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The ballets you do make you into the final product you are. And I had extraordinary partners.
Two pairs of principal dancers are stepping into the lead roles of Cinderella and the Prince.
At the ballet classic’s end – when the swan corps waves to a reunited Odette and Prince Siegfried in the afterlife – the crowd would break into wild applause and animated cheers as the stage grew dark and the curtains closed.
Principal ballerina Shaira Comeros never pictured herself as a Swan Queen.
Ballet Manila is set to return to Swan Lake – the much-heralded classical warhorse it last staged in 2017 – with five performances that will kick off on May 30 at Aliw Theater.
By this time, the company has already gone back to the studio for daily classes and rehearsals, with everyone eager for a coming milestone – the 30th performance season dubbed “The Pearl Year”.
As if making up for lost time because of the pandemic, Ballet Manila was in full-throttle mode in 2024.
While Shaira is actually surrounded and supported by a loving family, she shares the following traits with the fairy-tale character, making her the perfect Snow White.
Mall-goers at Shangri-La Plaza got a sneak peek of Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s Snow White last December 15, with Ballet Manila presenting excerpts at the Grand Atrium.
Ballet Manila brings back Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s Snow White as the featured production of its Holiday Cheer Series 2024
Between rehearsals, we caught up with Shaira to talk about a topic most associated with Cinderella. What else but shoes!
Dance is the purest expression of every emotion, earthly and spiritual.
“A ballet dancer’s work is never done!” declared Lisa Macuja Elizalde. “We continue to always take class, train, and push our bodies to the limit in order to perform effortlessly on stage.”
In this slideshow are photographs of the performances with Ballet Manila continuing the legacy of the Vaganova method and upholding the highest standards of excellence in the classics.
Technique – bodily control – must be mastered only because the body must not stand in the way of the soul’s expression.
“Nag-set kami ng rule na pag may kailangan ka, sabihin mo. Communication is key.”
