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.
You have dancing shoes,
With nimble soles; I have a soul of lead
So stakes me to the ground I cannot move.
As the company celebrates its 28th anniversary and begins its 25th performance season, we look back to its beginnings through these keepsakes painstakingly put together in a scrapbook that first year by Ballet Manila pioneer and now co-artistic associate Eileen Lopez.
The first time Ballet Manila principal dancers Joshua Enciso and Jessica Pearl Dames portrayed the tragic young lovers from Shakespeare’s masterpiece was back in 2019.
Embracing the tale’s flexibility, Martin Lawrance decided to set the beloved Shakespearean tale in modern-day Metro Manila, wherein the star-crossed lovers come from different social classes.
Ballet Manila company artist Angelika Tagupa is a Physics major who is determined to dance professionally, even as she’s busy working on her thesis.
From the Ballet Manila Archives, we present a virtual scrapbook featuring the thoughts of prima ballerina Lisa Macuja-Elizalde on the iconic role of Juliet and photographs of the times she danced as Shakespeare’s famous heroine.
Discover the many roles of Joshua Enciso, principal dancer of Ballet Manila.
As it marks its 28th anniversary in February, Ballet Manila finally gets to stage its 25th performance season live – long delayed by pandemic lockdowns and restrictions – at its newly renovated home of Aliw Theater in Pasay City.
Originally from Australia, with a Filipino father and an Australian mother, Noah always knew that he would like to pursue ballet since he first witnessed a performance of it.
We invited the four to the Ballet Manila Archives to tell us what they remember from those moments that they could only collectively describe as surreal.
In this clip, principal dancer Shaira Comeros takes on the title role of Snow White while the company artists of BM hop about with a balletic flair in the 2019 production of Snow White.
The venue may have changed and the dates postponed, but still, the curtains rose on Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Sleeping Beauty.
Discover the many roles of Jessica Pearl Dames, principal dancer of Ballet Manila.
A dancer’s advancement in the company is based on an evaluation factoring in a range of qualities such as technique, artistry, maturity, track record, work ethic and attitude.
In this video, we look back on 2022 and celebrate the dancers and their inspiring stories of healing and renewal.
We recall Ballet Manila’s memorable moments in 2022 as it spread its wings to fly once more.
