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All tagged Abigail Oliveiro
We caught up with the artistic director at the press launch of Paquita and asked her to flesh out the elements that make this ballet a must-watch.
Asked what particular element about the making of Paquita she finds fun, Abi points to being able to present her own version of playful.
Maybe that’s why Dumaguete is still the kind of city where a ballet like Swan Lake matters. Because we haven’t lost our capacity to believe in beauty.
In celebration of Mother’s Day, we turn the spotlight on these women of many facets – fierce, gracious, hopeful – as they have been portrayed by Ballet Manila.
In what has become an annual tradition for us at the Ballet Manila Archives, we celebrate Flores de Mayo with a showcase of floral-focused scenes at the ballet!
In this video, Lisa is seen putting together the choreography during Paquita’s first rehearsal. Joining her are principal dancers Abigail Oliveiro, Mark Sumaylo and Romeo Peralta Jr.
The lowly broom was a favorite prop in La Fille Mal Gardee, Cinderella and Snow White, figuring in scenes that drew much laughter in between the romance.
After winning raves for the purely classical Swan Lake last year, Ballet Manila is all set to return to Dumaguete with its award-winning blockbuster ballet – Ibong Adarna.
In this video, we celebrate Valentines’ month featuring four pairs of BM dancers with relationships that began as partners in dance.
As we gallop into the Year of the Horse, we revisit a trio of Ballet Manila productions that have featured the equine image and the role it played in each story.
Here, husband-and-wife principal dancers Mark Sumaylo and Abigail Oliveiro share the question they’d most like to ask the all-knowing mirror – and what their idea of “happily ever after” is.
Snow White will have daily shows from December 25 to 29 every 4 p.m. at Aliw Theater, Pasay City, with two casts.
