https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home daily 1.0 2026-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1516360010441-FA6BU5BVTDW13G4MPJY1/Ballet+and+Ballads.jpg Home https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2026/3/30/my-favorite-dance-movie-stephanie-santiago monthly 0.5 2026-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/5b0c4738-7187-4d0c-b95d-7eb378ec60f3/My+Favorite+Dance+Movie+-+Stephanie+Santiago+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - My Favorite Dance Movie: Stephanie Santiago - Make it stand out Center Stage is a teen drama depicting the struggles of young dancers in handling the intense physical and mental pressures of ballet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/4424fbd4-a923-42a7-90f9-e65782dd6430/My+Favorite+Dance+Movie+-+Stephanie+Santiago+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - My Favorite Dance Movie: Stephanie Santiago - Make it stand out Principal dancer Stephanie Santiago debuts as the Lilac Fairy in Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s Sleeping Beauty (2026). Photo by Missy Macuja Elizalde https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2026/3/27/ballet-manila-in-full-color-violet-vibes monthly 0.5 2026-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1774451289882-PTYLR3Y1IO2EWNF9BYNL/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Violet+vibes+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Violet vibes The playful street dancer Mercedes (Abigail Oliveiro) is an instant attention-getter in this scene from Don Quixote (2025) as she is greeted by a group of bullfighters. It’s not just her starkly colored outfit – a violet number with black trimmings – that wows the crowd in the town plaza though as she struts on top of a table, flits on her toes among bottles, and displays the most stunning back bends. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1774451289856-FFFF0WAJ44M4H3S1PGVF/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Violet+vibes+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Violet vibes On Christmas Eve, one of Masha’s friends (Marinette Franco) – clad in a violet ensemble – is agape at the Fairy Doll (Jessa Balote) who has seemingly come to life to entertain them in The Nutcracker (2013). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1774451291348-YR41P6XBYJLK50A5USQ6/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Violet+vibes+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Violet vibes The violet hue of this female dancer’s dress stands out in the dim light for Ernest Mandap’s El Sol. Using music by Bau Raquel, Celluloid Mata and Mandap himself, the choreography has a light and sexy beat. It premiered in Halo-Halo: Lisa@20 (2006). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1774451293344-KNJTRTMB9AA4B8LI94GD/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Violet+vibes+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Violet vibes Violet and lilac are the complementing colors worn by Pedro (Anselmo Dictado) as he sets out to find his three missing sisters in Ang Kapatid ng Tatlong Marya, one of the stories featured in Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (2024). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1774451293996-BQ6MG4MQK08AWB6LHKEF/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Violet+vibes+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Violet vibes The pirates in Le Corsaire (2013) are brave and bold not just in their demeanor but in their choice of colors. Two of them are shown in shades of violet, ready for action at as they embark on adventures with their leader Conrad. Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1774451296549-HKQ592M7WJLBPNSIQ3UP/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Violet+vibes+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Violet vibes Matching his colorful personality and comedic persona, the Jester (Rafael Perez) is in a bright and dazzling costume of violet and orange with sparkly gold elements and a two-pointed hat. The character in Swan Lake (2025) entertains guests who have gathered to celebrate Prince Siegfried’s birthday. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1774451295924-T8ZZQS1A8ZCVG1Q4F58C/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Violet+vibes+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Violet vibes Ricardo Mallari’s leap is as vibrant as his ensemble composed of a violet bottom, a lilac vest with violet trim and buttons, and a crisp white top as he dances his part in Bruges pas de deux by August Bournonville. He was paired with Marian Faustino in the pas de deux, featured in OPM at OPB (2003). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2026/3/25/three-of-a-kind-swept-away monthly 0.5 2026-03-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1774404966942-8VV9JONW8FGAMCEXM2FX/Three+of+a+Kind+-+Swept+away+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Three of a Kind: Swept away Choreographed by no less than People’s Artist of Russia Sergey Vikulov, Ballet Manila’s version of the French ballet La Fille Mal Gardee was crafted to highlight the strength of its principal dancers, prima ballerina Lisa Macuja Elizalde and Osias Barroso Jr. It premiered in 2001 and became an instant hit. It was restaged in the 2005 and 2008 seasons. In this photo from 2005, Lise (Lisa Macuja Elizalde) is seen performing various chores including cleaning the floor while Mother Simone (Jonathan Janolo) does her best to avoid being swept away by the broom. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1774404969463-H3KPE8XZSWSK8GH34KFS/Three+of+a+Kind+-+Swept+away+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Three of a Kind: Swept away The beloved children’s classic, Cinderella, was the first installment of Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s Princess Trilogy. The story of an orphan being mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters, then transforms into a princess and ends up marrying the prince, is the feel-good story that continues to delight children all over the world. In this scene, the wicked stepmother (soloist John Balagot) forbids Cinderella (principal dancer Abigail Oliveiro) from going to the ball. Instead, she hands the young girl a broom and commands her to sweep the house squeaky clean. Photo by Ian Santos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1774405005242-PWPOR9A0VH48NMBNORT6/Three+of+a+Kind+-+Swept+away+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Three of a Kind: Swept away Snow White is probably the most recognizable princess from a fairy tale. The story of a young woman whose beauty incurs the jealousy and wrath of the Evil Queen has seen so many ballet versions including Ballet Manila’s. This photo was taken from Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s Snow White from the 2024 Holiday Cheer production. Snow White (principal dancer Shaira Comeros) is puzzled by the shortness of the broomstick which she then proceeds to use to clean a house in the woods that turns out to be the home of the seven dwarves. Photo by Giselle Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2026/3/23/talk-about-dance-ibrahim-farrah monthly 0.5 2026-03-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/cf2732f7-b032-4562-9e24-0e9fbbb05b08/Talk+About+Dance+-+Ibrahim+Farrah.jpg Home - Talk About Dance: Ibrahim Farrah - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2026/3/21/this-month-in-bm-march-2016 monthly 0.5 2026-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d87a1331-32f5-4535-b2c7-5c3cf465c50e/This+Month+in+BM+-+March+2016+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - This Month in BM History: March 2016 - Make it stand out Bloom, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s first choreographic work for an Asian dance company, is inspired by rituals and prayer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b1509308-a555-4e96-8b7a-eb6cb0d0078d/This+Month+in+BM+-+March+2016+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - This Month in BM History: March 2016 - Make it stand out Abigail Oliveiro performs as a Lead Shade, or the spirit of a temple dancer, in La Bayadere’s “Kingdom of the Shades.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/829e8b9d-cf33-43b1-97a0-71d4bfd29690/This+Month+in+BM+-+March+2016+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - This Month in BM History: March 2016 - Make it stand out Carmen (Dawna Reign Mangahas) moves on to her next conquest, the bullfighter Escamillo (Alfren Salgado) in this scene from Eric V. Cruz’s Carmen. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2026/3/19/ballet-manila-names-newest-soloist-after-sleeping-beauty-opening-night monthly 0.5 2026-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/cf76a81e-4126-4703-8f8a-bc24a4947213/Ballet+Manila+names+newest+soloist+after+%E2%80%98Sleeping+Beauty%E2%80%99+opening+night+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila names newest soloist after ‘Sleeping Beauty’ opening night - Make it stand out Shamira Drapete makes her debut as Princess Aurora in Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s Sleeping Beauty. Photo by Missy Macuja Elizalde https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/4411350a-8eb7-4929-884b-a29c1dcef899/Ballet+Manila+names+newest+soloist+after+%E2%80%98Sleeping+Beauty%E2%80%99+opening+night+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila names newest soloist after ‘Sleeping Beauty’ opening night - Make it stand out Shamira (left) at the curtain call for Sleeping Beauty along with her Prince Desiré, principal dancer Joshua Enciso, and Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/4d44391b-b6fa-4d99-a65a-2683db83b901/Ballet+Manila+names+newest+soloist+after+%E2%80%98Sleeping+Beauty%E2%80%99+opening+night+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.webp Home - Ballet Manila names newest soloist after ‘Sleeping Beauty’ opening night - Make it stand out Shamira (center) finished fourth in the Junior B division of the 2023 Asian Grand Prix in Hong Kong, competing alongside then Ballet Manila scholars John Stanley Alamer (left) and Juan Angelo De Leon. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2026/3/17/soloist-john-balagot-sustains-his-dancing-with-intense-ballet-classes-and-workouts-and-heavy-dinners monthly 0.5 2026-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/a173645f-b667-4673-8ce1-7ff09e0e14a2/Soloist+John+Balagot+sustains+his+dancing+with+intense+ballet+classes+and+workouts+%E2%80%93+and+heavy+dinners+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Soloist John Balagot sustains his dancing with intense ballet classes and workouts – and heavy dinners - Make it stand out John – seen here in Agnes Locsin’s Sayao sa Pamlang for Ballet Manila’s 2024 Malaysia tour – fuels his body with food, with dinner usually his heaviest meal. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/96b954e5-afd7-4dfc-9381-685d0f8ee5fb/Soloist+John+Balagot+sustains+his+dancing+with+intense+ballet+classes+and+workouts+%E2%80%93+and+heavy+dinners+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Soloist John Balagot sustains his dancing with intense ballet classes and workouts – and heavy dinners - Make it stand out Ballet Manila soloist John Balagot has always been lean, but he follows a consistent fitness regimen to build stamina and strength. Photo by Missy Macuja Elizalde https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c4079d8d-f35d-4a77-bde0-027198f2ee96/Soloist+John+Balagot+sustains+his+dancing+with+intense+ballet+classes+and+workouts+%E2%80%93+and+heavy+dinners+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.webp Home - Soloist John Balagot sustains his dancing with intense ballet classes and workouts – and heavy dinners - Make it stand out Dancing in Osias Barroso Jr.’s Ecole, John (center) credits the late Ballet Manila co-artistic director for the intense daily ballet classes that helped improve his physique and posture. Photo by Erica Marquez-Jacinto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/46bad36b-66f0-4afe-ae76-23a9c14cbe72/Soloist+John+Balagot+sustains+his+dancing+with+intense+ballet+classes+and+workouts+%E2%80%93+and+heavy+dinners+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Soloist John Balagot sustains his dancing with intense ballet classes and workouts – and heavy dinners - Make it stand out John’s poodle Luke is a constant source of joy for the danseur when he’s not in the studio or on stage. Photo from John Balagot’s Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e05ea1b7-5836-4b8e-8acb-61ada267dd9a/Soloist+John+Balagot+sustains+his+dancing+with+intense+ballet+classes+and+workouts+%E2%80%93+and+heavy+dinners+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpeg Home - Soloist John Balagot sustains his dancing with intense ballet classes and workouts – and heavy dinners - Make it stand out John lifts weights as part of his workout. Looking on is fellow soloist Sean Pelegrin. Photo courtesy of John Balagot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/5c7fc656-6fd5-49f3-ba3e-525e3319929a/Soloist+John+Balagot+sustains+his+dancing+with+intense+ballet+classes+and+workouts+%E2%80%93+and+heavy+dinners+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Soloist John Balagot sustains his dancing with intense ballet classes and workouts – and heavy dinners - Make it stand out For John (center, in Augustus Damian III’s Reconfigured), errands such as getting the grocery or doing the laundry help his mind and body recover from a busy week. Photo by Larry Salgado https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2026/3/15/talk-about-dance-judith-jamison monthly 0.5 2026-03-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/28380724-b80a-4a80-a546-49a3e67e3a45/Talk+About+Dance+-+Judith+Jamison.jpeg Home - Talk About Dance: Judith Jamison https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2026/3/14/talk-about-dance-julie-andrews monthly 0.5 2026-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/47f66b03-d79e-4580-8d09-0483867c412b/Talk+About+Dance+-+Julie+Andrews.jpg Home - Talk About Dance: Julie Andrews - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2026/3/11/sleeping-beauty-reawakens-as-ballet-manila-shares-season-opening-with-manila-symphony-orchestra monthly 0.5 2026-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/a5c8cddc-9015-4502-b0fe-e7383c24d138/Sleeping+Beauty+reawakens+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - ‘Sleeping Beauty’ reawakens as Ballet Manila shares season opening with Manila Symphony Orchestra - Make it stand out Of her Princess Trilogy, Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde says Sleeping Beauty was the easiest and smoothest to happen. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ede905d5-efc2-4486-a053-f00e779258da/Sleeping+Beauty+reawakens+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - ‘Sleeping Beauty’ reawakens as Ballet Manila shares season opening with Manila Symphony Orchestra - Make it stand out Ballet Manila company artist Shamira Drapete and principal dancer Joshua Encisco perform the Sleeping Beauty Grand Pas in a media conference for the company’s The Prima Performance Season last February. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/3401450a-bcdf-4fa4-aa77-f535f935f347/Sleeping+Beauty+reawakens+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - ‘Sleeping Beauty’ reawakens as Ballet Manila shares season opening with Manila Symphony Orchestra - Make it stand out Maestro Alexander Vikulov leads the first rehearsal of the Manila Symphony Orchestra for Sleeping Beauty which will use the music of Tchaikovsky. Photo from MSO’s Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/cbe979ea-cb8d-49f2-b16d-0c1703b1fc90/Sleeping+Beauty+reawakens+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - ‘Sleeping Beauty’ reawakens as Ballet Manila shares season opening with Manila Symphony Orchestra - Make it stand out The Diamond Fairy in 2020, principal dancer Shaira Comeros returns to Sleeping Beauty as Princess Aurora. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/780a4d44-cc64-45a4-b2e2-b6111cbb6977/Sleeping+Beauty+reawakens+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - ‘Sleeping Beauty’ reawakens as Ballet Manila shares season opening with Manila Symphony Orchestra - Make it stand out Sleeping Beauty premiered in 2020 with principal dancer Jasmine Pia Dames as Princess Aurora, a role she reprises in one of the shows of this restaging. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2026/3/9/a-time-to-bloom-artistic-associates-gerardo-francisco-jr-and-eileen-lopez-look-back-on-the-lessons-of-2025-as-prima-season-begins monthly 0.5 2026-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/03e99e80-0cd8-4fbb-9dc8-29837e0ce5c7/A+time+to+bloom+-+Artistic+associates+Gerardo+Francisco+Jr.+and+Eileen+Lopez+look+back+on+the+lessons+of+2025+as+%E2%80%98Prima%E2%80%99+season+begins+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - A time to bloom: Artistic associates Gerardo Francisco Jr. and Eileen Lopez look back on the lessons of 2025 as ‘Prima’ season begins - Make it stand out For co-artistic associates Gerardo Francisco Jr. and Eileen Lopez, the work of honing a ballet company is never done. Here, they’re giving corrections to the dancers after a rehearsal of Swan Lake. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/a5408dff-68df-4e91-8503-859064e34744/A+time+to+bloom+-+Artistic+associates+Gerardo+Francisco+Jr.+and+Eileen+Lopez+look+back+on+the+lessons+of+2025+as+%E2%80%98Prima%E2%80%99+season+begins+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - A time to bloom: Artistic associates Gerardo Francisco Jr. and Eileen Lopez look back on the lessons of 2025 as ‘Prima’ season begins - Make it stand out The year 2025 was a good one for Ballet Manila – seen here in Malaysia for their Cinderella series with artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde – and by all indications, 2026 will be even better. Photo by Larry Salgado https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/889efc38-3dcc-4746-836e-bb9010f38c31/A+time+to+bloom+-+Artistic+associates+Gerardo+Francisco+Jr.+and+Eileen+Lopez+look+back+on+the+lessons+of+2025+as+%E2%80%98Prima%E2%80%99+season+begins+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - A time to bloom: Artistic associates Gerardo Francisco Jr. and Eileen Lopez look back on the lessons of 2025 as ‘Prima’ season begins - Make it stand out Geri Francisco: “The dancers need to discover who they are and what they are capable of.” Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/853112dc-6598-43ab-bbfd-992f332aae0d/A+time+to+bloom+-+Artistic+associates+Gerardo+Francisco+Jr.+and+Eileen+Lopez+look+back+on+the+lessons+of+2025+as+%E2%80%98Prima%E2%80%99+season+begins+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - A time to bloom: Artistic associates Gerardo Francisco Jr. and Eileen Lopez look back on the lessons of 2025 as ‘Prima’ season begins - Make it stand out Eileen Lopez: “Artistry goes together with the proper technique; (there should be) less of the Olympic athletic style.” Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/34baa8ff-99c6-475a-9b73-072ac9256d6c/A+time+to+bloom+-+Artistic+associates+Gerardo+Francisco+Jr.+and+Eileen+Lopez+look+back+on+the+lessons+of+2025+as+%E2%80%98Prima%E2%80%99+season+begins+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - A time to bloom: Artistic associates Gerardo Francisco Jr. and Eileen Lopez look back on the lessons of 2025 as ‘Prima’ season begins - Make it stand out Company artist Shamira Drapete is noted to be stepping up with every role she’s given. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/387fb00e-14c7-42e7-b9ec-427c5e730f77/A+time+to+bloom+-+Artistic+associates+Gerardo+Francisco+Jr.+and+Eileen+Lopez+look+back+on+the+lessons+of+2025+as+%E2%80%98Prima%E2%80%99+season+begins+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - A time to bloom: Artistic associates Gerardo Francisco Jr. and Eileen Lopez look back on the lessons of 2025 as ‘Prima’ season begins - Make it stand out Company artist John Carl Concepcion (with Idelle Buhia in last February’s The Dawn of Ballet) is seen as becoming an even more versatile dancer. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/76c5278f-2ec5-4cae-acc7-0f4e4a009484/A+time+to+bloom+-+Artistic+associates+Gerardo+Francisco+Jr.+and+Eileen+Lopez+look+back+on+the+lessons+of+2025+as+%E2%80%98Prima%E2%80%99+season+begins+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - A time to bloom: Artistic associates Gerardo Francisco Jr. and Eileen Lopez look back on the lessons of 2025 as ‘Prima’ season begins - Make it stand out A return to the choreographer’s chair for principal dancer Mark Sumaylo would be a welcome development. Photo by Larry Salgado https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/47d6852a-58d2-47aa-8192-f41f4f796d66/A+time+to+bloom+-+Artistic+associates+Gerardo+Francisco+Jr.+and+Eileen+Lopez+look+back+on+the+lessons+of+2025+as+%E2%80%98Prima%E2%80%99+season+begins+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - A time to bloom: Artistic associates Gerardo Francisco Jr. and Eileen Lopez look back on the lessons of 2025 as ‘Prima’ season begins - Make it stand out Company artist Marinette Franco is said to be reliable in helping uphold the standards of BM’s corps de ballet. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2026/3/7/soundbites-ibong-adarna-took-flight-and-soared-high-without-hesitation monthly 0.5 2026-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b7fa5779-fda9-4e21-ad77-ecf9099edd6e/Soundbites+-+%E2%80%98Ibong+Adarna+took+flight+and+soared+high+without+hesitation%E2%80%99+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Soundbites: ‘Ibong Adarna took flight and soared high without hesitation’ - Make it stand out Debuting in the title role of Ibong Adarna in 2017, Abigail Oliveiro is described by reviewer Erica Marquez-Jacinto as having the gracefulness of a swan and the passion of a firebird. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/626118b1-bd31-4b6f-8913-76949a0e14e0/Soundbites+-+%E2%80%98Ibong+Adarna+took+flight+and+soared+high+without+hesitation%E2%80%99+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Soundbites: ‘Ibong Adarna took flight and soared high without hesitation’ - Make it stand out Choreographer Gerardo Francisco Jr. infused Ibong Adarna with electrically-charged dances requiring precision and presence of mind to be executed well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/5cf24cd7-7a11-489d-8113-e7c122d6dfb9/Soundbites+-+%E2%80%98Ibong+Adarna+took+flight+and+soared+high+without+hesitation%E2%80%99+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Soundbites: ‘Ibong Adarna took flight and soared high without hesitation’ - Make it stand out The Amazonas collectively displayed a powerful tour de force delivered with a singular breath. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2026/3/5/for-soloist-rafael-perez-building-good-habits-is-key-to-staying-fit monthly 0.5 2026-03-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/576cb829-5f53-4e17-9a62-5104ecf48c80/For+soloist+Rafael+Perez%2C+building+good+habits+is+key+to+staying+fit+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - For soloist Rafael Perez, building good habits is key to staying fit - Make it stand out Paired with principal dancer Jasmine Pia Dames in a scene from Don Quixote (2025), Rafael Perez says he keeps to a daily fitness routine supplemented by conditioning exercises under a Ballet Sport Science program tailor-made for him. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/44a7801e-9487-4060-b4fe-bce046dca456/For+soloist+Rafael+Perez%2C+building+good+habits+is+key+to+staying+fit+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - For soloist Rafael Perez, building good habits is key to staying fit - Make it stand out For Ballet Manila soloist Rafael “Paeng” Perez, part of being a dancer is knowing how to analyze your body and identifying the areas you must work on. Photo by Larry Salgado https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ecea8791-ff4b-4790-94b6-ffe2d5fe837e/For+soloist+Rafael+Perez%2C+building+good+habits+is+key+to+staying+fit+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpeg Home - For soloist Rafael Perez, building good habits is key to staying fit - Make it stand out Paeng went on his first-ever hiking trip during Ballet Manila’s holiday break, taking on the Kayapa Quad Peak (Mt. Tugew, Cabo, Kabuan and Sadjatan) in Nueva Vizcaya. Photo from Rafael Perez’s Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ce824f4f-bb71-4755-b445-cb5d45208631/For+soloist+Rafael+Perez%2C+building+good+habits+is+key+to+staying+fit+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - For soloist Rafael Perez, building good habits is key to staying fit - Make it stand out Shunning negative thoughts and focusing on self-improvement, notes Paeng – seen here as the Jester in Swan Lake (2025) – are important elements in staying mentally and physically healthy. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b9239d13-3fc1-4109-9485-36b45c1667aa/For+soloist+Rafael+Perez%2C+building+good+habits+is+key+to+staying+fit+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpeg Home - For soloist Rafael Perez, building good habits is key to staying fit - Make it stand out Paeng makes his debut in a full-length ballet, just like his partner Shamira Drapete, in Florante at Laura (2025). Photo from Rafael Perez’s Facebook page https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2026/3/2/the-dawn-of-ballet-revisited monthly 0.5 2026-03-02 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2026/2/27/this-month-in-bm-history-february-2007 monthly 0.5 2026-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/6c99a720-3433-44e8-8439-1d4d324d339a/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+February+2007+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - This Month in BM History: February 2007 - Make it stand out Romeo (Rudy De Dios, right) shares a light moment with friends Benvolio (Jerome Espejo, left) and Mercutio (Gerardo Francisco Jr.) before a fight ensues with Tybalt and Lord Capulet. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/29b5addc-dc3e-4023-adc8-a836a157e9a9/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+February+2007+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: February 2007 - Make it stand out Lisa Macuja Elizalde explains the nuances of portraying the teenage Juliet in the Shakespeare-inspired ballet, Romeo & Juliet, in a story published in The Manila Standard. Newspaper clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/84aecc79-a337-4890-9cd9-b92fc29dbf4f/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+February+2007+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - This Month in BM History: February 2007 - Make it stand out Actress Chin-Chin Gutierrez narrates the story of Romeo & Juliet for the 2007 restaging. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e1482a5c-d573-430e-b2a2-6f068f207fef/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+February+2007+4-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - This Month in BM History: February 2007 - Make it stand out At curtain call, Lisa Macuja Elizalde leads Osias Barroso, her original Romeo, to centerstage to take a bow for restaging Sergey Vikulov’s three-act ballet. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2026/2/24/from-friends-to-fifis-ballet-manila-couple-sean-pelegrin-and-pearl-dames-ready-for-more-years-of-love-laughter-and-dancing monthly 0.5 2026-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/dfeddab9-eee0-4d49-8f40-1322a496111e/From+friends+to+fifis+-+Ballet+Manila+couple+Sean+Pelegrin+and+Pearl+Dames+ready+for+more+years+of+love%2C+laughter+and+dancing+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.webp Home - From friends to ‘fifis’: Ballet Manila couple Sean Pelegrin and Pearl Dames ready for more years of love, laughter and dancing - Make it stand out Dancing as the Sugar Plum Fairy and the Prince in The Nutcracker: Clara’s Journey (2023) was Sean Pelegrin and Jessica Pearl Dames’s first time to take on the lead classical roles as professional dancers. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/55ebcde7-bb24-4e87-96e8-61c3dc6187e4/From+friends+to+fifis+-+Ballet+Manila+couple+Sean+Pelegrin+and+Pearl+Dames+ready+for+more+years+of+love%2C+laughter+and+dancing+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - From friends to ‘fifis’: Ballet Manila couple Sean Pelegrin and Pearl Dames ready for more years of love, laughter and dancing - Make it stand out After 13 years as sweethearts, Ballet Manila principal dancer Jessica Pearl Dames and soloist Sean Pelegrin are now engaged and call each other “Fifi” – for fiancé and fiancée. Pearl made the bracelets with the syllable “Fi” that they’re wearing. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f782f557-4803-4541-9c5e-ed1dd1291191/From+friends+to+fifis+-+Ballet+Manila+couple+Sean+Pelegrin+and+Pearl+Dames+ready+for+more+years+of+love%2C+laughter+and+dancing+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - From friends to ‘fifis’: Ballet Manila couple Sean Pelegrin and Pearl Dames ready for more years of love, laughter and dancing - Make it stand out Never giving up on each other is what has carried Sean and Pearl (seen here in a photo shoot for Deux in 2019) through whatever challenges they have faced. Photo by Jojit Lorenzo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/95fa898d-b9b6-4a0c-a241-0c9e35d6c6d4/From+friends+to+fifis+-+Ballet+Manila+couple+Sean+Pelegrin+and+Pearl+Dames+ready+for+more+years+of+love%2C+laughter+and+dancing+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.webp Home - From friends to ‘fifis’: Ballet Manila couple Sean Pelegrin and Pearl Dames ready for more years of love, laughter and dancing - Make it stand out Sean and Pearl are partnered in PJ Rebullida’s Blind Love (2019), about a consuming relationship that blinds a person to the point she is oblivious to the pain being caused by her partner. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f80aba13-bf98-4287-a8c5-5ec90d728fd4/From+friends+to+fifis+-+Ballet+Manila+couple+Sean+Pelegrin+and+Pearl+Dames+ready+for+more+years+of+love%2C+laughter+and+dancing+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - From friends to ‘fifis’: Ballet Manila couple Sean Pelegrin and Pearl Dames ready for more years of love, laughter and dancing - Make it stand out Here comes the bride… Pearl is Juliet to the Romeo of Joshua Enciso (right) while Sean is the pastor that marries them in Martin Lawrance’s Filipino-inspired adaptation of Romeo and Juliet (2023). Photo from Sean Pelegrin’s Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/24001153-6096-4c55-8bde-49a201a5ae58/From+friends+to+fifis+-+Ballet+Manila+couple+Sean+Pelegrin+and+Pearl+Dames+ready+for+more+years+of+love%2C+laughter+and+dancing+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - From friends to ‘fifis’: Ballet Manila couple Sean Pelegrin and Pearl Dames ready for more years of love, laughter and dancing - Make it stand out Both lovers of the outdoors, Pearl and Sean are silhouetted in a ballet lift during a beach vacation. 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Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/743194a4-47ff-4676-bd14-272fb84d875c/From+friends+to+fifis+-+Ballet+Manila+couple+Sean+Pelegrin+and+Pearl+Dames+ready+for+more+years+of+love%2C+laughter+and+dancing+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - From friends to ‘fifis’: Ballet Manila couple Sean Pelegrin and Pearl Dames ready for more years of love, laughter and dancing - Make it stand out Pearl and Sean won’t be bride and groom for a while yet, but they’re excited about planning all the details for their altar date. Photo from Sean Pelegrin’s Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/6d85c00f-614d-45f9-b827-8163148bff54/From+friends+to+fifis+-+Ballet+Manila+couple+Sean+Pelegrin+and+Pearl+Dames+ready+for+more+years+of+love%2C+laughter+and+dancing+9+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - From friends to ‘fifis’: Ballet Manila couple Sean Pelegrin and Pearl Dames ready for more years of love, laughter and dancing - Make it stand out Even as they enter a new phase together, Pearl and Sean are looking forward to more years of dancing – a shared passion at the core of their lives – and laughing while they’re at it. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2026/2/23/ballet-manilas-ibong-adarna-flexes-its-wings-in-dumaguete monthly 0.5 2026-02-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/58db8078-4b8d-4c32-a244-3f7189c500ec/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Ibong+Adarna%E2%80%99+flexes+its+wings+in+Dumaguete+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Ibong Adarna’ flexes its wings in Dumaguete - Make it stand out Ballet Manila’s Ibong Adarna is the Silliman University Culture and Arts Council’s final show for National Arts Month. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/613d3eac-637c-4ecc-90e0-3aa08a4f90c1/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Ibong+Adarna%E2%80%99+flexes+its+wings+in+Dumaguete+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.webp Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Ibong Adarna’ flexes its wings in Dumaguete - Make it stand out Principal dancer Abigail Oliveiro – who originated the titular role of Ibong Adarna in its premiere run in 2017 – flexes her wings once more as Ballet Manila brings the literary epic to Dumaguete. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e97426ec-0f6b-4cff-ba51-1014afc02437/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Ibong+Adarna%E2%80%99+flexes+its+wings+in+Dumaguete+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Ibong Adarna’ flexes its wings in Dumaguete - Make it stand out As the eldest prince, Don Pedro, principal dancer Mark Sumaylo shows his strength and might in this scene from Ibong Adarna. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/68d7984f-7c55-4d8b-bf7c-b19304cc55ab/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Ibong+Adarna%E2%80%99+flexes+its+wings+in+Dumaguete+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.webp Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Ibong Adarna’ flexes its wings in Dumaguete - Make it stand out Principal dancer Romeo Peralta Jr. reprises his role as the second brother, Don Diego. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ad8c13ae-40c7-41d8-830f-8e47015d845a/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Ibong+Adarna%E2%80%99+flexes+its+wings+in+Dumaguete+5-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Ibong Adarna’ flexes its wings in Dumaguete - Make it stand out Sharing the role of the kind prince, Don Juan, are principal dancer Joshua Enciso (left) and soloist Anselmo Dictado. Photos by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/201b1705-8aa8-469f-8d6a-e75d9ebe4685/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Ibong+Adarna%E2%80%99+flexes+its+wings+in+Dumaguete+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Ibong Adarna’ flexes its wings in Dumaguete - Make it stand out Principal dancers Jessica Pearl Dames (left) and Shaira Comeros, who previously danced as Amazonas in Ibong Adarna, will make their debut as the mythical bird. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/5ea988ed-2b3b-4563-9283-7ab96cf02d1f/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Ibong+Adarna%E2%80%99+flexes+its+wings+in+Dumaguete+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Ibong Adarna’ flexes its wings in Dumaguete - Make it stand out Soloist Rafael Perez makes the transition from hunter (above) to the lead role of Don Juan. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/0567440f-e3ea-4152-b88e-9b947d65b879/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Ibong+Adarna%E2%80%99+flexes+its+wings+in+Dumaguete+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Ibong Adarna’ flexes its wings in Dumaguete - Make it stand out Soloist Rissa May Camaclang (right) plays Donya Valeriana anew while soloist Noah Esplana – who was cast as the hermit before – debuts as Don Pedro in Dumaguete. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2026/2/20/ballet-manila-dances-with-the-dawn monthly 0.5 2026-02-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/18454494-4c7d-4dde-b955-1f653882c592/Ballet+Manila+dances+with+The+Dawn+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.webp Home - Ballet Manila dances with The Dawn - Make it stand out After four years in Russia, including two years with the centuries-old Kirov Ballet, Lisa Macuja returned to the Philippines for a homecoming gala in August 1986. Souvenir program and ticket from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/00c7a67d-b855-45d8-afeb-6a8e79859ca8/Ballet+Manila+dances+with+The+Dawn+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila dances with The Dawn - Make it stand out For the first time, Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde (rightmost) and The Dawn – with members (from left) Bim Yance, Sancho Sanchez, Jun Boy Leonor, Francis Reyes, and Jett Pangan – are collaborating on a project: a special edition of Ballet & Ballads. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/827646b7-d0e2-41bc-a78a-c8f82f6a6044/_1840072.jpg Home - Ballet Manila dances with The Dawn - Make it stand out Lisa Macuja Elizalde and The Dawn hold a unique joint celebration for their shared 40th anniversary. Photo taken at the rehearsal for The Dawn of Ballet. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/602c885a-34f6-4a88-9aa0-b36ec1954417/_1830191.jpg Home - Ballet Manila dances with The Dawn - Make it stand out Enveloped Ideas, one of The Dawn’s biggest hits from 40 years ago, opens the show with a choreography by Martin Lawrance. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/32d3573f-7cc1-4059-bd32-9a126b5091ee/_1830857.jpg Home - Ballet Manila dances with The Dawn - Make it stand out The message of The Dawn’s anthemic Iisang Bangka Tayo — of solidarity and strength — is aptly echoed in Gerardo Francisco Jr.’s choreography for Ballet Manila. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/887db4ae-4376-4143-bba0-c89c987711c5/Ballet+Manila+dances+with+The+Dawn+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila dances with The Dawn - Make it stand out Gerardo Francisco Jr. (left) and Martin Lawrance, seen here guesting on Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s program Art 2 Art, jointly worked on the choreography for The Dawn of Ballet. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/529ddac8-aca6-40ba-a7fc-609199705d98/_1830668.jpg Home - Ballet Manila dances with The Dawn - Make it stand out Gerardo Francisco Jr. choreographed Sa’n Ka Pupunta?, a song The Dawn released in 2025. It is a reminder that amid life’s uncertainties, someone out there is willing to listen and help. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2026/2/19/philippine-based-for-40-years-lisa-macuja-elizalde-celebrates-with-prima-season-for-ballet-manila monthly 0.5 2026-02-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/186d5bd8-936a-4a05-9731-c7a846b84773/Philippine-based+for+40+years%2C+Lisa+Macuja+Elizalde+celebrates+with+%E2%80%98Prima%E2%80%99+season+for+Ballet+Manila++2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Philippine-based for 40 years, Lisa Macuja Elizalde celebrates with ‘Prima’ season for Ballet Manila - Make it stand out Ballet Manila dancers Abigail Oliveiro and Mark Sumaylo, together with colleagues (from left) Samantha Garay, Rodney Catubay, Ana Graciela Andes, Ana Katharina Andes, Jos David Andes and Celine Astrologo, perform an excerpt of La Bayadere at the media conference for the company’s Prima Performance Season. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/53c37427-c2c2-4918-af8e-14d0b0cf53a8/Philippine-based+for+40+years%2C+Lisa+Macuja+Elizalde+celebrates+with+%E2%80%98Prima%E2%80%99+season+for+Ballet+Manila++1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Philippine-based for 40 years, Lisa Macuja Elizalde celebrates with ‘Prima’ season for Ballet Manila - Make it stand out Believing it was destiny that she became a Philippine-based ballerina 40 years ago, Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde is grateful for the blessings she has enjoyed since then in Dance. Photo by Eros Goze; make-up by Paolo San Juan; hair by Dianne Alcantara; outfit by King George Bueno. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/a79101a3-610c-4965-9dd5-a833b07616cc/Philippine-based+for+40+years%2C+Lisa+Macuja+Elizalde+celebrates+with+%E2%80%98Prima%E2%80%99+season+for+Ballet+Manila++3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Philippine-based for 40 years, Lisa Macuja Elizalde celebrates with ‘Prima’ season for Ballet Manila - Make it stand out Principal dancer Jessica Pearl Dames (left), soloist Rafael Perez and company artist Nanami Hasegawa in a pas de trois from Paquita, the full-length ballet of which is Ballet Manila’s second offering for the season in June. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/367b9618-3109-4240-9f36-82aba8e8cb1b/Philippine-based+for+40+years%2C+Lisa+Macuja+Elizalde+celebrates+with+%E2%80%98Prima%E2%80%99+season+for+Ballet+Manila++4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Philippine-based for 40 years, Lisa Macuja Elizalde celebrates with ‘Prima’ season for Ballet Manila - Make it stand out Company artist Shamira Drapete is partnered by principal dancer Joshua Enciso in a pas de deux from Sleeping Beauty which opens Ballet Manila’s Prima season in March. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2026/2/18/dance-partners-for-life monthly 0.5 2026-02-18 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2026/2/17/galloping-into-the-year-of-the-horse monthly 0.5 2026-02-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1771327054414-4210L93GUUAMOV0TGC1Y/Horse+1.webp Home - Galloping into the Year of the Horse The soot girl Cinderella (Abigail Oliveiro), transformed into a princess by the Fairy Godmother, is whisked off to the ball by a pair of steeds. Little does she know that it’s the beginning of her happy-ever-after as she will get to meet the Prince that evening. The magical scene is from Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s Cinderella. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1771327122145-4ON2XTPVDJW5J4X9HRVT/Horse+2.jpg Home - Galloping into the Year of the Horse On Christmas Eve, when Masha (Lisa Macuja Elizalde) sneaks downstairs to continue playing with the Nutcracker Doll, she discovers it has come to life, and she soon witnesses a battle between the Nutcracker Prince and the Rat King. The sword-wielding Horsewomen are among the whimsical characters that come to her rescue and the prince’s in this scene from Act 1 of The Nutcracker (1998). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1771327205089-OWTE7M89F6O7XJBFQ9QY/Horse+3.JPG Home - Galloping into the Year of the Horse The wealthy landowner Thomas (Marcus Tolentino) is trying to marry off his son Alain (Ricardo Mallari) to Lise in The Naughty Daughter (2008). But that the young simpleton wears a ribbon in his hair – and still enjoys hopping around on his toy horse – seem to indicate he is way out of his league with the country lass already in love with Colas despite her mother’s disapproval. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2026/2/14/ballet-manila-in-full-color-red-letter-days monthly 0.5 2026-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1771064969470-AXFBCXR6LUVIZNQJ9S76/Red+1.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Red-letter days Prinsesa Singsing (Lisa Macuja Elizalde) spends a day as vibrant as the red in her playful royal garb, interacting with loyal subjects of the kingdom. In Ang Prinsipe ng Mga Ibon, one of the stories showcased in Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (2008), she would find even more joy as she falls for an unlikely suitor – the bird prince. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1771064959336-0LFDWVTL9VFH1HXA5XKP/Red+2.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Red-letter days Radiant in red, Kitri (Jasmine Pia Dames) is held aloft by Basilio (Noah Esplana) with just one hand. The iconic move is a favorite in Don Quixote, the pas de deux from which was performed by this pair in Ballet Manila’s Greatest Hits in Malaysia (2024). Photo by Larry Salgado https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1771065023174-MBEGB3BFUFTO8DO5LZP2/Red+3.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Red-letter days In the Land of Sweets in The Nutcracker (2001), the Arabian dancers (Marcus Tolentino and Elline Damian) perform a special number at the kingdom where the Sugarplum Fairy reigns supreme. Wearing matching finery in red, the couple represents coffee in a program showcasing treats that also features Spanish dancers and Chinese dancers, symbolizing chocolate and tea, respectively. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1771064964667-A70VBANB9AOTWY7HQKE1/Red+4.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Red-letter days Lankadem (Noah Esplana) makes his presence known in a red ensemble, launching into powerful leaps that reflect his boldness and audacity. He is a feared character in Le Corsaire (2024) as he sells off women as slaves to bidders in the pirate adventure. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1771064969470-C4DVNZL42NW07XST2145/Red+5.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Red-letter days Clad in red dresses accentuated by sparkling beads, the “parrot girls” in La Bayadere (2004) engaged in the light-hearted Waltz of the Parrots. The festive colors they wear and the plumed creatures they hold in their hands signify the luxuriousness of the Rajah’s palace in this Indian-inspired tale. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1771064977058-XLQH8KIQCWER91YQ0Z65/Red+6.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Red-letter days The sultry Carmen (Dawna Reign Mangahas) sure knows how to make an entrance. In her red fringed dress, she instantly catches attention – and the arched eyebrows of the women in the crowd. The scene is from Eric V. Cruz’s Carmen, featured in BM 21 (2016), an adaptation of Georges Bizet’s opera about a free-spirited woman whose seductive ways lead to tragic consequences. Photo by Kurt Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1771064973344-5TWBZFPZHHYPQQ6JVQ43/Red+7.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Red-letter days Complementing outfits in two shades of red are worn by Sandralynn Huang and Mylene Aggabao as they dance to the lilting melody of Magandang Gabi. The number is part of Mga Awit at Sayaw, a suite choreographed to familiar OPM songs which was part of the Manila preview of Ballet Manila Goes International (2005). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2026/2/12/how-company-artist-idelle-buhia-finally-fell-in-love-with-ballet monthly 0.5 2026-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/eab23d78-539f-4971-9241-a8b9e11932d0/How+company+artist+Idelle+Buhia+finally+fell+in+love+with+ballet+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - How company artist Idelle Buhia finally fell in love with ballet - Make it stand out Dancing in Ballet Manila’s Don Quixote in August 2025 was a thrill for Idelle Buhia as the ballet is one her favorites among the classics. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1f8c9ea5-b2f5-4fc7-bd49-ca65f64f3e8a/How+company+artist+Idelle+Buhia+finally+fell+in+love+with+ballet+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - How company artist Idelle Buhia finally fell in love with ballet - Make it stand out Ballet Manila company artist Idelle Lauryn Buhia believes sustaining a dance career depends on “focusing on yourself, keeping a good mindset, and enjoying each moment.” Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/5f50728b-076b-42fa-9466-9e7a7da843d8/How+company+artist+Idelle+Buhia+finally+fell+in+love+with+ballet+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - How company artist Idelle Buhia finally fell in love with ballet - Make it stand out Idelle displays her form dancing the Diane Variation as a competitor in the 2018 CCP Ballet Competition. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/9a81b732-20b5-4f95-b54c-eded2e004c44/How+company+artist+Idelle+Buhia+finally+fell+in+love+with+ballet+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpeg Home - How company artist Idelle Buhia finally fell in love with ballet - Make it stand out After performing with the corps in Ballet Manila’s Swan Lake for its Dumaguete tour in July 2025, Idelle (third from left) joins the company’s curtain call. Photo by Ryly Pontino/ Silliman University Culture and Arts Council https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/9753796c-8b06-4101-b507-5993ca45b9b9/How+company+artist+Idelle+Buhia+finally+fell+in+love+with+ballet+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - How company artist Idelle Buhia finally fell in love with ballet - Make it stand out In the 2018 CCP Ballet Competition, Idelle also shows her mettle in contemporary dance. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/166e06b9-d14c-4eeb-9250-eca749d3b7ce/How+company+artist+Idelle+Buhia+finally+fell+in+love+with+ballet+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - How company artist Idelle Buhia finally fell in love with ballet - Make it stand out Idelle is looking forward to being part of more season performances and joining company tours. For Sleeping Beauty in March, she’ll be dancing as one of the fairies. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2026/2/9/talk-about-dance-zeynep-okcu monthly 0.5 2026-02-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f781bc1c-90c1-4eef-843b-6729364b6d38/Talk+About+Dance+-+Zeynep+Okcu.jpg Home - Talk About Dance: Zeynep Okcu - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2026/2/3/putting-on-weight-is-soloist-rodney-catubays-biggest-challenge monthly 0.5 2026-02-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1a996e52-ba75-4096-a026-e1aaf15b3bd7/Rodney+2.jpg Home - Putting on weight is soloist Rodney Catubay’s biggest challenge - Make it stand out For Ballet Manila’s Swan Lake in Dumaguete last July, Rodney transforms into the villain Rothbart. Photo by Ryly Pontino/ Silliman University Culture and Arts Council https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/784edcdc-600b-4f7e-8f11-6dd08b77708e/Rodney+1.jpg Home - Putting on weight is soloist Rodney Catubay’s biggest challenge - Make it stand out Soloist Rodney Catubay, who has always been tall and thin, follows a personalized program under coach Robert Osorio’s Ballet Sport Science where one of the goals is to build muscles. Photo from Rodney Catubay’s Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/8dca681f-c572-46e5-9b58-53fb31a439b3/Rodney+3.jpg Home - Putting on weight is soloist Rodney Catubay’s biggest challenge - Make it stand out Even though he eats a substantial amount – usually consuming two cups of rice at every meal – Rodney says it doesn’t add to his weight. Photo courtesy of Stephanie Santiago https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/13739f15-61dc-4a99-b090-d1f81c4c7314/Rodney+4.jpg Home - Putting on weight is soloist Rodney Catubay’s biggest challenge - Make it stand out Rodney co-hosts the Ballet Podcast with good friend and fellow soloist Rafael Perez, an activity that he enjoys as they discuss ballet-related matters with guest dancers. Photo courtesy of Stephanie Santiago https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/46b85226-4115-4bf1-b033-21b3c08eace8/Rodney+5.jpg Home - Putting on weight is soloist Rodney Catubay’s biggest challenge - Make it stand out In Ballet Manila’s Don Quixote last August, Rodney serves as the comic foil dancing as the vain nobleman Gamache. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2026/1/31/this-month-in-bm-history-january-2009 monthly 0.5 2026-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/882ea56c-ba0d-416c-8aba-0558edf42634/BM+2.JPG Home - This Month in BM History: January 2009 - Make it stand out In Mahiwagang Biyulin, the cruel employer Ahab (Marcus Tolentino, right) can’t resist dancing whenever Rodrigo (Gerardo Francisco) plays his enchanted violin. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/415e30ef-cadc-4fa2-a3e2-2c62bb1e2b02/BM+1.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: January 2009 - Make it stand out A story in Business Mirror mentions that Ballet Manila’s hit production, Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang, should be staged not just at Christmas. Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2026/1/24/soundbites-excellence-in-dance-demands-discipline-resilience-and-an-unyielding-passion-for-the-art monthly 0.5 2026-01-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/348de03d-515a-44e2-a3f7-91354424ae54/Soundbites+2.jpg Home - Soundbites: ‘Excellence in dance demands discipline, resilience and an unyielding passion for the art’ - Make it stand out Annabelle Lopez-Ochoa’s Bloom, created especially for Ballet Manila, highlights the strength of the company’s male dancers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d0da0838-898d-4e3f-ae80-d3f2f1637710/Soundbites+1.jpg Home - Soundbites: ‘Excellence in dance demands discipline, resilience and an unyielding passion for the art’ - Make it stand out Ballet Manila’s The Pearl Gala in March 2025, a celebration of its 30th anniversary, features the premiere of Pearls as choreographed by artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde and guest choreographer Martin Lawrance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f9c15633-0dd2-4f48-a08f-90d8aa6cb8b6/Soundbites+3.jpg Home - Soundbites: ‘Excellence in dance demands discipline, resilience and an unyielding passion for the art’ - Make it stand out Thirty years on, Ballet Manila – seen here performing the Paquita Divertissement in The Pearl Gala – has proven why it’s the country’s leading classical ballet company. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2026/1/22/ballet-manila-in-full-color-totally-teal monthly 0.5 2026-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1769064947817-AYNBUA5YFEFZQRE1H9M9/Teal+1.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Totally teal National Artist for Dance Agnes Locsin’s Sayao sa Pamlang is a suite of five pieces inspired by the rich culture of the Philippine South. In Pang-alay, three women wearing teal catsuits draped in aquamarine sheaths – Jessa Balote, Angelika Tagupa and Elyssabeth Apilado – show the beauty and gracefulness of the hands. The choreography was performed for the touring production, Ballet Manila’s Greatest Hits in Malaysia (2024). Photo by Larry Salgado https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1769064940039-Z3WRITDGYMTHA7Y7U1C1/Teal+2.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Totally teal Bell-bottomed teal pants, a geometrically patterned top with matching hair band, and an Afro hairdo complete the groovy vibe for Gerardo Francisco Jr. in a Mamma Mia Medley featuring ABBA’s hit songs. The number served as the finale for Ballet & Ballads with the West End Mamas (2013). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1769064946516-NEB30XJGR65SR642370Z/Teal+3.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Totally teal A teal fan is the perfect accessory to go with this flouncy teal dress worn by one of the village girls (Nanami Hasegawa) in Don Quixote (2025). Merriment erupts in the plaza as Kitri and Basilio evade her disapproving father to steal some moments together with their friends. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1769064949486-GUQBJ3SIDOYFYU2S87KZ/Teal+4.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Totally teal Romeo (Rudy De Dios) is giddy with excitement, having just met Juliet in Romeo and Juliet. The smitten young man has arranged to see her in secret, with a teal cloak over his white top and tights. Choreographed by Sergey Vikulov, the choreographic miniature was featured in Gold (2014), the golden birthday celebration of Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde who danced as Juliet. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1769064952011-Y1FBKO1HSK17X0P5STO4/Teal+5.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Totally teal Garbed in an all-teal ensemble with flecks of gold, Ali (Joshua Enciso) is the loyal servant to the pirate Conrad in Le Corsaire (2023). The character figures prominently in the adventure as he saves his master from the scheming Birbanto and helps rescue Conrad’s beloved Medora. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1769064963656-S2047ES9HF2QH08YN8A3/Teal+6.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Totally teal After his elaborate hairpiece reveals a bald head, a stunned Gamache (Jonathan Janolo) is led away by Basilio (Mikhail Martynyuk) as Kitri (Lisa Macuja Elizalde) gleefully cheers at finally being rid of her unwanted suitor. Every inch the town dandy, Gamache exits in his gaudy teal outfit paired with royal blue tights and shoes in this scene from Don Quixote (2012). Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1769064958172-797CQ8BZFWX5W6AN474Z/Teal+7.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Totally teal The queen mother in Swan Lake (2025) is expecting Prince Siegfried to choose a wife at a ball celebrating his 21st birthday. A bevy of princesses is being introduced to him, including one portrayed by Alene Tan who wears a teal gown and, like the other hopefuls, is carrying a feathery fan in her hand. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2026/1/19/talk-about-dance-ann-daly monthly 0.5 2026-01-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/32a2adb8-8689-43f3-88e3-478e93a30174/Talk+About+Dance+-+Ann+Daly.jpg Home - Talk About Dance: Ann Daly - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2026/1/16/xtgl1iioqqiknnv1mxfd39to4tsi8e monthly 0.5 2026-01-16 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2026/1/8/ballet-manila-in-full-color-into-the-clouds monthly 0.5 2026-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1767837169092-YJUYIPKNMLU4HGAP2HWX/White+1.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Into the clouds As the nutcracker-turned-prince in The Nutcracker (2003), Osias Barroso Jr. takes the young girl Masha (Lisa Macuja Elizalde) on a grand adventure on Christmas Eve. The pair’s first stop is the Land of Snow, a winter wonderland that makes their complementing white outfits gleam even more. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1767837169233-KVCIZY4D88S6S9FW23KV/White+2.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Into the clouds Ballet Manila’s The Pearl Gala (2025), marking the company’s 30th anniversary, showcased a divertissement from the classical ballet Paquita. The series of dances underscoring the performers’ skills includes a solo of the gypsy girl Paquita (Abigail Oliveiro), seen here in a white tutu delicately accented with rosebuds. Photo by Erica Marquez-Jacinto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1767837211641-35STM8PB6ZLPAKEF7KS2/White+3.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Into the clouds The enchanted maidens of Swan Lake (2025) are a sight to behold, their white tutus providing a stark contrast to the darkness of the forest. In the story, they – along with the princess Odette – have been cursed by the sorcerer Von Rothbart to spend their days as swans before turning back to human form at night. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1767837185837-V39VAXJESO5N5NMVVCX8/White+4.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Into the clouds Espada (Mark Sumaylo) stands out in this scene from Don Quixote (2025) not just for his all-white toreador’s ensemble, but for that amazing back bend he launches into as he twirls his cape. The “showdown” between Espada and romantic interest Mercedes is a much-awaited one in the classic as they each display dexterity and flexibility in their movements. Photo by Erica Marquez-Jacinto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1767837243519-O5F8RUJC3ILELXT6QBAJ/White+5.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Into the clouds For his all-male contemporary piece, Less Sylphides featured in Duo (2012) Augustus “Bam” Damian III borrows the characteristic fabric traditionally reserved for the female corps. With danseurs wearing white tulle partially wrapped around white shorts, the choreographer winks at the classical opus Les Sylphides and creates his own take on the ballet blanc (white ballet). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1767837254596-L8I85VKQD2PDG7GGZKYL/White+6.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Into the clouds Prince Phillip (Romeo Peralta) kisses Princess Aurora (Jasmine Pia Dames) and wakes her from eternal slumber in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Sleeping Beauty (2020). The whole palace erupts in celebration as royal nuptials ensue, with the bride and groom wearing traditional white. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1767837303745-FRLM5084JKHLB8KL0JET/White+7.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Into the clouds Though clad in identical white outfits, the happy clown (Alvin Santos, left) and the sad clown (Glenn Ragel) are actually opponents trying to outsmart each other in the Fairy Doll pas de trois, all in a bid to win the heart of the fairy doll princess. A staple in the Ballet Manila repertoire, it was performed in the Carmen International Friendship Gala (2013). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2026/1/5/ballet-manilas-memorable-moments-in-2025 monthly 0.5 2026-01-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b20ef13e-48b3-487d-bae1-cbb453176c72/Pearl.webp Home - Ballet Manila’s memorable moments in 2025 - Make it stand out Ballet Manila opened its 30th anniversary season with The Pearl Gala in March. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/4f4d8bf3-20b9-4267-b058-110d629ee823/Swan+Lake+1.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s memorable moments in 2025 - Make it stand out Swan Lake showcased Ballet Manila’s key asset – a strong corps de ballet. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/2ee7b7fb-7a25-44ed-952b-fb40c467bc48/Swan+Lake+2.webp Home - Ballet Manila’s memorable moments in 2025 - Make it stand out Ballet Manila is greeted by an enthusiastic audience after a performance of Swan Lake in Silliman University’s Luce Auditorium. Photo courtesy of Gerardo Francisco Jr. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/11319075-4062-4349-bac8-8a3569e180c7/IMG_2179.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s memorable moments in 2025 - Make it stand out Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s Cinderella graced stages in Malaysia and Indonesia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e7f8c7a9-c5fa-4105-ab29-97a8a0836a9d/Snow+White.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s memorable moments in 2025 - Make it stand out Principal dancers Abigail Oliveiro and Mark Sumaylo danced as Snow White and the Prince in Taiwan (above) before premiering the same roles in a Christmas run of the fairy-tale ballet at Aliw Theater. 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Photo courtesy of Zhongli Youth Ballet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/879bdfec-ab8f-4c3a-a102-892b3c9a1397/Snow+White+bites+the+apple+anew+in+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+holiday+production+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Snow White bites the apple anew in Ballet Manila’s holiday production - Make it stand out Principal dancer Abigail Oliveiro makes her Philippine debut as Snow White in Ballet Manila’s Holiday Cheer 2025 presentation. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/00f1a157-89e7-4892-9ecf-4b7c658c7aa1/Snow+White+bites+the+apple+anew+in+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+holiday+production+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Snow White bites the apple anew in Ballet Manila’s holiday production - Make it stand out Heigh-ho, heigh-ho, it’s off to work they go! With their picks and shovels, the Seven Dwarves merrily start their day. Photo courtesy of Zhongli Youth Ballet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d14c0b21-72e4-4cf4-a1fc-6d32381afb28/Snow+White+bites+the+apple+anew+in+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+holiday+production+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Snow White bites the apple anew in Ballet Manila’s holiday production - Make it stand out Snow White befriends all sorts of creatures in the forest. Photo courtesy of Zhongli Youth Ballet https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/12/22/talk-about-dance-moliere monthly 0.5 2025-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/bf42a227-b0e8-45ad-873a-8f86233718b8/Talk+About+Dance+-+Moliere.jpg Home - Talk About Dance: Moliere - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/12/20/after-several-firsts-since-her-return-to-ballet-manila-nanami-hasegawa-caps-2025-as-snow-white monthly 0.5 2025-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ff17b0fe-b1d8-4a30-9b3b-0dd80c575f63/After+several+firsts+since+her+return+to+Ballet+Manila%2C+Nanami+Hasegawa+caps+2025+as+Snow+White++2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - After several firsts since her return to Ballet Manila, Nanami Hasegawa caps 2025 as Snow White - Make it stand out Cast in the pas de trois (above) and as a swan in last May’s Swan Lake, Nanami was given another assignment in the classic – the Mazurka – to substitute for a dancer who was injured. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/93516f6c-1831-4f79-b33b-65ef5f938b75/After+several+firsts+since+her+return+to+Ballet+Manila%2C+Nanami+Hasegawa+caps+2025+as+Snow+White++1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - After several firsts since her return to Ballet Manila, Nanami Hasegawa caps 2025 as Snow White - Make it stand out Ballet Manila company artist Nanami Hasegawa says she is living the dream. “Getting paid to dance, seeing different stages… I really am so happy to be back and to be going through all of it!” Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/4df676fe-6530-4573-98bd-7b1f5d908306/After+several+firsts+since+her+return+to+Ballet+Manila%2C+Nanami+Hasegawa+caps+2025+as+Snow+White++3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - After several firsts since her return to Ballet Manila, Nanami Hasegawa caps 2025 as Snow White - Make it stand out Nanami was the Wench to Romeo Peralta’s Birbanto in the pirate adventure Le Corsaire (2018). In the upcoming Snow White, they will reunite as Snow White and her Prince. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/6bc100a7-3a97-424e-8756-6f5e055b9563/After+several+firsts+since+her+return+to+Ballet+Manila%2C+Nanami+Hasegawa+caps+2025+as+Snow+White++4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - After several firsts since her return to Ballet Manila, Nanami Hasegawa caps 2025 as Snow White - Make it stand out In her first full-length Don Quixote last August, Nanami (second from left) dances in the iconic dream sequence in Act 2. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d69f58ec-8cb9-44ed-b6fe-909dac09026d/After+several+firsts+since+her+return+to+Ballet+Manila%2C+Nanami+Hasegawa+caps+2025+as+Snow+White++5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - After several firsts since her return to Ballet Manila, Nanami Hasegawa caps 2025 as Snow White - Make it stand out In Snow White productions in 2019, Nanami was the Huntsman’s wife with principal dancer Mark Sumaylo as the Huntsman. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b50bbc99-59e7-4f94-a955-fc570208b4ed/After+several+firsts+since+her+return+to+Ballet+Manila%2C+Nanami+Hasegawa+caps+2025+as+Snow+White++6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - After several firsts since her return to Ballet Manila, Nanami Hasegawa caps 2025 as Snow White - Make it stand out Learning a new role in Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Bloom was made easier with the help of her partners, says Nanami (above, opposite soloist Anselmo Dictado and with the male corps). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d43b703c-38e6-4f29-87c3-62952343cc87/After+several+firsts+since+her+return+to+Ballet+Manila%2C+Nanami+Hasegawa+caps+2025+as+Snow+White++7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - After several firsts since her return to Ballet Manila, Nanami Hasegawa caps 2025 as Snow White - Make it stand out Entrusted with a principal role for the first time, in Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s Snow White, Nanami enthuses, “I’d like my version to be very playful, very pure and generous.” Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/12/17/ballet-manilas-swan-lake-bags-aliw-award-for-best-dance-production monthly 0.5 2025-12-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/df32a9b2-6a00-4b47-a5a2-e62fc7432baa/Aliw+2.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Swan Lake’ bags Aliw Award for Best Dance Production - Make it stand out Ballet Manila’s first post-pandemic staging of Swan Lake showcased its formidable corps de ballet composed of dancers who have the stamina, technique and artistry to dance all four acts. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1f0e5657-8c44-40a9-8a39-5cf19d2f645e/Aliw+1.JPG Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Swan Lake’ bags Aliw Award for Best Dance Production - Make it stand out Principal dancer Abigail Oliveiro receives the Aliw Award on behalf of Ballet Manila and artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde. 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Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/12/11/this-month-in-bm-history-december-2006 monthly 0.5 2025-12-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/6314f9b4-6fb7-4dd7-a808-a8f7f75a5d9c/BM+1.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: December 2006 - Make it stand out The Nutcracker is a well-loved production, performed by ballet companies all over the world during Christmas season. Souvenir program from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/db5ac7e0-6595-43dc-afa6-62d8939580b4/BM+3.JPG Home - This Month in BM History: December 2006 - Make it stand out The Sugar Plum Fairy (Lisa Macuja Elizalde) and the Prince dance joyously in this scene from The Nutcracker. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ed6fdb14-ba3b-427e-ad29-e6bd6d5b7ba7/BM+2.JPG Home - This Month in BM History: December 2006 - Make it stand out An enchanting glimpse of the Land of Snow with the dancing snowflakes. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/12/10/ang-munting-anghel-flies-to-star-city monthly 0.5 2025-12-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/adfe5b4b-33d3-44ed-ac26-d117353a9f32/Angel.JPG Home - ‘Ang Munting Anghel’ flies to Star City - Make it stand out Having experienced kindness, kinship and joy on earth, the main character in Ang Munting Anghel transforms back into an angel. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/12/8/talk-about-dance-mata-hari monthly 0.5 2025-12-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/64a80d36-2810-47f3-b955-c16e686d5033/Talk+About+Dance+-+Mata+Hari.jpg Home - Talk About Dance: Mata Hari - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/12/5/winging-it-when-birds-and-ballet-make-the-perfect-pair monthly 0.5 2025-12-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1764914296894-BWR3R1BIUF53G7VYNFD2/Bird+1.jpg Home - Winging it: When birds and ballet make the perfect pair Abigail Oliveiro as the Ibong Adarna makes a majestic appearance with her multi-colored feathers framing her in this scene from Gerardo Francisco Jr.’s ballet adaptation of the Filipino literary classic. In Ibong Adarna (2024), the mythical winged being has already turned two princes into stone with her song, but their youngest brother is determined not to suffer the same fate. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1764914365638-L8V3OIC1FKILCGCE4KJR/Bird+2.JPG Home - Winging it: When birds and ballet make the perfect pair After the Hunter urges her to escape from the Evil Queen, Snow White (Akari Ida) finds herself in the forest. In Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s Snow White (2019), the titular character subsequently meets all sorts of beings in the wild including a pair of friendly birds whom she happily dances with. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1764914380251-5LFG6SQFDD8KWIXLGS9E/Bird+3.JPG Home - Winging it: When birds and ballet make the perfect pair She moves every inch the swan, but Odette (Lisa Macuja Elizalde) is actually a princess under the spell of the wicked sorcerer Von Rothbart in the ballet classic Swan Lake (2011). Chancing upon her one night as she changes back to human form, Prince Siegfried is instantly captivated and falls in love. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1764914438248-R34DDO0T3ARLDT3JZ6IE/Bird+4.jpg Home - Winging it: When birds and ballet make the perfect pair Ang Prinsipe ng Mga Ibon has been described as a reverse of the Swan Lake story. In the story featured in Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (2024), Prinsesa Singsing (Jasmine Pia Dames) falls in love with the Bird Prince (Romeo Peralta Jr.). After he saves her kingdom from attacking giants, she wishes she could be with him and she magically transforms into a bird like him and off they fly towards their happy ending. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1764914393750-A8P157LPZSVP0V0UD5MX/Bird+5.jpg Home - Winging it: When birds and ballet make the perfect pair In Jean Paul Comelin’s Firebird (2000), three central figures weave together the story about a Shaman’s search for enlightenment. There is the titular character, the Firebird (Pamela Asprer, standing), who symbolizes the pursuit of an ideal. There is also Medusa (Elline Damian, right), the snake goddess who puts obstacles during the Shaman’s journey and the lotus divinity (Sandralynn Huang, left) whom he eventually falls for. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1764914703524-D1YVRWL7KM2IIN4VLIAH/Bird+6.jpg Home - Winging it: When birds and ballet make the perfect pair The wings of the bird men in Ang Palasyo ng mga Duwende are aflutter in this scene from the ballet adaptation of a story by Severino Reyes, as showcased in Tatlo Pang Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (2013). One living in their midst is actually a bewitched prince who heals the ailing father of a lost girl whom he later marries. Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1764914691062-KH3UF3KY2GKSLELNH5TC/Bird+7.jpg Home - Winging it: When birds and ballet make the perfect pair In Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s Cinderella (2023), the soot girl in the title role who is bullied by her stepmother and stepsisters finds comfort among the creatures of the forest. They include groups of birds who welcome her with excitement at every visit, with the gold-winged ones shown here portrayed by (from left) Elyssabeth Apilado, Angelika Tagupa and Eva Chatal. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/12/2/in-their-own-words-sayaka-ishibashi-on-returning-to-ballet-manila monthly 0.5 2025-12-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/a5ece9fc-270d-491d-94e8-a6a6f0bd180a/In+Their+Own+Words+-+Sayaka+Ishibashi+on+returning+to+Ballet+Manila+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - In Their Own Words: Sayaka Ishibashi on returning to Ballet Manila - Make it stand out Sayaka performs in Ballet Manila’s most recent staging of Don Quixote in August. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/11/30/bonifacio-in-ballet-exploring-two-facets-of-a-hero-through-dance monthly 0.5 2025-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/a8a67dbf-697c-4cdd-908c-e79e593e1394/Bonifacio+1.JPG Home - Bonifacio in ballet: Exploring two facets of a hero through dance - Make it stand out Niño Guevarra embodies fearlessness as the hero Andres Bonifacio in Gerardo Francisco Jr.’s Bayani (Hero). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/0f68714c-b8ec-403d-8483-fc94795a2b82/Bonifacio+2.JPG Home - Bonifacio in ballet: Exploring two facets of a hero through dance - Make it stand out Rafael Perez portrays the gentler side of the revolutionary leader in Ka Andres, another choreography by Gerardo Francisco Jr. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/11/29/this-month-in-bm-history-november-1997 monthly 0.5 2025-11-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e6c194f7-fc0c-4aaf-b595-84976c4bc21b/BM+2.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: November 1997 - Make it stand out An item in a local newspaper in Cagayan De Oro announces the show of Ballet Manila led by principal dancers Osias Barroso Jr. and Lisa Macuja, with balladeer Ariel Rivera as guest artist. Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/45871d9f-8f44-49b6-b55f-81659b46e239/BM+1.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: November 1997 - Make it stand out Ballet Manila’s Ballet & Ballads in Davao City on November 30, 1997 had singer Nelson Del Castillo as the featured performer. Souvenir program from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/40617d4b-3368-4c38-b583-b74af34df49d/BM+3.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: November 1997 - Make it stand out Presented by MBC Radio, the show in Davao City was held at the Holy Cross of Davao College Gym. Invitation from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/11/27/soundbites-ballet-manila-has-garnered-acclaim-for-building-an-audience-for-ballet monthly 0.5 2025-11-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f5501149-10f0-4ab1-b7d3-a9010f924d36/Soundbites+2.JPG Home - Soundbites: ‘Ballet Manila has garnered acclaim for building an audience for ballet’ - Make it stand out Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Bloom, showcased in BM 2.0, uses to the full the company’s corps of danseurs in a visually stunning and thought-provoking piece. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/70a06f21-0124-4df0-9a87-12a123b7e99c/Soundbites+1.JPG Home - Soundbites: ‘Ballet Manila has garnered acclaim for building an audience for ballet’ - Make it stand out Osias Barroso’s Ecole, a choreographic number utilizing the basic lessons in a ballet class as springboard to a full presentation, capped Ballet Manila’s 20th anniversary show called BM 2.0 in 2015. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/11/23/talk-about-dance-eugene-louis-faccuito monthly 0.5 2025-11-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/647ee822-d329-4179-a11b-49bd4183db72/Talk+About+Dance+-+Eugene+Louis+Faccuito.jpg Home - Talk About Dance: Eugene Louis Faccuito - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/11/23/soundbites-its-one-ballet-that-should-be-toured-to-widen-consciousness-on-the-need-to-preserve-the-environment monthly 0.5 2025-11-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f3e1f131-fb41-4327-ac13-f5866208a69d/Soundbites+2.webp Home - Soundbites: ‘It’s one ballet that should be toured to widen consciousness on the need to preserve the environment’ - Make it stand out Alamat: Si Sibol at Si Gunaw, based on Ed Maranan’s children’s book, is a pitch for environmental protection. Souvenir program from the Ballet Manila Archives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1763853635413-72EVBT5TH3Y53E37V02F/Soundbites+1.webp Home - Soundbites: ‘It’s one ballet that should be toured to widen consciousness on the need to preserve the environment’ The goddess Luningning (Lisa Macuja Elizalde) reluctantly marries the mortal Kapuy (Nazer Salgado). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1763853635979-BPHDXTI8P3VV7KUE1VY0/Soundbites+3.webp Home - Soundbites: ‘It’s one ballet that should be toured to widen consciousness on the need to preserve the environment’ The malong-clad female corps gives the ballet a distinctively ethnic feel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1763853639260-YPEUKLMW36ZIWLFZSYJO/Soundbites+4.webp Home - Soundbites: ‘It’s one ballet that should be toured to widen consciousness on the need to preserve the environment’ The male corps performs one of the vibrant numbers in Alamat: Si Sibol at Si Gunaw. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/11/18/reading-time-in-ballet monthly 0.5 2025-11-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1763431902901-Z97DKJU44RS3F66QM5LA/Reading+time+in+ballet+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Reading time in ballet After immersing in tales about knights and maidens, the eccentric Don Quixote (Martin Lawrance, right) dreams of a woman named Dulcinea whom he believes he must rescue. In the ballet Don Quixote (2025), the wannabe knight then urges his trusty squire Sancho Panza (Anselmo Dictado) to make haste as they will embark on a search for his imagined muse. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1763431916310-QAEECEOS5FSS0D2UEXV4/Reading+time+in+ballet+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Reading time in ballet Knowing that the end is near, a woman (Lisa Macuja Elizalde) longs to hear the lines from a favorite literary work in Augustus “Bam” Damian III’s The Last Poem (2012). In this tender pas de deux, the husband (Rudy De Dios) grants her final wish and reads from a book in her remaining moments. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1763432295511-ZTJCXO3J3EUCG3UD2Z8Q/Reading+time+in+ballet+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Reading time in ballet In Ballet Manila’s restaging of Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (2024), Lola Basyang – the iconic storyteller of Philippine literature – gets a makeover. But even if the traditional baro’t saya has given way to a tie-dyed housedress and sneakers, this cool lola is still perched on her rocking chair and reads stories with such gusto that her grandchildren are endlessly fascinated. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/11/15/y9ighkbzlrkb187s7n0e96sao7v9ts monthly 0.5 2025-11-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/fc171c98-6ae7-4baf-9736-08a9accebc56/Talk+About+Dance+-+Mia+Michaels.jpg Home - Talk About Dance: Mia Michaels - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/11/13/ballet-manilas-cinderella-goes-to-the-royal-ball-anew-this-time-in-indonesia monthly 0.5 2025-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d089703d-ab1b-4946-92c7-5065d5115a46/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Cinderella%E2%80%99+goes+to+the+royal+ball+anew+%E2%80%93+this+time+in+Indonesia+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Cinderella’ goes to the royal ball anew – this time in Indonesia - Make it stand out Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde holds class at the Etoile Dance Center in Jakarta last September. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/883c79c6-170a-4875-9b67-65e321a7a99d/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Cinderella%E2%80%99+goes+to+the+royal+ball+anew+%E2%80%93+this+time+in+Indonesia+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Cinderella’ goes to the royal ball anew – this time in Indonesia - Make it stand out Principal dancers Mark Sumaylo and Abigail Oliveiro dance as the Prince and Cinderella once more, this time in Jakarta. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/881fa435-aad7-4bfd-8220-94e08bc8ad4c/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Cinderella%E2%80%99+goes+to+the+royal+ball+anew+%E2%80%93+this+time+in+Indonesia+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Cinderella’ goes to the royal ball anew – this time in Indonesia - Make it stand out Ballet Manila principal dancer Romeo Peralta (left) leads rehearsals with the Indonesian girls performing in Cinderella during a visit to the Etoile Dance Center in August. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/526d2014-6777-4d1c-8b11-3309e074796e/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Cinderella%E2%80%99+goes+to+the+royal+ball+anew+%E2%80%93+this+time+in+Indonesia+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Cinderella’ goes to the royal ball anew – this time in Indonesia - Make it stand out Etoile Dance Center teacher Ade Setiowibowo (standing, sixth from left) and her students give a warm welcome to Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde (standing, fifth from left) in September. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/2b121eb8-8f1e-4f83-b6d2-78576fbeb280/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Cinderella%E2%80%99+goes+to+the+royal+ball+anew+%E2%80%93+this+time+in+Indonesia+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Cinderella’ goes to the royal ball anew – this time in Indonesia - Make it stand out Soloists Rodney Catubay (left) and Noah Esplana will partner Etoile Dance Center students whom they rehearsed with last October. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/11/10/talk-about-dance-william-stafford monthly 0.5 2025-11-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/9c872e8d-797b-4a26-81a6-40439db8dbf2/Talk+About+Dance+-+William+Stafford.jpg Home - Talk About Dance: William Stafford - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/11/8/ballet-manila-in-full-color-gray-days-3 monthly 0.5 2025-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1762572421906-7XARJDWSW18H8WUDN695/Gray+1.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Gray days Resplendent in a silver gray gown, the Queen Mother (Lisa Macuja Elizalde) in Swan Lake (2017) has just given Prince Siegfried (Mark Sumaylo) a bow for his twenty-first birthday. Wearing finery in a similar color, the prince kisses his mother’s hand in gratitude, before heading for the forest to go hunting. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1762572422753-Z2M33HRXGNZIFCKAK7R9/Gray+2.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Gray days The shiny accents covering the bodice and sleeves of this gray gown provide just enough sparkle to elevate its typically dull color. Worn by Jennifer Olayvar, it is just one of the creations by designer Auggie Cordero featured in Tony Fabella’s Dalagang Pilipina. The choreography has been described as a fusion of ballet and fashion. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1762572470034-PVQYGX14HAG6P41TUQML/Gray+3.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Gray days The Pasha (Gerardo Francisco Jr.) lets a group of hooded men enter his domain, thinking they are priests who are there to pray with him. Little does he suspect that they are actually pirates out to free the women who have been sold off to him. Coincidentally, all of them are wearing gray, from the Pasha’s light ash outfit to the dark robes of the rescue party. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1762572494947-KSI0RA7P8YJZC8GVFKQQ/Gray+4.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Gray days Wearing a voluminous gray dress with white frills and ruffles all over, Mother Simone (Christopher Mohnani) enjoys a light moment with wealthy landowner Thomas (Marcus Tolentino). In the English countryside-set comic ballet, La Fille Mal Gardee (2000), Mother Simone is hoping to match her daughter Lise with Thomas’ awkward son, Alain. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1762574461291-HD42ELHN7AD3QKKT8GDK/Gray+5.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Gray days As the warrior Solor in an excerpt of La Bayadere in BM 21 (2016), Rudy De Dios personifies elegance in an all-gray ensemble. In the story, Solor falls in love with the temple dancer Nikiya and she with him, but he unwittingly betrays her when he is handpicked by the Rajah to marry his daughter Gamzatti. Photo by Kurt Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1762574556230-BEGM02SDRQV5GPJZWLGR/Gray+6.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Gray days Playing the concerned mother to Giselle (Lisa Macuja Elizalde), Eileen Lopez – in a gray housedress topped with an apron – admonishes her daughter not to exert herself too much because of her weak heart. The scene is from the classic Giselle (2012) which sees the heroine die of heartbreak caused by the disloyal Albrecht and then transform into a spirit known as a wili. Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1762574500259-ORM56XGLYXHD4Z1VSRG1/Gray+7.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Gray days Figures shrouded in gray cast a mysterious aura in Manuel Molina’s Love Beyond Goodbye, which had its world premiere in Ballet, Band & Ballads (2011). Choreographed to the soaring arias of Josh Groban, the contemporary piece celebrates love that is true and immortal as it explores its various aspects. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/11/5/kimin-kim-the-accidental-dancer-who-became-a-superstar-at-mariinsky-ballet monthly 0.5 2025-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/dec80c73-ef31-45a9-bd30-149f6d85ab83/Kimin+Kim+-+The+accidental+dancer+who+became+a+superstar+at+Mariinsky+Ballet+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Kimin Kim: The accidental dancer who became a superstar at Mariinsky Ballet - Make it stand out Mariinsky Ballet principal artist Kimin Kim underscores the importance of being expressive on stage. “As a dancer, you should be able to inspire, let audiences feel your emotions with your movement.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f828eedf-c63a-4b4e-88b7-b413fcfdfaec/Kimin+Kim+-+The+accidental+dancer+who+became+a+superstar+at+Mariinsky+Ballet+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Kimin Kim: The accidental dancer who became a superstar at Mariinsky Ballet - Make it stand out A critic described Kimin Kim’s performance in Ballet Manila’s Don Quixote this way: “His solos were a study in elevation and clarity. He suspended himself midair in scissor jumps, legs opening and closing like blades before returning to earth with precision.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/17d8498f-56a4-45b2-b2ad-c393e2ec292a/Kimin+Kim+-+The+accidental+dancer+who+became+a+superstar+at+Mariinsky+Ballet+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Kimin Kim: The accidental dancer who became a superstar at Mariinsky Ballet - Make it stand out Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde and Kimin Kim have the Mariinsky Ballet in common. She was the first foreigner to be invited to join the Russian company in 1984; in 2015, he became its first foreign-born principal dancer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/be89b78c-9874-413d-987c-d61315bf3343/Kimin+Kim+-+The+accidental+dancer+who+became+a+superstar+at+Mariinsky+Ballet+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Kimin Kim: The accidental dancer who became a superstar at Mariinsky Ballet - Make it stand out Kimin dances up a storm in Don Quixote with fellow Mariinsky Ballet principal artist Renata Shakirova as his Kitri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ffd8efcd-1645-4847-ad9b-f19d5760b7b8/Kimin+Kim+-+The+accidental+dancer+who+became+a+superstar+at+Mariinsky+Ballet+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Kimin Kim: The accidental dancer who became a superstar at Mariinsky Ballet - Make it stand out Interviewed in Lisa Macuja’s Art 2 Art program, Kimin recalls how he got started in ballet by accident – when his mother suggested that he try it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/78bca2ab-9b41-496f-a0ef-5c7e9554988f/Kimin+Kim+-+The+accidental+dancer+who+became+a+superstar+at+Mariinsky+Ballet+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Kimin Kim: The accidental dancer who became a superstar at Mariinsky Ballet - Make it stand out As the happy-go-lucky Basilio, Kimin is said to be a natural comedian whose artistry is as memorable as his technique. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/11/3/talk-about-dance-debbie-dee monthly 0.5 2025-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/30c0a9a5-6ce1-4c45-aec9-95b9a92b5708/Talk+About+Dance+-+Debbie+Dee.jpg Home - Talk About Dance: Debbie Dee - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/10/31/death-on-the-dance-floor monthly 0.5 2025-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1761898079765-IZHG18T6V2LFZEZAMV6C/Death+1.JPG Home - Death on the dance floor Rather than face a life without Romeo (Rudy De Dios) who has taken his life after thinking she is dead, Juliet (Lisa Macuja Elizalde) follows his lead. In the tragic Shakespearean tale, Romeo and Juliet (2007), the inconsolable heroine – whose family is opposed to marrying a Montague just as Romeo’s own family rejects a Capulet like her – plunges a dagger into her heart. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1761898120479-OWEVKSGNGET504C9DUAJ/Death+2.jpg Home - Death on the dance floor Myrtha (Stephanie Santiago, right) summons her wilis – the spirits of women deceived or jilted by their lovers – in welcoming a newcomer to their ranks, Giselle (Mariinsky Ballet principal dancer Renata Shakirova, left). In the classic tale, Giselle (2024), the simple country girl dies of a broken heart when she discovers that the man she loves, the peasant Albrecht, is actually a count who has already promised marriage to Bathilde. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1761898088914-SWS3768G9LNED9MYZSI8/Death+3.jpg Home - Death on the dance floor Abigail Oliveiro takes on the challenge of dancing Dying Swan, Mikhail Fokine’s three-minute piece simulating the final moments of the titular subject. In this performance as part of Ballet Manila’s Silver Gala (2023) in Baguio City, the principal dancer must appear weak yet be strong enough to go on pointes and move gracefully to do justice to the haunting portrayal. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1761898194467-SDF3G3SZEAFWVEEXPKU4/Death+4.JPG Home - Death on the dance floor In the People Power and Spartacus mash-up that is Rebel (2016), choreographed by Martin Lawrance, the death of opposition leader Benigno (Rudy De Dios) awakens the nation symbolized by Inang Bayan (Lisa Macuja Elizalde, back to camera) and inspires the people to stand up and fight for democracy. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1761898127082-P55HUHJNZZ79JE9AVWQG/Death+5.jpg Home - Death on the dance floor Escaping the clutches of Von Rothbart, Odette (Katherine Barkman) and Prince Siegfried (Esteban Hernandez) choose to leap to their deaths and fulfill the promise of eternal love together in Swan Lake (2025), leaving behind maidens who have broken free from the spell of the malevolent magician. The San Francisco Ballet soloist and principal dancer, respectively, were guest artists in Ballet Manila’s first restaging of the classical warhorse after the pandemic. Photo by Larry Salgado https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1761898194451-YF7IQ3XRY8EOA8Z09GEV/Death+6.jpg Home - Death on the dance floor In Florante at Laura (2024), the sly and cunning Adolfo (Romeo Peralta Jr.) wrestles the kingdom of Albania from Haring Linceo while its defender, the warrior Florante, is away. He also attempts to assault Florante’s beloved Laura. Fortunately, the brave Flerida witnesses the incident and fires an arrow into Adolfo’s heart, thus rescuing Laura from his evil clutches. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1761898260905-PYR8Q5O28MEOFBCBMFQU/Death+7.JPG Home - Death on the dance floor The cowardly Huwan (Michael Divinagracia) is advised to go to a cemetery so he can obtain an amulet that will ward off evil spirits. In this scene from Anting-Anting, a story from Tatlo Pang Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (2013), Huwan encounters a group of young ladies whom he is friendly with at first – until they bare their fangs at him and more of the undead soon start to join them. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/10/31/baddies-of-ballet monthly 0.5 2025-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1761900047023-NXSHDN0E89O7FF0DA8BF/Villain+1.jpg Home - Baddies of ballet The sorcerer Von Rothbart (Mark Sumaylo) wields great power in Swan Lake (2025), transforming a group of women into swans by day. Among them is Odette whom Prince Siegfried chances upon one evening and instantly falls in love with. Rothbart tries to put a stop to their romance by deceiving the prince and making him think that the lookalike Odile is Odette. Photo by Larry Salgado https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1761900056170-NWVFB9G5UGPJ58T6YFL0/Villain+2.jpg Home - Baddies of ballet Conde Adolfo (Romeo Peralta) succeeds in convincing some loyal subjects of the kingdom to turn against their leader, Haring Linceo in Florante at Laura (2024). He also attempts to have the king’s daughter, Laura, for himself but she is fortunately rescued by Flerida. The first dance adaptation of the Balagtas epic was choreographed by Gerardo Francisco Jr. and Martin Lawrance. Photo by Erica Marquez-Jacinto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1761900089277-D8GD6NHSZUFVFY8CWH26/Villain+3.jpg Home - Baddies of ballet Upon learning that the Hunter has not killed Snow White as she ordered, the Evil Queen (Abigail Oliveiro) plots to get rid of the princess herself. In this publicity photo for Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s Snow White (2017), the devious royal is set to transform herself into an old woman and offer a poisoned apple to the princess who is staying in the dwarves’ house in the forest. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1761900074636-QJR09RAU1501DTV3YSWH/Villain+4.jpg Home - Baddies of ballet The trio of the Stepmom (John Balagot) and Stepsisters (Jasmine Pia Dames and Stephanie Santiago) dance with abandon, with not a care in the world that they’re disrupting the ball at the palace in Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s Cinderella (2025). True to their mean nature, they’re not about to let anyone get in the way of them going after the prince. Photo by Larry Salgado https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1761900115029-Z3DB1L189FHZHH5ZA252/Villain+5.jpg Home - Baddies of ballet The slave trader Lankadem (Noah Esplana) earns a hefty sum selling off maidens to wealthy patrons in Le Corsaire (2023). In the pirate adventure, he is initially reluctant to sell Medora to the Seid Pasha but later agrees to do so when promised a bigger sum. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1761900102942-SJC6JYIKAUHM75PM236E/Villain+6.jpg Home - Baddies of ballet Maleficent (Emma Harris) gets her revenge for not being invited to the christening of Aurora (Jasmine Pia Dames) in Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s Sleeping Beauty (2020). She curses the princess to die on her sixteenth birthday but the other fairies counter it by turning the curse into an indefinite slumber instead – to be broken by first love’s kiss. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1761900120453-LJT2YBM98JEI1EZEAT6M/Villain+7.jpg Home - Baddies of ballet The Black Swan Odile (Joan Emery Sia) has managed to fool Prince Siegfried (Rudy De Dios) into believing she is his beloved White Swan Odette, a ruse perpetrated by Von Rothbart in Swan Lake (2017). When Siegfried realizes his mistake, he searches for Odette, begs for forgiveness and joins her in the afterlife to finally escape the dark wizard. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/10/29/my-favorite-dance-movie-angelika-tagupa monthly 0.5 2025-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f01a75ab-88b6-4853-a015-6a4a793d08df/My+Favorite+Dance+Movie+-+Angelika+Tagupa+1.jpg Home - My Favorite Dance Movie: Angelika Tagupa - Make it stand out Yeh Ballet tells the story of two underprivileged Mumbai teens who pursue their dancing dreams against the odds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/7b83a9d9-dd31-4202-94ef-365fa84070a4/My+Favorite+Dance+Movie+-+Angelika+Tagupa+2.jpg Home - My Favorite Dance Movie: Angelika Tagupa - Make it stand out For Angelika Tagupa (center, in Le Corsaire), Yeh Ballet is a must-watch because it celebrates perseverance and the power of dance. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/10/28/finding-snow-white-and-the-prince-abigail-oliveiro-and-mark-sumaylo-chase-happy-ever-after-in-another-fairy-tale monthly 0.5 2025-10-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/bb8042c7-c820-4cab-89f5-1b12d43827e7/MarBi+3.jpg Home - Finding Snow White and the Prince: Abigail Oliveiro and Mark Sumaylo chase happy-ever-after in another fairy tale - Make it stand out Husband and wife in real life, Mark Sumaylo and Abigail Oliveiro are paired up anew as a couple on stage in Snow White where they get to dance a series of pas de deux. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/9d211c4b-97c4-4889-af78-c1ab6e6d3589/IMG_0964.JPG Home - Finding Snow White and the Prince: Abigail Oliveiro and Mark Sumaylo chase happy-ever-after in another fairy tale - Make it stand out Principal dancers Mark Sumaylo and Abigail Oliveiro will perform as the lead characters in Snow White as Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s fairy tale ballet makes its international debut in Taiwan. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/cf993cd5-405a-4df1-8a59-5ba52d68137e/MarBi+4.jpg Home - Finding Snow White and the Prince: Abigail Oliveiro and Mark Sumaylo chase happy-ever-after in another fairy tale - Make it stand out Mark was hesitant at first to portray the dark character that is Von Rothbart in Swan Lake (2025), but in the end, he decided to accept the challenge. Photo by Larry Salgado https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/108a1c3f-cf59-46e0-b714-8b426f35b9db/MarBi+5.JPG Home - Finding Snow White and the Prince: Abigail Oliveiro and Mark Sumaylo chase happy-ever-after in another fairy tale - Make it stand out Abi, as Maleficent in Sleeping Beauty (2020), on playing the villain: “You get to ‘texturize’ your character, and in a way, have more fun with the process.” Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ab89b9b3-5832-49d3-b707-e05319b7c9e2/MarBi+6.jpg Home - Finding Snow White and the Prince: Abigail Oliveiro and Mark Sumaylo chase happy-ever-after in another fairy tale - Make it stand out In previous shows of Snow White, Abi has played the Evil Queen to Mark’s Huntsman. In this scene, she orders him to take Snow White out into the forest and cut out the princess’ heart to give to her. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e3d4b9d8-9bee-4764-9c64-da7c774714cb/MarBi+7.jpg Home - Finding Snow White and the Prince: Abigail Oliveiro and Mark Sumaylo chase happy-ever-after in another fairy tale - Make it stand out “There’s nothing like the rush of experiencing something for the first time,” enthuses Abi, who will be making her debut as Snow White to Mark’s Prince, also his debut in that role. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/10/25/germaine-dawals-dance-adventure-in-londons-rambert-school monthly 0.5 2025-10-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/6fc3e469-6da3-4116-acb4-eb269cad2769/Germaine+4.jpg Home - Germaine Dawal’s dance adventure in London’s Rambert School - Make it stand out On his free time, Germaine and his mom Katherine Dawal visited attractions such as the London Eye. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/65b6614c-2a47-4b0d-8a0e-97ea1f6b18ab/Germaine+1.jpg Home - Germaine Dawal’s dance adventure in London’s Rambert School - Make it stand out Every day for his two-week dance program, Ballet Manila apprentice Germaine Dawal would pass through this door at the Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance in Twickenham, London. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/7a0f74eb-9bf4-4933-a45d-b48e696949e8/Germaine+2.jpg Home - Germaine Dawal’s dance adventure in London’s Rambert School - Make it stand out The Rambert School’s history dates back to 1914 and is internationally renowned for training and education in ballet and contemporary dance. Photo from www.rambertschool.org.uk https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/10/23/talk-about-dance-jennifer-de-leon monthly 0.5 2025-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e759e293-f9d4-4ad6-adc2-81fc65a75384/Talk+About+Dance+-+Jennifer+De+Leon.jpg Home - Talk About Dance: Jennifer De Leon - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/10/18/in-their-own-words-francesca-raypon-on-dancing-in-the-philippines monthly 0.5 2025-10-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/340e62c7-0d2b-442e-b0fd-53ec2a42d95e/In+Their+Own+Words+-+Francesca+Raypon+on+dancing+in+the+Philippines+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - In Their Own Words: Francesca Raypon on dancing in the Philippines - Make it stand out Since moving from the US and joining Ballet Manila, Francesca Raypon has danced in such classics as Giselle (2024) and Swan Lake (above, during technical dress rehearsal last May). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/10/16/rafael-perez-and-shamira-drapete-making-florante-and-laura-their-own-in-their-first-full-length-debut monthly 0.5 2025-10-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/52aed3d4-753b-4cd3-81f3-160c1aa32aff/Rafael+Perez+and+Shamira+Drapete+-+Making+Florante+and+Laura+their+own+in+their+first+full-length+debut+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Rafael Perez and Shamira Drapete: Making Florante and Laura their own in their first full-length debut - Make it stand out Sharmira and Paeng worried about not meeting the gold standard set by principal dancers Abigail Oliveiro and Joshua Enciso but they just focused on putting in the work to make Florante at Laura their own. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/68581497-2c99-45ce-b8ad-5d4e253070de/Rafael+Perez+and+Shamira+Drapete+-+Making+Florante+and+Laura+their+own+in+their+first+full-length+debut+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Rafael Perez and Shamira Drapete: Making Florante and Laura their own in their first full-length debut - Make it stand out After Florante at Laura, soloist Rafael “Paeng” Perez and company artist Shamira Drapete agree they are looking forward to more partnerships in the future, including the classics. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/7539fcf4-4be6-4a5b-b856-ec065d3542c5/Rafael+Perez+and+Shamira+Drapete+-+Making+Florante+and+Laura+their+own+in+their+first+full-length+debut+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Rafael Perez and Shamira Drapete: Making Florante and Laura their own in their first full-length debut - Make it stand out Thinking of the push and pull of Laura’s situation, as pointed out by principal dancer Abigal Oliveiro, helped Shamira understand what her character was constantly going through. