All tagged Marinette Franco
In this Halloween feature, we showcase these witches we love to hate who have unleashed their malevolence the Ballet Manila way.
Ballet Manila is striking in orange.
Ballet Manila is regal in blue.
Ballet Manila company member Marinette Franco has always been a deep thinker, and this trait of hers has become even more pronounced when ballet returned after the worldwide pandemic.
Catch Summer Heights High at the Activity Center from Thursday to Sunday, every 6 p.m. It’s free for all Star City patrons!
Ballet is created on beautiful lines and shapes. If what you hear and what you see mesh, there's a very thrilling experience.
Pasko Sa Pinas and other Christmas-themed pieces are featured in Ballet Manila’s Tala – a special show ongoing at the Star City every 6 p.m. at the activity center. It is free for all Star City patrons.
Ballet Manila is a vision in blue.
In this clip are excerpts of Sayaw Pinoy – a tribute to a vibrant culture stemming from over a hundred years of independence.
Dance is art; paint your dream and follow it.
“It’s just me who thinks that I can’t do it. So I’m stopping myself from exploring more.”
Ballet Manila is rosy in pink.
This clip features highlights of Rise!
Ballet Manila emerges from a nearly three-year drought of live performances on stage with a grand comeback that also marks a sentimental return to their restored home, Aliw Theater.
In July, this ballerina found herself flying to Russia to take part in the Innopraktika & Russian Seasons School’s (IRSS) Choreography 2022,.
Here, the dancers share what the return to their old home felt like and what it meant to them to take the stage once more, as well as what their hopes are for the near future.
The prima ballerina, together with husband, Manila Broadcasting Company chairman Fred J. Elizalde, earlier cut the ribbon formally opening what she described as a “harder-working complex with three distinct facilities that can hold different types of events.”
A different kind of enthusiasm is evident in Marinette Franco's face each time she talks about ballet.
In thirty minutes, this favorite children’s story was told in dance by Ballet Manila in a packed Star City last June 5.
The 40-minute show, like its three forerunners, was streamed live from Ballet Manila’s Studio 1 in its Pasay headquarters and aired on the company’s social media platforms on Facebook, Instagram and Tiktok.