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Dance is meditation in movement, a walking into silence where every movement becomes prayer.
Magical. Entertaining. Funny. These were the items that Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde ticked off her list as she was making the choreography for Cinderella in 2016.
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.
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.
It is this flair for the dramatic that makes Prince Siegfried a much sought-after role among male ballet dancers.
The war between the Montagues and the Capulets is the central conflict in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.
A popular fairy tale transformed into a 21st century reality show – that is Ballet Manila’s Sinderela which had its world premiere in 2012.
It marked the first collaboration between choreographer Augustus "Bam” Damian III with the company - the first of many that would become iconic pieces for Ballet Manila.
There is a bit of insanity in dancing that does everybody a great deal of good.
Between the spark of an idea and the lavish stage production are months of planning, preparation, construction, and rehearsals.
Ballet Manila artists are going places quite literally as a number of them have been invited to perform in a variety of engagements abroad.
After last year’s magical production of her own version of Cinderella, Lisa Macuja-Elizalde steps into her choreographer’s shoes once more, breathing life to another beloved fairy tale in Snow White.
Revisit this breath-taking classic in this montage of photographs featuring the highlights of the last two weekends.
With the dual role of Odette and Odile taking the centerstage, the role of Prince Siegfried in the classic ballet, Swan Lake, is often overlooked.
Continuing its mission of bringing ballet to the people, Ballet Manila bares the first performance this year of its signature Ballet & Ballads series.
Cinderella is proof that a new pair of shoes can change your life.
Alfren Salgado is a Ballet Manila baby. This was where he learned his first tentative ballet steps at age 15 and where he has matured to become the dependable soloist that he is today.