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/07b71f13-ec10-4d3d-adb6-51b48ec5d967/Rafael+Perez+and+Shamira+Drapete+-+Making+Florante+and+Laura+their+own+in+their+first+full-length+debut+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Rafael Perez and Shamira Drapete: Making Florante and Laura their own in their first full-length debut - Make it stand out In one of the most emotional scenes for Paeng, he kept weeping even after he had already exited the stage. It’s the moment where he really felt he became Florante, he says. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/37188377-07c3-4ea8-a525-a96b93356351/Rafael+Perez+and+Shamira+Drapete+-+Making+Florante+and+Laura+their+own+in+their+first+full-length+debut+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Rafael Perez and Shamira Drapete: Making Florante and Laura their own in their first full-length debut - Make it stand out Their debut performance in the lead roles of Florante at Laura was capped by hearty congratulations from Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/192eb352-ed50-4f49-902b-23b5a5d261bf/Rafael+Perez+and+Shamira+Drapete+-+Making+Florante+and+Laura+their+own+in+their+first+full-length+debut+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Rafael Perez and Shamira Drapete: Making Florante and Laura their own in their first full-length debut - Make it stand out Paeng says out loud where he thinks his ballet journey will lead, believing it helps in making the vision come true. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/417cbdbf-b449-44bc-8460-d64b712f0e78/Rafael+Perez+and+Shamira+Drapete+-+Making+Florante+and+Laura+their+own+in+their+first+full-length+debut+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Rafael Perez and Shamira Drapete: Making Florante and Laura their own in their first full-length debut - Make it stand out Shamira says getting inputs from her Filipino teacher was beneficial in fleshing out the role of Laura. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/22d02c79-9f56-4d57-831f-3c124c10e7cd/Rafael+Perez+and+Shamira+Drapete+-+Making+Florante+and+Laura+their+own+in+their+first+full-length+debut+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Rafael Perez and Shamira Drapete: Making Florante and Laura their own in their first full-length debut - Make it stand out Paeng says the great thing about the partnership with Shamira is they both take ballet seriously. They know they can rely on each other – and still manage to laugh along the way. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/10/14/talk-about-dance-maurice-bejart monthly 0.5 2025-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ebed2ea1-0c51-4703-b7d5-6e86dad6e7b6/Talk+About+Dance+-+Maurice+Be%CC%81jart.jpg Home - Talk About Dance: Maurice Béjart - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/10/12/ballet-manila-in-full-color-pink-perfection monthly 0.5 2025-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1760237228889-USV4Z80RKTNBMRJ1YU6Y/Pink+1.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Pink perfection Princess Aurora (Jasmine Pia Dames) is turning sixteen, and a big celebration awaits her at the palace on this special day. In this scene from Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s Sleeping Beauty (2020), she makes a grand entrance in her pink frock, delight mirrored in her face as she awaits the festivities to unfold – not knowing that a spiteful being would soon cast a curse on her. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1760237242933-XXPEHUF63CPTQ1X0QNYL/Pink+2.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Pink perfection In what is known as the Naila Waltz in Le Corsaire (2000), Medora (Lisa Macuja Elizalde) and a host of girls are the picture of pink perfection as they dance with flowers and garlands. In this scene from the pirate adventure, the Pasha is dreaming of the women in his harem being in a beautiful garden. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1760237240150-7Q7A4OYXRH61TE9Q9YGC/Pink+3.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Pink perfection Nanami Hasegawa (left) and Francesca Raypon, partnered by Rafael Perez and Benedict Sabularse respectively, are among the ballerinas representing pink pearls in Pearls. The choreographic collaboration of Lisa Macuja Elizalde and Martin Lawrance likens the formation of differently colored pearls to the growth of ballet dancers through a long and time-consuming process. Pearls premiered in Ballet Manila’s 30th anniversary season-opener, The Pearl Gala (2025). Photo by Erica Marquez-Jacinto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1760237247510-SQTU4CPVM25DGWVO011G/Pink+4.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Pink perfection It's Christmas Eve and Drosselmeyer has a whole program lined up to entertain the kids in The Nutcracker (2003). The performers include a Fairy Doll (Sofia Sangco-Peralta) who, dressed up in a lovely pink tutu, regales everyone with her exquisite dance. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1760237286180-DO304Y4CZ8ABIJ90AB4F/Pink+5.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Pink perfection Conrad (Mark Sumaylo) and Medora (Abigail Oliveiro) spend some quiet time together in Le Corsaire (2018). After he rescues her and other women from slave trader Lankadem and a clash with fellow pirate Birbanto, the pair is simply enjoying each other’s company with Medora giddily dancing in her pink dress. Photo by Ian Santos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1760237293348-I69UUS3HQNM4EH9CWR6X/Pink+6.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Pink perfection Sweet and charming in a pink tutu, The Sugar Plum Fairy (Jessica Pearl Dames) reigns supreme in the Land of Sweets, the fabled place where Clara and the Nutcracker Prince are treated to a visual spectacle of dances representing international goodies. The scene is from The Nutcracker: Clara’s Journey (2023). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1760237315009-9EBM54TOQEHSJQ0V8SUB/Pink+7.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Pink perfection Mother Simone wants to marry her off to a wealthy man’s son, but Lise (Melanie Motus) has already chosen Colas (Jeffrey Espejo) as her partner in La Fille Mal Gardee (2000). The pair have escaped for the day, with Lise twirling the time away in her lacy pink dress. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/10/9/this-month-in-bm-history-october-1996 monthly 0.5 2025-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/fbc0ed8b-82dc-425f-a04a-399f317ed31d/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+October+1996+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: October 1996 - Make it stand out A page from the Swan Lake souvenir program in Silay City lists the cast featuring dancers from Ballet Manila and Krasnoyarsk Ballet. Souvenir program from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/13c1bdd0-29c7-4f8f-831f-2acb781d0a3b/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+October+1996+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: October 1996 - Make it stand out Together with the Krasnoyarsk Ballet, Ballet Manila staged Don Quixote in Iloilo. Souvenir program from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b92fde0d-a9d2-41ea-9ad4-02d108c1a01c/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+October+1996+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: October 1996 - Make it stand out Don Quixote was also performed in Cebu City. Souvenir program from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/10/7/sword-play monthly 0.5 2025-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1759827972693-17H6GYMSXUGW8C8QIEJN/Sword+1.jpg Home - Sword play Conrad (Mark Sumaylo) aims his cutlass at the treacherous Birbanto (Romeo Peralta) in Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s Le Corsaire (2024). Suddenly, the comrades become enemies as the two pirates diverge on what course of action to take. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1759828107131-LK5KKBP2UVZ0U0HQO232/Sword+2.JPG Home - Sword play In Giselle (2020), the titular character played by Lisa Macuja Elizalde goes mad upon learning of Albrecht’s deception. She holds a sword by its pointy end, swirling it on the ground as gathered family, friends and guests express shock and try to appease her. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1759828094040-Y981IZFNXWTMNDEDI722/Sword+3.JPG Home - Sword play Fancying himself as a knight, Don Quixote (Arnulfo Andrade, right) waves his sword at Gamache (Jonathan Janolo) – Kitri’s unwanted suitor – who similarly seems ready to engage in a duel with the wandering nobleman. But he is playfully carried off by a bunch of toreadors in this humorous scene from Don Quixote (2012). Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1759828123629-3CMEKY2VBW25EC4CZPCD/Sword+4.jpg Home - Sword play A dramatic sword fight ensues between Tybalt (Francis Cascaño) and Mercutio (Elpidio Magat), leading to the latter’s death. The clash unfolds in the Romeo and Juliet Suite, from Sergey Vikulov’s choreography, showcased in East Meets West (2011). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1759828165454-1UT52OYNLLVNFM2V9H9F/Sword+5.jpg Home - Sword play The Mouse King (Anselmo Dictado) is in fighting form, wielding his sword aloft, with his subordinates by his side. In this scene from The Nutcracker: Clara’s Journey, the recital show of the Lisa Macuja School of Ballet in 2023, he’s ready to duel with the Nutcracker Prince on Christmas Eve. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1759828136024-NLD3A4RHL8HDT0ERIZ6H/Sword+6.jpg Home - Sword play Sneaking into Albrecht’s hut, Hilarion (Joshua Enciso) discovers a sword and a cape – proof that Giselle’s suitor is only pretending to be a peasant. Hilarion later exposes the nobleman for who he is, leading to a series of tragic events in Giselle (2019). Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1759828165037-NDA9LZM6LIZ3SNSKD47V/Sword+7.JPG Home - Sword play What appears to be a harmonious dance is actually a tiff among sword-wielding men aligned either with the Capulets or the Montagues, the warring families in Romeo and Juliet (2007), the ballet inspired by the famous Shakespearean tale. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/10/5/florante-at-laura-returns-to-aliw-theater monthly 0.5 2025-10-05 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/10/3/putting-in-the-hours-is-key-to-becoming-the-best-dancer-says-bm-artistic-director-lisa-macuja-elizalde monthly 0.5 2025-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/5962808e-3fb1-4d78-9d26-5842f88673e4/Putting+in+the+hours+is+key+to+becoming+the+best+dancer%2C+says+BM+artistic+director+Lisa+Macuja+Elizalde+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Putting in the hours is key to becoming the best dancer, says BM artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde - Make it stand out Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s advice for young people who want to make a successful career for themselves is to commit to a goal, a career or a choice, then working towards achieving it. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/2b9de136-2d29-4c11-a387-8dc5efb09db1/Putting+in+the+hours+is+key+to+becoming+the+best+dancer%2C+says+BM+artistic+director+Lisa+Macuja+Elizalde+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Putting in the hours is key to becoming the best dancer, says BM artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde - Make it stand out Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macula Elizalde leads the company class on stage at the Petaling Jaya Performing Arts Centre in Malaysia where the group recently had a successful run of Cinderella. Photo by Larry Salgado https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1b828524-4185-4196-80f7-1c55574078c4/Putting+in+the+hours+is+key+to+becoming+the+best+dancer%2C+says+BM+artistic+director+Lisa+Macuja+Elizalde+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Putting in the hours is key to becoming the best dancer, says BM artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde - Make it stand out Ballet Manila marked its 30th anniversary in March with its Pearl Gala, showcasing the company’s excellence in classical dance steeped in the Russian Vaganova tradition. Soloist Rafael Perez and company artists Nanami Hasegawa (left) and Shamira Drapete in Pearls. Photo by Erickson dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/90b1bfc3-e07a-4755-8de7-ce71673bd38a/Putting+in+the+hours+is+key+to+becoming+the+best+dancer%2C+says+BM+artistic+director+Lisa+Macuja+Elizalde+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.webp Home - Putting in the hours is key to becoming the best dancer, says BM artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde - Make it stand out Staying true to its ideal of bringing ballet to the people, Ballet Manila had a six-show run of its Swan Lake at Silliman University in Dumaguete last July, with principal dancers Mark Sumaylo and Abigail Oliveiro among the performers. Photo by The Weekly Sillimanian https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f236f2a2-8dc1-4aa4-b0fb-5d759e8e9d0d/Putting+in+the+hours+is+key+to+becoming+the+best+dancer%2C+says+BM+artistic+director+Lisa+Macuja+Elizalde+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Putting in the hours is key to becoming the best dancer, says BM artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde - Make it stand out Bringing in Mariinsky Ballet principal dancers Renata Shakirova and Kimin Kim for Don Quixote last August was a treat for both local audiences and for Ballet Manila’s own dancers. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/10/1/ballet-manila-brings-back-balagtas-epic-florante-at-laura-to-the-stage monthly 0.5 2025-10-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d0438f42-228f-4d3e-93b1-6520426dbebd/Ballet+Manila+brings+back+Balagtas%E2%80%99+epic+%E2%80%98Florante+at+Laura%E2%80%99+to+the+stage+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.webp Home - Ballet Manila brings back Balagtas’ epic ‘Florante at Laura’ to the stage - Make it stand out The intense rivalry between Sultan Ali-Adab and son Aladin as they fight over Flerida is once again brought to life by principal dancer Mark Sumaylo, soloist Noah Esplana and principal dancer Stephanie Santiago. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/949ea706-5e10-473e-a35e-97eb8029aabf/Ballet+Manila+brings+back+Balagtas%E2%80%99+epic+%E2%80%98Florante+at+Laura%E2%80%99+to+the+stage+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila brings back Balagtas’ epic ‘Florante at Laura’ to the stage - Make it stand out Principal dancers Joshua Enciso and Abigail Oliveiro reprise their title roles in Ballet Manila’s Florante at Laura, the first dance adaptation of the well-known Balagtas epic. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/3b49e034-af5c-4279-a921-d085fb2972fa/Ballet+Manila+brings+back+Balagtas%E2%80%99+epic+%E2%80%98Florante+at+Laura%E2%80%99+to+the+stage+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila brings back Balagtas’ epic ‘Florante at Laura’ to the stage - Make it stand out Visual cues help tell the story, with the color green attached to the traitor Adolfo (principal dancer Romeo Peralta) and his minions. Photo by Erica Marquez-Jacinto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/16f1dfc7-2882-4fa7-ab1f-133193a7ebe3/Ballet+Manila+brings+back+Balagtas%E2%80%99+epic+%E2%80%98Florante+at+Laura%E2%80%99+to+the+stage+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila brings back Balagtas’ epic ‘Florante at Laura’ to the stage - Make it stand out Battles figure prominently in Florante at Laura, and come alive with the dynamic performance of the Ballet Manila corps. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/675b4586-c75c-4c78-b3f3-1d56e012017f/Ballet+Manila+brings+back+Balagtas%E2%80%99+epic+%E2%80%98Florante+at+Laura%E2%80%99+to+the+stage+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila brings back Balagtas’ epic ‘Florante at Laura’ to the stage - Make it stand out Blue is the color associated with the Kingdom of Albania, with principal dancer Abigail Oliveiro portraying the princess Laura, the daughter of King Linceo. Photo by Erica Marquez-Jacinto https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/9/26/this-month-in-bm-history-september-1998 monthly 0.5 2025-09-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1de1d688-b681-4b17-90a6-2f650635898d/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+September+1998+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: September 1998 - Make it stand out Two tragic tales, a ballet set in hell and a nature-inspired piece made up Ballet Manila’s third offering for its performance season in 1998. Poster from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/5019405d-60b2-4caf-91bb-081b99018400/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+September+1998+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: September 1998 - Make it stand out Pan (Osias Barroso Jr.) is about to barge in on a trio of dancers (Melanie Motus, Eileen Lopez and Sandralynn Huang) in this scene from Walpurgis Nacht. 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Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/9/22/talk-about-dance-graeme-murphy monthly 0.5 2025-09-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/68d755a8-ba1c-4c36-99c0-bfb8db101f82/Talk+About+Dance+-+Graeme+Murphy.jpg Home - Talk About Dance: Graeme Murphy - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/9/16/talk-about-dance-natalia-makarova monthly 0.5 2025-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/9939dd0c-c846-4528-a618-5973e710f493/Talk+About+Dance+-+Natalia+Makarova+2.jpg Home - Talk About Dance: Natalia Makarova - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/9/12/ballet-manila-in-full-color-orange-zest monthly 0.5 2025-09-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1757637379695-725CFQPFYG3CONBG1R5S/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Orange+zest+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Orange zest Ballerinas in eye-catching orange led by Missy Elizalde form part of the cast of Dancing to Verdi. Choreographed by Tony Fabella as a gift for Ballet Manila and a tribute to the strength and stamina of its dancers, the rigorous neoclassical piece was staged as part of Two (2014). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1757637321507-IOTKQ8IVM11N5HHSITH0/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Orange+zest+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Orange zest Pretty ballerinas all in a row – dressed in orange tutus with distinctive black details on the skirt and on the bodice. They’re performing an excerpt of the Spanish-themed Paquita for the Pearl Gala, Ballet Manila’s 30th anniversary production (2025). Photo by Erica Marquez-Jacinto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1757637361468-9Z44C5Z8UDGRJQNZDSQD/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Orange+zest+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Orange zest The Chinese Dance is easily one of the crowd-pleasers in the Christmas ballet staple The Nutcracker. Representing tea in the land of sweets, Pamela Asprer and Jeffrey Espejo are paired up in orange tunics adorned with red floral appliqués in this promotional photo dating back to Ballet Manila’s early years. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1757637443819-CYLZP8FC9ZYFW99VNRYR/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Orange+zest+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Orange zest As the goddess of the hunt in Diane and Acteon, Tiffany Chiang-Janolo wears a tutu using two shades of orange. Personifying beauty, grace and strength, Diane wanders through the forest and encounters the hunter Acteon who is instantly smitten with her. The pas de deux comes from the ballet La Esmeralda and was performed in the holiday production Maligayang Christmas (2011). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1757637406306-8YTY7RXIP6Q4J1MZKSCG/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Orange+zest+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Orange zest Jenny Olayvar kicks things into high gear – literally – in the opening sequence of Romeo and Juliet (2007). She wears three varying hues of orange, spanning from bright and light in her tutu, to a darker shade in her headband and finally a deep vermillion in her overskirt. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1757637416279-QGO7Z90R0HGRRH9FCU8M/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Orange+zest+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Orange zest This fanciful orange frock with layers of lace and an oversized flower on its top is just the apt outfit for the Christmas extravaganza dubbed Nutkraker: Pasko na Naman Muli (2014). Holding a hula hoop, this ballerina makes a joyful leap so fitting for the spirited carol Sa Paskong Darating. Photo by Daniel Trinidad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1757637464862-R4AB7VUK5KK0K46D4TW4/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Orange+zest+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Orange zest Clad in frilly orange numbers worn over gray bodysuits, Mylene Aggabao and Francis Cascaño interpret Josh Groban’s Alejate (Just Walk Away) in Manuel Molina’s Love Beyond Goodbye. An exploration of the different phases of a relationship as portrayed by several couples, the emotion-filled choreography was staged in Masterpieces in Motion (2011). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/9/9/one-enchanted-weekend-in-malaysia-with-ballet-manilas-cinderella monthly 0.5 2025-09-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/8b95c841-3b9c-4369-8e74-6506dfa7cebf/One+enchanted+weekend+in+Malaysia+with+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Cinderella%E2%80%99+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - One enchanted weekend in Malaysia with Ballet Manila’s ‘Cinderella’ - Make it stand out Transformed by Fairy Godmother, Cinderella (Abigail Oliveiro) heads to the ball in her pumpkin-shaped carriage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e1b4ba4d-d962-490d-afbb-b47f8a5d8c5a/One+enchanted+weekend+in+Malaysia+with+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Cinderella%E2%80%99+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - One enchanted weekend in Malaysia with Ballet Manila’s ‘Cinderella’ - Make it stand out Philippine Ambassador to Malaysia Maria Angela Abrera Ponce (center, in black) joins the cast of Cinderella at curtain call on opening night, September 5. Welcoming her are Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde, principal dancers Mark Sumaylo and Abigail Oliveiro and DanceLink artistic director Alfren Salgado. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/4fc38576-4807-4ff5-82dc-bbc324a7a15e/One+enchanted+weekend+in+Malaysia+with+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Cinderella%E2%80%99+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - One enchanted weekend in Malaysia with Ballet Manila’s ‘Cinderella’ - Make it stand out Ballet Manila danseurs partner Malaysian talents for a new ballroom number created for Act 2 of the production. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/3d5f7254-c9a4-44cd-98de-70711896fb3f/One+enchanted+weekend+in+Malaysia+with+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Cinderella%E2%80%99+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - One enchanted weekend in Malaysia with Ballet Manila’s ‘Cinderella’ - Make it stand out Stepmother (John Balagot) and Stepsisters (Jesicca Pearl Dames and Rissa May Camaclang) are up to their scene-stealing antics at the ball, not knowing that Cinderella (Shaira Comeros, left) are in their midst. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f0712c97-5676-4080-a384-33156ce3e47c/One+enchanted+weekend+in+Malaysia+with+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Cinderella%E2%80%99+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - One enchanted weekend in Malaysia with Ballet Manila’s ‘Cinderella’ - Make it stand out Fairy Godmother (Stephanie Santiago) wields her wand as a group of Malaysian dancers adds whimsy to an enchantment-filled night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/3364196d-0a61-41dc-89dd-6545d7fda58d/One+enchanted+weekend+in+Malaysia+with+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Cinderella%E2%80%99+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - One enchanted weekend in Malaysia with Ballet Manila’s ‘Cinderella’ - Make it stand out The Prince (Mark Sumaylo) looks far and wide for Cinderella, his search unexpectedly extending to the audience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/0dfc795e-fa6e-435f-8d66-a2a2d33abb45/One+enchanted+weekend+in+Malaysia+with+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Cinderella%E2%80%99+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - One enchanted weekend in Malaysia with Ballet Manila’s ‘Cinderella’ - Make it stand out It is love at first sight for Cinderella (Shaira Comeros) and her Prince (Joshua Enciso) as they dance the night away. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/9/6/talk-about-dance-patricia-mcbride monthly 0.5 2025-09-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/30e0b21e-d561-4969-80f6-c629eed4e191/Talk+About+Dance+-+Patricia+McBride.jpg Home - Talk About Dance: Patricia McBride - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/9/4/bonded-by-ballet-the-peraltas-on-safeguarding-company-tradition-and-helping-mold-the-next-generation-of-dancers monthly 0.5 2025-09-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/5c0eba7a-fe40-45ad-a456-e3ae44f7f449/Bonded+by+ballet+-+The+Peraltas+on+safeguarding+company+tradition+and+helping+mold+the+next+generation+of+dancers+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.webp Home - Bonded by ballet: The Peraltas on safeguarding company tradition and helping mold the next generation of dancers - Make it stand out In 2012, Sofia Sangco-Peralta and Romeo Peralta danced the lead roles in Hazel Sabas-Gower’s Sinderela, a retelling of the popular fairy tale with a Pinoy twist. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/5f048437-28ed-43ec-95c2-61f1d6e9d160/Bonded+by+ballet+-+The+Peraltas+on+safeguarding+company+tradition+and+helping+mold+the+next+generation+of+dancers+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Bonded by ballet: The Peraltas on safeguarding company tradition and helping mold the next generation of dancers - Make it stand out Starting out as dance scholars, Sofia Sangco-Peralta and Romeo Peralta have grown up with Ballet Manila and have been using their experience to help mold new generations of dancers. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/fcad16c7-9501-438b-ba13-fcff72e7fb80/Bonded+by+ballet+-+The+Peraltas+on+safeguarding+company+tradition+and+helping+mold+the+next+generation+of+dancers+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Bonded by ballet: The Peraltas on safeguarding company tradition and helping mold the next generation of dancers - Make it stand out Sofie (third from left) attended the Ducon ballet training in Malaysia last June under master ballet coach Runqiao Du (center). Photo from Sofie Peralta’s Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/87cb8edf-26a8-4793-b6b4-c22f5f2309c9/Bonded+by+ballet+-+The+Peraltas+on+safeguarding+company+tradition+and+helping+mold+the+next+generation+of+dancers+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives+3.webp Home - Bonded by ballet: The Peraltas on safeguarding company tradition and helping mold the next generation of dancers - Make it stand out Together with Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde, Romeo (fourth from left) celebrated the victories of danseurs Jos David Andes, Germaine Dawal and John Sixto Dones at the 2025 Dance Open America Taiwan Regionals last July. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/7e6627a5-8190-4658-8bea-d7e5d7be0614/Bonded+by+ballet+-+The+Peraltas+on+safeguarding+company+tradition+and+helping+mold+the+next+generation+of+dancers+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Bonded by ballet: The Peraltas on safeguarding company tradition and helping mold the next generation of dancers - Make it stand out Surrounded by her students, Sofie – the assistant director and faculty member of the Lisa Macuja School of Ballet – finds fulfillment as a teacher. Photo from Sofie Peralta’s Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ca523a26-57c7-4858-a402-516d66e4e4a2/Bonded+by+ballet+-+The+Peraltas+on+safeguarding+company+tradition+and+helping+mold+the+next+generation+of+dancers+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Bonded by ballet: The Peraltas on safeguarding company tradition and helping mold the next generation of dancers - Make it stand out Romeo (leftmost, after partnering Jasmine Pia Dames in 2020’s Sleeping Beauty) is grateful for the lessons learned from Ballet Manila mentors Lisa Macuja Elizalde and the late Osias Barroso Jr. Photo from Pia Dames’ Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/bc2d8fe7-53b3-4694-a848-8ff32d521349/Bonded+by+ballet+-+The+Peraltas+on+safeguarding+company+tradition+and+helping+mold+the+next+generation+of+dancers+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Bonded by ballet: The Peraltas on safeguarding company tradition and helping mold the next generation of dancers - Make it stand out Giving feedback to students should always be done in a balanced manner, points out Sofie. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/13e880fd-3fb0-4aa2-bb3b-b552f667a0c9/Bonded+by+ballet+-+The+Peraltas+on+safeguarding+company+tradition+and+helping+mold+the+next+generation+of+dancers+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Bonded by ballet: The Peraltas on safeguarding company tradition and helping mold the next generation of dancers - Make it stand out “Because the school is attached to a company, the students are really able to see that it’s possible to make a career out of ballet,” says Romeo, principal dancer and company manager of Ballet Manila. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d4583d50-cd42-429d-9362-60328653a95a/Bonded+by+ballet+-+The+Peraltas+on+safeguarding+company+tradition+and+helping+mold+the+next+generation+of+dancers+9+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Bonded by ballet: The Peraltas on safeguarding company tradition and helping mold the next generation of dancers - Make it stand out Apart from being dedicated ballet professionals, Romeo and Sofia are devoted parents to three boys – Ethan, Liam and Stephen. From Romeo Peralta’s Facebook page https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/9/1/ballet-manila-brings-enchantment-of-cinderella-to-malaysia monthly 0.5 2025-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/80d6b046-8db9-4a7a-aa31-7be9d72cc1e0/Ballet+Manila+brings+enchantment+of+%E2%80%98Cinderella%E2%80%99+to+Malaysia++2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila brings enchantment of ‘Cinderella’ to Malaysia - Make it stand out And they live happily ever after! Ballet Manila principal dancers Shaira Comeros and Joshua Enciso are the perfect match as Cinderella and her Prince in Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s Cinderella. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/bac34c53-f32a-43c2-961d-861bfa61dc67/Ballet+Manila+brings+enchantment+of+%E2%80%98Cinderella%E2%80%99+to+Malaysia++1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila brings enchantment of ‘Cinderella’ to Malaysia - Make it stand out Ballet Manila principal dancers Abigail Oliveiros and Mark Sumaylo pair up anew as Cinderella and the Prince in Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s Cinderella for a performance series in Malaysia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/610b6c38-60a0-4ca4-80c4-77e86c2ed9db/Ballet+Manila+brings+enchantment+of+%E2%80%98Cinderella%E2%80%99+to+Malaysia++3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila brings enchantment of ‘Cinderella’ to Malaysia - Make it stand out Fairy Godmother (Ballet Manila soloist Stephanie Santiago) pops up at the ball to remind Cinderella to go home before midnight in this scene from Cinderella. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/2b91f429-b675-4e9a-b3d3-e98e5034194e/Ballet+Manila+brings+enchantment+of+%E2%80%98Cinderella%E2%80%99+to+Malaysia++4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila brings enchantment of ‘Cinderella’ to Malaysia - Make it stand out Ballet Manila soloist John Balagot (center) is the Stepmother everyone loves to hate in Cinderella, with principal dancer Jasmine Pia Dames (left) and soloist Rissa May Camaclang as the wicked Stepsisters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/9e67ee27-a5ae-4734-b0d6-34527ad40d04/Ballet+Manila+brings+enchantment+of+%E2%80%98Cinderella%E2%80%99+to+Malaysia++5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila brings enchantment of ‘Cinderella’ to Malaysia - Make it stand out Dancing animals make Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s Cinderella so much fun. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/8/30/soundbites-you-never-really-know-to-what-heights-you-can-soar-until-you-spread-your-wings monthly 0.5 2025-08-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c9d498bc-52d0-4d4a-b8b8-6591be36208d/BM+3.jpg Home - Soundbites: ‘You never really know to what heights you can soar until you spread your wings’ - Make it stand out Just four months after its debut concert in 1995, Ballet Manila was invited to go on a six-week performance tour of four Russian cities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/716c6cb0-2e03-4434-a111-e49df3c02b4b/BM+2.jpg Home - Soundbites: ‘You never really know to what heights you can soar until you spread your wings’ - Make it stand out With a mission to bring ballet to the people, Ballet Manila went on a Mindanao tour during its first year. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/8/28/this-month-in-bm-history-august-2000 monthly 0.5 2025-08-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b101260b-bd55-4281-a3e0-9a96b0e08bd5/BM+1.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: August 2000 - Make it stand out When the late Eric V. Cruz – Ballet Manila’s first artistic director – turned 60 in August 2000, the company dedicated a program in his honor. Souvenir program from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/2d0b8b01-dff7-495a-b83c-ecf8cd25c169/BM+5.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: August 2000 - Make it stand out Aileen Gallinera and the female corps perform in the Spanish-flavored Paquita. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1e14a06a-4241-4e64-aee9-2ef5c099ba12/BM+2.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: August 2000 - Make it stand out The seductress Carmen (Melanie Motus) is the toast of the menfolk in this scene from Eric V. Cruz’s Carmen. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/0254d596-88e4-404f-af2e-6f512ef1be4f/BM+3.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: August 2000 - Make it stand out The tribute concert is announced in a news item. Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/9d8a7ce9-e19a-43e9-a370-655851b2ce86/BM+4.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: August 2000 - Make it stand out The dashing Don Jose (Osias Barroso Jr., center) leads his men in a rousing number in Carmen. 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Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e3fa01d6-5802-4ee4-9686-cd4fd69c0518/Ballet+Manila+caps+30th+anniversary+season+with+Mariinsky+Ballet+superstars+in++%E2%80%98Don+Quixote%E2%80%99+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ballet Manila caps 30th anniversary season with Mariinsky Ballet superstars in ‘Don Quixote’ - Make it stand out Renata and Kimin share insights on ballet during their guesting in Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s art-advocacy program Art 2 Art, the former in 2024 and latter in an episode airing on September 8 on DZRH Radio, DZRH News Television and YouTube. Photos by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/081e14b1-c666-48e9-bfd9-1ecf0559b8b5/Ballet+Manila+caps+30th+anniversary+season+with+Mariinsky+Ballet+superstars+in++%E2%80%98Don+Quixote%E2%80%99+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila caps 30th anniversary season with Mariinsky Ballet superstars in ‘Don Quixote’ - Make it stand out Don Quixote rehearsals in full swing at Ballet Manila’s Studio 1. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/148d7091-4e7f-45f9-81b3-f3042bd02ca7/Ballet+Manila+caps+30th+anniversary+season+with+Mariinsky+Ballet+superstars+in++%E2%80%98Don+Quixote%E2%80%99+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila caps 30th anniversary season with Mariinsky Ballet superstars in ‘Don Quixote’ - Make it stand out Having partnered as Basilio and Kitri for ten years, Kimin Kim and Renata Shakirova concur that Don Quixote challenges them to dance to their maximum effort. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/8/19/samantha-garay-being-in-ballet-and-loving-every-moment-of-it monthly 0.5 2025-08-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f33e6286-bbae-485a-b972-73ad59cca562/Samantha+Garay+-+Being+in+ballet+%E2%80%93+and+loving+every+moment+of+it+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Samantha Garay: Being in ballet – and loving every moment of it - Make it stand out Sam (third from right) had her first taste of performing in a full-length ballet as part of the swan corps in Ballet Manila’s Swan Lake. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/64bc9c9a-0bb2-4bb4-8617-ba4c6621ccdc/Samantha+Garay+-+Being+in+ballet+%E2%80%93+and+loving+every+moment+of+it+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Samantha Garay: Being in ballet – and loving every moment of it - Make it stand out Ballet Manila company artist Samantha Garay never dreamed of becoming a professional ballerina but now says she can’t think of doing anything else. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/36113a4d-e7a7-4772-aaa7-23b10533c955/Samantha+Garay+-+Being+in+ballet+%E2%80%93+and+loving+every+moment+of+it+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Samantha Garay: Being in ballet – and loving every moment of it - Make it stand out Another role for Sam in Swan Lake was as a princess being paired off with Prince Siegfried, portrayed by San Francisco Ballet soloist Nathaniel Remez. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/a8fb4e4c-8cc9-43a2-a654-11c49edc1184/Samantha+Garay+-+Being+in+ballet+%E2%80%93+and+loving+every+moment+of+it+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Samantha Garay: Being in ballet – and loving every moment of it - Make it stand out Sam (leftmost) was part of the Steps Dance Studio team that competed in the Youth American Grand Prix Finals in 2024 where they emerged in the Top 12 Contemporary Ensembles. Photo from Vian Reign Pelegrin’s Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/952ad3ca-b44d-460c-bf85-cda04fe62537/Samantha+Garay+-+Being+in+ballet+%E2%80%93+and+loving+every+moment+of+it+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Samantha Garay: Being in ballet – and loving every moment of it - Make it stand out Taking on multiple roles in Swan Lake, Sam was also part of the corps in the ballet classic’s Act 1. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c61b595e-09c9-4232-97e9-0af27914ff47/Samantha+Garay+-+Being+in+ballet+%E2%80%93+and+loving+every+moment+of+it+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Samantha Garay: Being in ballet – and loving every moment of it - Make it stand out It was from her Steps teachers, Pam Espejo and Jeff Espejo – pioneers of Ballet Manila – that Sam first learned about the company. One day, she would like to teach ballet like them too. Photo from Samantha Garay’s Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c768de73-7a2b-461d-bf93-a925237530a1/Samantha+Garay+-+Being+in+ballet+%E2%80%93+and+loving+every+moment+of+it+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Samantha Garay: Being in ballet – and loving every moment of it - Make it stand out After twelve years as batchmates at Steps Dance Studio, Sam and best friend Reign Pelegrin are continuing their dance journey together in Ballet Manila as company artists. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/6890342b-771b-491f-9a55-120370abd8f3/Samantha+Garay+-+Being+in+ballet+%E2%80%93+and+loving+every+moment+of+it+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Samantha Garay: Being in ballet – and loving every moment of it - Make it stand out To keep motivated in ballet, Sam says one has to enjoy the process – and to love what one is doing. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/8/15/in-their-own-words-jessica-pearl-dames-and-sean-pelegrin-on-their-challenging-experience-in-partnering monthly 0.5 2025-08-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/a91a91fc-9ea0-4476-95c0-b3134deaec07/In+Their+Own+Words+-+Jessica+Pearl+Dames+and+Sean+Pelegrin+on+their+challenging+experience+in+partnering+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - In Their Own Words: Jessica Pearl Dames and Sean Pelegrin on their challenging experience in partnering - Make it stand out Pearl and Sean show the result of countless hours of rehearsals. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/8/13/talk-about-dance-anand-thakur monthly 0.5 2025-08-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/689b785e-b300-40c1-92f5-c1b5b18bc886/Talk+About+Dance+-+Anand+Thakur.jpg Home - Talk About Dance: Anand Thakur - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/8/10/ballet-manila-newbie-reign-pelegrin-follows-in-her-brothers-dancing-footsteps monthly 0.5 2025-08-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/4bb48df1-31aa-4ca1-b41d-a018295a0612/Ballet+Manila+newbie+Reign+Pelegrin+follows+in+her+brothers%E2%80%99+dancing+footsteps+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila newbie Reign Pelegrin follows in her brothers’ dancing footsteps - Make it stand out Reign says Dumaguete was a memorable experience for her since it was there that she made her debut in two roles in Swan Lake, one being part of the pas de trois (above) and of the cygnets. 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Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ee20f096-c5aa-4945-b042-989001862215/Ballet+Manila+newbie+Reign+Pelegrin+follows+in+her+brothers%E2%80%99+dancing+footsteps+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila newbie Reign Pelegrin follows in her brothers’ dancing footsteps - Make it stand out Ballet Manila’s Swan Lake at Aliw Theater was a “baptism of fire” for Reign (leftmost), being her first production with the company where she was part of the swan corps. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e9559ad4-69e9-4179-8fbd-318f93b8f37a/Ballet+Manila+newbie+Reign+Pelegrin+follows+in+her+brothers%E2%80%99+dancing+footsteps+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila newbie Reign Pelegrin follows in her brothers’ dancing footsteps - Make it stand out Reign and her brothers Sean (leftmost) and Vince all studied and trained in ballet at Steps Dance Studio and came together to perform in the school’s 30th anniversary program in April 2024. 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Photo by Ryly Pontino/ Silliman Culture and Arts Office https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c1fb3287-9beb-42b5-ab3f-2f09e52399be/Ballet+Manila+newbie+Reign+Pelegrin+follows+in+her+brothers%E2%80%99+dancing+footsteps+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila newbie Reign Pelegrin follows in her brothers’ dancing footsteps - Make it stand out Taking on multiple roles in Swan Lake at Aliw Theater, Reign (second from left) dances as one of the Jesterettes. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/372a5988-dbfd-4cd9-9b30-e36cf1ac8a63/Ballet+Manila+newbie+Reign+Pelegrin+follows+in+her+brothers%E2%80%99+dancing+footsteps+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila newbie Reign Pelegrin follows in her brothers’ dancing footsteps - Make it stand out Reign was reunited in New York with brother Vince, now a corps de ballet member of American Ballet Theater, when she and her fellow Steps Dance Studio students competed in the Youth American Grand Prix Finals in 2024. Photo courtesy of Reign Pelegrin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/4347fe60-e001-49ac-812b-624c917f131f/Ballet+Manila+newbie+Reign+Pelegrin+follows+in+her+brothers%E2%80%99+dancing+footsteps+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila newbie Reign Pelegrin follows in her brothers’ dancing footsteps - Make it stand out Reign (left) and bestie Samantha Garay made sure to have a photo taken with artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde after one of the Swan Lake shows at Aliw Theater. Photo courtesy of Reign Pelegrin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/fe703bb1-1010-4c41-8057-b64821f3788d/Ballet+Manila+newbie+Reign+Pelegrin+follows+in+her+brothers%E2%80%99+dancing+footsteps+9+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila newbie Reign Pelegrin follows in her brothers’ dancing footsteps - Make it stand out Looking ahead, Reign is excited to dance in more full-length productions with Ballet Manila including its upcoming Don Quixote. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/8/8/ballet-manila-in-full-color-basic-black-and-white monthly 0.5 2025-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1754634147854-TJYRMS6YZLYSX4857XV3/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Basic+black+and+white+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Basic black and white In Swan Lake (2003), Prince Siegfried (Osias Barroso Jr.) is in a joyful mood. He’s turning 21, and to celebrate the milestone, a ball is being thrown in his honor. His color combination of choice for this momentous occasion befits his regal lineage – classic black and white. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1754634156668-6BSLBYW36GZYNF5GU65L/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Basic+black+and+white+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Basic black and white Men in black… and white! Whether in suits (front row, from left, Romeo Peralta, Gerardo Francisco Jr., Rudy De Dios and Elpidio Magat) or in vests (second row, from left, Sean Pelegrin, Joshua Enciso, Jamil Montibon and John Balagot), the get-ups of these dancers – along with the choreography of Martin Lawrance set to The Winding Road – are all inspired by The Beatles. The rollicking number was premiered in Deux (2019). Photo by Ian Santos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1754634164725-68LEP8U9UMHVIT2RVZL3/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Basic+black+and+white+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Basic black and white It's a match made in black and white! Arnulfo Andrade and Stephanie Cabral pair up in Widmung (Dedication), one of three choreographies (along with Sotto Voce and Reconfigured) by Augustus Damian III featured in World Stars of Ballet (2012). A tribute to the late choreographer Tony Fabella, the piece has been described as combining strength and delicacy. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1754634162513-KAS66DTBHS5KIZ1Q2O18/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Basic+black+and+white+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Basic black and white Alfredo (Mark Sumaylo) has found happiness with the courtesan Violetta. Debonaire in black and white, he dances with abandon in this scene from Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s La Traviata, showcased in Ballet Manila’s Greatest Hits in Malaysia (2024). His love turns to bitterness, however, when he later mistakenly believes that Violetta has left him in favor of a rich man. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1754634165466-VROIMJGWHZLR5771D1Q6/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Basic+black+and+white+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Basic black and white In Eric V. Cruz’s Carmen (2003), Escamillo (Marcus Tolentino) struts into the scene wearing black and white. Whether it’s his fame or his fashion sense, Carmen is captivated and though already romantically entangled with Don Jose, she quickly favors the dashing toreador instead. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1754634175659-UL3TT0PPGTRMCXIKEHYQ/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Basic+black+and+white+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Basic black and white His outfit in muted black and white belies the celebratory mood of the happy-go-lucky barber Basilio (Mikhail Martinyuk) in Don Quixote (2012), having just escaped the disapproving father of his free-spirited partner Kitri. Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1754634170997-GXZ8QIFJ7W3YXZNK2OT3/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Basic+black+and+white+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Basic black and white Jerome Espejo is elegance personified in his black and white ensemble, dancing as half of the pair in the romantic Sana Maulit Muli. Playing on the themes of love and longing, the pas de deux was performed in BM Goes International in 2005. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/8/6/pbf-scholars-lmsb-students-win-big-at-international-ballet-grand-prix-in-singapore monthly 0.5 2025-08-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/70cfe9f4-3ff7-4baa-80ac-16a960b89423/PBF+scholars%2C+LMSB+students+win+big+at+International+Ballet+Grand+Prix+in+Singapore+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - PBF scholars, LMSB students win big at International Ballet Grand Prix in Singapore - Make it stand out In the Solo Variation, the three young danseurs won top awards: Angelou Gamayon and John Sixto Dones, the gold and silver in Senior (18-21) and Natsumi Dionisio the silver in Senior (15-17). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/345cd1a9-6072-4feb-977c-b88b47198bf3/PBF+scholars%2C+LMSB+students+win+big+at+International+Ballet+Grand+Prix+in+Singapore+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - PBF scholars, LMSB students win big at International Ballet Grand Prix in Singapore - Make it stand out The winning team celebrates at the International Ballet Grand Prix: (from left) Lisa Macuja School of Ballet assistant director Sofia Sangco-Peralta, John Sixto Dones, Sofia Torrecampo, Stephen Joeule Garrovillo, Aiesha Janine Crisostomo, Angelou Gamayon, Nina Arabela Nuñez, Jaliah Krystal Bañez, Anne Bernice Allenda, Natsumi Dionisio, Julianne Keiko Bañez and Ballet Manila guest choreographer Martin Lawrance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/bd3413b6-105a-46e9-892c-e004ec80cc90/PBF+scholars%2C+LMSB+students+win+big+at+International+Ballet+Grand+Prix+in+Singapore+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - PBF scholars, LMSB students win big at International Ballet Grand Prix in Singapore - Make it stand out Team LMSB at the International Ballet Grand Prix in Singapore https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/8/2/ballet-manila-powers-through-curveballs-for-sold-out-swan-lake-shows-in-dumaguete monthly 0.5 2025-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/0ec7523b-cf9a-4c6a-b00f-c3cc1493a472/Ballet+Manila+powers+through+curveballs+for+sold-out+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%E2%80%99+shows+in+Dumaguete+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila powers through curveballs for sold-out ‘Swan Lake’ shows in Dumaguete - Make it stand out Principal dancers Mark Sumaylo and Abigail Oliveiro are reunited in the full-length Swan Lake, which they first performed together in 2017. Photo by The Weekly Sillimanian https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/5ace62b8-c009-4521-ac34-f70e19ef15f3/Ballet+Manila+powers+through+curveballs+for+sold-out+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%E2%80%99+shows+in+Dumaguete+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila powers through curveballs for sold-out ‘Swan Lake’ shows in Dumaguete - Make it stand out Ballet Manila completed six performances of Swan Lake at Silliman University’s Claire Isabel McGill Luce Auditorium, each show receiving rapturous applause from the audience. Photo by Ryly Pontino/ Silliman University Culture and Arts Council https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/0fea02cc-126b-4e6a-81a1-d6f5022e62fc/Ballet+Manila+powers+through+curveballs+for+sold-out+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%E2%80%99+shows+in+Dumaguete+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila powers through curveballs for sold-out ‘Swan Lake’ shows in Dumaguete - Make it stand out Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde does double duty, also performing as the Queen Mother to Prince Siegfried. Photo by the Silliman University Culture and Arts Council https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b4f6f54a-1b31-4481-9d2f-7f6280a0b2ae/Ballet+Manila+powers+through+curveballs+for+sold-out+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%E2%80%99+shows+in+Dumaguete+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila powers through curveballs for sold-out ‘Swan Lake’ shows in Dumaguete - Make it stand out Swan Lake was meaningful for Jasmine Pia Dames (right) not only because it was her comeback on stage after an injury, but also because she shared this full-length debut with twin sister Jessica Pearl. Photo courtesy of Jasmine Pia Dames https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/3456463b-6943-4387-8830-cd3912f9bc4f/Ballet+Manila+powers+through+curveballs+for+sold-out+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%E2%80%99+shows+in+Dumaguete+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila powers through curveballs for sold-out ‘Swan Lake’ shows in Dumaguete - Make it stand out Principal dancers Shaira Comeros and Joshua Enciso make their full-length debut as Odette/Odile and Prince Siegfried. Photo by Ryly Pontino/ Silliman University Culture and Arts Council https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/cd80f77c-4f41-4078-a2da-9380422ba159/Ballet+Manila+powers+through+curveballs+for+sold-out+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%E2%80%99+shows+in+Dumaguete+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila powers through curveballs for sold-out ‘Swan Lake’ shows in Dumaguete - Make it stand out Ballet Manila’s swan corps are the real stars of Swan Lake, describes artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde, as they turned in “extremely consistent, aligned performances.” Photo by Ryly Pontino/ Silliman University Culture and Arts Council https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/fa645183-8423-478d-98d1-db7b22c5a84b/Ballet+Manila+powers+through+curveballs+for+sold-out+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%E2%80%99+shows+in+Dumaguete+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila powers through curveballs for sold-out ‘Swan Lake’ shows in Dumaguete - Make it stand out Soloist Noah Esplana (Siegfried) and twin principal dancers Jessica Pearl Dames (Odette) and Jasmine Pia Dames (Odile) are congratulated by artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde after their collective debut in Swan Lake. Photo from the Instagram page of Jessica Pearl Dames https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ecf18113-d4a5-4136-88d7-474b86a521fd/Ballet+Manila+powers+through+curveballs+for+sold-out+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%E2%80%99+shows+in+Dumaguete+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila powers through curveballs for sold-out ‘Swan Lake’ shows in Dumaguete - Make it stand out Rodney Catubay went to Dumaguete a company artist and returned to Manila a soloist after his powerful debut as Rothbart led to a promotion. Photo by Ryly Pontino/ Silliman University Culture and Arts Council https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ee203156-2d0a-43cc-84c2-3a2cd200a906/Ballet+Manila+powers+through+curveballs+for+sold-out+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%E2%80%99+shows+in+Dumaguete+9+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila powers through curveballs for sold-out ‘Swan Lake’ shows in Dumaguete - Make it stand out View from the tech booth: Jessica Pearl Dames and Noah Esplana in one of the two shows they headlined in Dumaguete. Photo by Gerardo Francisco Jr. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d9c7d08b-91e0-4203-b178-57b1b0a780c7/Ballet+Manila+powers+through+curveballs+for+sold-out+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%E2%80%99+shows+in+Dumaguete+10+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila powers through curveballs for sold-out ‘Swan Lake’ shows in Dumaguete - Make it stand out The Jester (Rafael Perez) and the corps make for a colorful scene in Swan Lake, reflecting the triumph over multiple challenges that faced the production. Photo by Ryly Pontino/ Silliman University Culture and Arts Council https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e828b52a-7a8a-4484-a316-a56bf7077234/Ballet+Manila+powers+through+curveballs+for+sold-out+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%E2%80%99+shows+in+Dumaguete+11+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila powers through curveballs for sold-out ‘Swan Lake’ shows in Dumaguete - Make it stand out Students get up on their feet at curtain call to cheer for the cast of Ballet Manila’s Swan Lake. Many would approach the stage to have their pictures taken with the dancers and to get autographs. Photo by Gerardo Francisco Jr. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/7/31/this-month-in-bm-history-july-2018 monthly 0.5 2025-07-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1f3642de-19b5-40a5-ae6b-ec83b6ed0d90/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+July+2018+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - This Month in BM History : July 2018 - Make it stand out American Stars Gala was a one-night-only event that showcased the best of American and Filipino talents in dance. Souvenir program from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/bb51ccc6-c58b-4472-8011-1ddcfd9378fa/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+July+2018+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - This Month in BM History : July 2018 - Make it stand out Boston Ballet principal dancer Lia Cirio dances as Odette opposite Ballet Manila soloist Mark Sumaylo in an excerpt of Swan Lake, backed up by the latter company’s swan corps. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e4e1c43d-36be-4c8a-9012-a4404399dbb9/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+July+2018+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - This Month in BM History : July 2018 - Make it stand out Hazel Sabas-Gower’s Deconstructing Gershwin cast included (from left) Heewon Cho, John Balagot, Sean Pelegrin, Jamil Montibon and Nanami Hasegawa. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ccab9995-f6b1-42ed-9569-d7fe586e0329/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+July+2018+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - This Month in BM History : July 2018 - Make it stand out Abigail Oliveiro and Godwin Merano make a tandem leap in George Birkadze’s Imperial which premiered in American Stars Gala. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e63b6a92-820f-4e8d-a4dd-e5410c1968b2/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+July+2018+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - This Month in BM History : July 2018 - Make it stand out Houston Ballet principal dancers Jared Matthews and Yuriko Kajiya perform the Madame Butterfly pas de deux. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/6c44cb91-3086-4f1a-b3cf-7a8d1b2a6c1f/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+July+2018+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - This Month in BM History : July 2018 - Make it stand out A story in the Philippine Daily Inquirer recounts how American Stars Gala came to be. Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/7/30/unexpected-promotion-of-four-ballet-manila-dancers-caps-swan-lake-performance-series-in-dumaguete monthly 0.5 2025-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/a40fad95-5694-415b-a4f1-0362dd227bfa/Unexpected+promotion+of+four+Ballet+Manila+dancers+caps+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%E2%80%99+performance+series+in+Dumaguete+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Unexpected promotion of four Ballet Manila dancers caps ‘Swan Lake’ performance series in Dumaguete - Make it stand out Rodney Catubay flicks his cape as a toreador in Don Quixote (2023). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/6bfdca19-c74f-4592-a2c5-ae6f6f2c7806/Unexpected+promotion+of+four+Ballet+Manila+dancers+caps+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%E2%80%99+performance+series+in+Dumaguete+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Unexpected promotion of four Ballet Manila dancers caps ‘Swan Lake’ performance series in Dumaguete - Make it stand out Jos David Andes performs as Haring Araw in the Lola Basyang story, Ang Kapatid ng Tatlong Marya (2024). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1375d95b-01bb-4161-9033-a28674ecc4de/Unexpected+promotion+of+four+Ballet+Manila+dancers+caps+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%E2%80%99+performance+series+in+Dumaguete+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Unexpected promotion of four Ballet Manila dancers caps ‘Swan Lake’ performance series in Dumaguete - Make it stand out Shamira Drapete dances as a dryad in Act 2 of Don Quixote (2023). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/a82715d5-edef-4225-ae2a-8723d22d27dd/Unexpected+promotion+of+four+Ballet+Manila+dancers+caps+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%E2%80%99+performance+series+in+Dumaguete+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Unexpected promotion of four Ballet Manila dancers caps ‘Swan Lake’ performance series in Dumaguete - Make it stand out Ainslea Esplana is part of the corps in the Naila Waltz of Le Corsaire (2024). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/9a477e5f-1b5d-44aa-874e-b90f55cc2c2a/Unexpected+promotion+of+four+Ballet+Manila+dancers+caps+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%E2%80%99+performance+series+in+Dumaguete+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Unexpected promotion of four Ballet Manila dancers caps ‘Swan Lake’ performance series in Dumaguete - Make it stand out Rodney Catubay, soloist: A technically strong Rothbart in four performances of Swan Lake at Silliman University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f0ce6b8e-18b5-4cd7-9c85-9c10e4e71e73/Unexpected+promotion+of+four+Ballet+Manila+dancers+caps+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%E2%80%99+performance+series+in+Dumaguete+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Unexpected promotion of four Ballet Manila dancers caps ‘Swan Lake’ performance series in Dumaguete - Make it stand out Jos David Andes, soloist: Double-gold medal winner at the Taiwan Regionals of the 2025 Dance Open America. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/5abee83a-c22c-4235-8d7e-33509aca6737/Unexpected+promotion+of+four+Ballet+Manila+dancers+caps+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%E2%80%99+performance+series+in+Dumaguete+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Unexpected promotion of four Ballet Manila dancers caps ‘Swan Lake’ performance series in Dumaguete - Make it stand out Shamira Drapete, company member: Showed exceptional promise in her assignments as Cinderella and Ibong Adarna. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/8048c697-d7ff-47fb-814d-8f74cb0c7cb6/Unexpected+promotion+of+four+Ballet+Manila+dancers+caps+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%E2%80%99+performance+series+in+Dumaguete+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Unexpected promotion of four Ballet Manila dancers caps ‘Swan Lake’ performance series in Dumaguete - Make it stand out Ainslea Esplana, company member: Led the corps as the first girl in swan formations in Dumaguete Swan Lake. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/7/26/a-return-to-the-lake monthly 0.5 2025-07-26 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/7/23/ballet-manila-danseurs-win-top-honors-at-taiwan-regionals-of-2025-dance-open-america monthly 0.5 2025-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e44913b4-afc8-4d12-bfd0-9836dd66dfc0/Ballet+Manila+danseurs+win+top+honors+at+Taiwan+Regionals+of+2025+Dance+Open+America+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila danseurs win top honors at Taiwan Regionals of 2025 Dance Open America - Make it stand out In character: Jos David Andes as Basilio (Don Quixote), Germaine Dawal as Acteon (La Esmeralda) and Sixto Dones as Ali (Le Corsaire). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/efa4a615-0d6c-4d2d-bf99-07c5d507671d/Ballet+Manila+danseurs+win+top+honors+at+Taiwan+Regionals+of+2025+Dance+Open+America+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila danseurs win top honors at Taiwan Regionals of 2025 Dance Open America - Make it stand out Winning team: Ballet Manila artistic director and Lisa Macuja School of Ballet director Lisa Macuja Elizalde (second from left) and principal dancer and coach Romeo Peralta (fourth from left) together with danseurs (from left) Jos David Andes, Germaine Dawal and John Sixto Dones. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/757d69cf-36b1-41e5-ba7c-5b30f0b1acc3/Ballet+Manila+danseurs+win+top+honors+at+Taiwan+Regionals+of+2025+Dance+Open+America+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila danseurs win top honors at Taiwan Regionals of 2025 Dance Open America - Make it stand out Ballet Manila company manager Romeo Peralta (third from right) with the three pairs of BM/ LMSB danseurs and their partners from Zhongli Youth Ballet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/69052435-56a7-4e51-a491-32427c820655/Ballet+Manila+danseurs+win+top+honors+at+Taiwan+Regionals+of+2025+Dance+Open+America+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila danseurs win top honors at Taiwan Regionals of 2025 Dance Open America - Make it stand out Lisa Macuja Elizalde conducts a masterclass at the Taiwan Regionals of Dance Open America. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/774a1186-ab78-4107-8e79-9364d5452a79/Ballet+Manila+danseurs+win+top+honors+at+Taiwan+Regionals+of+2025+Dance+Open+America+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila danseurs win top honors at Taiwan Regionals of 2025 Dance Open America - Make it stand out John Sixto Dones, Jos David Andes, Germaine Dawal and a fellow competitor take a master class under juror Gonzalo Galguera, ballet director and chief choreographer of the Escuela Nacional De Ballet De Cuba. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/2be8d70d-b712-4e55-b76a-23e50ecb8aad/cd5c6426-aaab-42bc-8e7f-298d8d310712.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila danseurs win top honors at Taiwan Regionals of 2025 Dance Open America - Make it stand out A good haul: Jos David, John Sixto and Germaine celebrate with their coach Romeo Peralta after the awarding ceremonies. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/7/22/13-years-after-their-high-school-swan-lake-pearl-and-pia-dames-are-ready-to-be-odette-and-odile-once-more monthly 0.5 2025-07-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/51680c54-6b53-42d4-a307-65c506f5d422/13+years+after+their+high+school+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%2C%E2%80%99+Pearl+and+Pia+Dames+are+ready+to+be+Odette+and+Odile+once+more+7-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - 13 years after their high school ‘Swan Lake,’ Pearl and Pia Dames are ready to be Odette and Odile once more - Make it stand out Soloist Noah Esplana playfully dons both of his costumes as Prince Siegfried for a photo-op with Pearl (left) as Odette and Pia as Odile after their performance at a recent corporate show. Photo courtesy of Jasmine Pia Dames https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1b36d6a3-c871-4aae-9845-3eb6e4742908/13+years+after+their+high+school+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%2C%E2%80%99+Pearl+and+Pia+Dames+are+ready+to+be+Odette+and+Odile+once+more+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - 13 years after their high school ‘Swan Lake,’ Pearl and Pia Dames are ready to be Odette and Odile once more - Make it stand out Ballet Manila principal dancers Jessica Pearl Dames (left) and Jasmine Pia Dames never thought they’d get to revisit the roles of Odette and Odile, but they will in two shows of Ballet Manila’s Swan Lake in Dumaguete. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/4556797d-2cd7-46dd-a93e-1dfecae9154c/13+years+after+their+high+school+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%2C%E2%80%99+Pearl+and+Pia+Dames+are+ready+to+be+Odette+and+Odile+once+more+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - 13 years after their high school ‘Swan Lake,’ Pearl and Pia Dames are ready to be Odette and Odile once more - Make it stand out Pearl Dames says she’s been having a fun time exploring the fragility of her character, Odette. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/6249fde0-2ee6-4734-afd7-8c594d528be2/13+years+after+their+high+school+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%2C%E2%80%99+Pearl+and+Pia+Dames+are+ready+to+be+Odette+and+Odile+once+more+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - 13 years after their high school ‘Swan Lake,’ Pearl and Pia Dames are ready to be Odette and Odile once more - Make it stand out Pia Dames is thrilled that her comeback performance is as Odile in Swan Lake. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/64a00d88-1c33-4051-bc9c-1937ac823773/13+years+after+their+high+school+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%2C%E2%80%99+Pearl+and+Pia+Dames+are+ready+to+be+Odette+and+Odile+once+more+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - 13 years after their high school ‘Swan Lake,’ Pearl and Pia Dames are ready to be Odette and Odile once more - Make it stand out For Ballet Manila’s Swan Lake at Aliw Theater, Pearl dances with Joshua Enciso as part of the pas de trois in Act 1. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/76650dd0-5bb7-4afb-97df-fba6d8cb6b60/13+years+after+their+high+school+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%2C%E2%80%99+Pearl+and+Pia+Dames+are+ready+to+be+Odette+and+Odile+once+more+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - 13 years after their high school ‘Swan Lake,’ Pearl and Pia Dames are ready to be Odette and Odile once more - Make it stand out Pia (leftmost) joins Tiffany Chiang-Janolo, Jessica Balote and Heewon Cho in the iconic Little Swans pas de quatre of Swan Lake in 2017. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/4451ce50-2afd-4837-a43e-f7be54e844b7/13+years+after+their+high+school+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%2C%E2%80%99+Pearl+and+Pia+Dames+are+ready+to+be+Odette+and+Odile+once+more+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - 13 years after their high school ‘Swan Lake,’ Pearl and Pia Dames are ready to be Odette and Odile once more - Make it stand out Pia (second from left) and Pearl are welcomed by their artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde in the latter’s art-advocacy program Art 2 Art. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/9835619e-d6c1-4aa1-a249-896ef2cc829f/13+years+after+their+high+school+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%2C%E2%80%99+Pearl+and+Pia+Dames+are+ready+to+be+Odette+and+Odile+once+more+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - 13 years after their high school ‘Swan Lake,’ Pearl and Pia Dames are ready to be Odette and Odile once more - Make it stand out Pia and Pearl show off their swan moves at the Ballet Manila Archives office. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/7/20/noah-esplana-makes-prince-siegfried-his-own-in-swan-lake monthly 0.5 2025-07-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/bba6afad-cd3a-4390-8574-dd46d36caa15/Noah+Esplana+makes+Prince+Siegfried+his+own+in+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%E2%80%99+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Noah Esplana makes Prince Siegfried his own in ‘Swan Lake’ - Make it stand out Noah Esplana is Prince Siegfried to Jessica Pearl Dames’ Odette in a pas de deux they performed at Ballet Manila’s media conference for Swan Lake in May. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d0c057fa-a957-4fcc-8963-dd568a0ba709/Noah+Esplana+makes+Prince+Siegfried+his+own+in+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%E2%80%99+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Noah Esplana makes Prince Siegfried his own in ‘Swan Lake’ - Make it stand out For the first time, soloist Noah Esplana is taking on the role of Prince Siegfried in the full-length Swan Lake as Ballet Manila brings the classic to Dumaguete. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/4a85f6a9-e645-429f-bdaa-97d60eaa590d/Noah+Esplana+makes+Prince+Siegfried+his+own+in+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%E2%80%99+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Noah Esplana makes Prince Siegfried his own in ‘Swan Lake’ - Make it stand out In Ballet Manila’s recent staging of Swan Lake in Aliw Theater, Noah was one of two danseurs cast in the pas de trois in Act 1. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f483cb7d-fad9-4444-82ae-23d549141e44/Noah+Esplana+makes+Prince+Siegfried+his+own+in+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%E2%80%99+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Noah Esplana makes Prince Siegfried his own in ‘Swan Lake’ - Make it stand out In Swan Lake mode: Noah and twins Pearl Dames (left) and Pia Dames are all making their debut in the full-length classic. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ceffa3f0-236a-4d19-86d0-d5d4ea6b5ff6/Noah+Esplana+makes+Prince+Siegfried+his+own+in+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%E2%80%99+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Noah Esplana makes Prince Siegfried his own in ‘Swan Lake’ - Make it stand out Noah partners Pia Dames in the Don Quixote grand pas de deux presented as part of Ballet Manila’s Greatest Hits in Malaysia in 2024. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/4a0e6457-4916-45f1-b812-df9eb833a705/Noah+Esplana+makes+Prince+Siegfried+his+own+in+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%E2%80%99+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Noah Esplana makes Prince Siegfried his own in ‘Swan Lake’ - Make it stand out The big challenge for Noah in Swan Lake is partnering two ballerinas with different needs and the quick switching in dancing from one to the other. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/7/19/talk-about-dance-richard-bach monthly 0.5 2025-07-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/dd8ed275-09f7-41ff-97b9-c58f07aa0b45/Talk+About+Dance+-+Richard+Bach.jpg Home - Talk About Dance: Richard Bach - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/7/16/shaira-comeros-takes-maiden-flight-as-odette-and-odile-in-full-length-swan-lake monthly 0.5 2025-07-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f9a582a5-9103-4b6d-8bd0-1eef0ea4517f/Shaira+Comeros+takes+maiden+flight+as+Odette+and+Odile+in+full-length+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%E2%80%99+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Shaira Comeros takes maiden flight as Odette and Odile in full-length ‘Swan Lake’ - Make it stand out Channeling the Black Swan, Odile, Shaira dances with fellow principal dancer Joshua Enciso as her Prince Siegfried during Ballet Manila’s Swan Lake media conference in May. 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Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c9f230c9-ef32-4d93-8a2e-d430326ce603/Shaira+Comeros+takes+maiden+flight+as+Odette+and+Odile+in+full-length+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%E2%80%99+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Shaira Comeros takes maiden flight as Odette and Odile in full-length ‘Swan Lake’ - Make it stand out As cygnets in one of the highlights of Swan Lake (2025), Shaira (second from right), along with (from left) Nanami Hasegawa, Jessica Pearl Dames and Jessa Balote, must be in sync in dancing together. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1920ac10-5a7d-4539-96bf-698071315a54/Shaira+Comeros+takes+maiden+flight+as+Odette+and+Odile+in+full-length+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%E2%80%99+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Shaira Comeros takes maiden flight as Odette and Odile in full-length ‘Swan Lake’ - Make it stand out Shaira (right), with Joshua Enciso and Jessica Pearl Dames, perform the pas de trois in Swan Lake (2025). Photo by Giselle P. 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Photo courtesy of Shaira Comeros https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e3c9617e-13e2-4766-8f02-1d9ff67f1e58/Shaira+Comeros+takes+maiden+flight+as+Odette+and+Odile+in+full-length+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%E2%80%99+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Shaira Comeros takes maiden flight as Odette and Odile in full-length ‘Swan Lake’ - Make it stand out Shaira never imagined herself to be the Swan Queen and is thankful for the opportunity that’s been given to her. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/7/15/in-their-own-words-judith-po-on-the-value-of-competitions monthly 0.5 2025-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/4d8609f8-01e3-4c21-92f9-9823640ecaa8/In+Their+Own+Words++-+Judith+Po+on+the+value+of+competitions+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - In Their Own Words: Judith Po on the value of competitions - Make it stand out Judith Po (center) dances as one of the princesses vying for Prince Siegfried’s attention in Swan Lake (2025). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/7/11/bow-struck monthly 0.5 2025-07-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1752227168372-X704H6VWIPW8T1XMDCLR/Bow-struck+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Bow-struck Though already expected by the kingdom to choose a wife, Prince Siegfried (Osias Barroso Jr.) would rather attend to other pursuits first. In this scene from Swan Lake (2003), he has taken his bow and gone to the forest to hunt. There, he comes upon a bevy of swans led by Odette, an enchanted maiden, whom Siegfried unexpectedly falls for. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1752227200140-RJGL7ZTXVHU3YJQ299LX/Bow-struck+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Bow-struck The courageous Flerida (Stephanie Santiago) has fled the palace and the clutches of Sultan Ali Adab in Florante at Laura (2024). Witnessing the hapless Laura being attacked by the wicked Adolfo in the woods, Flerida readies her bow and fires an arrow, accurately hitting its mark. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1752227230424-57L5LOGL2BY1TWB2XCRD/Bow-struck+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Bow-struck The hunter Acteon (Romeo Peralta) chances upon the goddess of the hunt Diane (Tiffany Chiang-Janolo) and a dance ensues, with her bow becoming a central element as they express themselves through steps and movements. The pas de deux was performed in Maligayang Christmas in 2011. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1752227207983-1TJNFHNDEJ3KUVZEOKRQ/Bow-struck+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Bow-struck Prince Siegfried (guest artist Nathaniel Remez) answers the call of the great outdoors in Swan Lake. Having just been gifted with a bow by his mother, he excitedly goes on a hunt, not knowing that his life is about to change as he will meet Odette, a princess cursed by the sorcerer Rothbart to be a swan by day. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1752227230242-8PF8RQ9YKCUEOKP5X326/Bow-struck+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Bow-struck Armed with her bow, Diane (Jasmine Pia Dames) freely roams the woodlands. She subsequently encounters the hunter Acteon and, in a dance inspired by myth as showcased in the production Deux (2019), the pair engage in a dramatic portrayal of the passionate and powerful characters. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1752227241550-WQUBPIRT3K4UZOFBWXWK/Bow-struck+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Bow-struck On turning twenty-one, Prince Siegfried (Rudy De Dios) gratefully receives a bow from the Queen Mother (Lisa Macuja Elizalde) in Swan Lake (2017). It is a gift that ultimately leads him to meet the love of his life. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/7/9/rothbarts-rising-john-balagot-and-rodney-catubay-on-portraying-one-of-ballets-iconic-villains monthly 0.5 2025-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f0747a41-6c1a-44f4-a21b-6b15827691ad/Rothbarts+rising+-+John+Balagot+and+Rodney+Catubay+on+portraying+one+of+ballet%27s+iconic+villains+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Rothbarts rising: John Balagot and Rodney Catubay on portraying one of ballet's iconic villains - Make it stand out Rodney Catubay steps into the sorcerer Von Rothbart’s shoes at the media conference for Ballet Manila’s Swan Lake. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e0605cd6-21af-4013-9569-5d07f86b7035/Rothbarts+rising+-+John+Balagot+and+Rodney+Catubay+on+portraying+one+of+ballet%27s+iconic+villains+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Rothbarts rising: John Balagot and Rodney Catubay on portraying one of ballet's iconic villains - Make it stand out Soloist John Balagot and company artist Rodney Catubay are all set to take on the cape as the sorcerer Von Rothbart in Swan Lake when Ballet Manila brings the classic to Dumaguete later this month. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d34e3fa3-430a-4519-b0e3-4ef41c127f5d/Rothbarts+rising+-+John+Balagot+and+Rodney+Catubay+on+portraying+one+of+ballet%27s+iconic+villains+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Rothbarts rising: John Balagot and Rodney Catubay on portraying one of ballet's iconic villains - Make it stand out In a scene from Rudy De Dios’ Carmina Burana (2020), John Balagot as Atheos is carried by his minions as he tries to lure the new king Spero (Joshua Enciso) to the dark side. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/dd44ffb6-4a67-4395-bf9d-adc11b2b7963/Rothbarts+rising+-+John+Balagot+and+Rodney+Catubay+on+portraying+one+of+ballet%27s+iconic+villains+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Rothbarts rising: John Balagot and Rodney Catubay on portraying one of ballet's iconic villains - Make it stand out Ballet Manila soloist Stephanie Santiago helps Rodney get into character as Rothbart by applying his make-up for a Swan Lake excerpt at Shangri-La Plaza Mall. Photo by Jv Ramos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b8884b89-20ce-4996-bd27-337142aff129/Rothbarts+rising+-+John+Balagot+and+Rodney+Catubay+on+portraying+one+of+ballet%27s+iconic+villains+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Rothbarts rising: John Balagot and Rodney Catubay on portraying one of ballet's iconic villains - Make it stand out John plays Tybalt in the Romeo and Juliet Suite, Sergey Vikulov’s version of Shakespeare’s masterpiece of love and tragedy presented in Iconic 1.0 (2018). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f44c7c7e-ed35-4001-93e1-5cd6aacb48c5/Rothbarts+rising+-+John+Balagot+and+Rodney+Catubay+on+portraying+one+of+ballet%27s+iconic+villains+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Rothbarts rising: John Balagot and Rodney Catubay on portraying one of ballet's iconic villains - Make it stand out With arched eyebrows and pouty lips, John (center) transforms into the wicked Stepmother in Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s Cinderella (2018), with Jasmine Pia Dames (left) and Rissa May Camaclang as the Stepsisters. Photo by Ian Santos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/8dd2aed6-66d4-401d-8d2e-497c31040312/Rothbarts+rising+-+John+Balagot+and+Rodney+Catubay+on+portraying+one+of+ballet%27s+iconic+villains+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Rothbarts rising: John Balagot and Rodney Catubay on portraying one of ballet's iconic villains - Make it stand out Rodney is Haring Langay to Stephanie Santiago’s Marya Loleng in Ang Kapatid ng Tatlong Marya, one of the stories in Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (2024). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1752035124885-DW9Z4QTAZXL4LHD50ZV8/Rothbarts+rising+-+John+Balagot+and+Rodney+Catubay+on+portraying+one+of+ballet%27s+iconic+villains+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Rothbarts rising: John Balagot and Rodney Catubay on portraying one of ballet's iconic villains John underscores the need to internalize the character of a villain fully so that it will come out naturally when performance time comes. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1752035122616-RNVRSLG38BD8TFNHD8G2/Rothbarts+rising+-+John+Balagot+and+Rodney+Catubay+on+portraying+one+of+ballet%27s+iconic+villains+9+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Rothbarts rising: John Balagot and Rodney Catubay on portraying one of ballet's iconic villains Channeling Lord Voldemort from his favorite Harry Potter series, says Rodney, has been useful for him in portraying Rothbart. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/7/7/talk-about-dance-tomas-schramek monthly 0.5 2025-07-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/53693349-008a-4793-8671-87c69c9485da/Talk+About+Dance+-+Tomas+Schramek.jpg Home - Talk About Dance: Tomas Schramek - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/7/5/soundbites-it-felt-good-to-be-a-filipino-that-night monthly 0.5 2025-07-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/54c5ebf2-5c64-4686-9d17-31cefc5739ce/Soundbites+-+%E2%80%98It+felt+good+to+be+a+Filipino+that+night%27+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Soundbites: ‘It felt good to be a Filipino that night’ - Make it stand out The Ballet Manila delegation, led by principal dancer Osias Barroso Jr. (second row, leftmost) and treasurer Susan Macuja (front, second from left), meets Philippine Ambassador to the United States Albert Del Rosario (front, in suit), in Washington DC during the company’s 2005 US Tour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/14e98686-4ae6-4edd-b3e2-0ac824c6fcb7/Soundbites+-+%E2%80%98It+felt+good+to+be+a+Filipino+that+night%27+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Soundbites: ‘It felt good to be a Filipino that night’ - Make it stand out The flag-waving finale, Sabihin Mo Ikaw ay Pilipino (Tell Them You are Filipino), was an audience-rouser during Ballet Manila’s 2005 US Tour which had stops in Ohio, Texas, Louisiana, Illinois, Washington DC, Tennessee and Michigan. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/7/3/soloist-rissa-may-camaclang-on-always-looking-presentable monthly 0.5 2025-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/46570801-2987-42c5-8192-5d0cf9ac013d/In+Their+Own+Words+-+Soloist+Rissa+May+Camaclang+on+always+looking+presentable+2.jpg Home - In Their Own Words: Rissa May Camaclang on always looking presentable - Make it stand out Rissa May performs as one of the Big Swans in the recent run of Swan Lake at Aliw Theater. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/6/30/for-scholar-sixto-dones-ballet-is-the-gift-that-keeps-on-giving monthly 0.5 2025-06-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/9fd25129-b7ee-4aac-bb0f-70ef4b8e028a/For+scholar+Sixto+Dones%2C+ballet+is+the+gift+that+keeps+on+giving++2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - For scholar Sixto Dones, ballet is the gift that keeps on giving - Make it stand out Sixto Dones’ assets, as described by his mentor Gerardo Francisco Jr., are his ability to jump, his height and his confidence on stage. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/107c6b41-8eec-4a38-88f2-1baece86e82b/For+scholar+Sixto+Dones%2C+ballet+is+the+gift+that+keeps+on+giving++1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - For scholar Sixto Dones, ballet is the gift that keeps on giving - Make it stand out Standing tall: Project Ballet Futures scholar Sixto Dones won Silver at the International Ballet Grand Prix and was part of the Ballet Ensemble given the Platinum award at the recently concluded International Arts Festival. Photo by Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e6ca7621-7d47-4d93-955a-a466bf07d398/For+scholar+Sixto+Dones%2C+ballet+is+the+gift+that+keeps+on+giving++3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - For scholar Sixto Dones, ballet is the gift that keeps on giving - Make it stand out Joining the festivities at the ball in Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s Cinderella (2023), Sixto (leftmost) dances alongside Celine Astrologo and Alvin Dictado. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/a1a95429-002b-475c-bb98-3f58ae202caa/For+scholar+Sixto+Dones%2C+ballet+is+the+gift+that+keeps+on+giving++4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - For scholar Sixto Dones, ballet is the gift that keeps on giving - Make it stand out Sixto (fourth from left) performs in The Nutcracker: Clara’s Journey, the recital showcase of The Lisa Macuja School of Ballet in 2023. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/08d34b83-ef5c-4607-a9b1-334d088e3353/For+scholar+Sixto+Dones%2C+ballet+is+the+gift+that+keeps+on+giving++5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - For scholar Sixto Dones, ballet is the gift that keeps on giving - Make it stand out A Project Ballet Futures scholar since age 11, Sixto enjoyed dancing to begin with but later grew to love ballet as a way to express himself. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d4a60c38-7e37-4a8f-b0f4-0185c0ff122a/For+scholar+Sixto+Dones%2C+ballet+is+the+gift+that+keeps+on+giving++6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - For scholar Sixto Dones, ballet is the gift that keeps on giving - Make it stand out In his first interview with balletmanilaarchives.com, in 2018, Sixto was accompanied by his father Ernesto Dones, who also brought him daily to the Ballet Manila studio when he was starting out as a scholar. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e805d8d7-bf71-486e-9978-70fb582bb475/For+scholar+Sixto+Dones%2C+ballet+is+the+gift+that+keeps+on+giving++7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - For scholar Sixto Dones, ballet is the gift that keeps on giving - Make it stand out Sixto (second from right) in a scene from Don Quixote (2023). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/9bd5520f-7c3d-4a88-b583-ac775f9ad798/For+scholar+Sixto+Dones%2C+ballet+is+the+gift+that+keeps+on+giving++8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - For scholar Sixto Dones, ballet is the gift that keeps on giving - Make it stand out In Florante at Laura (2024), Sixto (center) as the teacher Antenor mediates between rivals Young Florante (Juan Angelo De Leon) and Young Adolfo (Germaine Dawal). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/150c17bd-b1b5-4131-bf5a-a27dd170b289/For+scholar+Sixto+Dones%2C+ballet+is+the+gift+that+keeps+on+giving++9+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - For scholar Sixto Dones, ballet is the gift that keeps on giving - Make it stand out Sixto is grateful for the many opportunities Project Ballet Futures has given him, including getting to perform alongside his fellow scholars who have become lifelong friends. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/6/27/ballet-manila-in-full-color-in-the-navy monthly 0.5 2025-06-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1751008403179-I98EVC0DXRU3VFF5Y343/Navy+1.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: In the navy Striking a fittingly somber note in their navy blue get-ups, Joshua Enciso and Nicole Barroso bring life to the serious issue tackled in Gerardo Francisco Jr.’s choreography that is Fuga, referring to refugees who must flee their homes to escape oppression. Fast-paced and adrenaline-pumping, Fuga was one of the pair’s contemporary pieces at the USA-International Ballet Competition in 2018 and premiered in Ballet Manila’s Iconic that same year. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1751008437546-KZQA5OORSIKYE7TJ75EH/Navy+2.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: In the navy One-half of a power couple featured in Martin Lawrance’s Rebel (2016), Imelda (Tiffany Chiang-Janolo) likes being the center of attention. This is what she gets as she prances about in a navy blue dress, with a coterie of loyal followers clad in complementing shades of blue keeping pace with her movements. Photo by Ian Santos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1751008447661-F3HX4YVT75WZZOK8WFF1/Navy+3.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: In the navy Looking every inch refined in their navy blue tunics and white tights, Mark Sumaylo and Rudy De Dios are ready to step into the Prince’s shoes in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Cinderella (2018). It was a role they shared in that year’s staging of the fairy-tale ballet in which the Prince meets and falls in love with Cinderella at the ball, only for her to rush off at midnight, leaving behind a glass slipper that he must then use to track her down. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1751008488786-HWI0TJNO7WQBVC83JIHK/Navy+4.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: In the navy Romeo (Joshua Enciso, right) and his friends portrayed by (from left) Jamil Montibon, Sean Pelegrin, Rafael Perez and Anselmo Dictado are literally men in blue as they traipse around the streets of Verona proudly identifying themselves as belonging to one group through the color they wear. The scene is from Sketches from Romeo and Juliet, shown in Tuloy ang Sayawan (2019). Choreographed by Martin Lawrance, it would later be expanded into a full-length Romeo and Juliet that premiered in 2023. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1751008457145-NODJX0NBYJ3TQ6OLIV76/Navy+5.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: In the navy Navy blue may not exactly be a color in keeping with the Christmas season, but this young lady (Faith Calingo) is in a festive mood for sure. Together with other hoop-bearing dancers, she launches into a lively interpretation of Sa Paskong Darating, one of the many carols that spring to colorful life in Nutkraker: Pasko na Naman Muli (2014). Photo by Daniel Trinidad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1751008540325-SMNGPDUH129YUZ2BMZ2I/Navy+6.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: In the navy Wearing outfits in dark blue hues, Dawna Reign Mangahas and Alfren Salgado are part of a group that fleshes out the concept of British choreographer Jonathan Watkins – the highs and lows of life and the never-ending quest for balance between the opposites. Titled Present Process, the contemporary piece made its debut in Two! (2014). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1751008521725-E47CIW4LELKRM3J9JP4Y/Navy+7.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: In the navy A grand fete is in full swing at the palace where Prince Siegfried is expected to choose a wife in Swan Lake (2025). Courtiers from across the kingdom have come to participate in the celebration, among them this gentleman (Jamil Montibon) in a navy blue coat flecked with gold patterns and fitted with a matching blue cape that swirls about him when he dances. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/6/24/whos-the-fairy-est-of-them-all monthly 0.5 2025-06-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1750743496832-BHCO0DU0MZ35NF9SIRQE/Fairy+1.jpg Home - Who’s the ‘fairy-est’ of them all? The Sugar Plum Fairy (Lisa Macuja Elizalde), ruler of the Land of Sweets, entertains guests in a grand pas de deux with her Cavalier in the second act of The Nutcracker (2013). This staging was part of Macuja Elizalde’s Swan Song Series that year in which she said farewell to her most iconic roles in classical ballet. Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1750743495525-ICYYS63XTMH31NFU7NN7/Fairy+2.JPG Home - Who’s the ‘fairy-est’ of them all? The Pink Fairy (Tippy Dos Santos, left) serves as storyteller and singer in the two-act adaptation of Pinocchio (2015) choreographed by Osias Barroso Jr. Unlike the Blue Fairy who is among the characters in the original C. Collodi novel and its animated versions, the Pink Fairy was a new character introduced in Ballet Manila’s production about the wooden puppet who transforms into a boy. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1750743614506-XHK7C0DA7AWT6FKMPFEZ/Fairy+3.JPG Home - Who’s the ‘fairy-est’ of them all? Three fairy godmothers (from left, Nicole Barroso, Jessa Balote and Jasmine Pia Dames) heed the Lilac Fairy’s call to come to the aid of Princess Aurora who has been cursed into an eternal slumber. The scene is part of The Sleeping Beauty excerpt in the all-Tchaikovsky anthology, The Swan, The Fairy and the Princess (2016), also featuring the stories of Odette in Swan Lake and the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker. Photo by Kurt Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1750743608355-GRN17Y3DSCCTCG2QV923/Fairy+4.JPG Home - Who’s the ‘fairy-est’ of them all? The Fairy Doll (Missy Macuja Elizalde, center) is caught in a love triangle as the sad clown (Glenn Ragel, left) and the happy clown (Alvin Santos) clamor for her attention. The Fairy Doll pas de trois, with choreography by Nikolai and Sergey Legat set to music by Joseph Bayer, was performed in the Carmen International Friendship Gala (2013), a joint presentation of the Philippines’ Ballet Manila and South Korea’s Choi So Bin Ballet. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1750743611534-161L9CPP8QOEUAJJS502/Fairy+5.jpg Home - Who’s the ‘fairy-est’ of them all? A forlorn Cinderella (Shaira Comeros) cheers up when Fairy Godmother (Stephanie Santiago) appears and helps fulfill her wish to attend the grand ball. With a flick of her magic wand, the fairy makes an elegant gown for the young girl to wear and transforms a pumpkin into a carriage to whisk her off to the palace to meet the prince. Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s Cinderella (2024) was staged at the Claire Isabel McGill Luce Auditorium in Silliman University. Photo by Jose Miguel Angeles https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/6/23/talk-about-dance-trisha-brown monthly 0.5 2025-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f7fecd39-3f14-4dfd-a518-5ab7332cb94a/Talk+about+dance+-+Trisha+Brown.jpg Home - Talk About Dance: Trisha Brown - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/6/20/this-month-in-bm-history-june-2013 monthly 0.5 2025-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/22c35856-99df-4e60-9164-2037fa84525c/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+June+2013+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: June 2013 - Make it stand out Stars of Philippine Ballet showcased Filipino artists making names for themselves in companies abroad and also in the local scene. Leaflet from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/0ca30750-76b3-469b-9a1c-f43137a43955/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+June+2013+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - This Month in BM History: June 2013 - Make it stand out Christine Rocas and Mauro Villanueva of the Joffrey Ballet interpret one of their company’s pieces, Bells (Pas de Deux) by Yuri Possokhov. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/8f52e579-4f7c-4ab3-9b37-d98bb2282387/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+June+2013+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - This Month in BM History: June 2013 - Make it stand out Marcelino Libao of Hamburg Ballet in John Neumeir’s Spring and Fall. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/34b7f400-99be-46a6-9eef-56d495d7548b/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+June+2013+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - This Month in BM History: June 2013 - Make it stand out Lisa Macuja Elizalde and Rudy De Dios perform Pas d’Action from Marius Petipa’s La Bayadere. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/fc25f31d-7af4-45bb-8ca3-444461d22b02/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+June+2013+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - This Month in BM History: June 2013 - Make it stand out Candice Adea of Hong Kong Ballet in Diane et Acteon. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b998ec56-9436-47c0-8926-714d0f025eb0/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+June+2013+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - This Month in BM History: June 2013 - Make it stand out Ballet Manila pioneer Aileen Gallinera and Eduardo Espejo dance the pas de deux from David Campos’ Mascara de la Muerte Roja. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/6/19/sayaka-ishibashi-dances-her-way-back-to-ballet-manila monthly 0.5 2025-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c76808f1-a76a-4aef-83f2-6172b0a3eb78/Sayaka+Ishibashi+dances+her+way+back+to+Ballet+Manila++2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Sayaka Ishibashi dances her way back to Ballet Manila - Make it stand out One of Sayaka Ishibashi’s most memorable moments during her initial stint with Ballet Manila was her full-length debut in the lead role of Giselle (2019), opposite principal dancer Romeo Peralta Jr. as her Prince Siegfried. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c3b258fc-7b6b-49c0-9be0-789aa640d611/Sayaka+Ishibashi+dances+her+way+back+to+Ballet+Manila++1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Sayaka Ishibashi dances her way back to Ballet Manila - Make it stand out Company artist Sayaka Ishibashi says she’s back where she belongs. “Ballet Manila still feels very much like home – just like it did the first time I was here!” Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d7921a4c-55c7-49b0-8a01-33579e4172e3/Sayaka+Ishibashi+dances+her+way+back+to+Ballet+Manila++3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Sayaka Ishibashi dances her way back to Ballet Manila - Make it stand out Sayaka reunites with Romeo Peralta Jr. for the Neapolitan Dance in Ballet Manila’s recent staging of Swan Lake. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/579c20c2-cf83-498e-ae46-f0af0210075a/Sayaka+Ishibashi+dances+her+way+back+to+Ballet+Manila++4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Sayaka Ishibashi dances her way back to Ballet Manila - Make it stand out As the Hunter’s Wife in Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s now Snow White (2019), Sayaka joins the Hunter (Rudolph Capongcol) in comforting their son (Germaine Dawal) after receiving sad news about the princess. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/765ec81b-ece8-47ba-a53b-9bb0c1321d8f/Sayaka+Ishibashi+dances+her+way+back+to+Ballet+Manila++5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Sayaka Ishibashi dances her way back to Ballet Manila - Make it stand out In Tuloy ang Sayaw-an (2019), a fundraiser for dance scholars, Sayaka is paired in Flames of Paris with Rafael Perez who, like her has signed up anew with Ballet Manila. Photo by Ian Santos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/8eeb5516-b8de-4181-a5a6-8a6d9cb8cc76/Sayaka+Ishibashi+dances+her+way+back+to+Ballet+Manila++6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Sayaka Ishibashi dances her way back to Ballet Manila - Make it stand out Sayaka (left) loves the challenge of taking on multiple roles in a classic like Swan Lake where she was also a court lady (above) aside from doing the Neapolitan Dance and being part of the swan corps. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/098c92cf-9879-4e6a-8551-55d4e55c9096/Sayaka+Ishibashi+dances+her+way+back+to+Ballet+Manila++7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Sayaka Ishibashi dances her way back to Ballet Manila - Make it stand out During the pandemic, Sayaka admits she thought of giving up on her ballerina dreams with the scarcity of job opportunities. But in the end, ballet still beckoned. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/9486e3f3-306e-4b2e-933a-472c64f2aa6e/Sayaka+Ishibashi+dances+her+way+back+to+Ballet+Manila++8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Sayaka Ishibashi dances her way back to Ballet Manila - Make it stand out Sayaka is simply excited to bring the joy of dance everywhere Ballet Manila goes. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/6/15/father-figures monthly 0.5 2025-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1749950106439-MZW624FUSMBF3AKT2DH8/Father+1.jpg Home - Father figures Teong (Romeo Peralta, third from left), together with his wife Goya (Judith Po, to his right) is jubilant as his whole family is reunited at last in this scene from Ang Kapatid ng Tatlong Marya in Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (2024). In the story, the three daughters Marya Loleng (Stephanie Santiago), Marya Trining (Jessa Balote) and Marya Upeng (Rissa May Camaclang) are spirited away to different kingdoms and the youngest son Pedro (Sean Pelegrin) must embark on a quest to bring them home. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1749950103918-3NZGHBMJ7FO1ZQ5OOXVF/Father+2.JPG Home - Father figures In a span of nine minutes, choreographer Gerardo Francisco Jr. conveys the depth of paternal love through the contemporary piece OFW (2009) in Halo Halo Extra Special. Standing for “overseas Filipino worker,” OFW portrays the struggles two fathers (Rudy De Dios and Gerardo Francisco Jr.) have to go through to provide for their family – working far from home, taking on hard labor, enduring prolonged separation from loved ones, and in some cases, even paying the ultimate sacrifice. