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Looking through the Ballet Manila Archives files, we found old photographs to pair with the new ones for this special “then and now” feature documenting a ballerina’s sentimental journey and celebrating a remarkable past.

Apr 2

Apr 2 Ballet Manila in Full Color: Pastel palette

Ballet Manila glows in pastel.

Mar 31

Mar 31 After not dancing for years, Rafael Perez follows his heart and returns to ballet

Interviews

To make his return possible, Paeng addressed the things that were holding him back.

Mar 29

Mar 29 Talk About Dance: Bernhard Wosien

Talk About Dance

Dance is meditation in movement, a walking into silence where every movement becomes prayer.

Mar 25

Mar 25 For Marinette Franco, life is a mix of dancing and adulting

Interviews

Ballet Manila company member Marinette Franco has always been a deep thinker, and this trait of hers has become even more pronounced when ballet returned after the worldwide pandemic.

Mar 23

Mar 23 Ballet Manila sizzles at Star City with ‘Summer Heights High'

Catch Summer Heights High at the Activity Center from Thursday to Sunday, every 6 p.m. It’s free for all Star City patrons!

Mar 22

Mar 22 Of physical therapy, ballet sport science, K-pop, books and other joys that make Stephanie Santiago ready for ballet

Keeping Fit

How one dancer stays fit is very different from another, and Ballet Manila company artist Stephanie Santiago’s story underscores just this.

Mar 20

Mar 20 Mitch Valdes plays popular storytelling grandma in Ballet Manila’s ‘Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang’

Veteran singer-actress and comedienne Mitch Valdes is stepping into a turf that is new to her.

Mar 18

Mar 18 'Le Corsaire' gives co-artistic associates Eileen Lopez and Gerardo Francisco Jr. a glimpse into the future

While Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s Le Corsaire – Ballet Manila’s first production for its 26th performance season – is done, dusted, and relegated to the archives of the company, the show continues to weigh intensely in the minds of co-artistic associates Eileen Lopez and Gerardo Francisco Jr.

Mar 15

Mar 15 This Month in BM History: March 2015

This Month In BM History

In 2015, Ballet Manila celebrated its 20th anniversary with a repertoire that summarized five things that the company has stood for since its inception.

Mar 14

Mar 14 Le Corsaire 2024 revisited

In this clip are photographs featuring both casts from the season opening performance of Le Corsaire.

Mar 10

Mar 10 Talk about dance: Darcey Bussell

Talk About Dance

You don’t become a success overnight.

Mar 7

Mar 7 Ballet Manila brings back ‘Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang’

News

After the action-packed pirate adventure Le Corsaire, Ballet Manila is bringing back Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang as the second production in its 26th performance season dubbed “Ballet Masterpieces.”

Mar 3

Mar 3 On Stage: From the Pirates’ Dance to the Naila Waltz

In this clip, Ballet Manila’s corps de ballet takes centerstage with the performance of Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s Le Corsaire with an excerpt of the Pirates’ Dance in Act 2 for the men, and the Naila Waltz in Act 3 for the women.

Feb 29

Feb 29 On Stage: The grace of Gulnara

In this clip, Pearl performs the dramatic Gulnara Variation from Act 1 while Shaira takes on the solo in the Naila Waltz in Act 3.

Feb 27

Feb 27 On Stage: The pirate, the damsel and the slave

This clip excerpts the iconic pirate cave scene, featuring six Ballet Manila principal dancers playing the leads in the two casts of Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s Le Corsaire.

Feb 24

Feb 24 Refining a pirate ballet: A new Le Corsaire sets sail

Pure entertainment” is how Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde describes Le Corsaire, the pirate adventure which will open the company’s 26th performance season.

Feb 23

Feb 23 Ballet Manila’s first Conrad remembers 'Le Corsaire'

Combining his words from that interview and images from BM’s Le Corsaire over the years, this clip pays tribute to the Ballerina’s Prince who set the bar high for all Conrads that came after him.

Feb 22

Feb 22 From lowly guard to the hero Conrad: Romeo Peralta’s amazing journey in Le Corsaire