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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.
On April 19, 2002, Ballet Manila was the featured guest in Intramuros Evenings, a performing arts series hosted by the Intramuros Administration at the Puerta Real Gardens located inside the famed Walled City of Manila.
The unbreakable bond of family is the focus of Ang Kapatid Ng Tatlong Marya, the second story in Ballet Manila’s upcoming season production: Tatlong Kuwento Ni Lola Basyang.
In this clip from 2009, artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde and Rudy De Dios as the princess and the prince are seen celebrating with the people as the kingdom is saved from their enemies by the bird prince and his feathered friends.
Looking through the Ballet Manila Archives files, we found old photographs to pair with the new ones for this special “then and now” feature documenting a ballerina’s sentimental journey and celebrating a remarkable past.
While Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s Le Corsaire – Ballet Manila’s first production for its 26th performance season – is done, dusted, and relegated to the archives of the company, the show continues to weigh intensely in the minds of co-artistic associates Eileen Lopez and Gerardo Francisco Jr.
In 2015, Ballet Manila celebrated its 20th anniversary with a repertoire that summarized five things that the company has stood for since its inception.
In this clip are photographs featuring both casts from the season opening performance of Le Corsaire.
After the action-packed pirate adventure Le Corsaire, Ballet Manila is bringing back Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang as the second production in its 26th performance season dubbed “Ballet Masterpieces.”
In this clip, Ballet Manila’s corps de ballet takes centerstage with the performance of Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s Le Corsaire with an excerpt of the Pirates’ Dance in Act 2 for the men, and the Naila Waltz in Act 3 for the women.
In this clip, Pearl performs the dramatic Gulnara Variation from Act 1 while Shaira takes on the solo in the Naila Waltz in Act 3.
This clip excerpts the iconic pirate cave scene, featuring six Ballet Manila principal dancers playing the leads in the two casts of Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s Le Corsaire.
Pure entertainment” is how Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde describes Le Corsaire, the pirate adventure which will open the company’s 26th performance season.
Combining his words from that interview and images from BM’s Le Corsaire over the years, this clip pays tribute to the Ballerina’s Prince who set the bar high for all Conrads that came after him.
Of all the classics in Ballet Manila’s repertoire, it’s Le Corsaire that Romeo Peralta Jr. knows quite well – from the most minor of characters to the lead roles.
In this video clip, Ballet Manila principal dancer Shaira Comeros, soloist Rissa May Camaclang and company artist Eva Chatal are seen rehearsing the Odalisque Variations of Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s Le Corsaire.
In Jasmine Pia Dames’ case, from being the supporting female character, Gulnara, in 2018, she will be portraying Medora, the lady love of Conrad in Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s choreography of the pirate ballet.
As Ballet Manila prepares for a new staging of Le Corsaire — a version choreographed by artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde — on February 24 and 25 at the Aliw Theater, we look back at the company’s first and latest performances of this beloved pirate adventure.