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1749950208578-XP5WGVWRNTP9ZV1IIXL4/Father+3.jpg Home - Father figures There is no love lost between father and son Sultan Ali-Adab (Mark Sumaylo) and Aladin (Noah Esplana) in Florante at Laura (2024), the first-time ballet adaptation of the literary masterpiece written by Francisco Balagtas. The enmity is evident in every face-to-face encounter, with the sultan – relentlessly cunning and ruthless – even making a play for Aladin’s partner Flerida. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1749950166212-U371B2XCYDPDKNDEA2YM/Father+4.JPG Home - Father figures Juliet (Abigail Oliveiro) begs her father, Lord Capulet (Nonoy Froilan), not to force her to marry Paris, his choice for her as a partner, after having already fallen for Romeo. True to the Shakespearean tale, the father remains adamant in Paul Vasterling’s version of Romeo and Juliet (2015). Juliet eventually goes against his father’s wishes, leading to twin tragedies. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1749950183912-IW1LH9CTDB8II4288KKU/Father+5.jpg Home - Father figures Pinocchio (Alvin Santos), a puppet-come-to-life, becomes like a son to the woodcarver Geppetto (Jonathan Janolo), faithfully interpreted in Osias Barroso Jr.’s adaptation of the novel into the ballet Pinocchio (2004). The mischievous puppet gets into all sorts of misadventures and meets a variety of vile characters. In the end, Pinocchio realizes the error of his ways and is transformed by the Blue Fairy into a real boy, thereafter reuniting with the man he looks up to as a father. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1749950320343-O1RFQRAUSFS3OIYC6485/Father+6.jpg Home - Father figures In this scene from Florante at Laura (2024), King Linceo (Mark Sumaylo, right) commends Florante (Joshua Enciso) for overcoming hostile forces in a battle fought in the name of Albania. Standing behind Florante is his father, the royal adviser Duke Briceo (John Balagot), who understandly beams with pride as his son completes another heroic feat. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1749950308833-GTFMGDNNIPFDUOWW0JBR/Father+7.JPG Home - Father figures The Rajah Dugmanta (Marcus Tolentino, center) approves of the union between his daughter Gamzatti (Mylene Aggabao) and the warrior Solor (Rudy De Dios) in La Bayadere (2013). But when they learn that Solor has already promised himself to Nikiya, the Rajah and Gamzatti plot against the temple dancer, planting a poisonous snake in the basket of flowers Gamzatti is to carry during her performance. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/6/14/talk-about-dance-doris-humphrey monthly 0.5 2025-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b7a4a80b-45a8-493f-9083-6d0592028360/Talk+about+dance+-+Doris+Humphrey.jpg Home - Talk About Dance: Doris Humphrey - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/6/12/late-bloomer-ballet-scholar-angelou-gamayon-steps-up-at-his-own-pace monthly 0.5 2025-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/6cf4c043-63ee-44be-b407-2aa71a360ca8/Late-bloomer+ballet+scholar+Angelou+Gamayon+steps+up+at+his+own+pace+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Late-bloomer ballet scholar Angelou Gamayon steps up at his own pace - Make it stand out Mentor Gerardo Francisco Jr. describes Angelou Gamayon as having a good physique for a ballet dancer. He is seen here in a scene from the recent Swan Lake, with Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde as the Queen Mother. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/9650652e-39c8-4d54-9ecd-288275e9063a/Late-bloomer+ballet+scholar+Angelou+Gamayon+steps+up+at+his+own+pace+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Late-bloomer ballet scholar Angelou Gamayon steps up at his own pace - Make it stand out Though he’s had to catch up with his contemporaries, Project Ballet Futures scholar Angelou Gamayon is grateful to be given numerous opportunities to dance in Ballet Manila productions and join the company’s tours here and abroad. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/2bb33e40-2dd6-4f53-a83e-7d5f1ededf91/Late-bloomer+ballet+scholar+Angelou+Gamayon+steps+up+at+his+own+pace+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Late-bloomer ballet scholar Angelou Gamayon steps up at his own pace - Make it stand out In Florante at Laura, Angelou (right) is the young Menandro to Juan Angelo De Leon’s young Florante who become best friends while in school in Atenas, with the former even saving the latter’s life. Photo by Giselle Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d53dbbc7-5fba-4363-a7f5-33597e569cb2/Late-bloomer+ballet+scholar+Angelou+Gamayon+steps+up+at+his+own+pace+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Late-bloomer ballet scholar Angelou Gamayon steps up at his own pace - Make it stand out As a new scholar of Ballet Manila’s Project Ballet Futures in 2017 when he was just 10, Angelou shows promise and potential. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/9ce01259-e640-42b5-a7ba-6a50aa734579/Late-bloomer+ballet+scholar+Angelou+Gamayon+steps+up+at+his+own+pace+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Late-bloomer ballet scholar Angelou Gamayon steps up at his own pace - Make it stand out Angelou (leftmost) strikes a danseur’s pose along with fellow PBF scholars Sixto Dones, Germaine Dawal and Juan Angelou De Leon in this scene from Swan Lake (2025). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/3e707803-f64f-40da-915b-bef8cb8d8e3c/Late-bloomer+ballet+scholar+Angelou+Gamayon+steps+up+at+his+own+pace+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Late-bloomer ballet scholar Angelou Gamayon steps up at his own pace - Make it stand out In Prinsipe ng mga Ibon, one of the tales in Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (2024), Angelou (third from left) is part of the flock of birds that rescues a town in peril. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/fee71c6f-8ffe-46a7-b253-0dcf19cf5e4a/Late-bloomer+ballet+scholar+Angelou+Gamayon+steps+up+at+his+own+pace+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Late-bloomer ballet scholar Angelou Gamayon steps up at his own pace - Make it stand out Dancing the Franz variation, Angelou Gamayon (standing, fourth from left) bagged the Silver in the Senior Division of the Asian Grand Prix Manila Regionals last April and will compete in the AGP Finals in August. Photo courtesy of Sofia Sangco-Peralta https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/badf0868-d77b-4ac7-8c4e-d3cda126afc4/Late-bloomer+ballet+scholar+Angelou+Gamayon+steps+up+at+his+own+pace+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Late-bloomer ballet scholar Angelou Gamayon steps up at his own pace - Make it stand out Angelou (rightmost) makes a big leap in this scene from The Nutcracker: Clara’s Journey, the recital showcase of The Lisa Macuja School of Ballet in 2023. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/2bf29a53-a2c7-4cb1-8107-a06d338b8292/Late-bloomer+ballet+scholar+Angelou+Gamayon+steps+up+at+his+own+pace+9+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Late-bloomer ballet scholar Angelou Gamayon steps up at his own pace - Make it stand out At one point, Angelou thought of quitting ballet but his parents encouraged him to continue with it – and he’s glad he did. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/6/5/ballet-is-training-for-life-say-guest-danseurs-esteban-hernndez-and-nathaniel-remez monthly 0.5 2025-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1b088e2e-7f37-4c8f-b191-e0929176f08b/Ballet+is+training+for+life%2C+say+guest+danseurs+Esteban+Herna%CC%81ndez+and+Nathaniel+Remez++7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet is training for life, say guest danseurs Esteban Hernández and Nathaniel Remez - Make it stand out Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja (left) took the opportunity to feature San Francisco Ballet guest artists Esteban Hernandez, Katherine Barkman and Nathaniel Remez to her art-advocacy program, Art 2 Art. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/5f3364a3-2b20-45b4-8faa-551910d3d2b5/Ballet+is+training+for+life%2C+say+guest+danseurs+Esteban+Herna%CC%81ndez+and+Nathaniel+Remez++1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet is training for life, say guest danseurs Esteban Hernández and Nathaniel Remez - Make it stand out Returning to the Philippines was like coming back home, says San Francisco Ballet principal dancer Esteban Hernandez who performed as Prince Siegfried in Ballet Manila’s Swan Lake. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/2dc05e86-3b26-4ca5-9c73-728b4e853967/Ballet+is+training+for+life%2C+say+guest+danseurs+Esteban+Herna%CC%81ndez+and+Nathaniel+Remez++2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet is training for life, say guest danseurs Esteban Hernández and Nathaniel Remez - Make it stand out San Francisco Ballet soloist Nathaniel Remez made his debut as Prince Siegfried in Ballet Manila’s Swan Lake. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/46a5e0cb-140f-4dd3-8d3c-617b3ff43546/Ballet+is+training+for+life%2C+say+guest+danseurs+Esteban+Herna%CC%81ndez+and+Nathaniel+Remez++3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet is training for life, say guest danseurs Esteban Hernández and Nathaniel Remez - Make it stand out Esteban Hernandez was mentored by his father, Hector Hernandez, who also trained and danced ballet like Esteban’s mother Laura. Photo from Esteban Hernandez’s Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/4594f838-7973-40b3-9344-5f6fd8cdb57c/Ballet+is+training+for+life%2C+say+guest+danseurs+Esteban+Herna%CC%81ndez+and+Nathaniel+Remez++4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet is training for life, say guest danseurs Esteban Hernández and Nathaniel Remez - Make it stand out Nathaniel Remez considers himself lucky he had a strong support system growing up that encouraged his interest in dance. Photo from Nathaniel Remez’s Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/129698f7-62ad-4183-a2b4-28b357395721/Ballet+is+training+for+life%2C+say+guest+danseurs+Esteban+Herna%CC%81ndez+and+Nathaniel+Remez++5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet is training for life, say guest danseurs Esteban Hernández and Nathaniel Remez - Make it stand out Esteban partnered fellow San Francisco Ballet first solo is Katherine Barkman who was Odette to his Prince Siegfried. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/0008555e-52e4-47b1-802c-2d52b6f7fb81/Ballet+is+training+for+life%2C+say+guest+danseurs+Esteban+Herna%CC%81ndez+and+Nathaniel+Remez++6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet is training for life, say guest danseurs Esteban Hernández and Nathaniel Remez - Make it stand out Even though he arrived just a week before Swan Lake opened, Nathaniel says he and Ballet Manila principal dancer Abigail Oliveiro were able to connect and communicate easily. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/6/4/treading-curiously-and-creatively-katherine-barkman-on-her-ballet-manila-homecoming-and-whats-next-at-san-francisco-ballet monthly 0.5 2025-06-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/80c1b5c9-3d9f-4ea5-9cd8-fa65d4d07f1b/Treading+curiously+and+creatively+-+Katherine+Barkman+on+her+Ballet+Manila+homecoming+and+what%E2%80%99s+next+at+San+Francisco+Ballet+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Treading curiously and creatively: Katherine Barkman on her Ballet Manila homecoming and what’s next at San Francisco Ballet - Make it stand out Katherine Barkman – guesting in mentor Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s program, Art 2 Art – enthuses: “Ballet Manila really started my career, and my three years here had been a very special time.” Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/436c9fbc-6e23-4d1b-9825-2cfc30ef2f72/Treading+curiously+and+creatively+-+Katherine+Barkman+on+her+Ballet+Manila+homecoming+and+what%E2%80%99s+next+at+San+Francisco+Ballet+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Treading curiously and creatively: Katherine Barkman on her Ballet Manila homecoming and what’s next at San Francisco Ballet - Make it stand out San Francisco Ballet first soloist Katherine Barkman returns to the Aliw Theater stage, portraying the dual role of Odette (above) and Odile in Swan Lake, eight years after her debut. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/7e59697b-eb34-460b-a0d9-5a640ae3492d/Treading+curiously+and+creatively+-+Katherine+Barkman+on+her+Ballet+Manila+homecoming+and+what%E2%80%99s+next+at+San+Francisco+Ballet+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Treading curiously and creatively: Katherine Barkman on her Ballet Manila homecoming and what’s next at San Francisco Ballet - Make it stand out Katherine (rightmost) and colleagues Jasmine Pia Dames (leftmost) and Dawna Reign Mangahas are coached by Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde (second from left) for Don Quixote in 2017. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/7a3b60b4-9941-4963-bfc4-8318b6a67351/Treading+curiously+and+creatively+-+Katherine+Barkman+on+her+Ballet+Manila+homecoming+and+what%E2%80%99s+next+at+San+Francisco+Ballet+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Treading curiously and creatively: Katherine Barkman on her Ballet Manila homecoming and what’s next at San Francisco Ballet - Make it stand out Making her debut as the feisty Kitri in Ballet Manila’s Don Quixote. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/0c1393b0-7069-48ab-ab7e-ceb22018c10c/Treading+curiously+and+creatively+-+Katherine+Barkman+on+her+Ballet+Manila+homecoming+and+what%E2%80%99s+next+at+San+Francisco+Ballet+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Treading curiously and creatively: Katherine Barkman on her Ballet Manila homecoming and what’s next at San Francisco Ballet - Make it stand out In the 2025 Swan Lake production, Katherine as the scheming Odile is partnered by fellow San Francisco Ballet artist Esteban Hernandez as Prince Siegfried, with Lisa Macuja Elizalde as the Queen Mother. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/677dc980-fedb-4006-81ff-bdd22e8dd0dc/Treading+curiously+and+creatively+-+Katherine+Barkman+on+her+Ballet+Manila+homecoming+and+what%E2%80%99s+next+at+San+Francisco+Ballet+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Treading curiously and creatively: Katherine Barkman on her Ballet Manila homecoming and what’s next at San Francisco Ballet - Make it stand out Katherine, seen here in her Swan Lake debut in 2017, recalls: “I would work Odette and Odile after hours, on weekends, and days off, and Lisa would be there, spending a lot of her own time, coaching me.” Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/9f6429be-e65f-4acc-9d2e-df1e3266cc6c/Treading+curiously+and+creatively+-+Katherine+Barkman+on+her+Ballet+Manila+homecoming+and+what%E2%80%99s+next+at+San+Francisco+Ballet+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Treading curiously and creatively: Katherine Barkman on her Ballet Manila homecoming and what’s next at San Francisco Ballet - Make it stand out Yet another debut with Ballet Manila: As Medora in the pirate caper Le Corsaire in 2018. Photo by Ian Santos https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/6/1/talk-about-dance-pina-bausch monthly 0.5 2025-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e3bdd91a-cf94-45e8-8cf6-16a62f952c38/Talk+about+dance+-+Pina+Bausch.jpg Home - Talk About Dance: Pina Bausch - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/5/31/abigail-oliveiro-growing-and-evolving-as-odette-and-odile-in-swan-lake monthly 0.5 2025-05-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/240d646b-057a-45df-93ec-5c56c4ff27e7/Abigail+Oliveiro+-+Growing+and+evolving+as+Odette+and+Odile+in+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%E2%80%99+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Abigail Oliveiro: Growing and evolving as Odette and Odile in ‘Swan Lake’ - Make it stand out Principal dancer Abigail Oliveiro says tackling the dual roles of Odette and Odile is so embedded in her as Swan Lake is a ballet she always practices in her own time. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/835639e9-0137-4e7c-a98e-60dbee630d87/Abigail+Oliveiro+-+Growing+and+evolving+as+Odette+and+Odile+in+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%E2%80%99+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Abigail Oliveiro: Growing and evolving as Odette and Odile in ‘Swan Lake’ - Make it stand out As Odette, the White Swan, Abi’s goal is to come across as more and more ethereal, see how far she can go and shape things from there. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f777e02d-f1cc-4ac4-8aed-6322c130f8c8/Abigail+Oliveiro+-+Growing+and+evolving+as+Odette+and+Odile+in+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%E2%80%99+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Abigail Oliveiro: Growing and evolving as Odette and Odile in ‘Swan Lake’ - Make it stand out Getting to meet her Siegfried, San Francisco Ballet soloist Nathaniel Remez, only a week before show time adds to the challenge and thrill of this Swan Lake, notes Abi. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b2e53b40-62f8-4bee-806a-fe1b7ec9ab14/Abigail+Oliveiro+-+Growing+and+evolving+as+Odette+and+Odile+in+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%E2%80%99+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Abigail Oliveiro: Growing and evolving as Odette and Odile in ‘Swan Lake’ - Make it stand out For Abi, the challenge in portraying the Black Swan is to show Odile’s strength without overpowering Rothbart who is the stronger character. 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Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/6072b63d-0c7e-40bb-890a-d1ae987bb70a/Abigail+Oliveiro+-+Growing+and+evolving+as+Odette+and+Odile+in+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%E2%80%99+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Abigail Oliveiro: Growing and evolving as Odette and Odile in ‘Swan Lake’ - Make it stand out Though she has danced as Odette/ Odile many times, Abi still says of Swan Lake: “It’s a ballet where you’re always, always a student.” Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/5/30/san-francisco-ballet-guest-artists-take-centerstage-in-ballet-manilas-swan-lake monthly 0.5 2025-05-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/4b9958ae-ae6f-4e7f-9fe6-d868e1902e37/San+Francisco+Ballet+guest+artists+take+centerstage+in+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%E2%80%99+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - San Francisco Ballet guest artists take centerstage in Ballet Manila’s ‘Swan Lake’ - Make it stand out Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde (leftmost) welcomes guest artists from the San Francisco Ballet – Esteban Hernandez, Katherine Barkman and Nathaniel Remez – to her art-advocacy program, Art 2 Art. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/fe56631c-f173-46ce-8025-cdf6158c4748/San+Francisco+Ballet+guest+artists+take+centerstage+in+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%E2%80%99+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - San Francisco Ballet guest artists take centerstage in Ballet Manila’s ‘Swan Lake’ - Make it stand out San Francisco Ballet principal dancer Esteban Hernandez and first soloist Katherine Barkman perform the lead roles in Ballet Manila’s Swan Lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/86507571-b387-4b1b-8ec1-af1223c550b4/San+Francisco+Ballet+guest+artists+take+centerstage+in+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%E2%80%99+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - San Francisco Ballet guest artists take centerstage in Ballet Manila’s ‘Swan Lake’ - Make it stand out San Francisco Ballet soloist Nathaniel Remez is making his debut as Prince Siegfried in Ballet Manila’s Swan Lake. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/5/29/why-transforming-into-the-evil-rothbart-in-swan-lake-is-mark-sumaylos-biggest-challenge-yet monthly 0.5 2025-05-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e88bb269-ac12-4ed6-9994-1b769bcd6e57/Why+transforming+into+the+evil+Rothbart+in+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%E2%80%99+is+Mark+Sumaylo%E2%80%99s+biggest+challenge+yet+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Why transforming into the evil Rothbart in ‘Swan Lake’ is Mark Sumaylo’s biggest challenge yet - Make it stand out In 2017, real-life partners Mark Sumaylo and Abigail Oliveiro made their full-length debut in the lead roles of Swan Lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/0d6bfb94-c4c8-4d86-98b4-f7e49bed6b4a/Why+transforming+into+the+evil+Rothbart+in+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%E2%80%99+is+Mark+Sumaylo%E2%80%99s+biggest+challenge+yet+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Why transforming into the evil Rothbart in ‘Swan Lake’ is Mark Sumaylo’s biggest challenge yet - Make it stand out In making his debut as the evil sorcerer Rothbart in Swan Lake, principal dancer Mark Sumaylo says his goal is to achieve a commanding presence on stage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/91d0ffe3-ad98-4abc-8492-b114db0c52e6/Why+transforming+into+the+evil+Rothbart+in+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%E2%80%99+is+Mark+Sumaylo%E2%80%99s+biggest+challenge+yet+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Why transforming into the evil Rothbart in ‘Swan Lake’ is Mark Sumaylo’s biggest challenge yet - Make it stand out Mark (right) welcomes portraying villains – such as the hateful father, Sultan Ali-Adab, to Noah Esplana’s Aladin in Florante at Laura – as it allows him more freedom to explore the characters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/cff3fde1-4476-4c1a-9c92-c1bfd5fa2f97/Why+transforming+into+the+evil+Rothbart+in+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%E2%80%99+is+Mark+Sumaylo%E2%80%99s+biggest+challenge+yet+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Why transforming into the evil Rothbart in ‘Swan Lake’ is Mark Sumaylo’s biggest challenge yet - Make it stand out In this scene from Swan Lake, Mark as the sorcerer Rothbart and San Francisco Ballet first soloist Katherine Barkman as Odile are about to crush Prince Siegfried’s heart by revealing their deception. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/133301c8-20e4-4c78-a197-d0a5837eaf7b/Why+transforming+into+the+evil+Rothbart+in+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%E2%80%99+is+Mark+Sumaylo%E2%80%99s+biggest+challenge+yet+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Why transforming into the evil Rothbart in ‘Swan Lake’ is Mark Sumaylo’s biggest challenge yet - Make it stand out Having danced with Abi in many gala showcases of Swan Lake since the full-length in 2017, Mark sometimes can’t completely shake off the habit of acting like a prince. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/060f5324-8487-445d-90f3-1c5506ac6b0e/Why+transforming+into+the+evil+Rothbart+in+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%E2%80%99+is+Mark+Sumaylo%E2%80%99s+biggest+challenge+yet+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Why transforming into the evil Rothbart in ‘Swan Lake’ is Mark Sumaylo’s biggest challenge yet - Make it stand out Noting that there is no villain role like Rothbart, Mark says, “I’m very blessed to be given the opportunity to play him.” https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/5/26/becoming-prince-siegfried monthly 0.5 2025-05-26 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/5/23/soundbites-ballet-manila-is-a-company-to-watch monthly 0.5 2025-05-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/3ae2b932-f387-4c47-8179-70bfca7840fa/Soundbites+1.jpg Home - Soundbites: ‘Ballet Manila is a company to watch’ - Make it stand out Ballet Manila’s Pioneer 12, led by principal dancers Osias Barroso Jr. and Lisa Macuja (third and fourth from left), rented space in various studios during their first year. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/5/22/ballet-manila-makes-long-awaited-return-to-swan-lake monthly 0.5 2025-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b91bf33a-9cd8-4776-b90f-7638427170bb/Ballet+Manila+makes+long-awaited+return+to+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%E2%80%99+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila makes long-awaited return to ‘Swan Lake’ - Make it stand out Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde (fifth from left) leads the media briefing for Swan Lake on Tuesday. With her, from left, are soloist Noah Esplana, principal dancers Jessica Pearl Dames, Mark Sumaylo, Abigail Oliveiro, Shaira Comeros and Joshua Enciso, and company artist Rodney Catubay. On screen are guest artists from San Francisco Ballet – soloist Nathaniel Remez, first soloist Katherine Barkman and principal dancer Esteban Hernandez – who joined in via Zoom. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/45f5eb47-20b8-4478-94f0-6350d8cc74c0/Ballet+Manila+makes+long-awaited+return+to+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%E2%80%99+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila makes long-awaited return to ‘Swan Lake’ - Make it stand out Swan Lake, last performed by Ballet Manila in 2017, is a showcase for a strong corps de ballet and the measure by which a classical company is tested. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e072b729-fda9-4fee-b894-de6274cb5ef0/Ballet+Manila+makes+long-awaited+return+to+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%E2%80%99+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila makes long-awaited return to ‘Swan Lake’ - Make it stand out San Francisco Ballet’s Katherine Barkman is returning to the dual role of Odette (above) and Odile which she first performed in Ballet Manila’s Swan Lake in 2017. Photo by G-nie Arambulo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/93d3ca8a-548a-4684-96b3-38053f9921ff/Ballet+Manila+makes+long-awaited+return+to+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%E2%80%99+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila makes long-awaited return to ‘Swan Lake’ - Make it stand out Ballet Manila principal dancer Abigail Oliveiro, who debuted as Odette and Odile (above) in 2017, will again take on the challenge of dancing two contrasting characters. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/fcfc0abb-2476-45b3-a030-67059a641c83/Ballet+Manila+makes+long-awaited+return+to+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%E2%80%99+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila makes long-awaited return to ‘Swan Lake’ - Make it stand out Principal dancer Jessica Pearl Dames, the vulnerable Odette at the Swan Lake press briefing, will be among the headliners for the Dumaguete run of the ballet classic in July. 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Photo by MarBi Photography https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/5/19/talk-about-dance-william-hazlitt monthly 0.5 2025-05-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/bdaf0eb5-1140-4141-97c1-850078430d33/Talk+about+dance+-+William+Hazlitt.jpg Home - Talk About Dance: William Hazlitt - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/5/17/for-geri-francisco-dancing-is-in-the-heart monthly 0.5 2025-05-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/7c7c28af-95cd-4c11-8da9-096f775fc012/For+Geri+Francisco%2C+dancing+is+in+the+heart+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - For Geri Francisco, dancing is in the heart - Make it stand out In Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Bloom, Geri displayed amazing energy and strength alongside dancers much younger than he is. Photo by Erica Marquez-Jacinto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/db6fca55-2c29-48b0-ac8a-1097f1f83b32/For+Geri+Francisco%2C+dancing+is+in+the+heart+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - For Geri Francisco, dancing is in the heart - Make it stand out Gerardo Francisco Jr. has taken on a wider set of responsibilities with Ballet Manila as its co-artistic associate. But also being a principal artist, he is far from hanging up his dancing shoes. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d65f4db0-3d97-4728-b1ae-9fd59c36bb25/For+Geri+Francisco%2C+dancing+is+in+the+heart+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - For Geri Francisco, dancing is in the heart - Make it stand out For Geri, seeing students he has mentored grow into better dancers is fulfilling. In photo, he rehearses scholar Juan Angelo De Leon who would go on to win the Youth Grand Prix award at the Asian Grand Prix in Hong Kong in 2023. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/cf43ff4e-f644-4cb2-a2c5-32f0d035e65e/For+Geri+Francisco%2C+dancing+is+in+the+heart+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - For Geri Francisco, dancing is in the heart - Make it stand out Twenty years after he first performed as Ali in Le Corsaire with Ballet Manila, Geri proved he could still take on the role with confidence. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/5/16/this-month-in-bm-history-may-2014 monthly 0.5 2025-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b4405c11-fbc5-4e21-bac6-8a2dfdb770bb/BM+2.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: May 2014 - Make it stand out Jessa Balote, one of Ballet Manila’s artists guesting in Just Dance XVII, graces the cover of the summer recital’s souvenir program. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f1c84197-9d6b-4b10-938f-7c5766ca81e8/BM+1.JPG Home - This Month in BM History: May 2014 - Make it stand out Joffrey Ballet’s Christine Rocas is partnered by soloist Alfren Salgado in Augustus Damian III’s Romeo and Juliet, the featured piece representing Italy in Around the World in 8 Ballets. Photo by Kurt Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d012eeb6-e42f-4497-9648-19191ce4f4cb/BM+3.JPG Home - This Month in BM History: May 2014 - Make it stand out Level 3 students of the Ballet Manila Summer Workshop 2014 perform the Naila Waltz with BM’s Xiu Ling Tan as Medora in an excerpt of Le Corsaire. Photo by Kurt Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/cfbdb31d-b160-4e79-a8ed-4d1a315c326c/BM+4.JPG Home - This Month in BM History: May 2014 - Make it stand out Ballet Manila dancers form the ensemble for the Philippine segment in Around the World in 8 Ballets, a number conceptualized by Osias Barroso Jr. Photo by Kurt Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/5/11/a-mothers-love-in-swan-lake monthly 0.5 2025-05-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/3f9277dc-8b81-4d47-ba39-7de25f8447da/A+mother%E2%80%99s+love+in+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%E2%80%99+2003+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - A mother’s love in ‘Swan Lake’ - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/5524a658-07d0-4b42-a190-a69c32da4954/A+mother%E2%80%99s+love+in+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%E2%80%99+2005+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - A mother’s love in ‘Swan Lake’ - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/399d53ca-3016-40bd-b145-84724c893b5f/A+mother%E2%80%99s+love+in+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%E2%80%99+2011+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - A mother’s love in ‘Swan Lake’ - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c64cf31b-c1c2-4915-8234-02809053e38f/A+mother%E2%80%99s+love+in+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%E2%80%99+2014+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - A mother’s love in ‘Swan Lake’ - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1e13ebab-7423-4ef2-b166-20c9ba13237f/A+mother%E2%80%99s+love+in+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%E2%80%99+2017+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - A mother’s love in ‘Swan Lake’ - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/5/10/ballet-manila-in-full-color-hello-yellow monthly 0.5 2025-05-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1746842114539-IILW17C4A0FBXUMEULM6/Yellow+1.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Hello, yellow! In Romeo and Juliet (2007), Mercutio (Gerardo Francisco Jr.) is a close friend of Romeo and in this scene goes on his merry way wearing his yellow coat and beige tights. But tragedy soon strikes when he intervenes in a tussle between Romeo and Tybalt, leading to his death. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1746842114537-TYFS4VFDNKEBAY6RCPP9/Yellow+2.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Hello, yellow! Her yellow tutu seemingly shining in the spotlight, Lisa Macuja Elizalde, with Osias Barroso Jr. and eight other dancers, breathe life into Hazel Sabas’ Deconstructing Gershwin. Premiered in An Evening of Filipino Ballet (1999), the piece derives inspiration from the essence of the American composer’s music and the dancers’ creativity, artistry and technique. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1746842117542-QS3XWYXLQSUUIQ7AFXMI/Yellow+3.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Hello, yellow! Their yellow clothes bathed in an ethereal glow, Alfren Salgado and Sofia Sangco-Peralta dance to Josh Groban’s Un Giorno por Noi (A Time for Us) in Love Beyond Goodbye. Manuel Molina did the choreography, concept, costume and lighting design of the piece that explores the different stages relationships undergo through the stories of five couples. It premiered in Ballet, Band and Ballads (2011). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1746842178402-RNNND9KYWAROK8EEOYUO/Yellow+4.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Hello, yellow! The pale yellow shade of her skirt may make Pamela Asprer look dainty and delicate. Exactly the opposite, she has the stamina and grace to perform the famous Peasant pas de deux in Act 1 of Giselle (1999) together with partner Eduardo Espejo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1746842216050-H9DT82EY9QA5JXIG692N/Yellow+5.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Hello, yellow! Seemingly in keeping with his faint-hearted nature, Huwan (Michael Divinagracia) is sporting a yellow top. But in this scene from Anting-Anting, in Tatlo Pang Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (2013), he transforms from cowardly to courageous as he brandishes a talisman to ward off the ghosts, spirits and the undead closing in on him in a cemetery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1746842185418-BJY7509VIAKTJGEODU8O/Yellow+6.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Hello, yellow! Clad in yellow and flashing a sweet smile, this princess (Jasmine San Juan) is one of several hoping for Prince Siegfried’s affection in Swan Lake (2014). He has fallen for Odette, however, and has pledged his love and loyalty to her. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1746842203061-ZROUO329IYBGDEI8OOCU/Yellow+7.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Hello, yellow! With her yellow skirt swirling around her like an inverted flower, Dawna Reign Mangahas portrays Corazon in Martin Lawrance’s Rebel (2016), a choreography partly inspired by the People Power Revolution of 1986. Yellow was the color most associated with the historic peaceful uprising in the Philippines. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/5/4/soundbites-ballet-manila-dancers-proved-what-excellent-ballet-training-can-do monthly 0.5 2025-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/06feb3b8-2d30-4fac-bf32-ca70f3283678/Soundbites+1.jpg Home - Soundbites: ‘Ballet Manila dancers proved what excellent ballet training can do’ - Make it stand out Staged in 1999, An Evening of Filipino Ballet was a showcase of Filipino talent in dance and choreography. Souvenir program from the Ballet Manila Archives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/2ee9d079-6584-4672-b39d-9c82aa19751c/Soundbites+3.jpg Home - Soundbites: ‘Ballet Manila dancers proved what excellent ballet training can do’ - Make it stand out Sugar-Step Elizalde, with its moments of wit and humor afforded the company members a chance to display their versatility. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d65d0dec-ec03-4f93-8d97-893110eae4a3/Soundbites+2.jpg Home - Soundbites: ‘Ballet Manila dancers proved what excellent ballet training can do’ - Make it stand out Led by Osias Barroso Jr., Ric Culalic’s Arnis showcased Ballet Manila’s male dancers in all their athleticism and grace. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/5/1/abloom-at-the-ballet monthly 0.5 2025-05-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1746080478124-MOCRJESPS0SQNME6JUEZ/Abloom+at+the+ballet+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Acrhives.JPG Home - Abloom at the ballet Sibol (Yanti Marduli) is all grown up and true to her name – which means growth – she is a nurturer of nature. In this scene from Alamat: Si Sibol at Si Gunaw (2012), she rejoices amid a beautiful assortment of flowers and plants she has cared for, and proves to be the complete opposite of her twin brother Gunaw who is bent on destroying the environment. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1746080325364-4I8FK57MIICTL3I989W7/Abloom+at+the+ballet+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Acrhives.jpg Home - Abloom at the ballet Roses adorn the tutu of Abigail Oliveiro as she takes on the female lead in Paquita Divertissement, kicking off Ballet Manila’s 30th anniversary season-opener The Pearl Gala (2025). The excerpt, just like the romantic ballet it comes from, is a showcase of classical technique featuring challenging steps and virtuosic turns. Photo by Erica Jacinto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1746080465262-7428GGIEO30LHLNRQCJT/Abloom+at+the+ballet+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Acrhives.JPG Home - Abloom at the ballet Albrecht (Nazer Salgado) professes his love for Giselle (Lisa Macuja Elizalde), offering her a daisy in this scene in Giselle (2010). But she subsequently tests him, chanting “he loves me, he loves me not” as she removes each petal from the stem. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1746080535383-KZ4CEYWEYJ7TIU5YUUJC/Abloom+at+the+ballet+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Acrhives.jpg Home - Abloom at the ballet The Living Garden scene, also known as the Naila Waltz, in Le Corsaire is always a showstopper. And understandably so, as the stage bursts into a floral wonderland. In Ballet Manila’s staging of the pirate epic in 2018, Katherine Barkman as Medora leads the dream sequence as she holds roses in her hands while the corps girls daintily carry their garlands. Photo by Ian Santos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1746080505884-ZRGEQ0XGA9JBI3MRXQOV/Abloom+at+the+ballet+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Acrhives.jpg Home - Abloom at the ballet Prince Siegfried (Rudy De Dios) lovingly presents a bouquet of white roses to the woman he mistakenly thinks is Odette in Swan Lake (2010). But this is the lookalike Odile (Joan Emery Sia) who is being used by the sorcerer Rothbart (Alfren Salgado) in his evil scheme to trick the prince into betraying Odette. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1746080510295-GIUDVSFFH2T4N0VURY5X/Abloom+at+the+ballet+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Acrhives.jpg Home - Abloom at the ballet A shower of rose petals descends on Stephanie Santiago, creating a powerful image on stage as Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Bloom comes to a close. Drawing on Asian influences, the contemporary piece premiered in 2015 and was the choreographer’s first work for an Asian company and was most recently restaged for The Pearl Gala (2025). Photo by Erica Jacinto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1746080538855-EO4QP9E8VAA0VTJU757G/Abloom+at+the+ballet+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Acrhives.JPG Home - Abloom at the ballet As the lead temple dancer in La Bayadere (2004), Nikiya (Mylene Aggabao) is given the honor of performing in a key ceremony. Little does she know that it marks the betrothal of Solor – who had earlier sworn eternal love to her – to Gamzatti, the Rajah’s daughter. Nikiya is also unaware that the basket of blooms she is carrying is from Gamzatti and actually hides a poisonous snake. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/4/29/afh13hp1661w5cs7z4715ci3dqwj6n monthly 0.5 2025-04-28 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/4/28/after-healing-from-a-first-time-ballet-injury-marinette-franco-is-happy-to-be-back-dancing monthly 0.5 2025-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/4b038113-7bab-41ed-a515-e46d8d9a6b1e/After+healing+from+a+first-time+ballet+injury%2C+Marinette+Franco+is+happy+to+be+back+dancing+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - After healing from a first-time ballet injury, Marinette Franco is happy to be back dancing - Make it stand out Company artist Marinette Franco (right, with apprentice Shamira Drapete) dances one of the technically challenging variations in Paquita for The Pearl Gala last March. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1d03aa12-8146-471f-bfb1-13bce7ff84c0/After+healing+from+a+first-time+ballet+injury%2C+Marinette+Franco+is+happy+to+be+back+dancing+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - After healing from a first-time ballet injury, Marinette Franco is happy to be back dancing - Make it stand out Marinette Franco stands beside a poster of Ballet Manila’s 2005 Swan Lake which she recalls was the first show of the company she ever watched – and inspired her to try ballet. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/cc7c7320-400a-46dc-89a2-0f9355671091/After+healing+from+a+first-time+ballet+injury%2C+Marinette+Franco+is+happy+to+be+back+dancing+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - After healing from a first-time ballet injury, Marinette Franco is happy to be back dancing - Make it stand out Performing in her first Swan Lake in 2017, Marinette (fifth girl from left) is thrilled to be part of the corps again when the ballet classic returns in May. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/8885f929-a3b3-47fc-a10c-94cf03082fa5/After+healing+from+a+first-time+ballet+injury%2C+Marinette+Franco+is+happy+to+be+back+dancing+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - After healing from a first-time ballet injury, Marinette Franco is happy to be back dancing - Make it stand out Marinette (right) enjoys playing multiple roles in one production, as she did in Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (2024). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f1e9f9bc-6a14-44e1-8de1-444735a8329f/After+healing+from+a+first-time+ballet+injury%2C+Marinette+Franco+is+happy+to+be+back+dancing+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - After healing from a first-time ballet injury, Marinette Franco is happy to be back dancing - Make it stand out Marinette (leftmost) in 2018’s Le Corsaire: “There’s just a different kind of fulfillment to dancing something so classical and very technical, and when you’re able to do it with the rest of the corps.” Photo by Lorelei Casing Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/fe1308ac-c0b9-403d-9901-e0562f568a99/After+healing+from+a+first-time+ballet+injury%2C+Marinette+Franco+is+happy+to+be+back+dancing+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - After healing from a first-time ballet injury, Marinette Franco is happy to be back dancing - Make it stand out That’s Marinette front and center, balancing wrath and grace as the Queen of the Wilis, the spirits of wronged women, in Giselle (2019). Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/9582e4ca-89b7-47ac-87fe-61f45bf36efd/After+healing+from+a+first-time+ballet+injury%2C+Marinette+Franco+is+happy+to+be+back+dancing+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - After healing from a first-time ballet injury, Marinette Franco is happy to be back dancing - Make it stand out Marinette animatedly describes how she was injured during rehearsals last year, sidelining her from dancing for a few months. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/4/26/this-month-in-bm-history-april-1999 monthly 0.5 2025-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/56a64465-bac9-42ce-8a76-aabeb09cdfae/Ballet+%26+Ballads.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: April 1999 - Make it stand out Ballet & Ballads was presented at the 4,000-seater Dagupan City People’s Astrodome. Souvenir program from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/4/23/return-of-the-swan-queens monthly 0.5 2025-04-23 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/4/20/newly-promoted-soloist-rafael-perez-talks-about-manifesting-his-ballet-dreams monthly 0.5 2025-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/9d0c089f-8d17-4965-9d0b-6faed4c82e9c/Newly+promoted+soloist+Rafael+Perez+talks+about+manifesting+his+ballet+dreams++1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Newly promoted soloist Rafael Perez talks about manifesting his ballet dreams - Make it stand out Ballet Manila’s newest soloist Rafael “Paeng” Perez is motivated to do even better and to continue putting in the extra work. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/95aa82c1-27ac-4a4d-8c51-08821c447822/Newly+promoted+soloist+Rafael+Perez+talks+about+manifesting+his+ballet+dreams++2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Newly promoted soloist Rafael Perez talks about manifesting his ballet dreams - Make it stand out In a pas de trois with Jessica Pearl Dames and Nanami Hasegawa as part of Paquita Diverstissement in The Pearl Gala last March. His performance in that show helped clinch the promotion for him. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/3cf313fd-f9e5-43bf-be9e-7bb602d6df25/Newly+promoted+soloist+Rafael+Perez+talks+about+manifesting+his+ballet+dreams++3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Newly promoted soloist Rafael Perez talks about manifesting his ballet dreams - Make it stand out Paeng (left) dances alongside Rodney Catubay in Dancing to Verdi in the send-off concert of Ballet Manila’s Greatest Hits last September. While rehearsing in Malaysia, he got injured and was unable to perform – one of the saddest times in his career, he says. Photo by Erica Jacinto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/a4a54232-6b3d-4bcb-9cbb-cf1a020aa34d/Newly+promoted+soloist+Rafael+Perez+talks+about+manifesting+his+ballet+dreams++4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Newly promoted soloist Rafael Perez talks about manifesting his ballet dreams - Make it stand out Quickly adjusting to Ballet Manila’s packed schedule in 2024, Paeng (third from left) does double-duty in Florante at Laura which premiered at the Aliw Theater in October. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/eabb1fd4-22d7-4bb7-bde7-b459d79a817e/Newly+promoted+soloist+Rafael+Perez+talks+about+manifesting+his+ballet+dreams++5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Newly promoted soloist Rafael Perez talks about manifesting his ballet dreams - Make it stand out After signing up with Ballet Manila in 2016, one of Paeng’s earliest experiences dancing in a full-length classic was in Swan Lake (2017) where, in this scene, he is flanked by Rodney Catubay (left) and Eduardson Evangelio. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f5b2c9ee-7fec-437e-b253-32a7b70d7702/Newly+promoted+soloist+Rafael+Perez+talks+about+manifesting+his+ballet+dreams++6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Newly promoted soloist Rafael Perez talks about manifesting his ballet dreams - Make it stand out Performing with Nanami Hasegawa and Shamira Drapete in Pearls, a new choreography by Lisa Macuja Elizalde and Martin Lawrance presented in The Pearl Gala. Photo by Erica Jacinto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/92427b92-2958-4de2-a1eb-fe3c206633aa/Newly+promoted+soloist+Rafael+Perez+talks+about+manifesting+his+ballet+dreams++7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Newly promoted soloist Rafael Perez talks about manifesting his ballet dreams - Make it stand out Many see Paeng as a funny guy, but when it comes to improving himself in ballet, he takes it quite seriously. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/4/17/ballet-manila-in-full-color-white-season monthly 0.5 2025-04-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1744855840603-LO5IHSKKNZFMS3J7ZPQR/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+White+season+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: White season After defeating the Mouse King in a battle, the Nutcracker Prince (Gerardo Francisco Jr.) goes on an adventure with the young girl Masha. In this scene from the Christmas ballet, The Nutcracker (2003), the Prince commands attention in the Land of Snow as he entertains the crowd in his all-white ensemble. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1744855840173-9QXRRYXAFRDCIDGMJAFO/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+White+season+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: White season As the Queen of the Wilis in Giselle (2024), Stephanie Santiago (center, foreground) leads the spirits of women wronged by their men in seeking revenge. With everyone wearing white on a moonlit night in the forest, these ghostly apparitions are a chilling sight to behold. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1744855858852-QB78A717R2ICCNE76YI5/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+White+season+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: White season In La Bayadere (2004), Nikiya (Lisa Macuja Elizalde) is a vision of purity and innocence in white. She is chosen as the lead temple dancer by the High Brahmin who professes his love for her which she rejects as she has fallen in love with the warrior Solor. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1744855908240-6I9K8SC544U04KUPUF40/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+White+season+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: White season Dancing in white, the eldest princess in Labindalawang Masasayang Prinsesa portrayed by Sofia Sangco-Peralta is actually a vision seen by Silvio in his dreams about a love he longs for. Ballet Manila interprets Severino Reyes’ tale of twelve princesses who mysteriously leave the castle and return with muddied shoes in Tatlo Pang Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (2013). Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1744855912339-VIBLLI120NB9ZYAPYGUR/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+White+season+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: White season Showing off physicality and grace, Osias Barroso Jr. wears white bottoms and takes the lead in Tony Fabella’s Nais Ko. The piece was originally choreographed for the four men of the original twelve members of Ballet Manila. Set to the song with the same title sung by Basil Valdez, it has become a sought after number for the men of the company. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1744855925693-NAIHI5YEVC4GF5OR7ILW/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+White+season+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: White season Abigail Oliveiro makes her debut in the full-length classic Swan Lake (2017), wearing white as the sweet princess Odette who has been cursed to be a swan by day. At night, she returns to human form and that’s when a beguiled Prince Siegfried comes upon her and falls in love with her. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1744855928830-H7RWJTF2SZXXY3B49DL2/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+White+season+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: White season The fortune teller (Judith Po) has dealt out her tarot cards and a band of traviatas (from left, Elyssabeth Apilado, Jessa Balote, Jessica Pearl Dames, Jasmine Pia Dames, Shaira Comeros and Ainslea Esplana) – literally, those who have strayed – await her predictions. Though they’re wearing white, suggesting light and positivity, what lies ahead turns out to be tragic. Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s ballet version of the acclaimed opera La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi was staged in a send-off show for the Malaysia-bound Ballet Manila’s Greatest Hits in 2024. Photo by Erica Jacinto https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/4/15/talk-about-dance-justin-peck monthly 0.5 2025-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f69b9e74-92db-428e-9a85-bc68dc2ee3b8/Talk+about+dance+-+Justin+Peck.jpg Home - Talk About Dance: Justin Peck - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/4/11/project-ballet-futures-makes-much-awaited-comeback-with-30-scholars monthly 0.5 2025-04-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d2a2b80a-5e51-41fa-a1b0-3e74ffac3e6d/Project+Ballet+Futures+makes+much-awaited+comeback+with+30+scholars+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Project Ballet Futures makes much-awaited comeback with 30 scholars - Make it stand out Teacher Marinette Franco (right side) helps conduct the final auditions, along with Teacher Sofie Sangco-Peralta, as school director Lisa Macuja Elizalde assesses the students. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/9386d3f7-25bd-4a8a-abbd-adca32bc588e/Project+Ballet+Futures+makes+much-awaited+comeback+with+30+scholars+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Project Ballet Futures makes much-awaited comeback with 30 scholars - Make it stand out Lisa Macuja Elizalde and Sofia Sangco-Peralta (center, back) welcome Batch 2025 of Project Ballet Futures, consisting of 21 girls and 9 boys. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/362bff65-2d3d-4af5-b76e-76f1e1f59f64/Project+Ballet+Futures+makes+much-awaited+comeback+with+30+scholars+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Project Ballet Futures makes much-awaited comeback with 30 scholars - Make it stand out At Gotamco Elementary School, Teacher Lisa supervises as students get instructions from Teacher Sofie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b57d79b1-f1da-4029-b7a5-7e80774b4099/Project+Ballet+Futures+makes+much-awaited+comeback+with+30+scholars+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Project Ballet Futures makes much-awaited comeback with 30 scholars - Make it stand out Rissa May Camaclang (standing, leftmost) and (standing, rightmost) pose with successful auditionees at Padre Zamora Elementary School. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/4/7/ballet-manila-apprentice-scholar-win-top-honors-in-asian-grand-prix-manila-regionals monthly 0.5 2025-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/3dbb4f64-326f-4804-aa59-19331d09876c/IMG_4240.jpg Home - Ballet Manila apprentice, scholar win top honors in Asian Grand Prix Manila Regionals - Make it stand out The Lisa Macuja School of Ballet team after the Asian Grand Prix Manila Regionals at Aliw Theater: (standing from left) Teacher Eileen Lopez, Nia Baltazar, Bea Panigbatan, Angelou Gamayon, Stephen Garrovillo, Shamira Drapete, Sofia Torrecampo, Nina Nuñez, Julianne Keiko Bañez, Teacher Sofia Peralta, Bernice Allenda, Natsumi Dionisio, Laicell Reize Dulay and Teacher Robert Peralta; (kneeling, from left) Caitlin Ma Ong, Amber Torrecampo, Bianca Vega, Arianne Sibayan, Louisa De Guzman and Valerie Raymundo. Photo courtesy of Sofia Peralta https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/4/5/soundbites-the-frequency-of-ballet-manilas-concerts-at-aliw-theater-defies-comprehension monthly 0.5 2025-04-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/81c54795-029f-46f9-9738-3c1577521e30/Soundbites+3.JPG Home - Soundbites: ‘The frequency of Ballet Manila’s concerts at Aliw Theater defies comprehension’ - Make it stand out The Umbrella Dance is one of the many colorful spectacles in Alamat: Si Sibol at Si Gunaw. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/6f78c8bc-a019-4f89-8794-daa9c3f914f6/Soundbites+1.JPG Home - Soundbites: ‘The frequency of Ballet Manila’s concerts at Aliw Theater defies comprehension’ - Make it stand out Lisa Macuja Elizalde and Osias Barroso Jr. perform a passionate pas de deux from Eric V. Cruz’s Carmen in Lisa@25. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/a55016e4-b5c6-4a1e-bb78-18d9a5b5a50d/Soundbites+2.JPG Home - Soundbites: ‘The frequency of Ballet Manila’s concerts at Aliw Theater defies comprehension’ - Make it stand out Rudy De Dios and Lisa Macuja Elizalde as Basilio and Kitri lead revelers in a festive celebration in Don Quixote. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/4/2/a-swan-lake-like-no-other monthly 0.5 2025-04-02 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/4/1/jesters-at-the-ballet monthly 0.5 2025-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1743486791538-4W9HL81MRDC1FVICHWES/Jesters+at+the+ballet+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Jesters at the ballet Harlequin (Anselmo Dictado) amuses his lady love Columbine (Jessa Balote) with his playful moves in the Harlequinade pas de deux featured in Heart to Heart: Ballet & Ballads (2014). The Harlequinade ballet takes the commedia dell’arte approach that combines elements of mime and comedy. Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1743486753073-973TMXOWC5OIJQZNBIDM/Jesters+at+the+ballet+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Jesters at the ballet Two clowns (Jerome Espejo, left, and Aldrin Villanueva) try to win the favor of a beautiful fairy-doll princess (Sofia Sangco) in Fairy Doll. With choreography by Nikolai and Sergey Legat set to music by Joseph Bayer, the pas de trois was premiered by Ballet Manila during its second Mindanao tour in the late 1990s and has become a staple in the company’s repertoire. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1743486808695-06U2P1IKGGS1TGJ8X29X/Jesters+at+the+ballet+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Jesters at the ballet As the Jester in Swan Lake (2011), Glenn Ragel leads his troupe in regaling palace guests at the ball celebrating Prince Siegfried’s twenty-first birthday. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1743486801164-AZ0UONSM8V2TXHJY69LR/Jesters+at+the+ballet+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Jesters at the ballet It is Christmas Eve in The Nutcracker (2004) and Uncle Drosselmeyer has taken it upon himself to provide the night’s entertainment. He has brought along a selection of life-sized toys, including the Harlequin whose performance manages to catch the children’s attention. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1743486897750-IK89GPJ2YPSWNH5AP253/Jesters+at+the+ballet+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Jesters at the ballet It’s not only the clown that has come to town but a whole bunch of circus acts. For Pleasure Island (2015), a Christmas show at Star City excerpted from Ballet Manila’s Pinocchio, ballerinas Katherine Barkman, Abigail Oliveiro and Dawna Reign Mangahas are joined by mimes, unicyclists, jugglers and the ringman. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1743486817142-KTMPQWOFU4MEB3KXJ2EM/Jesters+at+the+ballet+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Jesters at the ballet In Swan Lake (1996), the Jester (Eduardo Espejo Jr.) fulfills his duty to the hilt. His key role for the monarch is to keep the crowd entertained at the royal court. Ballet Manila teamed up with Krasnoyarsk Ballet so they could have a full cast to bring the classic to life. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/3/31/talk-about-dance-nan-keating monthly 0.5 2025-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/da650e2c-3b0a-4b1f-8c5c-a11070e7af1d/Talk+about+dance+-+Nan+Keating.jpg Home - Talk About Dance: Nan Keating - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/3/29/blast-from-the-past-dancing-through-mindanao monthly 0.5 2025-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e66f175a-6dfd-4bfa-a9d0-f0064922e1ea/Blast+from+the+past+-+Dancing+through+Mindanao+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Blast from the past: Dancing through Mindanao - Make it stand out Wearing their official company shirts, the Ballet Manila delegation takes time to meet the ship’s captain during their trip to Mindanao aboard the SuperFerry, one of the tour’s sponsors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/5d0fa367-c986-43e5-9494-91ca3f416583/Blast+from+the+past+-+Dancing+through+Mindanao+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Blast from the past: Dancing through Mindanao - Make it stand out Led by principal dancers Lisa Macuja and Osias Barroso, the newly established Ballet Manila made its foray into places in Mindanao that had never seen classical ballet before. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d6d5a7f2-7351-4237-8090-a73e7fe6eead/Blast+from+the+past+-+Dancing+through+Mindanao+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Blast from the past: Dancing through Mindanao - Make it stand out For the company’s show in Tacurong, Sultan Kudarat, Osias Barroso (left) gives pointers to fellow dancers backstage, as artistic director Eric V. Cruz (rightmost) listens in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/bbca9ada-8ccd-48a7-afbb-e7835b896ba0/Blast+from+the+past+-+Dancing+through+Mindanao+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Blast from the past: Dancing through Mindanao - Make it stand out Ballet Manila’s ballerinas prepare for a show in a makeshift dressing room with a graffiti-filled wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/7e39a1a6-f992-4ce1-be10-fc931d3d5274/Blast+from+the+past+-+Dancing+through+Mindanao+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Blast from the past: Dancing through Mindanao - Make it stand out The dancers unwittingly provide shipboard entertainment on the SuperFerry deck, playing games including one using balletic steps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/91068ac3-e11d-4e85-a212-2d753ce915d7/Blast+from+the+past+-+Dancing+through+Mindanao+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Blast from the past: Dancing through Mindanao - Make it stand out Each venue presented its own set of challenges that Ballet Manila gamely adjusted to. The school gym in Tacurong, for instance, had specially constructed risers for their graduation rites, eating half of the dancing space onstage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/2a85a80f-475c-4912-99b1-bc1a435d4074/Blast+from+the+past+-+Dancing+through+Mindanao+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Blast from the past: Dancing through Mindanao - Make it stand out After their shows, Lisa Macuja and Osias Barroso, along with the other dancers, would rush back to their lodgings to wash their tights and get them dried for the next day’s performance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/08a5b09b-00f9-432e-990c-dc76a0efbe21/Blast+from+the+past+-+Dancing+through+Mindanao+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Blast from the past: Dancing through Mindanao - Make it stand out Ballet Manila’s Mindanao repertoire included classical variations from their debut performance just the month before. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e5b1771f-d045-4d81-9cf2-7f2f2d294ac0/Blast+from+the+past+-+Dancing+through+Mindanao+9+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Blast from the past: Dancing through Mindanao - Make it stand out A row of pointe shoes being aired out between shows during the tour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/2cb296c8-6d52-4ff5-b6de-0a3593d70e8f/Blast+from+the+past+-+Dancing+through+Mindanao+10+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Blast from the past: Dancing through Mindanao - Make it stand out In Surallah, South Cotabato, the ballerinas shared backstage with frogs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/953e95ff-03e2-4d0f-b3e7-e2e2226a7523/Blast+from+the+past+-+Dancing+through+Mindanao+11+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Blast from the past: Dancing through Mindanao - Make it stand out Ballet Manila’s Pioneer 12 completed eight performances in five days in six different venues in Mindanao. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/3/27/this-month-in-bm-history-march-2012 monthly 0.5 2025-07-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c01bf0ca-cce2-416a-bb9e-74f6e3734f1e/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+March+2012+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - This Month in BM History: March 2012 - Make it stand out Lisa Macuja Elizalde performs Dying Swan to the music by Camille Saint-Saens rendered by Cecile Licad on the piano and Wilfredo Pasamba on the cello. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/3823cc24-4eeb-4f84-b553-92516b441e92/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+March+2012+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: March 2012 - Make it stand out The Legends & the Classics was a unique gathering of three of the Philippines’ most iconic performing artists – Cecile Licad, Lisa Macuja and Lea Salonga. Souvenir program from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/332cb7f5-06c8-40f1-b227-a5aba8268e0b/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+March+2012+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - This Month in BM History: March 2012 - Make it stand out In Paquita Grande Diverstissement, Lisa Macuja Elizade and Nazer Salgado lead Ballet Manila in presenting the classic choreography of Marius Petipa, as restaged by Osias Barroso Jr. and Eileen Lopez. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/78968137-c320-4061-86f5-194c8d6d77c7/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+March+2012+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - This Month in BM History: March 2012 - Make it stand out In the show’s finale, Lea Salonga (right) sings Sana’y Wala Nang Wakas as Lisa Macuja and Ballet Manila dance to an original choreography by Tony Fabella, with additional choreography by Gerardo Francisco Jr. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/3/26/ballet-manila-in-full-color-purple-haze monthly 0.5 2025-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1742964583193-0BAIMYSSNNAJA8W4PR43/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Purple+haze+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Purple haze In purple turtleneck and black tights, Gerardo Francisco Jr. grooves to Beatles music in Martin Lawrance’s The Winding Road, a contemporary choreography paired with the purely classical Les Sylphides in Deux (2019). Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1742964503828-E94HDA0WQ91XSYYHDS91/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Purple+haze+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Purple haze As Juliet in Sergey Vikulov’s Romeo and Juliet, Lisa Macuja Elizalde is in a white dress covered by a purple sheath. In the choreographic miniature showcased in An Evening of Tchaikovsky (2004), Juliet casts off the sheath as Romeo also removes his to symbolize their first night together. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1742964510742-IDJR98103T2AXO2GFTIV/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Purple+haze+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Purple haze Different shades of purple complete the outfit of Joan Emery Sia in Tony Fabella’s Dalagang Pilipina. Premiered in 2003, it was staged anew in Ballet & Ballads: Heart 2 Heart (2013). A tribute to the modern Filipina, the ballet piece is inspired by models in a fashion show and aptly features the creations of an acclaimed couturier, the late Auggie Cordero. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1742964523029-YH8AUUPSJK2KPXPHHUUX/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Purple+haze+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Purple haze Wearing ensembles in purplish tones, Jerome Espejo and Rudy De Dios execute movements suggesting strength and bravery, as needed for Sagayan, a dance to drive away evil spirits. Sagayan is part of Sayao sa Pamlang, inspired by Southern Philippine culture and choreographed by National Artist Agnes Locsin which was part of the program in Ballet Manila Goes International (2005). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1742964596149-OSN3SISK0P9D054Y0NAI/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Purple+haze+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Purple haze In a purple coat with gold trim, Elpidio Magat is Silvio, the kind-hearted prince who falls in love with the eldest princess in Labindalawang Masasayang Prinsesa, one of the tales comprising Severino Reyes’ Tatlo Pang Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (2013). Silvio takes time to help an old woman in the forest and is rewarded with a cloak that makes him invisible, a gift that later serves him well in securing the king’s approval to marry the princess. Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1742964594397-3EW4F9DOLZ3VJQA30PHV/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Purple+haze+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Purple haze Purple skirt matches pink bodice in this tutu worn by Sofia Sangco-Peralta as she dances in Swan Lake (2003). In this scene, she is one of the performers rendering entertainment numbers at the ball marking Prince Siegfried’s twenty-first birthday. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1742964669790-MBWLX55LC3VOCX8ZGTMY/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Purple+haze+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Purple haze Clad in sarong-like apparel, its outer side colored purple, guest artist Hyuma Kiyosawa dances the male lead in Augustus Damian III’s Aramica. An all-male choreography, Aramica was one of the numbers in Ballet Manila’s twenty-first anniversary production, Deux (2019). Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/3/21/talk-about-dance-plato monthly 0.5 2025-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c2248481-f470-48b6-897c-78a450696668/Talk+about+dance+-+Plato.jpg Home - Talk about dance: Plato - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/3/19/after-five-years-nanami-hasegawa-happily-dances-back-to-ballet-manila monthly 0.5 2025-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/09e54726-5b13-4d2a-be06-a0e240765f86/After+four+years%2C+Nanami+Hasegawa+happily+dances+back+to+Ballet+Manila++2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - After five years, Nanami Hasegawa happily dances back to Ballet Manila - Make it stand out Nanami, who grew up dancing classical ballet, performs in Mikhail Fokine’s non-narrative Les Sylphides, which was part of Ballet Manila’s Deux (2019). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/0f72ae8c-8ba4-4db3-81cc-0047fb8a7fb1/After+four+years%2C+Nanami+Hasegawa+happily+dances+back+to+Ballet+Manila++1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - After five years, Nanami Hasegawa happily dances back to Ballet Manila - Make it stand out Company artist Nanami Hasegawa is happy to be back with Ballet Manila. “I know that five years have gone by, but it doesn’t feel that way! I feel that I’ve been around all this time.” Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/5a2cd7eb-548d-4b8f-8529-2df5dd51fb8b/After+four+years%2C+Nanami+Hasegawa+happily+dances+back+to+Ballet+Manila++3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - After five years, Nanami Hasegawa happily dances back to Ballet Manila - Make it stand out For The Pearl Gala (2025), Nanami had to substitute for injured principal dancer Pia Dames in Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Bloom, where she was partnered by company artist John Balagot. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/2471d35d-f23f-40ec-8c6e-6f6c24964729/After+four+years%2C+Nanami+Hasegawa+happily+dances+back+to+Ballet+Manila++4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - After five years, Nanami Hasegawa happily dances back to Ballet Manila - Make it stand out Dancing as one of the fairies giving Princess Aurora good wishes in Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s Sleeping Beauty (2020). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/dd65c989-a859-40b5-932f-4464a7c340fa/After+four+years%2C+Nanami+Hasegawa+happily+dances+back+to+Ballet+Manila++5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - After five years, Nanami Hasegawa happily dances back to Ballet Manila - Make it stand out In a pas de trois in Pearls, a new work by Lisa Macuja Elizalde and Martin Lawrance, Nanami (left) is grouped with Rafael Perez and Shamira Drapete. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/06498d04-c228-4835-9f84-5841e233545c/After+four+years%2C+Nanami+Hasegawa+happily+dances+back+to+Ballet+Manila++6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - After five years, Nanami Hasegawa happily dances back to Ballet Manila - Make it stand out Being in Rudy De Dios’ Carmina Burana (2020) was Nanami’s last performance with Ballet Manila before a national lockdown was declared because of the pandemic. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/2c6a7f60-696c-4d95-bf42-ba0b2f794e34/After+four+years%2C+Nanami+Hasegawa+happily+dances+back+to+Ballet+Manila++8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - After five years, Nanami Hasegawa happily dances back to Ballet Manila - Make it stand out Eight years after first dancing in Swan Lake with Ballet Manila, Nanami (center) is excited to be part of the classic again this May. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1d2fcb2d-87fa-440f-aed3-272b0d005af3/After+four+years%2C+Nanami+Hasegawa+happily+dances+back+to+Ballet+Manila++7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - After five years, Nanami Hasegawa happily dances back to Ballet Manila - Make it stand out Nanami says her training in Ballet Manila, where she had to learn steps quite quickly, served her well when she danced with another company in Europe. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/3/16/a-year-after-ballet-manila-comeback-rafael-perez-gets-promoted-to-soloist monthly 0.5 2025-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c0a154aa-1381-4f63-bf4f-d907028198ae/A+year+after+Ballet+Manila+comeback%2C+Rafael+Perez+gets+promoted+to+soloist+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - A year after Ballet Manila comeback, Rafael Perez gets promoted to soloist - Make it stand out Rafael “Paeng” Perez is now a soloist, his promotion announced by Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde shortly after the third and final show of The Pearl Gala last March 9 at Aliw Theater. Photo from Rafael Perez’s Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d12e0f44-260f-417d-a89c-d9fadb4a4dc7/A+year+after+Ballet+Manila+comeback%2C+Rafael+Perez+gets+promoted+to+soloist+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - A year after Ballet Manila comeback, Rafael Perez gets promoted to soloist - Make it stand out Acknowledging his promotion to soloist and the cheers of his colleagues and the audience, Paeng goes centerstage to take a bow. Photo by Jacqueline Go-Ramon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/3ead8126-9f5c-456e-b608-79d6cba5ab3a/A+year+after+Ballet+Manila+comeback%2C+Rafael+Perez+gets+promoted+to+soloist+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - A year after Ballet Manila comeback, Rafael Perez gets promoted to soloist - Make it stand out “After a challenging Pearl Gala production, every moment on stage was worth it,” wrote newly named soloist Rafael Perez in a Facebook post. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/be693c86-8f63-4fc9-9d83-51522d16ae1c/A+year+after+Ballet+Manila+comeback%2C+Rafael+Perez+gets+promoted+to+soloist+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - A year after Ballet Manila comeback, Rafael Perez gets promoted to soloist - Make it stand out Paeng dances the pas de trois in Paquita, one of the featured show pieces in The Pearl Gala, with Jessica Pearl Dames and Nanami Hasegawa. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/8ceecaad-26ba-4b0c-8b6e-ce2afd229846/A+year+after+Ballet+Manila+comeback%2C+Rafael+Perez+gets+promoted+to+soloist+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - A year after Ballet Manila comeback, Rafael Perez gets promoted to soloist - Make it stand out Of his decision to dance again, Paeng has said: “Naisip kong bumalik habang may fire pa akong natitira sa ballet.” (I thought of going back while I still have a passion for ballet.) Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/3/14/ballet-manila-30-the-pearl-gala-revisited monthly 0.5 2025-03-14 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/3/12/soundbites-despite-all-the-hardships-the-group-held-on-tightly-to-its-goal monthly 0.5 2025-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/6644ec4f-c739-4eb1-acff-15208da785fb/Soundbites+pic+-+Eric+V.+Cruz.jpg Home - Soundbites: 'Despite all the hardships, the group held on tightly to its goal' - Make it stand out As artistic director, Eric V. Cruz (standing, fourth from left) led Ballet Manila in its first performance tour in Russia – just four months after the company's debut in February 1995. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/3/7/soundbites-discipline-pays-dividends monthly 0.5 2025-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1c7e1b66-0787-48a0-bf2e-b96444b97f7a/Soundbites+pic+1.JPG Home - Soundbites: 'Discipline pays dividends' - Make it stand out Ballet Manila's corps de ballet displays amazing synchronicity in La Bayadere, staged in November 2013. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/9636ca0a-c3b3-4bc2-b213-78c580cdf270/Soundbites+pic+2.jpg Home - Soundbites: 'Discipline pays dividends' - Make it stand out British dance critic Graham Watts reports on Ballet Manila for Dance Europe. Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/3/6/ballet-manila-bares-sparkling-season-for-its-pearl-anniversary monthly 0.5 2025-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f14f79dd-5fab-41a0-922f-c84059947a76/Pearl+3.jpg Home - Ballet Manila bares sparkling season for its pearl anniversary - Make it stand out With Jewelmer as an apt sponsor, The Pearl Gala on March 7, 8 and 9 opens Ballet Manila’s 30th anniversary season. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/70dce48c-2d50-409e-aa3a-e1352534c48c/Pearl+2.jpg Home - Ballet Manila bares sparkling season for its pearl anniversary - Make it stand out Artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde: “Ballet Manila has far exceeded all its initial dreams.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/eb844956-8324-416f-bcf9-5e5d85390af8/Pearl+1.jpg Home - Ballet Manila bares sparkling season for its pearl anniversary - Make it stand out Ballet Manila is marking thirty years of bringing ballet to the people, both the revered classics and original Filipino works – a combination that affirms the company’s versatility. In photo, from left, are principal dancers Romeo Peralta and Shaira Comeros, soloist Noah Esplana, principal dancer Abigail Oliveiro, company artist Celine Astrologo and apprentice Shamira Drapete. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/3/4/from-moving-across-the-us-to-across-the-world-francesca-raypons-ballet-journey monthly 0.5 2025-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/319d1a3d-8060-4de7-bf77-030059d1d0b2/From+moving+across+the+US+to+across+the+world+-+Francesca+Raypon%E2%80%99s+ballet+journey+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - From moving across the US to across the world: Francesca Raypon’s ballet journey - Make it stand out With Ballet Manila, Francesca Raypon (center, in Augustus Damian’s Sotto Voce) gets to experience dance in its many forms. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b88addc2-4d46-4bbd-be6c-7fcc44c7b3d7/From+moving+across+the+US+to+across+the+world+-+Francesca+Raypon%E2%80%99s+ballet+journey+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - From moving across the US to across the world: Francesca Raypon’s ballet journey - Make it stand out Company artist Francesca Raypon may be a newbie in Ballet Manila, but she’s quickly learned to adapt to its quick pace and packed schedule. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/8230c259-327b-400b-b4bc-e3a41d4677e6/From+moving+across+the+US+to+across+the+world+-+Francesca+Raypon%E2%80%99s+ballet+journey+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - From moving across the US to across the world: Francesca Raypon’s ballet journey - Make it stand out “I just love the way I feel when I dance,” enthuses Francesca (left), performing in a scene from Giselle which Ballet Manila staged in August 2024. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/9e1d918a-5b4f-4b43-ad47-2a0da048faef/From+moving+across+the+US+to+across+the+world+-+Francesca+Raypon%E2%80%99s+ballet+journey+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - From moving across the US to across the world: Francesca Raypon’s ballet journey - Make it stand out In 2023, while on a break from the US, Francesca took classes with Ballet Manila under artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde. Little did she know she would soon join the company. Photo from Grethel Raypon’s Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ddf32659-d79c-4e63-ac7b-0b9598fcb7b4/From+moving+across+the+US+to+across+the+world+-+Francesca+Raypon%E2%80%99s+ballet+journey+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - From moving across the US to across the world: Francesca Raypon’s ballet journey - Make it stand out Francesca (sixth from left, as a wili in Giselle) finds corps work rewarding. “I like the whole idea of dancers working hard together in the studio to be able to perform as one on stage.” Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/4422cddf-0d4b-4e3f-8c28-3eb56c02e53d/From+moving+across+the+US+to+across+the+world+-+Francesca+Raypon%E2%80%99s+ballet+journey+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - From moving across the US to across the world: Francesca Raypon’s ballet journey - Make it stand out Francesca (center, in Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s La Traviata) unwinds by listening to music, reading books and crocheting. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/7591a6ff-6b90-49af-9ef9-ad6caae51b58/From+moving+across+the+US+to+across+the+world+-+Francesca+Raypon%E2%80%99s+ballet+journey+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - From moving across the US to across the world: Francesca Raypon’s ballet journey - Make it stand out Her interest in ballet began at age three, and it’s a passion Francesca has embraced since. Photo by Giselle Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/3/1/instruments-of-ballet monthly 0.5 2025-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1740799496978-86DQLLTCT7B82L0FINQG/Music+1.jpg Home - Instruments of ballet The fan-wielding Kitri (Lisa Macuja Elizalde) is giddy with excitement as she is serenaded by her guitar-strumming suitor Basilio (Osias Barroso Jr.) in this scene from Don Quixote (1999). They have thrown caution to the wind even as Kitri’s father, Lorenzo, objects to their union. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1740799494043-ZR2YKU9533BQF8D0KPYP/Music+2.JPG Home - Instruments of ballet The abusive employer Ahab (Marcus Tolentino, right) is unable to resist dancing, to the point of exhaustion, as the exploited worker Rodrigo (Gerardo Francisco Jr.) plays his violin. The appropriately titled Ang Mahiwagang Biyulin, one of the three stories in Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (2008), highlights how the enchanted musical instrument paves the way for Rodrigo to collect the wages he is owed and go back home to his family. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1740799498267-H8KWU7S1BUO4T5CX14MW/Music+3.JPG Home - Instruments of ballet Even if her eyes are open, Mother Simone (Jonathan Janolo) has dozed off in this scene from The Naughty Daughter (2008). But her daughter Lise (Jenny Olayvar) taps on her tambourine just to confirm that her strict mother – who’s been keeping her indoors to prevent her from meeting Colas – has really fallen asleep. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1740799509523-5RI2K9BERNHK7VCYWIS8/Music+4.jpg Home - Instruments of ballet Set in the Spanish countryside, Don Quixote (2017) shows Kitri (Jasmine Pia Dames) displaying local flair and flavor by playing castanets while dancing. Castanets are a percussion instrument made of two shells – usually made of hardwood – that are clicked together to create rhythmic sounds. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1740799506780-447AZNEVFELIAYUXX2AD/Music+5.JPG Home - Instruments of ballet The hapless king in Cinderella (2016) is getting sleepy at the grand ball, but the palace pages are not about to let him snooze. The naughty little boys blow on their trumpets to rouse the drowsy royal as a reminder that he, after all, is the evening’s host. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1740799518437-V3HN2ZLTOTVUEM9Y3OXQ/Music+6.jpg Home - Instruments of ballet When Mother Simone promises her daughter Lise’s hand in marriage to the wealthy Thomas’ son, Alain, the villagers head to the fields for a grand picnic to celebrate. The merriment in La Fille Mal Gardee (2005) includes the performance of a flutist (Lemuel Capa) who gamely regales the crowd. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1740799523970-HLIOJY1VN70KE5N2Z8HM/Music+7.JPG Home - Instruments of ballet Shaking and striking the tambourine, Kitri (Lisa Macuja Elizalde) leads the revelry in the town plaza as her partner Basilio (Mikhail Martinyuk) spurs her on in Don Quixote (2012). The joyful moment is re-enacted as part of the prima ballerina’s Swan Song Series in which she said farewell to her favorite classical roles. Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/2/26/soundbites-we-welcome-the-birth-of-ballet-manila-with-excitement-and-celebration monthly 0.5 2025-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/29a543b4-a2e1-4d6c-9352-45a3e00e92a8/Soundbites-+%27We+welcome+the+birth+of+Ballet+Manila+with+excitement+and+celebration%27+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Soundbites: 'We welcome the birth of Ballet Manila with excitement and celebration' - Make it stand out Kristine Dabao, Pamela Asprer, Sandra Lynn Huang and Aileen Gallinera https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/5c3dffc0-91e1-4624-83d4-d6533e5a6143/Soundbites-+%27We+welcome+the+birth+of+Ballet+Manila+with+excitement+and+celebration%27+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Soundbites: 'We welcome the birth of Ballet Manila with excitement and celebration' - Make it stand out Principal dancers Lisa Macuja and Osias Barroso with (standing from left) Christopher Mohnani, Jeffrey Espejo and Eduardo Espejo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/4117d282-0c19-4111-9452-7fee52b0a3c6/Soundbites-+%27We+welcome+the+birth+of+Ballet+Manila+with+excitement+and+celebration%27+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Soundbites: 'We welcome the birth of Ballet Manila with excitement and celebration' - Make it stand out Elline Damian, Ianne Damian and Eileen Lopez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ff3a37fb-28ac-4075-89d1-807a09d6debd/Soundbites-+%27We+welcome+the+birth+of+Ballet+Manila+with+excitement+and+celebration%27+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Soundbites: 'We welcome the birth of Ballet Manila with excitement and celebration' - Make it stand out Osias Barroso and Lisa Macuja, Ballet Manila's founding principal dancers, in Don Quixote https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/2/23/pillars-of-ballet-manila-remembering-shaz-and-tito-eric-as-company-marks-30th-anniversary monthly 0.5 2025-02-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/153d33a9-ed94-422e-ad9f-8dfaf537e763/Shaz+and+Lisa.jpg Home - Pillars of Ballet Manila: Remembering Shaz and Tito Eric as company marks 30th anniversary - Make it stand out Osias "Shaz" Barroso convinced Lisa Macuja in 1995 that together with ten other young dancers, they could form Ballet Manila and make it work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/66499010-bad3-4b3d-a06a-667927e22e93/Lisa+and+Tito+Eric.jpg Home - Pillars of Ballet Manila: Remembering Shaz and Tito Eric as company marks 30th anniversary - Make it stand out Eric V. Cruz was coaxed out of retirement to become Ballet Manila's founding artistic director, with Lisa Macuja as his artistic associate and the group's principal ballerina. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/2/22/ballet-manila-celebrates-30-years-of-dancing-in-pearl-performance-season monthly 0.5 2025-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/5237f983-011a-4c29-b4d6-c24abf1635f2/Ballet+Manila+celebrates+30+years+of+dancing+in+Pearl+performance+season+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila celebrates 30 years of dancing in Pearl performance season - Make it stand out Principal dancers Mark Sumaylo and Abigail Oliveiro perform the White Swan Adagio from Swan Lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/20487d18-e1e9-40fa-8e83-60ee7189839e/Ballet+Manila+celebrates+30+years+of+dancing+in+Pearl+performance+season+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila celebrates 30 years of dancing in Pearl performance season - Make it stand out Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde (center) leads the announcement of the company's 30th season in a media conference at Shangri-La Plaza mall last Tuesday. She is joined on stage by (from left) choreographer Martin Lawrance, principal dancers Joshua Enciso, Romeo Peralta, Mark Sumaylo, Abigail Oliveiro and Shaira Comeros, co-artistic associate Gerardo Francisco Jr. and event host Mitch Valdes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/67f28410-a0d2-4f81-bd1b-c2d88212a09f/Ballet+Manila+celebrates+30+years+of+dancing+in+Pearl+performance+season+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila celebrates 30 years of dancing in Pearl performance season - Make it stand out The Paquita Adagio features soloist Noah Esplana and principal dancer Shaira Comeros. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/42447418-2220-40a8-b41c-ce1225342247/Ballet+Manila+celebrates+30+years+of+dancing+in+Pearl+performance+season+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila celebrates 30 years of dancing in Pearl performance season - Make it stand out Principal dancer Joshua Enciso partners soloist Stephanie Santiago for the pas de deux from Anabelle Lopez Ochoa's Bloom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/316eb06b-f7b1-4fb9-b916-d06dd5829ff5/Ballet+Manila+celebrates+30+years+of+dancing+in+Pearl+performance+season+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila celebrates 30 years of dancing in Pearl performance season - Make it stand out An excerpt from Lisa Macuja Elizalde and Martin Lawrance's Pearls is danced by company artists Benedict Sabularse and Francesca Raypon and soloist Jessa Balote. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/fa1b2a14-1af8-47d8-96c1-c285ef13a8a6/Ballet+Manila+celebrates+30+years+of+dancing+in+Pearl+performance+season+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila celebrates 30 years of dancing in Pearl performance season - Make it stand out Performing the Don Quixote Fandango are company artists Jos David Andes and Nanami Hasegawa, principal dancer Romeo Peralta and soloist Rissa May Camaclang. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/2/18/soundbites-when-we-jumped-into-this-sama-sama-kami monthly 0.5 2025-02-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/22210b01-fe6a-4835-9070-9963e9c67906/Soundbites+pic+-+Shaz.jpg Home - Soundbites: ‘When we jumped into this, sama-sama kami’ - Make it stand out Ballet Manila’s Pioneer 12 had a photo shoot just before leaving for a groundbreaking performance tour in Russia in 1995. Principal dancers Lisa Macuja and Osias Barroso (rightmost) are joined by (standing, from left) Aileen Gallinera, Sandralynn Huang, Eileen Lopez, Ianne Damian, Elline Damian, Pamela Asprer, (seated, from left) Kristin Dabao, Christopher Mohnani, Jeffrey Espejo and Eduardo Espejo. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/2/18/soundbites-our-thrust-is-and-will-always-be-ballet-for-the-people monthly 0.5 2025-02-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/9f2e2009-03bf-4453-b916-62abe0040ad5/Soundbites+pic+-+Lisa.jpg Home - Soundbites: ‘Our thrust is, and will always be, ballet for the people’ - Make it stand out Ballet Manila’s first official photograph: Artistic director Eric V. Cruz surrounded by the Pioneer 12 led by principal dancers Lisa Macuja (seated to his left) and Osias Barroso Jr. (standing behind him, in white). Completing the group are: (counter-clockwise from bottom left) Pamela Asprer, Elline Damian, Sandralynn Huang, Kristine Dabao, Ianne Damian, Eduardo Espejo, Jeffrey Espejo, Christopher Mohnani, Eileen Lopez, and Aileen Gallinera. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/2/17/snapshots-overcoming-opening-night-jitters-30-years-ago monthly 0.5 2025-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/67d7f293-cb7b-46df-8e3f-6422c515904d/Snapshots+-+Overcoming+opening-night+jitters+%E2%80%93+30+years+ago+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Snapshots: Overcoming opening-night jitters – 30 years ago - Make it stand out Ballet Manila’s performance was announced in a streamer hung outside the PCIBank Building where the Francisco Santiago Hall was located. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/056c9de9-431c-4d75-8071-0f46ccb28ac5/Snapshots+-+Overcoming+opening-night+jitters+%E2%80%93+30+years+ago+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Snapshots: Overcoming opening-night jitters – 30 years ago - Make it stand out Hours before Ballet Manila’s first-ever performance on February 17, 1995, the company’s Pioneer 12 pose for a group shot on the stage of the Francisco Santiago Hall: (standing from left) Jeffrey Espejo, Pamela Asprer, Aileen Gallinera, Sandralynn Huang, Elline Damian, Eileen Lopez, Eduardo Espejo, (front, from left) Ianne Damian, Lisa Macuja, Osias Barroso Jr., Christopher Mohnani and Kristine Dabao. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/167255c7-70c3-444c-812c-be8ff173a11e/Snapshots+-+Overcoming+opening-night+jitters+%E2%80%93+30+years+ago+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Snapshots: Overcoming opening-night jitters – 30 years ago - Make it stand out Eileen Lopez, now co-artistic associate of Ballet Manila, treasures this note that Lisa Macuja gave her on the day of the group’s debut thirty years ago. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/2/15/talk-about-dance-heather-moss monthly 0.5 2025-02-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/0d82c687-3adc-43c4-a575-3f405467071f/Talk+about+dance+-+Heather+Moss.jpg Home - Talk about dance: Heather Moss - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/2/14/ballet-manila-in-full-color-ablaze-in-red monthly 0.5 2025-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1739501584866-6ET50F9OD24H3F8LEA7M/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Ablaze+in+red+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Ablaze in red Fiery in red, the women in Manuel Molina’s Buenos Aires radiate passion and power as they conquer a lone male. Inspired by the Argentine tango, the choreography – which premiered in Lab Ko ’To in 2012 – channels Latin temperament that is both alluring and vigorous. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1739501579951-RDMT3CWBV38KOEYC92RD/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Ablaze+in+red+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Ablaze in red Carmen (Lisa Macuja Elizalde) is in her element as the flirtatious heroine in Eric V. Cruz’s Carmen, featured in Ballet Manila’s twenty-first anniversary production BM 21 (2016). Sassy and daring in her fringed red dress, she succeeds in drawing all the male attention she craves. Photo by Kurt Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1739501592660-CKNVDWZ14QJYMIRYCRW3/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Ablaze+in+red+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Ablaze in red A perfect pair in red Gerardo Francisco and Marian Faustino dance the former’s own choreography entitled Paunjalay, part of the Ballet Manila Goes International production in 2005. The piece was inspired by Southern Philippine culture which is similarly reflected in the outfits which bear fancy beadwork and accents. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1739501602447-1TYGJSHLAUYOXRMTXT2Y/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Ablaze+in+red+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Ablaze in red No other color but red can aptly capture the essence of the emotionally charged Bloom, choreographed for Ballet Manila by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa. As the lead dancers in the 2018 staging of the piece for Iconic, Abigail Oliveiro and Mark Sumaylo are in the trademark Bloom outfits for the pictorial of the company’s twenty-third season. Photo by Jojit Lorenzo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1739501609368-AEWTWB2HZZ4ZIX5TEWU3/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Ablaze+in+red+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Ablaze in red Though in the throes of death, a woman (Yanti Marduli) wears a red dress symbolizing her will to enjoy the remaining moments she has with her partner (Romeo Peralta) in The Last Poem. The choreography by Augustus Damian III debuted in Lab Ko ’To (2012). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1739501610828-LM41GP81B9LC1MDDTJ4O/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Ablaze+in+red+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Ablaze in red Inspired by a childhood interest in boxing and fueled by his skill in dance, danseur Rudy De Dios created the two-minute competition piece In the Red Corner for Jefferson Balute for the 2018 CCP Ballet Competition. Jefferson of course wears red as he dances to an instrumental version of Eye of the Tiger, the well-known theme song of the Rocky boxing film series. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1739501620548-FDWGEO2MNZEZVC0HJRFX/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Ablaze+in+red+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Ablaze in red Uncle Drosselmeyer (Marcus Tolentino) is welcomed by the lady of the house (Sandralynn Huang) in this scene from The Nutcracker (2004). The hostess is radiant in red, fitting on Christmas Eve, as festivities are about to start with Drosselmeyer preparing the night’s entertainment and bringing toys for the children. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/2/8/this-month-in-bm-history-february-2010 monthly 0.5 2025-02-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/7b62a489-2bfd-43b5-b8f5-5c2d01eaa055/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+February+2010+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - This Month in BM History: February 2010 - Make it stand out Four Ballet Manila danseurs dance to Nais Ko, sung live by Basil Vadez, in a choreography by the late Tony Fabella. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d453cf99-7465-4e56-b854-b995424cc70c/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+February+2010+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - This Month in BM History: February 2010 - Make it stand out Ballet meets ballroom in Albert Dimarucut’s Dulce, a celebration of love and marriage featuring Sofia Sangco Peralta and Niño Guevarra as the lead couple. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/cd13dc40-0348-47fc-a015-4fc01bcf81d0/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+February+2010+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - This Month in BM History: February 2010 - Make it stand out Augustus Damian III’s Reconfigured takes the spotlight in Ballet & Ballads after winning first prize in the Neo-Classical Category of Sayaw Pinoy: First NCCA National Dance Competition. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/cc6efe9b-c074-45ef-9221-c4b97c71784c/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+February+2010+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - This Month in BM History: February 2010 - Make it stand out Basil Valdez sings one of his hits, Paraisong Parisukat, as Nazer Salgado and Mylene Aggabao perform a pas de deux. 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While the snake has been wrestled away from her, it is too late, as its venom soon seeps through her veins and leads to her death. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1738118824706-VBPQKPHUZCX5WMKPIO1P/Snake+3.JPG Home - Snakes on a stage The snake in Ang Kapatid ng Tatlong Marya – one of Severino Reyes’ stories making up Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (2011) – lives up to its villainous reputation. Dancing and writhing in front of the ancient tree called the kolesmeloko, it convinces Teong to cut down the tree where he picks healing leaves with the promise of a treasure hidden beneath. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1738118853397-H30C2CVU5C0OY7GIWOW5/Snake+4.JPG Home - Snakes on a stage In the same Lola Basyang story which premiered in 2011, Teong lives to regret cutting down the tree. Because as soon as he does, a big snake emerges and abducts Teong’s three daughters, never to be seen again until the sisters’ younger brother embarks on a quest to find them. The giant snake with colorful scales is actually held aloft by a team of fifteen dancers. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1738118915899-DR2AS6ERCW5J09P05GSG/Snake+5.jpg Home - Snakes on a stage In the 2024 restaging of Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang, the lone snake becomes two in Ang Kapatid ng Talong Marya. Husband-and-wife principal dancers Mark Sumaylo and Abigail Oliveiro launch into a sinuous pas de deux. With snakes crowning their heads and encircling their torsos and limbs, they persuade the unwitting Teong into doing their bidding. Photo by Giselle P. 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Photo from Benedict Sabularse’s Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1fc4ac8f-a176-4fc3-ab53-629a4bb5ab61/Benedict+Sabularse+finds+his+way+back+to+ballet+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Benedict Sabularse finds his way back to ballet - Make it stand out Though dancing isn’t easy, Benedict is committed to keep getting better just as he was taught to. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/1/10/this-month-in-bm-history-january-1997 monthly 0.5 2025-01-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/18cd383b-643b-48ee-afd3-0b230d62245c/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+January+1997+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: January 1997 - Make it stand out Ballet Manila’s free-admission show at the Quezon Circle was announced in a Manila Bulletin photo caption featuring principal dancers Osias Barroso Jr. and Lisa Macuja. Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/a7f75aa3-fcb9-469b-9ece-7db0e2cb454a/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+January+1997+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: January 1997 - Make it stand out The program was a simple, mimeographed one that listed nine numbers, capped by a grand finale. Souvenir program from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/1/6/ballet-manila-in-full-color-make-it-mocha monthly 0.5 2025-01-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1736143247376-QJ9AQ40ITN6WRM7J7HIX/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Make+it+mocha+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Make it mocha A blindfolded Jessica Pearl Dames sizzles in mocha as she is partnered by Sean Pelegrin in PJ Rebullida’s Blind Love, performed in Tuloy ang Sayaw-an (2019). The dance is about a consuming love that blinds a person to the point she is oblivious to the pain being caused by her partner. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1736143261795-M2MJXHYB64VX3T732GA0/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Make+it+mocha+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Make it mocha Though mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters, Cinderella (Abigail Oliveiro) remains kind and good-natured. In the 2018 restaging of the fairy-tale ballet choreographed by Lisa Macuja Elizalde, the heroine – clad in a dress in mocha and brown – finds joy even by herself doing house chores. Photo by Ian Santos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1736143279499-ZX9YY3J9NXX2UPMFA8RP/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Make+it+mocha+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Make it mocha Solor (Rudy De Dios) is summoned by the Rajah who is eyeing him as a match for his daughter Gamzatti in La Bayadere (2013). The warrior is dashing in his attire in mocha, the top resplendent with ornate embroidery and glittery details. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1736143323074-S4ML7UKW4PJKTSJX6R4Y/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Make+it+mocha+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Make it mocha The mocha suit of Benigno (Mark Sumaylo) complements the yellow dress of Corazon (Dawna Reign Mangahas) in Martin Lawrance's Rebel (2016). The full-length ballet combines the themes of power and influence explored in Spartacus and the real-life events leading to the People Power Revolution in the Philippines in 1986. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1736143329064-DRVYPIFL90PQRAH35L4J/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Make+it+mocha+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Make it mocha Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde goes contemporary in David Campos’ For Lisa which premiered in Two! (2014). Wearing a mocha costume designed by Irene Sabas, she performs the contemplative solo piece revolving on love for dance. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1736143335549-UYFOW7QL6KWQRNVVGG54/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Make+it+mocha+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Make it mocha The hunters in Gerardo Francisco Jr.’s Ibong Adarna (2019) are an energetic bunch, as they move briskly through the forest. While the men are in outfits in shades of brown, their leader (John De Dios) stands out in mocha. