The Ballet Manila Archives is the repository of documents, print, photographic, audio and video materials and memorabilia relating to the history of Ballet Manila and the life and career of its founder, prima ballerina Lisa Macuja-Elizalde. This site is powered by Ms. Elizalde and Project Art, Inc.
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An ally to Ballet Manila since it debuted in 1995, the Friends for Cultural Concerns of the Philippines (FCCP) chose to feature the company in a cocktail musical called Artists & Friends on April 29, 2004 that celebrated the group’s 25th anniversary.
The choreography explores a different side of arnis by taking its movements and combining these with dance.
The festival – dubbed Shwak! Buhay na ang SuBAC – kicked off on April 16 with a motorcade followed by ribbon-cutting rites, the blessing and a theater tour of SuBAC, and cocktails.
Ballet Manila marked its 15th anniversary in 2010. In August of that year, it opened its 15th performance season with a Crystal Gala titled Halo-Halo ni Juan.
Ballet Manila has always believed in the power of dance as a unifying element among cultures. This is why in 1998, it readily took part in an event that stood for that ideal.
This year’s Pasinaya focuses on the theme “Pusuan ang Sining” (Put a Heart on the Arts).
In 1998, Ballet Manila premiered Ric Culalic’s Arnis. As its title indicates, it was inspired by the ancient Filipino martial art of wielding bamboo sticks which dates back to pre-Spanish colonial Philippines
Gabriela, OPM, Atbp… The Philippine Centennial Celebration of Ballet Manila was staged on May 30 and 31 at the GSIS Theater.
