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To sprinkle special on our ordinary days, we add music. We sing. We dance.
Ballet Manila joined the nation in celebrating the Philippine Independence Day through a dance concert organized by the National Commission on Culture and the Arts and the SM Mall of Asia.
20 Questions is back, this time with company artist John De Dios.
Having recently wrapped up their latest staging of Le Corsaire – the eighth time in 20 years – Ballet Manila co-artistic director Osias “Shaz” Barroso sits down for an interview to look back at the company’s history with the colorful pirate epic.
John attributes his entire journey as a danseur to soloist Anselmo “Elmoe” Dictado who has a knack for recruiting talents.
More than gifts and endless parties, Christmas also holds a deeper meaning for the members of Ballet Manila
In this clip, we meet the adorable seven dwarfs of Lisa Macuja-Elizalde's Snow White as they dance their way back from the mines to discover the young princess fast asleep in their home.
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.
It will be a sentimental return to Russia for Lisa Macuja-Elizalde as she heads the Philippine delegation participating in Days of Philippine Culture in Russia, with shows being held at Theater Russkaya Pesnya Moscow State Folklore Theater in Moscow on September 27 and at Kolizey Theatre in St. Petersburg on September 29.
Soloist Abigail Oliveiro talks about the challenges of portraying the many facets of former First Lady Imelda Marcos.