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/1/4/ballet-manilas-memorable-moments-in-2024 monthly 0.5 2025-01-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ef7072b5-b9b0-404f-b45e-e85119f4cec7/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+memorable+moments+in+2024+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s memorable moments in 2024 - Make it stand out Florante at Laura, with principal dancers Joshua Enciso and Abigail Oliveiro in the lead roles, received the Aliw Award as Best Dance Production of 2024. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/0e57d29e-e901-4813-bd08-9d55d15b6799/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+memorable+moments+in+2024+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s memorable moments in 2024 - Make it stand out Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde (center, in black) and local organizers join the cast of Le Corsaire after one of two shows in Jakarta, Indonesia. Photo from Wenny Halim’s Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/6043f736-80f4-4531-8f99-cd4a380bd15b/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+memorable+moments+in+2024+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila’s memorable moments in 2024 - Make it stand out Mariinsky Ballet’s Renata Shakirova and Alexei Timofeyev, as Giselle and Albrecht, are supported by Ballet Manila’s corps in Giselle. Photo by Erica Marquez-Jacinto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/da0f4acc-7591-40a9-b409-e188a390634b/IMG_4343.JPG Home - Ballet Manila’s memorable moments in 2024 - Make it stand out With performances in Malaysia, Taiwan and Indonesia, Ballet Manila is building a solid reputation as a professional ballet company in Southeast Asia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1775673f-20a1-4c7a-a16e-149a4054fdcf/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+memorable+moments+in+2024+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s memorable moments in 2024 - Make it stand out At the jampacked Claire McGill Luce Auditorium in Silliman University, the cast of Cinderella has a group photo taken with the audience who treated the dancers like rock stars – asking for autographs and having pictures taken with them after the shows. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2025/1/1/talk-about-dance-psalm-3011 monthly 0.5 2025-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f2ed0e54-cbce-4767-bd72-bd30a7b1ac9c/Talk+about+dance+-+Psalm+30+11.jpg Home - Talk about dance: Psalm 30:11 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/12/29/yagdp1qpagi1nv8jstjuias993xoqg monthly 0.5 2024-12-29 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/12/26/fairy-tale-exhibit-adds-charming-touch-to-snow-white-run-at-aliw-theater monthly 0.5 2024-12-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/cecb46c2-43f2-491e-9b9b-fcf316a21954/Fairy-tale+exhibit+adds+charming+touch+to+%E2%80%98Snow+White%E2%80%99+run+at+Aliw+Theater+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Fairy-tale exhibit adds charming touch to ‘Snow White’ run at Aliw Theater - Make it stand out The exhibit came about after Sven guested in Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s art-advocacy program, Art 2 Art, where they realized that their respective works have similarly been inspired by children’s literature. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/66e5ac40-cd6c-430d-aee9-5a7926677fdb/Fairy-tale+exhibit+adds+charming+touch+to+%E2%80%98Snow+White%E2%80%99+run+at+Aliw+Theater+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Fairy-tale exhibit adds charming touch to ‘Snow White’ run at Aliw Theater - Make it stand out Sven Lim’s meticulously crafted paper sculptures are showcased alongside the fairy-tale characters that inspired them as portrayed by Ballet Manila principal dancers Abigail Oliveiro (Cinderella), Shaira Comeros (Snow White) and Jasmine Pia Dames (Sleeping Beauty) in shows comprising artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s Princess Trilogy. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/53ca137e-cd0e-48d0-a7bb-b3a5750a8aa0/Fairy-tale+exhibit+adds+charming+touch+to+%E2%80%98Snow+White%E2%80%99+run+at+Aliw+Theater+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Fairy-tale exhibit adds charming touch to ‘Snow White’ run at Aliw Theater - Make it stand out Sven Lim is seen with some of his works featured in the Once Upon a Time exhibit, based on Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Snow White and Cinderella. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e8707ee0-fdee-4af2-b246-0e0b4118ea9b/Fairy-tale+exhibit+adds+charming+touch+to+%E2%80%98Snow+White%E2%80%99+run+at+Aliw+Theater+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Fairy-tale exhibit adds charming touch to ‘Snow White’ run at Aliw Theater - Make it stand out Snow White, Ballet Manila’s production for its Holiday Cheer Series 2024, was choreographed by artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde. Photo by G-nie Arambulo https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/12/25/why-shaira-comeros-is-the-perfect-snow-white monthly 0.5 2024-12-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1c772130-5a54-47e4-90ef-f7c46a872623/469993732_18498383473030036_7653468359582878226_n.jpg Home - Why Shaira Comeros is the perfect Snow White - Make it stand out Caption: Shaira embodies the fiery spirit of Kitri in Don Quixote. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/375a403e-b1b1-4929-97ea-af0ae0a49f6a/Why+Shaira+Comeros+is+the+perfect+Snow+White+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Why Shaira Comeros is the perfect Snow White - Make it stand out Shaira gets to practice her stitching skills on her costume while in Indonesia for Ballet Manila’s Le Corsaire performances last November. Photo by Mark Sumaylo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/cf49b2ac-5732-48f6-acfc-111c50a91fcc/Why+Shaira+Comeros+is+the+perfect+Snow+White+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Why Shaira Comeros is the perfect Snow White - Make it stand out It’s second nature to Shaira to form an instant bond with furry and four-legged friends. Photo from Shaira Comeros’ Facebook page https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/12/25/talk-about-dance-psalm-1493 monthly 0.5 2024-12-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/919bd2a0-7dad-4317-9c21-94aafc8d40e3/Talk+about+dance+-+Psalm+149+3.jpg Home - Talk about dance: Psalm 149:3 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/12/24/snow-white-from-the-mall-to-the-theater monthly 0.5 2024-12-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/183fd472-eb18-442e-bcc8-c37a1eed4b60/%E2%80%98Snow+White%E2%80%99+from+the+mall+to+the+theater+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - ‘Snow White’ from the mall to the theater - Make it stand out Principal dancer Shaira Comeros is the sweet and kind Snow White. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1ce8de42-17fa-487d-aaa4-d7d0d0e85574/%E2%80%98Snow+White%E2%80%99+from+the+mall+to+the+theater+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - ‘Snow White’ from the mall to the theater - Make it stand out Ballet Manila spread some holiday cheer by performing excerpts of Snow White at Shangri-La Plaza’s Grand Atrium last December 15. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/67777eeb-abfe-4c1c-87c3-eeddbea661a6/%E2%80%98Snow+White%E2%80%99+from+the+mall+to+the+theater+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - ‘Snow White’ from the mall to the theater - Make it stand out The Seven Dwarves never fail to amuse with their antics. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/12/23/blessed-to-dance-more-newly-minted-soloists-stephanie-santiago-and-noah-esplana-reflect-on-their-most-challenging-year-yet monthly 0.5 2024-12-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ff54f9e1-acd1-4ade-b899-538e9446d09d/Blessed+to+dance+more+-+Newly+minted+soloists+Stephanie+Santiago+and+Noah+Esplana+reflect+on+their+most+challenging+year+yet+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Blessed to dance more: Newly minted soloists Stephanie Santiago and Noah Esplana reflect on their most challenging year yet - Make it stand out Promoted to soloist in separate instances, Stephanie Santiago and Noah Esplana are looking forward to tackling even more challenging parts in 2025. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1fc31bfb-3b64-45f0-9870-d90c643442b3/Blessed+to+dance+more+-+Newly+minted+soloists+Stephanie+Santiago+and+Noah+Esplana+reflect+on+their+most+challenging+year+yet+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Blessed to dance more: Newly minted soloists Stephanie Santiago and Noah Esplana reflect on their most challenging year yet - Make it stand out Noah Esplana and Stephanie Santiago perform as Aladin and Flerida, roles that were choreographed on them in the ballet adaptation of the literary classic Florante at Laura. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/23475e83-6b50-4452-9f72-b4763351dd00/Blessed+to+dance+more+-+Newly+minted+soloists+Stephanie+Santiago+and+Noah+Esplana+reflect+on+their+most+challenging+year+yet+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Blessed to dance more: Newly minted soloists Stephanie Santiago and Noah Esplana reflect on their most challenging year yet - Make it stand out Dancing her dream role of Myrtha in Giselle with Mariinsky Ballet principal dancer Renata Shakirova as Giselle was a special moment for Stephanie. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/7cc8b205-7eea-4395-988f-c5c6021f8e02/Blessed+to+dance+more+-+Newly+minted+soloists+Stephanie+Santiago+and+Noah+Esplana+reflect+on+their+most+challenging+year+yet+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Blessed to dance more: Newly minted soloists Stephanie Santiago and Noah Esplana reflect on their most challenging year yet - Make it stand out Noah is Basilio to Jasmine Pia Dames’ Kitri in the Don Quixote pas de deux, featured in Ballet Manila’s Greatest Hits in Malaysia. Photo by Larry Salgado https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/76732f32-c619-497a-bca2-0e9695e78557/Blessed+to+dance+more+-+Newly+minted+soloists+Stephanie+Santiago+and+Noah+Esplana+reflect+on+their+most+challenging+year+yet+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Blessed to dance more: Newly minted soloists Stephanie Santiago and Noah Esplana reflect on their most challenging year yet - Make it stand out Stephanie (center) shows her wacky side as one of the wicked stepsisters in Cinderella, performed in Dumaguete last November. With her are Jasmine Pia Dames (left) as the other stepsister and John Balagot as their mother. Photo by Craig Estrada https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b2891087-2efb-4b8e-bcda-d7458f49e331/Blessed+to+dance+more+-+Newly+minted+soloists+Stephanie+Santiago+and+Noah+Esplana+reflect+on+their+most+challenging+year+yet+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Blessed to dance more: Newly minted soloists Stephanie Santiago and Noah Esplana reflect on their most challenging year yet - Make it stand out Filipino-Australian Noah has learned more about Philippine culture, performing in literature-inspired productions such as Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang where he was Haring Urano to Rissa May Camaclang’s Marya Trining. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/a4c359f7-e039-4d62-9928-545f5b578151/Blessed+to+dance+more+-+Newly+minted+soloists+Stephanie+Santiago+and+Noah+Esplana+reflect+on+their+most+challenging+year+yet+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Blessed to dance more: Newly minted soloists Stephanie Santiago and Noah Esplana reflect on their most challenging year yet - Make it stand out Stephanie wishes she could do a classical pas de deux or adagio: “I’m ready to push myself to see what else I’m capable of.” Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/8a2fe05a-32a4-4163-86c1-2519e2a4b5ed/Blessed+to+dance+more+-+Newly+minted+soloists+Stephanie+Santiago+and+Noah+Esplana+reflect+on+their+most+challenging+year+yet+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Blessed to dance more: Newly minted soloists Stephanie Santiago and Noah Esplana reflect on their most challenging year yet - Make it stand out Given the chance, Noah would like to dance as the hunter Acteon in Diane and Acteon: “I like choreography that demands dancers to show what they can do.” Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/12/20/ballet-manilas-florante-at-laura-bags-aliw-award-for-best-dance-production monthly 0.5 2024-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/0ba4f484-bd2a-4004-a07b-3ed26e78363a/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Florante+at+Laura%E2%80%99+bags+Aliw+Award+for+Best+Dance+Production+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Florante at Laura’ bags Aliw Award for Best Dance Production - Make it stand out Celebrating Ballet Manila’s victory after the Aliw Awards rites: (from left) company artist Noah Esplana, principal dancer Shaira Comeros, soloist Rissa May Camaclang, co-choreographers Gerardo Francisco Jr. and Martin Lawrance, principal dancer Joshua Enciso, soloist Stephanie Santiago, company artist Celine Astrologo and principal dancer Romeo Peralta. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/58e4f6e6-e835-4648-87b8-92fd9559640c/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Florante+at+Laura%E2%80%99+bags+Aliw+Award+for+Best+Dance+Production+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Florante at Laura’ bags Aliw Award for Best Dance Production - Make it stand out Florante at Laura co-choreographers Gerardo Francisco Jr. (left) and Martin Lawrance are thankful that their first-time collaboration resulted in an Aliw Award for Best Dance Production. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/04e2c995-af04-4fdb-b5c3-3de9c6fb3c57/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Florante+at+Laura%E2%80%99+bags+Aliw+Award+for+Best+Dance+Production+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Florante at Laura’ bags Aliw Award for Best Dance Production - Make it stand out Dancing a romantic pas de deux, Abigail Oliveiro is Laura to Joshua Enciso’s Florante. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c545def0-568a-444d-bf31-3de3ed6f7f10/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Florante+at+Laura%E2%80%99+bags+Aliw+Award+for+Best+Dance+Production+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Florante at Laura’ bags Aliw Award for Best Dance Production - Make it stand out The cast of Florante at Laura, with Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde, co-choreographers Martin Lawrance and Gerardo Francisco Jr., and libretto consultant Michael Coroza takes a curtain call at Areté in November. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/a7a97fdb-40a5-4ec3-8a74-3bc30e871f00/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Florante+at+Laura%E2%80%99+bags+Aliw+Award+for+Best+Dance+Production+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Florante at Laura’ bags Aliw Award for Best Dance Production - Make it stand out Florante (Joshua Enciso, center) leads his men in one of the ballet’s intense battle scenes. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/32ca2f72-6857-4fe2-a8bd-ebb440893ee4/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Florante+at+Laura%E2%80%99+bags+Aliw+Award+for+Best+Dance+Production+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Florante at Laura’ bags Aliw Award for Best Dance Production - Make it stand out In the initial stage of Florante at Laura earlier this year, Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde (center) meets with the key artistic team: (from left) choreographer Martin Lawrance, libretto consultant Michael Coroza, National Artist Ryan Cayabyab and choreographer Gerardo Francisco Jr. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/fbaefabb-24ac-4337-8a41-e64c04bd41d5/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Florante+at+Laura%E2%80%99+bags+Aliw+Award+for+Best+Dance+Production+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Florante at Laura’ bags Aliw Award for Best Dance Production - Make it stand out Ballet Manila’s Aliw Award and Certificate of Nomination for Best Dance Production https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/12/19/talk-about-dance-maddie-ziegler monthly 0.5 2024-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1e8ee1b2-4b68-4bf4-958a-3ef69001acae/Talk+about+dance+-+Maddie+Ziegler.jpg Home - Talk about dance: Maddie Ziegler - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/12/13/this-month-in-bm-history-december-2012 monthly 0.5 2024-12-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d91128af-ada4-4e2d-8e0c-29a492224542/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+December+2012+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: December 2012 - Make it stand out Jennifer Olayvar, one of the Sinderelas in Hazel Sabas-Gower’s adaptation of Cinderella for Ballet Manila, graces the production’s poster. Poster from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/6057d54f-bb7e-4619-a042-9e525150df13/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+December+2012+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - This Month in BM History: December 2012 - Make it stand out Time seems to stop when Sinderela (Sofia Sangco-Peralta) and matinee idol Al Principe (Romeo Peralta) meet at a dance audition. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e7918030-15e2-43b3-9665-ee239af39d7e/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+December+2012+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - This Month in BM History: December 2012 - Make it stand out Gerardo Francisco Jr. and Michael Divinagracia as the Stepsisters and Jonathan Janolo as the Stepmother make for a wacky trio in Sinderela. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/12/10/talk-about-dance-arlene-croce monthly 0.5 2024-12-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/770c4b26-231e-4c7d-8dbb-c1333076386d/Talk+about+dance+-+Arlene+Croce.jpg Home - Talk about dance: Arlene Croce - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/12/8/snow-white-is-ballet-manilas-christmas-treat monthly 0.5 2024-12-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c6a2e01b-fc53-4a55-93c0-a3c8594ca4e0/%E2%80%98Snow+White%E2%80%99+is+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+Christmas+treat+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - ‘Snow White’ is Ballet Manila’s Christmas treat - Make it stand out Merriment is the name of the game for the Seven Dwarfs. Photo by Jeanne Young https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c97e90d6-9e1d-4877-ac7f-72b058f57c3d/%E2%80%98Snow+White%E2%80%99+is+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+Christmas+treat+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - ‘Snow White’ is Ballet Manila’s Christmas treat - Make it stand out Snow White (Shaira Comeros, right) is tempted by the Evil Queen (Marinette Franco) to take an apple which she has poisoned. Photo by Jeanne Young https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/3139597a-ecc8-4ca5-ad0f-d979b5b1117a/%E2%80%98Snow+White%E2%80%99+is+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+Christmas+treat+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - ‘Snow White’ is Ballet Manila’s Christmas treat - Make it stand out Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde is ready to sink her teeth into another staging of her choreography of Snow White. Photo by G-nie Arambulo https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/12/6/cinderella-brings-enchantment-to-baguio monthly 0.5 2024-12-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d7edc6c1-a9f4-428f-8a2f-1c978cd34dfa/%27Cinderella%27+brings+enchantment+to+Baguio+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - ‘Cinderella’ brings enchantment to Baguio - Make it stand out Ballet Baguio artistic director Jacqueline Go-Ramon (front row, center) is thrilled to be able to stage Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s Cinderella in the City of Pines. With her are her faculty members and advanced dancers who are taking on major roles in the production. Photo by JJ Go https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/05eca727-534e-4375-b295-e26026a0e342/%27Cinderella%27+brings+enchantment+to+Baguio+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - ‘Cinderella’ brings enchantment to Baguio - Make it stand out Cinderella is the second full-length ballet that Ballet Baguio is presenting in the city. It stars Ballet Manila principal dancers Abigail Oliveiro and Mark Sumaylo as Cinderella and her Prince. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/cf9e0618-6991-4045-99ac-ce509efccfae/%27Cinderella%27+brings+enchantment+to+Baguio+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - ‘Cinderella’ brings enchantment to Baguio - Make it stand out Phoeboa Buen plays Fairy Godmother. Photo by JJ Go https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/a2a2c6f2-6849-4c94-bc94-c46675e1316b/%27Cinderella%27+brings+enchantment+to+Baguio+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - ‘Cinderella’ brings enchantment to Baguio - Make it stand out The Stepfamily is portrayed by, from left, Keri Villegas, Simone Co and Michel Quan. Photo by JJ Go https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/12/2/talk-about-dance-george-borodin monthly 0.5 2024-12-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/76f2d3bd-c6e0-4d18-841a-93de806e5330/Talk+about+dance+-+George+Borodin.jpg Home - Talk about dance: George Borodin - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/11/28/this-month-in-bm-history-november-2002 monthly 0.5 2024-11-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ddac373d-20d6-4df3-86e5-fa0f20f353bb/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+November+2002+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: November 2002 - Make it stand out An announcement of the Pinocchio world premiere appears in the Philippine Daily Inquirer. Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ffe48223-b66b-4fc8-ab9b-6bc9977c2651/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+November+2002+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: November 2002 - Make it stand out Melanie Motus (third from left) is the Blue Fairy who transforms the wooden puppet Pinocchio into a real boy. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/a5423a99-0fa4-45ed-a5dd-3bcaff7b3b12/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+November+2002+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: November 2002 - Make it stand out Pinocchio choreographer Osias Barroso (third from left) urges lead star Alvin Santos to take a bow during the curtain call for the world premiere of Pinocchio in 2002. With them, from left, are Lisa Macuja Elizalde, Danica Rili and Jeffrey Espejo. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/11/27/ballet-manila-in-full-color-breakouts-in-brown monthly 0.5 2024-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1732629441251-OO6MS3W4SV2UU4RFN1O8/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Breakouts+in+brown+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives+.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Breakouts in brown Urbanatives, a choreography by Agnes Locsin that premiered in OPM at OPB (2003), centers on a housewife (Lisa Macuja Elizalde) who takes a pause from the monotony of her daily chores. In a dress predominantly bearing brown stripes, she dances with abandon and casts aside her dreary routine even just temporarily. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1732629462967-S4DXMCJQI1WCMLBTG6SR/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Breakouts+in+brown+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Breakouts in brown The fearless Reyna Amazona (Stephanie Santiago) leads her community of women warriors, all projecting strength and femininity in their respective brown garbs. The scene is from Gerardo Francisco Jr.’s Ibong Adarna (2023), which capped Ballet Manila’s 25th performance season. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1732629466575-9I99QT1JMPT5NHI7ZVZC/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Breakouts+in+brown+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Breakouts in brown In La Fille Mal Gardee, Colas (Osias Barroso) is in love with Lise and she with him. Though Lise’s mother disapproves of the relationship, Colas – seen here in brown and white – is unworried and expresses the lightness of his feelings through dance. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1732629498427-8VY939ND6VUCC8E1E4CV/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Breakouts+in+brown+4-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Breakouts in brown In Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Snow White (2019), the huntsman (Mark Sumaylo) and his wife (Nanami Hasegawa) lead a modest life. Clad in matching clothes colored brown and beige, the pair snatches some happy moments together when he is not working in the palace and doing the queen’s bidding. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1732629471687-GDOU93UMJZ5JHM071SPN/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Breakouts+in+brown+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Breakouts in brown Between her duties tending to Juliet in Romeo and Juliet (2007), the Nurse (Eileen Lopez) joins the merriment in the household of the Capulets. She doesn’t let her conservative frock, in a combination of brown, tan and white, keep her from kicking things up quite literally. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1732629485844-L2XOC6X76X21BPXRQF73/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Breakouts+in+brown+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Breakouts in brown The arrival of the royal hunting party in Giselle (2019) is announced by the horn-blower (John Balagot), wearing a brown coat. This is the scene where the court lady Bathilde and the village girl Giselle meet, exchanging news of their respective engagements, but unaware they are referring to the same man as their partners. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1732629501629-5HMESEC2XRSLDYRUHILC/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Breakouts+in+brown+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Breakouts in brown Garbed in brown, down to his footwear, the hunter Acteon (Elpidio Magat) wanders in the forest, unknowing that he will soon encounter the goddess Diane whom he will be smitten with. The famous pas de deux Diane et Acteon, from the ballet La Esmeralda, was performed as one of the short pieces featured in Maligayang Christmas (2011). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/11/26/in-their-own-words-shamira-drapete-on-what-she-loves-about-dancing monthly 0.5 2024-11-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f97c9da3-38b2-4e10-b4ef-f90a2b639659/Shamira+2.jpg Home - In Their Own Words: Shamira Drapete on what she loves about dancing - Make it stand out Shamira Drapete performs in Augustus “Bam” Damian’s Sotto Voce where the ballerinas are on pointes for practically the entire piece. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/11/22/dissecting-dance-and-choreography-in-florante-at-laura monthly 0.5 2024-11-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1732250112138-VVS6EP2VOVD81UDP9C25/Dissecting+dance+and+choreography+in+%E2%80%98Florante+at+Laura%E2%80%99+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Dissecting dance and choreography in ‘Florante at Laura’ “Choreographer Gerardo Francisco’s signature angular movements were charged with the energy that pulsed through the dancers’ limbs. The war sections evoked the raw intensity of movie battle scenes, with dancers moving across the stage with a physicality that was both aggressive and earthy. They attacked with a rugged force, throwing themselves into the action with reckless abandon.” In photo, Joshua Enciso as Florante leads the charge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1732250106334-ZWA8VO7EGD1EIBVUVEQ6/Dissecting+dance+and+choreography+in+%E2%80%98Florante+at+Laura%E2%80%99+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Dissecting dance and choreography in ‘Florante at Laura’ “Cochoreographer Martin Lawrance’s choreographic style was refined and elegant, with thoughtfully constructed passages. The lyricism was born out of the use of gravity rebounded by breath and suspended movements.” In photo, Noah Esplana shows stage presence as Aladin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1732250119454-LIC3TZ9LYK8L3RTX63Y2/Dissecting+dance+and+choreography+in+%E2%80%98Florante+at+Laura%E2%80%99+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Dissecting dance and choreography in ‘Florante at Laura’ “As Florante, a more artistically mature Joshua Enciso raised the bar.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1732250124570-SN418UC1GFYJQXIF4R7C/Dissecting+dance+and+choreography+in+%E2%80%98Florante+at+Laura%E2%80%99+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Dissecting dance and choreography in ‘Florante at Laura’ “Abigail Oliveiro seemed born to play Laura, radiating luminosity and effectively showcasing the contrast of vulnerability and strength.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1732250132409-VWKU7JVSWJZXXEPBPO2T/Dissecting+dance+and+choreography+in+%E2%80%98Florante+at+Laura%E2%80%99+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Dissecting dance and choreography in ‘Florante at Laura’ “Although Mark Sumaylo played the ruthless Sultan Ali-Adab to the hilt, his overhead lifts remained remarkably silky; Stephanie Santiago’s Flerida was expectedly powerful and urgent.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1732250912632-E25J4H5S4TGDUS5KI6MD/Dissecting+dance+and+choreography+in+%E2%80%98Florante+at+Laura%E2%80%99+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Dissecting dance and choreography in ‘Florante at Laura’ “Romeo Peralta portrayed the villain (Adolfo) with a nuanced performance, avoiding excessive theatrics.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1732250210779-RQQSH0PJIQC89NLLH08X/Dissecting+dance+and+choreography+in+%E2%80%98Florante+at+Laura%E2%80%99+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Dissecting dance and choreography in ‘Florante at Laura’ “The real stars were BM’s ensemble, whose secure technique and athleticism were on full display in their warrior stances and breathtaking leaps.” https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/11/21/ballet-manilas-pioneering-florante-at-laura-takes-center-stage-anew-in-quezon-city-run monthly 0.5 2024-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/bfc72078-4cbe-4afb-ba64-6f914bbde899/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+pioneering+%E2%80%98Florante+at+Laura%E2%80%99+takes+center+stage+anew+in+Quezon+City+run+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s pioneering ‘Florante at Laura’ takes center stage anew in Quezon City run - Make it stand out The romance of Aladin and Flerida (Noah Esplana and Stephanie Santiago) is marred by Sultan Ali-Adab (Mark Sumaylo) who covets Flerida. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/2ae01470-003a-4e4f-a81e-d283dd4256d2/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+pioneering+%E2%80%98Florante+at+Laura%E2%80%99+takes+center+stage+anew+in+Quezon+City+run+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s pioneering ‘Florante at Laura’ takes center stage anew in Quezon City run - Make it stand out After facing immense tragedy and loss, Florante (Joshua Enciso) and Laura (Abigail Oliveiro) are reunited in Albania, ready to rule its people freed from its oppressors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/a99effa6-a06a-45f8-8a10-2bcf54a1c30d/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+pioneering+%E2%80%98Florante+at+Laura%E2%80%99+takes+center+stage+anew+in+Quezon+City+run+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s pioneering ‘Florante at Laura’ takes center stage anew in Quezon City run - Make it stand out A loyal friend, Menandro (Anselmo Dictado, third from left) leads the Albanian warriors in Florante’s absence. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/11/18/talk-about-dance-torron-lee-dewar monthly 0.5 2024-11-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c8822b93-645c-4c75-9f1d-bb2f450e0b48/Talk+about+dance+-+Torron-Lee+Dewar.jpg Home - Talk About Dance: Torron-Lee Dewar - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/11/16/ballet-manila-in-full-color-tickled-pink monthly 0.5 2024-11-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1731729220445-1Y6O1CIH5Y7G7D5HLW13/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Tickled+pink+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Tickled pink Though sheathed in the softest shade of pink, Nikiya (Lisa Macuja Elizalde) is all set to unleash her raging emotions in this scene from La Bayadere (2006). Nikiya does not anticipate that when she confronts Gamzatti – whom her beloved Solor apparently has been pledged to marry – she would end up attempting to stab the “other woman.” Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1731729218201-ZK7QUCDCOOGAIH40TK2M/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Tickled+pink+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Tickled pink Pink on pink! Wearing a tutu in the most popular color in ballet, Shaira Comeros is a picture of pure joy as she tackles the challenging piece that is Tony Fabella’s Dancing to Verdi. The fast-paced ensemble piece, a gift of the choreographer to Ballet Manila in tribute to its dancers’ technical skills, was performed at the Ballet Dance Gala last April in celebration of International Dance Day. Photo by Erica Marquez-Jacinto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1731729219917-LWZE6HHZ0BXGJBNNO1XB/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Tickled+pink+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Tickled pink The Sugar Plum Fairy (Jessica Pearl Dames), her pink tutu echoed in the subtle tones of the castle behind, only has eyes for the Nutcracker Prince (Sean Pelegrin) in The Majestic Nutcracker. Guesting in the Christmas production of Ballet Baguio in December 2023, the Ballet Manila pair reprised the pas de deux that they also just performed in The Nutcracker: Clara’s Journey, the recital showcase of the Lisa Macuja School of Ballet. Photo from Jessica Pearl Dames’ Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1731729257195-44IVSM7HDE8UZ1HBL0D3/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Tickled+pink+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Tickled pink The fairy doll princess (Missy Macuja Elizalde) is pretty in pink and unruffled that the two clowns (Glenn Ragel, left) and Alvin Santos are fighting over her in the Fairy Doll pas de trois. A favorite in the Ballet Manila repertoire, it was staged in the Carmen International Friendship Gala in 2013. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1731729226558-9ORED0DQH0AMS7EE238U/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Tickled+pink+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Tickled pink As the wicked stepsisters in Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s Cinderella – Stephanie Santiago (center) in pink and Jasmine Pia Dames (left) in yellow green – shamelessly try to get the Prince’s attention at the palace ball, as their mother portrayed by John Balagot (right) looks on approvingly. The fairy tale ballet just finished a five-show run at the Claire Isabel McGill Luce Auditorium of Silliman University in Dumaguete City. Photo by Craig Estrada/ Silliman University Camera Club https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1731729230485-V0263R4QVDRI59EVMYEX/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Tickled+pink+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Tickled pink It’s Prince Siegfried’s twenty-first birthday in Swan Lake (2014) and the celebration is ongoing at the palace. The entertainment includes numerous dances, including one featuring a court lady (Marika Capati) dressed up in mesmerizing pink. Photo by Daniel Trinidad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1731729259645-GULZRWCUSU3EBDIYOPKL/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Tickled+pink+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Tickled pink Elena Chernova is eye-catching in pink as she matches moves with (from left) Kenneth del Rosario, Alvin Santos and Roduardo Ma for an interpretation of the playful ditty Da Coconut Nut. It is just one of the scenes making up the urban-set Maynila ni Juan, choreographed by Gerardo Francisco Jr. which premiered in Halo-Halo ni Juan (2010). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/11/14/ballet-manila-steers-le-corsaire-to-history-in-indonesia monthly 0.5 2024-11-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/01557b60-9bbf-4c91-a3d5-0c75ea599ae4/Ballet+Manila+steers+%E2%80%98Le+Corsaire%E2%80%99+to+history+in+Indonesia+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila steers ‘Le Corsaire’ to history in Indonesia - Make it stand out Principal dancers Mark Sumaylo and Abigail Oliveiro perform as the pirate Conrad and his beloved Medora in Le Corsaire. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/fad8bccf-12b4-454b-aeb9-de472be2137a/Ballet+Manila+steers+%E2%80%98Le+Corsaire%E2%80%99+to+history+in+Indonesia+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila steers ‘Le Corsaire’ to history in Indonesia - Make it stand out A collaboration between Etoile Dance Center and Ballet Manila, Le Corsaire is said to be the first full-length presentation of the pirate adventure in Indonesia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/9bf01e52-d6d6-4195-b818-31d2335ec959/Ballet+Manila+steers+%E2%80%98Le+Corsaire%E2%80%99+to+history+in+Indonesia+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila steers ‘Le Corsaire’ to history in Indonesia - Make it stand out Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde (middle) meets Ballet Sumber Cipta artistic director Wenny Halim (right) and Ms. Ade Setiowibowo, organizers of Le Corsaire in Jakarta. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/27c9f84c-001b-4a3f-8c3e-c3919e987075/Ballet+Manila+steers+%E2%80%98Le+Corsaire%E2%80%99+to+history+in+Indonesia+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila steers ‘Le Corsaire’ to history in Indonesia - Make it stand out The Indonesian ballet students who are dancing in Le Corsaire have been rehearsing with Ballet Manila co-artistic associate Eileen Lopez. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/865dc43d-528f-4f9a-b34c-181be11e0b41/Ballet+Manila+steers+%E2%80%98Le+Corsaire%E2%80%99+to+history+in+Indonesia+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila steers ‘Le Corsaire’ to history in Indonesia - Make it stand out The “Living Garden” is one of the highlights of Le Corsaire, this one featuring Abigail Oliveiro as Medora and Jasmine Pia Dames as Gulnara in 2018. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/11/11/in-their-own-words-rafael-perez-on-channeling-his-emotions monthly 0.5 2024-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/8b6ccdec-06ae-4669-8746-cab0820697f6/Paeng+2.jpg Home - In Their Own Words: Rafael Perez on channeling his emotions - Make it stand out Rafael Perez is back in top form in the Peasant Pas de Deux in Giselle last August. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/11/8/talking-shoes-with-ballet-manilas-cinderella-shaira-comeros monthly 0.5 2024-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/81b27abe-3070-4b79-97ec-2c43f2357e70/Talking+shoes+with+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+Cinderella%2C+Shaira+Comeros+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpeg Home - Talking shoes with Ballet Manila’s Cinderella: Shaira Comeros - Make it stand out Once making do with hand-me-down pointes, Shaira Comeros now uses brand new ones. Here she is at a fitting session at D’Pointe Fishermall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/5d8e8536-07c0-48f3-bcde-eda1ae27de6f/Talking+shoes+with+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+Cinderella%2C+Shaira+Comeros+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Talking shoes with Ballet Manila’s Cinderella: Shaira Comeros - Make it stand out As Cinderella, principal dancer Shaira Shaira Comeros enjoys a magical moment when Fairy Godmother gives her a pair of glass slippers to wear to the ball. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e67da193-99f1-4dda-a0d8-d85046686b65/Talking+shoes+with+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+Cinderella%2C+Shaira+Comeros+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Talking shoes with Ballet Manila’s Cinderella: Shaira Comeros - Make it stand out Shaira performs in the Peasant pas de deux in Giselle, most recently staged by Ballet Manila last August. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ae7c9683-c928-442b-bafc-c1402d99d879/Talking+shoes+with+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+Cinderella%2C+Shaira+Comeros+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpeg Home - Talking shoes with Ballet Manila’s Cinderella: Shaira Comeros - Make it stand out Shaira couldn’t believe she was entitled to so many pairs of pointe shoes when she became a BM company member in 2018 that she just had to take a photo when she got her first haul. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/607c60e7-7e87-49f5-94a9-a6fdd9e3878c/Talking+shoes+with+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+Cinderella%2C+Shaira+Comeros+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Talking shoes with Ballet Manila’s Cinderella: Shaira Comeros - Make it stand out A sneaker girl off-stage, Shaira loves her pair of Nike Air Max Dawn “because it's super comfortable and I could walk all day in those.” https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/11/7/cinderella-in-dumaguete-le-corsaire-in-jakarta-and-more-busy-last-quarter-for-ballet-manila monthly 0.5 2024-11-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/690f6d9d-1622-42e1-b66c-9845d42843c1/Busy+last+quarter+for+Ballet+Manila+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - ‘Cinderella’ in Dumaguete, ‘Le Corsaire’ in Jakarta and more: Busy last quarter for Ballet Manila - Make it stand out Florante at Laura, with principal dancer Joshua Enciso as Florante, will have an extended run at Areté at the Ateneo De Manila University in Quezon City on November 22, 23 and 24. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/7785b190-a5b7-4957-8653-a779db8a4095/Busy+last+quarter+for+Ballet+Manila+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - ‘Cinderella’ in Dumaguete, ‘Le Corsaire’ in Jakarta and more: Busy last quarter for Ballet Manila - Make it stand out Ballet Manila brings the magic of Cinderella to Dumaguete City, November 8 to 10. In photo is Stephanie Santiago as Fairy Godmother. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/14890cba-f720-4bf3-bc1e-cefca8c5067b/Busy+last+quarter+for+Ballet+Manila+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - ‘Cinderella’ in Dumaguete, ‘Le Corsaire’ in Jakarta and more: Busy last quarter for Ballet Manila - Make it stand out Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s Le Corsaire, starring principal dancers Mark Sumaylo as the pirate Conrad and Abigail Oliveiro as Medora, is headed to Jakarta, Indonesia with two shows on November 16 and 17. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/11/6/talk-about-dance-anna-pavlova monthly 0.5 2024-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d9ddee33-eeb7-478a-a05e-c35e17271ca3/Talk+about+dance+-+Anna+Pavlova+2.jpg Home - Talk About Dance: Anna Pavlova - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/11/1/final-farewells monthly 0.5 2024-11-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1730431277543-K3VW7YDKL42CKWTH7CUY/Final+farewells+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Final farewells Although it is the betrayal of Albrecht (Aleksei Timofeyev) that causes her death, Giselle (Renata Shakirova) still passionately cares for him in the afterlife. When he is forced to dance to his death by the wilis – the spirits of brokenhearted women like her – she intercedes for him and pleads for mercy from Queen Myrtha. The husband-and-wife dancers from Mariinsky Ballet were guest artists in Ballet Manila’s Giselle staged in August 2024. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1730431232271-3753HOQRWRFWF40WVNNE/Final+farewells+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Final farewells A fortune teller reveals a forbidding future for Violetta (Abigail Oliveiro) in Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s La Traviata (2020), a grim picture the courtesan actually envisions. Torn between the Barone who gives her riches and Alfredo who offers her the love she craves for, she chooses the latter but circumstances eventually make her leave him. They ultimately reunite, but the ailing Violetta is already in the throes of death. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1730431267033-F8YJ4L1FX1SAST8QLMFR/Final+farewells+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Final farewells Leading his troops, the Persian general Osmalik (John Balagot) tries to conquer Crotona, but is foiled in his attempt by Florante (Joshua Enciso, right) and his men. In this scene from Florante at Laura (2024), the valiant warrior has just slain Osmalik following a fast and furious battle that he and his good friend Menandro (Anselmo Dictado, left) has waged against the invader. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1730431287815-H335AP5FI4TC8F79V9MU/Final+farewells+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Final farewells In The Dying Swan, Lisa Macuja Elizalde portrays the last moments of the winged creature in the title. Taking on the three-minute choreographic masterpiece of Mikhail Fokine as part of The Legends of the Classics (2012), the prima ballerina gives a heartbreaking performance described afterwards by a critic as “gliding with ethereal grace towards inevitable death.” Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1730431304082-L1847EWHGODNE48ASS9S/Final+farewells+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Final farewells Waking up from a faux death, Juliet (Jessica Pearl Dames) comes upon an incomprehensible sight – her beloved Romeo (Joshua Enciso) has killed himself ostensibly because he thought she was dead. The anguished Juliet then decides to follow suit in Martin Lawrance’s Romeo and Juliet (2023). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1730431308546-UEK5FYWSEHS0N1MKM8GR/Final+farewells+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Final farewells As his dying wish, King Solom (Mark Sumaylo) bids his trusted ally Spero (Joshua Enciso) to continue his work in freeing their people from the hold of the malevolent Atheos. The emotional scene comes from Carmina Burana (2020), the first full-length choreography of Rudy De Dios who narrates a good-versus-evil tale using the epic music of Carl Orff based on medieval chants. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1730431312774-6K48SBZQDOGAMRHNBC8C/Final+farewells+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Final farewells In a shocking turn of events in Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s Le Corsaire, Birbanto (Romeo Peralta Jr.) lies dead after Conrad (Mark Sumaylo, right) shoots him when the former fires at and wounds Conrad’s loyal servant Ali. In the beginning, Birbanto is friends with Conrad but later turns traitor and sides with the enemy in the pirate adventure. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/10/30/bewitched-at-the-ballet monthly 0.5 2024-10-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1730257025860-N6L0K1UI5M9LD9UBBUDY/Bewitched+at+the+ballet+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Bewitched at the ballet What devilish brew Maleficent (Abigail Oliveiro) must be concocting in her giant vat as her underlings look on in glee! True to form, she’s up to no good in Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s The Sleeping Beauty (2020). Feeling spurned by the palace, she plots vengeance against Princess Aurora whom she puts in a deep slumber. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1730257010835-YH1Z3YUDTLCO3R17ADBF/Bewitched+at+the+ballet+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Bewitched at the ballet In Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s Snow White (2019), the Evil Queen knows no bounds in her desire to get rid of her stepdaughter princess. Learning that the young girl is still alive in the forest, the royal meanie transforms herself into an old woman (Emma Harris) so she can give a poisoned apple to Snow White and at last have the mirror proclaim her to be “the fairest of them all.” Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1730257087376-6WUX54HT3G89GKJHE5OU/Bewitched+at+the+ballet+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Bewitched at the ballet Something wicked this way comes! In Gerardo Francisco Jr.’s Mangkukulam, Marinette Franco conveys how nasty a witch can get in the way she looks and moves. The two-minute choreography was the ballerina’s contemporary piece in the 2018 CCP Ballet Competition. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1730257125702-S0TUCI0Z8KVQDUQJWRAQ/Bewitched+at+the+ballet+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Bewitched at the ballet The Evil Queen (Rissa May Camaclang) sends the Huntsman (Rudolph Capongcol) on a despicable mission in Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s Snow White (2019) – to kill the stepdaughter whom she disdains. The Huntsman does not have the heart to do the scheming queen’s bidding, however, and decides to just bring Snow White to the forest where she is eventually taken in by the seven dwarves. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1730257124984-BWOG99YDM6NMJXFR4HV3/Bewitched+at+the+ballet+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Bewitched at the ballet Carabosse is insulted that she has not been invited to the baptism of Princess Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty, so she shows up years later to retaliate. She hands over a bouquet of flowers to the princess who is pricked by the thorns and promptly falls into an eternal sleep. The scene is recreated in the excerpt of the fairy tale ballet, as showcased in Gold, Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s 50th birthday show in 2014 where she danced as Aurora. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/10/26/ballet-manila-ready-to-sprinkle-fairy-dust-in-taiwan-with-cinderella monthly 0.5 2024-10-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/92a84c8f-e652-4a6b-b971-ac40c544e462/Ballet+Manila+ready+to+sprinkle+fairy+dust+in+Taiwan+with+%E2%80%98Cinderella%E2%80%99+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila ready to sprinkle fairy dust in Taiwan with ‘Cinderella’ - Make it stand out Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde (front row, third from left) leads the company’s delegation of 11 dancers to Taiwan (front, from left): Stephanie Santiago, Abigail Oliveiro, Jasmine Pia Dames; (back row, from left) Anselmo Dictado, Mark Sumaylo, Alvin Dictado, Noah Esplana, Joshua Enciso, Jos David Andes, John Balagot and Rodney Catubay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ccd4878f-acea-4086-bd52-a3a503f5bd35/Ballet+Manila+ready+to+sprinkle+fairy+dust+in+Taiwan+with+%E2%80%98Cinderella%E2%80%99+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila ready to sprinkle fairy dust in Taiwan with ‘Cinderella’ - Make it stand out Ballet Manila principal dancers Abigail Oliveiro and Mark Sumaylo, as Cinderella and her Prince, are featured in a promotional material for the Cinderella show in Taoyuan, Taiwan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/45888e8f-f5d6-434f-9a4d-c91eff6fe1a7/Ballet+Manila+ready+to+sprinkle+fairy+dust+in+Taiwan+with+%E2%80%98Cinderella%E2%80%99+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila ready to sprinkle fairy dust in Taiwan with ‘Cinderella’ - Make it stand out Since arriving in Taiwan last Sunday, BM artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde has been conducting rehearsals with young local ballet dancers who are part of the Cinderella cast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/2ac99881-32ce-446c-8de6-4b052c1a604a/Ballet+Manila+ready+to+sprinkle+fairy+dust+in+Taiwan+with+%E2%80%98Cinderella%E2%80%99+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila ready to sprinkle fairy dust in Taiwan with ‘Cinderella’ - Make it stand out Ballet Manila danseurs (from left) Rodney Catubay, Joshua Enciso, Noah Esplana and Jos David Andes rehearse scenes at the palace ball with Taiwanese ballerinas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/29007e2e-dde5-4c20-b287-b852e10d40ac/Ballet+Manila+ready+to+sprinkle+fairy+dust+in+Taiwan+with+%E2%80%98Cinderella%E2%80%99+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila ready to sprinkle fairy dust in Taiwan with ‘Cinderella’ - Make it stand out As the wicked stepmother and stepsisters, the trio of John Balagot (center), Jasmine Pia Dames (left) and Stephanie Santiago rehearse one of their scenes on stage at the Taoyuan Arts Center. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/10/25/this-month-in-bm-history-october-2016 monthly 0.5 2024-10-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/6804803f-f9a9-46a7-86fc-ac81e25a4142/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+October+2016+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: October 2016 - Make it stand out First conceptualized in 2009, the all-Tchaikovsky program The Swan, The Fairy and The Princess was restaged in October 2016. Poster from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1c0824b1-ec87-4414-9655-a0b5cc905293/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+October+2016+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - This Month in BM History: October 2016 - Make it stand out Prince Siegfried (Mark Sumaylo) falls in love with Odette (Abigail Oliveiro) in Act 2 of Swan Lake. Photo by Kurt Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e4f27fa5-bbb4-4093-a0ef-40ffcf4a4035/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+October+2016+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - This Month in BM History: October 2016 - Make it stand out Masha/ Sugar Plum Fairy (Katherine Barkman, center) dances with her cavaliers (from left) Glenn Ragel, John De Dios, Robert Peralta and Manny Febra in Act 2 of The Nutcracker. Photo by Kurt Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/bb07cc22-b1c1-4821-bdfb-a14c00115d5c/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+October+2016+4-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - This Month in BM History: October 2016 - Make it stand out Princess Aurora (Dawna Reign Mangahas) is saved from eternal slumber by the Prince (Mikhail Martinyuk) in excerpts from The Sleeping Beauty. Photo by Kurt Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/10/24/a-toast-to-nations-in-the-nutcracker monthly 0.5 2024-10-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1729744824274-QTI2NJARZVPQIAX6OJB1/A+toast+to+nations+in+%E2%80%98The+Nutcracker%E2%80%991+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - A toast to nations in ‘The Nutcracker’ Eileen Lopez and Jerome Espejo kick up as a storm in the Spanish Dance, 2003. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1729744847551-EAZLQZJ8DZDIG73OXUK4/A+toast+to+nations+in+%E2%80%98The+Nutcracker%E2%80%992+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - A toast to nations in ‘The Nutcracker’ Nazer Salgado and Abigail Cruz are in sync performing the Arabian Dance, 2010. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1729744834659-I9Q33A5A8GBU1W83WCVI/A+toast+to+nations+in+%E2%80%98The+Nutcracker%E2%80%993+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - A toast to nations in ‘The Nutcracker’ Gerardo Francisco Jr. and Marian Faustino are friskiness personified doing the Chinese Dance, 2006. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1729744858812-8W6HCMW6XTI9N249DDZJ/A+toast+to+nations+in+%E2%80%98The+Nutcracker%E2%80%994+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - A toast to nations in ‘The Nutcracker’ Yanti Marduli, Niño Guevarra and Anne Kateri Gelvoria get into the fast-paced choreography of the Russian Dance, 2010. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/10/19/florante-at-laura-the-ballet monthly 0.5 2024-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/48c83a7c-3f93-4dd5-b644-520b467dfe13/Florante+at+Laura%2C+the+ballet+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Florante at Laura, the ballet - Make it stand out Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde (fourth from left) leads the media conference for the company’s Florante at Laura. With her are (from left): Orchestra of the Filipino Youth executive director Mickey Muñoz, set designer Mio Infante, conductor Toma Cayabyab, National Artist for Music Ryan Cayabyab, co-choreographers Gerardo Francisco Jr. and Martin Lawrance, libretto consultant Michael Coroza, and costume designers Otto and Therese Hernandez of Make It Happen Workshop. In the foreground are (from left): Ballet Manila company artist Noah Esplana, Stephanie Santiago, Abigail Oliveiro and Joshua Enciso. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/68e482bf-f8d3-41b5-9387-114763afd5ec/Florante+at+Laura%2C+the+ballet+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Florante at Laura, the ballet - Make it stand out Ballet Manila’s Florante at Laura creates a new dimension of appreciation and understanding of the epic poem, including explorations of power as in this scene where Florante (Joshua Enciso, right) and his men battle Heneral Osmalik (John Balagot). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/56861d65-5adb-4ef6-89d9-0c535025b3b2/Florante+at+Laura%2C+the+ballet+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Florante at Laura, the ballet - Make it stand out Florante at Laura transcends its historical context to address universal and timeless themes such as love, betrayal, and redemption. In this scene from Ballet Manila’s adaptation, principal dancers Joshua Enciso and Abigail Oliveiro as Florante and Laura lead the festivities as they are crowned King and Queen. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/a789e481-3d32-4c4f-9825-2c13f3f85583/Florante+at+Laura%2C+the+ballet+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Florante at Laura, the ballet - Make it stand out For the author Michael Coroza (right, with choreographers Gerardo Francisco Jr., left, and Martin Lawrance at the Florante at Laura media conference), the task as libretto consultant was to ensure that the essence of Balagtas' masterpiece was preserved in the ballet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/03742214-188c-4093-9e4e-2f20134b4dd9/Florante+at+Laura%2C+the+ballet+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Florante at Laura, the ballet - Make it stand out The pas de trois in Act 2 is a powerful dance conveying the complex dynamics of the ties between father and son Sultan Ali-Adab (Mark Sumaylo, left) and Aladin (Noah Esplana), and the woman they are fighting over, Flerida (Stephanie Santiago). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/4dbcca53-27a0-4c18-804a-29c66a493968/Florante+at+Laura%2C+the+ballet+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Florante at Laura, the ballet - Make it stand out The virtues of loyalty and bravery are exemplified by the character of Menandro (Anselmo Dictado), the best friend of Florante who fights alongside and for him in the epic poem. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/dc16f784-7c30-4221-9def-5884cb22b81f/Florante+at+Laura%2C+the+ballet+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Florante at Laura, the ballet - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/10/18/adolfos-sin monthly 0.5 2024-10-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1a2bf339-e4df-446b-a086-c30c7d693bc7/Adolfo%E2%80%99s+sin+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Adolfo’s sin - Make it stand out Unable to accept that someone is better than him, Adolfo attempts to end Florante’s life during a school play. The scene is depicted in Balatkayong Kabaitan, acrylic on canvas, by Laya Roman. Photo by Harvey Tapan, from Florante at Laura UP Centennial Edition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/975b66df-68aa-4016-9339-9cac9cbd512b/Adolfo%E2%80%99s+sin+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Adolfo’s sin - Make it stand out The manipulative Adolfo (Romeo Peralta Jr., center) convinces the townspeople of Albania to rebel against King Linceo. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b574d7c5-a00d-4451-b527-ae67ae810f40/Adolfo%E2%80%99s+sin+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Adolfo’s sin - Make it stand out Ballet Manila principal dancer Romeo Peralta Jr. portrays the scheming Count Adolfo, Florante’s sworn enemy, in Florante at Laura. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1c55bbbe-7ea7-424e-8597-7df89581b917/Adolfo%E2%80%99s+sin+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Adolfo’s sin - Make it stand out In the 1949 LVN film Florante at Laura, Adolfo (Alfonso Carvajal) courts Laura (Celia Flor) who has already fallen for his sworn enemy Florante. Photo from Casa Grande Vintage Filipino Cinema Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c0e2d6e4-8706-4663-b33b-d32b9c082237/Adolfo+1.jpg Home - Adolfo’s sin - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/59ba2e46-a717-48c1-ab3a-c531af87ff2d/Adolfo+2.jpg Home - Adolfo’s sin - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e02c05f0-94cc-4c54-b98d-89d8c8887a54/Adolfo+3.jpg Home - Adolfo’s sin - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/35e95b2c-2c82-4e59-829f-1b5b549076df/Adolfo+4.jpg Home - Adolfo’s sin - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e13d1d31-d9a3-4434-ad18-54a6f951b838/Adolfo%E2%80%99s+sin+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Adolfo’s sin - Make it stand out Like Sultan Ali-Adab (Mark Sumaylo, leftmost) with Flerida and Aladin (Stephanie Santiago and Noah Esplana), Adolfo (Romeo Peralta Jr., rightmost) is a thorn in the relationship of Laura and Florante (Abigail Oliveiro and Joshua Enciso). https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/10/17/florante-at-laura-in-the-key-of-mr-c monthly 0.5 2024-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d7c3262c-1ab3-4ffe-b5bf-bd70de6271bc/%E2%80%98Florante+at+Laura%E2%80%99+in+the+key+of+Mr.+C+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - ‘Florante at Laura’ in the key of Mr. C - Make it stand out Several battles unfold in Florante at Laura, set to sweeping and powerful music composed by National Artist Ryan Cayabyab. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ea3b3f72-eedb-42c5-ba32-887349eee00e/%E2%80%98Florante+at+Laura%E2%80%99+in+the+key+of+Mr.+C+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - ‘Florante at Laura’ in the key of Mr. C - Make it stand out National Artist Ryan Cayabyab relates his creative journey in making the music and orchestration for Ballet Manila’s Florante at Laura at a media conference. With him are BM artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde and co-choreographer Gerardo Francisco Jr. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ab57db46-28b6-45f1-9228-c35b35fd99a7/%E2%80%98Florante+at+Laura%E2%80%99+in+the+key+of+Mr.+C+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - ‘Florante at Laura’ in the key of Mr. C - Make it stand out Ballet Manila principal dancers Joshua Enciso and Abigail Oliveiro, as Florante and Laura, in a romantic pas de deux. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/6188178d-7b1f-4d42-b8fd-5e53bc50ef89/%E2%80%98Florante+at+Laura%E2%80%99+in+the+key+of+Mr.+C+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - ‘Florante at Laura’ in the key of Mr. C - Make it stand out The Orchestra of the Filipino Youth performs the music for the full-length Florante at Laura ballet’s world premiere run at Aliw Theater on October 12, 13 and 19. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ed0c80ff-6a7f-4a91-bed7-ff472f0a3887/%E2%80%98Florante+at+Laura%E2%80%99+in+the+key+of+Mr.+C+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - ‘Florante at Laura’ in the key of Mr. C - Make it stand out Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde (sixth from left) says it is a dream come true for National Artist for Music Ryan Cayabyab (to her right) to be part of the Florante at Laura creative team. Also on the team are (from left): set designer Mio Infante, Orchestra of the Filipino Youth executive director Mickey Muñoz, conductor Toma Cayabyab, libretto consultant Michael Coroza, co-choreographers Gerardo Francisco Jr. and Martin Lawrance, and costume designers Therese Hernandez and Otto Hernandez of Make It Happen Workshop. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/10/12/fathers-and-sons monthly 0.5 2024-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/431bea60-88f9-4fc3-8e1a-45f2e684f350/Fathers+and+sons+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Fathers and sons - Make it stand out Haring Linceo (Ballet Manila principal dancer Mark Sumaylo, right) thanks Florante (principal dancer Joshua Enciso) for saving the kingdom of Albania from invaders. Duke Briceo (soloist John Balagot) smiles approvingly behind his son Florante. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/90d3dfe4-35e2-46cf-b699-864e9ebd4698/Fathers+and+sons+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Fathers and sons - Make it stand out The two male protagonists in Balagtas’ masterpiece are immortalized in Ang Moro at ang Gerero by Salvador J. Ching, acrylic and graphite on printed cloth. Photo by Harvey Tapan, from Florante at Laura UP Centennial Edition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/09827d85-7c6b-41db-bd3b-8ebf6f473107/Fathers+and+sons+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Fathers and sons - Make it stand out Duke Briceo (Cecilio Joaquin), the father of Florante (Leopoldo Salcedo), is the trusted adviser of Haring Linceo (Vicente Salumbides) in the 1949 LVN film Florante at Laura. Photo from Casa Grande Vintage Filipino Cinema Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d8d108c7-d49b-4cb1-959b-6c52a3cd6221/Fathers+and+sons+1.jpg Home - Fathers and sons - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f3ec694d-2028-40fe-a103-780370927aef/Fathers+and+sons+2.jpg Home - Fathers and sons - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/3cc8d010-4af0-4835-93b6-6c3cefd21596/Fathers+and+sons+3.jpg Home - Fathers and sons - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/27d9d24b-c16c-4ed7-8105-1071b20dfc43/Fathers+and+sons+4.jpg Home - Fathers and sons - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e2de064a-2da8-42e9-8038-1d97a2cd06f0/Fathers+and+sons+5.jpg Home - Fathers and sons - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/51f58b13-687c-4870-9473-a688bbbd9c31/Fathers+and+sons+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Fathers and sons - Make it stand out Despite the repugnant attitude of his father, Sultan Ali-Adab (principal dancer Mark Sumaylo, right), Aladin (company artist Noah Esplana) grows up to be a benevolent son. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/11e845a9-4ba7-4435-bbf4-20759ca79007/Fathers+and+sons+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Fathers and sons - Make it stand out There is celebration in the kingdom of Albania as the once sworn enemies, Florante (Joshua Enciso, right) and Aladin (Noah Esplana), become unlikely allies. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/10/10/a-nod-to-the-classic-building-the-world-of-ballet-manilas-florante-at-laura-through-sets-and-costumes monthly 0.5 2024-10-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/07919271-aaf8-446c-bfd4-2a6a3c4c540c/A+nod+to+the+classic+-+Building+the+world+of+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+Florante+at+Laura+through+sets+and+costumes+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.png Home - A nod to the classic: Building the world of Ballet Manila’s Florante at Laura through sets and costumes - Make it stand out The challenge for Mio Infante was to design a space for the story to evolve, an environment where the story’s many different scenes can happen. Illustration courtesy of Mio Infante https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ce6ec033-66af-4b23-a8a9-5e0a16f2d997/A+nod+to+the+classic+-+Building+the+world+of+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+Florante+at+Laura+through+sets+and+costumes+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - A nod to the classic: Building the world of Ballet Manila’s Florante at Laura through sets and costumes - Make it stand out Joshua Enciso as Florante leads his people to battle in this scene using the set design conceptualized by Mio Infante. Photo by Erickson dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/de72a800-a540-448a-a9b1-8e9488ec901a/A+nod+to+the+classic+-+Building+the+world+of+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+Florante+at+Laura+through+sets+and+costumes+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - A nod to the classic: Building the world of Ballet Manila’s Florante at Laura through sets and costumes - Make it stand out The costumes have an unconventional look but allow the dancers to move freely. In this scene are (from left) principal dancer Mark Sumaylo as Sultan Ali-Adab, company artist Noah Esplana as Aladin and soloist Stephanie Santiago as Flerida. Photo by Erickson dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/3a672618-64f7-4e3b-8507-d2cc40b204a6/A+nod+to+the+classic+-+Building+the+world+of+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+Florante+at+Laura+through+sets+and+costumes+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - A nod to the classic: Building the world of Ballet Manila’s Florante at Laura through sets and costumes - Make it stand out For costume designers Make It Happen Workshop, the challenge was to give the ballet a modern look while giving a nod to the classic as exemplified by the costumes of principal dancers Joshua Enciso and Abigail Oliveiro as Florante and Laura. Photo by J. Gerard Seguia/ The Manila Times https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/cf5c9197-4c44-48c7-8022-590889b4267d/A+nod+to+the+classic+-+Building+the+world+of+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+Florante+at+Laura+through+sets+and+costumes+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - A nod to the classic: Building the world of Ballet Manila’s Florante at Laura through sets and costumes - Make it stand out Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde (left) interviews Therese Hernandez and Mio Infante about the costume design and set design, respectively, of Florante at Laura for her art-advocacy program Art 2 Art. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/10/9/under-construction-the-cinematic-choreography-of-florante-at-laura monthly 0.5 2024-10-09 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/10/6/talk-about-dance-f-b-meyer monthly 0.5 2024-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b501162d-86db-431d-9992-b8657d691197/Talk+About+Dance+-+F.+B.+Meyer.jpg Home - Talk About Dance: F. B. Meyer - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/10/3/two-heroines-laura-and-flerida monthly 0.5 2024-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/7ce95576-fe23-4d91-a9e8-f5001eca446c/Two+heroines+-+Laura+and+Flerida+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Two heroines: Laura and Flerida - Make it stand out Pagsasalaysay nina Laura at Flerida, acrylic on canvas by Inna Vitasa. Photo by Harvey Tapan, from Florante at Laura UP Centennial Edition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1073150f-2b34-49f0-bdf9-7eb9f9480ebe/Two+heroines+-+Laura+and+Flerida+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Two heroines: Laura and Flerida - Make it stand out Flerida has saved Laura from Adolfo’s hands in this scene from Bulwagang Gantimpala’s staging of Florante at Laura in 2010. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/16fb99c0-1ca6-4bfb-a2d4-bd586694a32e/Laura+and+Flerida+1.jpg Home - Two heroines: Laura and Flerida - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c518e5ff-edc2-423d-800e-be2f1a380005/Laura+at+Flerida+2.jpg Home - Two heroines: Laura and Flerida - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/98e6ec55-06dc-4a6b-9f4e-8ca8e68721f3/Laura+at+Flerida+3.jpg Home - Two heroines: Laura and Flerida - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c7e32b61-1141-44c9-8b03-74109bde1dec/Two+heroines+-+Laura+and+Flerida+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Two heroines: Laura and Flerida - Make it stand out Laura (Abigail Oliveiro, paired with fellow principal dancer Joshua Enciso) is a nurturing force in Florante’s life. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/62df8d0f-eff8-4cca-a0e1-f2117f07c289/Laura+at+Flerida+4.jpg Home - Two heroines: Laura and Flerida - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/44bc7350-d885-4b84-892b-b202c3595d46/Two+heroines+-+Laura+and+Flerida+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Two heroines: Laura and Flerida - Make it stand out Stephanie Santiago portrays Flerida, the princess who proves herself to be a force to be reckoned with in Florante at Laura. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/20edbb60-9f41-47f9-a9e2-1fd27d066926/Two+heroines+-+Laura+and+Flerida+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Two heroines: Laura and Flerida - Make it stand out Walang Katikayang Pag-ibig sa Walang Katiyakang Mundo, mixed media on canvas by Don Salubayba. Photo by Harvey Tapan, from Florante at Laura UP Centennial Edition https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/9/28/florante-the-man-destined-to-be-the-savior-and-king monthly 0.5 2024-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/a98c9d4f-dc0b-41fe-b1c8-4a9b98513a24/Florante+-+The+man+destined+to+be+the+savior+and+king+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Florante: The man destined to be the savior and king - Make it stand out In Ballet Manila’s Florante at Laura, principal dancer Joshua Enciso interprets the famous scene where Florante is tied to a tree in the forest. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/28b45bd1-3f27-4804-95ef-318c521f40ec/Florante+-+The+man+destined+to+be+the+savior+and+king+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Florante: The man destined to be the savior and king - Make it stand out Left to die in the wilderness, about to be devoured by lions, Florante realizes and accepts that his fate lies in divine intervention. Ang Mapanglaw na Gubat, digital print/ acrylic on canvas by Leonilo Doloricon. Photo by Harvey Tapan, from Florante at Laura UP Centennial Edition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f15a32f0-c598-4f64-8a4a-a98feae0b4f9/F%26L+Story+3+a.jpg Home - Florante: The man destined to be the savior and king - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/da0287ea-8ef1-4ea3-a528-110ba234e5ae/Florante+-+The+man+destined+to+be+the+savior+and+king+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Florante: The man destined to be the savior and king - Make it stand out Comedy King Dolphy does a humorous take on Florante in a film adaptation of Florante at Laura in 1972. Movie-ad image from the Video 48 personal collection of Simon Santos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c9ba4730-7340-451d-a297-f69a4f3df8a0/F%26L+Story+3+a.jpg Home - Florante: The man destined to be the savior and king - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/00e298a4-4679-4f37-b269-d0c1610b3972/F%26L+Story+3+b.jpg Home - Florante: The man destined to be the savior and king - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e94b7f36-d165-4fd1-8ceb-999bcc06d405/F%26L+Story+3+c.jpg Home - Florante: The man destined to be the savior and king - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b9f47680-0c09-4081-8542-6164e100278e/F%26L+Story+3+e.jpg Home - Florante: The man destined to be the savior and king - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/3bfc469f-05c4-4715-b928-e1914e622cd5/F%26L+Story+3+f.jpg Home - Florante: The man destined to be the savior and king - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f106dcbd-5a85-43f2-9763-bc3a61e8bf64/Florante+-+The+man+destined+to+be+the+savior+and+king+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Florante: The man destined to be the savior and king - Make it stand out Pag-aaral sa Atenas, acrylic and pencil on canvas by Fernando Sena, depicts the meeting of Florante and Adolfo as students. Photo by Harvey Tapan, from Florante at Laura UP Centennial Edition https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/9/27/ballet-manila-in-full-color-blue-magic monthly 0.5 2024-09-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1727391636128-I6FJV39DNM3HA1GC1WW9/Blue+1.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Blue magic One enchanted evening in Cinderella (2023), the Prince (Joshua Enciso) is mesmerized by Cinderella (Shaira Comeros) and they appear well-matched indeed in their respective attires – he in navy blue coat and white tights and she in a delicate cerulean blue dress. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1727391632996-8MAAMECXKOL3U7WNVRL4/Blue+2.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Blue magic Zaira Cosico and Eileen Lopez are beaming in periwinkle blue tutus as they perform the Pas D’Action, one of several dances prepared for festivities marking the betrothal of Solor to Gamzatti in La Bayadere (2004) Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1727391643047-I4I0IEEII3KTIUY9B0QH/Blue+3.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Blue magic Wearing his trademark royal blue pants and vest with white shirt, Alain (Niño Guevarra) is every inch still a daddy’s boy and acts quite awkwardly in the countryside-set comedy, La Fille Mal Gardee (2005). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1727391643028-0GMVKWUZU18NR5RTM7NU/Blue+4.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Blue magic Under the sea! Shades of blue appropriately vivify the kingdom of Haring Urano (Noah Esplana) and Marya Trining (Rissa May Camaclang) in Kapatid ng Tatlong Marya, one of the stories in Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (2024). From the royal couple’s finery to the clothes worn by their followers, the color motif continues in the backdrop and the throne. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1727391645132-EWP1KY8EU7IS4QWNXTYB/Blue+5.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Blue magic Form-fitting blue outfits are donned by the dancers led by Tiffany Chiang-Janolo and Rudy De Dios as they give life to choreographer Jonathan Watkins’ Present Process. Premiering in Two! (2014), it explores the human quest for balance between “great highs and lows.” Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1727391655246-M6VSCVLFR6SPQ67BTHOK/Blue+6.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Blue magic Nazer Salgado is brave and bold in blue, the epitome of the warrior he plays, as he takes on the Solor Variation in La Bayadere (2010). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1727391648322-K1L22YUNY8WOTHYFRKV6/Blue+7.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Blue magic Violet Hong is definitely not in a blue mood although that’s the color she’s wearing. As one of the twelve princesses in Labindalawang Masasayang Prinsesa, featured in Tatlo Pang Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (2013), she joins her sisters in sneaking out of the palace to meet and dance with princes from neighboring lands. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/9/25/wuxpsz6oxitwi3mjubnuxtubmungx9 monthly 0.5 2024-09-24 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/9/23/talk-about-dance-peggy-lee monthly 0.5 2024-09-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/4d200a5c-7292-4c44-9e3c-46931b7fa8a2/Talk+About+Dance+-+Peggy+Lee.jpg Home - Talk About Dance: Peggy Lee - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/9/21/an-epic-journey-choreographers-gerardo-francisco-jr-and-martin-lawrance-on-creating-the-first-florante-at-laura-ballet monthly 0.5 2024-09-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b9b28ccc-07d6-49ea-bdb6-87d64979a6f9/An+epic+journey+-+Choreographers+Gerardo+Francisco+Jr.+and+Martin+Lawrance+on+creating+the+first+Florante+at+Laura+ballet+2.jpeg Home - An epic journey: Choreographers Gerardo Francisco Jr. and Martin Lawrance on creating the first Florante at Laura ballet - Make it stand out Choreographers Gerardo Francisco Jr. (center) and Martin Lawrance share their experiences working together on Florante at Laura with Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde on her art-advocacy program Art 2 Art. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b33e283e-5fd8-4d75-9bdf-7477348c18db/An+epic+journey+-+Choreographers+Gerardo+Francisco+Jr.+and+Martin+Lawrance+on+creating+the+first+Florante+at+Laura+ballet+1.jpg Home - An epic journey: Choreographers Gerardo Francisco Jr. and Martin Lawrance on creating the first Florante at Laura ballet - Make it stand out First-time creative collaborators Martin Lawrance (foreground, right) and Gerardo Francisco Jr. (beside Martin) lead rehearsals from the sidelines as they craft the choreography of Ballet Manila’s Florante at Laura. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/7b4e0b82-9b7c-4218-ab79-aa04b3b49947/An+epic+journey+-+Choreographers+Gerardo+Francisco+Jr.+and+Martin+Lawrance+on+creating+the+first+Florante+at+Laura+ballet+3.jpg Home - An epic journey: Choreographers Gerardo Francisco Jr. and Martin Lawrance on creating the first Florante at Laura ballet - Make it stand out Geri (second from left) guides soloists Sean Pelegrin and Anselmo Dictado in the steps to execute for Act 1 as principal dancer Joshua Enciso listens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d092c40b-52f9-4048-9ef3-ce209b220224/An+epic+journey+-+Choreographers+Gerardo+Francisco+Jr.+and+Martin+Lawrance+on+creating+the+first+Florante+at+Laura+ballet+4.jpg Home - An epic journey: Choreographers Gerardo Francisco Jr. and Martin Lawrance on creating the first Florante at Laura ballet - Make it stand out Martin (rightmost) at work with the dancers in the studio: “I really think it’s going to be an epic adventure for the audience the way it has been for us.” https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/9/19/this-month-in-bm-history-september-2005 monthly 0.5 2024-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1359ca19-29fb-497f-b9a6-cca451b83374/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+September+2005+2-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - This Month in BM History: September 2005 - Make it stand out Lisa Macuja Elizalde and Rudy De Dios are Lise and Colas, the latter the suitor Mother Simone disapproves of. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/cb4c3a21-e2b6-4537-8c75-6b9cb5566889/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+September+2005+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: September 2005 - Make it stand out Ballet Manila’s La Fille Mal Gardee (The Naughty Daughter) is a choreography by Sergey Vikulov set to music by Herold. Program from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/dff43d8e-2421-4f16-9133-57636d114ac4/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+September+2005+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: September 2005 - Make it stand out An item on Ballet Manila’s comedy ballet appeared in Philippine Star. Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/9/17/ties-that-bind-ballet-manila-wows-audiences-in-malaysia monthly 0.5 2024-09-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/dcccda12-dd00-4433-92fe-b0c6dcf7e681/Ties+that+bind+-+Ballet+Manila+wows+audiences+in+Malaysia+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ties that bind: Ballet Manila wows audiences in Malaysia - Make it stand out Principal dancers Abigail Oliveiro, Mark Sumaylo and Joshua Enciso led the cast of Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s La Traviata which made its Malaysian premiere. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1b8e892c-f077-4f5d-9f51-6a5b6c104e44/Ties+that+bind+-+Ballet+Manila+wows+audiences+in+Malaysia+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ties that bind: Ballet Manila wows audiences in Malaysia - Make it stand out The Ballet Manila family with partner-organizers in Malaysia after the show: Coming up next is Cinderella. Photo by Larry Salgado https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f5d82604-961e-4834-aa31-7c8cc262b55e/Ties+that+bind+-+Ballet+Manila+wows+audiences+in+Malaysia+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ties that bind: Ballet Manila wows audiences in Malaysia - Make it stand out The Don Quixote Grand Pas De Deux featuring principal dancer Jasmine Pia Dames and company artist Noah Esplana was one of the most applauded numbers. Photo by Larry Salgado https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ec07be0c-af90-4385-9a1f-8a8780022f7a/Ties+that+bind+-+Ballet+Manila+wows+audiences+in+Malaysia+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ties that bind: Ballet Manila wows audiences in Malaysia - Make it stand out The running entrance of Augustus Damian III’s Reconfigured — featuring 16 male dancers —took the audience by surprise. Photo by Gisele P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/471927d0-afec-4bb2-afd7-4afbbc59fe04/Ties+that+bind+-+Ballet+Manila+wows+audiences+in+Malaysia+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ties that bind: Ballet Manila wows audiences in Malaysia - Make it stand out In Sotto Voce, the female corps displayed subtle elegance and understated strength as they stayed on pointe for the entire piece. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/83de346a-b09f-4f92-93a2-c23e7e8b184d/Ties+that+bind+-+Ballet+Manila+wows+audiences+in+Malaysia+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ties that bind: Ballet Manila wows audiences in Malaysia - Make it stand out One choreography that had the audience gasping was National Artist for Dance Agnes Locsin’s Sayao sa Pamlang, with soloist Rissa May Camaclang in the lead. Photo by Larry Salgado https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d2469616-3a92-4190-8efa-dd14cfc9c3c9/Ties+that+bind+-+Ballet+Manila+wows+audiences+in+Malaysia+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ties that bind: Ballet Manila wows audiences in Malaysia - Make it stand out Jessica Pearl Dames and Romeo Peralta Jr. perform Arachnida, a dance interpreting mating spiders that left audiences mesmerized. Photo by Larry Salgado https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/81798afc-5112-4b1e-9825-109c1db9602d/Ties+that+bind+-+Ballet+Manila+wows+audiences+in+Malaysia+9+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ties that bind: Ballet Manila wows audiences in Malaysia - Make it stand out Malaysian dancers were also part of Ballet Manila’s performance series in Petaling Jaya. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/8db5ec59-49fe-4959-a5ec-461693455dda/Ties+that+bind+-+Ballet+Manila+wows+audiences+in+Malaysia+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ties that bind: Ballet Manila wows audiences in Malaysia - Make it stand out Tony Fabella’s Dancing to Verdi, one of the most challenging pieces in the Ballet Manila arsenal, was headlined by principal dancers Shaira Comeros and Joshua Enciso. Photo by Larry Salgado https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/9/15/ballet-manila-in-full-color-a-blast-of-blue-green monthly 0.5 2024-09-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1726380498653-S69KULCIODRXR9BLTE21/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+A+blast+of+bluegreen+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: A blast of blue-green As Romeo in Sergey Vikulov’s Romeo and Juliet, Osias Barroso Jr. is in white top and tights under a blue-green sheath that has a purple counterpart worn by his Juliet. The choreographic miniature was featured in 1984’s An Evening of Tchaikovsky where Ballet Manila partnered with the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1726380502558-AVM0R6UBQI3UXXQD4EY8/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+A+blast+of+bluegreen+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: A blast of blue-green Just as the title of their story connotes, the princesses in Labindalawang Masasayang Prinsesa wear a bevy of happy hues to match their cheerful disposition. Among the perky colors is blue-green worn by Sofia Costales (foreground) in this scene from the story, one https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1726380501072-EE124VGNUV4TAX6U7ASV/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+A+blast+of+bluegreen+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: A blast of blue-green As one of the village girls in the Spanish-flavored Don Quixote (2023), Ainslea Esplana dances with flair and flourish in her blue-green tutu – and a blue-green fan to match! Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1726380535025-DREVXJO3AER0YND8H9MD/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+A+blast+of+bluegreen+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: A blast of blue-green In her flouncy skirt made up of blue-green and pink panels, Rosaline (Dawna Reign Mangahas) catches the eye of the boys in Paul Vasterling’s Romeo and Juliet (2015). But while Romeo is smitten with her, the young lass does not return his affection, which soon leads him to turn his attention to her cousin Juliet. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1726380527171-VRHFA30ITB5GUFSGCNSE/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+A+blast+of+bluegreen+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: A blast of blue-green Gerardo Francisco Jr. launches into a powerful leap in Le Corsaire (2013), his harem pants just as iconic as its blue-green color. The loyal servant distinguishes himself in Le Corsaire, particularly in the pas de trois with his master, the pirate Conrad, and the latter’s partner, damsel-in-distress Medora. Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1726380529973-X13L62Q2U5W54IXD3OMU/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+A+blast+of+bluegreen+6-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: A blast of blue-green A blue-green dress is worn by one of the female dancers featured in El Sol which has a light and sexy beat and theme. Choreographed by Ernest Mandap, El Sol had its world premiere in Halo-Halo: Lisa@20, Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s 20th anniversary celebration, in 2006. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1726380532975-K6LVBBNCHBL3C2HGD5WZ/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+A+blast+of+bluegreen+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: A blast of blue-green Akari Ida makes a bold and bright statement in blue-green, dancing as one of the princesses being considered as a potential partner for Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake (2017). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/9/12/for-jessa-balote-being-optimistic-is-the-key-to-ones-wellbeing monthly 0.5 2024-09-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b7bfa668-8e7e-4058-8ae5-2686b1c332c7/For+Jessa+Balote%2C+being+optimistic+is+the+key+to+one%E2%80%99s+wellbeing+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - For Jessa Balote, being optimistic is the key to one’s wellbeing - Make it stand out Following a Ballet Sport Science program, Jessa – performing in Le Corsaire (2024) – believes her workouts have strengthened her ankles and improved her pirouettes. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/7b8d1af4-a140-46b1-8433-e7704f444e55/For+Jessa+Balote%2C+being+optimistic+is+the+key+to+one%E2%80%99s+wellbeing+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - For Jessa Balote, being optimistic is the key to one’s wellbeing - Make it stand out Ballet Manila soloist Jessa Balote goes to the studio with a positive mindset, knowing she will be learning new things and that she’s earning a living doing something she really loves. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/53d3ca0a-5734-4953-822f-e1d94102522d/For+Jessa+Balote%2C+being+optimistic+is+the+key+to+one%E2%80%99s+wellbeing+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - For Jessa Balote, being optimistic is the key to one’s wellbeing - Make it stand out Jessa thought becoming a mom would end her ballet career. But she was able to return and says son Prince motivates her to be better at work. Photo from Jessa Balote’s Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/dfbe43f8-3e3a-42c7-861f-7ce2f8817f1b/For+Jessa+Balote%2C+being+optimistic+is+the+key+to+one%E2%80%99s+wellbeing+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - For Jessa Balote, being optimistic is the key to one’s wellbeing - Make it stand out Jessa Balote is joyful as Amour, a character that personifies love in Act 2 of Don Quixote (2023). Photo by Erika Marquez-Jacinto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/94af6d2a-f31a-41ca-8429-05efc12b2f55/For+Jessa+Balote%2C+being+optimistic+is+the+key+to+one%E2%80%99s+wellbeing+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - For Jessa Balote, being optimistic is the key to one’s wellbeing - Make it stand out Lessening her intake of rice and avoiding soda and junk food has helped Jessa (seen here at the Ballet Manila Archives office) keep her weight in check. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/9/11/the-four-revolts-of-balagtas-probing-the-literary-merits-of-florante-at-laura monthly 0.5 2024-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/964a817b-8e5d-45ca-848e-e396966d5538/%E2%80%98The+Four+Revolts+of+Balagtas%E2%80%99-+Probing+the+literary+merits+of+%E2%80%98Florante+at+Laura%E2%80%99+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - ‘The Four Revolts of Balagtas’: Probing the literary merits of ‘Florante at Laura’ - Make it stand out Principal dancer Joshua Enciso as Florante leads the Albanian warriors in a looming battle with the Persians in this scene from Act 1 of Ballet Manila’s Florante at Laura. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/7e420039-3bb3-484c-a51a-fe8152cd074e/%E2%80%98The+Four+Revolts+of+Balagtas%E2%80%99-+Probing+the+literary+merits+of+%E2%80%98Florante+at+Laura%E2%80%99+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - ‘The Four Revolts of Balagtas’: Probing the literary merits of ‘Florante at Laura’ - Make it stand out Poet, novelist and acclaimed Author of the Grammar of the Philippine National Language Lope K. Santos underscored why Francisco Balagtas should be recognized and hailed as a national hero in his The Four Revolts of Balagtas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/14595e83-b843-40bc-9e12-737d4868f846/%E2%80%98The+Four+Revolts+of+Balagtas%E2%80%99-+Probing+the+literary+merits+of+%E2%80%98Florante+at+Laura%E2%80%99+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - ‘The Four Revolts of Balagtas’: Probing the literary merits of ‘Florante at Laura’ - Make it stand out A stamp dedicated to Francisco Balagtas, recognized as the “Prince of Tagalog Poets,” was issued during his bicentennial in 1988. 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Photo by Harvey Tapan, from Florante at Laura UP Centennial Edition https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/9/10/under-construction-aladin-finds-the-spotlight monthly 0.5 2024-09-10 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/9/6/jbwmjjmeopwap0wsg5z17wtgfq1xye monthly 0.5 2024-09-06 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/9/4/giselle-comes-home monthly 0.5 2024-09-04 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/9/3/more-than-just-a-love-story-why-florante-at-laura-is-a-must-read-for-filipinos monthly 0.5 2024-09-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/40e9a026-b10b-4ac3-a959-b9fcc5dd72ea/More+than+just+a+love+story+-+Why+Florante+at+Laura+is+a+must-read+for+Filipinos+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - More than just a love story: Why Florante at Laura is a must-read for Filipinos - Make it stand out The textbook edition of Florante at Laura from Adarna House features annotations by National Artist for Literature Virgilio Almario. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/2b3074d4-191f-4d01-a5b5-bcdf38f07f6b/More+than+just+a+love+story+-+Why+Florante+at+Laura+is+a+must-read+for+Filipinos+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - More than just a love story: Why Florante at Laura is a must-read for Filipinos - Make it stand out Taking on the title roles in Ballet Manila’s Florante at Laura, principal dancers Joshua Enciso and Abigail Oliveiro rehearse a pas de deux from the company’s adaptation of Francisco Balagtas’ epic poem. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/45ec3dc1-08dd-48f1-8bba-a7fdf42f44d1/Florante+at+Laura.jpg Home - More than just a love story: Why Florante at Laura is a must-read for Filipinos - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/3997ce4d-4ccb-4c10-95d9-2c8cbeeec8e5/More+than+just+a+love+story+-+Why+Florante+at+Laura+is+a+must-read+for+Filipinos+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - More than just a love story: Why Florante at Laura is a must-read for Filipinos - Make it stand out Francisco Balagtas presents an in-depth analysis of the cause and effect of the complex social and political relationships that often lead to disastrous conflicts and denigrate human dignity. Sa Babasa Nito painting by Janice Liuson Young; Photo by Harvey Tapan, from Florante at Laura UP Centennial Edition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c7befde5-9851-4a7a-b32e-06943afbabab/Florante+at+Laura+2.jpg Home - More than just a love story: Why Florante at Laura is a must-read for Filipinos - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b0e17773-04f2-4ff5-86a5-cad8f8ae70d0/More+than+just+a+love+story+-+Why+Florante+at+Laura+is+a+must-read+for+Filipinos+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - More than just a love story: Why Florante at Laura is a must-read for Filipinos - Make it stand out Maraming Pagtingin by sculptor Juan Sajid Imao underscores how Balagtas’ masterpiece can inspire and enlighten readers including heroes like Jose Rizal, Andres Bonifacio and Apolinario Mabini. Photo by Harvey Tapan, from Florante at Laura UP Centennial Edition https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/9/2/la-traviata-makes-malaysian-premiere-in-ballet-manilas-greatest-hits monthly 0.5 2024-09-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/108c91d0-f5b1-4526-9db5-06ea42bd2c08/%E2%80%98La+Traviata%E2%80%99+makes+Malaysian+premiere+in+%E2%80%98Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+Greatest+Hits%E2%80%99+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - ‘La Traviata’ makes Malaysian premiere in ‘Ballet Manila’s Greatest Hits’ - Make it stand out The Fortune Teller (Judith Po, center) reads a grim fortune for Violetta. Looking on are the Traviatas (from left, Elyssabeth Apilado, Jessa Balote, Jessica Pearl Dames, Jasmine Pia Dames, Shaira Comeros and Ainslea Esplana. Photo by Erica Marquez-Jacinto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/2ef30673-f3f0-4e16-b920-045eb8ac2eb1/%E2%80%98La+Traviata%E2%80%99+makes+Malaysian+premiere+in+%E2%80%98Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+Greatest+Hits%E2%80%99+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - ‘La Traviata’ makes Malaysian premiere in ‘Ballet Manila’s Greatest Hits’ - Make it stand out Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa brings her own dance adaptation of La Traviata to Malaysia in a program that also includes classical and contemporary pieces. 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Photo by Erica Marquez-Jacinto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/46a7e5d4-dd7f-43fc-ac0b-ecfc8103509e/%E2%80%98La+Traviata%E2%80%99+makes+Malaysian+premiere+in+%E2%80%98Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+Greatest+Hits%E2%80%99+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - ‘La Traviata’ makes Malaysian premiere in ‘Ballet Manila’s Greatest Hits’ - Make it stand out Bastion (Romeo Peralta Jr.) is set to wed Honoree (Rissa May Camaclang) but grows wary when he learns that her brother Alfredo has a relationship with a courtesan. Photo by Erica Marquez-Jacinto https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/8/31/giselle-the-beautiful-and-terrifying-myrtha monthly 0.5 2024-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/8f57d670-ab41-4c29-90fa-b607fa37b6f0/Giselle+-+The+beautiful+and+terrifying+Myrtha+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Giselle: The beautiful and terrifying Myrtha - Make it stand out Giselle (Lisa Macuja Elizalde) offers lilies to Myrtha (Zaira Cosico) in this 2010 staging, imploring the Queen of the Wilis to spare her beloved Albrecht’s life. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/aeadcb63-4f39-4ebe-b98d-274bd6aa50d0/Giselle+-+The+beautiful+and+terrifying+Myrtha+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Giselle: The beautiful and terrifying Myrtha - Make it stand out Melanie Motus steps into the shoes of the ruthless Myrtha, unheeding of Hilarion (Jeffrey Espejo) as he pleads for his life. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/791cca91-1228-424d-8a06-f8ae04ed79ab/Giselle+-+The+beautiful+and+terrifying+Myrtha+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Giselle: The beautiful and terrifying Myrtha - Make it stand out In a show at Star Theater, Myrtha (Eileen Lopez) is at the grave of Giselle, ready to initiate the peasant girl as a wili. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/8115c205-8c92-4ee9-b519-64c4bc5ec216/Giselle+-+The+beautiful+and+terrifying+Myrtha+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Giselle: The beautiful and terrifying Myrtha - Make it stand out Rissa Camaclang (center, foreground) is Myrtha in a 2019 production, leading the wilis in forcing trespassing men to dance to their death. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/8/30/giselle-the-many-transformations-of-albrecht monthly 0.5 2024-08-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/0ed2bdfc-9200-449b-ab0c-55d595bdbb2d/Giselle+-+The+many+transformations+of+Albrecht+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Giselle: The many transformations of Albrecht - Make it stand out Osias Barroso Jr. was Ballet Manila’s first Albrecht, partnering Lisa Macuja Elizalde who was the company’s first Giselle. 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Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/72846437-7ad5-42c8-a07c-155e0be09809/Giselle+-+The+many+transformations+of+Albrecht+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Giselle: The many transformations of Albrecht - Make it stand out Vaslav Nijinsky was among the ballet legends who danced as the conflicted Albrecht. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/59afbb3a-ba55-46c0-a944-3a7eb619d951/Giselle+-+The+many+transformations+of+Albrecht+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Giselle: The many transformations of Albrecht - Make it stand out Albrecht (Arnulfo Andrade Jr.) is forced to dance by the wilis in Ballet Manila’s 2012 production of Giselle. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/4c3f934f-258c-4567-bc3a-a69a3ffe16fe/Giselle+-+The+many+transformations+of+Albrecht+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Giselle: The many transformations of Albrecht - Make it stand out A repentant Albrecht, portrayed by Rudy De Dios, seeks forgiveness from Giselle (Lisa Macuja Elizalde) in this scene from Ballet Manila’s 2010 staging. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/8/28/giselle-from-peasant-girl-to-stardom monthly 0.5 2024-08-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/17266a5c-871b-41dd-9b47-349dd67bcc1f/Giselle+-+From+peasant+girl+to+stardom+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Giselle: From peasant girl to stardom - Make it stand out Lisa Macuja Elizalde was Ballet Manila’s first Giselle, partnered by Osias Barroso as her Albrecht. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/21324fb8-178f-4416-b77e-2d911d86b809/Giselle+-+From+peasant+girl+to+stardom+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Giselle: From peasant girl to stardom - Make it stand out Giselle catapulted Italian ballerina Carlotta Grissi to stardom when the Paris Opera premiered the ballet in 1841. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1cc99ad3-d3db-423b-a107-54de55cec3f9/Giselle+-+From+peasant+girl+to+stardom+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Giselle: From peasant girl to stardom - Make it stand out Principal dancer Abigail Oliveiro is the only remaining active dancer in the company to have performed the full-length ballet in the past. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1a460d89-e27c-4795-beec-ae7c190d58ea/Giselle+-+From+peasant+girl+to+stardom+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Giselle: From peasant girl to stardom - Make it stand out Sayaka Ishibashi makes her debut as Giselle in 2019. