This Month in BM History: January 2010
Led by principal dancers Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Osias Barroso, Ballet Manila performed Don Quixote in Pampanga in 2010. Souvenir program from the Ballet Manila Archives collection
Ballet Manila brought one of its treasured classics to Pampanga in January 2010. With principal dancers Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Osias Barroso as the irrepressible ballet couple, Kitri and Basilio, they performed at the Holy Angel University.
A spread from the souvenir program outlines the Don Quixote story. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection
The show was organized by the Sibul Ning Aeta Foundation, Inc., a group of concerned Angelenos composed of local businessmen, professionals and volunteers seeking to help the indigenous Pampanga Aetas through educational, livelihood and medical missions.
With its story of a light-hearted romance unfolding amid a medley of colors and movements in a town plaza, a gypsy camp and finally, capped by the wedding in a tavern, Don Quixote proved to be a crowd-pleaser and a successful fund-raiser for its beneficiaries.
A ticket to the Holy Angel University performance. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection
