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Ballet Manila Moments

In this clip is principal dancer Abigail Oliveiro as the feisty Mercedes in Ballet Manila’s 2017 production of Don Quixote.

Mar 10

Mar 10 Ole! Don Quixote fun facts: #1 - Quick study

Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Osias Barroso first performed as Kitri and Basilio in Krasnoyarsk, Russia in 1992.

Mar 9

Mar 9 "Romeo & Juliet" revisited

Videos

In this clip, we revisit this moment of triumph when Ballet Manila opened its 25th season on its 28th year with Martin Lawrance’s Romeo & Juliet.

Mar 8

Mar 8 Talk about dance: Aubrey Lynch

Talk About Dance

To touch, to move, to inspire. This is the true gift of dance.

Mar 6

Mar 6 Ballet Manila in Full Color: The lure of lilac

Ballet Manila is delicate in lilac.

Mar 1

Mar 1 Ballet Manila Moments: The powerfully feminine Amazonas

Ballet Manila Moments

In this clip from 2019, the corps de ballet of Ballet Manila – women warriors in their own right – perform as the Amazonas of Gerardo Francisco Jr.’s Ibong Adarna.

Feb 27

Feb 27 Home sweet home: Soloist Rissa May Camaclang returns to Ballet Manila stronger and wiser

Since returning, Rissa May has been adjusting quite well to the daily Vaganova classes she was once used to.

Feb 23

Feb 23 This Month in BM History: February 2004

This Month In BM History

This Don Quixote run was special for another reason. It celebrated the 16th anniversary of the dance partnership of principal artists Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Osias Barroso who, by 2004, had already performed some 120 full-length ballets in 40 cities around the world.

Feb 20

Feb 20 Soloist: Jessa Balote

About The Company

Discover the many roles of Jessa Balote, soloist of Ballet Manila.

Feb 18

Feb 18 Talk about dance: William Shakespeare

Talk About Dance

You have dancing shoes,

With nimble soles; I have a soul of lead

So stakes me to the ground I cannot move.

Feb 17

Feb 17 28-year throwback: Keepsakes from Ballet Manila’s two-night launch

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.

Feb 14

Feb 14 Principal dancers Joshua Enciso and Pearl Dames: Living for every Romeo & Juliet moment

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.

Feb 11

Feb 11 Choreographer Martin Lawrance embraces Pinoy music and culture in his reimagining of ‘Romeo & Juliet’

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.

Feb 10

Feb 10 In Their Own Words: Jessica Pearl Dames on being part of the corps de ballet

In Their Own Words

Mahirap maging corps sa kahit anong ballet.

Feb 8

Feb 8 Out-of-the-box ‘Romeo & Juliet’ opens Ballet Manila’s 25th season

News

It’s a Romeo & Juliet like no one has ever seen.

Feb 6

Feb 6 Physics major Angelika Tagupa makes time for ballet

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.

Feb 3

Feb 3 Memories of Juliet

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.

Jan 31

Jan 31 Principal dancer: Joshua Enciso

About The Company

Discover the many roles of Joshua Enciso, principal dancer of Ballet Manila.

Jan 28

Jan 28 Ballet Manila sets 25th performance season ‘Of Hope and Homecoming’