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/63aaee2c-f311-49f5-a66f-1249238ab4be/Giselle+-+From+peasant+girl+to+stardom+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Giselle: From peasant girl to stardom - Make it stand out Ballet Manila pioneers Sandralynn Huang (left) and Elline Damian both had the chance to dance as the peasant girl who dies from a broken heart. Photos by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/8/26/giselle-a-celebration-of-ballet-manilas-history-of-excellence monthly 0.5 2024-08-26 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/8/25/talk-about-dance-maryann-valleys-1 monthly 0.5 2024-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/162172d8-f5d9-491e-ba7f-71fb0d2f15a2/Talk+About+Dance+-+Maryann+Valleys.jpg Home - Talk About Dance: Maryann Valleys - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/8/23/under-construction-florante-and-the-tree monthly 0.5 2024-08-23 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/8/19/mariinsky-ballets-real-life-couple-to-dance-together-in-giselle-for-the-first-time-with-ballet-manila monthly 0.5 2024-08-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d9b4c993-42c4-4ff7-8565-c158d9f0c926/Mariinsky+Ballet%E2%80%99s+real-life+couple+to+dance+together+in+%E2%80%98Giselle%E2%80%99+for+the+first+time+with+Ballet+Manila+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Mariinsky Ballet’s real-life couple to dance together in ‘Giselle’ for the first time with Ballet Manila - Make it stand out Fluent in Russian, Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde (center) served as interpreter for husband and wife dancers Renata Shakirova and Alexei Timofeyev at the press conference for Giselle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/fa82546c-88d3-407f-bcc2-80d0e76fe220/Mariinsky+Ballet%E2%80%99s+real-life+couple+to+dance+together+in+%E2%80%98Giselle%E2%80%99+for+the+first+time+with+Ballet+Manila+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpeg Home - Mariinsky Ballet’s real-life couple to dance together in ‘Giselle’ for the first time with Ballet Manila - Make it stand out Renata Shakirova and Alexei Timofeyev, principal dancer and soloist of the Mariinsky Ballet, will be dancing together in Giselle for the first time as Giselle and Albrecht. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d93aa01e-da8e-42da-90be-54715fdb58ca/Mariinsky+Ballet%E2%80%99s+real-life+couple+to+dance+together+in+%E2%80%98Giselle%E2%80%99+for+the+first+time+with+Ballet+Manila+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Mariinsky Ballet’s real-life couple to dance together in ‘Giselle’ for the first time with Ballet Manila - Make it stand out Before buckling down to rehearsals for Giselle, Renata (left) and Alexei (right) get a taste of “paradise on earth” as BM artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde (second from left) hosts them in Boracay. Also visiting the Philippines is People’s Artist of Russia Sergei Vikulov who is like a second father to Lisa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f08ce8e2-e4a5-4212-848c-2a5c32e5c765/Mariinsky+Ballet%E2%80%99s+real-life+couple+to+dance+together+in+%E2%80%98Giselle%E2%80%99+for+the+first+time+with+Ballet+Manila+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Mariinsky Ballet’s real-life couple to dance together in ‘Giselle’ for the first time with Ballet Manila - Make it stand out Lisa at curtain call after making her debut in the full-length Giselle with the Kirov Ballet in 1985: “The ballerina must make it look like she’s a spirit floating lightly on air.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ecf3e517-6b99-4ec3-98ef-026b9b0c9cf0/Mariinsky+Ballet%E2%80%99s+real-life+couple+to+dance+together+in+%E2%80%98Giselle%E2%80%99+for+the+first+time+with+Ballet+Manila+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpeg Home - Mariinsky Ballet’s real-life couple to dance together in ‘Giselle’ for the first time with Ballet Manila - Make it stand out Renata says of performing in the Philippines: “I treasure the fact that we’ll be working with Lisa and Ballet Manila which has upheld strict traditions of classical ballet.” https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/8/18/talk-about-dance-david-hallberg monthly 0.5 2024-08-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/be0389de-9d0f-4cbf-8467-b66fccc36c7f/Talk+About+Dance+-+David+Hallberg.jpg Home - Talk About Dance: David Hallberg - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/8/13/elyssabeth-apilado-takes-care-of-her-health-through-tiktok-dances-workouts-and-making-sweet-treats monthly 0.5 2024-08-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d6177743-dae9-4431-ba20-8db8f91e9173/Elyssabeth+Apilado+takes+care+of+her+health+through+TikTok+dances%2C+workouts+%E2%80%94+and+making+sweet+treats++2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Elyssabeth Apilado takes care of her health through TikTok dances, workouts — and making sweet treats - Make it stand out Though she is a hip hop dancer at heart, Elyssabeth Apilado is just as comfortable flexing her skills in classical ballet as she does in Le Corsaire. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/fbce0a29-88d6-4110-ad11-28382dc32d44/Elyssabeth+Apilado+takes+care+of+her+health+through+TikTok+dances%2C+workouts+%E2%80%94+and+making+sweet+treats++1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpeg Home - Elyssabeth Apilado takes care of her health through TikTok dances, workouts — and making sweet treats - Make it stand out Ballet Manila company artist Elyssabeth Apilado admits to putting on extra weight at the height of the pandemic due to stress-eating, but she has since put in the work to return to dancing form. Photo by Shaira Comeros https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/5d68cb99-411d-428c-9779-5a9eb3ff2957/Elyssabeth+Apilado+takes+care+of+her+health+through+TikTok+dances%2C+workouts+%E2%80%94+and+making+sweet+treats++3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Elyssabeth Apilado takes care of her health through TikTok dances, workouts — and making sweet treats - Make it stand out Though she is a hip hop dancer at heart, Elyssabeth is just as comfortable flexing her skills in classical ballet as she does in Le Corsaire. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c24ab15f-2f20-47a4-87ca-6c81fdf699fc/Elyssabeth+Apilado+takes+care+of+her+health+through+TikTok+dances%2C+workouts+%E2%80%94+and+making+sweet+treats++4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Elyssabeth Apilado takes care of her health through TikTok dances, workouts — and making sweet treats - Make it stand out Being careful with what she eats allows Elyssabeth to meet the demands of Ballet Manila’s season performances, including last May’s Ang Prinsipe ng mga Ibon in Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/8/10/this-month-in-bm-history-august-2007 monthly 0.5 2024-08-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/81e77711-9bf5-4f6d-9f85-8c0cc7e245ed/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+August+2007+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: August 2007 - Make it stand out The exuberant Dancing to Czerny, a new work by Tony Fabella, served as the fitting finale to Halo-Halo 2. Photo by Joel L. Caampued https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/2170f875-e120-44f2-87da-0c43c0f515cd/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+August+2007+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: August 2007 - Make it stand out To open its 12th season in August 2007, Ballet Manila presented Halo-Halo 2 which combined the classics and classical-based choreography. Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/aeaa30d9-1cc3-44d3-a205-6ee2a30e3aa6/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+August+2007+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: August 2007 - Make it stand out Halo-Halo 2 premiered new pieces to enrich Ballet Manila’s repertoire. Souvenir program from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/8a94a740-0c86-45f8-bb23-2472886d7809/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+August+2007+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: August 2007 - Make it stand out Sofia Sangco-Peralta and Gerardo Francisco Jr. in Ernest Mandap’s Mis Amores. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/8/6/ballet-manila-in-full-color-timeless-black-and-white monthly 0.5 2024-08-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1722926685555-805WJ5QJQE0XIWSYJ5NI/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Timeless+black+and+white+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Timeless black and white Elegant in black and white, the dashing Prince (Mark Sumaylo) leaps with excitement as festivities are underway to celebrate his 21st birthday at the palace in Swan Lake (2017). Little does he know that the Queen’s gift of a bow will lead him to a trek to the forest where he will come upon the swan princess Odette whom he will fall in love with. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1722926670529-QT5KOJGT0RXOE5QFG92R/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Timeless+black+and+white+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Timeless black and white A disheveled Don Jose (Osias Barroso Jr.) finally catches up with the object of his obsession, Carmen (Lisa Macuja Elizalde), who has left him for another man in Eric V. Cruz’s Carmen (2003). The pair is well matched in black and white, reflecting the stark intensity of their confrontation – she in a black dress with white tights and a white flower on her hair; he in black tights and a white dress shirt already covered in smudges after a wild search for her. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1722926725357-F9QSSRUZA5S678RS6H3K/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Timeless+black+and+white+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Timeless black and white The poet (Elpidio Magat Jr.) is entranced by a pair of sylphs (Joan Emery Sia, left, and Rissa May Camaclang) while out in the woods in Michael Fokine’s Les Sylphides, performed as part of the twinbill Deux (2019). In the non-narrative ballet, the wandering poet is clad in a black and white top paired with white tights, an outfit that complements those of the sylphs he encounters, all clad in white. Photo by Ian Santos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1722926698984-BHRVG9WS60KW2DPE2TQC/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Timeless+black+and+white+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Timeless black and white On Christmas Eve, Uncle Drosselmeyer (Marcus Tolentino) – wearing black coattails and pants and a white inner shirt – has arrived to give presents to the children and provide entertainment for the guests. But a precious gift is reserved for Masha (Danica Rili), the nutcracker toy that will kick off a fantastic adventure later that night in The Nutcracker (2003). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1722926713424-M9ZCNTAGVTW903MJZKGC/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Timeless+black+and+white+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Timeless black and white In their black and white practice gear, dancers simulate what it takes to keep improving in their craft as captured in Osias Barroso Jr.’s Ecole. Ballet Manila and Ballet Baguio join forces in this staging of Ecole to pay tribute to the choreographer in Dance for Shaz in October 2023, displaying the skill and discipline that can only be honed through years of training. Photo by Erica Jacinto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1722926735305-X9A3366TW985ZTAF6XXJ/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Timeless+black+and+white+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Timeless black and white Predominantly white with streaks of black – just the simple yet classic ensembles for Lisa Macuja Elizalde and Rudy De Dios to wear as they perform Sonata, choreographed by Osias Barroso Jr. to Edward Elgar’s Sonata in E Minor, Opus 82 for Violin and Piano. Featuring 18 dancers in all, the piece is described as a kiss of awakening. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1722926735036-RBZ17F4XK40RL6MEWAX4/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Timeless+black+and+white+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Timeless black and white Black and white blouses with block prints unite these women in Martin Lawrance’s Beatles-themed choreography, The Winding Road, which premiered in Deux (2019). But in keeping with the music, Shaira Comeros, Joan Emery Sia, Nanami Hasegawa and Jasmine Pia Dames match their tops with tights in psychedelic colors associated with the 1960s. Photo by Ian Santos https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/8/4/talk-about-dance-la-meri monthly 0.5 2024-08-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/39b89b32-7725-4812-870d-c0fc38c02744/Talk+About+Dance+-+La+Meri.jpg Home - Talk About Dance: La Meri - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/8/1/lmsb-students-triumph-at-international-ballet-grand-prix-finals-in-singapore monthly 0.5 2024-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/df4b7c3a-e531-43d2-8a9f-27ed5096f12e/LMSB+students+triumph+at+International+Ballet+Grand+Prix+Finals+in+Singapore+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - LMSB students triumph at International Ballet Grand Prix Finals in Singapore - Make it stand out Alene Tan (left, standing) and Germaine Dawal (left, foreground) join other winners on stage after receiving their scholarship certificates. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/da2938d7-f5e1-4216-a4b0-29b9219ec96a/LMSB+students+triumph+at+International+Ballet+Grand+Prix+Finals+in+Singapore+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - LMSB students triumph at International Ballet Grand Prix Finals in Singapore - Make it stand out Lisa Macuja School of Ballet students Alene Tan (left) and Germaine Dawal display their harvest of trophies and certificates at the 1st International Grand Finals of the International Ballet Grand Prix (IBGP) in Singapore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f177f915-fbb0-4e2d-b2e5-ffd979ad81f2/LMSB+students+triumph+at+International+Ballet+Grand+Prix+Finals+in+Singapore+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - LMSB students triumph at International Ballet Grand Prix Finals in Singapore - Make it stand out Ballet Manila principal dancer Romeo Peralta Jr. (left) is about to hold a pre-competition warm-up session with Germaine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b4b3e2b7-4395-4811-b16c-5d49762ce6d4/LMSB+students+triumph+at+International+Ballet+Grand+Prix+Finals+in+Singapore+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - LMSB students triumph at International Ballet Grand Prix Finals in Singapore - Make it stand out For their classical entries, Germaine (left) danced the Lucien Variation from Paquita and Alene the Gamzatti Variation from La Bayadere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/5effbd0f-39ae-425d-8a0d-167abd70f503/LMSB+students+triumph+at+International+Ballet+Grand+Prix+Finals+in+Singapore+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - LMSB students triumph at International Ballet Grand Prix Finals in Singapore - Make it stand out Germaine and Alene await their respective competition schedules at the University Cultural Centre Theatre of the University of Singapore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/9547afc4-6e5c-4165-8d8d-5527deb15723/LMSB+students+triumph+at+International+Ballet+Grand+Prix+Finals+in+Singapore+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - LMSB students triumph at International Ballet Grand Prix Finals in Singapore - Make it stand out Germaine (left) was one of two gold award winners in Classical Ballet in the Senior 17-21 category. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/7/30/in-their-own-words-scholar-stanley-alamer-on-how-to-prepare-for-a-competition monthly 0.5 2024-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b8bfadca-6474-4355-98de-5468a4da3ebf/In+Their+Own+Words+-+Scholar+Stanley+Alamer+on+how+to+prepare+for+a+competition+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - In Their Own Words: Scholar Stanley Alamer on how to prepare for a competition - Make it stand out Ballet Manila scholar Stanley Alamer performs his competition piece for the Asian Grand Prix as part of a showcase featured in the recital The Nutcracker: Clara’s Journey last December. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/7/28/giselle-finding-redemption-in-giselle monthly 0.5 2024-07-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/3f62ae5b-c5f2-4bc3-bf25-0b3ade4c9605/Giselle+-+Finding+redemption+in+Giselle+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Giselle: Finding redemption in Giselle - Make it stand out The wilis – the spirits of jilted women – are always a sight to behold in Giselle, performed by Ballet Manila as part of Dance MNL in 2016. Photo by Erica Jacinto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1e1f1b91-3279-4c1c-9ac0-33f85fbdbbbe/Giselle+-+Finding+redemption+in+Giselle+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Giselle: Finding redemption in Giselle - Make it stand out As Albrecht and Giselle, Osias Barroso Jr. and Lisa Macuja Elizalde bring the power and passion of Giselle to the stage in 2002. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/a64944ad-d72a-4d62-9cb1-213de2bd1d01/Giselle+-+Finding+redemption+in+Giselle+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Giselle: Finding redemption in Giselle - Make it stand out Principal dancers Abigail Oliviero and Mark Sumaylo are featured in the poster for Giselle in 2019. After fire damaged Aliw Theater, the pair got to perform the ballet at the CCP Little Theater. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f9fd4fc8-1015-4c8d-92a9-df2ce5a109aa/Giselle+-+Finding+redemption+in+Giselle+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Giselle: Finding redemption in Giselle - Make it stand out In 2010, Lisa Macuja Elizalde as Giselle is partnered by Rudy De Dios as Albrecht. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/760639ee-cfd9-4d7c-a93c-a60f34b46fc5/Giselle+-+Finding+redemption+in+Giselle+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Giselle: Finding redemption in Giselle - Make it stand out For Dance MNL in 2016, Joan Emery Sia and Romeo Peralta Jr. took on the lead roles in Giselle as a tribute to dance teacher Felicitas Radaic. Photo by Erica Jacinto https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/7/27/talk-about-dance-jeanne-stein monthly 0.5 2024-07-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/5c166ac7-e996-422e-8d75-b8745ccba452/Talk+About+Dance+-+Jeanne+Stein.jpg Home - Talk About Dance: Jeanne Stein - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/7/21/under-construction-the-curtain-rises-on-ballet-manilas-action-packed-florante-at-laura monthly 0.5 2024-07-21 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/7/19/choreography-in-focus-arachnida-by-agnes-locsin monthly 0.5 2024-07-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/5a548c70-84ea-4fbe-9db3-d03fe0c47657/Choreography+in+Focus+-+Arachnida+by+Agnes+Locsin+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Choreography in Focus: Arachnida by Agnes Locsin - Make it stand out Francis Cascaño and Christine Rocas display agility and strength as they perform Arachnida in Ballet Manila Goes International in 2005 before dancing it at the Helsinki International Ballet Competition. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/648fefe7-144f-49ab-b607-ab4027569040/Choreography+in+Focus+-+Arachnida+by+Agnes+Locsin+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Choreography in Focus: Arachnida by Agnes Locsin - Make it stand out Principal dancers Romeo Peralta and Jessica Pearl Dames will perform Arachnida in Ballet Manila’s Greatest Hits in Malaysia this September. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/3e623e64-aa03-4723-a826-6fe02e9591fb/Choreography+in+Focus+-+Arachnida+by+Agnes+Locsin+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Choreography in Focus: Arachnida by Agnes Locsin - Make it stand out Ballet Manila principal dancers Joan Emery Sia and Romeo Peralta pose with Arachnida choreographer Agnes Locsin after performing the piece at the 10th Gawad Buhay Awards in 2018 where she was given a lifetime achievement award. Photo courtesy of Romeo Peralta https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/7/16/ubh2wmjxrs8aj3b4g9yy7yak4bqjvf monthly 0.5 2024-07-16 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/7/15/talk-about-dance-laurie-johnson monthly 0.5 2024-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/db56e627-d723-43c5-afe5-a141149ac429/Talk+About+Dance+-+Laurie+Johnson+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Talk About Dance: Laurie Johnson - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/7/12/learning-from-past-mistakes-sean-pelegrin-reworks-his-fitness-habits-and-emerges-as-his-best-self monthly 0.5 2024-07-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/4878f204-519e-42e8-ad77-41ce8ae4739f/Learning+from+past+mistakes%2C+Sean+Pelegrin+reworks+his+fitness+habits+and+emerges+as+his+best+self+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Learning from past mistakes, Sean Pelegrin reworks his fitness habits and emerges as his best self - Make it stand out Sean Pelegrin as the Nutcracker Prince in The Nutcracker: Clara’s Journey (2023): Ballet Sports Science has helped increase his flexibility, agility and stamina. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/573e55ef-6e85-4b05-a7d0-13b1530dbe4f/Learning+from+past+mistakes%2C+Sean+Pelegrin+reworks+his+fitness+habits+and+emerges+as+his+best+self+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Learning from past mistakes, Sean Pelegrin reworks his fitness habits and emerges as his best self - Make it stand out By following a consistent fitness regimen, Ballet Manila soloist Sean Pelegrin says he has managed to avoid the weight swings that used to hound him. Photo by Jessica Pearl Dames https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/85d4a0ac-da74-49d8-b3d5-c8dd76ce47bd/Learning+from+past+mistakes%2C+Sean+Pelegrin+reworks+his+fitness+habits+and+emerges+as+his+best+self+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Learning from past mistakes, Sean Pelegrin reworks his fitness habits and emerges as his best self - Make it stand out About 10 years old in this photo, Sean (third from left) didn’t have weight challenges yet as a scholar at Steps Dance Studio. At right is his younger brother Kyle who also tried ballet. Photo courtesy of Sean Pelegrin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/325ff36a-d6f9-4920-88bf-964f77aec08b/Learning+from+past+mistakes%2C+Sean+Pelegrin+reworks+his+fitness+habits+and+emerges+as+his+best+self+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Learning from past mistakes, Sean Pelegrin reworks his fitness habits and emerges as his best self - Make it stand out Working out with colleagues, says Sean, is an enjoyable bonding activity. With him at the gym are Ballet Sports Science coach Robert Osorio (left) and principal dancers Joshua Enciso and Mark Sumaylo. Photo courtesy of Sean Pelegrin https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/7/10/giselle-comes-home-to-aliw-theater monthly 0.5 2024-07-10 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/7/6/this-month-in-bm-history-july-2015 monthly 0.5 2024-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/7b0e2121-da17-4c1c-9129-fb88a473b77f/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+July+2015+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: July 2015 - Make it stand out Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (featuring Gerardo Francisco Jr. in Ang Mahiwagang Biyulin) is based on stories by revered author Severino Reyes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/516dff78-d1dc-4220-9900-4d2ca200c6c7/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+July+2015+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: July 2015 - Make it stand out Dubbed as “From Page to Stage,” Ballet Manila’s 20th performance season showcased dance adaptations of literary gems. Season brochure from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/db5606ad-f5bb-4c07-8a4f-cf663068a55e/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+July+2015+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: July 2015 - Make it stand out Osias Barroso Jr.’s Pinocchio was expanded into a full-length production. In photo as the puppet-turned-boy is Anselmo Dictado. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/2da33298-8420-4928-ad13-3e217618d99d/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+July+2015+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: July 2015 - Make it stand out Rudy De Dios and Katherine Barkman perform the leads in Paul Vasterling’s Romeo & Juliet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d65b4b18-24b4-4e2c-bade-22f2ad3038c8/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+July+2015+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: July 2015 - Make it stand out Martin Lawrance’s Rebel was inspired by the historical novel Spartacus and the People Power Revolution of 1986. In photo are Brian Williamson and Abigail Oliveiro who would dance as Ferdinand and Imelda. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/7/4/ballet-scholar-germaine-dawal-on-how-setbacks-turned-him-into-a-better-dancer monthly 0.5 2024-07-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/dbf7ee97-fa71-48e4-ab8f-59648f3c4245/Ballet+scholar+Germaine+Dawal+on+how+setbacks+turned+him+into+a+better+dancer+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet scholar Germaine Dawal on how setbacks turned him into a better dancer - Make it stand out At 17, Germaine Dawal is enjoying all opportunities to dance, including in the LMSB recital production, Clara’s Journey (2023), inspired by The Nutcracker. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/693e0626-8cca-4f5a-b6c7-b199cbb6f82d/Ballet+scholar+Germaine+Dawal+on+how+setbacks+turned+him+into+a+better+dancer+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet scholar Germaine Dawal on how setbacks turned him into a better dancer - Make it stand out Germaine Dawal, a scholar of Ballet Manila’s Project Futures program, has come quite a long way since he unexpectedly entered the world of ballet several years ago. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e3a1c9d0-83ce-4c42-ae35-2e72127d86e4/Ballet+scholar+Germaine+Dawal+on+how+setbacks+turned+him+into+a+better+dancer+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet scholar Germaine Dawal on how setbacks turned him into a better dancer - Make it stand out Germaine’s parents, Katherine Dawal and Gener Dawal, celebrate with him on his big night after he swept the awards at the International Ballet Grand Prix. Photo by Eileen Lopez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/090a7b59-2ae9-4530-b90e-9e95433f27b1/Ballet+scholar+Germaine+Dawal+on+how+setbacks+turned+him+into+a+better+dancer+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet scholar Germaine Dawal on how setbacks turned him into a better dancer - Make it stand out In Ang Prinsipe ng mga Ibon, one of the stories in Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang, Germaine (leftmost) and fellow scholar John Stanley Alamer join their leader, the Bird Prince (Romeo Peralta), in rescuing a kingdom in peril. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/31d611dd-e101-4221-92f8-2aa4516aa9c7/Ballet+scholar+Germaine+Dawal+on+how+setbacks+turned+him+into+a+better+dancer+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet scholar Germaine Dawal on how setbacks turned him into a better dancer - Make it stand out Still a newcomer to Ballet Manila at age 11 in 2018, Germaine already showed remarkable flexibility. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e7620db1-4259-4c30-9657-24404b2860c5/Ballet+scholar+Germaine+Dawal+on+how+setbacks+turned+him+into+a+better+dancer+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet scholar Germaine Dawal on how setbacks turned him into a better dancer - Make it stand out As Project Ballet Futures scholars, Germaine (second from right) and Juan Angelo De Leon are page boys delivering an invitation from the palace to the wicked stepmother (John Balagot) in Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s Cinderella (2018). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/71459e6b-fc8a-4122-a569-63e255daff04/Ballet+scholar+Germaine+Dawal+on+how+setbacks+turned+him+into+a+better+dancer+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet scholar Germaine Dawal on how setbacks turned him into a better dancer - Make it stand out Cast as one of the guards in Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s Le Corsaire last February, Germaine (left) helps carry the Pasha (Sean Pelegrin) in one of the pirate ballet’s scenes. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c603a566-14b7-45af-9946-5b11a154d00c/Ballet+scholar+Germaine+Dawal+on+how+setbacks+turned+him+into+a+better+dancer+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet scholar Germaine Dawal on how setbacks turned him into a better dancer - Make it stand out Called out repeatedly for being naughty in class by his late mentor Osias Barroso Jr., Germaine says he has reformed and always recalls the words of Teacher Shaz: “Dapat may disiplina sa sarili sa loob at labas ng studio.” (You need to have discipline in and out of the studio.) Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/7/1/talk-about-dance-carine-roitfeld monthly 0.5 2024-07-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/dfb87df9-74a3-467b-b8fa-7b8af53a8151/Talk+about+dance+-+Carine+Roitfeld.jpg Home - Talk About Dance: Carine Roitfeld - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/6/28/ballet-manila-all-set-for-giselle monthly 0.5 2024-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/63d4adbd-2e2d-4f24-94d8-38a9062d05a6/Ballet+Manila+all+set+for+%E2%80%98Giselle%E2%80%99+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila all set for ‘Giselle’ - Make it stand out Renata Shakirova and Aleksei Timofeyev – principal dancer and soloist, respectively – of the Mariinsky Theatre, will perform as Giselle and Albrecht in Ballet Manila’s Giselle on August 31 and September 1. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/7cf4e5ea-bed2-4df2-b4a2-193aa37bcf22/Ballet+Manila+all+set+for+%E2%80%98Giselle%E2%80%99+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila all set for ‘Giselle’ - Make it stand out The classic Giselle, which Ballet Manila last performed in 2019, is known for the precise work it entails particularly for the female corps dancing as the ethereal spirits called the wilis. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/51ff0968-a3ff-4c05-b1d1-f9e56a8f2982/Ballet+Manila+all+set+for+%E2%80%98Giselle%E2%80%99+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila all set for ‘Giselle’ - Make it stand out Ballet Manila principal dancers Abigail Oliveiro and Mark Sumaylo will reprise their roles as Giselle and Albrecht in a matinee performance on August 31. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/6/27/ballet-manila-in-full-color-eye-catching-orange monthly 0.5 2024-06-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1719486933030-RRFAAOD5TFKWW9L57FIC/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Eye-catching+orange+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Eye-catching orange Flashy in color and dynamic in movement, the orange-wearing Moor (Lemuel Capa) makes quite a spectacle at the Christmas Eve festivities in The Nutcracker (2003). Along with the Harlequin and the Doll, the Moor has been brought along by Uncle Drosselmeyer to entertain guests in Masha’s house. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1719486932996-PDM8798G4XZEEQW4RC51/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Eye-catching+orange+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Eye-catching orange Orange all in a row! In Tony Fabella’s Dancing to Verdi, these ladies complete the challenging footwork and turns in their popsicle-colored tutus. Ballet Manila performed the neoclassical piece at the Ballet Dance Gala of the International Dance Day Festival at Circuit Makati last April. Photo by Erica Jacinto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1719486943706-SSBBWYSIBIV4MBOJ32WI/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Eye-catching+orange+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Eye-catching orange As one of the princesses who’s a possible match for Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake (2017), Marinette Franco beguiles wearing a flowy number in vermillion. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1719487060051-9XH7RC0V1S9LH1N0GZA4/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Eye-catching+orange+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Eye-catching orange In Labindalawang Masasayang Prinsesa, the King (Marcus Tolentino) and one of his twelve daughters played by Naomi Jaena are clad in closely matching outfits in orange – he in an expansive robe with oversized collar and sleeves and she in a gauzy dress with sequin accents on the bodice and sleeves. The story is one of three showcased in Tatlo Pang Kuwentong ni Lola Basyang (2013). Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1719486951489-VN245QNGJ74FJ720EQRX/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Eye-catching+orange+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Eye-catching orange As the Strange Bird, Marian Faustino is a definite eye-catcher in Vladimir Angelov’s Figuera. In the contemporary interpretation of the ugly-duckling-turned-swan story, she wears a costume predominantly in orange designed and executed by Eric Pineda. The choreography was premiered in Halo Halo: Lisa@20 (2006). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1719487099998-SEC03SJ0UM9ZKQ1UEYP8/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Eye-catching+orange+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Eye-catching orange With their orange head bands and knee-length garb with shiny gold fringes, paired with gold waist bands and neck pieces, these men are ready for the upbeat pace of their number. Excerpted from Alamat: Si Sibol at si Gunaw, it was presented in Kay Ganda ng Ating Musika (2014) as part of the Mindanao Suite. Photo by Daniel Trinidad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1719487094199-YCQ5JPSUET3UM2S4VW4U/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Eye-catching+orange+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Eye-catching orange As one of the court ladies at the ball in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Cinderella (2023), Alene Tan dances in a dress featuring a bustle skirt and inner skirt in orange that starkly contrasts with the black lace in the bodice detail and her gloves. Partnering her is John Stanley Alamer. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/6/25/in-their-own-words-judith-po-on-how-to-manage-stress monthly 0.5 2024-06-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/8d0d758c-3a05-46c8-91a8-760c275ddff0/In+Their+Own+Words+-+Judith+Olivia+Po+on+how+to+manage+stress+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - In Their Own Words: Judith Po on how to manage stress - Make it stand out Ballet Manila company artist Judith Po, the Fairy Godmother in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Cinderella (2023), is living her dream of being a ballerina. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/6/23/teenage-ballerina-ainslea-esplana-moves-to-the-philippines-to-pursue-her-childhood-dream monthly 0.5 2024-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/60f226d3-b7a4-4246-8463-8a0b3429b213/Teenage+ballerina+Ainslea+Esplana+moves+to+the+Philippines+to+pursue+her+childhood+dream+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Teenage ballerina Ainslea Esplana moves to the Philippines to pursue her childhood dream - Make it stand out Apprentice Ainslea Esplana radiates joy on stage as she dances to Magandang Gabi sa Inyong Lahat as part of the OPM suite in Ballet Manila’s The Silver Gala in Baguio City last October. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c0487d47-f95c-4479-aa40-58b438c282fe/Teenage+ballerina+Ainslea+Esplana+moves+to+the+Philippines+to+pursue+her+childhood+dream+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Teenage ballerina Ainslea Esplana moves to the Philippines to pursue her childhood dream - Make it stand out Ballet Manila apprentice Ainslea Esplana says that at age nine, she already knew she wanted ballet to be her career. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d103beb2-0533-4646-ae45-0ccab6299f11/Teenage+ballerina+Ainslea+Esplana+moves+to+the+Philippines+to+pursue+her+childhood+dream+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Teenage ballerina Ainslea Esplana moves to the Philippines to pursue her childhood dream - Make it stand out Ainslea (rightmost) performs in the Naila Waltz of Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s Le Corsaire (2024). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d767bfc0-4062-49fe-9252-47d8bd24c401/Teenage+ballerina+Ainslea+Esplana+moves+to+the+Philippines+to+pursue+her+childhood+dream+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Teenage ballerina Ainslea Esplana moves to the Philippines to pursue her childhood dream - Make it stand out Ballet Manila’s comeback show Rise! (2022) was the first show of Ainslea (rightmost) with the company where she got to dance as a Traviata alongside principal dancers Shaira Comeros and Jasmine Pia Dames. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/65e43923-922b-47b3-8e1f-9f6b8c709ee2/Teenage+ballerina+Ainslea+Esplana+moves+to+the+Philippines+to+pursue+her+childhood+dream+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Teenage ballerina Ainslea Esplana moves to the Philippines to pursue her childhood dream - Make it stand out Ainslea is thankful to have supportive parents. In August 2023, Michael and Kerrie Esplana flew to Manila from Australia to watch Ibong Adarna where Ainslea was part of the corps and brother Noah the Ermitanyo. Photo from Kerrie Esplana’s Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c1a10265-6fd4-40eb-b719-4e9ff503da54/Teenage+ballerina+Ainslea+Esplana+moves+to+the+Philippines+to+pursue+her+childhood+dream+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Teenage ballerina Ainslea Esplana moves to the Philippines to pursue her childhood dream - Make it stand out Working hard at her own pace is how Ainslea (second from left) approaches ballet. She is seen here as one of the Dryads in the dream sequence of Don Quixote (2023), with principal dancer Jasmine Pia Dames as Kitri/ Dulcinea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/2b5128bb-ad30-45ec-bb5a-0695418703be/Teenage+ballerina+Ainslea+Esplana+moves+to+the+Philippines+to+pursue+her+childhood+dream+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Teenage ballerina Ainslea Esplana moves to the Philippines to pursue her childhood dream - Make it stand out Ainslea understands that every moment on stage is a chance to grow and improve as a dancer. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/6/21/this-month-in-bm-history-june-2012 monthly 0.5 2024-06-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/bc3defc3-d86e-4021-a58e-ad6c757314cc/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+June+2012+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - This Month in BM History: June 2012 - Make it stand out The Le Corsaire pas de trois from Act 2 brings together Ballet Manila’s Nazer Salgado as Conrad, Kremlin Ballet’s Aleksandra Timofeeva as Medora and English National Ballet’s Dmitri Gruzdev as Ali. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/812cdda7-73c2-43ce-8a54-d77ee8c8627b/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+June+2012+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: June 2012 - Make it stand out World Stars of Ballet gathered nine outstanding artists from the finest companies in a showcase that also featured Filipino prima ballerina Lisa Macuja Elizalde and Ballet Manila. Poster from the Ballet Manila Archives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/a3b2a9d8-eb8f-40a2-8e80-0a1eddc4f815/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+June+2012+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: June 2012 - Make it stand out An announcement about the two-night gala in the Philippine Star. Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/da43c2d1-ee40-44a3-932e-a08e13d2119d/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+June+2012+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - This Month in BM History: June 2012 - Make it stand out Ballet Manila principal dancers Lisa Macuja Elizalde and Rudy De Dios perform the grande pas de deux of Kitri and Basilio from Don Quixote. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ceb7a726-8563-48f1-b984-8697ee216864/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+June+2012+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - This Month in BM History: June 2012 - Make it stand out The Mariinsky Theatre’s Daria Pavlenko and Yevgeny Ivanchenko dance Diamonds, part of Balanchine’s Jewels, a piece never before seen in Manila. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/6/18/ballet-manila-brings-greatest-hits-to-malaysia-in-september monthly 0.5 2024-06-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d4db215b-35aa-4ea1-9f6b-c1466fd7dcd3/Ballet+Manila+brings+%E2%80%98Greatest+Hits%E2%80%99+to+Malaysia+in+September+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila brings ‘Greatest Hits’ to Malaysia in September - Make it stand out In Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s La Traviata, principal dancers Mark Sumaylo and Abigail Oliveiro portray passionate lovers Alfredo and Violetta. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/663dedf1-acbf-4d38-872a-cee7779bb38c/Ballet+Manila+brings+%E2%80%98Greatest+Hits%E2%80%99+to+Malaysia+in+September+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila brings ‘Greatest Hits’ to Malaysia in September - Make it stand out Ballet Manila’s double-bill in Malaysia will showcase the opera-ballet La Traviata and a mix of classical, modern, neo-classical and contemporary choreographies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1f618dd0-be54-41e1-9e0b-55b5bda91bf7/Ballet+Manila+brings+%E2%80%98Greatest+Hits%E2%80%99+to+Malaysia+in+September+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ballet Manila brings ‘Greatest Hits’ to Malaysia in September - Make it stand out Artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde says Ballet Manila’s Greatest Hits coincides with the 60th year of the diplomatic relationship between the Republic of the Philippines and Malaysia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c7571abf-2c13-4150-b03a-85fb179ec98d/Ballet+Manila+brings+%E2%80%98Greatest+Hits%E2%80%99+to+Malaysia+in+September+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila brings ‘Greatest Hits’ to Malaysia in September - Make it stand out In the Don Quixote pas de deux, principal dancer Jasmine Pia Dames is Kitri to company artist Noah Esplana’s Basilio. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/fa201e95-a774-4a99-897d-123cdd0dc4a9/Ballet+Manila+brings+%E2%80%98Greatest+Hits%E2%80%99+to+Malaysia+in+September+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila brings ‘Greatest Hits’ to Malaysia in September - Make it stand out Principal dancers Shaira Comeros and Joshua Enciso meet the demands of Tony Fabella’s technically challenging Dancing to Verdi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/cc062f71-4f58-4d24-9086-558f7e78f984/Ballet+Manila+brings+%E2%80%98Greatest+Hits%E2%80%99+to+Malaysia+in+September+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila brings ‘Greatest Hits’ to Malaysia in September - Make it stand out Principal dancers Romeo Peralta and Jessica Pearl Dames are paired in National Artist for Dance Agnes Locsin’s intriguing Arachnida. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/0c11ec30-9b9e-48f0-aadf-a8786849d284/Ballet+Manila+brings+%E2%80%98Greatest+Hits%E2%80%99+to+Malaysia+in+September+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila brings ‘Greatest Hits’ to Malaysia in September - Make it stand out Augustus Damian III’s Sotto Voce is danced in full practically on pointes. In photo are, from top, company artists Marinette Franco, Celine Astrologo, Eva Chatal and Shamira Drapete. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/4bf6dcd5-8e54-4ee8-9be7-396b60ee4aa7/Ballet+Manila+brings+%E2%80%98Greatest+Hits%E2%80%99+to+Malaysia+in+September+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila brings ‘Greatest Hits’ to Malaysia in September - Make it stand out National Artist for Dance Agnes Locsin’s Sayao sa Pamlang is a suite of dances inspired by the culture of the Philippine South. In photo is soloist Rissa May Camaclang. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/556b0b7f-3392-4938-8ab8-776e1df886b3/Ballet+Manila+brings+%E2%80%98Greatest+Hits%E2%80%99+to+Malaysia+in+September+9+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila brings ‘Greatest Hits’ to Malaysia in September - Make it stand out Reconfigured by Augustus Damian III highlights the power of the company’s danseurs, including (from top) principal dancer Romeo Peralta and company artists Anselmo Dictado and John Balagot. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/6/16/father-knows-best monthly 0.5 2024-06-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1718496721640-KNBMQ87MBSKB40VJP8YU/Father+knows+best+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Father knows best Hari (Mark Sumaylo) is disbelieving that his daughter, Prinsesa Singsing (Jasmine Pia Dames) could fall in love with the Bird Prince in Ang Prinsipe ng mga Ibon, one of the folk tales in Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (2024). He is not swayed by her entreaties but eventually, when she decides to become a bird herself, he finally understands the power of pure love and gives his blessing to the couple to live a new life together. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1718496705774-A40HOR82YDMJQ7ZKRBJR/Father+knows+best+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Father knows best Thomas (Marcus Tolentino) is the doting father to Alain (Nino Gueverra), with the wealthy landowner even going to the extent of negotiating with Mother Simone for her daughter Lise to marry his dimwitted son. Unknown to everyone, Lise is already committed to Colas and hilarity ensues in the romantic comedy La Fille Mal Gardeé or The Naughty Daughter (2005). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1718496734280-0DU4A0G6PK7JF5MNSX5R/Father+knows+best+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Father knows best Teong (Joshua Enciso, second from right) lives an ideal life with wife Goya (Judith Po, leftmost) and their three daughters Marya Loleng (Stephanie Santiago), Marya Trining (Jessica Pearl Dames) and Marya Upeng (Rissa May Camaclang) in Ang Kapatid ng Tatlong Marya in Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (2024). But when he cuts down the tree with healing leaves, he unwittingly breaks up the family as a giant snake spirits his daughters away and it would take the efforts of youngest son Pedro to get them back together again. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1718496792439-JGXHQJ0SB8I30HSOSOKS/Father+knows+best+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Father knows best The innkeeper Lorenzo (Marvin Medina, second from right) plays matchmaker for daughter Kitri (Lisa Macuja Elizalde, seated), trying to pair her off with the town dandy Gamache (Jonathan Janolo). But his efforts are in vain as she tries to ignore him with all her might in this scene from Don Quixote (2012). Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1718496760482-DMO1DMA9P59Y6MY3O9I4/Father+knows+best+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Father knows best The King (Francis Cascaño, seated) beams with pride as he presents his son, the Prince (Mark Sumaylo), at the grand ball where he is to pick his future wife while the Grand Duke (Niel John Mag-aso) looks on approvingly. The scene is from Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s Cinderella which premiered in 2016. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1718496793045-83NDSGIFI2F3ZSEDY44B/Father+knows+best+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Father knows best Rodrigo (Gerardo Francisco Jr.) is carried by his Tatay (Romeo Peralta) like a baby and his Nanay (Abigail Oliveiro) is about to envelop him in a warm embrace in this reunion scene from Ang Mahiwagang Biyulin, the third story in Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (2024). The young man had left two years before to work and help feed the family but falls prey to deceitful boss Ahab. With the aid of an enchanted violin, he manages to get Ahab to pay him his just wages and return to his loving parents. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1718497336538-IMA15UD7N78NJZM37IHK/Father+knows+best+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Father knows best Baffled as to why his twelve daughters’ shoes are muddied every morning, The King (Marcus Tolentino, center) orders the Servant Girl (Justine Kaye Pitahin, right) to summon the Eldest Princess (Lisa Macuja Elizalde, left) to explain. Unable to give an acceptable reason, though, the monarch resolves to get to the bottom of the mystery in Labindalawang Masasayang Prinsesa, one of the stories comprising Tatlo Pang Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (2013). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/6/12/talk-about-dance-melissa-hayden monthly 0.5 2024-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/a0cef59c-ea15-43b3-b459-43c010922029/Talk+About+Dance+-+Melissa+Hayden.jpg Home - Talk About Dance: Melissa Hayden https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/6/11/ballet-manila-scholar-sweeps-awards-at-international-ballet-grand-prix monthly 0.5 2024-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/bb96b3a4-5ce3-4d38-a64b-b3ed276a3499/Ballet+Manila+scholar+sweeps+awards+at+International+Ballet+Grand+Prix+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila scholar sweeps awards at International Ballet Grand Prix - Make it stand out LMSB faculty members Sofia Sangco-Peralta (leftmost) and Eileen Lopez (rightmost) with the students prior to their final competition (from left): Anne Bernice Allenda, Jacinda Myrtle Gonzaga, Alene Tan, Julianne Keiko Bañez, Nina Arabela Nuñez and Germaine Dawal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/0b7b4cd6-73d2-4ac2-a442-f6ac2ade67e1/Ballet+Manila+scholar+sweeps+awards+at+International+Ballet+Grand+Prix+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila scholar sweeps awards at International Ballet Grand Prix - Make it stand out The winners and finalists of the Lisa Macuja School of Ballet at the International Ballet Grand Prix after the awarding ceremonies (from left): Jacinda Myrtle Gonzaga, Anne Bernice Allenda, Julianne Keiko Bañez, Germaine Dawal, Nina Arabela Nuñez and Alene Tan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/25b9e750-54e4-454a-8e07-d636a90b3425/Ballet+Manila+scholar+sweeps+awards+at+International+Ballet+Grand+Prix+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila scholar sweeps awards at International Ballet Grand Prix - Make it stand out The judges of the IBGP Philippines 2024 final competition (from left): Kate Coyne of Central School of Ballet in London, Baptiste Bourgougnon of London Contemporary Dance School and Claresta Alim of Indonesia Dance Company. Photo from the IBGP Facebook page https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/6/9/in-their-own-words-jasmine-pia-dames-on-being-honest-about-your-limitations-with-the-director monthly 0.5 2024-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ca9ba0a6-6876-404d-b8d8-e5585acc8ad6/In+Their+Own+Words+-+Jasmine+Pia+Dames+on+being+honest+about+your+limitations+with+the+director+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - In Their Own Words: Jasmine Pia Dames on being honest about your limitations with the director - Make it stand out Stronger and better prepared, Ballet Manila principal dancer Jasmine Pia Dames successfully takes on Medora, the female lead in Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s Le Corsaire (2024). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/6/7/talk-about-dance-jillian-vanstone monthly 0.5 2024-06-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/81ea9c33-a065-4085-b9af-3c56f6a2f360/Talk+About+Dance+-+Jillian+Vanstone+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Talk About Dance: Jillian Vanstone - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/6/4/in-their-own-words-shaira-comeros-on-dancing-with-her-partner-in-real-life monthly 0.5 2024-06-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/01d10848-5b92-47de-9c5f-74e25a4d3f5d/In+Their+Own+Words+-+Shaira+Comeros+on+dancing+with+her+partner+in+real+life+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - In Their Own Words: Shaira Comeros on dancing with her partner in real life - Make it stand out Ballet Manila principal dancers Shaira Comeros and Joshua Enciso partnered each other anew in Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang as the leads of the story Ang Prinsipe ng mga Ibon. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/6/2/fan-fare-at-the-ballet monthly 0.5 2024-06-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1717309925478-6P12XUNLS6806TP7GU0N/Fan-fare+at+the+ballet+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Fan-fare at the ballet These maidens in the environmental fable Alamat: Si Sibol at si Gunaw (2009) execute a colorful fan dance to kick-start the festivities marking the mortal king Kapuy’s marriage to the goddess Luningning. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1717309952033-CIM2SK8EOIC9PX85OHR4/Fan-fare+at+the+ballet+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Fan-fare at the ballet The playful nature of Kitri (Lisa Macuja Elizalde) shines through as she moves her fan in a rapid and festive mode on her way to meet Basilio in this scene from Don Quixote (2012), part of the prima ballerina’s Swan Song Series in which she said goodbye to her favorite roles. Photos by Jojo Mamangun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1717309931611-XSUNRK4FA0TC19W4W9Q0/Fan-fare+at+the+ballet+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Fan-fare at the ballet Waving a native fan while twirling about, Jonathan Janolo (left) is the coquette who tries to catch the attention of Marcus Tolentino’s barrio gent – and succeeds – in Pista, a joint choreography of Osias Barroso Jr. and Gerardo Francisco Jr. which premiered in Halo Halo Supreme: A Fiesta of Filipino Ballets (2008). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1717309925849-B02MO8WQ5BDFJWDP3STY/Fan-fare+at+the+ballet+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Fan-fare at the ballet Fans are at the core of Ianne Damian’s Mosquerade, a stylized interpretation of the traditional wedding dance from Mindanao where bride and groom (Lisa Macuja Elizalde and Osias Barroso Jr.) later engage in a fast-paced singkil. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1717309950790-NFPA8H94NLCLUFKHWHB8/Fan-fare+at+the+ballet+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Fan-fare at the ballet Mercedes (Eileen Lopez), the scene-stealer in Don Quixote (2006), shows off her remarkable skill of weaving around the upright wine bottles on pointe while using her fan to emphasize her movements. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1717309962666-NG00BOXYG2NDDZQQBKVR/Fan-fare+at+the+ballet+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Fan-fare at the ballet In Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s La Traviata (2020), the courtesan Violetta (Abigail Oliveiro, third from left) lives a charmed life, leading her friends in an exuberant dance in their vividly colored dresses with matching red folding fans. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1717309962482-81OMASWKX0EUHUCVD1XA/Fan-fare+at+the+ballet+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Fan-fare at the ballet Fans are the essential symbol of royalty in this scene from La Bayadere (2004), where a pair of fan-bearers (right) are ready to spring into action as needed while they stand behind the Rajah, his daughter Gamzatti and her betrothed Solor as they watch Nikiya dance. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/5/31/this-month-in-bm-history-may-2005 monthly 0.5 2024-05-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/afe33e6f-f340-42c4-a59b-cc460f3aa8cf/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+May+2005+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: May 2005 - Make it stand out Sari’t Bahag fuses primal, earthly movements with pointe work. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e60afcb5-6573-4e4a-b791-ed3d348b2f2c/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+May+2005+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: May 2005 - Make it stand out Ballet Manila Goes International featured a program of pieces bound for a competition abroad, as well as for the company’s US Tour in 2005. Program from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/9dc1c6d0-83b9-43cb-988d-32be8dd30967/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+May+2005+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: May 2005 - Make it stand out Francis Cascaño and Christine Rocas perform the Black Swan pas de deux from Swan Lake. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/4406bf21-4f45-4ac2-8259-ff78d59028f1/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+May+2005+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: May 2005 - Make it stand out The Grande Pas Classique pas de deux, featuring Gerardo Francisco and Marian Faustino, is a technical showcase in the refined Russian style. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/5/29/ballet-manila-in-full-color-yes-to-yellow monthly 0.5 2024-05-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1716951524501-CSBGD7BFJ2NG1AOEFX7R/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Yes+to+yellow+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Yes to yellow Zaira Cosico is a shimmering presence in yellow, bathed by the spotlight for this dramatic solo as part of Manuel Molina’s Love Beyond Goodbye. Premiered in Ballet, Band and Ballads (2011), the piece – which explores the different stages of relationships – featured a full cast and was danced to a suite of Josh Groban songs. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1716951498244-TBNATXTBXB65AXGJ7L1K/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Yes+to+yellow+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Yes to yellow Stephanie Santiago makes her debut in Ang Kapatid ng Tatlong Marya, one of the stories in Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (2024) based on the stories of Severino Reyes as retold by Christine Bellen-Ang. As Marya Loleng, she dons a yellow get-up with subtle stripes on the skirt and ornamentation on the neckline, waistband and sleeves, topped off with a double-stranded necklace of golden beads. Photo by Erica Marquez-Jacinto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1716951532027-QXH6KLAFCVVSVGV2E8AR/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Yes+to+yellow+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Yes to yellow Amid the English countryside setting of La Fille Mal Gardee (2005), the villagers have joined together for an afternoon of revelry. In their swirly skirts in different shades of yellow, Eileen Lopez and Ea Marie Torrado lead their friends in dancing the day away. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1716951551641-PZR4LGG53JS22SK3L52O/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Yes+to+yellow+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Yes to yellow For Prince Siegfried’s grand 21st birthday celebration in Swan Lake (2014), guests from outlying kingdoms are in attendance, among them this nobleman portrayed by Michael Divinagracia who is in a yellow patterned coat bearing sparkling details on the waist, neck and chest and paired with a yellow cape. Photo by Daniel Trinidad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1716951662229-T2PJAIMUZ8APRL6IX27W/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Yes+to+yellow+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Yes to yellow Nothing conveys joy and happiness more at the wedding of Kitri and Basilio in Don Quixote (2009) than the vivid yellow tutus of the bridesmaids, among them performed by (from left) Yanti Marduli, Czarina Villegas and Zaira Cosico. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1716951560777-1O2BGS47VFFZVDWPIT4P/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Yes+to+yellow+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Yes to yellow The townsfolk have gathered for a celebration in Giselle (2019) and one of the lasses played by Akari Ida is the picture of charm and daintiness as she wears a frock in the mellowest shade of yellow. Photo by Erickson dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1716951662238-RIVIMOG8P7E9SSI2J937/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Yes+to+yellow+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Yes to yellow Wearing a yellow transparent top, Rudy De Dios performs in The Light (Faith for Salvation), with choreography and concept by Manuel Molina. Premiered in Maligayang Christmas (2011), the number also featured Lisa Macuja Elizalde in red and Romeo Peralta in green. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/5/24/ballet-manilas-lola-basyang-then-and-now monthly 0.5 2024-05-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1de45b90-ab1a-49c7-8b7c-3b5c522c5006/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Lola+Basyang%E2%80%99+then+and+now+Rissa+May+Camaclang+1.JPG Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Lola Basyang’ then and now - Make it stand out THEN: Rissa May Camaclang was a nine-year-old Project Ballet Futures scholar of Ballet Manila when she was cast as “Kid 3” among two sets of children for the premiere run of Tatlong Kuwento Ni Lola Basyang in 2008. In this scene, she is seated beside Ate Lisa (Lisa Macuja Elizalde) and with two other children as they listen to Lola Basyang (Luz Fernandez). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/12fb4dc8-c268-4e56-baa1-b65a092623c7/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Lola+Basyang%E2%80%99+then+and+now+Rissa+May+Camaclang+2.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Lola Basyang’ then and now - Make it stand out NOW: Rissa May (third from left) is Marya Trining who, together with Haring Urano (Noah Esplana), leads the underwater kingdom in Ang Kapatid ng Tatlong Marya. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/142675af-4bb2-4306-a3b7-6ded9528e444/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Lola+Basyang%E2%80%99+then+and+now+Jessa+Balote+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Lola Basyang’ then and now - Make it stand out THEN: A newcomer to ballet during the premiere run of Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang in 2008, Jessa Balote recalls performing as an eaglet in the Kingdom of the Eagles in Ang Kapatid ng Tatlong Marya. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/73782074-7316-4fa7-8189-e97a7180c86b/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Lola+Basyang%E2%80%99+then+and+now+Jessa+Balote+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Lola Basyang’ then and now - Make it stand out NOW: Jessa as Marya Upeng, married to Haring Araw and living in the Kingdom of the Lions, recognizes the handkerchief Pedro (Sean Pelegrin) has brought as her own. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b9b28206-a823-40af-8270-1f42faa85543/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Lola+Basyang%E2%80%99+then+and+now+Jasmine+Pia+Dames+1.JPG Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Lola Basyang’ then and now - Make it stand out THEN: Jasmine Pia Dames and Rudolph Capongcol (left) play one of the sea couples in the Kingdom of the Sharks in Ang Kapatid ng Tatlong Marya in 2015. The Pedro in this staging was Rudy De Dios who finds his sister, Marya Trining (Joan Emery Sia), in the underwater kingdom. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1973886d-6bc0-4ea2-beaa-39a28758e768/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Lola+Basyang%E2%80%99+then+and+now+Jasmine+Pia+Dames+2.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Lola Basyang’ then and now - Make it stand out NOW: Pia is Prinsesa Singsing to Romeo Peralta’s Prinsipe ng mga Ibon and together form this iconic pose from the ballet which always draws applause. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e18332f1-8ea2-45ee-b598-3f5d1be006ee/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Lola+Basyang%E2%80%99+then+and+now+Sean+Pelegrin+1.JPG Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Lola Basyang’ then and now - Make it stand out THEN: Sean Pelegrin (right) dances as part of the male corps in his first production with Ballet Manila, Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang circa 2015. This scene is from the underwater kingdom in Ang Kapatid ng Tatlong Marya where Joan Emery Sia plays Marya Trining. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b2d96832-1016-451e-9b50-991424dc10d7/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Lola+Basyang%E2%80%99+then+and+now+Sean+Pelegrin+2.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Lola Basyang’ then and now - Make it stand out NOW: As Pedro, Sean embarks on a search for his three missing older sisters as he has promised his mother to bring them back home to see their ailing father in Ang Kapatid ng Tatlong Marya. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ea2ae993-3de7-420a-8183-4479a6d2f29a/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Lola+Basyang%E2%80%99+then+and+now+Jessica+Pearl+Dames+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Lola Basyang’ then and now - Make it stand out THEN: Jessica Pearl Dames (behind Katherine Barkman as Prinsesa Singsing, in red costume) joins the townsfolk in welcoming the princess and showing her around their community in this scene from Ang Prinsipe ng Mga Ibon in 2015. To Pearl’s right is Sean Pelegrin who, like her, had just joined Ballet Manila that year. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f21c627a-9126-4418-bccf-2ad1f17d2c45/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Lola+Basyang%E2%80%99+then+and+now+Jessica+Pearl+Dames+2.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Lola Basyang’ then and now - Make it stand out NOW: Pearl is Marya Upeng to Jos David Andes’ Haring Araw, rulers of the Kingdom of the Lions, in Ang Kapatid ng Tatlong Marya. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f8fd5736-b099-4d9a-890f-7ef99135d6c8/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Lola+Basyang%E2%80%99+then+and+now+Shaira+Comeros+1.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Lola Basyang’ then and now - Make it stand out THEN: In a scene from Ang Mahiwagang Biyulin (from Iconic 1.0, 2019), Shaira Comeros (second from right) portrays one of the villagers who have come to witness the impending execution of the hapless Rodrigo (Gerardo Francisco Jr., center). Rodrigo has managed to convince the judge (Rodney Catubay) to have him play his enchanted violin one last time, much to the objection of his exploitative employer, Ahab (John Balagot, left). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/5002b009-f6aa-43f2-8fcf-219eceffd5d6/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Lola+Basyang%E2%80%99+then+and+now+Shaira+Comeros+2.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Lola Basyang’ then and now - Make it stand out NOW: In Ang Prinsipe ng mga Ibon, Shaira is Prinsesa Singsing who falls in love with and fights for the bird prince amid her father’s vehement objections. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/cd5252dc-459c-4000-801f-71b8aef23e2d/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Lola+Basyang%E2%80%99+then+and+now+Gerarado+Francisco+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Lola Basyang’ then and now - Make it stand out THEN: Gerardo “Geri” Francisco Jr. as Rodrigo furiously plays the violin to make the unscrupulous Ahab (Marcus Tolentino) dance against his will, to the point of exhaustion, in this scene from Ang Mahiwagang Biyuin during the premiere run of Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang in 2008. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/09a0e651-21ae-4f3c-9292-9dce88bdc6fe/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Lola+Basyang%E2%80%99+then+and+now+Gerarado+Francisco+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Lola Basyang’ then and now - Make it stand out NOW: Geri is still at it in Ang Mahiwagang Biyulin sixteen years later! But this time, he’s making another Ahab dance – soloist John Balagot – and together, leave audiences in stitches with their hilarious routine. Photo by Erica Marquez-Jacinto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/58a9ad3c-ebd6-403a-8d15-e708c0b3306c/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Lola+Basyang%E2%80%99+then+and+now+Lola+Basyang+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Lola Basyang’ then and now - Make it stand out THEN: Luz Fernandez, Ballet Manila’s original Lola Basyang, has the full attention of her grandchildren (led by Missy Macuja Elizalde as Ate Missy) as she shares a tale from her book. The late actress portrayed the storytelling grandmother on radio and television before becoming Lola Basyang in over a hundred shows with Ballet Manila, including this 2015 restaging. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/eebf4173-90ef-4756-8a11-b18134cfa842/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Lola+Basyang%E2%80%99+then+and+now+Lola+Basyang+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Lola Basyang’ then and now - Make it stand out NOW: Actress-singer-comedienne Mitch Valdes as the new Lola Basyang is hip and comfy in her sundress and sneakers, and as expected, fascinates her young audience with her stories. In her portrayal, Mitch gets up from her rocking chair, interacts with the storybook characters and also sings a new Lola Basyang song. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/4c397cf7-f9e2-4b0e-ac19-b1fd41958437/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Lola+Basyang%E2%80%99+then+and+now+Lisa+Macuja+Elizalde+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Lola Basyang’ then and now - Make it stand out THEN: Lisa Macuja Elizalde (center) as the original Prinsesa Singsing in 2008 (when she was both Ballet Manila artistic director and principal dancer), takes a bow with Marvin Medina (left) as her father and Rudy De Dios as Prinsipe ng mga Ibon. Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang became a ballet blockbuster that Christmas season. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/a70ff27d-c0c5-4ee1-8ac1-abee72346b30/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Lola+Basyang%E2%80%99+then+and+now+Lisa+Macuja+Elizalde+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Lola Basyang’ then and now - Make it stand out NOW: Having already retired from dancing, Lisa (center, in black) as artistic director joins the cast during curtain call on opening night of Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang on its return engagement at Aliw Theater last May 18. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/5/23/ballet-manila-performs-in-pulso-pilipinas-dance-showcase monthly 0.5 2024-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/8366c372-f30a-42b9-abfe-e4dfc38459cc/Ballet+Manila+performs+in+%E2%80%98Pulso+Pilipinas%E2%80%99+dance+showcase+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.png Home - Ballet Manila performs in ‘Pulso Pilipinas’ dance showcase - Make it stand out Pulso Pilipinas showcases the diversity of Philippine dance heritage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/6d6c5e3f-1050-404c-9dd3-2a06ae527444/Ballet+Manila+performs+in+%E2%80%98Pulso+Pilipinas%E2%80%99+dance+showcase+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila performs in ‘Pulso Pilipinas’ dance showcase - Make it stand out Tony Fabella’s neo-classical Dancing to Verdi is one of Ballet Manila’s signature pieces. Photo by Erica Marquez-Jacinto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/a9b106b7-7189-4bbb-96a7-3648d04033ff/Ballet+Manila+performs+in+%E2%80%98Pulso+Pilipinas%E2%80%99+dance+showcase+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila performs in ‘Pulso Pilipinas’ dance showcase - Make it stand out Ballet Manila principal dancers Shaira Comeros and Joshua Enciso led the ensemble that performed Dancing to Verdi at the Ballet Dance Gala of the International Dance Day Festival last April. Photo by Erica Marquez-Jacinto https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/5/18/talk-about-dance-gelsey-kirkland monthly 0.5 2024-05-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/86bbaf11-ee11-49df-a49e-f40543dabd37/Talk+about+dance+-+Gelsey+Kirkland.jpg Home - Talk About Dance: Gelsey Kirkland - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/5/15/mitch-valdes-rocks-a-new-lola-basyang-in-ballet-manila-trilogy monthly 0.5 2024-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/9fd147be-9b9c-40f2-be91-5f19aacaafd2/Mitch+Valdes+rocks+a+new+Lola+Basyang+in+Ballet+Manila+trilogy+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Mitch Valdes rocks a new Lola Basyang in Ballet Manila trilogy - Make it stand out After a long career that has seen her in plays, television shows, concerts, lounge acts and films, actress-singer Mitch Valdes joins the cast of Ballet Manila’s Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang in the title role. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/98864199-be2c-4912-acc9-0132cb8db2b6/Mitch+Valdes+rocks+a+new+Lola+Basyang+in+Ballet+Manila+trilogy+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Mitch Valdes rocks a new Lola Basyang in Ballet Manila trilogy - Make it stand out Putting a fresh spin on the iconic character in look and demeanor, Mitch Valdes gets up from her rocking chair and performs a Lola Basyang song. Photo by Giselle Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/062e7502-28f4-4030-87e9-776db7a0db18/Mitch+Valdes+rocks+a+new+Lola+Basyang+in+Ballet+Manila+trilogy+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Mitch Valdes rocks a new Lola Basyang in Ballet Manila trilogy - Make it stand out Mitch rehearses with the kids in the studio, with Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja guiding them. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/a878ee3e-c038-4f4c-817c-e0f527d3abc4/Mitch+Valdes+rocks+a+new+Lola+Basyang+in+Ballet+Manila+trilogy+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Mitch Valdes rocks a new Lola Basyang in Ballet Manila trilogy - Make it stand out Seen here in a publicity shot with the cast of Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang, Mitch has been amazed to see Ballet Manila dancers working up close. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/5/11/maternal-instinct monthly 0.5 2024-05-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1715417997521-JAJJHMDGZZVW9JKL2GTV/Maternal+instinct+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Maternal instinct The nature goddess Luningning (Lisa Macuja Elizalde) joyfully reunites with her daughter Sibol, who takes after her as a nurturer of the environment, in Alamat: Si Sibol and Si Gunaw (2009). Mother and daughter join forces and with the help of giant flowers seek to rid Sibol’s twin, Gunaw, of his destructive disposition. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1715417911766-7WIWLRXOAN2AU7DYLYPB/Maternal+instinct+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Maternal instinct Himpaya (Eileen Lopez, center) is a doting mother to Lotta (Erika Basilio, right), but a harsh stepmother to Yani (Joan Emery Sia, left). At the end of Ang Palasyo ng mga Duwende, one of the stories comprising Tatlo Pang Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (2013), the kind-hearted Yani forgives Himpaya and Lotta for their cruelty. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1715418000441-2V7Y44T3SFFCF2T2XZSA/Maternal+instinct+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Maternal instinct Lady Capulet (Abigail Oliveiro, right) tries to be the best mother to Juliet (Jessica Pearl Dames) in Martin Lawrance’s Romeo & Juliet (2023) but still comes off as detached and distant. Trapped in a troubled marriage, she seeks solace in booze and pills and even a dalliance with a younger man. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1715418062352-8HJG6XPGY1UNAAL010CV/Maternal+instinct+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Maternal instinct In Swan Lake (2005), the Queen Mother (Marika Capati) comforts her son, Siegfried (Francis Cascaño), who breaks down in tears upon realizing he has been tricked by the sorcerer Rothbart into believing that Odile is Odette, the enchanted swan princess he actually fell in love with. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1715418089625-IB15K9RKX8YCNLO3HB1A/Maternal+instinct+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Maternal instinct Mother-of-three Reyna Valeriana (Rissa May Camaclang, second from left) is the glue that holds the royal family together in Gerardo Francisco Jr.’s Ibong Adarna (2023). After Haring Fernando (Reparado Marino, third from left) recovers and learns that their two older sons Pedro (Mark Sumaylo, leftmost) and Diego (Romeo Peralta, rightmost) had betrayed their brother Juan (Joshua Enciso, foreground) in bringing home the healing Adarna, she is the one who entreats the king to forgive them, leading to a happy ending. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1715418092417-VSBSNLBT4A9KVRJ6G2SK/Maternal+instinct+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Maternal instinct Mother Simone (Jonathan Janolo, right) is very protective of her daughter Lise (Marian Faustino) in La Fille Mal Gardee (2005). Having already promised her hand to Alain, son of the wealthy Thomas, Simone makes sure Lise does not sneak off to meet up with her true love Colas by locking the doors and keeping her at home. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1715418101309-Z8N2WDQKQJ9OPI9HDAX8/Maternal+instinct+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Maternal instinct Giselle (Abigail Oliveiro) dies of a broken heart and her mother (Kong Ke Xin) is in despair as she enfolds the soon-to-be wili, a restless ghost, in this scene from Giselle (2019). Equally devastated is Hilarion (Elpidio Magat Jr.) whose love for Giselle was unrequited as she had fallen for Albrecht, the prince whose deceitful ways sadly contributed to her demise. Photo by Ercikson Dela Cruz https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/5/11/soloist-jessa-balote-wants-son-prince-to-know-life-is-beautiful-despite-challenges monthly 0.5 2024-05-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1bdf77e2-73c4-45d6-8f63-ba9f5ad1afc1/Soloist+Jessa+Balote+wants+son+Prince+to+know+life+is+beautiful+despite+challenges+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Soloist Jessa Balote wants son Prince to know life is beautiful despite challenges - Make it stand out Next to be seen in Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang, Jessa is Marya Upeng who becomes queen to Jos David Andes’ Haring Aras in the story Ang Kapatid ng Tatlong Marya – where, as a budding ballerina, she was once cast as one of the eaglets. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/47c2566b-50e0-41b7-89d0-04cda31cc769/Soloist+Jessa+Balote+wants+son+Prince+to+know+life+is+beautiful+despite+challenges+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Soloist Jessa Balote wants son Prince to know life is beautiful despite challenges - Make it stand out Despite losing all their belongings to a recent fire, Ballet Manila soloist Jessa Balote still manages to smile. "What's important is that we are all safe," she reasons. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/7491cdb7-45e4-481d-8cdc-079a5c4b47d3/Soloist+Jessa+Balote+wants+son+Prince+to+know+life+is+beautiful+despite+challenges+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Soloist Jessa Balote wants son Prince to know life is beautiful despite challenges - Make it stand out Jessa's son Prince shares her interest in dance and even got to share the stage with her as part of The Nutcracker showcases in malls and recitals. 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Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/bc0067a1-9c5b-4a25-95b5-fddd0ee06ff6/Soloist+Jessa+Balote+wants+son+Prince+to+know+life+is+beautiful+despite+challenges+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Soloist Jessa Balote wants son Prince to know life is beautiful despite challenges - Make it stand out Jessa (foreground, in Gerardo Francisco Jr.'s Ibong Adarna) wants to be given assignments that will continue to challenge her and unlock more of her potential as a ballerina. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/165d807e-9cd9-4540-89fb-8a7de8cdf904/Soloist+Jessa+Balote+wants+son+Prince+to+know+life+is+beautiful+despite+challenges+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Soloist Jessa Balote wants son Prince to know life is beautiful despite challenges - Make it stand out In Le Corsaire, Jessa (center) also dances as part of the Naila Waltz. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/4ecc4c8d-4954-46bb-81f4-5f2e9d4ab994/Soloist+Jessa+Balote+wants+son+Prince+to+know+life+is+beautiful+despite+challenges+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Soloist Jessa Balote wants son Prince to know life is beautiful despite challenges - Make it stand out Jessa (right) values the lessons her mother, Anita (left), taught her and hopes to pass on those same lessons to son Prince. Photo courtesy of Jessa Balote https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d2bab09e-b3cd-4a2a-9c4a-07a601623fee/Soloist+Jessa+Balote+wants+son+Prince+to+know+life+is+beautiful+despite+challenges+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Soloist Jessa Balote wants son Prince to know life is beautiful despite challenges - Make it stand out Ballet has changed Jessa's life for the better. What's nice, she says, is being able to earn from doing something she really loves. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/5/8/author-christine-bellen-ang-on-finding-lola-basyangs-voice-and-why-adaptations-of-the-grandmothers-stories-matter monthly 0.5 2024-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/9d1a5524-ee5a-4634-9271-5b04f1bbdcb1/Author+Christine+Bellen-Ang+on+finding+Lola+Basyang%27s+voice+and+why+adaptations+of+the+grandmother%27s+stories+matter+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Author Christine Bellen-Ang on finding Lola Basyang's voice and why adaptations of the grandmother's stories matter - Make it stand out Author and scholar Christine Bellen-Ang has made it her life's work to retell the stories of Severino Reyes who created the iconic "Lola Basyang." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/3b55a88f-5cec-4cdf-8ee6-d4094e956850/Author+Christine+Bellen-Ang+on+finding+Lola+Basyang%27s+voice+and+why+adaptations+of+the+grandmother%27s+stories+matter+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Author Christine Bellen-Ang on finding Lola Basyang's voice and why adaptations of the grandmother's stories matter - Make it stand out Ballet Manila brings back Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang, based on the stories of Severino Reyes as retold by Christine Bellen-Ang, with its cast of colorful characters and actress/singer Mitch Valdes in the title role. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/0013799d-f126-4dad-8c41-609f5980859b/Author+Christine+Bellen-Ang+on+finding+Lola+Basyang%27s+voice+and+why+adaptations+of+the+grandmother%27s+stories+matter+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Author Christine Bellen-Ang on finding Lola Basyang's voice and why adaptations of the grandmother's stories matter - Make it stand out The poster for the 2011 restaging of Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang shows the late actress Luz Fernandez as Lola Basyang. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f55b6c19-f711-4f2f-9b69-fc1fb863fb65/Author+Christine+Bellen-Ang+on+finding+Lola+Basyang%27s+voice+and+why+adaptations+of+the+grandmother%27s+stories+matter+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Author Christine Bellen-Ang on finding Lola Basyang's voice and why adaptations of the grandmother's stories matter - Make it stand out Ang Prinsipe ng mga Ibon is a love story that defies the odds between the bird prince and a human. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d097eb7a-561a-402d-beb9-fd5f54a8c6f0/Author+Christine+Bellen-Ang+on+finding+Lola+Basyang%27s+voice+and+why+adaptations+of+the+grandmother%27s+stories+matter+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Author Christine Bellen-Ang on finding Lola Basyang's voice and why adaptations of the grandmother's stories matter - Make it stand out Ang Kapatid ng Tatlong Marya follows Pedro's quest to find his three missing sisters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/68629045-6f31-410d-813d-c15d707a3669/Author+Christine+Bellen-Ang+on+finding+Lola+Basyang%27s+voice+and+why+adaptations+of+the+grandmother%27s+stories+matter+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Author Christine Bellen-Ang on finding Lola Basyang's voice and why adaptations of the grandmother's stories matter - Make it stand out Ang Mahiwagang Biyulin is a classic good-versus-evil tale of the hardworking Rodrigo and the exploitative Ahab. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/97c2678e-15ee-4e2d-aa86-c06772c86e9d/Author+Christine+Bellen-Ang+on+finding+Lola+Basyang%27s+voice+and+why+adaptations+of+the+grandmother%27s+stories+matter+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Author Christine Bellen-Ang on finding Lola Basyang's voice and why adaptations of the grandmother's stories matter - Make it stand out Christine Bellen-Ang had a chance to meet the late actress Luz Fernandez who played Lola Basyang in Ballet Manila's two trilogies. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/5/6/talk-about-dance-judith-jamison monthly 0.5 2024-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f101ba68-d1e7-4cdd-ab4e-5ea8a8e0ad43/Talk+about+dance+-+Judith+Jamison.jpg Home - Talk About Dance: Judith Jamison - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/5/4/after-many-detours-portuguese-ballerina-margarida-colaco-finds-a-place-in-ballet-manila monthly 0.5 2024-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b90be6d0-cc4a-49d3-a61b-35906c92c77b/After+many+detours%2C+Portuguese+ballerina+Margarida+Colac%CC%A7o+finds+a+place+in+Ballet+Manila+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - After many detours, Portuguese ballerina Margarida Colaco finds a place in Ballet Manila - Make it stand out In Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s Le Corsaire last February, Margarida (left, with company artist Marinette Franco in the Naila Waltz) was able to fulfill her dream to dance classical ballet with a professional company. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/cad90ce4-e84d-4d6f-8621-81c3b41baae8/After+many+detours%2C+Portuguese+ballerina+Margarida+Colac%CC%A7o+finds+a+place+in+Ballet+Manila+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - After many detours, Portuguese ballerina Margarida Colaco finds a place in Ballet Manila - Make it stand out Ballet Manila apprentice Margarida Colaço says being with the company makes her feel part of a team that she can also contribute to. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/dd9e92f2-558d-4968-a1a8-0d1ffd690270/After+many+detours%2C+Portuguese+ballerina+Margarida+Colac%CC%A7o+finds+a+place+in+Ballet+Manila+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - After many detours, Portuguese ballerina Margarida Colaco finds a place in Ballet Manila - Make it stand out Margarida (third from left) gets to try contemporary dancing with Ballet Manila, as one of the Amazonas in Gerardo Francisco Jr.’s Ibong Adarna, staged anew in April. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/a285439e-943e-4ac7-819a-ec6b65f9e75e/After+many+detours%2C+Portuguese+ballerina+Margarida+Colac%CC%A7o+finds+a+place+in+Ballet+Manila+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - After many detours, Portuguese ballerina Margarida Colaco finds a place in Ballet Manila - Make it stand out Though experiencing an extremely hot summer here in the Philippines, Margarida says she’ll still choose the tropical heat over the cold weather of Europe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ef49e7d9-b2e3-48ae-bfe9-fd22ef6720ae/After+many+detours%2C+Portuguese+ballerina+Margarida+Colac%CC%A7o+finds+a+place+in+Ballet+Manila+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - After many detours, Portuguese ballerina Margarida Colaco finds a place in Ballet Manila - Make it stand out Getting used to dancing multiple roles in a production, Margarida also performs as one of the seashore maidens in Le Corsaire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/8dbceda6-7051-40d8-b863-e1701065ceb8/After+many+detours%2C+Portuguese+ballerina+Margarida+Colac%CC%A7o+finds+a+place+in+Ballet+Manila+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - After many detours, Portuguese ballerina Margarida Colaco finds a place in Ballet Manila - Make it stand out Though far from home and family, Margarida is adjusting quite well to life in the Philippines. She says, “I still have a lot to work on, but I’m grateful to be here!” https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/5/1/floral-fest monthly 0.5 2024-05-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1714521152269-2ZI0V4Y4N8MFB40P76RD/Floral+fest+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Floral fest Carmen (Lisa Macuja Elizalde) is all fire in her red dress, with matching red flower in her hair and red rouge on her lips. Don Jose (Osias Barroso Jr.) falls to her feminine wiles, seemingly leaving him no choice but to accept the red rose she has offered him – along with the promise of a night of passion. The scene is from Eric V. Cruz’s Carmen (2003). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1714521098488-TDZL70DBZG7RES9DIB8M/Floral+fest+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Floral fest Violetta (Abigail Oliveiro) holds the white rose given by Alfredo that symbolizes his love for her in Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s La Traviata, performed in Ballet Manila’s The Silver Gala in Baguio City (2023). In the ballet adaptation of the opera, the rose serves as a recurring motif as the tragic story unfolds. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1714521106859-IMNB8DMHQDUXSQEYA53H/Floral+fest+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Floral fest A frilly red-and-black tutu and a red flower hair accent form the perfect combination for Shaira Comeros dancing as the spitfire Kitri in an excerpt of Don Quixote, part of The Silver Gala (2023) in Baguio City. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1714521107596-BAZMM55C4DBKFLZVLWBF/Floral+fest+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Floral fest In Swan Lake (2017), amid palace celebrations for his 21st birthday, Prince Siegfried (Mark Sumaylo) receives a bunch of white roses from his mother (Lisa Macuja Elizalde) for him to present to Odile whom he mistakes for his beloved Odette. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1714521147005-PQGSYGIE6T1FBI8QVD63/Floral+fest+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Floral fest Princess Aurora (Dawna Reign Mangahas) is giddy with excitement as she receives flowers on her 16th birthday, not knowing that hidden among the blooms is a poisoned needle from the vengeful fairy Carabosse. The scene is from The Sleeping Beauty portion of The Swan, The Fairy and The Princess which also features excerpts from Swan Lake and The Nutcracker, all using the music of Tchaikovsky. Photo by Kurt Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1714521124312-INIV1MXN4IMRBOCXC4TH/Floral+fest+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Floral fest Already smitten with each other, the pirate Conrad (Romeo Peralta) and the servant Medora (Jasmine Pia Dames) share a playful moment as she tosses a bouquet of flowers for him to catch in this scene from Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s Le Corsaire (2024). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1714521131570-UNXSLMTBX8AQH0PKHG2N/Floral+fest+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Floral fest Wearing a dress and matching floral hair ornament in hot pink, Sinderela (Sofia Sangco-Peralta) is determined to make an impression at the audition for a leading lady called by Prinsipe Alcantaro. Hazel Sabas’ Sinderela (2012) is a modern Pinoy version of the popular fairy tale. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1714521151691-EDJ7K04VE7LKH2CFA265/Floral+fest+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Floral fest Ballerinas carrying floral arches and dancing in sync make the Naila Waltz one of the most memorable scenes in ballet. The so-called Living Garden amazed once more in Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s Le Corsaire (2024). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/4/29/ballet-manilas-dance-adaptation-of-literary-classic-florante-at-laura-in-the-works monthly 0.5 2024-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/12fe7720-ddc6-4483-898e-d4000c905dd8/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+dance+adaptation+of+literary+classic+%E2%80%98Florante+at+Laura%E2%80%99+in+the+works+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s dance adaptation of literary classic ‘Florante at Laura’ in the works - Make it stand out The Florante at Laura UP Centennial Edition edited by National Artist for Literature Virgilio Almario has served as a valuable reference material for Ballet Manila’s Florante at Laura team. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/999be8dc-927c-426f-bde8-a1b7975cfe73/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+dance+adaptation+of+literary+classic+%E2%80%98Florante+at+Laura%E2%80%99+in+the+works+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s dance adaptation of literary classic ‘Florante at Laura’ in the works - Make it stand out Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde (center) meets with the Florante at Laura team: (from left) choreographer Martin Lawrance, consultant Michael Coroza, National Artist Ryan Cayabyab and choreographer Gerardo Francisco Jr. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/bbcad368-f181-4b6b-932b-9f5e025e8e1d/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+dance+adaptation+of+literary+classic+%E2%80%98Florante+at+Laura%E2%80%99+in+the+works+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s dance adaptation of literary classic ‘Florante at Laura’ in the works - Make it stand out National Artist for Music Ryan Cayabyab’s research included watching the 1949 LVN Film, Florante at Laura, starring Leopoldo Salcedo and Celia Flor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b0aecb95-5632-46ea-960e-1eea75d35ddd/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+dance+adaptation+of+literary+classic+%E2%80%98Florante+at+Laura%E2%80%99+in+the+works+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ballet Manila’s dance adaptation of literary classic ‘Florante at Laura’ in the works - Make it stand out Francisco “Balagtas” Baltazar, a monument to whom can be found in Orion, Bataan, is considered the greatest of poets in Filipino. Photo by Roel Hoang Manipon https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/4/27/under-construction-tony-fabellas-dancing-to-verdi monthly 0.5 2024-04-27 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/4/24/good-triumphs-over-evil-in-ang-mahiwagang-biyulin monthly 0.5 2024-04-24 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/4/23/in-love-with-shakespeares-romeo-and-juliet monthly 0.5 2024-04-23 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/4/22/talk-about-dance-ralph-waldo-emerson monthly 0.5 2024-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/958f6bc1-ab2b-413e-8f6f-5d8c224f324f/Talk+about+dance+-+Ralph+Waldo+Emerson+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Talk about dance: Ralph Waldo Emerson - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/4/19/this-month-in-bm-history-april-2002 monthly 0.5 2024-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/5f19c19c-540e-4ed6-8129-9fa4b043372a/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+April+2002+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: April 2002 - Make it stand out Principal dancers Osias Barroso Jr. and Lisa Macuja Elizalde led Ballet Manila’s show featured in Intramuros Evenings. Souvenir program from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/4/18/talk-about-dance-vera-ellen monthly 0.5 2024-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f2b107e9-488e-482c-b29e-49809f4e748b/Talk+about+dance+-+Vera+Ellen+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Talk about dance: Vera Ellen - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/4/16/family-is-forever-in-ang-kapatid-ng-tatlong-marya monthly 0.5 2024-04-16 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/4/12/ballet-manila-in-full-color-true-blue monthly 0.5 2024-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1712885453098-A8QT64NBQ00BHB331CNV/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+True+blue+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: True blue Shades of blue gauzy material form the skirt of Sofia Sangco-Peralta as she executes her part in Webber Trio, choreographed by Rudy De Dios and Francis Jaena to the music of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber. The number, showcased in Ballet & Ballads with the West End Mamas (2013), features six other dancers. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1712885488910-PS5RJ0D20J7UIBF2IRF2/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+True+blue+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: True blue Raymond Salcedo and Shamira Drapete dazzle in royal blue as they dance to the bouncy ditty that is Magandang Gabi, part of the OPM Suite featured in Ballet Manila’s The Silver Gala (2023) in Baguio City. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1712885460948-O7X1VW25IIAIJH5W5ZCW/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+True+blue+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: True blue Sea creatures in turquoise inhabit the kingdom of the sharks in Ang Kapatid ng Tatlong Maria, from Severino Reyes’ Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (2011). In the story, Pedro searches for his three missing sisters and finds one in this underwater enclave headed by Haring Urano. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1712885469239-ASTFPTIRMXZN1KG3GVK6/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+True+blue+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: True blue Anselmo Dictado and Jessa Balote are a perfect pair in matching outfits of blue – with sparkly accents on her tutu and on his top, paired with white tights – as they perform the Grand Pas Classique in Two! (2014). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1712885565572-UI5CHYPSIDJO18CWL1F8/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+True+blue+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: True blue The seashore maidens in Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s Le Corsaire (2024) wear delicate aquamarine, reflecting hues in the seascape backdrop, as they dance before being sold off by the slave trader Lankadem. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1712885553945-0B0ZDCHL5LFOTLTLEL8F/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+True+blue+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: True blue The destructive Gunaw (Francis Cascaño) marshals his men – all of them in blue bottoms – into waging war against nature in Alamat: Si Sibol at Si Gunaw (2012). In the environmental fable, Gunaw fights against his sister Sibol who is a nurturer and like their mother Luningning is a true eco warrior. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1712885561671-D0GDSTK0BMOXIYTE8LIS/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+True+blue+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: True blue Two rows of ballerinas in blue tutus give the dream sequence in Act 2 of Don Quixote (2012) that otherworldly air as they portray dryads in an enchanted garden. 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In real life, she has worked diligently to fulfill her own dream of becoming a professional ballerina. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/5a78d308-d447-4b28-8671-992062450fc3/For+company+artist+Judith+Po%2C+ballet+is+all+about+serving+a+higher+purpose+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - For company artist Judith Po, ballet is all about serving a higher purpose - Make it stand out For Ballet Manila company artist Judith Po, ballet started as an activity to do for fun but turned out to be something she couldn’t live without. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/084a07e8-f0b7-49c7-8bea-e7ac4d65002b/For+company+artist+Judith+Po%2C+ballet+is+all+about+serving+a+higher+purpose+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - For company artist Judith Po, ballet is all about serving a higher purpose - Make it stand out Judith (center) is the fortune teller who sees a grim fate for Violetta in Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s La Traviata, performed in Ballet Manila’s The Silver Gala in Baguio City in October 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d978012d-68d9-4641-af1e-3a7d495566a5/For+company+artist+Judith+Po%2C+ballet+is+all+about+serving+a+higher+purpose+14-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - For company artist Judith Po, ballet is all about serving a higher purpose - Make it stand out Exploring different characters challenges Judith (leftmost), dancing as one of the slaves in Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s Le Corsaire last February. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/70e5c4a5-ad91-4be9-9664-41a8e9aadf43/For+company+artist+Judith+Po%2C+ballet+is+all+about+serving+a+higher+purpose+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - For company artist Judith Po, ballet is all about serving a higher purpose - Make it stand out In last December’s Cinderella, Judith also gets a chance to play one of the mean stepsisters (along with John Balagot as the stepmother). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/06004878-da75-4db5-bdeb-99fabd24c91a/For+company+artist+Judith+Po%2C+ballet+is+all+about+serving+a+higher+purpose+6-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - For company artist Judith Po, ballet is all about serving a higher purpose - Make it stand out Judith, seen here as a participant in the 2018 CCP Dance Competition, says one has to be mentally strong to join such high-pressure events. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/60774f87-8cd8-4319-8f6d-f26180b547a6/For+company+artist+Judith+Po%2C+ballet+is+all+about+serving+a+higher+purpose+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - For company artist Judith Po, ballet is all about serving a higher purpose - Make it stand out Don Quixote was Judith’s first performance with Ballet Manila where she danced as a Dryad along with Jessica Pearl Dames (foreground) and Loraine Gaile Jarlega (left). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e2b1a497-49ca-4525-8785-e94f24b3e293/For+company+artist+Judith+Po%2C+ballet+is+all+about+serving+a+higher+purpose+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - For company artist Judith Po, ballet is all about serving a higher purpose - Make it stand out Judith wears one of her thrift-shop finds for her interview at the Ballet Manila Archives. 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Ballet Manila in Full Color: Pastel palette With the wave of her magic wand, the Blue Fairy (Abigail Oliveiro) pirouettes in her powder blue tutu and makes wishes come true in Osias Barroso Jr.’s Pinocchio (2015). 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Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/706d024f-afd5-4168-b386-fff80a0bf140/After+not+dancing+for+years%2C+Rafael+Perez+follows+his+heart+and+returns+to+ballet+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - After not dancing for years, Rafael Perez follows his heart and returns to ballet - Make it stand out In the three years he was away from dancing, Ballet Manila company member Rafael “Paeng” Perez admits he kept dreaming about ballet and is happy to be able to return to it at last. Photo by Giselle P. 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Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde celebrated with them after the awarding ceremonies in Hong Kong. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/488e80c7-99c7-46f6-b44b-9f58b41742a1/After+not+dancing+for+years%2C+Rafael+Perez+follows+his+heart+and+returns+to+ballet+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - After not dancing for years, Rafael Perez follows his heart and returns to ballet - Make it stand out In Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s Le Corsaire last February, Paeng (left) is unexpectedly cast as a palace guard to the Pasha (Gerardo Francisco Jr.), taking the place of an injured dancer. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/42fd63eb-19a8-401c-8bf8-ce5903e12330/After+not+dancing+for+years%2C+Rafael+Perez+follows+his+heart+and+returns+to+ballet+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - After not dancing for years, Rafael Perez follows his heart and returns to ballet - Make it stand out Ballet Manila swept the junior prizes at the CCP Ballet Competition in 2018, with Paeng (right) winning second, and Alvin Dictado and Brian Sevilla (left and second from left) the third and the first, respectively. With them was their mentor, Ballet Manila co-artistic director Osias Barroso Jr. Photo by Giselle P. 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For Marinette Franco, life is a mix of dancing and adulting - Make it stand out While rehearsing for four different shows simultaneously can be tiring and challenging, Ballet Manila company artist Marinette Franco is just grateful to be dancing again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/9d55538e-6f4f-4704-94ee-4e0667121866/For+Marinette+Franco%2C+life+is+a+mix+of+dancing+and+adulting+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - For Marinette Franco, life is a mix of dancing and adulting - Make it stand out Now one of the older dancers in the corps, Marinette (center, as one of the Dryads in Act 2 of Don Quixote) feels she has a responsibility to help teach her younger colleagues in the company. