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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Even in retirement, The Nutcracker has remained an indelible part of Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s life. Moreso this year when it has turned out to be a special Nutcracker season for Ballet Manila and the Lisa Macuja School of Ballet, comprised of performances in Taoyuan in Taiwan, and in Manila and in Baguio in the Philippines.
With the upcoming observance of Father’s Day on June 18, we take a look at the dads – the good, the bad and the in-between – that have made their presence felt at the ballet.
Two Ballet Manila scholars and a company artist – representing the Lisa Macuja School of Ballet (LMSB) – scored bronze medals from the Asian Grand Prix International Ballet Competition (AGP) held December 12 to 17 in Bangkok, Thailand.
Dancers representing the Lisa Macuja School of Ballet (LMSB) – among them scholars, apprentices and company artists of Ballet Manila – have been named finalists in the Asian Grand Prix International Ballet Competition (AGP) to be held in December in Bangkok, Thailand.
It was performed in a video entry for the competition by Project Ballet Futures scholars Juan Angelo De Leon, Germaine Dawal and John Stanley Alamer who showed dexterity, quick-footedness and agility through the fast-paced piece.
In this video, we look back at 2021 — a year of adversities and victories, a year of sadness and hope, a year of dancing forward and onward.
The day after Christmas, the young danseur – a scholar of Ballet Manila’s Project Ballet Futures program – learned that he had won a silver medal from the Asian Grand Prix which was holding its pandemic-era video competition for the second year.
Despite their training being conducted mostly via Zoom, four students of the Lisa Macuja School of Ballet showed talent and hard work can yield rewarding results with their victory in the recently concluded Asian Ballet Competition.
The four boys represented The Lisa Macuja School of Ballet, the educational arm of Ballet Manila.
In an early holiday treat, Ballet Manila performed excerpts from the Christmas favorite, The Nutcracker, and from Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Sleeping Beauty in a free show at S Maison.
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.
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