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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.
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.”
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.
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.
Just when Sean Pelegrin thought that his 2023 would return to the usual chill off-season days after doing guestings with dance schools, he gets a career-changing phone call from Ballet Manila’s co-artistic associate Gerardo Francisco Jr. one Thursday morning.
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.
Baguio City will witness a showcase of dance like no other as Ballet Manila stages The Silver Gala – spotlighting both the classics and contemporary originals – on October 29 at CAP John Hay Theater.
At the ballet, you really feel like you're in the presence of something outside the rest of your life. Higher than the rest of your life.
In this clip are excerpts of Sayaw Pinoy – a tribute to a vibrant culture stemming from over a hundred years of independence.
“Lagi kong kausap ‘yan si Pearl, si Pia, at si Coach Robert. Sila ‘yung parang advisers ko.”
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.
These days, Ballet Manila’s resident barista is trying to balance his duties in Ballet Manila and SP Coffee.
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.
As we join the global dance community in celebrating International Dance Day, the artists of Ballet Manila share the inspirations behind their chosen vocation.
After the success of its first Dance Day Live! last January 30, Ballet Manila is gearing up for the second show of its planned monthly series.