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e33c92eb-fc72-4466-9ef7-afcba53e1062/For+Marinette+Franco%2C+life+is+a+mix+of+dancing+and+adulting+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - For Marinette Franco, life is a mix of dancing and adulting - Make it stand out In Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s Cinderella, Marinette has performed as a princess at the ball (above) and as one of the wicked stepsisters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f3ef3bf2-8515-4683-80ff-beeab7080ef9/For+Marinette+Franco%2C+life+is+a+mix+of+dancing+and+adulting+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - For Marinette Franco, life is a mix of dancing and adulting - Make it stand out Marinette (back, second from right) dances as one of the palace maidens in Gerardo Francisco Jr.’s Ibong Adarna. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/4f248397-6c5f-4f87-9679-7f5072fb5729/For+Marinette+Franco%2C+life+is+a+mix+of+dancing+and+adulting+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - For Marinette Franco, life is a mix of dancing and adulting - Make it stand out Marinette is Flora, best friend of the leading lady Violetta, in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s La Traviata. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ea1d0169-8909-470e-b61f-c2562c114c75/For+Marinette+Franco%2C+life+is+a+mix+of+dancing+and+adulting+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - 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Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/26b4f250-f70c-4c79-a40d-4ed5cbf3041f/Le+Corsaire+gives+co-artistic+associates+Eileen+Lopez+and+Gerardo+Francisco+Jr.+a+glimpse+into+the+future+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - 'Le Corsaire' gives co-artistic associates Eileen Lopez and Gerardo Francisco Jr. a glimpse into the future - Make it stand out Principal dancers Jasmine Pia Dames and Romeo Peralta make their debut as Medora and Conrad while principal dancer Gerardo Francisco Jr. returns as Ali, a role he first performed with Ballet Manila twenty years ago. Photo by Giselle P. 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Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/cb5c4602-fd49-4a53-9c8b-4a2b25a16306/Le+Corsaire+gives+co-artistic+associates+Eileen+Lopez+and+Gerardo+Francisco+Jr.+a+glimpse+into+the+future+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - 'Le Corsaire' gives co-artistic associates Eileen Lopez and Gerardo Francisco Jr. a glimpse into the future - Make it stand out Principal dancer Mark Sumaylo delivers a strong performance as Conrad, the pirate at the heart of the story. Photo by Giselle P. 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Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/523e60d3-1071-4096-beb5-110b9e425421/Le+Corsaire+gives+co-artistic+associates+Eileen+Lopez+and+Gerardo+Francisco+Jr.+a+glimpse+into+the+future+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - 'Le Corsaire' gives co-artistic associates Eileen Lopez and Gerardo Francisco Jr. a glimpse into the future - Make it stand out Two sets of Odalisques turned in exquisite performances: (top photo, from left) principal dancer Shaira Comeros, company artist Eva Chatal and soloist Rissa May Camaclang; (bottom photo, from left) soloist Jessa Balote, principal dancers Jasmine Pia Dames and Jessica Pearl Dames. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/54e4aa8c-7902-46e4-b3ec-bbf9dba1512b/Le+Corsaire+gives+co-artistic+associates+Eileen+Lopez+and+Gerardo+Francisco+Jr.+a+glimpse+into+the+future+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - 'Le Corsaire' gives co-artistic associates Eileen Lopez and Gerardo Francisco Jr. a glimpse into the future - Make it stand out Eileen Lopez (back to the camera, with the late co-artistic director Osias Barroso Jr. to her right, talking to the corps for Ballet Manila’s Giselle in 2019) takes the responsibility of maintaining the standards of the classics seriously. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/3/15/this-month-in-bm-history-march-2015 monthly 0.5 2024-03-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1d6a8c64-422b-4f86-8631-d2606f1c9c66/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+March+2015+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - This Month in BM History: March 2015 - Make it stand out The Paquita Divertissement reflects Ballet Manila’s adherence to the highest standards of classical ballet. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/a67288ae-7a30-4f98-876a-87836880339b/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+March+2015+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: March 2015 - Make it stand out Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Asian-inspired Bloom was headlined by Mark Sumaylo and Dawna Mangahas. Souvenir program from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c16732cd-2985-4a1c-8fc1-19cbc7f4131e/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+March+2015+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - This Month in BM History: March 2015 - Make it stand out Osias Barroso Jr.’s Ecole serves as the finale. 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Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives Collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/3/14/le-corsaire-2024-revisited monthly 0.5 2024-03-14 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/3/10/talk-about-dance-darcey-bussell monthly 0.5 2024-03-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/9bb17e39-0094-445f-9673-cac1a8abaca3/Talk+about+dance+-+Darcey+Bussell+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Talk about dance: Darcey Bussell - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/3/7/ballet-manila-brings-back-tatlong-kuwento-ni-lola-basyang monthly 0.5 2024-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/11967dad-c3e7-4518-9cfe-ebe0a6c470ac/Ballet+Manila+brings+back+%E2%80%98Tatlong+Kuwento+ni+Lola+Basyang%E2%80%99+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ballet Manila brings back ‘Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang’ - Make it stand out Ang Prinsipe ng mga Ibon excerpt shows principal dancer Pia Dames and soloist Sean Pelegrin as the unlikely pair, Prinsesa Singsing and Prinsipe ng mga Ibon, who fall in love with each other. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/45b4bb78-65bb-406a-b818-ce23b74e7608/Ballet+Manila+brings+back+%E2%80%98Tatlong+Kuwento+ni+Lola+Basyang%E2%80%99+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ballet Manila brings back ‘Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang’ - Make it stand out Ballet Manila presents Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang in May as the second production of its 26th performance season, with singer/actress Mitch Valdes (seated, center) portraying the beloved storyteller. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/8f7a69af-0308-4b78-b601-9be8a7a49dd2/Ballet+Manila+brings+back+%E2%80%98Tatlong+Kuwento+ni+Lola+Basyang%E2%80%99+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila brings back ‘Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang’ - Make it stand out Ang Kapatid ng Tatlong Maria excerpt features soloist Anselmo Dictado as Pedro who goes on a search for his three missing sisters. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/04db69fb-0289-4660-aa01-8b77c89b4d47/Ballet+Manila+brings+back+%E2%80%98Tatlong+Kuwento+ni+Lola+Basyang%E2%80%99+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila brings back ‘Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang’ - Make it stand out Ang Mahiwagang Biyulin excerpt casts principal dancer and co-artistic associate Gerardo Francisco Jr. as Rodrigo and soloist John Balagot as Ahab in a good-versus-evil tale. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/3/3/on-stage-from-the-pirates-dance-to-the-naila-waltz monthly 0.5 2024-03-02 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/2/29/on-stage-the-grace-of-gulnara monthly 0.5 2024-02-29 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/2/27/on-stage-the-pirate-the-damsel-and-the-slave monthly 0.5 2024-02-27 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/2/24/refining-a-pirate-ballet-a-new-le-corsaire-sets-sail monthly 0.5 2024-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/84826f68-f6f5-4d1c-9d7e-4cb3b355a30b/Refining+a+pirate+ballet+-+A+new+Le+Corsaire+sets+sail+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Refining a pirate ballet: A new Le Corsaire sets sail - Make it stand out Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde, who made her debut as Medora in 2000 opposite Osias Barroso Jr., wanted to make the character less of a damsel in distress in her own choreography of Le Corsaire. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/286acdcd-2dac-44bf-86d6-a4e6c521801e/Refining+a+pirate+ballet+-+A+new+Le+Corsaire+sets+sail+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Refining a pirate ballet: A new Le Corsaire sets sail - Make it stand out Mark Sumaylo and Abigail Oliveiro reprise their roles as Conrad and Medora while fellow principal dancer Joshua Enciso debuts as Ali in Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s Le Corsaire, opening Ballet Manila’s 26th performance season. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/33487aa7-9a7d-4b35-a8aa-429f7783ceea/Refining+a+pirate+ballet+-+A+new+Le+Corsaire+sets+sail+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Refining a pirate ballet: A new Le Corsaire sets sail - Make it stand out Ballet Manila pioneer Eileen Lopez, now the company’s co-artistic associate, was Lead Algerian in Le Corsaire in 1998. BM apprentice Sofia Sangco (to Lopez’s right, standing), now a faculty member with the Lisa Macuja School of Ballet, was an Algerian slave. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/8ef4d44c-d004-43b7-b63e-5e6bbdac216d/Refining+a+pirate+ballet+-+A+new+Le+Corsaire+sets+sail+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Refining a pirate ballet: A new Le Corsaire sets sail - Make it stand out Le Corsaire is a showcase of ballet at its finest, from the principals to the corps. This scene is from the company’s 2013 staging. Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/0cff2f9e-c70c-45ae-bc32-8fecd8153c9d/Refining+a+pirate+ballet+-+A+new+Le+Corsaire+sets+sail+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Refining a pirate ballet: A new Le Corsaire sets sail - Make it stand out As Conrad in Ballet Manila’s first full-length Le Corsaire in 1998, Osias Barroso Jr. was supported by dancers from Krasnoyarsk Ballet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/10fcdd1c-fe73-4d6f-8429-2dae5ee3e21c/Refining+a+pirate+ballet+-+A+new+Le+Corsaire+sets+sail+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Refining a pirate ballet: A new Le Corsaire sets sail - Make it stand out Lisa Macuja Elizalde said goodbye to Medora in 2013. Her Ali then, Gerardo Francisco Jr., will dance the same role for the 2024 Le Corsaire. Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/2/23/ballet-manilas-first-conrad-remembers-le-corsaire monthly 0.5 2024-02-23 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/2/22/from-lowly-guard-to-the-hero-conrad-romeo-peraltas-amazing-journey-in-le-corsaire monthly 0.5 2024-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/74520254-ab5d-45ed-b104-df2d06d52a46/From+lowly+guard+to+the+hero+Conrad+-+Romeo+Peralta%E2%80%99s+amazing+journey+in+Le+Corsaire+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - From lowly guard to the hero Conrad: Romeo Peralta’s amazing journey in Le Corsaire - Make it stand out Principal dancers Jasmine Pia Dames and Romeo Peralta, rehearsing in Ballet Manila’s Studio 1, are both making their debut in the full-length Le Corsaire as choreographed by Lisa Macuja Elizalde. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e1c75a30-b9ae-4801-b5ea-21b713ad678d/From+lowly+guard+to+the+hero+Conrad+-+Romeo+Peralta%E2%80%99s+amazing+journey+in+Le+Corsaire+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - From lowly guard to the hero Conrad: Romeo Peralta’s amazing journey in Le Corsaire - Make it stand out After dancing a variety of assignments in Le Corsaire over the years, Ballet Manila principal dancer Romeo Peralta Jr. finally gets a crack at the lead role as the pirate Conrad. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/34ddcf04-f982-49c7-9070-0aee9de08660/From+lowly+guard+to+the+hero+Conrad+-+Romeo+Peralta%E2%80%99s+amazing+journey+in+Le+Corsaire+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - From lowly guard to the hero Conrad: Romeo Peralta’s amazing journey in Le Corsaire - Make it stand out As a Ballet Manila scholar in 2000, Romeo (standing, rightmost) was cast as a guard of the Pasha. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/22f2299a-b72a-4764-b852-91a44badf578/From+lowly+guard+to+the+hero+Conrad+-+Romeo+Peralta%E2%80%99s+amazing+journey+in+Le+Corsaire+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - From lowly guard to the hero Conrad: Romeo Peralta’s amazing journey in Le Corsaire - Make it stand out At the Ballet Manila Archives, Romeo looks through a souvenir program of the 2000 Le Corsaire when he was almost kicked out of the scholarship program after skipping a show. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/81cc12d1-9784-4eda-be95-f8aaedf8bab0/From+lowly+guard+to+the+hero+Conrad+-+Romeo+Peralta%E2%80%99s+amazing+journey+in+Le+Corsaire+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - From lowly guard to the hero Conrad: Romeo Peralta’s amazing journey in Le Corsaire - Make it stand out Romeo (second from left) was already “promoted” to pirate for this 2004 staging of Le Corsaire. In the front row are (from left) Gerardo Francisco Jr. as Ali, Jonathan Janolo as Conrad and Marcus Tolentino as Birbanto. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/67f97649-6d4d-4809-b143-d1467f77fdb0/From+lowly+guard+to+the+hero+Conrad+-+Romeo+Peralta%E2%80%99s+amazing+journey+in+Le+Corsaire+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - From lowly guard to the hero Conrad: Romeo Peralta’s amazing journey in Le Corsaire - Make it stand out In 2010, Romeo performs as the slave trader Lankadem in Le Corsaire for the first time, paving the way for other villain roles with Ballet Manila. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/a0ac2f0e-5921-40d0-8812-cacdbeddcdb0/From+lowly+guard+to+the+hero+Conrad+-+Romeo+Peralta%E2%80%99s+amazing+journey+in+Le+Corsaire+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - From lowly guard to the hero Conrad: Romeo Peralta’s amazing journey in Le Corsaire - Make it stand out What made Romeo’s 2010 performance as Lankadem memorable was getting to partner Lisa Macuja Elizalde as Medora. The two share a backstage moment after the show. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d71721f2-9a36-4554-b5b7-cf1bb04c334e/From+lowly+guard+to+the+hero+Conrad+-+Romeo+Peralta%E2%80%99s+amazing+journey+in+Le+Corsaire+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - From lowly guard to the hero Conrad: Romeo Peralta’s amazing journey in Le Corsaire - Make it stand out Romeo enjoys another first in Le Corsaire in 2018 – dancing as the friend-turned-traitor Birbanto opposite Nanami Hasegawa. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/5b67f298-9970-4e5a-9a03-c81429a15c14/From+lowly+guard+to+the+hero+Conrad+-+Romeo+Peralta%E2%80%99s+amazing+journey+in+Le+Corsaire+9+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - From lowly guard to the hero Conrad: Romeo Peralta’s amazing journey in Le Corsaire - Make it stand out Romeo is very grateful to finally be the lead dancer in Le Corsaire and still be challenged by a ballet he grew up dancing. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/2/20/under-construction-the-enchanting-odalisques-of-le-corsaire monthly 0.5 2024-02-20 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/2/18/medora-in-the-making-pia-dames-on-what-it-takes-to-be-the-lead-female-in-the-beloved-pirate-ballet monthly 0.5 2024-02-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/515b8d6e-5d4d-4e5e-93ce-39a6c1ca5a2e/Medora-in-the-making+-+Pia+Dames+on+what+it+takes+to+be+the+lead+female+in+the+beloved+pirate+ballet+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Medora-in-the-making: Pia Dames on what it takes to be the lead female in the beloved pirate ballet - Make it stand out In 2018, Pia Dames danced the supporting role of Gulnara in the pirate adventure. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1e47780b-0aee-4ecd-a4db-d90f35331d13/Medora-in-the-making+-+Pia+Dames+on+what+it+takes+to+be+the+lead+female+in+the+beloved+pirate+ballet+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Medora-in-the-making: Pia Dames on what it takes to be the lead female in the beloved pirate ballet - Make it stand out Principal dancer Jasmine Pia Dames is happy to be dancing the female lead in Le Corsaire, a role that so mesmerized her in 2018. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d8479ef4-f443-466b-b291-8314975c4ed2/Medora-in-the-making+-+Pia+Dames+on+what+it+takes+to+be+the+lead+female+in+the+beloved+pirate+ballet+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Medora-in-the-making: Pia Dames on what it takes to be the lead female in the beloved pirate ballet - Make it stand out Pia is paired anew with Romeo Peralta Jr. in their debut as Conrad and Medora. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/a88b153a-250d-4c1b-8e41-d58d4b3f04a9/Medora-in-the-making+-+Pia+Dames+on+what+it+takes+to+be+the+lead+female+in+the+beloved+pirate+ballet+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Medora-in-the-making: Pia Dames on what it takes to be the lead female in the beloved pirate ballet - Make it stand out In Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s Sleeping Beauty (2020), Pia was Princess Aurora to Romeo’s Desiré. Both say they have grown in their partnership over the years. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1d1c7d8b-807e-484f-a72b-0e3384386aa8/Medora-in-the-making+-+Pia+Dames+on+what+it+takes+to+be+the+lead+female+in+the+beloved+pirate+ballet+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Medora-in-the-making: Pia Dames on what it takes to be the lead female in the beloved pirate ballet - Make it stand out At the Ballet Manila Archives, Pia looks at the souvenir program of Ballet Manila’s first full-length Le Corsaire in 1998. The ballerina was only three years old then. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/75fabbeb-04a4-4639-a73b-344415aa1c89/Medora-in-the-making+-+Pia+Dames+on+what+it+takes+to+be+the+lead+female+in+the+beloved+pirate+ballet+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Medora-in-the-making: Pia Dames on what it takes to be the lead female in the beloved pirate ballet - Make it stand out As Gulnara in 2018, Pia is partnered by former Ballet Manila principal dancer Rudy De Dios as Lankadem. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/253b8b3b-7310-4a48-add5-8c1166c08bdc/Medora-in-the-making+-+Pia+Dames+on+what+it+takes+to+be+the+lead+female+in+the+beloved+pirate+ballet+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Medora-in-the-making: Pia Dames on what it takes to be the lead female in the beloved pirate ballet - Make it stand out Pia and Romeo are equally adept in taking on classical pieces such as what they danced in Tuloy ang Sayaw-an (2019) or contemporary fare like Bam Damian’s El Adwa (2023). Photos by Erica Jacinto and Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e813f5e4-135f-42e7-ba39-d3905ab7b531/Medora-in-the-making+-+Pia+Dames+on+what+it+takes+to+be+the+lead+female+in+the+beloved+pirate+ballet+9+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Medora-in-the-making: Pia Dames on what it takes to be the lead female in the beloved pirate ballet - Make it stand out Pia promises that Lisa Macuja Elizalde’s choreography of Le Corsaire is a must-watch. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/2/16/memories-of-the-first-corsaire monthly 0.5 2024-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/115b03f5-7d99-4461-9129-a1a3d6ed29f6/Memories+of+the+first+Corsaire+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Memories of the first Corsaire - Make it stand out Le Corsaire was the first full-length production that Melanie Motus, as Gulnara, performed in with Ballet Manila. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/0f40afa7-47b3-4d55-beb2-c046f67a1e56/Memories+of+the+first+Corsaire+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Memories of the first Corsaire - Make it stand out Pamela Asprer is partnered by Osias Barroso Jr. in their respective debuts as Medora and Conrad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/94304948-fa76-4f77-989f-aea516759937/Memories+of+the+first+Corsaire+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Memories of the first Corsaire - Make it stand out Eileen Lopez dances the lead in Algerian Dance with Jeffrey Espejo as the slave trader Lankadem. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/6b76fdd5-152b-49c2-8210-55b2fcdadfb6/Memories+of+the+first+Corsaire+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Memories of the first Corsaire - Make it stand out Aileen Gallinera makes her debut as Medora in the Philippine and Asian premiere of Le Corsaire. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/2/15/the-first-and-latest-corsaire monthly 0.5 2024-02-15 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/2/14/ballet-manila-in-full-color-ready-in-red monthly 0.5 2024-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1707878265534-U5416LWFP94R3R60I9MU/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Ready+in+red+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Ready in red The innocent Juliet (Jessica Pearl Dames), strikingly attired in red, catches the eye of Romeo (Joshua Enciso) and he her in this scene from Martin Lawrance’s Romeo & Juliet (2023). Unknowing of the feud between their families, the masked pair falls in love at first sight. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1707878261851-VTKCKJ580X031V74KTSP/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Ready+in+red+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Ready in red The sorcerer Rothbart (Eduardo Espejo), wearing a predominantly red cape, makes sure all eyes are on him as he makes his grand entrance at the palace where he is about to unleash his evil scheme in Swan Lake (2003). The fiery color is underscored by the tutus worn by the Spanish Girls. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1707878287427-NM8S3HIB0W32IFZ5G7B1/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Ready+in+red+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Ready in red The celebratory spirit of a barrio fiesta is aptly captured in this red ensemble worn by Lisa Macuja Elizalde in her role as a lass being wooed by two rival suitors. Choreographed by Osias Barroso Jr. and Gerardo Francisco Jr., Pista mirrors the revelry of Filipino games and social celebrations in dance. It premiered in Halo-Halo Supreme in 2008. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1707878293890-72OL9G0OXD0HUAY6CVTM/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Ready+in+red+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Ready in red In Le Corsaire (2018), Lankadem (Rudy De Dios) is a forbidding figure in red, feared by the women he is to sell off as slaves, and relied on by the wealthy who spare no expense in procuring his services to supply their harem. Photo by Lorelei Casing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1707878313371-QFBST6V2FX1DWELY2D11/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Ready+in+red+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Ready in red Clara (Nicole Barroso) looks on in awe as an army of toy soldiers – in red uniforms and caps – springs to life in her dream, as presented in the Christmas favorite, The Nutcracker (2010). In the story, they come to the assistance of the Nutcracker Prince as he battles the Mouse King who is aided by his minions. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1707878300632-OZ8HZPP5PYRWEWSAM9OS/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Ready+in+red+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Ready in red Red in a row! The girls in the Parrot Dance of La Bayadere (2004) wear the same color as the plumes of the bird they’re each holding. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1707878329044-MLFHJU1WJRLMRRXBZMAW/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Ready+in+red+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Ready in red As the human Prinsesa Singsing, Katherine Barkman is joyful in red, having found an unlikely romance with the Bird Prince (Elpidio Magat Jr.) who plays the title role in Ang Prinsipe ng Mga Ibon. In the tale showcased in Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (2015), the princess eventually decides to transform into a bird to be with her beloved. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/2/9/this-month-in-bm-history-february-1998 monthly 0.5 2024-02-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/3c321aaa-7455-4b0d-8a5c-15a84b6b7711/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+February+1998+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: February 1998 - Make it stand out Ballet Manila’s first full-length staging of Le Corsaire was a collaboration with the Krasnoyark Ballet. Souvenir program from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1707448017435-RIW0QXCI4QDOW3HP250Y/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+February+1998+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: February 1998 Osias Barroso Jr. made his debut as the lead character Conrad in Le Corsaire in 1998, supported by a Russian corps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1707448003956-WUSAD6YX489W4JE7ZVVK/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+February+1998+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: February 1998 Aileen Gallinera dances in The Living Garden scene. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1707448013626-5XUGB27QACL9PO6016M2/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+February+1998+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: February 1998 Making her debut as Medora, Pamela Asprer is partnered by Andrei Asinyarov as the slave Ali. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1707448021985-ICRTKA9U3NHB30G0ROO8/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+February+1998+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: February 1998 Slave trader Lankadem (Jeffrey Espejo) wheels and deals with the Pasha (Yuri Chulanov). https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/2/8/ballet-manilas-le-corsaire-through-the-years monthly 0.5 2024-02-08 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/2/6/ballet-manila-back-in-full-swing-in-2024 monthly 0.5 2024-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b73eb18c-705b-4c28-98d7-2517c8bad81c/Ballet+Manila+back+in+full+swing+in+2024+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila back in full swing in 2024 - Make it stand out Principal dancers Abigail Oliveiro and Mark Sumaylo perform as Giselle and Albrecht in the ballet classic Giselle as part of Ballet Manila’s 26th season. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c1273117-f10f-4b6c-83c5-bcf8348a82d7/Ballet+Manila+back+in+full+swing+in+2024+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila back in full swing in 2024 - Make it stand out Ballet Manila has announced its full slate of performances for 2024 in a media conference at Aliw Theater. Joining artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde (seated, center) at the event by (seated, from left) British choreographer Martin Lawrance, principal dancer Abigail Oliveiro, guest singer-actress Mitch Valdes, co-artistic associate Gerardo Francisco Jr., principal dancers Pia Dames and Shaira Comeros, (standing, from left) soloists John Balagot and Sean Pelegrin, principal dancers Mark Sumaylo and Joshua Enciso, company artist Noah Esplana and soloist Anselmo Dictado. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/2ded3356-76ee-4d94-a750-6d3db8a47ea4/Ballet+Manila+back+in+full+swing+in+2024+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila back in full swing in 2024 - Make it stand out Principal dancer Joshua Enciso dances as the brave and loyal slave to Conrad in Le Corsaire. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/aabfe57b-126b-407d-809d-4120ce985f35/Ballet+Manila+back+in+full+swing+in+2024+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ballet Manila back in full swing in 2024 - Make it stand out Principal dancer Shaira Comeros and company artist Noah Esplana are Gulnara and Lankadem in Le Corsaire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/78130726-4294-4223-afc1-99f059268cd4/Ballet+Manila+back+in+full+swing+in+2024+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila back in full swing in 2024 - Make it stand out Principal dancer Pia Dames is Prinsesa Singsing to soloist Sean Pelegrin’s Prinsipe ng mga Ibon in one of the tales showcased in Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/49545562-9dbb-4615-ae15-39132e007dd2/Ballet+Manila+back+in+full+swing+in+2024+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ballet Manila back in full swing in 2024 - Make it stand out Principal dancer Gerardo Francisco Jr. and soloist John Balagot are the pair at odds, Rodrigo and Ahab, in Ang Mahiwagang Biyulin, featured in Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ed00a0fc-160f-462c-b70d-7bd9409ad9d2/Ballet+Manila+back+in+full+swing+in+2024+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ballet Manila back in full swing in 2024 - Make it stand out Veteran singer-actress-comedienne Mitch Valdes plays the iconic storytelling grandmother in Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/893ff3d7-0601-4f41-87da-342e8f6debc5/Ballet+Manila+back+in+full+swing+in+2024+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ballet Manila back in full swing in 2024 - Make it stand out Soloist Anselmo Dictado as Pedro goes on a search for his three sisters in Ang Kapatid ng Tatlong Maria, in Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/2/4/inspired-by-a-cartoon-ballerina-apprentice-shamira-drapete-is-now-making-her-own-ballet-dreams-come-true monthly 0.5 2024-02-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/9dc27e38-2458-4565-8a4b-10575a872600/Inspired+by+a+cartoon+ballerina%2C+apprentice+Shamira+Drapete+is+now+making+her+own+ballet+dreams+come+true+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Inspired by a cartoon ballerina, apprentice Shamira Drapete is now making her own ballet dreams come true - Make it stand out Ballet Manila apprentice Shamira Drapete (center) is happy with her fourth-place finish at the 2023 Asian Grand Prix in Hong Kong last December where she competed in the Junior B division with Ballet Manila scholars John Stanley Alamer (left) and Juan Angelo De Leon. Photo courtesy of Shamira Drapete https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/8d894110-b4ab-4013-9b6d-87a37946dc81/Inspired+by+a+cartoon+ballerina%2C+apprentice+Shamira+Drapete+is+now+making+her+own+ballet+dreams+come+true+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Inspired by a cartoon ballerina, apprentice Shamira Drapete is now making her own ballet dreams come true - Make it stand out At 16, the world is at Shamira Drapete’s feet. Interviewed at the Ballet Manila Archives, the apprentice says she is excited about the company’s 26th performance season as it means more opportunities to dance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/6cdacadc-1e2c-4e30-b685-752531001fcd/Inspired+by+a+cartoon+ballerina%2C+apprentice+Shamira+Drapete+is+now+making+her+own+ballet+dreams+come+true+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Inspired by a cartoon ballerina, apprentice Shamira Drapete is now making her own ballet dreams come true - Make it stand out Company artist Alvin Dictado partners Shamira in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Cinderella, Ballet Manila’s Christmas offering last December where they performed as one of the dancing couples at the palace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/3bcb172f-f277-4715-81a9-f63a6844bba0/Inspired+by+a+cartoon+ballerina%2C+apprentice+Shamira+Drapete+is+now+making+her+own+ballet+dreams+come+true+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Inspired by a cartoon ballerina, apprentice Shamira Drapete is now making her own ballet dreams come true - Make it stand out Shamira (right) and company artist Elyssabeth Apilado are cast in the OPM Suite presented as part of Ballet Manila’s The Silver Gala in Baguio City last October. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/91c9c98a-6ab1-4ba6-a7b2-24ea47ba7d07/Inspired+by+a+cartoon+ballerina%2C+apprentice+Shamira+Drapete+is+now+making+her+own+ballet+dreams+come+true+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Inspired by a cartoon ballerina, apprentice Shamira Drapete is now making her own ballet dreams come true - Make it stand out Before flying to Hong Kong for the Asian Grand Prix, Shamira performed her competition piece Paquita, 6th Variation, Act 2 from Paquita for the Lisa Macuja School of Ballet’s year-end recital. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/75b34175-97fe-49c4-9028-4d766953f5c6/Inspired+by+a+cartoon+ballerina%2C+apprentice+Shamira+Drapete+is+now+making+her+own+ballet+dreams+come+true+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Inspired by a cartoon ballerina, apprentice Shamira Drapete is now making her own ballet dreams come true - Make it stand out In Gerardo Francisco Jr.’s Ibong Adarna, Shamira (left) is one of the palace maidens in the ballet epic’s opening scene. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ce00a208-525d-40ed-b1f0-742269f2c847/Inspired+by+a+cartoon+ballerina%2C+apprentice+Shamira+Drapete+is+now+making+her+own+ballet+dreams+come+true+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Inspired by a cartoon ballerina, apprentice Shamira Drapete is now making her own ballet dreams come true - Make it stand out Shamira counts Juliet, Giselle, and Carmen among her dream classical roles. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/2/2/from-the-mailbox-a-legacy-of-warmth-and-goodwill-in-new-orleans monthly 0.5 2024-02-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/455d3314-a821-4864-926d-ab4d7a41c163/From+the+Mailbox+-+A+legacy+of+warmth+and+goodwill+in+New+Orleans+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - From the Mailbox: A legacy of warmth and goodwill in New Orleans - Make it stand out A leaflet announcing details of Ballet Manila’s show in New Orleans features a photo of dancers Pamela Asprer, Osias Barroso Jr., Lisa Macuja and Ianne Damian in Sari’t Bahag. Leaflet from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b3615e09-2aab-42d5-8c31-02eb3e1df909/From+the+Mailbox+-+A+legacy+of+warmth+and+goodwill+in+New+Orleans+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - From the Mailbox: A legacy of warmth and goodwill in New Orleans - Make it stand out The letter of Mary Landrieu, Louisiana’s former state legislator and state treasure, is published in the souvenir program of Ballet Manila’s show in New Orleans. Souvenir program from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/2/1/le-corsaire-a-french-connection monthly 0.5 2024-02-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1fd71311-0ad7-4b15-85f1-48fbfe98388d/Le+Corsaire+-+A+French+connection+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Le Corsaire: A French connection - Make it stand out Prima ballerina Lisa Macuja Elizalde debuts as Medora with Osias Barroso Jr. as Conrad and soloist Eduardo Espejo (right) as the slave Ali in Ballet Manila’s restaging of Le Corsaire in 2000 at GSIS Theater. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b1cf998c-72c0-4552-be98-1b171a348002/Le+Corsaire+-+A+French+connection+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Le Corsaire: A French connection - Make it stand out Ballet Manila principal dancer Osias Barroso Jr. and soloist Pamela Asprer make their debut as Conrad and Medora in the Philippine premiere and Asian premiere of the full-length Le Corsaire in 1998. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d802c9c1-3251-4131-b095-75fcfdc7efbe/Le+Corsaire+-+A+French+connection+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Le Corsaire: A French connection - Make it stand out The artist Alexandre Lacauchie made lithographs of Domenico Segarelli as Conrad and Carolina Rosati as Medora, the lead characters of the pirate ballet Le Corsaire, which had its world premiere at the Paris Opera in 1856. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b2e52eab-3d9a-4e6c-9c25-f2dd212809bd/Le+Corsaire+-+A+French+connection+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Le Corsaire: A French connection - Make it stand out Osias Barroso Jr. stars as one of four Conrads in Le Corsaire, a collaboration between Ballet Manila and Krasnoyarsk Ballet in 1998 at Meralco Theater. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/1/30/asian-grand-prix-silver-medalist-john-stanley-alamer-sees-everything-as-an-opportunity-to-improve monthly 0.5 2024-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/45056c02-6213-42f7-8a19-63eb7e5514c6/Asian+Grand+Prix+silver+medalist+John+Stanley+Alamer+sees+everything+as+an+opportunity+to+improve+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Asian Grand Prix silver medalist John Stanley Alamer sees everything as an opportunity to improve - Make it stand out After making it to the Asian Grand Prix finals dancing the Franz variation from Coppelia, John Stanley Alamer is named the silver award winner in the competition’s Junior B Division. Photo courtesy of Asian Grand Prix https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d9f8dd04-1756-4baf-ada1-82490ea3932c/Asian+Grand+Prix+silver+medalist+John+Stanley+Alamer+sees+everything+as+an+opportunity+to+improve+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Asian Grand Prix silver medalist John Stanley Alamer sees everything as an opportunity to improve - Make it stand out Ballet Manila scholar John Stanley Alamer hopes that with continued dedication and hard work, he'd be able to emulate the artistry and skills of the Ballet Manila danseurs he admires. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/5d3f05f1-efa3-4906-8914-44391fcd4811/Asian+Grand+Prix+silver+medalist+John+Stanley+Alamer+sees+everything+as+an+opportunity+to+improve+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Asian Grand Prix silver medalist John Stanley Alamer sees everything as an opportunity to improve - Make it stand out In Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Cinderella (2023), Stanley partners LMSB Level 3 student Alene Tan, forming one of the court couples in the ballroom scene. Photos by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/830491e7-4388-45c9-8b0b-9e558fc57a11/Asian+Grand+Prix+silver+medalist+John+Stanley+Alamer+sees+everything+as+an+opportunity+to+improve+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Asian Grand Prix silver medalist John Stanley Alamer sees everything as an opportunity to improve - Make it stand out Stanley (to the left of Abigail Oliveiro in the lead as Ibong Adarna) enjoys being part of Ballet Manila’s season performances, taking on a variety of roles. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/6b07cbb5-55fb-48e0-8ebc-3f659520add8/Asian+Grand+Prix+silver+medalist+John+Stanley+Alamer+sees+everything+as+an+opportunity+to+improve+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Asian Grand Prix silver medalist John Stanley Alamer sees everything as an opportunity to improve - Make it stand out In his early years as a Project Ballet Futures scholar, Stanley (facing front) and his peers were under the tutelage of Ballet Manila’s co-artistic director Osias Barroso Jr. (left) who was “Teacher Shaz” to all of them. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/7dc15886-f40d-49e5-8606-0d365475f547/Asian+Grand+Prix+silver+medalist+John+Stanley+Alamer+sees+everything+as+an+opportunity+to+improve+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Asian Grand Prix silver medalist John Stanley Alamer sees everything as an opportunity to improve - Make it stand out Stanley dances as a young prince in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Sleeping Beauty (2020). Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/3ff5f7a5-19ca-41fb-85d8-11f900ad00e6/Asian+Grand+Prix+silver+medalist+John+Stanley+Alamer+sees+everything+as+an+opportunity+to+improve+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Asian Grand Prix silver medalist John Stanley Alamer sees everything as an opportunity to improve - Make it stand out Stanley and Eliza Famorcan are featured in the scholars’ showcase in the fundraiser Tuloy ang Sayaw-an (2019). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/21b6d523-c903-451f-8583-3b45ecd6812c/Asian+Grand+Prix+silver+medalist+John+Stanley+Alamer+sees+everything+as+an+opportunity+to+improve+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Asian Grand Prix silver medalist John Stanley Alamer sees everything as an opportunity to improve - Make it stand out Stanley’s dream is to perform as Basilio in Don Quixote someday. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/1/24/le-corsaire-sails-to-the-high-seas monthly 0.5 2024-01-24 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/1/22/after-winning-agps-youth-grand-prix-award-gelo-de-leon-says-hes-in-ballet-to-stay monthly 0.5 2024-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/44a61b8f-cea3-46ff-b98b-a2d6c9cf0fe3/After+winning+AGP%E2%80%99s+Youth+Grand+Prix+Award%2C+Gelo+De+Leon+says+he%E2%80%99s+in+ballet+to+stay+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - After winning AGP’s Youth Grand Prix Award, Gelo De Leon says he’s in ballet to stay - Make it stand out Juan Angelo “Gelo” De Leon’s big moment in Hong Kong: Being named as Asian Grand Prix 2023’s Youth Asian Grand Prix Award winner, and receiving his trophy and prizes from (from left): So Hon Wah, AGP chairman; Garry Trinder, president of jury; and Wong Wai Keung William, AGP CEO. Photo courtesy of AGP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/916ce8f3-e16d-4ad9-8076-8b9a88404d97/After+winning+AGP%E2%80%99s+Youth+Grand+Prix+Award%2C+Gelo+De+Leon+says+he%E2%80%99s+in+ballet+to+stay+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - After winning AGP’s Youth Grand Prix Award, Gelo De Leon says he’s in ballet to stay - Make it stand out Although he secretly dreamed of winning the Youth Asian Grand Prix Award, Ballet Manila scholar Juan Angelo De Leon couldn’t believe it when it actually happened last December. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/3fc948d2-4f0c-4137-bf73-b3cd70794a9f/After+winning+AGP%E2%80%99s+Youth+Grand+Prix+Award%2C+Gelo+De+Leon+says+he%E2%80%99s+in+ballet+to+stay+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - After winning AGP’s Youth Grand Prix Award, Gelo De Leon says he’s in ballet to stay - Make it stand out At the Lisa Macuja School of Ballet recital last December, Gelo dances the Colas variation from La Fille Mal Gardee which would also be his classical competition piece at the Asian Grand Prix. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e5f9e984-b63b-4148-9ad4-344323f234af/After+winning+AGP%E2%80%99s+Youth+Grand+Prix+Award%2C+Gelo+De+Leon+says+he%E2%80%99s+in+ballet+to+stay+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - After winning AGP’s Youth Grand Prix Award, Gelo De Leon says he’s in ballet to stay - Make it stand out Gelo (rightmost) and fellow scholar John Stanley Alamer (left, foreground) join the cast of older and more seasoned dancers in Gerardo Francisco Jr.’s Ibong Adarna (2023). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/0e995967-13f3-48d1-8ecf-5bd665182c87/After+winning+AGP%E2%80%99s+Youth+Grand+Prix+Award%2C+Gelo+De+Leon+says+he%E2%80%99s+in+ballet+to+stay+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - After winning AGP’s Youth Grand Prix Award, Gelo De Leon says he’s in ballet to stay - Make it stand out Competing for the first time in 2019 with Bluebird Variation, Gelo is joined by “Teacher Shaz” – Ballet Manila’s late co-artistic director who praised him for his clean lines, dedication and drive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/0416063c-45ea-4b20-a63a-3f059825260a/After+winning+AGP%E2%80%99s+Youth+Grand+Prix+Award%2C+Gelo+De+Leon+says+he%E2%80%99s+in+ballet+to+stay+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - After winning AGP’s Youth Grand Prix Award, Gelo De Leon says he’s in ballet to stay - Make it stand out Gelo dances as a young prince in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Sleeping Beauty (2020), with a bevy of fairies behind him at the palace. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f501e97d-6799-4782-95bc-0d9b33a19ef9/After+winning+AGP%E2%80%99s+Youth+Grand+Prix+Award%2C+Gelo+De+Leon+says+he%E2%80%99s+in+ballet+to+stay+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - After winning AGP’s Youth Grand Prix Award, Gelo De Leon says he’s in ballet to stay - Make it stand out As a Project Ballet Futures scholar, Gelo enjoyed learning and dancing ballet from the very start. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/98f83740-1c45-49a8-8c57-b8cb7cf824cc/After+winning+AGP%E2%80%99s+Youth+Grand+Prix+Award%2C+Gelo+De+Leon+says+he%E2%80%99s+in+ballet+to+stay+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - After winning AGP’s Youth Grand Prix Award, Gelo De Leon says he’s in ballet to stay - Make it stand out Basilio in Don Quixote was once his dream role, but Gelo now finds Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake more to his liking and wishes he can one day dance the part. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/1/19/this-month-in-bm-history-january-2014 monthly 0.5 2024-01-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/427ef4a1-655a-44c2-b68e-445bfd55e47e/Ballet+In+Manila+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: January 2014 - Make it stand out An extensive feature about Ballet Manila, written by international dance writer and critic Graham Watts, appears in the January 2014 issue of Dance Europe, with a cut line about the company on the cover. Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/1/16/talk-about-dance-martin-fridmann monthly 0.5 2024-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/6910281c-873f-4011-b17e-616882f8ea9f/Talk+about+dance+-+Martin+Fridmann.jpg Home - Talk About Dance: Martin Fridmann - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/1/14/in-their-own-words-company-artist-raymond-salcedo-on-being-committed-to-ballet monthly 0.5 2024-01-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/4465c64e-9da4-48ec-9cc9-4f1f9a497786/In+their+own+words+-+Company+artist+Raymond+Salcedo+on+being+committed+to+ballet+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - In Their Own Words: Company artist Raymond Salcedo on being committed to ballet - Make it stand out Raymond Salcedo performs in the technical rehearsal of La Traviata in 2022 (above) and joins studio rehearsals for Don Quixote in May 2023 (top photo). Photos by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/1/12/ballet-manila-in-full-color-peach-perfect monthly 0.5 2024-01-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1705053880184-4XAYVYC2OOGR8D08FBIU/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Peach+perfect+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Peach perfect Jessa Balote is graceful and demure in her peach tutu with an intricate floral bodice as one-third of a pas de trois in Act 1 of Swan Lake (2017). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1705053843634-IEJK27Q6LWKYO5DRFXZD/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Peach+perfect+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Peach perfect In Don Quixote (2004), one of Kitri’s friends (Jenny Olayvar) wears a tutu with a tiered peach skirt accented with multi-colored laces mirrored in the armbands. Joining everyone having fun at the town plaza, she turns and twirls, her skirt flaring delicately about her. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1705053919640-9C42K7QEGXQUNEWO2QUG/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Peach+perfect+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Peach perfect As an auditionee for a talent search in Hazel Sabas’ Sinderela (2012), Tiffany Chiang-Janolo dons a peach-and-salmon mini decorated with floral appliqués as she and partner Francis Jaena try to catch the casting director’s attention. But her rivals, the Stepmom (Jonathan Janolo) and her daughters (Gerardo Francisco Jr. and Michael Divinagracia) – all incidentally clad in a range of orange outfits – are clearly not impressed. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1705053894080-53B0KDYLBE3QX5K3QVUL/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Peach+perfect+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Peach perfect Everything’s peachy, literally, when Sofia Sangco-Peralta joins the community in a festive gathering in Giselle (2012). She and her friends opt for pastel colors, and hers just happens to be peach. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1705053925944-C4SDLIAGEI7SCWQU54LH/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Peach+perfect+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Peach perfect Dancing in the palace grounds in tutus of peach and mint green, these court ladies in Swan Lake (2017) savor performing at the coming-of-age celebration for Prince Siegfried. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1705053948682-WZE770EK6C1WSGVBH7R5/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Peach+perfect+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Peach perfect In Dalagang Pilipina, Tony Fabella’s tribute to the modern Filipino woman, the all-female ensemble wears gowns of different colors. Rissa May Camaclang is in a peach confection decorated with beads and baubles that glitter when hit by the light. The number was part of the OPM suite presented in The Silver Gala, Ballet Manila’s performance in Baguio City in October 2023. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1705053935526-1SL73095NM2BBVWHD9XQ/Ballet+Manila+in+Full+Color+-+Peach+perfect+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Peach perfect The village girls in Giselle (2005) go for happy colors, including peach and orange for the two at the right, as the town engages in merriment as Giselle and Albrecht fall giddily in love with each other. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/1/9/cinderella-returns-to-the-ball monthly 0.5 2024-01-09 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/1/6/always-ready-soloist-john-balagot-takes-his-dancing-and-choreography-to-indonesia monthly 0.5 2024-01-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/969e4dd8-a96f-4b42-ae12-7be71941c05e/Always+ready+-+Soloist+John+Balagot+takes+his+dancing+and+choreography+to+Indonesia+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpeg Home - Always ready: Soloist John Balagot takes his dancing and choreography to Indonesia - Make it stand out John Balagot partners Wenny Halim in Autumn Rhapsody, a piece they co-choreographed for the Kreativitat Dance Indonesia’s 25th anniversary production in Jakarta. Photo courtesy of Kreativitat Dance Indonesia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/302e5b20-4f6d-459d-a42f-7cadbfa13396/Always+ready+-+Soloist+John+Balagot+takes+his+dancing+and+choreography+to+Indonesia+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Always ready: Soloist John Balagot takes his dancing and choreography to Indonesia - Make it stand out Soloist John Balagot is grateful to have been a guest artist in Indonesia, a stint that allowed him the opportunity to dance, choreograph and teach. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/cb08b0bc-cb65-4d1e-b46f-c505998f44ed/Always+ready+-+Soloist+John+Balagot+takes+his+dancing+and+choreography+to+Indonesia+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpeg Home - Always ready: Soloist John Balagot takes his dancing and choreography to Indonesia - Make it stand out In The Twin Peacock, the gestures of John and Wenny were inspired by the confident and untamed creature with beautiful feathers. Photo courtesy of Kreativitat Dance Indonesia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/a95336db-2c5c-4825-991b-996af3cb95a7/Always+ready+-+Soloist+John+Balagot+takes+his+dancing+and+choreography+to+Indonesia+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Always ready: Soloist John Balagot takes his dancing and choreography to Indonesia - Make it stand out Rehearsing for the show, John says he challenged Wenny in performing a different lift from what Indonesian audiences are used to. Photo courtesy of Kreativitat Dance Indonesia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d26019c8-b1fc-4e02-9a5e-339e9043d4d9/Always+ready+-+Soloist+John+Balagot+takes+his+dancing+and+choreography+to+Indonesia+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpeg Home - Always ready: Soloist John Balagot takes his dancing and choreography to Indonesia - Make it stand out Originally invited to perform pas de deux pieces, John was later requested to do a solo as well. Photo courtesy of Kreativitat Dance Indonesia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/3de5a56c-96b1-41c0-8a7b-c7183c3383c5/Always+ready+-+Soloist+John+Balagot+takes+his+dancing+and+choreography+to+Indonesia+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Always ready: Soloist John Balagot takes his dancing and choreography to Indonesia - Make it stand out John has a photograph taken with some of the students he taught in Jakarta. Photo courtesy of Kreativitat Dance Indonesia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f7d78ae3-0071-4089-9192-d67b42deade0/Always+ready+-+Soloist+John+Balagot+takes+his+dancing+and+choreography+to+Indonesia+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Always ready: Soloist John Balagot takes his dancing and choreography to Indonesia - Make it stand out It was a busy 2023 for John who got to perform Osias Barroso Jr.’s Ecole twice in Baguio, the first one in July for Ballet Baguio’s Iconic recital and the second (above) in October for Ballet Manila’s The Silver Gala. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/9aaad4e2-6f01-4c5e-8385-3a6f54f96d59/Always+ready+-+Soloist+John+Balagot+takes+his+dancing+and+choreography+to+Indonesia+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Always ready: Soloist John Balagot takes his dancing and choreography to Indonesia - Make it stand out John partners Eva Chatal in one of Ballet Manila’s shows in Star City. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/85f53c9c-6509-4ee7-a91f-8a05bc7a0ab5/Always+ready+-+Soloist+John+Balagot+takes+his+dancing+and+choreography+to+Indonesia+9+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Always ready: Soloist John Balagot takes his dancing and choreography to Indonesia - Make it stand out Capping John’s year was his hilarious reprise as the Stepmother in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Cinderella, with Abigail Oliveiro in the title role. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c879333c-5151-4571-b639-ff2e6ee38da1/Always+ready+-+Soloist+John+Balagot+takes+his+dancing+and+choreography+to+Indonesia+10+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Always ready: Soloist John Balagot takes his dancing and choreography to Indonesia - Make it stand out Excited for what 2024 will bring, John enthuses he is always ready for any dance assignment. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2024/1/4/the-year-that-was-for-ballet-manila monthly 0.5 2024-01-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b688de52-2083-4b06-bc34-16229477c870/The+year+that+was+for+Ballet+Manila+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - The year that was for Ballet Manila - Make it stand out The principal dancers of Ballet Manila join the Una Voce Singers and the University of Santo Tomas Conservatory of Music Voice Professors at curtain call of Joyous: A Christmas Gala in Kalibo, Aklan in December. Photo by Studio Eight https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b1768a8c-0e7e-4573-b1c7-7f6e8f15ba0b/The+year+that+was+for+Ballet+Manila+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - The year that was for Ballet Manila - Make it stand out Choreographer Gerardo Francisco Jr. (center, front row) joins the cast of Ibong Adarna, after its return performance in August as part of Ballet Manila’s 25th season. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/97ae163e-0c8e-4897-89ea-f72b49381077/The+year+that+was+for+Ballet+Manila+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - The year that was for Ballet Manila - Make it stand out A photo wall is set up at the Aliw Theater lobby in October in line with the tribute show for Ballet Manila co-founder and former co-artistic director Osias Barroso Jr. The show was complemented by an exhibition also at the Aliw lobby. Photos by Icet Barroso https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/01ba476f-163e-4726-b5a1-8a5f862a2cb6/The+year+that+was+for+Ballet+Manila+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - The year that was for Ballet Manila - Make it stand out Principal dancers Abigail Oliveiro and Mark Sumaylo perform the Black Swan pas de deux from Swan Lake at the Third Indonesian Ballet Gala in Jakarta in August. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/0515890a-d476-4148-b7a5-5b694008e07e/The+year+that+was+for+Ballet+Manila+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - The year that was for Ballet Manila - Make it stand out Principal dancers Shaira Comeros and Joshua Enciso are Kitri and Basilio in the Don Quixote excerpt presented in The Silver Gala in Baguio City in October. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/861e37b8-97c9-4dbf-a054-535bae2ca5ee/The+year+that+was+for+Ballet+Manila+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - The year that was for Ballet Manila - Make it stand out Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Ballet Manila patron Fred J. Elizalde (first and second from left, foreground) join the dancers after their performance in The Nutcracker at the Taoyuan Arts Center in Taiwan in November. The show was a collaboration with the Zhongli Youth Ballet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/8a082311-c7b2-45f8-9bf9-2bf8ec9826d2/The+year+that+was+for+Ballet+Manila+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - The year that was for Ballet Manila - Make it stand out Principal dancers Romeo Peralta Jr. and Jasmine Pia Dames are featured in The Sleeping Beauty pas de deux in Ballet Manila’s show in Kalibo. Photo by Studio Eight https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/aef73204-6ce2-4d9e-8983-75923431448a/The+year+that+was+for+Ballet+Manila+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - The year that was for Ballet Manila - Make it stand out Ballet Manila scholar Juan Angelo De Leon is named winner of the Youth Grand Prix at the Asian Grand Prix and is given his award and prizes by (from left) AGP chairman So Hon Wah, President of Jury Garry Trinder and AGP CEO Wong Wai Keung William. Photo courtesy of Asian Grand Prix https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/3eede5d1-9e2d-48e5-aeed-fb6a75e45145/The+year+that+was+for+Ballet+Manila+9+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - The year that was for Ballet Manila - Make it stand out A scene from The Nutcracker: Clara’s Journey, the year-end recital of The Lisa Macuja School of Ballet, features Jessica Pearl Dames as the Sugar Plum Fairy, Sean Pelegrin as the Nutcracker Prince, Nina Arabela Nuñez as Clara together with Ballet Manila scholars and LMSB students. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/12/30/sean-pelegrins-slow-but-sure-journey-to-becoming-a-soloist monthly 0.5 2023-12-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/72b1cc51-8426-4e43-b8a0-844e54321921/Sean+Pelegrin%E2%80%99s+slow-but-sure+journey+to+becoming+a+soloist+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Sean Pelegrin’s slow-but-sure journey to becoming a soloist - Make it stand out For Sean Pelegrin, being promoted to Ballet Manila soloist means working even harder to become better as a dancer. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/6fab2b8c-c5fc-4930-9516-b9cb2793c5ab/Sean+Pelegrin%E2%80%99s+slow-but-sure+journey+to+becoming+a+soloist+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Sean Pelegrin’s slow-but-sure journey to becoming a soloist - Make it stand out He only had two days to learn the challenging role of Don Diego in Ibong Adarna last November, but Sean Pelegrin proved himself equal to the task. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/73f9c440-61bb-4034-9923-44f9c325eb3c/Sean+Pelegrin%E2%80%99s+slow-but-sure+journey+to+becoming+a+soloist+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Sean Pelegrin’s slow-but-sure journey to becoming a soloist - Make it stand out Sean makes a big leap as the Nutcracker Prince in The Nutcracker: Clara’s Journey, the year-end showcase of The Lisa Macuja School of Ballet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/a8fa5686-273f-4af0-9faa-41c53f6a4130/Sean+Pelegrin%E2%80%99s+slow-but-sure+journey+to+becoming+a+soloist+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Sean Pelegrin’s slow-but-sure journey to becoming a soloist - Make it stand out The Nutcracker: Clara’s Journey was special because it was the first time Sean Pelegrin and real-life partner Jessica Pearl Dames danced the lead roles in a classic with Ballet Manila. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e93c3b88-2a3c-4fbf-8c17-458c863f0c37/Sean+Pelegrin%E2%80%99s+slow-but-sure+journey+to+becoming+a+soloist+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Sean Pelegrin’s slow-but-sure journey to becoming a soloist - Make it stand out In Osias Barroso Jr.’s Ecole as part of Ballet Manila’s The Silver Gala in Baguio City last October 29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/264057be-2af4-459a-9148-bd51ed6b4f8b/Sean+Pelegrin%E2%80%99s+slow-but-sure+journey+to+becoming+a+soloist+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Sean Pelegrin’s slow-but-sure journey to becoming a soloist - Make it stand out Sean takes on the sole male role in Jacqueline Go-Ramon’s 21 Guns, a dramatic piece marking the Marawi Siege that was premiered in July and performed anew in The Silver Gala. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/065c44f3-0b41-47a7-9975-06e85110c151/Sean+Pelegrin%E2%80%99s+slow-but-sure+journey+to+becoming+a+soloist+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Sean Pelegrin’s slow-but-sure journey to becoming a soloist - Make it stand out Sean believes there is a proper timing for everything. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/12/29/ballet-manilas-tala-highlights-the-uniqueness-of-the-filipino-christmas monthly 0.5 2023-12-29 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/12/26/shaira-comeros-ends-a-roller-coaster-year-with-a-fairy-tale monthly 0.5 2023-12-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/0d9e3b1d-5c99-46ec-af8e-739abac11273/Shaira+Comeros+ends+a+roller-coaster+year+with+a+fairy+tale+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Shaira Comeros ends a roller-coaster year with a fairy tale - Make it stand out Newly promoted to principal dancer in January 2023 when this photo was taken at the Ballet Manila Archives, Shaira Comeros didn’t know that the year would bring some setbacks. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d19783a3-e0b4-48d0-ad62-5d724c250a67/Shaira+Comeros+ends+a+roller-coaster+year+with+a+fairy+tale+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpeg Home - Shaira Comeros ends a roller-coaster year with a fairy tale - Make it stand out Taking on the lead in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Cinderella, Shaira Comeros finally gets the chance to dance her first full-length role as a principal dancer of Ballet Manila. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/92c7e421-9262-42b9-81ea-b6ec19fc9347/Shaira+Comeros+ends+a+roller-coaster+year+with+a+fairy+tale+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Shaira Comeros ends a roller-coaster year with a fairy tale - Make it stand out One of the most magical moments for Shaira is when, with her Fairy Godmother’s help, she transforms into a princess and is whisked off to the ball in a pumpkin-turned-carriage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e71b3b9f-4807-45d1-a9bf-d324ba979c9e/Shaira+Comeros+ends+a+roller-coaster+year+with+a+fairy+tale+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpeg Home - Shaira Comeros ends a roller-coaster year with a fairy tale - Make it stand out Shaira dances with real-life partner and fellow principal artist Joshua Enciso in Cinderella, the first time the two are performing together in lead roles in a full-length ballet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/5dc1d4da-410f-4dca-a374-3995ebfa2d8f/Shaira+Comeros+ends+a+roller-coaster+year+with+a+fairy+tale+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Shaira Comeros ends a roller-coaster year with a fairy tale - Make it stand out After recovering from a sprained ankle, Shaira (right, standing) is back to dancing form in Ibong Adarna last August. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/63496d33-1690-4df1-b5b2-e3f8c5f95d63/Shaira+Comeros+ends+a+roller-coaster+year+with+a+fairy+tale+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Shaira Comeros ends a roller-coaster year with a fairy tale - Make it stand out As Don Quixote’s Kitri in Ballet Manila’s The Silver Gala in Baguio City, Shaira shows her mettle in the classics. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b4f7561a-097e-4707-96dd-b189c7f557c4/Shaira+Comeros+ends+a+roller-coaster+year+with+a+fairy+tale+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Shaira Comeros ends a roller-coaster year with a fairy tale - Make it stand out In early December, Shaira and Joshua perform as Medora and Ali, from Le Corsaire, as part of Ballet Manila’s principals’ showcase in Kalibo, Aklan. Photo courtesy of Studio Eight https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/8dfd9249-306a-4e2b-9757-13c6889fcb10/Shaira+Comeros+ends+a+roller-coaster+year+with+a+fairy+tale+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpeg Home - Shaira Comeros ends a roller-coaster year with a fairy tale - Make it stand out Shaira and Joshua, as Cinderella and her Prince, are on the way to their happy-ever-after in this scene from the fairy-tale ballet. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/12/25/cinderella-returns-as-ballet-manilas-holiday-cheer-series-show monthly 0.5 2023-12-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/4a2a286c-2c92-4b61-bfb4-d50f6f29d96e/%E2%80%98Cinderella%E2%80%99+returns+as+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+Holiday+Cheer+Series+show+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - ‘Cinderella’ returns as Ballet Manila’s Holiday Cheer Series show - Make it stand out Mark Sumaylo and Abigail Oliveiro, as the Prince and Cinderella, meet and fall in love at first sight in this thrilling scene from Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Cinderella. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/85a13564-1941-430d-860b-16c24a1bf504/%E2%80%98Cinderella%E2%80%99+returns+as+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+Holiday+Cheer+Series+show+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - ‘Cinderella’ returns as Ballet Manila’s Holiday Cheer Series show - Make it stand out After embarking on a kingdom-wide search for his missing princess, the Prince (Joshua Enciso) finds Cinderella (Shaira Comeros) at last. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/12/23/in-their-own-words-stephanie-santiago-on-dancing-with-scoliosis monthly 0.5 2023-12-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/806b061b-2282-408d-bd3a-8d4797f2513d/In+Their+Own+Words+-+Stephanie+Santiago+on+dancing+with+scoliosis+2-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - In Their Own Words: Stephanie Santiago on dancing with scoliosis - Make it stand out Stephanie, performing in an excerpt of Don Quixote in Ballet Manila’s The Silver Gala in Baguio City, does a lot of strengthening exercises to cope with her condition. 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Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/12/17/ballet-manilas-special-nutcracker-season-in-taoyuan-manila-and-baguio monthly 0.5 2023-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1702828636829-4DNICQEQLHHQXCTER0G5/Taiwan+1.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s special ‘Nutcracker’ season in Taoyuan, Manila and Baguio The souvenir program of the Taiwan production of The Nutcracker, a joint effort between Ballet Manila and Zhongli Youth Ballet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1702824551052-CCU1ZR1DN9O131VTZ1UE/Taiwan+2.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s special ‘Nutcracker’ season in Taoyuan, Manila and Baguio Principal dancers Abigail Oliveiro and Mark Sumaylo as the Sugar Plum Fairy and the Nutcracker Prince https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1702824551585-THK9JXC62R64S7E4DC05/Taiwan+3.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s special ‘Nutcracker’ season in Taoyuan, Manila and Baguio Big leaps for Alvin Dictado and Rodney Catubay as they perform the Russian Dance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1702824551972-Q2ZT2L11P161R9D18KA0/Taiwan+4.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s special ‘Nutcracker’ season in Taoyuan, Manila and Baguio Joshua Encisco featured in the Spanish Dance alongside Taiwanese dancers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1702824552802-LGH4BXUH7DQ0TUP4MM4Y/Taiwan+5.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s special ‘Nutcracker’ season in Taoyuan, Manila and Baguio The Taoyuan show was such a success that there are already talks for a follow-up collaboration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1702824553787-AIPQPVB4JB500C4FQIY3/Taiwan+6.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s special ‘Nutcracker’ season in Taoyuan, Manila and Baguio Artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde (foreground) with Ballet Manila’s delegation at the Taoyuan Arts Center: (back) Gerardo Francisco Jr., Joshua Enciso, Alvin Dictado; Noah Esplana, Rodney Catubay, Mark Sumaylo and Abigail Oliveiro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1702824768591-2EMAYPMC0V9ZOLCUZ1KY/Manila+1.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s special ‘Nutcracker’ season in Taoyuan, Manila and Baguio The announcement of the Lisa Macuja School of Ballet’s 2023 yearend recital. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1702824780165-IYQUEQJHP6W1TN6A0PN8/Manila+2.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s special ‘Nutcracker’ season in Taoyuan, Manila and Baguio The Nutcracker Prince (Sean Pelegrin) and the Mouse King (Anselmo Dictado) battle it out in one of the ballet’s iconic scenes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1702824782061-YHB43QY603KK6K9KM4RR/Manila+3.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s special ‘Nutcracker’ season in Taoyuan, Manila and Baguio Ballet Manila scholars (from left) Germaine Dawal, Sixto Dones (partly hidden) and Angelou Gamayon with two LMSB students in a scene from the Christmas showcase https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1702824799156-O7FGJLMY7W22T841SEM7/Manila+4.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s special ‘Nutcracker’ season in Taoyuan, Manila and Baguio Budding ballerinas represent Spain and China with their respective dances. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1702824797868-SHDFTL8JV6BJT0V8RM1K/Manila+5.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s special ‘Nutcracker’ season in Taoyuan, Manila and Baguio It’s the turn of the Russian ladies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1702824807145-FGLI1B18ZFE6G6GUG22J/Manila+6.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s special ‘Nutcracker’ season in Taoyuan, Manila and Baguio Clara (Nina Arabela Nuñez), the Nutcracker Prince (Sean Pelegrin) and the Sugar Plum Fairy (Jessica Pearl Dames) carried aloft are seen in one of the many delightful moments in The Nutcracker: Clara’s Journey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1702825043660-KJ47KJCNJ3HVAKH0EW0L/Baguio+1.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s special ‘Nutcracker’ season in Taoyuan, Manila and Baguio The digibook of Ballet Baguio’s Christmas production features a photo of Ballet Manila’s Sean Pelegrin and Jessica Pearl Dames in their guest lead roles as The Prince and the Sugar Plum Fairy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1702828733045-7BOIONC4CR0DK588I3C8/Baguio+2.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s special ‘Nutcracker’ season in Taoyuan, Manila and Baguio Guest artist King George Bueno, who played The Nutcracker in the Ballet Baguio show, described sharing the stage with Sean and Pearl as an exciting, joyous and memorable experience. Photo courtesy of King George Bueno https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1702828733414-QH6MO4U58ZSKON84DN0P/Baguio+3.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s special ‘Nutcracker’ season in Taoyuan, Manila and Baguio After The Majestic Nutcracker, Sean and Pearl joined Ballet Baguio artistic director Jacqueline Go-Ramon (left), faculty members, recitalists and fellow guest artists for this group picture. Photo courtesy of King George Bueno https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/12/17/ballet-manila-scholar-bags-youth-grand-prix-award-at-agp-competition-in-hong-kong monthly 0.5 2023-12-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f6ab606e-94bb-44a3-8fce-40b5b151ec0f/LMSB+group+pic.jpg Home - Ballet Manila scholar bags Youth Grand Prix Award at AGP competition in Hong Kong - Make it stand out LMSB teachers Sofia Sangco-Peralta (leftmost) and Eileen Lopez (rightmost) pose for a group photo with the school’s AGP competitors before the start of the AGP Finals: (from left) Bea Marie Elizabeth Panigbatan, Shamira Veronnica Drapete, Julianne Keiko Bañez, Jacinda Myrtle Gonzaga, Juan Angelo De Leon, John Stanley Alamer and Louisa Micai De Guzman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f9b19abc-5f34-41c0-8385-de288a0fdf7f/AGP+winners.jpg Home - Ballet Manila scholar bags Youth Grand Prix Award at AGP competition in Hong Kong - Make it stand out Ballet Manila scholar Juan Angelo De Leon (center) is a big winner at the 2023 Asian Grand Prix in Hong Kong, receiving the Youth Grand Prix Award. Fellow scholar John Stanley Alamer (right) received the silver medal and Ballet Manila apprentice Shamira Veronnica Drapete a certificate as fourth placer in the Junior B division where all three competed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1702772401198-L9JCY8V9304C6JF5AMDO/1.jpg Home - Ballet Manila scholar bags Youth Grand Prix Award at AGP competition in Hong Kong - Louisa Micai De Guzman Performance A Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1702772402667-RF5HB5500ICP2F78FF4A/2+-+Julianne+Keiko+Banez.jpg Home - Ballet Manila scholar bags Youth Grand Prix Award at AGP competition in Hong Kong - Julianne Keiko Banez Junior A Photo by Giselle P. 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Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/12/11/talk-about-dance-emily-ricca monthly 0.5 2023-12-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f37f0846-bea9-4d7d-a440-f63be6fc1f12/Talk+about+dance+-+Emily+Ricca.jpg Home - Talk About Dance: Emily Ricca - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/12/9/this-month-in-bm-history-december-1998 monthly 0.5 2023-12-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/5cd46378-0cd6-4000-a1e0-56638e8c4a5d/BM+1.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: December 1998 - Make it stand out A newspaper item gives details about Ballet Manila’s The Nutcracker in 1998 and features a photo of principal dancers Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Osias Barroso in the lead roles. Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/a1c09226-0664-4d1a-9da4-f14786e214aa/BM+2.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: December 1998 - Make it stand out Soloist Melanie Motus was one of three dancers who portrayed Masha, while guest artist Viktor Saveliev was Drosselmeyer. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/066bd4eb-1237-4923-90fa-9d697168dd98/BM+5.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: December 1998 - Make it stand out A ticket to the Christmas ballet’s December 18, 1998 show. Ticket from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b65c3a52-f1d4-4119-9048-80ef7dda1a97/BM+3.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: December 1998 - Make it stand out Ballet Manila presented its first full-length The Nutcracker at the GSIS Theater in 1998. Souvenir program from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1260327c-699e-495e-bc76-74455ab14ec0/BM+4.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: December 1998 - Make it stand out Students from the Ballet Manila School rounded out the cast of The Nutcracker, as the company was still a small group then. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/12/8/ballet-manilas-tala-celebrates-filipino-creativity-with-lata-ang-aming-tambol monthly 0.5 2023-12-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/a95a8fa8-5f38-4189-90b5-226b7e41a499/_1380367.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s 'Tala' celebrates Filipino creativity with 'Lata Ang Aming Tambol' - Make it stand out Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/7b66d4c4-3bcf-49a2-826c-c5752bfe80f0/_1380345.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s 'Tala' celebrates Filipino creativity with 'Lata Ang Aming Tambol' - Make it stand out Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/12/5/talk-about-dance-natalia-osipova monthly 0.5 2023-12-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b17aae41-d019-4277-9052-46ceeb0af745/Talk+about+dance+-+Natalia+Osipova.jpg Home - Talk about dance: Natalia Osipova - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/12/2/ballet-manila-in-full-color-pink-passion monthly 0.5 2023-12-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1701494161500-0YHTAEMQ3C6QHABQKX79/Pink+1.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Pink passion Exuberance is written on the faces of Gerardo Francisco Jr., Jamil Montibon and Anselmo Dictado and lead female dancer Abigail Oliveiro – in her cute two-piece pink outfit – as they move to the smile-inducing Da Coconut Nut. The number was part of OPM Suite, choreographed by Gerardo Francisco Jr., as featured in Flight!, Ballet Manila’s anchor show at the Asian Grand Prix in Hong Kong in August 2015. Photo by Kurt Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1701494130872-6W8NL3V7T98SDP8NN1Q3/Pink+2.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Pink passion The subtle pink hue of Jasmine Pia Dames’ tutu as Gulnara (from Le Corsaire, 2018) reflects the quiet strength that her character possesses as she comes to her friend Medora’s assistance through the many adventures they undergo in the pirate epic. Photo by Lorelei Casing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1701494153526-EPJDUSY462GTQAC2XJ8T/Pink+3.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Pink passion Judith Po is the picture of pink perfection as she joins the all-female Dalagang Pilipina, a choreography by the late Tony Fabella that celebrates ballet and fashion. The piece was presented in an OPM Suite for Ballet Manila’s The Silver Gala in Baguio City last October. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1701494162936-MP5PD10BEIH0Q421QWA2/Pink+4.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Pink passion As the lead ballerina in Tony Fabella’s Dancing to Verdi, Lisa Macuja-Elizalde is a vision in pink, as partnered by Osias Barroso. The neoclassical piece was part of OPM at OPB in 2003, showcasing Original Pilipino Music and Original Pilipino Ballet. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1701494225950-ZZWO9R43D9A9J9CCU1C5/Pink+5.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Pink passion Frilly fringes in fuchsia and pink add up to the charm of this tutu worn by Jennifer Olayvar as Lise who goes on a merry escapade with Colas (Jerome Espejo) in The Naughty Daughter. The countryside-set romantic comedy was staged in 2008. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1701494312264-OWFRQ4UYWEQ8HVTP56K8/Pink+6.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Pink passion Prince Siegfried (Elpido Magat Jr.) receives a bevy of princesses who have been invited to his twenty-first birthday celebration in the palace, including Czarina Villegas who is clad in a confection of baby pink highlighted by gold accents on the bodice and sleeves. The scene is from Swan Lake (2014). Photo by Daniel Trinidad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1701494436226-VRNNA27TNMUEA9DDTKHC/Pink+7.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Pink passion One of the light moments in the otherwise tragic La Traviata shows Rissa May Camaclang as Honoree in a delicate pink dress, as she presents her fiancé (Romeo Peralta) to her father Giorgio Germont. The Lisa Macuja adaptation of the famous Verdi opera was most recently staged at The Silver Gala in Baguio City last October. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/11/29/talk-about-dance-nina-ananiashvili monthly 0.5 2023-11-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/eb5048e5-f1d8-4ce6-a4d7-7eac5a08825b/Talk+about+dance+-+Nina+Ananiashvili.jpg Home - Talk About Dance: Nina Ananiashvili - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/11/27/from-baseball-to-ballet-jefferson-balute-makes-a-detour-and-falls-in-love-with-dance monthly 0.5 2023-11-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d8ef4541-a624-4996-ba1f-173e2e800999/Jefferson+2.JPG Home - From baseball to ballet: Jefferson Balute makes a detour and falls in love with dance - Make it stand out Going into ballet has given him many opportunies, says Jefferson Balute, such as participating in the 2018 Cultural Center of the Philippines Ballet Competition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e6de1185-4ce6-4951-8227-4b634c6b1081/Jefferson+1.jpg Home - From baseball to ballet: Jefferson Balute makes a detour and falls in love with dance - Make it stand out Jefferson Balute thought he was watching a ballet, but apparently, his mom Anita and ballerina sister Jessa had signed him up for an audition. Now, he is a Ballet Manila company member. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f53e3b7a-c8ad-4feb-bf29-a00bdb7b33d2/Jefferson+3.JPG Home - From baseball to ballet: Jefferson Balute makes a detour and falls in love with dance - Make it stand out In the 2019 staging of Ibong Adarna, Jefferson (second from left) gets to perform alongside mentors Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Osias Barroso Jr. as the queen and king. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/9229a8c3-48c5-4824-991f-68047a579c26/Jefferson+4.JPG Home - From baseball to ballet: Jefferson Balute makes a detour and falls in love with dance - Make it stand out Jefferson (left) performs with principal dancer Gerardo Francisco Jr. as Gamache and fellow company member John Carl Concepcion in a scene from Don Quixote during technical rehearsals last May. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/6b3256f2-d90f-4a7c-8e00-00ef16139c01/Jefferson+5.jpg Home - From baseball to ballet: Jefferson Balute makes a detour and falls in love with dance - Make it stand out What Jefferson (third from right, in Romeo & Juliet) likes about being part of Ballet Manila is that his colleagues are always willing to help him in learning and practicing steps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/33d69518-ad10-49e2-b475-dba475acaff5/Jefferson+6.JPG Home - From baseball to ballet: Jefferson Balute makes a detour and falls in love with dance - Make it stand out Jefferson (left, with fellow company artist Noah Esplana in Munting Pangarap at Star City) says he’d like to enjoy dancing for as long as he can. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/cba0d46e-c62b-4eab-b754-bdbad8eff0e8/Jefferson+7.jpg Home - From baseball to ballet: Jefferson Balute makes a detour and falls in love with dance - Make it stand out For his contemporary piece in the 2018 CCP Ballet Competition, Jefferson danced Rudy De Dios’ boxing-themed choreography, In the Red Corner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c4a32795-549f-46c7-b18d-4fd1ff6b8aa7/Jefferson+8.jpg Home - From baseball to ballet: Jefferson Balute makes a detour and falls in love with dance - Make it stand out Discipline and willingness to learn are the two traits one must take to heart if one wants to be in ballet, shares Jefferson. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/11/24/this-month-in-bm-history-november-2016 monthly 0.5 2023-11-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/cef79f64-b2d2-464d-8ecd-466d434bc41e/BM+3.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: November 2016 - Make it stand out Lisa Macuja-Elizalde makes a guest appearance as the Fairy Godmother. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/cf54aa04-a302-4b9d-ac90-c8e40dbf3d57/BM+1.JPG Home - This Month in BM History: November 2016 - Make it stand out Cinderella (Abigail Oliveiro) and the Prince (Mark Sumaylo) have their first dance in this scene from the premiere run of Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Cinderella. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/87419bfd-f870-40f1-a238-fa3dbc42b30e/BM+4.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: November 2016 - Make it stand out Katherine Barkman as the transformed Cinderella is whisked off to the ball in a magical stage coach. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/776bad8e-320b-463a-affe-b3044e898bdf/BM+2.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: November 2016 - Make it stand out A newspaper item shares behind-the-scenes stories in the making of Cinderella. 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Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/403dc89f-8e08-4010-b0b1-73b720b8234a/Romeo+2.jpg Home - For Romeo Peralta, faith is a factor in fitness - Make it stand out For Romeo Peralta Jr. – dancing in Nais Ko in the company’s comeback show, Rise! in October 2022 – a regimen that can sustain him through many shows and long rehearsal periods is important. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d13e44d6-fef3-4230-afeb-27e6cdfdba78/Romeo+3.jpg Home - For Romeo Peralta, faith is a factor in fitness - Make it stand out A “fitness obsession” resulted in a bulked-up physique that can be seen in this Instagram post from 2015. Romeo says he has moved on from that phase and now exercises moderately. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c484bcd4-fc10-4a60-b9df-8a1b23e1b22f/Romeo+4.JPG Home - For Romeo Peralta, faith is a factor in fitness - Make it stand out Lifting and partnering are the two most important skills he learned early on, says Romeo, seen here dancing El Adwa with fellow principal dancer Jasmine Pia Dames in last October’s The Silver Gala in Baguio City. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/cf5d61af-feed-4645-baea-3bfd5065f940/Romeo+5.jpg Home - For Romeo Peralta, faith is a factor in fitness - Make it stand out During the pandemic lockdowns, Romeo joined company classes via Zoom in an improvised studio at home. Photo by Sofia Sangco-Peralta https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/11/16/ballet-manila-in-full-color-green-and-bear-it monthly 0.5 2023-11-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1700103117236-RQBDBL51XGG0DSAJNWMT/Green+1.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Green and bear it The Pas de Trois in Act 1 of Swan Lake (2011) features dancers (from left) Yanti Marduli, Elpidio Magat Jr. and Jennifer Olayvar wearing attires in a soft shade of green as they prance at Prince Siegfried’s twenty-first birthday fete. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1700103116870-6AJHPVL0CMBT27Z4WS7Z/Green+2.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Green and bear it Jamil Montibon is grooviness personified in a green turtleneck top and form-fitting black pants inspired by ‘60s fashion, perfect to dance Martin Lawrance’s The Winding Road in as it uses Beatles music. The choreography, which features other dancers sporting a similar look, premiered in Deux (2017). Photo by Ian Santos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1700103118289-1M594THM3E8UG1RO7PDZ/Green+3.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Green and bear it In Ang Prinsipe ng mga Ibon, one of the stories in Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (2009), the kingdom ruled by Prinsesa Singsing’s father is attacked by giants. These green-feathered birds led by the prince referred to in the title come to the rescue even though the king had rejected him as the princess’ suitor. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1700103123398-4DYJXNG5NYA9U8LU41SR/Green+4.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Green and bear it The Odalisques – Naomi Jaena, Jung Wong Shin and Sofia Sangco-Peralta – joyfully move as one in Le Corsaire (2013), wearing midriff-baring tutus in mint green flecked with beads, baubles and sequins. Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1700103120354-HYWIK2O1648VQUB01W03/Green+5.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Green and bear it The all-male ensemble in Augustus “Bam” Damian III’s Reconfigured – part of the repertoire of Ballet & Ballads (2013) – is caught in mid-air in this shot, sporting olive green bottoms with side slits that flip and flare as they move. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1700103122019-LFSJ8HA198PAI8J56FJM/Green+6.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Green and bear it In the dream sequence of Don Quixote (2012), the Queen of the Dryads (Dawna Reign Mangahas) is ethereal in a seafoam green frock with accents that glitter upon catching the light. Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1700103131517-J3LYOZSND74OHXKIR7PS/Green+7.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Green and bear it When the puppet he carved from wood comes to life in Pinocchio (2007), gone are the dull moments for Gepetto (Jonathan Janolo, left). But his clothes certainly didn’t need any more brightening as can be seen in his multi-colored outfit anchored by yellow green pants and matching yellow green scarf. No need to wonder where Pinocchio (Alvin Santos) gets his fashion sense from! Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/11/13/talk-about-dance-cassie-logan monthly 0.5 2023-11-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ad1f812f-9c10-41ed-ab09-2ef2926b5d03/Talk+about+dance+-+Cassie+Logan.jpg Home - Talk About Dance: Cassie Logan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/11/10/the-silver-gala-revisited monthly 0.5 2023-11-10 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/11/8/called-to-perform-celine-astrologo-gives-ballet-another-shot monthly 0.5 2023-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/4a315260-e740-4a30-bd3b-c8413c171f97/Celine+2.JPG Home - Called to perform: Celine Astrologo gives ballet another shot - Make it stand out She once doubted if ballet could be for her but now, Celine Astrologo (center, in Don Quixote last May) knows this is what she wants. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/6e7ccce5-9524-4e8c-ab7c-45a4a5458d18/Celine+1.JPG Home - Called to perform: Celine Astrologo gives ballet another shot - Make it stand out Ballet Manila company artist Celine Astrologo is motivated by the thought that second chances don’t come often and that being a ballerina doesn’t last forever. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ffbeaf44-6678-4272-8c9f-95e5137584e0/Celine+3.jpg Home - Called to perform: Celine Astrologo gives ballet another shot - Make it stand out Thinking beyond technique, Celine is also working on her artistry as a ballet dancer and on building up her confidence on stage. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c20c36a2-77e3-4e22-9a82-fd07351cdccd/Celine+4.JPG Home - Called to perform: Celine Astrologo gives ballet another shot - Make it stand out Realizing how much she missed ballet, Celine (center, in Gerardo Francisco’s Ibong Adarna last August) is glad to be able to return to it. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/dcf7bf4f-c151-4401-bdc6-843fcce6238c/Celine+7.jpg Home - Called to perform: Celine Astrologo gives ballet another shot - Make it stand out Dancing in Rudy De Dios’ Carmina Burana in March 2020 was one of the last performances of Celine (right) before the pandemic hit. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/bb1337b9-3792-47ec-a947-7de10d2e2979/Celine+5.jpg Home - Called to perform: Celine Astrologo gives ballet another shot - Make it stand out Being part of the corps, says Celine (third from left, as a wili in Giselle in 2019), scares her because it’s obvious when one makes a mistake. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d721b40d-951f-44c7-8359-ee160140100d/Celine+6.JPG Home - Called to perform: Celine Astrologo gives ballet another shot - Make it stand out In 2019, Celine (third from left) and Rodney Catubay – now both Ballet Manila company artists – are interviewed by Lisa Macuja-Elizalde (left) for her Art 2 Art program, along with Cherish Garcia, head of Academy One where the two learned ballet. Photo by Susan A. De Guzman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d1f23494-5cac-403f-a6e0-15c4d48a9db8/Celine+8.JPG Home - Called to perform: Celine Astrologo gives ballet another shot - Make it stand out Celine shares that she’d love to portray strong female leads like Carmen in Carmen and Violetta in La Traviata. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/11/2/reflections-on-love-and-death monthly 0.5 2023-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/de9de361-a4b0-4eb0-86d8-50d9ecf4a912/Katherine+and+Rudy.JPG Home - Reflections on love and death - Make it stand out Katherine Barkman and Rudy De Dios Romeo & Juliet Choreography by Paul Vasterling October 2015 Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/fbb4a3eb-a648-4ef1-b576-e6619f9e5e41/Elpidio+and+Nanami.JPG Home - Reflections on love and death - Make it stand out Elpidio Magat Jr. and Nanami Hasegawa Fantasy Overture – Romeo & Juliet in Iconic 1.0 Choreography by Sergey Vikulov September 2018 Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/162fb14b-2982-441c-89f0-7fb21d103040/_MG_2542.JPG Home - Reflections on love and death - Make it stand out Abigail Oliveiro and Brian Williamson Romeo & Juliet Choreography by Paul Vasterling October 2015 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/da7ce615-3105-4d98-8325-4e9a204ad50f/Lisa+and+Rudy.JPG Home - Reflections on love and death - Make it stand out Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Rudy De Dios Romeo & Juliet Choreography by Sergey Vikulov February 2007 Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/10/31/renewed-ballet-manila-joins-global-dance-community-in-celebrating-world-ballet-day-2023 monthly 0.5 2023-10-31 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/10/30/clowning-around monthly 0.5 2023-10-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1698679742823-ZQBPFINQJFANO8K7CNCK/Clown+1.JPG Home - Clowning around In Fairy Doll pas de trois, a sad clown (Glenn Ragel, left) and a happy clown (Alvin Santos) try to win the favor of a beautiful fairy doll princess (Missy Macuja Elizalde), outwitting and outmaneuvering each other at every turn. Premiered by Ballet Manila during its second Mindanao tour, this pas de trois was presented in Carmen International Friendship Gala in 2013. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1698679750678-YQP24L03DDV32R7T1KBU/Clown+2.jpg Home - Clowning around With his easy grin and mischievous ways, the harlequin (Anselmo Dictado) gets attention, specially from his partner, in the Harlequinade pas de deux. In the 2014 production Heart to Heart: Ballet & Ballads, three couples alternated in the number, comprising the fifth generation of Ballet Manila artists to have performed it since artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde danced it as a graduation piece at the Russian Ballet Academy in 1984. Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1698679746139-IG2I6YD9GBH4I2SS0J2F/Clown+3.jpg Home - Clowning around It is Prince Siegfried’s twenty-first birthday, and the revelry is ongoing at the palace in Swan Lake (2005). A variety of entertainment fare is offered to guests including a lively number from the Jester (Gerardo Francisco Jr.) who leaps and jumps in abandon. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1698679751180-T7FWEETN7TUL2273WB76/Clown+4.jpg Home - Clowning around The Jester (Gerardo Francisco Jr.) shows off his antics at the celebration of Prince Siegfried’s twenty-first birthday in the palace in this scene from Swan Lake, which Ballet Manila staged anew in 2017. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1698679752504-ARPI8WPXRVEUSMLJ6MY9/Clown+5.jpg Home - Clowning around Several pairs of Harlequins and Columbines, one of them shown here (Manny Febra and Sofia Sangco-Peralta), add to the merriment at Stromboli’s Puppet Theater. They join stringed puppets, princess dolls, black-theater mimes and a host of other colorful characters in the scene from Osias Barroso Jr.’s Pinocchio (2015). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1698679756895-37F48QUZFG3LSLSEZVP8/Clown+6.jpg Home - Clowning around Petrushka (Osias Barroso Jr., right) is a clown like no other. He is the opposite of jolly as he finds his love for the Arabian Doll (Lisa Macuja-Elizalde) unrequited since she is smitten with the soldier (Eduardo Espejo). David Campos made this version of Michel Fokine’s choreography from 1911, Petrushka, for Ballet Manila in 1997. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/10/27/in-their-own-words-rissa-may-camaclang-on-stepping-out-of-her-comfort-zone monthly 0.5 2023-10-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/62fcee99-36a1-4244-8f3b-87ed3d32d88e/Rissa+2.jpg Home - In Their Own Words: Rissa May Camaclang on stepping out of her comfort zone - Make it stand out Rissa May dances in Gerardo Francisco Jr.’s Munting Pangarap at Star City. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/10/25/principal-dancer-jasmine-pia-dames-on-how-to-ensure-a-long-and-injury-free-career monthly 0.5 2023-10-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d7a45d88-7b3e-46be-b57f-1124e1acdb3c/Pia+2.jpg Home - Principal dancer Jasmine Pia Dames on how to ensure a long and injury-free career - Make it stand out Unlike her first full-length Don Quixote in 2017 when she was dancing in pain, Pia’s return to the classic last May (above) was much easier. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/5b436c88-5564-4f3d-aeea-7c1e335f036c/Pia+1.jpg Home - Principal dancer Jasmine Pia Dames on how to ensure a long and injury-free career - Make it stand out Principal dancer Jasmine Pia Dames says her health regimen includes getting eight hours of sleep so that her body can recover from the hard training she does. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/66bdf42f-e56a-40cc-ba1f-f1f13f669e31/Pia+3.jpg Home - Principal dancer Jasmine Pia Dames on how to ensure a long and injury-free career - Make it stand out Following a strengthening program has made it easier for Pia to take on physically demanding roles such as Kitri in Don Quixote which she is rehearsing here. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b4d63221-8c5e-4e7b-a787-d6d6bdc212a7/Pia+4.jpg Home - Principal dancer Jasmine Pia Dames on how to ensure a long and injury-free career - Make it stand out Pia (second from left) dances as one of the traviatas or fallen women in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s La Traviata, along with (from left) Jessa Balote, Jessica Pearl Dames and Shaira Comeros. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e72cd4ef-c6f0-473e-93e5-67ce6d93b8e1/Pia+5.jpg Home - Principal dancer Jasmine Pia Dames on how to ensure a long and injury-free career - Make it stand out When her schedule permits it, Pia enjoys traveling. On a beach trip, sports-scientist boyfriend Robert Osorio lifts the ballerina for this dramatic sunset shot. Photo from Jasmine Pia Dames’ Facebook page https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/10/23/la-traviata-takes-the-spotlight-on-two-stages monthly 0.5 2023-10-23 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/10/21/celebrating-a-beloved-performer-teacher-choreographer-and-friend-through-dance monthly 0.5 2023-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/dfd3184b-f966-4497-ba7d-50155d0598c4/1.jpg Home - Celebrating a beloved performer, teacher, choreographer and friend through dance - Make it stand out Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde says Dance for Shaz is a fitting tribute to someone like Osias Barroso Jr. for whom dance has been a lifelong passion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/110354da-97ba-4100-a841-351e738bd89f/IMG_5153.JPG Home - Celebrating a beloved performer, teacher, choreographer and friend through dance - Make it stand out Nicole Barroso, representing Ballet Philippines, dances the solo piece Nadezhda. After her performance, she goes to the right side of the stage to gesture and bow to her uncle who is also her “Teacher Shaz.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/2e4ff4f2-e7d4-41d1-9e64-a08e41c13a7f/5.jpg Home - Celebrating a beloved performer, teacher, choreographer and friend through dance - Make it stand out The Kuala Lumpur-based Dancelink Performing Arts, run by former Ballet Manila soloists Alfren Salgado and Violet Hong, is represented by three students dancing the contemporary piece Plaisir D’amput. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/95f76180-c543-46fa-b707-fa6b5ea8ed22/4.jpg Home - Celebrating a beloved performer, teacher, choreographer and friend through dance - Make it stand out The dancers of CAPA Dance Academy are bound together at the start of their performance of Relentless, symbolizing the connection shared between teacher and student. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b8cc740e-6d90-4c0c-8e1a-5376f84cd2cf/2.jpg Home - Celebrating a beloved performer, teacher, choreographer and friend through dance - Make it stand out Ballet Manila principal dancers Abigail Oliveiro and Mark Sumaylo in a dramatic excerpt from Eric V. Cruz’s Carmen. For Mark, it was a rare opportunity to dance a role that Shaz was recognized for and to perform it for him as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e723c829-ad60-4ba3-8612-dc3cddbe3660/6.jpg Home - Celebrating a beloved performer, teacher, choreographer and friend through dance - Make it stand out Ballet Manila and Ballet Baguio join forces to present an excerpt of Shaz’s iconic choreography, Ecole, an appropriately rousing number to close the program. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/10/19/bringing-the-best-of-ballet-manila-to-baguio monthly 0.5 2023-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/961ce8b4-fec9-432b-9ea1-4520e0d993de/Baguio+2.JPG Home - Bringing the best of Ballet Manila to Baguio - Make it stand out Principal dancers Jasmine Pia Dames and Romeo Peralta are cast in the lead roles in Augustus “Bam” Damian III’s El Adwa. Photos by Jojit Lorenzo and Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1fa02758-3006-4e31-9f60-cef1ea09abe4/Baguio+1.jpg Home - Bringing the best of Ballet Manila to Baguio - Make it stand out Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde (center) – with principal dancers Abigail Oliveiro and Mark Sumaylo (left, in La Traviata) and principal dancers Joshua Enciso and Shaira Comeros (right, in Don Quixote) – brings The Silver Gala to Baguio City. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b5717970-30cc-4cb5-80e5-6bfb914ead75/Baguio+4.jpg Home - Bringing the best of Ballet Manila to Baguio - Make it stand out Principal dancers Jessica Pearl Dames and Joshua Enciso dance to the OPM hit, Sana’y Wala Nang Wakas, in the pas de deux from Martin Lawrance’s Romeo & Juliet. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/92988657-0f49-497c-a102-51073b04edb2/Baguio+3.jpg Home - Bringing the best of Ballet Manila to Baguio - Make it stand out Ballet Baguio artistic director Jacqueline Go-Ramon (left) invites Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde (center) and co-artistic associate Eileen Lopez (right) to join students in a reprise of Dancing Queen during Ballet Baguio’s 20th anniversary show last July. Photo courtesy of Jacqueline Go-Ramon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/526f1479-c1b2-4f87-93e1-740973adede8/Baguio+5.jpg Home - Bringing the best of Ballet Manila to Baguio - Make it stand out Ballet Baguio students perform in the dance school’s 20th anniversary show titled Legendary. Photo courtesy of Jacqueline Go-Ramon https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/10/17/talk-about-dance-robert-caro monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/3e142f50-65a5-48dc-bef3-9e8979c7b201/Talk+about+dance+-+Robert+Caro.jpg Home - Talk About Dance: Robert Caro - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/10/14/dance-for-shaz-revisited monthly 0.5 2023-10-14 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/10/13/this-month-in-bm-history-october-2010 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e456cbf2-b4ae-40f0-959c-edcf1ed91680/BM+1.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: October 2010 - Make it stand out Ballet Manila’s fifth staging of Le Corsaire was presented at the newly opened Aliw Theater in 2010. Souvenir program from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/abe63ebd-266e-46a7-92b9-bf2d9c7c0e41/BM+2.JPG Home - This Month in BM History: October 2010 - Make it stand out Lisa Macuja-Elizalde (Medora), Rudy De Dios (Conrad) and Gerardo Francisco Jr. (Ali) are featured in the pirate adventure’s Pas de Trois. