Rebel: Katherine Barkman As Corazon Aquino

Aug 13

Aug 13 Rebel: Katherine Barkman As Corazon Aquino

Ballet Manila opens its 21st season, hailed as The Revenge of the Classics, with the return of Martin Lawrance's Rebel on August 19 at Aliw Theater. Rebel is a retelling of the epic Spartacus, through the prism of the historic EDSA People Power Revolution of 1986.

Principal dancer Katherine Barkman discusses the challenges of playing President Cory Aquino.

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This Month in BM History: April 2002

This Month In BM History

On April 19, 2002, Ballet Manila was the featured guest in Intramuros Evenings, a performing arts series hosted by the Intramuros Administration at the Puerta Real Gardens located inside the famed Walled City of Manila.

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Talk about dance: Vera Ellen

Talk About Dance

Dancing is like breathing — missing a day doing either is very bad.

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Family is forever in ‘Ang Kapatid Ng Tatlong Marya’

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The unbreakable bond of family is the focus of Ang Kapatid Ng Tatlong Marya, the second story in Ballet Manila’s upcoming season production: Tatlong Kuwento Ni Lola Basyang.

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Ballet Manila in Full Color: True blue

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Ballet Manila is regal in blue.

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Love conquers all in 'Ang Prinsipe ng mga Ibon'

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In this clip from 2009, artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde and Rudy De Dios as the princess and the prince are seen celebrating with the people as the kingdom is saved from their enemies by the bird prince and his feathered friends.

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For company artist Judith Po, ballet is all about serving a higher purpose

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The beginning of Judith Po’s ballet journey is similar to those of many female dancers. It was an activity to do for fun and through the years, it turned out to be the one activity they couldn’t live without.

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In Russia then and now: A trip down memory lane

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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.

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