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Ballet Manila had reason to celebrate in 2023, as it was the year the company was finally able to stage a full season again – live and in the theater – after a three-year drought caused by the pandemic and the loss of its performance venue and home, Aliw Theater, to a fire in 2019.
Even in retirement, The Nutcracker has remained an indelible part of Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s life. Moreso this year when it has turned out to be a special Nutcracker season for Ballet Manila and the Lisa Macuja School of Ballet, comprised of performances in Taoyuan in Taiwan, and in Manila and in Baguio in the Philippines.
In this clip is an excerpt of Lata Ang Aming Tambol featuring soloist Anselmo Dictado, and company artists Rodney Catubay, John Carl Concepcion, Alvin Dictado and Raymond Salcedo.
Pag nalaman mo na magiging passion mo siya, be ready kasi umpisa pa lang ‘yan.
Rodney is optimistic that more opportunities and projects are in store for the artists of Ballet Manila, and he’s very much willing to take on any role – even multiple roles – to give people a good show.
Having been the recipient of love and support since he entered ballet, this artist wants nothing more than to repay his second family with kindness and hard work.
Dance is life. Stillness is love. Together, they are everything.
After her successful Princess Trilogies, Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde shifts her focus from fairytales to tragedy.
Tuloy ang Saya-wan marked a successful collaboration between Ballet Manila and Academy One to raise funds for ballet scholarships.
The show aims to raise funds that will help the two groups sustain their respective ballet scholarship programs.
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.
“Do your best; huwag kabahan; isipin n’yo ‘yung mga pina-practice n’yo, sayang! “
To date, Rodney’s most memorable production has been Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang, which also happened to be his first performance as a professional danseur.
An invitation from the Karmiel Dance Festival led Ballet Manila to its first-ever performance in Israel.
This year’s Pasinaya focuses on the theme “Pusuan ang Sining” (Put a Heart on the Arts).
Ballet Manila received a silver prize for Gerardo Francisco’s Muro-Ami and the Best Dance Artist award for Nicole Barroso in the International Dance Festival 2017 held in Ninh Binh Province, Vietnam.
Ballet Manila is headed to Vietnam to participate in the Vietnam International Dance Festival to be held from September 15 to 23 in Ninh Binh Province.
Bringing home four awards, four scholarships and four sponsorships made for a most unforgettable weekend in the Ballet Manila calendar for 2016.
No one was more stunned than Ballet Manila's teen ballerina Shaira May Comeros when she was called to the stage anew at the 2016 Asian Grand Prix in Hong Kong last August.
