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.
A different kind of enthusiasm is evident in Marinette Franco's face each time she talks about ballet.
As a young man who entertained vices at one point, ballet gave him purpose and a second chance at a better life; and as a father in his twenties, dancing helped him to give his wife and daughter the means to live comfortably.
In our Father’s Day feature, we look at the portraits of fatherhood Ballet Manila has presented on stage, often the strict but loving parent providing guidance to his offspring.
Ballet Manila is one with the arts community in welcoming the news about the eight newly proclaimed National Artists – including two personalities that it has had the privilege of having creative collaborations with in its company productions.
In thirty minutes, this favorite children’s story was told in dance by Ballet Manila in a packed Star City last June 5.
As the Elizaldes celebrate their silver anniversary, the Ballet Manila Archives shares the following report of the couple’s wedding day published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer on June 11, 1997.
In this special feature, we look at the instances when these everyday objects literally had their unfolding moments on stage.
The 40-minute show, like its three forerunners, was streamed live from Ballet Manila’s Studio 1 in its Pasay headquarters and aired on the company’s social media platforms on Facebook, Instagram and Tiktok.
In this video are images from the wedding scene of the 2012 performance of Alamat: Si Sibol at Si Gunaw. It features prima ballerina Lisa Macuja-Elizalde as the goddess Luningning and Nazer Salgado as Kapuy.
Even when you are alone, music and dance unify the soul and the body. It's incredible!
In this clip is Ballet Manila’s performance of Sayao sa Pamlang as part of the company’s Malaysian tour in 2019.
You can dance in the storm. Don't wait for the rain to be over before because it might take too long. You can do it now. Wherever you are, right now, you can start, right now; this very moment.
The Ballet Manila School, now known as the Lisa Macuja School of Ballet, marked a decade of offering summer workshops in 2007
This clip shows the 2014 performance of Sari’t Bahag featuring Ballet Manila scholars and now company artists Jessa Ballet and Jamil Montibon as the maiden and the warrior, and Sofia Costales as the priestess.