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/9c79a15a-3208-4023-8e21-2b61edc76747/BM+3.JPG Home - This Month in BM History: October 2010 - Make it stand out Le Corsaire is known for having many strong roles for men, including that of the slave trader Lankadem danced by Alfren Salgado. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/8c0bce41-4782-4530-9b4c-6e2ac5a77bea/BM+4.JPG Home - This Month in BM History: October 2010 - Make it stand out Company member Elena Chernova, seen here in the Living Garden scene, makes her debut as Medora. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/10/10/talk-about-dance-lucy-maud-montgomery monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/689cae74-6a54-451f-9c0f-3b2f84f76143/Talk+about+dance+-+Lucy+Maud+Montgomery.jpg Home - Talk about dance: Lucy Maud Montgomery - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/10/5/taking-after-teacher-shaz monthly 0.5 2023-10-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/9c551965-faee-4633-be42-1a2cd747b119/Teacher+5.jpg Home - Taking after Teacher Shaz - Make it stand out Shaira Comeros (as Snow White, beside Romeo Peralta Jr. as her Prince) recalls Teacher Shaz (right) telling her after the show: “Shaira, you were a revelation.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/8702f2f7-4857-4227-a9b0-a829c5245d35/Teacher+1.jpg Home - Taking after Teacher Shaz - Make it stand out Teacher Shaz meets a new batch of Ballet Manila’s Project Ballet Future Scholars as Eileen Lopez and Jonathan Janolo – both of whom would become teachers and rehearsal masters as well – look on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/6752648f-4e81-4b78-8557-e8ac83b04219/Teacher+6.jpg Home - Taking after Teacher Shaz - Make it stand out Silver medalist Brian Sevilla (left) and sixth placer Joshua Enciso (right) are congratulated by Teacher Shaz at the Asian Grand Prix in Hong Kong in 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/fd35428d-2f51-4a10-89b7-7cc5145f24c3/Teacher+2.jpg Home - Taking after Teacher Shaz - Make it stand out Jessa Balote considers herself lucky to have been taught by Teacher Shaz on how to become a stronger, better ballerina. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1a170913-8b6e-4f26-9a7f-ff632fe1f438/Teacher+4.jpg Home - Taking after Teacher Shaz - Make it stand out Gerardo Francisco Jr. says he adopted the “listen-observe-write-apply” mode from observing Shaz as a teacher. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/4e0ccbc2-259c-4d4b-806b-242fabf2a825/Teacher+3.jpg Home - Taking after Teacher Shaz - Make it stand out Teacher Shaz (right) is obviously satisfied that dancers Sofia Sangco-Peralta (foreground), Jan Erika Basilio and Romeo Peralta had performed well in Le Corsaire. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/10/4/dance-for-shaz-celebrates-the-life-and-work-of-osias-barroso-jr monthly 0.5 2023-10-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/47133705-6702-4cd3-a796-9652de624e77/Shaz+2.jpg Home - ‘Dance for Shaz’ celebrates the life and work of Osias Barroso Jr. - Make it stand out Lisa Macuja-Elizalde performed with Shaz as Kitri to his Basilio in Don Quixote numerous times. Dance for Shaz, she says, is a way of giving back to a constant inspiration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f6c6810d-54d8-44b7-9df5-3813c8f8d76f/Shaz+3.jpg Home - ‘Dance for Shaz’ celebrates the life and work of Osias Barroso Jr. - Make it stand out As Albrecht in Giselle: “For a male dancer, it’s the ultimate role to perform in classical ballet.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/862a1fec-8022-46c3-a09f-ff9671051c40/Shaz+1.jpg Home - ‘Dance for Shaz’ celebrates the life and work of Osias Barroso Jr. - Make it stand out Osias Barroso Jr., hailed as the “Ballerina’s Prince” during his dancing years, sought to pass on what he learned and has produced many outstanding danseurs in Ballet Manila in the process. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/10/3/talk-about-dance-arnold-j-toynbee monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/209c9200-b4da-4912-903c-31ad399526e5/Talk+About+Dance+-+Arnold+J.+Toynbee+%281%29.jpg Home - Talk About Dance: Arnold J. Toynbee - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/9/28/in-their-own-words-rodney-catubay-on-why-passion-is-essential monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/75e3a167-2a8a-4ef2-8365-bafe733b3b4b/Rodney+2.jpg Home - In Their Own Words: Rodney Catubay on why passion is essential - Make it stand out Rodney Catubay (center) performs in Rise!, Ballet Manila’s comeback show last October. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/9/26/talk-about-dance-jaime-pressly monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/13a45738-594e-4fa5-b6a6-b83eecaf3893/Talk+about+dance+-+Jaime+Pressly.jpg Home - Talk about dance: Jaime Pressly - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/9/22/this-month-in-bm-history-september-2000 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e15a1fdb-c8a4-40a2-b6c8-108a96891748/BM+1.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: September 2000 - Make it stand out The Ballet & Ballads shows in the Visayas in September 2000, including one in Iloilo, featured pop singers Lani Misalucha and Brix Ferraris. Ticket from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/31fa44de-fdb8-4787-9906-0d0cf9546f26/BM+2.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: September 2000 - Make it stand out Velvet Wings, a choreography by David Campos on the fragility of nature, was among the numbers performed by Ballet Manila. Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/9/20/ballet-manila-in-full-color-white-inspiration monthly 0.5 2023-09-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1695170362680-ARTFFHUZP0RXHHIRVSOB/White+1.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: White inspiration Their white attires gleaming in the darkness, Nikiya (Lisa Macuja-Elizalde) and Solor (Rudy De Dios) are an ethereal couple in La Bayadere (2013). Solor, in a drugged state, conjures the soul of Nikiya and the two dance in an affirmation of their love in the afterlife. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1695170251683-C97E718WBLNWBOB23MMX/White+2.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: White inspiration The carefree barber Basilio (Osias Barroso) in Don Quixote (2004) is ready at last for a serious commitment – marrying long-time love Kitri. For his altar date, the happy groom is suitably garbed in white. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1695170268439-VVJ8MUYVFOM4NWIGWEVQ/White+3.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: White inspiration Betrayed by Albrecht (Mark Sumaylo), Giselle (Abigail Oliveiro) dies heartbroken in Giselle (2019), joining other jilted women to become spirits known as the wilis in wispy white dresses. Despite his disloyalty, Giselle seeks to protect Albrecht from the vengeful Myrtha who wants him to dance to his death. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1695170366429-AH46WJBELT42TV54AT01/White+4.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: White inspiration As the mortal hunter Acteon in the Diane et Acteon pas de deux (2011), the white-clad Romeo Peralta Jr. leaps in abandon, having just come across and instantly fallen for the goddess Diane. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1695170487456-H2KIMXO74RRUF2AKP7SD/White+5.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: White inspiration Melanie Motus exudes otherworldly lightness and grace as one of the fairy-like beings in Les Sylphides (2000). The Michael Fokine classic is called a “white ballet” – understandably so, because of what the mostly female cast is swathed in. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1695170505900-IURQ6XH4N5KJ60T08LRF/White+6.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: White inspiration Gerardo Francisco Jr. and Tiffany Chiang-Janolo are dressed in complementing white outfits, with the male corps also in white, in Annabelle Lopez-Ochoa’s Bloom. Presented anew in BM 21 in 2016, the contemporary work is a meditation on gratitude and beauty. Photo by Kurt Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1695170531882-Q2V4Y2S30VEZWLBFI8AZ/White+7.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: White inspiration After the warmth and generosity that people accord him as a cripple on earth, the angel (Alvin Santos) is bound for his heavenly home with his white wings and wear – his faith in mankind strengthened. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/9/16/talk-about-dance-robin-rinaldi monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/9cbf1d1c-43e6-4494-afdb-4b3530efe65b/Talk+about+dance+-+Robin+Rinaldi.jpg Home - Talk about dance: Robin Rinaldi - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/9/15/5-reasons-to-watch-martin-lawrances-romeo-amp-juliet monthly 0.5 2023-09-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/7311814e-ed30-4c69-87db-a8d42c76be5a/1.JPG Home - 5 reasons to watch Martin Lawrance’s ‘Romeo & Juliet’ - Make it stand out Romeo (Joshua Enciso) and Juliet (Jessica Pearl Dames) meet for the first time at a colorful town fiesta. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/652d44e9-67c7-4758-a6d1-505a84c23427/2.jpg Home - 5 reasons to watch Martin Lawrance’s ‘Romeo & Juliet’ - Make it stand out A rendezvous is arranged between Romeo and Juliet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/be801b60-8573-4f70-9767-d71ab4fb4aa8/3.JPG Home - 5 reasons to watch Martin Lawrance’s ‘Romeo & Juliet’ - Make it stand out Tybalt (Romeo Peralta Jr.), who is allied with the Kapuleto family, finds out about Juliet’s secret wedding to Romeo when he sees photos posted on social media via his cell phone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/8e542364-af97-4ca8-b577-c38dee30d02d/4.jpg Home - 5 reasons to watch Martin Lawrance’s ‘Romeo & Juliet’ - Make it stand out Juliet (Jessica Pearl Dames) appeals for understanding but her furious father (Mark Sumaylo) seems unmoved. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/9652cb05-b10f-4ff9-9dfe-1f0bd23a883d/5.JPG Home - 5 reasons to watch Martin Lawrance’s ‘Romeo & Juliet’ - Make it stand out Swearing eternal love to each other, though forbidden, Romeo and Juliet are united in death. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/9/13/strengthening-exercises-home-cooked-meals-and-pet-bunnies-help-keep-pearl-dames-in-tip-top-shape monthly 0.5 2023-09-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1387253c-337a-47e1-921f-80ba676547e7/Pearl+2.jpg Home - Strengthening exercises, home-cooked meals and pet bunnies help keep Pearl Dames in tip-top shape - Make it stand out Extra strengthening exercises, says Pearl (seen here as Juliet in Martin Lawrance’s Romeo & Juliet), have helped improve her stamina, jumps and ankle stability. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/a88106e8-bdc5-41be-8e91-8dfa44972875/Pearl+1.jpg Home - Strengthening exercises, home-cooked meals and pet bunnies help keep Pearl Dames in tip-top shape - Make it stand out Jessica Pearl Dames enjoys a balanced lifestyle which she achieved after years of figuring out what works for her and what doesn’t. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/841ea1c4-e106-4dce-89a6-853f20241f77/Pearl+3.jpg Home - Strengthening exercises, home-cooked meals and pet bunnies help keep Pearl Dames in tip-top shape - Make it stand out Pearl makes sure to get eight hours of sleep as this helps in food digestion and in concentrating in class the following day. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/5ea3c0a8-128a-4699-8cb7-7a620599f1ce/Pearl+4.jpg Home - Strengthening exercises, home-cooked meals and pet bunnies help keep Pearl Dames in tip-top shape - Make it stand out A beach person, Pearl enjoys taking occasional vacations out of Manila for rest and relaxation. Photo by Sean Pelegrin https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/9/11/romeo-amp-juliet-returns-to-the-stage-at-arete monthly 0.5 2023-09-11 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/9/8/in-their-own-words-gerardo-francisco-jr-on-paying-attention-in-class-and-rehearsals monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/453faa1c-c6b2-45a1-9a60-a7533439523a/Geri+2.jpg Home - In Their Own Words: Gerardo Francisco Jr. on paying attention in class and rehearsals - Make it stand out Geri performs as the king’s assistant in his own full-length choreography of Ibong Adarna in 2019. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/9/6/stephanie-santiago-finds-healing-in-ballet-manila monthly 0.5 2023-09-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/bfe0bf85-c628-4b32-ab6e-997ac1afbb84/Stephanie+2.jpg Home - Stephanie Santiago finds healing in Ballet Manila - Make it stand out In Gerardo Francisco Jr.’s Ibong Adarna, company artist Stephanie Santiago is fierce and fiery in her role as Reyna Amazona. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/630b262d-bbee-4668-bf60-95a46c308e72/Stephanie+1.jpg Home - Stephanie Santiago finds healing in Ballet Manila - Make it stand out Ballet Manila company artist Stephanie Santiago would like to dance ballet for as long as she can. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/85ff1693-4978-49fa-8a40-35aa20fe8961/Stephanie+3.jpg Home - Stephanie Santiago finds healing in Ballet Manila - Make it stand out Don Quixote last May was officially the first show of Stephanie (middle in blue) with Ballet Manila as a company artist, and she got to dance three roles in it. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/abfb33b2-e1c8-4309-8d62-692888cefaf0/Stephanie+4.jpeg Home - Stephanie Santiago finds healing in Ballet Manila - Make it stand out With her natural talent and through sheer determination, Stephanie was accepted into the Joffrey Ballet’s studio company program on a full scholarship. She lived in Chicago for a year. Photo courtesy of Stephanie Santiago https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/8d7cf1cf-eda6-4116-a385-88315fa41e2d/Stephanie+5.jpg Home - Stephanie Santiago finds healing in Ballet Manila - Make it stand out Stephanie performs in Dalagang Pilipina by Tony Fabella, featured in Ballet Manila’s Sayaw Pinoy series in Star City. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d2686b79-4541-482c-ba66-5aa56c615320/Stephanie+6.jpeg Home - Stephanie Santiago finds healing in Ballet Manila - Make it stand out When she was still with the Joffrey Ballet’s studio company, Stephanie was paired with Antonio Mannino in Claudia Schreirer’s Night Vision as part of Winning Works 2018 at the Museum of Modern Art in Chicago. Photo courtesy of Stephanie Santiago https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/a5b06980-536d-4544-bf3a-b6335dadbc4d/Stephanie+7.jpg Home - Stephanie Santiago finds healing in Ballet Manila - Make it stand out In this scene from Don Quixote, Stephanie dances as one of the ethereal dryads in Act 2. It was her first time to wear a tutu since 2021. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/60834132-c4de-4b55-84ed-5e3ef769f180/Stephanie+8.jpg Home - Stephanie Santiago finds healing in Ballet Manila - Make it stand out Stephanie says she has found a healing place in Ballet Manila. “When you’re dancing healthy and with a happy heart, you really can’t ask for more.” Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/9/4/talk-about-dance-alonzo-king monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/12fae5ec-77eb-4a04-8745-a1cda78ac4c6/Talk+about+dance+-+Alonzo+King.jpg Home - Talk about dance: Alonzo King - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/8/31/this-month-in-bm-history-august-2005 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b2c9e879-6885-4445-8089-449d191c681a/BM+2.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: August 2005 - Make it stand out Christine Rocas made her debut in the challenging dual role of Odette and Odile in the full-length Swan Lake in 2005. Photo shows her as the evil Odile, with Nazer Salgado as the sorcerer Rothbart and Francis Cascaño as Prince Siegfried. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/489800c5-1ac6-4e52-9008-e7714505beae/BM+1.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: August 2005 - Make it stand out A second poster for Ballet Manila’s Swan Lake was made after Christine Rocas emerged as the silver medalist in the 2005 New York International Ballet Competition held in June. Poster from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/a25ebc30-ea67-4cd6-a581-8ca61fdae4ae/BM+3.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: August 2005 - Make it stand out The cover of the souvenir program for Swan Lake (above) was mirrored in the poster for the show. Souvenir program from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/8/30/ballet-manila-scholars-lmsb-students-bag-honors-at-agp-manila-regionals monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d8462504-ad8e-40de-8bb1-46d314f28d7f/AGP+2.jpg Home - Ballet Manila scholars, LMSB students bag honors at AGP Manila Regionals - Make it stand out Ballet Manila co-artistic associate Gerardo Francisco Jr. (center) with four of LMSB’s AGP Manila Regionals medalists: (from left) John Stanley Alamer, Loraine Gaile Jarlega, Juan Angelo De Leon and Shamira Drapete. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d8e9f1a8-0c51-4b62-b753-834af30296d0/AGP+1.jpg Home - Ballet Manila scholars, LMSB students bag honors at AGP Manila Regionals - Make it stand out School directress Lisa Macuja-Elizalde (center) and teachers Sofia Sangco-Peralta (leftmost) and Eileen Lopez (rightmost) join the Lisa Macuja School of Ballet participants for a group photo at the Asian Grand Prix Global Competition Regionals: (standing, from left) Nina Arabella Nuñez, Loraine Gaile Jarlega, John Stanley Alamer, Juan Angelo De Leon, Shamira Veronica Drapete, Jacinda Myrtle Gonzaga, (kneeling, from left) Ainslea Elizabeth Esplana, Julianne Keiko Bañez, Bea Marie Elizabeth Panigbatan, Louisa Micai De Guzman, Anne Bernice Allenda and Rosa Diana Macabunga. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/8/28/honoring-and-humanizing-heroes-in-dance monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/8149e315-2d29-4692-852e-315139ca317a/Hero+1.jpg Home - Honoring and humanizing heroes in dance - Make it stand out In the dance-drama Gabriela ng Vigan (1996), Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Osias Barroso perform as the fearless leaders Gabriela Silang and Diego Silang who sought independence from Spanish colonialism. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/48bfa600-4a31-49b8-a9bf-4dcc15fb4a47/Hero+2.jpeg Home - Honoring and humanizing heroes in dance - Make it stand out As Andres Bonifacio in Bayani, Niño Guevarra portrays the bravery of the hero through bold and aggressive movements. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/928731a5-d47a-4cd7-bbca-7d9263c0aa99/Hero+3.jpg Home - Honoring and humanizing heroes in dance - Make it stand out In Ka Andres, Rafael Perez channels the softer side of the revolutionary leader Andres Bonifacio by showcasing his writing ability. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f336b6f1-ba82-49eb-a830-ba2acb77b673/Hero+4.jpg Home - Honoring and humanizing heroes in dance - Make it stand out Gomburza is a dance piece exploring the emotions of the priests Mariano Gómez, José Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora in the moments leading to their execution. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/8/25/ibong-adarna-2023-revisited monthly 0.5 2023-08-25 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/8/23/rodney-catubay-always-passionate-and-hopeful-about-ballet monthly 0.5 2023-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/37760c26-c880-4589-9c74-aab1c807c34b/Rodney+2.jpg Home - Rodney Catubay: Always passionate and hopeful about ballet - Make it stand out Dancing in Nais Ko from Tony Fabella’s OPM Suite, Rodney Catubay (left) says it is an incomparable feeling to return to the stage. The number was featured in Ballet Manila’s comeback show, Rise! in October 2022. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/61b79c51-6f66-41f1-8438-eb7376ad75de/Rodney+1.jpg Home - Rodney Catubay: Always passionate and hopeful about ballet - Make it stand out What company member Rodney Catubay enjoys most about ballet is hearing the applause after a show. To him, it means he and his colleagues have done their job well. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/5ab225ac-88c2-4dec-965a-4b58057b4005/Rodney+3.jpg Home - Rodney Catubay: Always passionate and hopeful about ballet - Make it stand out Rodney (third from right) got a taste of teaching, together with fellow Ballet Manila danseurs, at the Zhongli Youth Ballet in Taipei, Taiwan last July. Photo from the Facebook page of Joshua Enciso https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/fa65c74c-3717-48f9-8541-94abf435420c/Rodney+4.jpg Home - Rodney Catubay: Always passionate and hopeful about ballet - Make it stand out Abigail Oliveiro (center) says she felt confident dancing as Ibong Adarna with Rodney (to her right) and John Ralp Balagot (to her left) as her lead feathers. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/07aa20e7-048b-464b-9e1a-2ecf703eda75/Rodney+5.jpg Home - Rodney Catubay: Always passionate and hopeful about ballet - Make it stand out Rodney doesn’t mind taking on multiple roles in one show because he loves dancing. In this scene from Don Quixote (2023), he faces off with fellow toreador Joshua Enciso. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/559451a5-1c15-4d9b-a36d-897b7fed8749/Rodney+6.jpg Home - Rodney Catubay: Always passionate and hopeful about ballet - Make it stand out Earning fifth place in the Senior B category at the Asian Grand Prix in 2016, Rodney (leftmost) joins Ballet Manila co-artistic directors Lisa Macuja-Elizalde (fifth from left) and Osias Barroso (rightmost) and BM colleagues in this celebratory group photo after the competition in Hong Kong. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c2ce8c10-a689-4ae0-8c3f-3ba624944286/Rodney+7.jpg Home - Rodney Catubay: Always passionate and hopeful about ballet - Make it stand out In Martin Lawrance’s Romeo & Juliet (2023), Rodney (right) reaffirms ties with Jamil Montibon as supporters of the Kapuleto clan. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/0c6b231f-2d68-444a-89e5-847b274085c1/Rodney+8.jpg Home - Rodney Catubay: Always passionate and hopeful about ballet - Make it stand out For those who would like to dance ballet, Rodney advises them to be ready because it would entail a lot of struggles. “You will only enjoy it if it’s your passion.” Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/8/18/abigail-oliveiro-is-ready-to-make-ibong-adarna-soar monthly 0.5 2023-08-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/df09b768-28f4-4fc0-bc2b-6aa5535248c9/Abi+1.jpg Home - Abigail Oliveiro is ready to make Ibong Adarna soar - Make it stand out As Ibong Adarna, principal dancer Abigail Oliveiro treats the dancers representing her feathers as extensions of herself. “When I flap my wings, I’m actually imagining reaching the very last person.” Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/6060158a-95e7-42d0-8f94-3ea47ca97571/1%2BAbi_fullbody_sologreen.jpg Home - Abigail Oliveiro is ready to make Ibong Adarna soar - Make it stand out For Abi, the goal is clear: To fulfill choreographer Gerardo Francisco Jr.’s vision of the Adarna. Photo courtesy of MarBi Photography and Project Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d9052c7e-a63c-4486-8a14-d81ec611eb23/Abi+2.jpg Home - Abigail Oliveiro is ready to make Ibong Adarna soar - Make it stand out Although admittedly insecure about her contemporary dancing abilities, the classically trained Abigail Oliveiro feels Ibong Adarna is a role meant for her. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/2508cfd3-4001-4084-801c-bc7cbd2a8f48/Abi+3.jpg Home - Abigail Oliveiro is ready to make Ibong Adarna soar - Make it stand out “I trust him completely,” Abi says of partner Joshua Enciso who is dancing as Don Juan for the first time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/5275a95c-5be5-49c0-9c7c-0be0e5f17f62/Abi+6.jpg Home - Abigail Oliveiro is ready to make Ibong Adarna soar - Make it stand out Real-life couples: Ballet Manila’s Mark Sumaylo and Abigail Oliveiro meet Berlin State Ballet’s Marian Walter and Iana Salenko at last weekend’s 3rd Indonesian Ballet Gala. Photo courtesy of Mark Sumaylo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/bce6cf2c-6a79-4ecd-9fc7-cae82aa04d9e/Abi+5.jpg Home - Abigail Oliveiro is ready to make Ibong Adarna soar - Make it stand out Ibong Adarna and the three princes: Abi with fellow principal dancers (from left) Mark Sumaylo as Pedro, Joshua Enciso as Juan and Romeo Peralta Jr. as Diego https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/8/17/from-monkey-to-prince-joshua-encisos-epic-adarna-adventure monthly 0.5 2023-08-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/fc815d25-3b28-49b5-a63d-03b739f965a3/Joshua+2.jpg Home - From monkey to prince: Joshua Enciso’s epic ‘Adarna’ adventure - Make it stand out Asked how he is handling the fight scene in Act 2, Joshua Enciso laughs: “Malinis na ‘yung sahig! Mino-mop ko na sa sobrang pawis.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ae1ca2fa-d5c6-4506-9793-610a1731ee3a/Joshua+1.jpg Home - From monkey to prince: Joshua Enciso’s epic ‘Adarna’ adventure - Make it stand out Ballet Manila principal dancer Joshua Enciso is daunted by the challenge of playing the lead in Ibong Adarna but he’s excited about it too. Photo courtesy of MarBi Photography and Project Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/db8ed7b4-ea9a-4125-aec5-1dc98151cc48/Joshua+4.jpg Home - From monkey to prince: Joshua Enciso’s epic ‘Adarna’ adventure - Make it stand out The Ibong Adarna brothers in Ballet Manila’s Studio 1 for a recent rehearsal (from left): Joshua Enciso as Don Juan, Mark Sumaylo as Don Pedro and Romeo Peralta Jr. as Don Diego. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1cefec69-e92d-4e53-9e1c-171b89503c64/Joshua+3.jpg Home - From monkey to prince: Joshua Enciso’s epic ‘Adarna’ adventure - Make it stand out As Don Juan, Joshua struggles to fight off sleep as the Ibong Adarna (Abigail Oliveiro), flexing her wings, tries to put him under her spell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e2474173-1365-4403-ba84-cb83fe634152/Joshua+5.jpg Home - From monkey to prince: Joshua Enciso’s epic ‘Adarna’ adventure - Make it stand out Joshua is thankful for the support of his “Ate Abi” (Oliveiro, the Ibong Adarna) and the guidance of choreographer Gerardo Francisco Jr. whom he calls “Sir Geri.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/97318a29-3a47-44bc-9407-fb536d40e2c1/Joshua+6.jpg Home - From monkey to prince: Joshua Enciso’s epic ‘Adarna’ adventure - Make it stand out To prepare himself for the part of Don Juan, Joshua is supplementing Ballet Manila’s Vaganova training with a strengthening and conditioning program designed for him by BalletSportScience. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/8/15/romeo-peralta-jr-leaps-into-villain-territory-once-more-in-ibong-adarna monthly 0.5 2023-08-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/0b9e052b-6b48-486e-a64d-a00d066a976b/Romeo+3.jpg Home - Romeo Peralta Jr. leaps into villain territory once more in ‘Ibong Adarna’ - Make it stand out The fight scene in Act 2 of Ibong Adarna is possibly one of the most breathtaking sequences ever made for ballet. Romeo (left) rehearses with Joshua Enciso and Mark Sumaylo in Ballet Manila’s Studio 1. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/44691d32-411f-481b-89ff-b2729425fb4d/Romeo+2.jpg Home - Romeo Peralta Jr. leaps into villain territory once more in ‘Ibong Adarna’ - Make it stand out Romeo Peralta Jr. has played his fair share of virtuous princes but he welcomes being cast as the occasional villain too. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/aee133c7-ef50-4b75-bff2-48ee032a4c1d/Romeo+1.jpg Home - Romeo Peralta Jr. leaps into villain territory once more in ‘Ibong Adarna’ - Make it stand out One must have stamina and focus to be able to take on the role of Don Diego, says Ballet Manila principal dancer Romeo Peralta Jr. Photo courtesy of MarBi Photography and Project Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/4e58df7d-6bcd-4a93-8f3c-9d39d7592a59/IMG_3641.JPG Home - Romeo Peralta Jr. leaps into villain territory once more in ‘Ibong Adarna’ - Make it stand out There’s an intensity to playing the bad guy that Romeo likes: (left) as the slave trader Lankadem in Le Corsaire (2013) and (right) as the menacing Tybalt in Sergey Vikulov’s Romeo and Juliet (2014). Photos by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/21bb6d30-dbd8-4b8c-ac68-42ba098a7a2d/Romeo+5.jpg Home - Romeo Peralta Jr. leaps into villain territory once more in ‘Ibong Adarna’ - Make it stand out The three princes of Ibong Adarna with choreographer Gerardo Francisco Jr.: (from left) Mark Sumaylo as Don Pedro, Joshua Enciso as Don Juan and Romeo Peralta Jr. as Don Diego. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e025c61e-82a5-47b0-aef1-d0b60f5c7f82/Romeo+6.jpg Home - Romeo Peralta Jr. leaps into villain territory once more in ‘Ibong Adarna’ - Make it stand out Romeo as Don Diego is presented at the palace in this scene from a 2019 production of Ibong Adarna. To his left facing the audience is then corps member, now principal artist, Joshua Enciso who is portraying Don Juan for the first time. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/8/13/mark-sumaylo-embraces-each-role-as-if-it-was-his-last monthly 0.5 2023-08-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/da3b2884-62b2-4bb9-8736-0aec55717997/Mark+2.jpg Home - Mark Sumaylo embraces each role as if it was his last - Make it stand out Principal dancer Mark Sumaylo values every opportunity to dance and welcomes any role given to him. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/af4b9018-a067-4a17-a222-9b1a9e84de45/Mark+1.JPG Home - Mark Sumaylo embraces each role as if it was his last - Make it stand out As the scheming Don Pedro in Ibong Adarna, Mark Sumaylo hopes that he will rile up the audience because that would mean he is effective in his portrayal. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/0e1875df-0b7d-4933-9b7e-f6b22f4c693b/Mark+3.jpg Home - Mark Sumaylo embraces each role as if it was his last - Make it stand out In a 2019 staging of Ibong Adarna, Mark plays the shaman who declares that the king will only get well with the curative powers of the Adarna’s voice. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1d498a22-658a-4501-b8eb-4cb5bfca079a/Mark+4.jpg Home - Mark Sumaylo embraces each role as if it was his last - Make it stand out Another role Mark has played in Ibong Adarna is the hermit who helps Don Juan (Anselmo Dictado) in his quest after the latter gives him food and water. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/036128ed-4a62-4489-9f0f-208bfc8197b7/Mark+5.jpg Home - Mark Sumaylo embraces each role as if it was his last - Make it stand out Mark and wife Abigail Oliveiro rehearse the Black Swan pas de deux from Swan Lake, a number they’re performing at the 3rd Indonesian Ballet Gala in Jakarta on August 13. Photo by Susan A. De Guzman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ef571f32-6de0-4dc4-871d-67d64ef96fa2/Mark+6.jpg Home - Mark Sumaylo embraces each role as if it was his last - Make it stand out Mark and Abi will also dance the contemporary piece MAZN at the Indonesian Ballet Gala. Photo by Susan A. De Guzman https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/8/11/ibong-adarna-a-legendary-tale-borne-on-the-wings-of-good-old-family-values monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c5dd9cd9-0210-445a-a1b0-58fb6f8e10da/Values+1.jpg Home - Ibong Adarna: A legendary tale borne on the wings of good old family values - Make it stand out Ballet Manila’s Ibong Adarna underscores the themes of compassion and reconciliation, as the king forgives his two older sons for their erring ways in this scene from the 2019 production. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e5b1a80b-02c1-41ae-8ec5-c2a7f67d85ac/Values+5.jpg Home - Ibong Adarna: A legendary tale borne on the wings of good old family values - Make it stand out Ibong Adarna’s royal family and fabled bird, circa 2023: Reparado Marino Jr. and Rissa May Camaclang as the king and queen; Mark Sumaylo, Romeo Peralta Jr. and Joshua Enciso as the princes; and Abigail Oliveiro as the Adarna. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/a6cb00c4-b1c4-4bcf-a955-15051d2aa8f7/Values+2.jpg Home - Ibong Adarna: A legendary tale borne on the wings of good old family values - Make it stand out Co-artistic directors Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Osias Barroso originated the roles of Haring Fernando and Donya Valeriana when the full-length Ibong Adarna premiered in 2017. Photo courtesy of MarBi Photography and Project Art, Inc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b28f9066-510e-470d-89a3-8c25cb04e2c6/Values+3.jpg Home - Ibong Adarna: A legendary tale borne on the wings of good old family values - Make it stand out Principal dancer Abigail Oliveiro and Ibong Adarna choreographer Gerardo Francisco Jr. pose beside a banner of Ballet Manila’s show also billed as The Mystical Bird in Israel in 2018. Photo by Mark Sumaylo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/3494541a-9386-4702-a106-5907555cd1ed/Values+4.JPG Home - Ibong Adarna: A legendary tale borne on the wings of good old family values - Make it stand out For the 2023 staging of Ibong Adarna, principal dancers Mark Sumaylo, Romeo Peralta and Joshua Enciso play the brother princes Pedro, Diego and Juan who must seek the mythical bird to cure their ailing father. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/8/10/perfecting-adarna-gerardo-francisco-jr-takes-his-masterpiece-to-the-next-level monthly 0.5 2023-08-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/3b7654c0-323e-4dba-a674-0ea9b097514d/Adarna+1.jpg Home - Perfecting Adarna: Gerardo Francisco Jr. takes his masterpiece to the next level - Make it stand out The forthcoming staging of Ibong Adarna has given choreographer Gerardo Francisco Jr. the chance to revisit his first full-length ballet and make it even better. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/bc7caa0d-1330-4514-a070-c43991892c3f/Adarna+2.jpg Home - Perfecting Adarna: Gerardo Francisco Jr. takes his masterpiece to the next level - Make it stand out Team Ibong Adarna takes a break from rehearsals for an interview at the Ballet Manila Archives: Principal dancers (from left) Mark Sumaylo, Joshua Enciso, Abigail Oliveiro, Gerardo Francisco Jr. (also the choreographer) and Romeo Peralta Jr. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/7ddc2fb9-5b6b-4e79-a16f-fdf394d7c51c/Adarna+3.jpg Home - Perfecting Adarna: Gerardo Francisco Jr. takes his masterpiece to the next level - Make it stand out Abigail Oliveiro is leveling up her performance so that her character, the Ibong Adarna, becomes even more fascinating. Photo courtesy of MarBi Photography and Project Art Inc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/12f01714-e343-47f6-9393-caa8b292b567/Adarna+4.jpg Home - Perfecting Adarna: Gerardo Francisco Jr. takes his masterpiece to the next level - Make it stand out The fight scene of the three brothers is getting tweaked. “I want something cinematic pero ballet,” describes Geri. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1683e10c-52e6-4eb5-9ca8-eac69bf850b0/Adarna+5.jpg Home - Perfecting Adarna: Gerardo Francisco Jr. takes his masterpiece to the next level - Make it stand out The costumes of the Adarna “feathers” are being enhanced to create a bigger impact on stage. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/8/7/under-construction-the-journey-of-don-juan monthly 0.5 2023-08-07 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/8/4/talk-about-dance-lewis-freedman monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/adbff3bf-11cf-488f-b057-cc90a4139616/Talk+about+dance+-+Lewis+Freedman.jpg Home - Talk about dance: Lewis Freedman - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/8/2/amid-lockdowns-and-injuries-jc-concepcion-finds-purpose-in-and-out-of-ballet monthly 0.5 2023-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/9c019520-9e22-4ad8-97c0-b2ecf412a99e/JC+2.JPG Home - Amid lockdowns and injuries, JC Concepcion finds purpose in and out of ballet - Make it stand out JC Concepcion dances the Ali Variation from Le Corsaire at the CCP Ballet Competition in 2018. Ballet, he says, has given him many such good opportunities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/4cc1a74f-02b0-4152-a976-779d2f8b0f39/JC+1.JPG Home - Amid lockdowns and injuries, JC Concepcion finds purpose in and out of ballet - Make it stand out After recovering from setbacks brought by injuries, company artist John Carl “JC” Concepcion is determined to achieve his full potential in ballet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/47c5f251-f410-40dc-91ce-ba143f74474c/JC+3.JPG Home - Amid lockdowns and injuries, JC Concepcion finds purpose in and out of ballet - Make it stand out In last May’s Don Quixote, JC (second from left) and his castmates bring merriment to the stage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/529088bb-159a-4981-b718-78df4302e15b/JC+4.JPG Home - Amid lockdowns and injuries, JC Concepcion finds purpose in and out of ballet - Make it stand out JC (third from left) joins his colleagues in dancing contemporary fare in Rise!, Ballet Manila’s comeback show in October 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/5c74974e-2b12-411b-a335-5d6d6dd73f3f/JC+5.JPG Home - Amid lockdowns and injuries, JC Concepcion finds purpose in and out of ballet - Make it stand out In Munting Pangarap, Ballet Manila’s free show at the Star City earlier this year, JC (rightmost) helps give life to a story about fulfilling dreams. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/bfd26622-0dd3-496e-be6d-ada55d040137/JC+6.JPG Home - Amid lockdowns and injuries, JC Concepcion finds purpose in and out of ballet - Make it stand out Part of the corps in Ballet Manila’s 2019 production of Giselle, JC (second from left) believes a dancer must give his all – in class, on stage and in any role assigned to him. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/7c0516da-1b64-4e41-af84-4eea1e675af8/JC+7.jpg Home - Amid lockdowns and injuries, JC Concepcion finds purpose in and out of ballet - Make it stand out JC (leftmost), seen here in Martin Lawrance’s Romeo and Juliet last February, is thankful for every chance to dance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/9ff6793a-30bb-4770-9e95-518422883425/JC+8.JPG Home - Amid lockdowns and injuries, JC Concepcion finds purpose in and out of ballet - Make it stand out Going through the pandemic lockdowns, JC has realized he can do many things that would be of help to his family and to the community. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/7/31/under-construction-the-feathers-of-adarna monthly 0.5 2023-07-31 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/7/28/ballet-manila-in-full-color-brave-and-bold-in-brown monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1690508728225-YL6SYQ73OVEA8OGYHD7O/1.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Brave and bold in brown Reyna Valeryana (Lisa Macuja-Elizalde) and Haring Fernando (Osias Barroso) rule over their kingdom in brown resplendence. Ethnic touches abound, from the tambo collars to the leg adornments. Two kinds of faux fur make up their respective skirts, with assorted beads and ornaments serving as neck pieces. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag, 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1690508680337-4XDAVHDY3GXBWQO61VJY/2.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Brave and bold in brown The three brothers – Don Juan (Rudy De Dios), Don Pedro (Mark Sumaylo) and Don Diego (Romeo Peralta) – don brown costumes made up of different materials. Wood-like pieces are strung together for the basic form accented by a diamond shape of woven straw, much like a family crest, and additional elements to distinguish each character. Photo by Ocs Alvarez, 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1690508749655-5G4KLOOFCMARQJZDXOVJ/3.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Brave and bold in brown The palace assistant (Gerardo Francisco Jr.) dons a range of browns – a dark tone for his inner outfit, a slightly lighter one for his belt and taupe for his bottom wrap, complemented by accessories in these varying shades. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag, 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1690508877579-IJJ49K3JJ0BIABRMGLK5/4.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Brave and bold in brown Festivities at the palace call for the presentation of each of the three princes before the queen and king (Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Neil John Mag-aso). Here, Don Pedro (Mark Sumaylo, center) leads his men in an energetic number that reflects bravery and boldness, done in costumes that fittingly highlight their fine forms. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag, 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1690508804194-CI7W8LLA5CYOUMSTD9DR/5.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Brave and bold in brown They recall the merry men of Sherwood Forest in Robin Hood, but instead of green, the hunters of Ibong Adarna are in brown – from sleeveless tops to cut-off pants, from neckpieces to sashes tied neatly around their waists. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag, 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1690508836411-2637DY2EME6UBDT34OV8/6.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Brave and bold in brown A group of monkeys in dark brown get into a frenzy over a huge bunch of bananas. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag, 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1690509054195-SNXQIWRIWNH927LKXDH0/7.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Brave and bold in brown The queen of the Amazonas (Rissa May Camaclang, second from left) leads her group in welcoming back one of their own (Sayaka Ishibashi) as she recounts being accosted in the forest and then rescued by Prince Diego. The leader wears an ensemble of faux fur while her warrior women are in dark brown cloth with dangling fur accents for the bottoms. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag, 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1690508933148-T33EYDAHXLZ0ECH3S2R7/8.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Brave and bold in brown The golden plumes of the Adarna (Abigail Oliveiro) stand out amid the brown outfits of the brothers Don Diego (Romeo Peralta Jr.), Don Pedro (Elpidio Magat Jr.) and Don Juan (Anselmo Dictado). Don Juan has captured the elusive bird whose voice is thought to be a cure for their father’s illness, much to the dismay of the two of the older brothers who had hoped to do the same. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag, 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1690508960534-VCZ64UYV8CPLZQBGJY2K/9.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Brave and bold in brown One of the highlights of Ibong Adarna is the fight scene of the brothers, applauded for its fast and furious pace. In this promotional photo for what would have been the show’s national tour, the scene may be frozen but it still evokes the action of the choreography. The trio of Don Diego, Don Pedro and Don Juan (Romeo Peralta Jr., Elpidio Magat Jr. and Anselmo Dictado) paint a dramatic portrait in their brown ensembles amid a black backdrop. Photo courtesy of Project Art and MarBi Photography, 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1690509009280-WI1II7Y37JFUVXWNAV0X/10.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Brave and bold in brown In another photo for the projected national tour which was waylaid by the pandemic, Don Juan (Joshua Enciso) takes a hold of the Adarna (Abigail Oliveiro). Brown rules the day for the prince, not only in what he’s wearing but also in the rope that he lassoes the mythical bird with. Photo courtesy of Project Art and MarBi Photography, 2020 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/7/26/raymond-salcedo-dances-to-fulfill-a-promise monthly 0.5 2023-07-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1c43cd17-c7f5-426b-b2bc-51abe6e37eb2/Raymond+2.JPG Home - Raymond Salcedo dances to fulfill a promise - Make it stand out Raymond Salcedo and Alvin Dictado dance their parts in La Traviata during the technical dress rehearsals for Rise! (2022) where the Lisa Macuja-Elizalde choreography was featured. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/6b76850a-6d9e-452f-ac6d-0b079154e20f/Raymond+1.JPG Home - Raymond Salcedo dances to fulfill a promise - Make it stand out Ballet Manila company artist Raymond Salcedo finds satisfaction in dancing and is motivated to do even better to fulfill a promise he made to his late mother. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/0d88604d-8709-491e-80c4-845b0430be3d/Raymond+3.jpg Home - Raymond Salcedo dances to fulfill a promise - Make it stand out As a ballet beginner, Raymond found it awkward to be in tights but he has since become comfortable wearing it like he did in Swan Lake (2017) partnering Angela Tuazon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/6bf4018f-534a-41f4-9621-b9c36c2bf8e9/Raymond+5.jpg Home - Raymond Salcedo dances to fulfill a promise - Make it stand out Raymond (right) gets into the spirit of fun and celebration in Don Quixote (2023) as he interacts with the lead character Kitri (Jasmine Pia Dames) in this festive scene. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/186ac6e9-fd07-4624-8dab-0dd7cf4079fd/Raymond+4.JPG Home - Raymond Salcedo dances to fulfill a promise - Make it stand out During the lockdowns, Raymond was taken in by fellow company artist John Carl Concepcion and his family in their home – something that the dancer says he will always be grateful for. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/6dd09852-e83d-4d83-af4d-d99ebdbced4d/Raymond+6.JPG Home - Raymond Salcedo dances to fulfill a promise - Make it stand out For Raymond (third from right), stepping on stage in Rise! (2022) was a triumph as it marked Ballet Manila’s return to live performances. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/93500b1c-20e0-4628-afb1-deb74e43d032/Raymond+7.JPG Home - Raymond Salcedo dances to fulfill a promise - Make it stand out At the Ballet Manila Archives, Raymond gets to share the highs and lows of his life and career. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/7/24/talk-about-dance-mordecai-richler monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/6cd28117-66ab-40db-92fc-0fa98da63720/Talk+about+dance+-+Mordecai+Richler.jpg Home - Talk about dance: Mordecai Richler - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/7/21/this-month-in-bm-history-july-1996 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/accf3e89-d34d-457d-9a95-3204e45055d8/BM+1.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: July 1996 - Make it stand out Ballet Manila principal dancers Lisa Macuja and Osias Barroso are featured in the leaflet for the company’s show in New Orleans in 1996. Leaflet from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d104355a-5d6a-4070-a0d4-06a2e152273e/BM+2.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: July 1996 - Make it stand out In her On Pointes column, Lisa Macuja writes about the New Orleans leg of Ballet Manila’s first US tour. 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Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/6082c2b3-6307-47f1-bdb3-14b4eb773183/Adarna+1.jpg Home - ‘Ibong Adarna’ flies again as Ballet Manila closes 25th performance season - Make it stand out Don Juan (Joshua Enciso) catches up with the elusive Ibong Adarna (Abigail Oliveiro) in Gerardo Francisco Jr.’s Ibong Adarna, Ballet Manila’s final offering for its 25th performance season. Photo by MarBi Photography https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/7/14/talk-about-dance-natalia-makarova monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f1d9d029-9981-4287-a334-03175f23dc10/Talk+about+dance+-+Natalia+Makarova.jpg Home - Talk about dance: Natalia Makarova - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/7/12/ballet-manila-scholars-lmsb-students-triumph-at-international-ballet-grand-prix monthly 0.5 2023-07-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/0b40ec87-d865-4b00-880a-03bb32cd9fae/IBGP+2.jpg Home - Ballet Manila scholars, LMSB students triumph at International Ballet Grand Prix - Make it stand out Scholars John Stanley Alamer and Juan Angelo De Leon hold their trophies and certificates from the International Ballet Grand Prix, winning the Youth Grand Award and Senior Grand Award respectively. Photo from the Facebook page of John Stanley Alamer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/150b453b-e003-4c0d-8715-ef5d78b8bf17/IBGP+1.jpg Home - Ballet Manila scholars, LMSB students triumph at International Ballet Grand Prix - Make it stand out Teachers Eileen Lopez (left) and Sofia Sangco-Peralta (right) join their students representing the Lisa Macuja School of Ballet who competed – and won – in the recently concluded International Ballet Grand Prix: (front, from left) Jacinda Myrtle Gonzaga, Nina Arabella Nuñez, Bianca Vega, Louisa Micai De Guzman, Bea Marie Elizabeth Panigbatan, (back, from left) John Stanley Alamer, Juan Angelo De Leon, Daniel Cheng, Joicetin Cheng and Hannah Jewel Alam. Photo from the Facebook page of Joicetin Cheng https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/554bb221-f870-4d0d-8aec-d7c14954f2e5/IBGP+3.jpg Home - Ballet Manila scholars, LMSB students triumph at International Ballet Grand Prix - Make it stand out Daniel Cheng wins first place in Ballet Senior 2 while Joicetin Cheng places first in Contemporary Senior and third in Ballet Senior 2. Photo from the Facebook page of Joicetin Cheng https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/7/10/ibong-adarna-returns monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/7/7/ballet-manila-in-full-color-orange-harvest monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1688699126869-7Q0OJLLSIZP8Q8AEIOGH/Orange+1.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Orange harvest Manuel Molina’s Love Beyond Goodbye, showcased in Masterpieces in Motion (2011), features couples as they go through the different stages of relationships set to music by Josh Groban. Nazer Salgado and Yanti Marduli unravel their vignette dancing to To Where You Are in matching orange costumes designed by the choreographer. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1688699072357-DPVLQOYM33UUXJ3EM6A1/Orange+2.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Orange harvest At the palace courtyard, there is celebration in the air as Prince Siegfried turns 21 in Swan Lake (2005). As part of the festivities, a waltz is danced in Act 1, with the ladies – Sarah Abigail Cruz, Gabriela Galvez, Eileen Lopez and Zaira Cosico – wearing eye-catching orange. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1688699324633-2QB1PKFLOYSDX9OQYGSR/Orange+3.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Orange harvest John Balagot channels a groovy vibe in this orange turtleneck top and those shades he has just taken off in keeping with the music used in The Winding Road. Choreographed by Martin Lawrance to a medley of songs by The Beatles, the work premiered in Deux (2019). Photo by Ian Santos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1688699185656-873FJQ2E8TVEHTZ6588G/Orange+4.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Orange harvest The relationship between Acteon (Alfren Salgado) and Diane (Tiffany Chiang-Janolo) is heightened, thanks to their complementing costumes in shades of orange. Diane and Acteon, a popular pas de deux from the ballet Esmeralda about the goddess falling in love with the hunter, was restaged in Maligayang Christmas (2011). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1688699262792-3GUAC4O1CM3C2IQTXTYE/Orange+5.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Orange harvest Rissa May Camaclang dazzles in orange as a castmember of Dalagang Pilipina, the late Tony Fabella’s tribute to the modern Filipina which is also a celebration of dance and fashion. This Ballet Manila staple is currently featured in Sayaw Pinoy, a free show seen in Star City from Thursday to Sunday at 6 p.m. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1688699343296-VHU0L659L388M2G37LI2/Orange+6.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Orange harvest At Gamzatti and Solor’s betrothal in La Bayadere (2013), many ceremonial numbers are presented to entertain guests. Here, the performers clad in orange costumes rouse the crowd with their drum-thumping Indian Dance. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1688699271853-EZOC1XLGYX5H8YQWBIFX/Orange+7.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Orange harvest Labindalawang Masasayang Prinsesa, one of three tales making up Tatlo Pang Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (2011), focuses on a dozen sisters who are the delight of their father, the king, until he discovers that they secretly head to the forest at night. The princesses’ wardrobe comes in brilliant colors – such as this orange frock worn by Hyo-Bi Lee – for their mysterious nocturnal wandering. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/7/5/talk-about-dance-jennifer-homans monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/261d57c0-bf21-418b-a533-4adf2050a441/Talk+about+dance+-+Jennifer+Homans.jpg Home - Talk about dance: Jennifer Homans - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/7/3/in-your-own-words-eva-chatal-on-overcoming-weakness monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/5403027e-a695-43bc-9909-2f0dd0fa9722/Eva+Chatal+2.jpg Home - In their own words: Eva Chatal on overcoming weakness - Make it stand out Ballet Manila company member Eva Chatal dances as the Queen of the Dryads in last May’s staging of Don Quixote. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/6/29/ballet-manila-in-full-color-forever-blue monthly 0.5 2023-06-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1688007436948-6L0A1NUTA7LA8FEQYNI5/Blue+1.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Forever blue Birds soaring in the sky was the vision of the late Ballet Manila artistic director Eric V. Cruz when he first created Visions in Blue for Dance Concert Company. When Ballet Manila performed it in OPM at OPB (2003), his inspiration of birds in flight was realized with dancers clothed in blue, showing off the company’s clean lines and classical technique. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1688007579597-6QIR684KEMSPAVTDUF4S/Blue+2.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Forever blue There’s no other color to put on but blue when one is cast in the Bluebird pas de deux from Sleeping Beauty as Elpidio Magat does. The danseur wears a cool shade of blue when he leaps in this scene excerpted from the classic for the 50th birthday concert of Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde titled Gold (2014). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1688007492053-5J70ZPKM45PD9VAE77OM/Blue+3.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Forever blue Giving justice to her character Imelda, who craves attention and power, Abigail Oliveiro takes center stage in this scene from Martin Lawrance’s Rebel (2016) clad in an elegant navy blue dress that is paired off with glittering hair and neck ornaments. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1688007753094-DV7PQSBZ6C88LO6ARJE8/Blue+4.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Forever blue Aqua is the appropriate hue for Elline Damian as she performs as Medora, the female lead in Le Corsaire (2002), involving the improbable adventures of the pirate Conrad who rescues her twice from kidnappers. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1688007548667-IPDPUY8NFCV8L7894J81/Blue+5.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Forever blue In Don Quixote (2023), the trio of Celine Astrologo, Angelika Tagupa and Marinette Franco form an ethereal tableau of dryads wearing blue in the dream sequence in Act 2. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1688007684224-7GN6ZF1OAUICOCNGSUB6/Blue+6.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Forever blue The blue-haired and blue-clad Sirenia (Joan Emery Sia) is one of the mystical beings summoned by Tita Nia, benefactor to Sinderela in Hazel Sabas’ fairy tale adaptation, Sinderela (2012). Sirenia joins forces with Aria, Flamia and Tiera to ensure that the young lass gets to attend an audition called by the actor Al Principe who is looking for a leading lady. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1688007799850-MS3QOCKIVKU74CRRYAEW/Blue+7.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Forever blue Cinderella (Katherine Barkman) makes quite an entrance in her frilly blue frock at the grand ball, stirring everyone’s curiosity as to her identity. The scene is from Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Cinderella which premiered in 2016. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/6/27/for-joshua-enciso-the-key-to-fitness-is-listening-to-your-body monthly 0.5 2023-06-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/7afcac92-5478-42f1-8b30-324b0dc98449/Joshua+2.jpg Home - For Joshua Enciso, the key to fitness is listening to your body - Make it stand out Joshua Enciso lifts partner Shaira Comeros with one hand in the Don Quixote grand pas de deux for a show in Iloilo. Photo by Armando Vicentino https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/5aef1fb3-bd2b-47cc-aedc-22e9f3084dbd/Joshua+1.jpg Home - For Joshua Enciso, the key to fitness is listening to your body - Make it stand out Since he doesn’t have a danseur’s ideal body, Ballet Manila principal artist Joshua Enciso says he has had to work hard to ensure he can continue performing with the company. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f8641b97-9b9f-454d-ad6d-722769f22867/Joshua+3.jpg Home - For Joshua Enciso, the key to fitness is listening to your body - Make it stand out Chubby as a child, Joshua recalls his physique changed when he entered puberty. Photo courtesy of Joshua Enciso https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/a3c6e8c1-d740-49f8-8e5c-20084049ca12/Joshua+4.jpg Home - For Joshua Enciso, the key to fitness is listening to your body - Make it stand out During the lockdowns, Joshua took part in company classes via Zoom, setting up a barre in the garage at home. Photo courtesy of Joshua Enciso https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e1abd5d5-5b95-4040-b2f0-e53bf14076d8/Joshua+5.jpg Home - For Joshua Enciso, the key to fitness is listening to your body - Make it stand out Another physically challenging role awaits Joshua as Don Juan (to Abigail Oliveiro’s Adarna) in Gerardo Francisco Jr.’s Ibong Adarna. Photo by MarBi Photography https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/6/24/a-sprinkling-of-fairy-dust-at-the-ballet monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1687574347546-1DY7BNQLWPJ8O3APDGF7/Fairy+1.JPG Home - A sprinkling of fairy dust at the ballet In this scene from Osias Barroso’s Pinocchio (2015), the Blue Fairy (Abigail Oliveiro) is about to change the life of woodcarver Geppetto as she intends to turn his toy creation, Pinocchio, into a living being. She appears before the mischievous puppet throughout his adventures to repeatedly caution him to behave if he wants to become a real boy. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1687574365491-EKY7O4OH42KL5M0HJVCR/Fairy+2.JPG Home - A sprinkling of fairy dust at the ballet Fairy Godmother (Lisa Macuja-Elizalde) works her magic to make Cinderella’s dream of attending the palace ball come true. After transforming the young girl’s scruffy dress into a glamorous gown, the fairy presents her with a pair of glass slippers to complete the night’s outfit – coupled with a reminder to be back home by midnight. Macuja-Elizalde choreographed this ballet adaptation of Cinderella which premiered in 2016. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1687574366702-5QYUF4HIOG1B8V59S9SD/Fairy+3.jpg Home - A sprinkling of fairy dust at the ballet The Lilac Fairy (Joan Emery Sia, center) leads other fairies as they join festivities at the palace marking the christening of Princess Aurora in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Sleeping Beauty (2020). Little do they know that the vengeful Maleficent, after not being invited to the event, would soon disrupt the celebration and put a curse the child upon turning sixteen. Photo by Giselle Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1687574411333-LDPP49X1GBJFVQQXMHJ8/Fairy+4.JPG Home - A sprinkling of fairy dust at the ballet In the fabled Land of Sweets in The Nutcracker, the Sugar Plum Fairy (Katherine Barkman) reigns supreme. True to her name, she symbolizes everything that is sweet, delightful and enchanting. All these traits, along with her exquisite dancing, easily makes her a beloved character in the popular Christmas ballet. Photo by Kurt Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1687574408683-3D38WIT0QXLSB0JKDXPI/Fairy+5.JPG Home - A sprinkling of fairy dust at the ballet In Hazal Sabas-Gower’s Sinderela (2012), a modern adaptation of the Cinderella tale, the fairy godmother is known as Tita Nia (Hana Oh, right). Instead of a ball, Sinderela (Sofia Sangco-Peralta) hopes to join an audition to become the leading lady of matinee idol Al Principe and is thankful when Tita Nia shows up to help. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/6/23/this-month-in-bm-history-june-2016 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/41cd8318-b9ab-4175-891f-a474353558d5/BM+3.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: June 2016 - Make it stand out Giselle was one of the highlights of Dance.MNL, bringing together dancers from Ballet Manila, Ballet Philippines and Philippine Ballet Theater in a tribute to dance mentor Tita Radaic. Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/098b52d6-0e70-4d0a-bc5f-00ad85b3be57/BM+1.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: June 2016 - Make it stand out Representatives of the country’s three professional ballet companies gather at the press launch of Dance.MNL: (from left) Paul Alexander Morales of Ballet Philippines, Ron Jaynario of Philippine Ballet Theater, and Osias Barroso and Lisa Macuja-Elizalde of Ballet Manila. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/677bb9ee-299c-4bce-8892-ccd899fb92d8/BM+2.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: June 2016 - Make it stand out The two-week festival, hosted by the Cultural Center of the Philippines, featured a wide assortment of performances, a dance intensive and a dance conference. 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Photo courtesy of Romeo Peralta Jr https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/db302565-47d3-4957-846e-a2c1fb71db1a/Romeo+1.jpg Home - Paying it forward: Danseur-dad Romeo Peralta Jr. and the lessons ballet taught him - Make it stand out Discipline, persistence and professionalism are just three of the lessons Romeo Peralta Jr. learned in Ballet Manila in the 23 years he has been with the company, from scholar to principal dancer. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1267f98a-2111-417e-b6c7-7c97d9fa731a/Romeo+3.JPG Home - Paying it forward: Danseur-dad Romeo Peralta Jr. and the lessons ballet taught him - Make it stand out Romeo (leftmost) got hooked on ballet at age 12 when he became a Ballet Manila scholar. This photo shows him dancing in the 2003 summer workshop recital. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/078537c3-7a8b-4127-821a-b5efdaf73565/Romeo+4.jpg Home - Paying it forward: Danseur-dad Romeo Peralta Jr. and the lessons ballet taught him - Make it stand out Romeo (front, second from left) joins the boys’ class photo of the 2003 summer workshop with “Teacher Shaz” (standing left, in black), BM’s former co-artistic director Osias Barroso. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/adb274b5-0475-48ba-a0ea-256d9360d996/Romeo+5.JPG Home - Paying it forward: Danseur-dad Romeo Peralta Jr. and the lessons ballet taught him - Make it stand out In Ballet Manila’s recent Don Quixote performances, Romeo did double duty as a matador (left photo, rightmost) and as the lead male gypsy. Photos by Giselle P. Kasilag. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ee56b2d9-a73a-4e1b-a7d6-95c799332b6a/Romeo+6.jpg Home - Paying it forward: Danseur-dad Romeo Peralta Jr. and the lessons ballet taught him - Make it stand out The Peralta family: Romeo Jr. and wife Sofie (standing) together with sister Honey, parents Beverly and Romeo Sr., brothers RB and Robert, and sons Liam and Ethan. Photo courtesy of Romeo Peralta Jr. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/0c1dde64-9da0-4e22-85c1-9ab1d54aa588/Romeo+7.JPG Home - Paying it forward: Danseur-dad Romeo Peralta Jr. and the lessons ballet taught him - Make it stand out Ballet Manila brought Romeo and Sofie together. One of the productions they headlined was Sinderela in 2012. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/711d432d-8106-48d5-9ab2-d6521c7dc1bf/Romeo+8.JPG Home - Paying it forward: Danseur-dad Romeo Peralta Jr. and the lessons ballet taught him - Make it stand out In Martin Lawrance’s Romeo & Juliet last February, Romeo (front) performs as Tybalt while fellow principal dancers Gerardo Francisco Jr. (left) and Mark Sumaylo are Paris and Kapuleto, respectively. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/7b98f63d-03ee-4e59-be00-b9ecf93edd13/Romeo+9.jpg Home - Paying it forward: Danseur-dad Romeo Peralta Jr. and the lessons ballet taught him - Make it stand out Romeo (left) and co-artistic associate Eileen Lopez (right) led the delegation of the Lisa Macuja School of Ballet that participated in last December’s Asian Grand Prix competition in Bangkok. With them are medalists Noah Esplana, Juan Angelo De Leon and Stanley Alamer and finalists Shamira Drapete and Germaine Dawal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/502fd24f-9bda-4be4-aaa9-e26915cc01a2/Romeo+10.jpg Home - Paying it forward: Danseur-dad Romeo Peralta Jr. and the lessons ballet taught him - Make it stand out The most challenging part of being a father, says Romeo, is to continuously be a good example to his sons. “Kids always look up to you and copy what you do, so you have to do what’s right and the best that you can do.” Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/6/16/in-the-name-of-the-father monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1686869969906-TC9QVYJ6QRJZOGF69EQ4/Dad+1.JPG Home - In the name of the father In Don Quixote (2023), the innkeeper Lorenzo (Martin Lawrance) wants his daughter Kitri (Jasmine Pia Dames) to marry well and the barber Basilio is not exactly on top of his list. She tries to sweet-talk him in this scene, but seemingly to no avail. In the end, however, after his frustrated attempts to pair Kitri with the wealthy Gamache, Lorenzo has a change of heart and gives his blessing to Kitri and Basilio. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1686869953965-9X00R0AOH29ZEXRK59JE/Dad+2.JPG Home - In the name of the father Tatay (Harold Salgado) can’t contain his excitement as his son Rodrigo (Gerardo Francisco Jr.) returns home after months of being away to work so he can help support the family. This is how the enthusiastic reunion – with the excited father cradling his beloved son in his arms – happens in Ang Mahiwagang Biyulin, one of the featured stories in Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (2011). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1686869971388-FYVH9W88I590M3KCO99N/Dad+3.jpg Home - In the name of the father In Gerardo Francisco Jr.’s Ibong Adarna, Haring Fernando (second from left) is ready to banish his two older sons, Pedro (Elpidio Magat, left) and Diego (Romeo Peralta, right), after learning they had deceived their brother Juan (Anselmo Dictado, kneeling) to take credit in bringing home the Adarna (Abigail Oliveiro, back) whose voice cured the king of a lingering ailment. Prevailed upon by the queen, Donya Valeriana (Lisa Macuja-Elizalde, center), however, Fernando ultimately forgives the erring brothers and the family reunites amid celebration in the kingdom. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1686869983403-XXPJ4TRTQVQZIT5W5DHQ/Dad+4.jpg Home - In the name of the father Upon the request of her daughter Honoreé (Joan Emery Sia, right), Giorgio Germont (John Balagot, center) pleads with Violetta (Abigail Oliveiro, left) to cut ties with her lover, Giorgio’s son Alfredo, as the scandal of their relationship might affect Honoreé’s forthcoming marriage to a nobleman. The dramatic scene is from Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s La Traviata (2022). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1686869974935-GPXG0E6IV3U9YYH2BNXX/Dad+5.jpg Home - In the name of the father As the head of the Kapuleto family in Martin Lawrance’s Romeo and Juliet (2023), Mark Sumaylo rages when daughter Juliet (Jessica Pearl Dames) rebels against his wishes for her to marry the man of his choice. In an emotionally charged pas de deux, Juliet tries to appease her displeased father but her heart yearns for Romeo, not Paris. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1686870007729-050L1NQ342TVRULHW9BL/Dad+6.JPG Home - In the name of the father The Huntsman (Rudolph Capongcol) is the considerate parent to his son (Germaine Dawal) and dependable husband to his wife (Sayaka Ishibashi), as well as a kind father figure to Snow White in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s ballet adaptation of the fairy tale (2019). Ordered by the Evil Queen to kill the young girl, the Huntsman instead takes her to the forest so she may be able to live peacefully, away from her scheming stepmother. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1686870013005-36UYAYD7N1W37RLFEUFL/Dad+7.JPG Home - In the name of the father In the environmental fable Alamat: Si Sibol at Si Gunaw (2009), the mortal Kapuy (Nazer Salgado, right) doesn’t serve as a fine example for his son Gunaw (Francis Cascaño). When Kapuy’s wife, the goddess Luningning, goes back to her home in the sky, he is unprepared to care for their twin children Sibol and Gunaw. Thus as the latter grows up, he lives up to his name that is synonymous with destruction, mistreats his hapless father and wreaks havoc on nature. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/6/14/in-their-own-words-noah-esplana-on-accepting-your-body monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/75e7d430-8b37-46c9-8c03-b4ed11a50ba0/Noah+2.jpg Home - In Their Own Words: Noah Esplana on accepting your body - Make it stand out Company member Noah Esplana is part of the cast of the Filipino-themed Sayaw Pinoy, Ballet Manila’s show in Star City. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/6/12/sayaw-pinoy-at-star-city monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/6/9/ballet-manila-in-full-color-flag-colors-unfurled monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1686283236177-VLGQLMRXUJIIZ3Y78A2Z/Flag+1.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Flag colors unfurled The lead castmembers of Martin Lawrance's Rebel (1986) channel their roles through colors their characters are most associated with. The colors, coincidentally, mirror those of the Philippine flag. In the pictorial for the Spartacus-EDSA People Power Revolution mash-up, they're wearing creations by late urban wear designer Jeffrey Rogador (from left): Katherine Barkman as Cory in yellow, Rudy De Dios as Ninoy in white, Lisa Macuja-Elizalde as Inang Bayan in red, white and blue, Tiffany Chiang-Janolo as Imelda in blue, and Gerardo Francisco Jr. as Ferdinand in red. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1686283240631-TLAJ4ZKA1U030OL48IR2/Flag+2.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Flag colors unfurled “Ballet Manila, dance!” is the collective shoutout as the dancers perform to Andra Day's inspirational Rise Up. It was an appropriate message and number as the company made its comeback to the live stage in Rise! (2022) at Aliw Theater, following a nearly three-year drought caused by a fire that hit the Star City Complex in 2019 and the pandemic lockdowns which closed down theaters. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1686283254774-ORU6HCMKXM3L01D24W99/Flag+3.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Flag colors unfurled Reinforcing the lyrics of the Smokey Mountain song, Sabihin mo Ikaw ay Pilipino, Ballet Manila dancers carry versions of the Philippine flag with the final one held by principal dancer Abigail Oliveiro (center). Standing with her are colleagues in Filipino attire to represent the country's various regions. This piece is part of Tony Fabella's Original Pilipino Music Suite, a staple in the company repertoire, which is being featured now in Sayaw Pinoy, Ballet Manila's free show in Star City from Thursday to Sunday. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1686283274012-Q7FNCJAKOY6Z7G3W0DA6/Flag+4.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Flag colors unfurled Jerome Espejo and Jennifer Olayvar are swathed in a fusion of yellow, red and blue as the lead couple in Pinoy Ako, choreographed to the song of Orange and Lemons that speaks of Filipino pride. The number – danced by a full cast in costumes also drawing color inspiration from the Philippine flag – is the final part of Gerardo Francisco Jr.'s Maynila ni Juan, which premiered in Ballet Manila's 15th anniversary show, Halo-Halo ni Juan, in 2010. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1686283267660-H7SOQ9P1WEY6J44VISWQ/Flag+5.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Flag colors unfurled The Philippines is personified as Inang Bayan in Martin Lawrance's Rebel. Premiering in time for the 30th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution in 2016, the production cast two artists in the same role wearing similar outfits of different lengths in colors symbolizing the motherland. Lisa Macuja-Elizalde (right) danced as Inang Bayan while Joanna Ampil sang the anthems of the peaceful revolution of 1986. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/6/7/vegetarian-out-of-convenience-abigail-oliveiro-finds-a-path-to-wellness monthly 0.5 2023-06-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/4375ae60-9e4e-40f9-8cd8-45fc4d78950b/Abi+2.jpg Home - Vegetarian out of convenience, Abigail Oliveiro finds a path to wellness - Make it stand out Knowing the repertoire ahead of time, says Abigail Oliveiro – seen here as Mercedes in last May’s Don Quixote – helps her to determine what to work on in the gym or the studio. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/6cb23f9e-aa46-44ce-ba03-5cc2eeec0df0/Abi+1.jpg Home - Vegetarian out of convenience, Abigail Oliveiro finds a path to wellness - Make it stand out Principal dancer Abigail Oliveiro has become deeply in tune with her body, making it easier to navigate the complexities of a ballerina’s health requirements. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/24f5fc0d-8d3f-4c00-8a0f-95e0e95290e3/Abi+3.jpg Home - Vegetarian out of convenience, Abigail Oliveiro finds a path to wellness - Make it stand out Overwhelmed by the variety of meat cuts in a local supermarket, Abi decided the best solution to her dilemma was to become a vegetarian. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f4731903-2af2-4453-a6e7-0f62c4ebc74f/Abi+4.jpg Home - Vegetarian out of convenience, Abigail Oliveiro finds a path to wellness - Make it stand out Abi has carved a path to physical and mental health that is keeping her truly well and thriving. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/dad58bd3-25f5-49a6-bed3-d8e20a431356/Abi+5.jpg Home - Vegetarian out of convenience, Abigail Oliveiro finds a path to wellness - Make it stand out Staying disciplined is a must even when she and husband Mark Sumaylo are on vacation. “We eat relatively well but we also recognize that it’s time to rest and the way our body rests is to feed it as well.” Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/6/5/talk-about-dance-steven-thompson monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/6244189f-bc74-46c1-8823-959993b0d6dc/Talk+about+dance+-+Steven+Thompson+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Steven Thompson - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/5/31/this-month-in-bm-history-may-1997 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/cc4548cc-b9d5-47ce-bb6c-66d1e8373377/BM+2.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: May 1997 - Make it stand out Paalam, Maria Clara premiered in May 1997 with two shows staged as part of Intramuros Evenings. Souvenir program from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/bf853de8-4bfa-4d1a-9319-6b80d64feeb0/BM+1.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: May 1997 - Make it stand out A newspaper review cites Osias Barroso as a credible Ibarra and Lisa Macuja for her prodigious powers of expression, making this Maria Clara “truly moving.” Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/2c3966b8-942f-44db-8f96-2d36b4347ad0/BM+3.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: May 1997 - Make it stand out Lisa Macuja writes about the experience of dancing Maria Clara in her On Pointes column. Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/5/30/don-quixote-revisited monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/5/27/under-construction-the-joy-of-dancing-don-quixote monthly 0.5 2023-05-27 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/5/25/gerardo-francisco-jr-is-everything-everywhere-all-at-once monthly 0.5 2023-05-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/0732e88a-96b6-4125-816d-a3e700eb5211/Geri+1.jpg Home - Gerardo Francisco Jr. is everything, everywhere all at once - Make it stand out For Don Quixote, Ballet Manila co-artistic associate Gerardo “Geri” Francisco Jr. has the best seat in the house – as rehearsal master, coach and dancer. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b545b3c3-8997-4cee-ac17-f3a742bf58cd/Geri+2.JPG Home - Gerardo Francisco Jr. is everything, everywhere all at once - Make it stand out Gerardo “Geri” Francisco Jr. (foreground) considers it an obligation to ensure that dancers adhere to the standards Ballet Manila has set for itself as a world-class company honed in the Vaganova method. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/0f2de035-8db0-4292-ba5c-e42cfbdbd090/Geri+4.JPG Home - Gerardo Francisco Jr. is everything, everywhere all at once - Make it stand out Dancing as Basilio in 2017, Geri is happy to be part of bringing back the entertaining ballet classic that is Don Quixote. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f8acb88b-cc81-46c4-a83f-595fd3ab3b9c/Geri+3.jpg Home - Gerardo Francisco Jr. is everything, everywhere all at once - Make it stand out Two Basilios: After dancing the male lead in Don Quixote in 2017, Geri is passing on pointers to San Francisco Ballet principal dancer Esteban Hernandez who is guesting in Ballet Manila’s current staging. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/aea50ea8-32bd-44ad-941e-919696b39212/Geri+5.JPG Home - Gerardo Francisco Jr. is everything, everywhere all at once - Make it stand out Geri encourages Don Quixote leads Esteban Hernandez and Jasmine Pia Dames to keep rehearsing and focusing on how they can adapt and adjust to each other as opening night nears. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/5/23/born-ready-ballet-manila-guest-artist-esteban-hernandez-and-his-world-of-possibilities monthly 0.5 2023-05-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/107b8488-6452-4c95-9ce7-00f387de364d/Esteban+2.jpg Home - Born ready: Ballet Manila guest artist Esteban Hernandez and his world of possibilities - Make it stand out At age 7, Esteban Hernandez already told his father that he wanted to be a ballet dancer. “I just knew!” he says. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/8a56930d-9897-4d2e-b947-ebc70a35f3ac/Esteban+1.jpg Home - Born ready: Ballet Manila guest artist Esteban Hernandez and his world of possibilities - Make it stand out Adjusting to the time difference and the searing summer heat, San Francisco Ballet principal dancer Esteban Hernandez gamely rehearses with Ballet Manila for his first full-length Don Quixote. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/35ec264d-3eb2-4923-903b-1ae567442324/Esteban+3.JPG Home - Born ready: Ballet Manila guest artist Esteban Hernandez and his world of possibilities - Make it stand out There’s instant bonding between Esteban and Ballet Manila principal dancer Pia Dames. “She’s been great to work with, really patient and understanding,” he describes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b65e4cdd-4e47-47bb-ad7a-ed895f3ade52/Esteban+4.jpg Home - Born ready: Ballet Manila guest artist Esteban Hernandez and his world of possibilities - Make it stand out Through his years with the corps and as a soloist and then a principal, Esteban has learned that a professional dancer’s career is so much more than being able to do the steps and the choreography. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/dff2e433-f05f-4462-ab38-f1c4a93e2b63/Esteban+5.jpg Home - Born ready: Ballet Manila guest artist Esteban Hernandez and his world of possibilities - Make it stand out Esteban, front and center, poses for a “family” photograph with Ballet Manila after leading the day’s company class. Photo by Reparado Marino https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/5/19/ballet-manila-moments-the-games-we-play monthly 0.5 2023-05-19 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/5/17/abigail-oliveiro-and-mark-sumaylo-ready-to-fire-up-the-stage-anew-as-don-qs-mercedes-and-espada monthly 0.5 2023-05-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/50af221b-a2e9-48d6-aeeb-1e42a9132538/2.JPG Home - Abigail Oliveiro and Mark Sumaylo: Ready to fire up the stage anew as Don Q’s Mercedes and Espada - Make it stand out Espada (Mark Sumaylo) throws his cape at Mercedes’ (Abigail Oliveiro’s) feet in a final gesture that caps their exhilarating exchange of movements and showmanship on stage. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/003a55c5-70dd-4894-bf9d-a72cc5b83b0d/1.jpg Home - Abigail Oliveiro and Mark Sumaylo: Ready to fire up the stage anew as Don Q’s Mercedes and Espada - Make it stand out Husband-and-wife principal dancers Mark Sumaylo and Abigail Oliveiro are thrilled to be reprising their roles as Espada and Mercedes in Don Quixote. “I remember having a party on stage!” Abi gushes. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f6d73165-7946-449a-b52b-be7e3c3406db/3.jpg Home - Abigail Oliveiro and Mark Sumaylo: Ready to fire up the stage anew as Don Q’s Mercedes and Espada - Make it stand out Six years after his first crack at Espada, Mark laughingly says he might not be able to bend as far back as he did before. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/65ee4d2d-d9bd-4d63-9b54-45bce6168e92/4.JPG Home - Abigail Oliveiro and Mark Sumaylo: Ready to fire up the stage anew as Don Q’s Mercedes and Espada - Make it stand out Dancing as Mercedes was fun for Abi, and a bonus came in the form of a Gawad Buhay award for her performance in 2017. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1b8828ad-69c5-4b15-a183-ed89adf3d1d5/5.jpg Home - Abigail Oliveiro and Mark Sumaylo: Ready to fire up the stage anew as Don Q’s Mercedes and Espada - Make it stand out Abi says there’s always an extra layer to add to a character one has danced before. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/6dded91d-2e68-44f1-8a51-63f9c2ba2e08/6.JPG Home - Abigail Oliveiro and Mark Sumaylo: Ready to fire up the stage anew as Don Q’s Mercedes and Espada - Make it stand out Mark displays his cape-twirling and back-bending skills in 2017. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/44653e3a-986d-448d-b0c2-d851632b9e0d/7.jpg Home - Abigail Oliveiro and Mark Sumaylo: Ready to fire up the stage anew as Don Q’s Mercedes and Espada - Make it stand out Both more seasoned and stronger dancers, Mark and Abi are excited to share what they are bringing to their roles in Don Quixote this time around. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/5/14/lessons-from-mom monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1683994564228-7MFVHPGGIO1GG40AJSGF/Romeo+1.jpg Home - Lessons from Mom Graduating from elementary school was a happy moment Romeo Peralta Jr. shared with Mama Beverly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1683994564972-B8FPIML2U60QS6H1SB4E/Romeo+2.jpg Home - Lessons from Mom Romeo (center) and wife Sofie (behind him) enjoy bonding time with the elder Peraltas, Romeo Sr. and Beverly, and their three boys – Stephen, now 6; Liam, 8; and Ethan, 14. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1683994792830-5R6OQ3E0LSI1V5WAVAYG/Eileen+1.jpg Home - Lessons from Mom Eileen Lopez says her Mommy Estrella fully supported her choice to dance as a career and was her Number 1 fan and critic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1683994792832-W6HDQWOPNGT6FUMC3ZBT/Eileen+2.jpg Home - Lessons from Mom Of her beloved late mother, Eileen discloses: “I am just very thankful for everything she did for me. I miss her a lot.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1683994927350-DBEYDQXYDY1XFG3A2NJR/Jessa+1.jpg Home - Lessons from Mom Jessa Balote celebrates her 18th birthday with Mama Anita, who has always been by her side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1683994927914-HVMY87T5VT6SERKMBK7Q/Jessa+2.jpg Home - Lessons from Mom Mama Anita is a caring and loving lola to Jessa’s son, Prince. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1683995039172-ZUW08QDR9HFO47XLD6GF/Noah+1.jpg Home - Lessons from Mom Standing up for what he wants in life is one thing that his mother has taught him, says Noah, seen here with his Mum Kerrie and pet dog Frankie in their home country, Australia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1683995039111-P6HD41DOPEDDY2R075FV/Noah+2.jpg Home - Lessons from Mom Noah Esplana (left) spends leisure time with his father Michael, mother Kerrie and sister Ainslea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1683995219586-HJXK772QMPD6BGW2W3E8/Elyssabeth+1.jpg Home - Lessons from Mom Elyssabeth Apilado is cradled by Mama Elisa in her arms on her christening day, while brother Pol Nicko stands beside them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1683995219817-MZTTB17OQLYXN8W342UN/Elyssabeth+2.jpg Home - Lessons from Mom A wedding in the family was cause for celebration amid the pandemic: (from left) Elyssabeth, Mama Elisa, newlyweds Bea Czarina and Pol Nicko Apilado, father Eduardo and brother Patrick Edward. Not in photo is brother John Paulo who works in Riyadh. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1683995406758-3O4MKZ3KQBHY0DLGITL1/Shaira+2.jpg Home - Lessons from Mom Shaira Comeros considers her Nanay Corazon as the most hardworking and selfless person she knows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1683995406758-E3RT2QO4STHTWFDHSS1A/Shaira+1.jpg Home - Lessons from Mom A stress-reliever for her seamstress mother, says Shaira, is seeing her fit and model the costumes she would sew. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1683995596895-KZC9JTREW7A0GFIL9A94/John+1.jpg Home - Lessons from Mom John Balagot goes on a family trip to Camiguin with Mama Georget and niece Hailey Jacynth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1683995598938-4QTZAI5ZNN1W6ILKGZUX/John+2.jpg Home - Lessons from Mom John’s family came to Manila from Cagayan de Oro to watch him in Cinderella. He poses in costume as the Wicked Stepmother with dad Benito, Mama Georget, nephew Jim Benoel George, niece Hailey Jacynth and aunt Virginia Bicamon. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/5/12/feistier-than-ever-pia-dames-returns-as-a-stronger-kitri monthly 0.5 2023-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/3d11751e-5f54-4b7d-a818-9f86bc9f16e0/Pia+2.jpg Home - Feistier than ever: Pia Dames returns as a stronger Kitri - Make it stand out Jasmine Pia Dames is partnered by Gerardo Francisco Jr. in her full-length debut as Kitri in 2017. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/07607396-3834-47e9-bb4a-389e5c726048/Pia+1.jpg Home - Feistier than ever: Pia Dames returns as a stronger Kitri - Make it stand out Principal dancer Jasmine Pia Dames is thrilled to be stepping into Kitri’s shoes once more. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/4970e595-7812-4891-842e-92fcec375b65/Pia+3.JPG Home - Feistier than ever: Pia Dames returns as a stronger Kitri - Make it stand out In a dream sequence, Pia is transported to the land of the dryads where she dances as Dulcinea whom Don Quixote thinks of as his ideal woman. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/81c5648b-de62-4b8c-8847-73dd147a1b6c/Pia+4.jpg Home - Feistier than ever: Pia Dames returns as a stronger Kitri - Make it stand out At the Ballet Manila Archives, Pia looks at the souvenir program marking Ballet Manila’s debut of the full-length Don Quixote in 1999. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/60cb1b75-aa49-4e4f-994e-cf58f1792e94/Pia+5.JPG Home - Feistier than ever: Pia Dames returns as a stronger Kitri - Make it stand out In 2017, Pia (second from right) and fellow dancers Dawna Mangahas and Katherine Barkman are guided by artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde in using a tambourine while dancing. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/34c4108e-57e7-4ac0-981e-82c1ed143cfb/Pia+6.jpg Home - Feistier than ever: Pia Dames returns as a stronger Kitri - Make it stand out It’s a huge challenge for Pia to only have a two-week rehearsal with her Basilio, San Francisco Ballet principal dancer Esteban Hernandez, but says she is ready. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/5/10/active-rest-helps-mark-sumaylo-to-stay-healthy monthly 0.5 2023-05-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c7320e90-31d6-478e-ba81-4dd1b21b0c90/Mark+2.JPG Home - ‘Active rest’ helps Mark Sumaylo to stay healthy - Make it stand out If his forthcoming roles require more lifting, Mark – seen here partnering his wife, Abigail Oliveiro, in Bloom – goes to the gym to build and tone muscles. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/7f947572-0a83-47f5-85e2-7244f4a8dd13/Mark+1.jpg Home - ‘Active rest’ helps Mark Sumaylo to stay healthy - Make it stand out Even on days off, Mark makes sure he engages in some physical activity to ensure that he is ready when the work week begins. Photo by Marbi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1ae4451b-4058-4d0f-97ed-5650a4f69ba4/IMG_2334.JPG Home - ‘Active rest’ helps Mark Sumaylo to stay healthy - Make it stand out During the pandemic lockdowns, with time on his hands, Mark learned how to cook at home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/6b3a1f7b-d75e-49c8-b68a-4306516b7961/Mark+4.jpg Home - ‘Active rest’ helps Mark Sumaylo to stay healthy - Make it stand out Tall, slim, and very fit, Mark can afford to eat heavy meals because he is able to burn the calories through daily company classes and, if needed, additional exercises. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/5/9/the-return-of-don-quixote monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/bf3c76c4-ecba-4897-93c1-4853964527be/Don+1.JPG Home - The return of ‘Don Quixote’ - Make it stand out From one Kitri to another: Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde teaches Jasmine Pia Dames the nuances of using a fan while dancing in Don Quixote. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/2843fe88-5c91-41fe-8c47-8cb0f7ddcc5c/Don+2.jpg Home - The return of ‘Don Quixote’ - Make it stand out Perennial partners Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Osias Barroso danced the leads in Don Quixote numerous times for Ballet Manila and in a host of international dance festivals. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/4829911e-99e7-416d-ab5d-92fde92336dc/Don+3.jpeg Home - The return of ‘Don Quixote’ - Make it stand out “There’s only one way to dance Don Q and it’s the strong, bravura, happy way,” enthuses Macuja-Elizalde, holding a souvenir program from Ballet Manila’s 2009 production of the classic. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/230b45e6-c1cf-4036-bf43-3b3286f7f05c/Don+4.JPG Home - The return of ‘Don Quixote’ - Make it stand out Dancing as Kitri and Basilio in 2017 (above), Jasmine Pia Dames and Gerardo Francisco Jr. are rehearsal partners now while awaiting the arrival of guest artist Esteban Hernandez of the San Francisco Ballet. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/27344d93-9541-4d03-b28c-32e78d6e196e/Don+5.JPG Home - The return of ‘Don Quixote’ - Make it stand out Lisa Macuja-Elizalde said goodbye to Kitri, her signature role, in 2012 when she performed in Don Quixote for her Swan Song Series. Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/5/5/ol-don-quixote-fun-facts-6-fantastic-fan-fare monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/40c313f9-632a-4a92-b455-a4394b3d3ab9/Fan+1.jpg Home - Olé! Don Quixote fun facts: #6 – Fantastic fan fare - Make it stand out Preparing for her debut as Kitri in Don Quixote with the Kirov Ballet in 1986, Lisa Macuja learns the nuances of using a fan while dancing from Russian prima ballerina Gabriela Komleva. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/0dfacb1c-6ce4-45bf-b638-218403c1c73f/Fan+2.jpg Home - Olé! Don Quixote fun facts: #6 – Fantastic fan fare - Make it stand out Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde (foreground) coaches a new generation of Kitris – from left, Jasmine Pia Dames, Dawna Reign Mangahas and Katherine Barkman – in the skillful handling of the Spanish fan in 2017. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/5/3/petal-attraction monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1683075960442-YEWMWRK3E70CIBZBTLUW/Petal+1.jpg Home - Petal attraction Odile (Lisa Macuja-Elizalde) scatters the flowers just given to her by the kneeling Siegfried (Jonathan Janolo) as she laughs at the prince for believing she is Odette, the swan princess he is actually in love with. Standing behind Odile is the sorcerer Rothbart (Nazer Salgado) who hatched the scheme to break up Siegfried and Odette in Swan Lake (2005). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1683075960804-JZWEL4ANHT1WKGD1GMO2/Petal+2.jpg Home - Petal attraction After Albrecht (Mark Sumaylo) gives her a daisy, Giselle (Abigail Oliveiro) playfully plucks each petal off in a game of “He loves me, he loves me not.” The scene is from Giselle which the real-life couple danced for the first time together in its full-length version in 2019. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1683076006206-EYFAYLLTAPWE0I9KR7PR/Petal+3.JPG Home - Petal attraction Stealing some time with each other, Basilio (Gerardo Francisco Jr.) takes the opportunity to give Kitri (Jasmine Pia Dames) a rose as a token of his love for her even as her father Lorenzo disapproves of their relationship. Basilio and Kitri make up one of ballet’s most famous couples whose love story is highlighted in Don Quixote. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1683076005292-C4PDAJD57ZDSBIFN25Y4/Petal+4.JPG Home - Petal attraction Forced to flee from her home, Yani (Joan Emery Sia) stumbles upon a place like no other she has ever seen in the Tatlo Pang Kuwento ni Lola Basyang story, Ang Palasyo ng mga Duwende (2013). In this scene, Yani dances with her lively hosts, the dwarves, amid brightly colored blooms. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1683076021924-T4EWTGPZ8185ZYJFU48U/Petal+5.jpg Home - Petal attraction In Le Corsaire (2018), Medora (Katherine Barkman) smilingly gets the flowers handed to her by Lankadem (Elpidio Magat Jr.), not knowing that the slave trader and his evil cohorts have poisoned the bouquet – meant to knock out the pirate Conrad so they can kidnap Medora again. Photo by Ian Santos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1683076012757-6YYL6PN8AJHPI5TJYBRT/Petal+6.jpg Home - Petal attraction The village lass (Lisa Macuja-Elizalde) in Pista receives flowers from rival suitors (Gerardo Francisco Jr. and Nazer Salgado, both kneeling) amid celebrations for the town fiesta. Pista was featured in Halo-Halo Supreme (2018). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1683076022293-P3A8GX8O1P5ZBWAU4IAZ/Petal+7.jpg Home - Petal attraction In Anting-Anting, one of the stories showcased in Tatlo Pang Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (2013), Meling (Dawna Reign Mangahas) swoons as she accepts a flower offered by town hunk Rodrigo (Mark Sumaylo). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1683076042248-NLCANO8CAZFVRFZ1A0H0/Petal+8.JPG Home - Petal attraction The red roses held by the female dancers in Manuel Molina’s Buenos Aires underscore the choreography’s representation of passion. Set to Argentine tango composer Astor Piazolla’s music, Buenos Aires fittingly premiered in the Valentine show Lab Ko ‘To (2012). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/5/1/ballet-manila-moments-labor-of-love monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/4/29/y084ndg4iz21ve2mxb32eg16blktdy monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/4/28/ol-don-quixote-fun-facts-6-reimagined-dream-sequence monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1dede431-8188-4364-9795-c8aad0e22ed9/Dream+1.JPG Home - Olé! Don Quixote fun facts: #6 – Reimagined dream sequence - Make it stand out Jasmine Pia Dames soars as Dulcinea in her first full-length Don Quixote in 2017. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/32fd162c-cc7f-4feb-9aa1-7e1d4a4aa098/IMG_2157.jpg Home - Olé! Don Quixote fun facts: #6 – Reimagined dream sequence - Make it stand out First and last Dulcinea: Lisa Macuja in her Don Quixote debut with the Kirov Ballet in 1986 and with daughter Missy Elizalde as Amour in her Swan Song Series performance in 2012. Kirov Ballet photo from the Ballet Manila Archives collection; Swan Song Series photo by Jojo Mamangun https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/4/27/this-month-in-bm-history-april-2004 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d65d260f-fc4b-4ba7-aeac-ea7159635261/BM+2.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: April 2004 - Make it stand out Philippine Star announces the cocktail musical organized by the Friends for Cultural Concerns of the Philippines, with Ballet Manila as guest performers. Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/298ec510-a0b6-4193-89b3-a1dcd5031e8e/BM+1.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: April 2004 - Make it stand out Christine Rocas and Francis Cascaño are seen in this picture from a newspaper clipping dancing the Balcony Scene from Sergey Vikulov’s Romeo and Juliet. Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/bcfa1958-29cf-4cc3-8f12-6611d9bb4281/BM+3.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: April 2004 - Make it stand out Belgian Ambassador Christiann Tanghe and wife Gul Tanghe, hosts of the FCCP event (right and second from right), are photographed with Ballet Manila’s Lisa Macuja-Elizalde (second from left) and her mother, Susan Macuja. Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/4/26/soloist-anselmo-dictado monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/4/22/8g28c1vxoycb8sshjntu4dhw2u2685 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/4d9b9cc7-b9f2-46c0-bcdd-c22e4320b50c/Talk+About+Dance+-+Marty+Rubin.jpeg Home - Talk about dance: Marty Rubin - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/4/19/ol-don-quixote-fun-facts-5-the-famous-fish-dive monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/241531b5-a918-4ec6-9b0f-ba02fc6accfc/Dive+1.jpg Home - Olé! Don Quixote fun facts: #5 – The famous fish dive - Make it stand out Look ma, no hands! Lisa Macuja does the fish dive in her full-length debut as Kitri opposite Farouk Ruzimatov in Kirov Ballet’s Don Quixote (1986). Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/09da3222-9c0b-4a28-96aa-4374818eb798/Dive+2.jpg Home - Olé! Don Quixote fun facts: #5 – The famous fish dive - Make it stand out Lisa Macuja and Osias Barroso execute a Don Quixote fish dive for one of their numerous guestings in Russia in the early 1990s. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/4/17/ballet-manila-moments-a-fusion-of-literature-and-ballet monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/4/14/ballet-manila-in-full-color-splashes-of-yellow monthly 0.5 2023-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1681437275862-D05PZKZK7UU0K4Y8TKDW/Yellow+1.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Splashes of yellow Shaira Comeros is not just feeling groovy – but looking it too! She’s the essence of 1960s cool in her geometric-patterned top, yellow tights and yellow pointe shoes. It’s the perfect outfit for the Beatles-powered The Winding Road choreographed by Martin Lawrence, featured in Deux (2019). Photo by Ian Santos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1681437336539-2BX02P8NVFMLF6Q5Y3MG/Yellow+2.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Splashes of yellow Don Quixote is renowned for vigorous dancing. In Ballet Manila’s 2006 staging, Sofia Sangco-Peralta – as one of Kitri’s bridesmaids – gets in the spirit of things as she makes a joyous leap in a yellow tutu at her friend’s wedding to Basilio. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1681437410096-JCWKDMDW5ORUHLEBN5R5/Yellow+3.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Splashes of yellow Mark Sumaylo dances in Kinabuhing Mananagat by Rudy De Dios, featured in Kay Ganda ng Ating Musika (2014). As the lead fisherman, he is aptly attired in yellow as he begins his work at the break of dawn. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1681437342046-F5Q28YHJ52U4IOALCIE4/Yellow+4.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Splashes of yellow As the title of 2013’s Tatlo Pang Kuwento ni Lola Basyang story suggests, the princesses in Labindalawang Masasayang Prinsesa are happy. Their demeanor is fittingly captured in the dresses they wear which represent practically every hue in the rainbow. This particular princess goes for yellow, an accurate reflection of her bright disposition. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1681437272150-0SUEROGZJ717BKRNGYUJ/Yellow+5.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Splashes of yellow Ballerinas in yellow orange tutus stand out on the darkened stage as they dance a variation from the romantic ballet Paquita, part of the program in BM 2.0 (2015). Photo by Kurt Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1681437160833-CS4CA4FIOKNGZQIS790T/Yellow+6.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Splashes of yellow Mylene Aggabao kicks it up a notch figuratively and literally while swathed in a gown in the delicate color of butter. This is part of a piece called Musika’t Pag-ibig, choreographed by Jonathan Janolo and seen in the suite TLC with Papa Jack in the OPM-powered production Kay Ganda ng Ating Musika (2014). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1681437332824-4CEFYECXZFX9EQ9X3BAU/Yellow+7.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Splashes of yellow Wrapped in sheaths of yellow and yellow green, the spiritual being called the Ada (Kyounglim Min) cares for those who have fallen into an enchanted sleep in Ang Palasyo ng mga Duwende. The story is part of Tatlo Pang Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (2013) based on Severino Reyes’ literary works as retold by Christine Bellen. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/4/12/its-ballet-or-nothing-for-company-member-alvin-dictado monthly 0.5 2023-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/38dc6115-1ffc-47ca-b662-c3105aa5a4d7/Alvin+2.jpg Home - It’s ballet or nothing for company member Alvin Dictado - Make it stand out Alvin Dictado performs the Albrecht variation from Giselle in Deux (2019). This classical piece helped him secure the third prize in the 2018 CCP Ballet Competition. Photo by Ian Santos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c3224979-c694-4eb2-8a0e-23f0d61b4532/Alvin+1.jpg Home - It’s ballet or nothing for company member Alvin Dictado - Make it stand out Ballet Manila company member Alvin Dictado is intent on beefing up his body so he is better prepared to lift ballerinas and to help ensure a long dancing career. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/59b882d7-29f0-4792-b547-287c1c9792df/Alvin+3.jpg Home - It’s ballet or nothing for company member Alvin Dictado - Make it stand out In Ballet Manila’s comeback show, Rise!, in October 2022, Alvin (center) joins Rodney Catubay (left) and John Balagot in Nais Ko. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f0f68db7-b48a-47db-8345-9eff63c694eb/Alvin+4.JPG Home - It’s ballet or nothing for company member Alvin Dictado - Make it stand out Backstage after Snow White (2019), Alvin (rightmost) and his fellow “dwarves” remove their masks for a souvenir group photo. With him are (clockwise from left) Rafael Perez, Sean Pelegrin, John De Dios, Brian Sevilla, Jamil Montibon and Anselmo Dictado. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/aa0c325a-47ad-455a-820e-a3eaf7f74920/Alvin+5.JPG Home - It’s ballet or nothing for company member Alvin Dictado - Make it stand out Alvin performs the contemporary piece Pi-Ang by Gerardo Francisco Jr. in the 2018 CCP Ballet Competition where he landed third place in the junior category. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ef3f1ed6-68b2-40b1-8e58-1294b4c3fa41/Alvin+6.JPG Home - It’s ballet or nothing for company member Alvin Dictado - Make it stand out For the ballet fundraiser Tuloy ang Sayaw-an (2019), Alvin is paired with Shaira Comeros in an excerpt from Giselle. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/5668979a-524f-485f-9495-8e37d2d402db/Alvin+7.jpg Home - It’s ballet or nothing for company member Alvin Dictado - Make it stand out Alvin Dictado says that he has learned to be more responsible amid the challenges of the pandemic. