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Ballet Manila Moments

In this clip, BM ballet mistress Eileen Lopez partners with Harold Salgado as the old couple, with Anna Kateri Gelvoria, Zaira Cosico and Mylene Aggabao as the three sisters, and Alvin Santos as Pedro.

Apr 14

Apr 14 Ballet Manila in Full Color: Splashes of yellow

Ballet Manila is light and bright in yellow.

Sep 23

Sep 23 Ballet Manila in Full Color: Going green

Ballet Manila is vibrant in green.

Sep 16

Sep 16 Ballet Manila in Full Color: Roaring red

Ballet Manila roars in red!

Aug 10

Aug 10 Ballet Manila in Full Color: Beige turners

Ballet Manila is calm in beige.

May 9

May 9 Celebrating ballet’s onstage moms

To celebrate Mother’s Day, we share portraits of mothers as seen on our stage through the years.

Feb 18

Feb 18 Endless love: Romeo and Juliet through the years

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.

Feb 1

Feb 1 Ballet Manila Moments; Celebrating the Chinese culture in dance

Ballet Manila Moments

As we celebrate the Chinese New Year, we share this excerpt of the Chinese Dance — representing tea in the fabled Land of Sweets — as performed by Mylene Aggabao and Gerardo Francisco Jr.

Nov 15

Nov 15 Ballet Manila in Full Color: Purple reign

Ballet Manila is vibrant in purple.

Nov 6

Nov 6 Ballet Manila in full color: Visions in white

Ballet Manila is pristine in white.

Oct 21

Oct 21 Swan Lake: Unlocking the mystery of Odette and Odile

For most ballerinas, dancing one lead role in a full-length production is a major career milestone. But to dance two lead roles in one production is truly an achievement of a lifetime.

Oct 13

Oct 13 Ballet Manila in full color: Think pink

Ballet Manila rules with pink!

Sep 16

Sep 16 Ballet Manila in full color: Green with envy

Ballet Manila shimmers in green.

Aug 9

Aug 9 Don Quixote: The dreamy trio of Dulcinea, Amour and the Queen of the Dryads

All three characters figure prominently in the second act where, after attacking windmills that he mistakes for various monsters, a wounded Don Quixote falls asleep and dreams of his beloved Dulcinea.

Jul 23

Jul 23 Ballet Manila in full color: Slices of orange

Ballet Manila dazzles in orange.

Jul 20

Jul 20 ‘Lola Basyang’ from book to ballet

As National Children’s Book Day is celebrated today, July 20, we look back to that Filipino ballet classic’s beginnings in 2008.

Mar 19

Mar 19 Romeo and Juliet: Defining Juliet

It is this balance of innocence with a mastery of technique that makes Juliet such a beautiful and difficult role for a ballerina.

Feb 28

Feb 28 Romeo and Juliet: Challenging Romeo

For Ballet Manila, co-artistic director Osias “Shaz” Barroso remains the gold standard for the role of Romeo.

May 15

May 15 Ballet Manila Moments: The legacy of M.A.Z.N.