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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For Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde, putting together Dance for Shaz was particularly meaningful as it aimed to celebrate the life and career of her best friend and onstage partner of sixteen years.
On April 19, Ballet Manila’s delegation of four joined their colleagues in the Rising Stars Gala at the historic Hermitage Theater.
The musician has the most brothers, and the dancer the most sisters.
Prima ballerina Lisa Macuja-Elizalde attributes her 30-year career in classical dance to the Vaganova technique which she learned in Russia.
Fiery, feisty, fierce and playful – these are the oft-repeated adjectives used when describing Kitri, the innkeeper’s daughter who is at the center of the plot of Don Quixote, the ballet.
This video looks back on Ballet Manila’s 2020 - the trials, the triumphs, the lessons learned, and the firm resolve to dance into the future.
At a time of immense uncertainty, Ballet Manila is sharing a message of hope through an achingly touching dance film that celebrates love while underscoring the immeasurable value of the arts.
Pointe work is an iconic part of classical ballet technique.
After enduring two months of enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila, people are already looking forward to the day when it will finally be lifted. Members of the Ballet Manila family are no exception.
The dramatic appearance and synchronized movements of the wilis — the spirits of young women who die before their wedding — make Giselle one of the most challenging ballets for the female corps.
