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.
“I’ve always had the appreciation for the directors, the teachers, the coaches, the costume people, the designers, the production, and even the crew of the theater.”
The gold winner for senior group contemporary in the 2021 Asian Grand Prix video competition, Border is a gripping look at the plight of refugees.
In 1998, it would find another unusual venue in Star City, an amusement park more used to hosting pop music or dance fare.
Dancing is like painting. You dance on the canvas of your body.
In this video, we look back at 2021 — a year of adversities and victories, a year of sadness and hope, a year of dancing forward and onward.
Dancing’s just a conversation between two people. Talk to me.
“If you don’t feel okay then you have to pray more. If you’re still not okay, you have to pray harder.”
The day after Christmas, the young danseur – a scholar of Ballet Manila’s Project Ballet Futures program – learned that he had won a silver medal from the Asian Grand Prix which was holding its pandemic-era video competition for the second year.
Let your life lightly dance on the edges of Time like dew on the tip of a leaf.
A big hit in 2014, Ballet Manila’s Pasko na Naman Muli made a comeback in 2015 with a twist – merged with the Circus D’Ballet concept and now called Joy!
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.
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.
The Nativity was the inspiration behind Ballet Manila’s Belen, presented during the early years when it started doing Christmas shows at Star City.
Let the blossoms of love beautify your heart. Let the spirit dance with joy.
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.
Ballet Manila Dances was apparently the first classical ballet performance held in Zamboanga in more than 25 years.
Dancing is more than just moving body parts; it is a pathway of expressing your deepest inner thoughts.
“Christmas Mash-Up a la Ballet Manila” was the perfect description for the company’s twinbill presentation in December 2014.
