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.
This video features a slideshow of photographs featuring the highlights of Ballet Manila’s triumphant return to Baguio.
The Ballet Manila company member underlines that everything begins with the desire to dance.
With the observance of All Souls’ Day, we share clips and photos from Ballet Manila’s various stagings of Romeo & Juliet – focusing on the sad fate of the young couple, the images coming with a fitting quote on love and death from William Shakespeare’s literary classic.
This year’s celebration carries a deeper meaning as dance companies in all continents begin anew.
Here’s a look at how Ballet Manila has portrayed these fascinating characters in its productions over the years.
“! I learned that nothing is going to happen if you stay inside your comfort zone.”
Seeing how everyday strengthening and conditioning exercises, plus the advice of the psychologist, have done wonders for her career, this Ballet Manila artist makes sure to integrate these into her routine.
Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s La Traviata will be gracing two stages this week as Ballet Manila continues its mission to bring ballet to the people.
For Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde, putting together Dance for Shaz was particularly meaningful as it aimed to celebrate the life and career of her best friend and onstage partner of sixteen years.
Baguio City will witness a showcase of dance like no other as Ballet Manila stages The Silver Gala – spotlighting both the classics and contemporary originals – on October 29 at CAP John Hay Theater.
At the ballet, you really feel like you're in the presence of something outside the rest of your life. Higher than the rest of your life.
Emotionally charged performances were rendered by 25 ballet companies and schools and dance professionals last weekend at the Aliw Theater in honor of Osias Barroso Jr.
Though it is said to have a ridiculous plot and hopelessly flawed heroines, Le Corsaire is still considered a gem in the classical dance repertoire.
There was something in her movements that made you think she never walked but always danced.
In what is touted as one of the biggest gatherings of its kind, the dance community will come together to honor the life and work of dancer, choreographer and teacher Osias “Shaz” Barroso Jr.
The supreme accomplishment is to blur the line between work and play.
Pag nalaman mo na magiging passion mo siya, be ready kasi umpisa pa lang ‘yan.
Anytime someone has said to me, ‘You can’t do that,’ I have answered, ‘Watch me.’”
Ballet Manila’s winning showcase of ballet and pop music called Ballet & Ballads was taken on a Visayan tour in September 2000.
