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Ballet Manila has staged its fair share of Romeo and Juliet productions and in this feature – to observe both Shakespeare Day and World Book and Copyright Day – we present clips of the pas de deux in three versions it has performed, as choreographed by Sergey Vikulov, Paul Vasterling and Martin Lawrance.
With the observance of All Souls’ Day, we share clips and photos from Ballet Manila’s various stagings of Romeo & Juliet – focusing on the sad fate of the young couple, the images coming with a fitting quote on love and death from William Shakespeare’s literary classic.
In scenes fraught with heart-wrenching anguish, Ballet Manila has artfully merged death and dance.
In observance of United Nations Day, we take a look at this scene of delightful pageantry as Ballet Manila performed Act 2 of the beloved holiday show in Nutkraker: Pasko na Naman Muli (2014).
As part of Valentine month, we present some of the company’s dancers who have portrayed Romeo and Juliet, their photographs paired with lines from Shakespeare’s enduring masterpiece.
For Ballet Manila, co-artistic director Osias “Shaz” Barroso remains the gold standard for the role of Romeo.
This clip shows one of the most memorable scenes in Rebel with the entire company on stage dancing to the protest anthem, Bayan Ko.
