.

Ballet Manila in full color: Color it red
Dec 28

Dec 28 Ballet Manila in full color: Color it red

Ballet Manila Archives
Features

Ballet Manila is stunning in red.

Christmas wishes, New Year hopes
Dec 25

Dec 25 Christmas wishes, New Year hopes

Ballet Manila Archives
Features

This season brimming with hope and the prospect of change as 2022 approaches seems to be the best time for these performing artists to share the desires of their hearts.

Christmas Flashback: Reimagining the Three Kings’ search for the Child Jesus in ‘Belen’
Dec 23

Dec 23 Christmas Flashback: Reimagining the Three Kings’ search for the Child Jesus in ‘Belen’

Ballet Manila Archives
Christmas Flashback

The Nativity was the inspiration behind Ballet Manila’s Belen, presented during the early years when it started doing Christmas shows at Star City.

Talk about dance: Debasish Mridha
Dec 22

Dec 22 Talk about dance: Debasish Mridha

Ballet Manila Archives
Talk About Dance

Let the blossoms of love beautify your heart. Let the spirit dance with joy.

Christmas Flashback: ‘Paskong Pista’
Dec 19

Dec 19 Christmas Flashback: ‘Paskong Pista’

Ballet Manila Archives
Christmas Flashback

Paskong Pista, Ballet Manila’s special Christmas presentation in 2009, focused on festivities in a barrio setting while highlighting a choreographic program that fused classical, contemporary and folk dance nuances.

This Month in BM History: December 1995
Dec 16

Dec 16 This Month in BM History: December 1995

Ballet Manila Archives
This Month In BM History

Ballet Manila Dances was apparently the first classical ballet performance held in Zamboanga in more than 25 years.

Talk About Dance: Normani Kordei
Dec 14

Dec 14 Talk About Dance: Normani Kordei

Ballet Manila Archives
Talk About Dance

Dancing is more than just moving body parts; it is a pathway of expressing your deepest inner thoughts.

Christmas Flashback: The merry sights, sounds and steps of ‘Pasko na Naman Muli’
Dec 11

Dec 11 Christmas Flashback: The merry sights, sounds and steps of ‘Pasko na Naman Muli’

Ballet Manila Archives
Christmas Flashback

“Christmas Mash-Up a la Ballet Manila” was the perfect description for the company’s twinbill presentation in December 2014.

Ballet Manila in Full Color: Maroon mode
Dec 9

Dec 9 Ballet Manila in Full Color: Maroon mode

Ballet Manila Archives
Features

Ballet Manila is regal in maroon.

Ballet Manila dancers, scholar win gold in AGP Manila Regionals
Dec 7

Dec 7 Ballet Manila dancers, scholar win gold in AGP Manila Regionals

Ballet Manila Archives
News

“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.”

Christmas Flashback: An angel comes to earth in ‘Kutitap’
Dec 3

Dec 3 Christmas Flashback: An angel comes to earth in ‘Kutitap’

Ballet Manila Archives
Christmas Flashback

Kutitap, which premiered in December 2011, is the story of an angel who comes down to earth to see what is happening among mankind.

Talk about dance: Isadora Duncan
Dec 1

Dec 1 Talk about dance: Isadora Duncan

Ballet Manila Archives
Talk About Dance

You were once wild here. Don’t let them tame you.

Ballet Manila in full color: Blue-blooded
Nov 29

Nov 29 Ballet Manila in full color: Blue-blooded

Ballet Manila Archives
Features

Ballet Manila is brilliant in blue.

In Their Own Words: Gerardo Francisco on dancing until he can
Nov 25

Nov 25 In Their Own Words: Gerardo Francisco on dancing until he can

Ballet Manila Archives
In Their Own Words

“My promise to myself is that I will dance until my body can do it.”

Talk About Dance: John Michael Montgomery
Nov 22

Nov 22 Talk About Dance: John Michael Montgomery

Ballet Manila Archives
Talk About Dance

Life’s a dance you learn as you go. Sometimes you lead, sometimes you follow.

Hope at the crossroads: Principal danseur Romeo Peralta’s pandemic joys and struggles
Nov 19

Nov 19 Hope at the crossroads: Principal danseur Romeo Peralta’s pandemic joys and struggles

Ballet Manila Archives
Interviews

And though the future is unpredictable for him at the moment, Romeo fights to keep moving forward.

Talk about dance: Anna Pavlova
Nov 17

Nov 17 Talk about dance: Anna Pavlova

Ballet Manila Archives
Talk About Dance

Where there is no heart there is no art.

Ballet Manila in Full Color: Purple reign
Nov 15

Nov 15 Ballet Manila in Full Color: Purple reign

Ballet Manila Archives
Features

Ballet Manila is vibrant in purple.

From the Mailbox: ‘Exemplary ambassadors for their country’
Nov 11

Nov 11 From the Mailbox: ‘Exemplary ambassadors for their country’

Ballet Manila Archives
From the Mailbox

It was a recommendation letter the artistic director of the Aberdeen International Youth Festival was only too happy to write.

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