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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Ballet Manila had reason to celebrate in 2023, as it was the year the company was finally able to stage a full season again – live and in the theater – after a three-year drought caused by the pandemic and the loss of its performance venue and home, Aliw Theater, to a fire in 2019.
Dancers have a very hard job. We must take our ugly, callused, blistered, and bruised feet and present them in a way so that they are mistaken as the most beautiful things on Earth.
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.
When it comes to the creation of Ballet Manila, this is probably as close as anyone could get to an eyewitness account.
The show aims to raise funds that will help the two groups sustain their respective ballet scholarship programs.
The Hong Kong-based Asian Grand Prix International Ballet Competition will hold its regional competition in Manila for the second consecutive year on April 6 and 7 at Star Theater in Pasay City, with Ballet Manila as local co-organizer.
As a touring ensemble of just twelve dancers when it began in 1995, Ballet Manila was able to travel handily from A to Z – Abra to Zamboanga – for performances that lived up to its ideal of bringing ballet to the people.
In February 2005, Ballet Manila set a challenge for itself that was unheard of in Philippine dance history – to dance two completely different full-length ballets on two consecutive weekends as the finale of its tenth season.
Ballet Manila started off the year 2013 engaged in cultural and artistic exchange – with a show simply called Duo, a joint performance of the company and a Korean counterpart, the Yewon Dance Company.
Two weeks in Jackson, Mississippi proved to be an historic occasion for Ballet Manila.
Ballet Manila resident guest principal artist Katherine Barkman was named silver medalist and company artist Nicole Barroso bagged a Jury Encouragement Award.
Ballet Manila’s epic retelling of the Filipino legend about a mythical bird with an enchanting voice – to be brought to Israel in July – has cast its spell anew, bagging six trophies in the recent 10th Gawad Buhay awards.
As Ballet Manila prepares for its final offering for the 22nd season: Ballet & Ballads with Christian Bautista, this short video looks back two decades of performances.
To say that the world’s most romantic ballet classic has become a company staple is an understatement. After all, Ballet Manila has performed Swan Lake as part of its repertoire in eleven of its 22 seasons so far.
Living up to its foundation as a touring company, Ballet Manila managed to hold two performance tours to Mindanao in its first year.
Strong, fierce, beautiful – these are characteristics that the female corps of Ballet Manila share with the women warriors of Gerardo Francisco's Ibong Adarna.
Already a laureate of several international ballet competitions, Ballet Manila principal Katherine Barkman is vying for top honors once more – this time at the XIII Moscow International Ballet Competition
Ballet Manila had partnered with the Lola Grande Foundation for Women and Children upon the latter’s invitation – through its president, Sylvia Lichauco De Leon – to hold dance classes at the Sta. Ana Elementary School in Manilafor the summer.
Gabriela, OPM, Atbp… The Philippine Centennial Celebration of Ballet Manila was staged on May 30 and 31 at the GSIS Theater.
A dream come true, Ballet Manila principal dancer Katherine Barkman writes about how she found her way to Russia through faith and perseverance.