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/4/10/ol-don-quixote-fun-facts-4-that-spanish-flair monthly 0.5 2023-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/0b5ba72a-2110-4243-b913-64926be25206/Spanish+1.jpg Home - Olé! Don Quixote fun facts: #4 – That Spanish flair - Make it stand out Lisa Macuja dances her first full-length Don Quixote opposite Farouk Ruzimatov as a soloist of the Kirov Ballet in 1984. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/72b70304-e109-4da6-82ba-e94c56f767bc/Spanish+3.JPG Home - Olé! Don Quixote fun facts: #4 – That Spanish flair - Make it stand out Don Quixote represents choreographer Marius Petipa’s knowledge of Spanish dance and culture. In this Ballet Manila staging in 2017, Mark Sumaylo and Abigail Oliveiro dance as Espada and Mercedes. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/4/9/talk-about-dance-kamand-kojouri monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/7c636701-78ca-465a-8322-35781ee5d39f/Talk+about+dance+-+Kamand+Kojouri.jpg Home - Talk about dance: Kamand Kojouri - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/4/7/choreography-in-focus-morions-by-gerardo-francisco-jr monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f72351b9-9599-428e-9b5d-21352600209b/Morions+2.jpg Home - Choreography in Focus: Morions by Gerardo Francisco Jr. - Make it stand out Morions, which made its Philippine premiere in Lab Ko ‘To (2012), is characterized by sharp and fast movements danced to intense music. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/4951d1ef-0d90-48ce-aab0-faf4bfe4aafe/Morions+1.jpg Home - Choreography in Focus: Morions by Gerardo Francisco Jr. - Make it stand out Gerardo Francisco Jr.’s Morions is based on the Lenten tradition in Marinduque where Catholic male devotees wear masks and dress up as Roman centurions. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/588d799b-b3ed-46bf-9039-6a5bec7a9111/Morions+3.jpg Home - Choreography in Focus: Morions by Gerardo Francisco Jr. - Make it stand out After winning the bronze medal at the Andong Mask Festival in South Korea in 2011, Morions was also performed at the 2012 Ten Drum International Festival in Taiwan. Photo courtesy of Gerardo Francisco Jr. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/4/6/eva-chatal-practices-wellness-from-within monthly 0.5 2023-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/a8efaa40-7619-4927-8c8b-d1f52e1fbd2c/Eva+2.jpg Home - Eva Chatal practices wellness from within - Make it stand out Eva likes preparing big salads and sometimes adds edible flowers to the mix to make it pretty. Photo by Eva Chatal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c34e4dc7-54ff-432b-aca7-7ebe69214dbf/Eva+1.jpg Home - Eva Chatal practices wellness from within - Make it stand out Ballet Manila company artist Eva Chatal adjusts her fitness regimen depending on the roles she is dancing, working on specific parts of her body to improve her performance. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/8f34904c-2b01-4120-b317-19c831eee7fd/IMG_1838.JPG Home - Eva Chatal practices wellness from within - Make it stand out A few of Eva’s favorite finds in the Philippines (clockwise from top left): Summer rolls from Ivegan, adlai risotto from another vegan restaurant, a salad from Green Bar, and a smoothie bowl from Shak Café. Photos by Eva Chatal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/fca0b697-59d6-4f91-b0e4-008adb588caa/Eva+4.jpg Home - Eva Chatal practices wellness from within - Make it stand out A vegan since she was 15, Eva – seen here in Dalagang Pilipina, 2019 – enjoys eating Philippine fruits such as mangoes, bananas, rambutan and lanzones. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/4/3/in-their-own-words-marinette-franco-on-finding-courage-to-try-something-new monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/141c393a-2fc1-4b2d-9505-24e8807c8b2b/Marinette+2.jpg Home - In Their Own Words: Marinette Franco on finding courage to try something new - Make it stand out Marinette Franco performs in Tala, Ballet Manila’s Christmas show at Star City in 2022. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/3/30/ballet-manila-moments-dancing-in-harmony monthly 0.5 2023-03-30 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/3/30/talk-about-dance-rudolf-nureyev monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/54d1107b-0b7a-4f72-b891-4118bd131ba3/Talk+about+dance%3A++Rudolf+Nureyev+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Rudolf Nureyev - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/3/28/ol-don-quixote-fun-facts-3-from-quiteria-to-kitri monthly 0.5 2023-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e3a0d04c-11e6-4dc7-a8a4-5f313ea91338/Kitri+2.JPG Home - Olé! Don Quixote fun facts: #3 – From Quiteria to Kitri - Make it stand out Katherine Barkman makes her debut as the feisty heroine of Don Quixote with Ballet Manila in 2017. She is now with San Francisco Ballet. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/3/24/after-a-long-pandemic-break-soloist-anselmo-dictado-just-wants-to-keep-on-dancing monthly 0.5 2023-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e6a2e956-ba15-4d82-90ed-67f7e011aa18/After+a+long+pandemic+break%2C+soloist+Anselmo+Dictado+just+wants+to+keep+on+dancing+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - After a long pandemic break, soloist Anselmo Dictado just wants to keep on dancing - Make it stand out As Prinsipe Juan in Gerardo Francisco’s Ibong Adarna in 2019, Anselmo Dictado brought his fun-loving nature to the role. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/acdbe680-5dc8-48d5-9818-54076fc15e6f/Elmoe+1.jpg Home - After a long pandemic break, soloist Anselmo Dictado just wants to keep on dancing - Make it stand out Anselmo “Elmoe” Dictado is known for his infectious grin, but behind it lies the grit that helped him weather the tough times of the pandemic. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b49dd5d5-2bfb-4c86-83cd-3668cc062ccd/After+a+long+pandemic+break%2C+soloist+Anselmo+Dictado+just+wants+to+keep+on+dancing+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - After a long pandemic break, soloist Anselmo Dictado just wants to keep on dancing - Make it stand out Ballet Manila soloist Anselmo Dictado partners Jessa Balote in Tony Fabella’s Dancing to Verdi, performed as part of Two! In 2014. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/9a67eee3-1b68-49f9-a2a6-fc908c6eb896/After+a+long+pandemic+break%2C+soloist+Anselmo+Dictado+just+wants+to+keep+on+dancing+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - After a long pandemic break, soloist Anselmo Dictado just wants to keep on dancing - Make it stand out Being part of Ballet Manila’s comeback show, Rise!, in October 2022 was satisfying for Elmoe (in yellow) as it marked the company’s return to live performance. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/65e165a3-9a6b-4ea0-9b3d-0316af4ae5c9/Elmoe+4.JPG Home - After a long pandemic break, soloist Anselmo Dictado just wants to keep on dancing - Make it stand out Elmoe takes the titular role in Osias Barroso’s Pinocchio (2015). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/6459f392-1e57-408e-b6ed-ebe074cfbc2c/After+a+long+pandemic+break%2C+soloist+Anselmo+Dictado+just+wants+to+keep+on+dancing+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - After a long pandemic break, soloist Anselmo Dictado just wants to keep on dancing - Make it stand out Adept in contemporary and classical dance, Elmoe is cast in the Reed Flutes portion of The Nutcracker, as excerpted in Nutkraker (2014). Photo by Daniel Trinidad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/2745e0ed-1ebc-4c21-b098-ea31bac12fa8/Elmoe+5.JPG Home - After a long pandemic break, soloist Anselmo Dictado just wants to keep on dancing - Make it stand out Dancing as Mercutio in last February’s contemporary take on Romeo & Juliet, Elmoe would get praised by choreographer Martin Lawrance for giving it his all. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/05857d2e-de65-4937-b52d-8430a6f3b23f/After+a+long+pandemic+break%2C+soloist+Anselmo+Dictado+just+wants+to+keep+on+dancing+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - After a long pandemic break, soloist Anselmo Dictado just wants to keep on dancing - Make it stand out Elmoe is grateful for the chance to be reclaim his position as Ballet Manila soloist and resume his sorely missed dancing career. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/3/22/soloist-rissa-may-camaclang monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/3/20/talk-about-dance-isadora-duncan monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/3690700c-adae-4c38-b3d6-d57645f4cdf9/Talk+about+dance+-+Isadora+Duncan.jpg Home - Talk about dance: Isadora Duncan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/3/17/this-month-in-bm-history-march-2019 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/847c6919-c7d3-47ce-8f3a-c22bc2fa3070/BM+2.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: March 2019 - Make it stand out The poster for Ballet Manila’s 23rd season-ender, Deux, features the show’s two key fare – Les Sylphides and The Winding Road. Poster from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b0664873-8fa9-4e64-9249-9e391551fc44/BM+1.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: March 2019 - Make it stand out Michael Fokine’s Les Sylphides depicts a lone danseur (The Poet) surrounded by his muses – white clad sylphs or air spirits, dancing in the moonlight. Photo by Ian Santos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/21d18199-0507-428d-a7eb-2dccb96a5616/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+March+2019+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: March 2019 - Make it stand out Martin Lawrance’s The Winding Road is powered by the music of The Beatles. Photo by Ian Santos https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/3/15/ol-don-quixote-fun-facts-2-don-quixote-doesnt-dance monthly 0.5 2023-03-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/96413f6e-25b8-4e5a-8757-e44daaa51998/Don+2A.jpg Home - Olé! Don Quixote fun facts: #2 - Don Quixote doesn’t dance - Make it stand out Having read many books on chivalry, Don Quixote (seen here in Ballet Manila’s 2003 production) thinks of himself as a knight and sets out with Sancho Panza to do good deeds. Photo by Ocs Alvarez from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/3/13/ballet-manila-moments-mercedes-the-fiery-scene-stealer monthly 0.5 2023-03-13 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/3/10/ole-don-quixote-fun-facts-1-quick-study monthly 0.5 2023-03-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/056ccc9c-3284-4937-8ca2-47cc62f1e490/Ole%21+Don+Quixote+fun+facts+-+%231+-+Quick+study+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ole! Don Quixote fun facts: #1 - Quick study - Make it stand out Osias Barroso only had four days to learn the part of Basilio and dance Don Quixote in a festival in Krasnoyarsk, in 1992. In 1994, he danced the part anew in Ulan-Ude, also in Russia. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/3/9/romeo-and-juliet-revisited monthly 0.5 2023-03-09 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/3/8/talk-about-dance-aubrey-lynch monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/773a5a4a-730a-4cd4-9583-3efcef1ac76c/Talk+about+dance+-+Aubrey+Lynch+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Aubrey Lynch - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/3/6/ballet-manila-in-full-color-the-lure-of-lilac monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1678071372346-YKVHNJ7G3JY8AJBEWLAZ/Lilac+1.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: The lure of lilac Rissa May Camaclang gets to sprinkle some fairy dust as Fairy Godmother in an excerpt of Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Cinderella, performed at the relaunch of Aliw Theater in August 2022. Wearing a long tutu – in lilac with hints of purple – that flares around when she spins, Godmother is about to gift Cinderella with a pair of glass slippers to wear to the ball. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1678071370353-CA6ETGOL78T9EOPXIL1P/Lilac+2.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: The lure of lilac Holding up the skirt of her lilac and white tutu, Marian Faustino is playful and full of energy as she dances the solo part in August Bournonville’s Kermesse in Bruges pas de deux. The piece was performed in OPM at OPB (2003) where she was partnered by Ricardo Mallari. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1678071405763-T7SFL0IMKG8Y7NIP5PU7/Lilac+3.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: The lure of lilac In Sinderela (2012), Hazel Sabas-Gower gives the fairy tale a Filipino twist. Hana Oh is Tita Nia, the fairy godmother in this modern version. Swathes of delicate fabric make up Tita Nia’s skirt, complementing the sheen of her lilac bodice and the fancy floral accents on her waist. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1678071398638-KRGKEIUKQ7HWTA2A26XK/Lilac+4.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: The lure of lilac As Medora, the high-spirited heroine of Le Corsaire (2013), Lisa Macuja-Elizalde wears a delightful lilac tutu with sparkling floral embellishments on the skirt that no doubt charms the pirate Conrad into saving this perennial damsel in distress. Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1678071429320-682URHORB2Q3NJLU09JP/Lilac+5.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: The lure of lilac What else is the Lilac Fairy to wear but something in a color that’s dainty and demure befitting her name? The aptly named Violet Hong brings enchantment as she steps into this beloved role from The Sleeping Beauty, which is excerpted in Ballet Manila’s all-Tchaikovsky presentation of The Swan, The Fairy and the Princess. Photo by Kurt Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1678071407624-RE9RG2UZ99OIWVZQC7QO/Lilac+6.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: The lure of lilac Lilac skirt and plum top make a perfect combination in this gown worn by Jenny Olayvar for Dalagang Pilipina. In the Tony Fabella choreography, which premiered in OPM at OPB (2003), ballet and fashion make a heady mix as sixteen ballerinas pirouette and prance in a bevy of gowns created by the late haute couture genius Auggie Cordero. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1678071417777-46LBXCVGS03RV95530VY/Lilac+7.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: The lure of lilac In Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Sleeping Beauty, Joan Emery Sia plays one of the benevolent fairies who offer gifts to Princess Aurora on her christening. Each fairy is represented by a color; Joan exudes exquisite grace in lilac. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/3/1/ballet-manila-moments-the-powerfully-feminine-amazonas monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/2/27/home-sweet-home-soloist-rissa-may-camaclang-returns-to-ballet-manila-stronger-and-wiser monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/741aaf1b-dbc1-4e47-bdff-5f54cb143595/Ris+2.jpg Home - Home sweet home: Soloist Rissa May Camaclang returns to Ballet Manila stronger and wiser - Make it stand out Rissa May Camaclang’s most memorable role with Ballet Manila, before the pandemic, was as the seductress Carmen in Eric V. Cruz’s Carmen (2018). Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/bca4988b-c9fc-42df-a0d1-fb2002ed289e/Ris+1.jpg Home - Home sweet home: Soloist Rissa May Camaclang returns to Ballet Manila stronger and wiser - Make it stand out Although she has learned a lot from going out of her comfort zone, Ballet Manila soloist Rissa May Camaclang says it was just time to come home. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/bda1e47a-87a9-4d13-a0fa-cbc0235d3e14/Ris+3.jpg Home - Home sweet home: Soloist Rissa May Camaclang returns to Ballet Manila stronger and wiser - Make it stand out Dancing as one of the women Romeo (Joshua Enciso, right) falls for, Rissa May (leftmost) makes her comeback with Ballet Manila in Martin Lawrance’s Romeo & Juliet (2023). Also in photo are Shaira Comeros and Angelika Tagupa. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/9e08595e-c8be-4ccc-8eae-7ea418aa7a5f/Home+sweet+home+-+Soloist+Rissa+May+Camaclang+returns+to+Ballet+Manila+stronger+and+wiser+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Home sweet home: Soloist Rissa May Camaclang returns to Ballet Manila stronger and wiser - Make it stand out Rissa May gives a fun and flirty performance as Mercedes in Don Quixote (2017). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/48e43938-5f44-4af5-a098-a37109d038b8/Ris+5.jpg Home - Home sweet home: Soloist Rissa May Camaclang returns to Ballet Manila stronger and wiser - Make it stand out Joining Ballet Manila’s Russian tour in 2018, Rissa May is a commanding presence as the lead dancer in Agnes Locsin’s Sayao sa Pamlang. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/120cd37e-b7ef-42eb-ab0b-986e0a6b9e9c/Ris+6.JPG Home - Home sweet home: Soloist Rissa May Camaclang returns to Ballet Manila stronger and wiser - Make it stand out Rissa May projects power and strength as the leader of the Amazonas in Gerardo Francisco Jr.’s Ibong Adarna (2019). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ffcf8937-2303-45e2-b3fa-4580f6136cd0/Ris+7.jpg Home - Home sweet home: Soloist Rissa May Camaclang returns to Ballet Manila stronger and wiser - Make it stand out The classics will always be special to Rissa May, who is seen here in Michael Fokine’s Les Sylphides (from Deux, 2019). Photo by Ian Santos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c7cee92d-6239-486e-a8ce-ff6363990673/Ris+8.jpg Home - Home sweet home: Soloist Rissa May Camaclang returns to Ballet Manila stronger and wiser - Make it stand out Visiting the Ballet Manila Archives, Rissa May smiles upon seeing a copy of the Halo-Halo Supreme souvenir program from 2008, saying it was her first time to be part of a Ballet Manila production when she was still a scholar. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/2/23/this-month-in-bm-history-february-2004 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/896cbbc3-b9f1-4f8c-986f-6eedcd53944d/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+February+2004+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: February 2004 - Make it stand out The joy and exuberance of Don Quixote are captured in this photograph from Ballet Manila’s third staging of the classic, with principal dancers Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Osias Barroso in the lead roles. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b4baef19-d1e6-4cfe-89a2-8bd1debb33a6/BM+2.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: February 2004 - Make it stand out Don Quixote opened Ballet Manila’s tenth performance season. Souvenir program from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/84623318-778a-4554-97ae-83b9c5302fda/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+February+2004+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: February 2004 - Make it stand out By 2004, Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Osias Barroso had already danced some 120 full-length ballets in 40 cities around the world, as shared in this newspaper item. Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/568184c9-6f04-4ce4-9c59-29a4e525535e/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+February+2004+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: February 2004 - Make it stand out Osias Barroso as the naughty barber Basilio and Lisa Macuja-Elizalde as the feisty innkeeper’s daughter Kitri find a perfect match in each other in Don Quixote. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/0305b8b5-1186-401a-8912-a00afc741d0d/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+February+2004+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: February 2004 - Make it stand out The enduring partnership of Osias Barroso and Lisa Macuja-Elizalde was also being celebrated in Don Quixote, as written in this feature story published in BusinessWorld. Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/2/20/soloist-jessa-balote monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/2/18/talk-about-dance-william-shakespeare monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ca5c0314-d6b4-47c3-9bd8-7828b32afc0a/Talk+about+dance+-+William+Shakespeare Home - Talk about dance: William Shakespeare - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/2/17/28-year-throwback-keepsakes-from-ballet-manilas-two-night-launch monthly 0.5 2023-02-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1676606627027-PY7QRIJPI9I98USJ99TS/1.jpg Home - 28-year throwback: Keepsakes from Ballet Manila’s two-night launch The twelve pioneer dancers of Ballet Manila – led by principal artists Lisa Macuja and Osias Barroso (center pair in black) – pose for a group photo on the Francisco Santiago Hall stage shortly before opening night of their inaugural show. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1676609874358-N00K8ATTR9INTI3YT23C/2.jpg Home - 28-year throwback: Keepsakes from Ballet Manila’s two-night launch Clippings from Philippine Daily Inquirer and Manila Bulletin announce the two-night debut of Ballet Manila https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1676606111062-2JB6RFDLQ5PDDAOAABYL/3.jpg Home - 28-year throwback: Keepsakes from Ballet Manila’s two-night launch The streamer for Ballet Manila Dances! that was hung in front of PCI Bank Tower 1 featured the names of the twelve dancers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1676606882987-B5P8LZIZWN2J6QMKVMU6/4.jpg Home - 28-year throwback: Keepsakes from Ballet Manila’s two-night launch A copy of the invitation for special guests, cut into two to show the front and inside content, and spruced up with cut-up vintage illustrations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1676606715771-FBU2B6UZD6GBJQ7ZIWYO/5.jpg Home - 28-year throwback: Keepsakes from Ballet Manila’s two-night launch Newspaper clippings: One shows Lisa Macuja’s column for Malaya where she muses about the challenges of starting a new company while the other is an announcement of Ballet Manila Dances! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1676607030233-T6GF3X7GFOIOI0CB8RGB/6.JPG Home - 28-year throwback: Keepsakes from Ballet Manila’s two-night launch Cover and portions cut from Ballet Manila’s first brochure shares information about the new company and its mission and about its artistic director, Eric V. Cruz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1676606826418-AK95O5FKR3C9CL3ZMGDM/7.jpg Home - 28-year throwback: Keepsakes from Ballet Manila’s two-night launch Eileen Lopez asked her fellow dancers to write her messages on opening night. This one is from Lisa Macuja who refers to Ballet Manila’s launch as “the start of ‘something big.’” The ballerina signed the note with her name and a drawing of her trademark icon – a foot on pointe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1676607061254-2SKDG2AMQ60L6XEMMYIE/8.jpg Home - 28-year throwback: Keepsakes from Ballet Manila’s two-night launch Photographs from Ballet Manila’s two-night premiere: Some of the dancers with parents and friends who came to watch, and in the dressing room https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1676606483299-VZ5M8QAM7TN07SS8J4XS/9.jpg Home - 28-year throwback: Keepsakes from Ballet Manila’s two-night launch The night’s program – trimmed at the edges to fit the scrapbook page – shows the mainly classical nature of the repertoire. The exception was Osias Barroso’s In Quest, a neo-classical choreography which was having its world premiere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1676606516710-U6DWA7ZTVNZ5ZUWDCTL7/10.jpg Home - 28-year throwback: Keepsakes from Ballet Manila’s two-night launch This scrapbook page is one of several bearing photos of Ballet Manila’s celebration at the Macuja home after the second night of their inaugural performance. Note the stickers of dialogue and thought balloons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1676606573515-OUCV6B7IK3HJL98N7G4Y/11.jpg Home - 28-year throwback: Keepsakes from Ballet Manila’s two-night launch Another photograph of the triumphant group (from left): Pamela Asprer, Aileen Gallinera, Lisa Macuja, Jeffrey Espejo, Sandralynn Huang, Osias Barroso, Eileen Lopez, Eduardo Espejo, Ianne Damian, Kristin Dabao and Chris Mohnani. Not in photo is Elline Damian. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1676606602790-5AUZ3AJSZDM3N0LLVI2X/12.jpg Home - 28-year throwback: Keepsakes from Ballet Manila’s two-night launch Toast to two big nights. The group aptly celebrates at the place where it all began – the home of the Macujas, hosted by Lisa’s parents Cesar and Susan. Cheers, Ballet Manila! https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/2/14/principal-dancers-joshua-enciso-and-pearl-dames-living-for-every-romeo-amp-juliet-moment monthly 0.5 2023-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/755423af-a75c-477f-a0f1-c03a7f792015/Principal+dancers+Joshua+Enciso+and+Pearl+Dames+-+Living+for+every+Romeo+%26+Juliet+moment+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Principal dancers Joshua Enciso and Pearl Dames: Living for every Romeo & Juliet moment - Make it stand out Pearl Dames says that like Juliet, she can be very childlike and feel so thrilled to be in love. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d83d126a-8980-4909-88cf-7025af58048f/Principal+dancers+Joshua+Enciso+and+Pearl+Dames+-+Living+for+every+Romeo+%26+Juliet+moment+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Principal dancers Joshua Enciso and Pearl Dames: Living for every Romeo & Juliet moment - Make it stand out Both first-timers in the full-length Romeo & Juliet, choreographed by Martin Lawrance, Ballet Manila principals Joshua Enciso and Jessica Pearl Dames make sure they have each other’s backs. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/5f75fe9a-d61a-4f18-8d32-34996810b4c7/Principal+dancers+Joshua+Enciso+and+Pearl+Dames+-+Living+for+every+Romeo+%26+Juliet+moment+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Principal dancers Joshua Enciso and Pearl Dames: Living for every Romeo & Juliet moment - Make it stand out Joshua Enciso can relate to Romeo being passionate about pursuing the things he loves. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/56dace9c-bddb-40a3-a561-94bab995e644/RJ+4.jpg Home - Principal dancers Joshua Enciso and Pearl Dames: Living for every Romeo & Juliet moment - Make it stand out Choreographer Martin Lawrance rehearses with Pearl Dames as Juliet and Mark Sumaylo as Juliet’s father. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/354fd620-f72e-4f77-ac46-2386cb8e423e/Principal+dancers+Joshua+Enciso+and+Pearl+Dames+-+Living+for+every+Romeo+%26+Juliet+moment+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Principal dancers Joshua Enciso and Pearl Dames: Living for every Romeo & Juliet moment - Make it stand out Pearl wants to embrace each moment as the day nears for her Romeo & Juliet debut. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/94c2665d-333d-4182-b7e2-6f85e8460d24/RJ+6.jpg Home - Principal dancers Joshua Enciso and Pearl Dames: Living for every Romeo & Juliet moment - Make it stand out For Joshua, Romeo & Juliet is a huge opportunity to keep learning. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/2f23c1af-b1ad-4278-9b41-408173e271ee/Principal+dancers+Joshua+Enciso+and+Pearl+Dames+-+Living+for+every+Romeo+%26+Juliet+moment+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Principal dancers Joshua Enciso and Pearl Dames: Living for every Romeo & Juliet moment - Make it stand out Joshua and Pearl mimic the Romeo and Juliet pose of their Ballet Manila mentors, Osias Barroso and Lisa Macuja-Elizalde, in the photo used for the poster at right from the 1990s. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/2/11/choreographer-martin-lawrance-embraces-pinoy-music-and-culture-in-his-reimagining-of-romeo-amp-juliet monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c71e027d-2a63-4cd9-a311-1b0856fc705a/Martin+2.jpg Home - Choreographer Martin Lawrance embraces Pinoy music and culture in his reimagining of ‘Romeo & Juliet’ - Make it stand out Martin Lawrance’s Romeo & Juliet began as a suite starring Jessica Pearl Dames and Joshua Enciso in the lead roles, featured in the show Tuloy ang Sayaw-an (2019). Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/249cc9da-2f61-40a3-bdcd-f32245df5456/Choreographer+Martin+Lawrance+embraces+Pinoy+music+and+culture+in+his+reimagining+of+%E2%80%98Romeo+%26+Juliet%E2%80%99+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Choreographer Martin Lawrance embraces Pinoy music and culture in his reimagining of ‘Romeo & Juliet’ - Make it stand out British choreographer Martin Lawrance demonstrates the steps for the Romeo & Juliet cast, including Jessica Pearl Dames (Juliet), Gerardo Francisco Jr. (Paris) and Joshua Enciso (Romeo). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/34d408f0-b9cb-4335-bc70-8cd44363dad3/Choreographer+Martin+Lawrance+embraces+Pinoy+music+and+culture+in+his+reimagining+of+%E2%80%98Romeo+%26+Juliet%E2%80%99+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Choreographer Martin Lawrance embraces Pinoy music and culture in his reimagining of ‘Romeo & Juliet’ - Make it stand out “What I find exciting is that Romeo & Juliet can be placed in any setting, in whatever era,” says Martin, seen here at the Ballet Manila Archives, of tweaking the Shakespearean tale. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/85c7a0bf-d658-4a56-a53c-a69f334850a3/Choreographer+Martin+Lawrance+embraces+Pinoy+music+and+culture+in+his+reimagining+of+%E2%80%98Romeo+%26+Juliet%E2%80%99+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Choreographer Martin Lawrance embraces Pinoy music and culture in his reimagining of ‘Romeo & Juliet’ - Make it stand out Martin in the thick of rehearsals for Romeo & Juliet at Ballet Manila’s Studio 1 with principal dancers, from left, Mark Sumaylo, Gerardo Francisco Jr., Jessica Pearl Dames, Jasmine Pia Dames, Romeo Peralta and Abigail Oliveiro. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/2/10/in-their-own-words-jessica-pearl-dames-on-being-part-of-the-corps-de-ballet monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/9edbfef1-7827-41de-bf38-c79dde6bffdd/Pearl+2.jpg Home - In Their Own Words: Jessica Pearl Dames on being part of the corps de ballet - Make it stand out Jessica Pearl Dames (center) says being part of the corps, like she was in this staging of Giselle (2019), is difficult but is a huge fulfillment when executed right. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/2/8/out-of-the-box-romeo-amp-juliet-opens-ballet-manilas-25th-season monthly 0.5 2023-02-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/69ee9ecc-a347-40b4-998c-6ccd86eddc30/Out-of-the-box+%E2%80%98Romeo+%26+Juliet%E2%80%99+opens+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+25th+season++1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Out-of-the-box ‘Romeo & Juliet’ opens Ballet Manila’s 25th season - Make it stand out Joshua Enciso and Jessica Pearl Dames first danced the lead roles in Romeo & Juliet, a suite created by Martin Lawrance in 2019, which has now been turned into a full-length ballet. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/edfa9f07-7c11-47a3-a1b4-aa3454128006/RJ2.jpg Home - Out-of-the-box ‘Romeo & Juliet’ opens Ballet Manila’s 25th season - Make it stand out British choreographer Martin Lawrance rehearses Romeo & Juliet with Ballet Manila principals Jessica Pearl Dames (Juliet), Gerardo Francisco Jr. (Paris) and Joshua Enciso (Romeo). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/2/6/physics-major-angelika-tagupa-makes-time-for-ballet monthly 0.5 2023-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/a55c12e8-da9e-4e09-9e29-833a40804b9c/Physics+major+Angelika+Tagupa+makes+time+for+ballet+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Physics major Angelika Tagupa makes time for ballet - Make it stand out Angelika Tagupa (center) dances as part of the corps de ballet in Les Sylphides, the classical half of Ballet Manila’s Deux in 2019. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d01d25fe-9a95-46f5-b7d4-4e1708718773/Angelika+1.JPG Home - Physics major Angelika Tagupa makes time for ballet - Make it stand out Ballet Manila company artist Angelika Tagupa balances her time between ballet and academics. “It has never really been a tug of war between the two,” she claims. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c0971cad-9e4f-4ead-bf10-cb3054634607/Angelika+3.jpg Home - Physics major Angelika Tagupa makes time for ballet - Make it stand out Participating in the CCP Ballet Competition in 2018, Angelika danced a Princess Aurora variation from Sleeping Beauty. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/518ef8e2-c83c-4d19-ae5c-cc9a82fff65b/Angelika+4.jpg Home - Physics major Angelika Tagupa makes time for ballet - Make it stand out After dancing in Swan Lake Act 2 in American Stars Gala (2018), Angelika (rightmost) and fellow swans Ashley Salonga and Loraine Gaile Jarlega have their picture taken with Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/9dcb4c95-5510-4f6d-8e5c-5937e97cb0f5/Angelika+5.jpg Home - Physics major Angelika Tagupa makes time for ballet - Make it stand out Angelika (foreground) backstage with fellow dwarves in a pre-pandemic show of Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Snow White. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/db748cf8-37a7-45b2-9588-0d3da4a8d0e1/Physics+major+Angelika+Tagupa+makes+time+for+ballet+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Physics major Angelika Tagupa makes time for ballet - Make it stand out Ballet Manila co-artistic director Osias Barroso (center) congratulates the the company’s senior participants in the 2018 CCP Ballet Competition: (from left) Pia Carmina Romo, Jefferson Balute, first prize winner Joshua Enciso and Angelika Joie Tagupa. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/aeb3c9eb-a173-4843-a6dc-9cf7bb32c02f/Physics+major+Angelika+Tagupa+makes+time+for+ballet+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Physics major Angelika Tagupa makes time for ballet - Make it stand out Angelika (center) in Fur Elise, featured in Iconic 2.0 (2018): “Dancing now is very different from the time before the pandemic happened. But the joy of being on stage is still very much there!” Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/2/3/memories-of-juliet monthly 0.5 2023-02-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1675381192358-UFWKHB813FCQK6WJH1UG/1988.jpg Home - Memories of Juliet 1988. “My first Juliet was choreographed by Malcholm Burns and performed with The Royal New Zealand Ballet during a grueling performance tour of Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin and Invercargill. My first Romeo was the towering Ou Lu, principal danseur of Beijing’s Central Ballet of China. I was so young and inexperienced.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1675381175159-RHMJWVQ92WQCZRQXT1EC/1994.jpg Home - Memories of Juliet 1994. “My second Juliet was in the version of Atlanta Ballet’s Tom Pazik which was choreographed on prima ballerina Maniya Barredo. My Romeo was already Osias Barroso and we were dancing with Philippine Ballet Theater. I had grown up quite a bit since New Zealand so I was more satisfied with my portrayal. The Pazik choreography was also a lot more athletic and needed a more solid technique. The spinning was particularly difficult to do with my long ringlet hair flailing all over the place!” Philippine Ballet Theater publicity photo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1675381148489-3XZPMVBJOUJNEA046V1G/1996.jpg Home - Memories of Juliet 1996. “By the time I reached my third version of Juliet, there was no need to over-analyze every step. I could relax and just go with the flow. This was the Philippine premiere of Romeo and Juliet with music by Peter Tchaikovsky and choreography by Sergey Vikulov, performed in a show marking Ballet Manila’s first year, An Anniversary of Russian-Filipino Rarities. A choreographic miniature, it premiered in 1983 in St. Petersburg Academic Ballet Theater and retells the story of Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers using the tragedy’s five central characters. The choreographer develops the concept of Tchaikovsky’s music to celebrate the victory of love, rather than death. With Osias Barroso as Romeo, Andrei Katuntsev as Tybalt and Jeffrey Espejo as Mercutio.” Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1675381614091-87XUNUWAUPWKO9JMI7YR/2001.jpg Home - Memories of Juliet 2001. “My husband Fred J. Elizalde presented me with an 850-seat performance venue, the Star Theater. Right after the priest blessed the sparkling new stage, we mounted our very first performance there: Sergey Vikulov’s three-act Romeo and Juliet (with Osias Barroso as Romeo), choreographed to the music of Prokofiev. Ballet Manila had just unveiled its world premiere at the Cultural Center of the Philippines Main Theater a month before, but somehow, an immortal romance seemed to be a fitting christening for Star Theater because it truly was a ‘gift of love.’” Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1675381621075-VM6777EDWK2GS97ZYOW3/2004.jpg Home - Memories of Juliet 2004. “Dancing with Osias Barroso to Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture as played by the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra in An Evening of Tchaikovsky at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. Ballet Manila’s performance with the PPO is made extra special for me because the guest conductor Sasha (Alexander Vikulov) is a long-time friend and buddy from when I was still a student in the Russian Ballet Academy. He is the son of my teacher and second mother Tatiana Udalenkova. The Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture was choreographed by Sergey Vikulov, his father and People’s Artist of Russia. It is like a family event!” Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1675381729463-D03X800R7YEUMIUYBF2K/2011.jpg Home - Memories of Juliet 2011. “Romeo & Juliet as part of my Swan Song Series. Rudy De Dios was just a toddler when I first came back from Russia in 1986. He is a very capable young danseur but during rehearsals, I had to coax him to be the man and pull me more assertively towards him. I think he’s still a bit scared and I don’t blame him. Not only does he have to dance with his artistic director, he also has to do some torrid love scenes with her extremely possessive hubby – the theater owner – breathing down his back!” Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1675381681387-DOW0X8P0OOW3CQIMTW4M/2014.JPG Home - Memories of Juliet 2014. “Lisa Macuja: Gold. As this will be the last time I will be headlining a full, classical concert, I wanted the show to be extra special and kept it in the direction of presenting the purity of the classics. (Among the numbers in the repertoire), I chose Romeo and Juliet (with Rudy De Dios as Romeo) because Juliet is a favorite role. Now that we are preparing for our 20th anniversary celebration, I thought it would be a fitting piece to include in the concert as I remember dancing this same piece in the first year of BM.” Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/1/31/principal-dancer-joshua-enciso monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/1/28/ballet-manila-sets-25th-performance-season-of-hope-and-homecoming monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ec1e05cd-6ef7-4172-9cc8-be94fe636a85/Ballet+Manila+sets+25th+performance+season+%E2%80%98Of+Hope+and+Homecoming%E2%80%99+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila sets 25th performance season ‘Of Hope and Homecoming’ - Make it stand out Principal dancers Joshua Enciso and Jessica Pearl Dames take on the lead roles in Martin Lawrance’s contemporary retelling of Romeo and Juliet in February. Photo by Erica Marquez-Jacinto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e88eff0a-6730-4e13-bce8-ba782a0b55c8/BM+2.JPG Home - Ballet Manila sets 25th performance season ‘Of Hope and Homecoming’ - Make it stand out San Francisco Ballet soloist Katherine Barkman returns as Kitri in Ballet Manila’s full-length Don Quixote in May. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/8f39c20f-114e-4e7e-812f-366b04758bc5/Ballet+Manila+sets+25th+performance+season+%E2%80%98Of+Hope+and+Homecoming%E2%80%99+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila sets 25th performance season ‘Of Hope and Homecoming’ - Make it stand out Principal dancer Abigail Oliveiro reprises her role as the mythical bird in Gerardo Francisco Jr.’s Ibong Adarna in August. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/1/26/bullied-for-dancing-agp-bronze-medalist-noah-esplana-is-determined-to-make-good-in-ballet monthly 0.5 2023-01-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ead9bba3-41d8-4783-ad5f-cfbc1be761d5/Bullied+for+dancing%2C+AGP+bronze+medalist+Noah+Esplana+is+determined+to+make+good+in+ballet+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Bullied for dancing, AGP bronze medalist Noah Esplana is determined to make good in ballet - Make it stand out Noah Esplana, seen here in a Cinderella excerpt during the Aliw Theater relaunch in August 2022, loves ballet because it makes him feel free. “There’s no feeling like it,” he enthuses. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/3fe28002-7491-433b-92b7-c5b11d3c6b05/Bullied+for+dancing%2C+AGP+bronze+medalist+Noah+Esplana+is+determined+to+make+good+in+ballet+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Bullied for dancing, AGP bronze medalist Noah Esplana is determined to make good in ballet - Make it stand out Young as he is, at 19, Ballet Manila company artist Noah Esplana has designed his life to revolve around dance – even moving from Australia to the Philippines for learning and growth. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e97a7a55-22ca-49b7-ae6e-39b1d3b7d6a9/Noah+3.jpg Home - Bullied for dancing, AGP bronze medalist Noah Esplana is determined to make good in ballet - Make it stand out Noah (leftmost) bagged the bronze medal in the Senior Division of the Asian Grand Prix finals in Bangkok. With him are fellow finalists of The Lisa Macuja School of Ballet (from left): bronze medalists Juan Angelo De Leon and John Stanley Alamer, Shamira Drapete and Germaine Dawal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d161521e-f4d9-4a96-8bcb-7927b7ab92ee/Noah+4.jpg Home - Bullied for dancing, AGP bronze medalist Noah Esplana is determined to make good in ballet - Make it stand out Warming up and rehearsing on the hotel rooftop in Bangkok during the AGP competition in December https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/5c9aff81-7e70-4042-ae51-71892dac1756/Noah+5.jpg Home - Bullied for dancing, AGP bronze medalist Noah Esplana is determined to make good in ballet - Make it stand out As a company artist, Noah (rightmost) was part of Lisa Macuja-Elizalde's La Traviata in Ballet Manila's comeback show, Rise! Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/5daaa3cc-65f8-411a-86fe-f02d32d4d6e3/Noah+6.jpg Home - Bullied for dancing, AGP bronze medalist Noah Esplana is determined to make good in ballet - Make it stand out At the 2019 Asian Grand Prix Manila Regionals. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/150df8e8-1bfb-457f-bd6b-130986d9c21d/Bullied+for+dancing%2C+AGP+bronze+medalist+Noah+Esplana+is+determined+to+make+good+in+ballet+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Bullied for dancing, AGP bronze medalist Noah Esplana is determined to make good in ballet - Make it stand out Noah on his goal to keep improving in ballet: “If you’re pursuing a dream, you really shouldn’t let anything pull you back." Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/1/23/the-best-is-yet-to-come-a-conversation-on-unexpected-promotions-and-new-beginnings-with-jessica-pearl-dames-joshua-enciso-shaira-comeros-and-jessa-balote monthly 0.5 2023-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b9461bc7-829c-46f0-94d5-8543882bfd6e/2.jpg Home - The best is yet to come: A conversation on unexpected promotions and new beginnings with Jessica Pearl Dames, Joshua Enciso, Shaira Comeros and Jessa Balote - Make it stand out Jessica Pearl Dames performs in La Bayadere, excerpted in Deux (2019). Photo by Ian Santos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/167f1093-f505-42b1-8596-eda9aedae69b/9.jpg Home - The best is yet to come: A conversation on unexpected promotions and new beginnings with Jessica Pearl Dames, Joshua Enciso, Shaira Comeros and Jessa Balote - Make it stand out Jessa Balote: “Ang laki rin ng pasasalamat ko na na-promote ako kasi nakita po ni Ma’am Lise ‘yung pagod ko, kung ano ‘yung ginagawa ko as a dancer.” Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/2db9b579-2dc4-411a-a8b3-e2ba6439dbaf/8.jpg Home - The best is yet to come: A conversation on unexpected promotions and new beginnings with Jessica Pearl Dames, Joshua Enciso, Shaira Comeros and Jessa Balote - Make it stand out Joshua Enciso: “Nagulat ako! Hindi nagsi-sink in, na parang hindi totoo. Iniisip ko nga na parang prank lang. Baka joke lang!” Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/7674dd8b-1b59-4b8c-bc12-74f7f1cef4fa/The+best+is+yet+to+come+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The best is yet to come: A conversation on unexpected promotions and new beginnings with Jessica Pearl Dames, Joshua Enciso, Shaira Comeros and Jessa Balote - Make it stand out Shaira Comeros is fiery and fierce as Kitri in the Don Quixote pas de deux she performed in Iloilo in 2022. Photo by Armando Vicentino https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/65555bd6-c713-4594-9fad-8b4961dde38a/The+best+is+yet+to+come+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The best is yet to come: A conversation on unexpected promotions and new beginnings with Jessica Pearl Dames, Joshua Enciso, Shaira Comeros and Jessa Balote - Make it stand out Shaira Comeros: “Pagbaba nu’ng curtain, sobrang hagulgol ako! Tapos niyakap ko lahat.” Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/69a5ecaa-c034-4624-b891-07014c2436fc/The+best+is+yet+to+come+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The best is yet to come: A conversation on unexpected promotions and new beginnings with Jessica Pearl Dames, Joshua Enciso, Shaira Comeros and Jessa Balote - Make it stand out Joshua Enciso dances as Solor from La Bayadere in a variation showcased in Deux (2019). Photo by Ian Santos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/0f7828a9-1453-49ad-8b16-1004a325271c/6.jpg Home - The best is yet to come: A conversation on unexpected promotions and new beginnings with Jessica Pearl Dames, Joshua Enciso, Shaira Comeros and Jessa Balote - Make it stand out Jessica Pearl Dames: “Sobrang nag-blackout ako! Hindi ko talaga in-expect.” Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/2bf76cf4-23ed-406a-82e5-3bd0ac7ccd3c/The+best+is+yet+to+come+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The best is yet to come: A conversation on unexpected promotions and new beginnings with Jessica Pearl Dames, Joshua Enciso, Shaira Comeros and Jessa Balote - Make it stand out Jessa Balote takes on Ilsa-Dyur (2018), a piece whose female lead was originally created for prima ballerina Lisa Macuja-Elizalde. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/aa8cd70d-f843-4eb4-bd8d-2c59dd9d522a/The+best+is+yet+to+come+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The best is yet to come: A conversation on unexpected promotions and new beginnings with Jessica Pearl Dames, Joshua Enciso, Shaira Comeros and Jessa Balote - Make it stand out Newly minted principal dancers Jessica Pearl Dames, Shaira Comeros and Joshua Enciso, and soloist Jessa Balote, are inspired to work even harder as Ballet Manila opens its 25th performance season in February. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/1/21/ballet-manila-moments-a-hopping-good-time-in-snow-white monthly 0.5 2023-01-21 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/1/20/ballet-manila-in-full-color-black-is-back monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1674188792839-E9RDFJ4PJB690E6310LW/Black+1.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Black is back In a 2005 performance of Arachnida, Gerardo Francisco Jr. and Marian Faustino make a fascinating pair in their black unitards as they bring to life National Artist Agnes Locsin’s choreography exploring how mating spiders might move and act. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1674188794132-V3TVOXDYD37ZER9D54TQ/Black+2.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Black is back No color connotes evil more than black and in this scene from Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Snow White (2019), viewers get a double dose of wickedness with the queen/ witch (Abigail Oliveiro) and her mirror image (Emma Harris) clad in their black gowns and spiky crowns. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1674188799546-1XIA7Q89HBH2BYY3LPJM/Black+3.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Black is back Don Jose (Osias Barroso) is unable to resist the feminine wiles of Carmen (Lisa Macuja-Elizalde) in Eric V. Cruz’s Carmen (2005). The seduction leads to a passionate tryst between the pair who are both clothed in black. But while the soldier has fallen madly in love, for the temptress, he is just the latest conquest that can easily be cast aside for the next man in line. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1674188799454-V0L3REICYOMPTJ44ZT4G/Black+4.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Black is back Masque of the Red Death is daring in theme and to match, so are the costumes that Eduardo Espejo and Elline Damian are wearing. After all, black leather and studs are not exactly the materials one instantly associates with ballet. The suggestive dance piece by David Campos Cantero was featured in Ballet Manila’s OPM at OPB in 2003. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1674188808752-P8GKBWXM0XOZN7XAUIAD/Black+5.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Black is back Christine Rocas takes on the devious role of Odile in Swan Lake (2005) and perfectly embodies the character in a dark tutu with red and gold trim. Together with the sorcerer Rothbart, Odile wreaks havoc and makes Prince Siegfried believe she is his beloved Odette. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1674188808753-8EVB5VS0QMXZNYUVT74V/Black+6.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Black is back Mark Sumaylo and Abigail Oliveiro move to the fast-paced, pulsating music that Augustus “Bam” Damian III’s MAZN is choreographed to. Performing the piece together for the first time in Dance Day Live! in March 2022, they slip into form-fitting black dance wear to best show off every step and nuance. 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Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/1/16/talk-about-dance-elif-shafak monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/62e0a1da-1d8b-47a6-b5d3-86367090bc0c/Talk+about+dance+-+Elif+Shafak+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Elif Shafak - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/1/13/this-month-in-bm-history-january-2020 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c0281f31-a97a-47fc-8354-42d529b934bf/BM+3.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: January 2020 - Make it stand out Uninvited to Aurora’s christening, Maleficent (principal dancer Abigail Oliveiro) exacts revenge by cursing the princess to eternal sleep upon turning sixteen. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d5cfbfd8-d119-4cd4-9acd-ae95a4f02a03/BM+1.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: January 2020 - Make it stand out Principal dancers Romeo Peralta and Jasmine Pia Dames are paired as Prince Philip and Princess Aurora in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Sleeping Beauty. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/0fddc10f-db36-4ef0-a6bf-f19908654484/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+January+2020+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: January 2020 - Make it stand out A subscriber’s ticket indicates one of the original show dates of Sleeping Beauty which was instead staged the following month. 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Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/9fca5dc0-6809-440b-b4a9-8a525fcd1c5d/Asian+Grand+Prix.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s memorable moments in 2022 - Make it stand out Smiling triumphantly at the Asian Grand Prix in Bangkok are, from left, bronze medalists Noah Esplana, Juan Angelo De Leon and John Stanley Alamer, 8th placer Shamira Drapete and 5th placer Germaine Dawal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/7aeaa946-f050-43ae-a1ba-05d95bc71170/Cinderella.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s memorable moments in 2022 - Make it stand out As Cinderella and her Prince in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Cinderella, Abigail Oliveiro and Mark Sumaylo meet, dance and fall in love at first sight. 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Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c062a4b7-36e2-457c-957e-b298e3fb7e91/Dance+Day+Live.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s memorable moments in 2022 - Make it stand out Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde hosted the fourth edition of Dance Day Live! on May 29, livestreamed from the company’s Studio 1. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2023/1/2/talk-about-dance-david-ira-rottenberg monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/7a6c18a3-3ec7-4d15-ba9b-b186dec08797/Talk+about+dance+-+David+Ira+Rottenberg.jpg Home - Talk about dance: David Ira Rottenberg - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/12/31/ballet-manila-in-full-color-seasons-in-red monthly 0.5 2022-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1672471711782-QX3UKUAZXYD0W4V0LAXJ/Red+1.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Seasons in red As the lead dancers wearing red in Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Bloom (in BM 21, 2016), Dawna Reign Mangahas and Mark Sumaylo strike an air of solemnity and grace – just the right tone in a piece that celebrates rituals and gratitude. Photo by Kurt Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1672471682388-75905YQTVSTWLRC5X694/Red+2.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Seasons in red Christmas is definitely in the air, with Jasmine Pia Dames fittingly clothed in red as she performs in Tala, Ballet Manila’s special show in Star City for the 2022 holiday season. She is cast in Pasko sa Pinas, a choreography by Gerardo Francisco Jr. that offers a different take on the homecoming of overseas Filipino workers at Christmastime. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1672471706566-CWW0T8WCYIT9LIZFHUX9/Red+3.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Seasons in red Symbolizing courage and bravery, red is the perfect choice for the male dancers’ wear in the action-packed Arnis as featured in Halo-Halo ni Juan (2010). Ric Culalic’s choreography was inspired by the ancient Filipino martial art of wielding bamboo sticks. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1672471743861-WMW6XORJMQ46BYML62D1/Red+4.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Seasons in red Who can resist the feminine wiles of Carmen (Lisa Macuja-Elizalde), clad is she is in her striking red fringed dress? Obviously, Don Jose (Rudy De Dios) can’t – and falls hopelessly in love with the temptress, much to his own detriment later on. The well-known story of passion, as told in ballet through Eric V. Cruz’s choreography, was presented in BM 21 in 2016. Photo by Kurt Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1672471716993-JF5D3Y7AOQ6G8YH78VYN/Red+5.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Seasons in red Fiery and fierce in coordinated costumes anchored on red, Eileen Lopez and Jerome Espejo bring the flair and temperament needed for the Spanish Dance in The Nutcracker (2003). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1672471755336-6BJGVDO009XNF00HWBZ1/Red+6.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Seasons in red As Flamia, Seisee Hong is among the mystical beings summoned by Tia Nia – the fairy godmother in Hazel Sabas’ Sinderela (2012) – to help the titular character attend the palace ball. In this scene, Flamia – fittingly “ablaze” in red tutu and head gear – dances with the garden spirits as she works her magic. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1672471776149-Q31HVIOLTZF5LO9F9S09/Red+7.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Seasons in red Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Rudy De Dios channel a groovy vibe – he in red floral top and denim bell-bottoms and she in a red tutu with glittery accents – as they dance to the Mamma Mia Medley in Ballet & Ballads (2013). Made up of ABBA hits, the medley was sung by the West End Mamas, a United Kingdom-based group composed of Gia Macuja-Atchison, Maya Barredo-Duffy and Cez Campos-Bonner. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/12/28/tala-continues-the-magic-of-christmas monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/12/27/talking-shoes-with-ballet-manilas-cinderella-abigail-oliveiro monthly 0.5 2022-12-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ff2fb2c4-3255-414e-b68a-96a3abbf2f50/Abi+2.jpg Home - Talking shoes with Ballet Manila’s Cinderella, Abigail Oliveiro - Make it stand out Abi in Swan Lake (2016), wearing pointe shoes that she herself sewed and darned. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/3a3214ee-27ef-4159-8d78-342c3d9e7697/Talking+shoes+with+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+Cinderella%2C+Abigail+Oliveiro+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talking shoes with Ballet Manila’s Cinderella, Abigail Oliveiro - Make it stand out The shoe fits: A glass slipper paves the way for Prince Charming (Mark Sumaylo) to find Cinderella (Abigail Oliveiro) in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Cinderella. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/12a3155b-f010-43a0-bd3b-01a0257ac268/Talking+shoes+with+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+Cinderella%2C+Abigail+Oliveiro+3+-+Ballet+Manila Home - Talking shoes with Ballet Manila’s Cinderella, Abigail Oliveiro - Make it stand out Mark and Abi model a pair of Arts & Letters masks bearing Mark’s photographs of Abi’s pointe-shoe project during the pandemic lockdown in 2020. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/12/25/ballet-manilas-cinderella-and-prince-live-happily-ever-after-in-real-life monthly 0.5 2022-12-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e309333d-f9ae-4b40-bf03-e07c25877456/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+Cinderella+and+Prince+live+%E2%80%98happily+ever+after%E2%80%99+%E2%80%93+in+real+life+1+-+Ballet+Mania+Archives Home - Ballet Manila’s Cinderella and Prince live ‘happily ever after’ – in real life - Make it stand out After taking on the roles as some of ballet’s most iconic and passionate pairs, Ballet Manila principal dancers Abigail Oliveiro and Mark Sumaylo got married – for real – in church ceremonies last October. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ad3d0995-bf48-4637-bf8d-2c9d53fc1dc5/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+Cinderella+and+Prince+live+%E2%80%98happily+ever+after%E2%80%99+%E2%80%93+in+real+life+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila’s Cinderella and Prince live ‘happily ever after’ – in real life - Make it stand out In one of their onstage pairings – as Cinderella and her Prince in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Cinderella – Ballet Manila principals Abigail Oliveiro and Mark Sumaylo ride a stagecoach to their happy ending. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/850170bc-8b98-40a7-aa9a-3ee1aacf34b1/3.JPG Home - Ballet Manila’s Cinderella and Prince live ‘happily ever after’ – in real life - Make it stand out The long hours of rehearsals and performances shared over the years have helped Mark and Abi develop trust in and rapport with each other. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/105cf4d0-aa7b-4bd8-a383-2e9a36c41901/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+Cinderella+and+Prince+live+%E2%80%98happily+ever+after%E2%80%99+%E2%80%93+in+real+life+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila’s Cinderella and Prince live ‘happily ever after’ – in real life - Make it stand out Mark and Abi as Odette and Prince Sigfried in Swan Lake. “I am so lucky to be partnered with her, because not all partners can dance together as often as we have or even at all in a company,” Mark enthuses. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/60d0d16a-bae4-40f0-ba28-245aaf8cc8b8/5.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s Cinderella and Prince live ‘happily ever after’ – in real life - Make it stand out As Don Jose and Carmen in Eric V. Cruz's Carmen. “It’s a very comfortable partnership. I can read his mind when we dance and he knows me!” says Abi. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b98d5c3e-ed7e-448e-9400-4434d3bbfc2b/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+Cinderella+and+Prince+live+%E2%80%98happily+ever+after%E2%80%99+%E2%80%93+in+real+life+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila’s Cinderella and Prince live ‘happily ever after’ – in real life - Make it stand out Performing the contemporary piece, Bloom, by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa. Abi hopes their dancing will continue to evolve as they keep growing together. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/a871a034-231c-4cbe-bc60-8317073c5546/7.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s Cinderella and Prince live ‘happily ever after’ – in real life - Make it stand out In 2017, Mark and Abi attended the 20th wedding anniversary of Ballet Manila patron Fred J. Elizalde and artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde. Five years later, the Elizaldes would become the couple’s ninong and ninang (godparents) for their civil and church weddings. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/12f26efa-20ee-4fb8-b59b-d8eb917a185d/8.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s Cinderella and Prince live ‘happily ever after’ – in real life - Make it stand out Love is fur-ever: Abi and Mark on their wedding day with their “best dog” Louie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/40e40d65-f937-4733-bc8d-1d40e7e50e66/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+Cinderella+and+Prince+live+%E2%80%98happily+ever+after%E2%80%99+%E2%80%93+in+real+life+9+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila’s Cinderella and Prince live ‘happily ever after’ – in real life - Make it stand out Fairytale moment: Confetti rains on the newlyweds as they exit the church. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/12/24/principal-dancer-shaira-comeros monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/12/23/ballet-manila-scholars-dancer-bring-home-bronze-medals-from-asian-grand-prix monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/317e62dd-83df-42e1-9922-4f105bc4c368/Ballet+Manila+scholars%2C+dancer+bring+home+bronze+medals+from+Asian+Grand+Prix+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila scholars, dancer bring home bronze medals from Asian Grand Prix - Make it stand out Representing the Philippines and the Lisa Macuja School of Ballet: (from left) Loraine Gaile Jarlega, John Stanley Alamer, Juan Angelo De Leon, Shamira Drapete, Sixto Dones, Noah Esplana, Germaine Dawal, Ainslea Esplana, Nina Arabela Nuñez and Julianne Keiko Bañez. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c074912b-adfe-4fd0-a2d1-5e12b2c008e3/Ballet+Manila+scholars%2C+dancer+bring+home+bronze+medals+from+Asian+Grand+Prix+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila scholars, dancer bring home bronze medals from Asian Grand Prix - Make it stand out The Lisa Macuja School of Ballet’s delegation, headed by Romeo Peralta (left) and Eileen Lopez (right), celebrates after Noah Esplana, Juan Angelo De Leon, Stanley Alamer, Shamira Drapete and Germaine Dawal win medals and citations at the Asian Grand Prix in Bangkok. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/12/20/talk-about-dance-misty-copeland monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/5644781f-0cd9-4ff5-8227-3c933e083924/Talk+about+dance+-+Misty+Copeland+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Misty Copeland - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/12/17/ballet-manila-in-full-color-white-hot monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1671253307952-36XO9E7FQH8RIC8TTVYJ/White+1.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: White hot While out hunting in the forest, Siegfried (Osias Barroso) chances upon the Swan Princess Odette (Lisa Macuja-Elizalde) – radiant in white – who has been cursed by Rothbart to be a swan by day. By Act 3 in Swan Lake (2003), they have fallen so in love with each other that the pair is willing to defy the sorcerer even if it means death. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1671253325635-4VL1TGUWII3E640G7NXZ/White+2.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: White hot Tulle and tutus are the usual trademarks of a ballerina. But the twist in Augustus “Bam” Damian III’s contemporary choreography, Less Sylphides (seen here in Duo, 2010), is that the all-male group goes for the feminine combination for their wear. With white, skirt-like apparel over white shorts, they are a sight to behold as the fragility of the fabric contrasts with the strength of their movements. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1671253350955-6VDRJ0XZYJ58TXEKENMA/White+3.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: White hot Pristine and pure are the two words that seem synonymous with this white tutu worn by Abigail Oliveiro. She danced a variation from Marius Petipa’s Paquita for Ballet Manila’s BM 2.0, the company’s 20th anniversary concert in 2015. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1671253346808-OIOEOPPZLZANE2B0R1TL/White+4.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: White hot The trio of (from left) Shayne Cerdan, Anselmo Dictado and Nicole Barroso flash toothy grins to match the glistening whiteness of their costumes with green stripe accents in The Nutcracker, as excerpted in Nutkraker (2014). The Reed Flutes is just one of the many awe-inspiring segments in the holiday classic. Photo by Daniel Trinidad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1671253374061-YP8ZZJUAVY0HPNQJYAI9/White+5.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: White hot Les Sylphides (also known as Chopiniana) rightfully earns its moniker as a “white ballet” as the entire cast sticks to one color – with the exception of the sole male dancer who wears a vest over his white outfit. In 2019 as part of its double-bill Deux, Ballet Manila restaged the non-narrative Michael Fokine classic featuring a poet and the sylphs (fairies), famous for its focus on meticulous movement rather than a story. Photo by Ian Santos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1671253395883-SSPG8VHPEWNMHLWJ31Y8/White+6.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: White hot After finally securing her father’s approval in her choice for a life partner, the feisty village girl Kitri (Jasmine Pia Dames) weds the playful barber Basilio (Gerardo Francisco Jr.) in Don Quixote (2017) – wearing white, but of course! The jubilant couple engages in a good-humored dance-off, to the delight of hometown revelers. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1671253392883-Y8MZINSUWVARWJ11JSMX/White+7.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: White hot Symbolizing the triumph of good versus evil, the dancers in Martin Lawrance’s Rebel (2016) are clad in a variety of white ensembles. It is a celebratory scene where, after the people come together and link arms in a gesture known as “kapit-bisig,” they manage to overthrow a dictator peacefully and restore freedom to a beleaguered country. 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Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/2bccf990-1802-4d13-b030-1dddd1733e12/BM+3.JPG Home - This Month in BM History: December 2009 - Make it stand out A fusion of movement, color and pageantry is unraveled in Alamat: Si Sibol at Si Gunaw. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/48cc6b91-c8f7-4442-ba1d-d22d57b2a1cc/BM+1.JPG Home - This Month in BM History: December 2009 - Make it stand out A promotional photograph for the world premiere of Alamat: Si Sibol at Si Gunaw features the lead cast (from left): Lisa Macuja-Elizalde as Luningning, Francis Cascaño as Gunaw, Nazer Salgado as Kapuy and (foreground) Yanti Marduli as Sibol. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d363463a-638e-4bc3-96bd-854ad5f9025e/BM+2.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: December 2009 - Make it stand out Critic Rosalinda Orosa describes Alamat as a choreographic gem created by Osias Barroso and Gerado Francisco. 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Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/9f256826-536c-4586-98a9-d918ee83594a/A+prima+ballerina%E2%80%99s+recommended+ballet+books+and+recent+reads+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - A prima ballerina’s recommended ballet books and recent reads - Make it stand out These are two ballet book titles that Lisa Macuja-Elizalde highly recommends. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/11/24/principal-dancer-abigail-oliveiro monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/11/21/4hfg6sp6gk1atiwwb1ww0o4x03ih2d monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/8fd86954-6fae-4c6b-820f-13edc6ac37fe/4A364C6F-2732-495E-B46E-1C20B24FF36A.jpeg Home - Talk about dance: Wendy Whelan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/11/19/ballet-manila-in-full-color-bluer-than-blue monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1668831587837-AV6SFBOOGJVDQQ9BW5RA/Blue+1.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Bluer than blue Shades of blue and purple combine in the outfits of the all-male ensemble dancing Augustus “Bam” Damian III’s Aramica, led by Gerardo Francisco Jr. A staple in Ballet Manila’s repertoire, the contemporary choreography was performed in the company’s 23rd season offering, Deux (2019). Photo by Ian Santos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1668831610927-VT8NGEV7RNDP32K0S619/Blue+2.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Bluer than blue The varying hues of blue in the dancers’ outfits, led by Dawna Reign Mangahas and Mark Sumaylo, reflect the concept being explored by choreographer Jonathan Watkins in his work Present Process which premiered in Two! (2014). “It looks at the contrast between moments in life. It identifies with the idea that most of us have great highs and lows in our lives and are on a continuous quest for balance.” Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1668831605125-A2HDQU1ZAJQABP3RLPFG/Blue+3.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Bluer than blue Medora (Lisa Macuja-Elizalde) and Ali (Eduardo Espejo) share not just a dance in the pirate-themed Le Corsaire (1998) but also blue-colored costumes – though of different shades. Her tutu is a deep, rich cobalt while his harem pants is in playful turquoise. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1668831645430-SVOFTVSAA0AHBV8GLHMJ/Blue+4.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Bluer than blue Balancing in blue – that’s what ballerina Joan Emery Sia is doing as partner Romeo Peralta, himself in a complementing attire, momentarily lets her go. The number is Bluebird Variation, excerpted from Marius Petipa’s Sleeping Beauty and restaged by Natalia Raldugina for Ballet Manila’s The Swan, The Fairy and the Princess (2016). Photo by Kurt Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1668831628151-KGX3VF06IMMNX6KY29OI/Blue+5.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Bluer than blue Blue may be the color she’s wearing, but it’s certainly not the mood of the dance that Naomi Jaena is part of. Set to the bouncy Christmas ditty, Sa Paskong Darating, the choreography by Rudy De Dios actually captures the joy of the season. It was performed in the Christmas presentation Pasko na Naman Muli in 2014. Photo by Daniel Trinidad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1668831644973-12BA7DOFI5DFOM4KI4ZR/Blue+6.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Bluer than blue In his contemporary take on the Shakesperean classic, choreographer Martin Lawrance casts Joshua Enciso as one-half of the lead couple in Sketches from Romeo and Juliet, which premiered in Tuloy ang Sayawan (2019). Here, the young man prowls the streets of Verona with his clique, all of them uncharacteristically clad in tank tops in different shades of blue. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1668831656961-22B8UNR2SN8X72MTW4LQ/Blue+7.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Bluer than blue As Medora, Aileen Galinera channels the color of the ocean in her aquamarine wear in this scene from Le Corsaire (2002). Nimble on her feet, Medora is in a cheerful mood, unaware that danger lurks as a slave trader is about to abduct her and her friends. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/11/15/principal-dancer-gerardo-francisco-jr monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/11/12/after-a-pandemic-detour-eva-chatal-continues-her-journey-with-ballet-manila monthly 0.5 2022-11-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d16da99c-05d0-4b1e-ac46-88d3c68bd153/Eva+4.JPG Home - After a pandemic detour, Eva Chatal continues her journey with Ballet Manila - Make it stand out Eva performs in Dama aux Camelias (Friends’ Dance) with the Romania-based Sibiu Ballet Theatre. Photo by Ovidiu Matiu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1066aa4f-c188-4074-8d9d-fe575aa7f9e9/1.jpg Home - After a pandemic detour, Eva Chatal continues her journey with Ballet Manila - Make it stand out Just when Eva Chatal thought that all doors to perform ballet professionally were closed for her, she renewed ties with Ballet Manila and has been welcomed back. Photo by Shamira Drapete https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/32dd786f-c828-46d8-a4a5-c12b2b597a83/Eva+2.jpg Home - After a pandemic detour, Eva Chatal continues her journey with Ballet Manila - Make it stand out Company artist Eva Chatal, seen here in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Sleeping Beauty, says the pandemic made her realize how much she loves ballet and how resilient she can be because of it. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/8cbddc18-cd9d-4ed1-bf5b-2bb6d11d4406/Eva+3.JPG Home - After a pandemic detour, Eva Chatal continues her journey with Ballet Manila - Make it stand out In 2019, shortly after joining Ballet Manila, Eva is cast as a member of the hunting party in Giselle. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/23a5f647-8be2-43a9-b7f2-ab44dc653551/Eva+5.JPG Home - After a pandemic detour, Eva Chatal continues her journey with Ballet Manila - Make it stand out Eva (left) and Rissa May Camaclang play gypsies in an excerpt of Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s La Traviata, featured in Ballet Manila’s comeback show Rise! last October. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/32c5ad21-f1fa-43ec-aabe-127fc5d7beb1/Eva+6.jpg Home - After a pandemic detour, Eva Chatal continues her journey with Ballet Manila - Make it stand out For The Nutcracker that the Sibius Ballet Theatre toured, Eva learned the how to do the Scottish dance in pointe shoes. Photo by Ovidiu Matiu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/025bad51-64ac-4a3c-bb23-12addc1c7b07/After+a+pandemic+detour%2C+Eva+Chatal+continues+her+journey+with+Ballet+Manila++7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - After a pandemic detour, Eva Chatal continues her journey with Ballet Manila - Make it stand out In September, Eva (standing, right) was part of a Ballet Manila performance in a corporate event. The group, headed by principal dancer Romeo Peralta, also included (front, from left) Jessica Pearl Dames, Shaira Comeros, Jasmine Pia Dames, Jessa Balote, and (standing, left) Marinette Franco. Photo courtesy of Eva Chatal https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/11/10/this-month-in-bm-history-november-1999 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/cd18b061-96ff-4cd8-88fb-b994c8757b0f/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+November+1999+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: November 1999 - Make it stand out Cover (left) and first page of the Bankard Concert Series, with Ballet Manila among the featured performers. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1668057801637-3TU0OVQW4UTMV45F9SU9/BM+1.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: November 1999 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1668057763041-BC7HPR0WME1O1G5K5XUO/BM+2.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: November 1999 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/11/8/principal-dancer-jasmine-pia-dames monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/11/2/talk-about-dance-trudy-garfunkel monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/fd703550-a2d2-4969-9705-dba67cad52f9/Talk+about+dance+-+Trudy+Garfunkel+%281%29.jpg Home - Talk about dance: Trudy Garfunkel - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/11/1/graceful-exits monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e2883107-92e6-4925-b285-942279dd1c87/Graceful+exits+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Graceful exits - Make it stand out Alfredo (Romeo Peralta) weeps as he catches Violetta (Joan Emery Sia) in his arms after expiring from a lingering illness in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s La Traviata (2020). Thinking that Violetta had chosen another man over him, Alfredo spurns her, only to find out the truth later on that she really loved him. But when he seeks her out to beg for her forgiveness, it is too late. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/da2e3ebf-9b71-4c12-87d6-9b2f151c40c9/Graceful+exits+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Graceful exits - Make it stand out Siegfried (Osias Barroso) and Odette (Lisa Macuja-Elizalde) would rather face death than succumb to Rothbart’s evil magic in Swan Lake (2003). Leaping to their deaths, the lovers are reunited as they rise to the heavens, with the enchanted swans celebrating as their act breaks the spell and Rothbart’s power. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c0258259-0937-4db9-b399-ac5937dfa1bf/Graceful+exits+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Graceful exits - Make it stand out Juliet (Abigail Oliveiro) comes to the bitter realization that Romeo (Brian Williamson) is dead in Paul Vasterling’s Romeo and Juliet (2015). She had taken a potion that would put her in a death-like sleep but when Romeo finds her in the family tomb, he thinks she has passed away and drinks poison. Grief-stricken, Juliet decides to plunge a dagger into her heart to join her beloved. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/42078e98-0271-4af9-810c-437b16fbbe21/Graceful+exits+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Graceful exits - Make it stand out Solor (Niño Guevara) grieves over the lifeless body of Nikiya (Marian Faustino) in La Bayadere (2004). After swearing their love to each other before the sacred flame, Solor breaks his vow when he agrees to marry Gamzatti, the Rajah’s daughter. At her betrothal to Solor, Gamzatti schemes to have her rival bitten by a snake. Nikiya is offered an antidote, but she chooses to die than live without Solor. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/10/31/villains-in-the-classics monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/92eeada4-4c2a-45d2-a9d7-fca0b763dac4/Villains+in+the+classics+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Villains in the classics - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c5b17896-cd70-4465-bea0-54e7b60ad1db/Villains+in+the+classics+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Villains in the classics - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/454604e0-a37d-4fe6-8474-5c8693e1169c/Villains+in+the+classics+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Villains in the classics - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/5cc84842-882c-4a7d-b188-c157339079e6/Villains+in+the+classics+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Villains in the classics - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/4f6c156f-9928-4823-a0f3-c2803f850787/IMG_9363.jpg Home - Villains in the classics - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/10/28/this-month-in-bm-history-october-1997 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/3a2a9b96-aa1b-4be6-8d91-21c80069a5d4/BM+2.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: October 1997 - Make it stand out Leaflet for the New Orleans shows feature a photograph of Ballet Manila soloists (from left) Pamela Asprer and Ianne Damian and principals Osias Barroso and Lisa Macuja. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/8cae7cd7-e656-4036-bcfb-90af86b3afc6/BM+1.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: October 1997 - Make it stand out An item published The Times-Picayune reports on Ballet Manila’s visit to the Lyons Recreation Center for an outreach recital for the New Orleans Recreation Department. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/8e482b25-acda-48c4-b5ae-50d094769657/BM+3.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: October 1997 - Make it stand out Cover of the New Orleans program of Ballet Manila’s 1997 US Tour. The repertoire consisted of Carmen, as well as classical pieces and Filipino originals. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/10/26/talk-about-dance-debbie-nargi-brown monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/beb52507-bd7d-4bea-abef-de22c07155c1/Talk+about+dance+-+Debbie+Nargi-Brown.jpg Home - Talk about dance: Debbie Nargi-Brown - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/10/24/a-serving-of-international-treats-in-christmas-ballet-classic monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1666576308054-4PTIBV5PH1X3OFD5CNZI/1.JPG Home - A serving of international treats in Christmas ballet classic The Sugar Plum Fairy (Tiffany Chiang-Janolo) and her Prince (Gerardo Francisco Jr.) act as the hosts of Masha and the Nutcracker as the pair is magically transported to the Land of Sweets after having defeated the Mouse King. As a reward, they are treated to a lavish celebration like they have never experienced before. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1666576310243-DRSMXVWJTKFXO0G4W5C2/2.JPG Home - A serving of international treats in Christmas ballet classic Violet Hong and Francis Cascaño strut and twirl, leap and kick with abandon, in the Spanish Dance. They symbolize chocolate, with Spain reputed as being the first European country to have tasted it, their steps similarly pure and rich. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1666576328890-F0HZ0T09FF1FD13KFMEX/3.JPG Home - A serving of international treats in Christmas ballet classic Dancing to exotic strains, Abigail Oliveiro and Brian Williamson are featured in the Arabian Dance. They represent coffee which has been cultivated in the Middle East for centuries, and in their movements, channel its unmistakably robust aroma. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1666576330578-9K3W3XFSM1MUU67EXBW7/4.JPG Home - A serving of international treats in Christmas ballet classic What’s afternoon tea without its signature drink? In Chinese Dance, Naomi Jaena and Ricardo Mallari are as vibrant and as full-flavored as the beverage they embody. Never lacking in energy, they give the routine the exact perk it needs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1666576340716-MCA69ZGMG6M9B0V25VK0/5.JPG Home - A serving of international treats in Christmas ballet classic The Russian Dance, as performed by Sofia Sangco-Peralta, Mark Sumaylo and Marika Capati, is said to represent candy canes from that country. Sweet and strong are the qualities that quite unlikely mix and match in this lively number. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/10/19/mark-sumaylo-and-abigail-oliveiro-from-onstage-partnership-to-real-life-romance monthly 0.5 2022-10-20 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/10/19/after-london-juan-angelo-de-leons-ballet-journey-continues monthly 0.5 2022-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ab85ba84-f286-42a2-aca6-73a1960679be/After+London%2C+Juan+Angelo+De+Leon%E2%80%99s+ballet+journey+continues+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - After London, Juan Angelo De Leon’s ballet journey continues - Make it stand out Immersed in the Vaganova method at the Lisa Macuja School of Ballet, Juan Angelo De Leon had to adjust to the different training at The Royal Ballet School and credits the teachers there for their kindness and patience. Photo courtesy of The Royal Ballet School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/bbf4d050-d51c-44c0-879b-ca82702efc27/Gelo+1.png Home - After London, Juan Angelo De Leon’s ballet journey continues - Make it stand out Project Ballet Futures scholar Juan Angelo De Leon attends class at The Royal Ballet School’s summer program, part of the prize he won as a silver medalist in the 2020 Asian Grand Prix. Photo courtesy of The Royal Ballet School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b3dd1109-85e9-4867-b3d9-3f760d39835a/Gelo+2.png Home - After London, Juan Angelo De Leon’s ballet journey continues - Make it stand out Juan Angelo De Leon (middle) had a good bonding with fellow students, including participants from the US and Canada. Photo courtesy of The Royal Ballet School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/71d85807-0164-4533-a52c-fdf276f7d293/Gelo+3.jpg Home - After London, Juan Angelo De Leon’s ballet journey continues - Make it stand out The White Lodge, home to Royal Ballet School students aged 11 to 16, was where Gelo stayed for two weeks while attending his summer program. Photo from www.royalballetschool.org.uk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/127d4e1e-8b7b-4124-9808-6e881f80cf33/Gelo+5.png Home - After London, Juan Angelo De Leon’s ballet journey continues - Make it stand out On his free time, Gelo enjoyed seeing London’s popular tourist attractions, including the Big Ben and the iconic red double-decker buses. Photo courtesy of Juan Angelo De Leon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/5faa340d-7a8b-4dbd-8c1e-76906af5fc18/Gelo+6.png Home - After London, Juan Angelo De Leon’s ballet journey continues - Make it stand out Gelo and his father Edwin De Leon at the London Eye during a free weekend. Photo courtesy of Juan Angelo De Leon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/72a5e88b-2f85-41c7-94f0-01ec17b5c31b/Gelo+7.jpg Home - After London, Juan Angelo De Leon’s ballet journey continues - Make it stand out Gelo is grateful for the opportunity to undergo The Royal Ballet School’s summer program which included classes in ballet, repertoire, stagecraft, contemporary and jazz. Photo courtesy of The Royal Ballet School https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/10/18/ballet-manila-in-full-color-positively-pink monthly 0.5 2022-10-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1666051608951-U0WHQCWOPYUFSVMEC8SS/Pink+1.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Positively pink Twins Pearl and Pia Dames channel the festive season in their pink ensembles – complete with floral masks and hats – for a Nutcracker number in 2020 kicking off a mall’s Christmas activities. Photo from Pearl Dames’ Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1666051627397-L7PE7BI2LWXX0YKJYLZM/Pink+2.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Positively pink Light on her feet in light pink! That’s Pamela Asprer as Lise, the village girl in La Fille Mal Gardee (2000) who only has eyes for Colas even if her mother, the Widow Simone, wants her to wed the wealthy Alain. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1666051613334-MRU7A4G6QQ75A9M4QOMM/Pink+3.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Positively pink Marinette Franco is naughty in pink as she plays one of the wicked stepsisters in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Cinderella, excerpted in August 2022 for the relaunch of Aliw Theater. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1666051657937-DSDOGBZ20SCMTAP9ZERS/Pink+4.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Positively pink Lisa Macuja-Elizalde as the eldest daughter in Labindalawang Masasayang Prinsesa is stunning in magenta, just one of the dazzling colors worn by the sister-princesses in the Lola Basyang story. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1666051666975-3I5WWUQ82N2U1F17F0PS/Pink+5.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Positively pink Elena Chernova leads the ballerinas, all of them in blush pink tutus, in performing one of the most exquisite sequences in classical ballet – the Living Garden scene in Le Corsaire (2010). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1666051667999-X3XHRXJ7POGKHD6384RI/Pink+6.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Positively pink A reflection of the genteel character she portrays, Joan Emery Sia as Honoreé in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s La Traviata (2022, featured in Rise!) aptly dons delicate pink. She entreats her father, Giorgio Germont, to ask her brother Alfredo to part with his courtesan lover, Violetta, to save her own impending wedding to a nobleman. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1666051668261-8GFT1QX15ERZRFQLST4S/Pink+7.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Positively pink Marian Faustino wears a pink tutu with flowy skirt and matching pink accents on the arms – all swirling delicately as she moves in Tony Fabella’s Dancing to Verdi, as partnered by Jerome Espejo. The neo-classical piece was showcased in OPM at OPM (2003). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/10/15/in-their-own-words-sean-pelegrin-on-having-a-support-group-for-encouragement monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c6b99411-5d79-44f6-9687-8a2e8640726f/Sean+Pelegrin+2.jpg Home - In Their Own Words: Sean Pelegrin on having a support group for encouragement - Make it stand out Ballet Manila company artist Sean Pelegrin dances in La Bayadere’s Pas de action in 2019. Photo by MarBi Photography https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/10/13/ballet-manila-scholars-and-dancers-lmsb-students-named-finalists-in-asian-grand-prix monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/0eda27fa-78ed-4722-8467-534e35698dec/AGP+2.jpg Home - Ballet Manila scholars and dancers, LMSB students named finalists in Asian Grand Prix - Make it stand out LMSB directress Lisa Macuja-Elizalde conducts a class for participants in the Asian Grand Prix Manila Regional held at Aliw Theater last September. Photo from the Asian Grand Prix Facebook Page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/7b06e590-7152-4d74-b1e5-36b62a355ef5/AGP+1.jpg Home - Ballet Manila scholars and dancers, LMSB students named finalists in Asian Grand Prix - Make it stand out Faculty members Gerardo Francisco Jr. (standing, left), Sofia Sangco-Peralta (seated, center) and Eileen Lopez (standing, right) coached the Lisa Macuja School of Ballet’s participants in the Asian Grand Prix Manila Regional. With them are: Front row, from left: Julianne Keiko Banez, Gilana Laili Varias, Louisa Micai De Guzman, Nina Arabela Nunez, Anne Bernice Allenda; back row, from left: Germaine Dawal, Angelou Gamayon, John Stanley Alamer, Ainslea Esplana, Loraine Gaile Jarlega, Shamira Veronica Drapete, Daniel Cheng, Noah Michael Colin Esplana, and John Sixto Dones. Not in photo is Juan Angelo De Leon. Photo from the Lisa Macuja School of Ballet Facebook page https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/10/12/rise-revisited monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/10/7/ballet-manila-moments-a-contemporary-classic-for-the-men-of-ballet-manila monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/10/6/talk-about-dance-apoorv-sharma monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/a7096efd-a688-4d8e-954a-21fa40cd9f6d/Talk+about+dance+-+Apoorv+Sharma+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Apoorv Sharma - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/10/5/teaching-ballet monthly 0.5 2022-10-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/53b3c65f-7d69-4b9a-b539-4f27e3047682/Teaching+ballet+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Teaching ballet - Make it stand out As school director and faculty member of The Lisa Macuja School of Ballet, the prima ballerina has had to adapt and become adept in teaching ballet through online classes during the pandemic. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/de71dc9e-4717-4dc2-9268-b2249cc196ef/Teaching+ballet+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Teaching ballet - Make it stand out For Lisa Macuja-Elizalde, a dance teacher’s greatest reward is when her students reach that “I did it!” moment after exhausting hours spent in the studio. Photo by Icet Barroso https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/afd1ef27-9c7f-4444-81a3-cd3e03e432ac/Teaching+ballet+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Teaching ballet - Make it stand out Pre-pandemic, Lisa leads a company class for Ballet Manila dancers on the stage of Aliw Theater. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/edd9d906-dfce-443c-8fa6-c5966456a047/Teaching+ballet+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Teaching ballet - Make it stand out Lisa (fifth from left) has been imparting the same lessons she learned from her own teacher, Merited Artist of Russia Tatiana Udalenkova, at the Vaganova Choreographic Institute in the 1980s. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/10/3/coming-out-of-the-dark-lisa-macuja-elizalde-unboxes-best-birthday-gift-ever-in-rise monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/210281fa-8cfb-4095-b134-883a0dc651a1/Coming+out+of+the+dark+-+Lisa+Macuja-Elizalde+unboxes+%27best+birthday+gift+ever%E2%80%99+in+Rise%21++1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Coming out of the dark: Lisa Macuja-Elizalde unboxes ‘best birthday gift ever’ in Rise! - Make it stand out Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde is grateful that the company, along with a host of other performing artists, will get to return on stage in Rise! Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e5ee8936-e7ae-452e-b4f7-5f0784e1285c/Coming+out+of+the+dark+-+Lisa+Macuja-Elizalde+unboxes+%E2%80%98best+birthday+gift+ever%E2%80%99+in+Rise%21++3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Coming out of the dark: Lisa Macuja-Elizalde unboxes ‘best birthday gift ever’ in Rise! - Make it stand out Rise! is ballet, opera and pop concert with live orchestra rolled into one. At the media conference, from left: Ballet Manila principal dancer Gerardo Francisco Jr., artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde, pop belter Bituin Escalante, classical singer Jade Riccio, stage director Luna Grino-Inocian and principal dancers Abigail Oliveiro and Mark Sumaylo. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/3cfa285a-d77f-47b3-9f21-0986c72cf4aa/Coming+out+of+the+dark+-+Lisa+Macuja-Elizalde+unboxes+%E2%80%98best+birthday+gift+ever%E2%80%99+in+Rise%21++4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Coming out of the dark: Lisa Macuja-Elizalde unboxes ‘best birthday gift ever’ in Rise! - Make it stand out Lisa hosts Dance Day Live!, a monthly series streamed online from Ballet Manila’s Studio 1 in Pasay that gave dancers a chance to perform amid the pandemic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/01ef8442-affb-49dd-af8f-97ad4166adc6/Coming+out+of+the+dark+-+Lisa+Macuja-Elizalde+unboxes+%E2%80%98best+birthday+gift+ever%E2%80%99+in+Rise%21++5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Coming out of the dark: Lisa Macuja-Elizalde unboxes ‘best birthday gift ever’ in Rise! - Make it stand out She dances purely for personal enjoyment now, but Lisa couldn’t resist playing the Fairy Godmother when her own choreography of Cinderella was excerpted in Star City last June. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/601397ce-e1e3-418f-b5c4-6ee173f08a77/Coming+out+of+the+dark+-+Lisa+Macuja-Elizalde+unboxes+%E2%80%98best+birthday+gift+ever%E2%80%99+in+Rise%21++6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Coming out of the dark: Lisa Macuja-Elizalde unboxes ‘best birthday gift ever’ in Rise! - Make it stand out Lisa and husband Fred J. Elizalde cut the ribbon opening the new Elizalde Complex that includes the renovated Aliw Theater. Photo by Giselle Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/10/1/ballet-manila-begins-new-era-with-orchestra-backed-and-live-singing-packed-rise monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/66953076-0e17-4524-a15f-1a6a26491fb9/Ballet+Manila+begins+new+era+with+orchestra-backed+and+live+singing-packed+%E2%80%98Rise%21%E2%80%99+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila begins new era with orchestra-backed and live singing-packed ‘Rise!’ - Make it stand out Ballet Manila dancers are just happy to be back home, on stage at the recently relaunched Aliw Theater. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d2e6c7b0-47bc-4467-a2d0-c2b38fdf378b/Ballet+Manila+begins+new+era+with+orchestra-backed+and+live+singing-packed+%E2%80%98Rise%21%E2%80%99+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila begins new era with orchestra-backed and live singing-packed ‘Rise!’ - Make it stand out Rehearsing Martin Lawrance’s Rise Up, Ballet Manila dancers have maintained the technique, artistry and stamina despite the challenges brought on by the pandemic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/431b3a4a-8c3c-4f26-8891-1dae84c20449/Ballet+Manila+begins+new+era+with+orchestra-backed+and+live+singing-packed+%E2%80%98Rise%21%E2%80%99+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila begins new era with orchestra-backed and live singing-packed ‘Rise!’ - Make it stand out Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde leads the open forum for Rise!, the show that marks her company’s return to the stage after a performance drought of nearly three years. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/0c883c47-111c-41ae-a747-01ab2f4d492b/Ballet+Manila+begins+new+era+with+orchestra-backed+and+live+singing-packed+%E2%80%98Rise%21%E2%80%99+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila begins new era with orchestra-backed and live singing-packed ‘Rise!’ - Make it stand out Bituin Escalante, featured in the Ballet & Ballads portion of Rise!, gives a moving rendition of Aawit Kang Muli. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/efa0103f-740e-4a32-804a-63041cc650d1/Ballet+Manila+begins+new+era+with+orchestra-backed+and+live+singing-packed+%E2%80%98Rise%21%E2%80%99+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila begins new era with orchestra-backed and live singing-packed ‘Rise!’ - Make it stand out Principal dancer Romeo Peralta opens Nais Ko, part of Tony Fabella’s OPM Suite which was choreographed for Ballet Manila in 1995. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/da12a080-5cf5-4181-b7ca-e810b3f2eee5/Ballet+Manila+begins+new+era+with+orchestra-backed+and+live+singing-packed+%E2%80%98Rise%21%E2%80%99+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila begins new era with orchestra-backed and live singing-packed ‘Rise!’ - Make it stand out Jade Riccio is dedicating her performance in La Traviata to the late baritone Andrew Fernando. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/9/29/the-show-must-go-on-guest-choreographer-martin-lawrance-turns-to-dance-to-heal-from-loss monthly 0.5 2022-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d87db2fc-7961-43bb-a047-25d393b09cbb/The+show+must+go+on+-+Guest+choreographer+Martin+Lawrance+turns+to+dance+to+heal+from+loss++1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The show must go on: Guest choreographer Martin Lawrance turns to dance to heal from loss - Make it stand out Returning to the Philippines has been bittersweet for British choreographer Martin Lawrance, but being able to work with Ballet Manila anew has been providing him some measure of comfort. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/71bd20b7-4d2c-4a6f-951b-1f6e2c379be8/The+show+must+go+on+-+Guest+choreographer+Martin+Lawrance+turns+to+dance+to+heal+from+loss+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The show must go on: Guest choreographer Martin Lawrance turns to dance to heal from loss - Make it stand out Martin Lawrance is transforming his Romeo & Juliet suite for Ballet Manila into a full-length choreography that will open the company’s 25th season in February 2023. In photo, Joshua Enciso and Jessica Pearl Dames reprise the pas de deux from Martin’s suite during the Aliw Theater relaunch last August. Photo by Erica Jacinto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/470d01a2-877f-47ae-95c4-171cdaafc689/The+show+must+go+on+-+Guest+choreographer+Martin+Lawrance+turns+to+dance+to+heal+from+loss++6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The show must go on: Guest choreographer Martin Lawrance turns to dance to heal from loss - Make it stand out Love lost: Martin in a sweet moment with the late fashion designer Jeffrey Rogador. “Romeo & Juliet seems a fitting ballet to do when someone’s hurting about death.” Photo by Suki Salvador courtesy of Martin Lawrance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/91d4ad8a-138f-4695-8ba8-87466bc5f419/The+show+must+go+on+-+Guest+choreographer+Martin+Lawrance+turns+to+dance+to+heal+from+loss++5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The show must go on: Guest choreographer Martin Lawrance turns to dance to heal from loss - Make it stand out Martin, seen here at the Ballet Manila Archives office, says of the company’s artists: “The dancers are hungrier to dance and they’re all dancing beautifully.” Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/9/26/talk-about-dance-paulo-coelho monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/7b612ec4-0fce-4e2d-be13-889af25818bd/Talk+about+dance+-+Paulo+Coelho+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Paulo Coelho - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/9/23/ballet-manila-in-full-color-going-green monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1663908512508-4RG0QYHAZFPF8TIYM7U1/Green+1.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Going green Tiffany Chiang-Janolo looks every inch the dainty princess as she wears an olive green frock with floral appliques and glittery beads. She danced as one of the royal daughters in Labindalawang Masasayang Prinsesa, one of tales showcased in Tatlo Pang Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (2013). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1663908557393-E3QYZYIYDGBHYROU1HIN/Green+2.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Going green The tutus of the Garden Spirits in Hazel Sabas-Gower’s Sinderela (2012) are fittingly inspired by the colors of nature. Their predominantly green-colored tutus are spruced up with peach floral accents on their bodice and in their hair ornaments shaped like butterflies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1663908585444-FKGLTPQE3PO1ZNW1XT1O/Green+3.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Going green In a dark green transparent top, Romeo Peralta represents one-third of the trio (along with Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Rudy De Dios) that brought to life Manuel Molina’s choreography and concept titled The Light (Faith for salvation). Set to Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli’s The Prayer, the spiritual piece had a timely premiere, in the holiday production Maligayang Christmas (2011). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1663908568956-PQSCZ5F1MZ8KOTH5J8BW/Green+4.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Going green A multitude of green hues are represented in the clothes of the villagers in Ang Prinsipe ng mga Ibon, one of the tales comprising Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (2008). Mint, olive and fatigue are just some of the shades found in plain and patterned fabrics used in their clothes that have an Asian inspiration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1663908583126-S8PQEBIUKY0SJB0VYSLT/Green+5.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Going green As the trusty ally of Romeo in Paul Vasterling’s Romeo & Juliet (2015), Elpidio Magat Jr. cuts a dynamic figure in his sage and cream top paired with beige tights. The light-hearted days of the friends end when Romeo’s sworn enemy, Tybalt, kills Mercutio in a duel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1663908607454-TNH1LPVWNL3DK4SND9RC/Green+6.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Going green Niño Guevara as Haring Araw or Sun King looks menacing in his sparkling green and gold robes as he fights with Juan (Alvin Santos), not knowing that the latter is actually the brother of his wife Marya Upeng. The action-packed scene is from Ang Kapatid ng Tatlong Marya, featured in Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (2011). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1663908594364-ZB4OQKR6LHDJ10ZB8AVE/Green+7.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Going green Dancing the Peasant Pas de Deux in Giselle (2010), Mylene Aggabao and Alvin Santos are in complete harmony as they also don costumes with complementing touches of olive green – in the thick waistband of her tutu and in his vest. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/9/20/talk-about-dance-camille-a-brown monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/4ab8e3ca-8af9-431b-81a9-f06a4cf68928/Talk+about+dance+-+Camille+A+Brown+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Camille A. Brown - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/9/18/three-weeks-in-russia-marinette-franco-emerges-a-better-and-braver-dancer monthly 0.5 2022-09-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/752277f4-8cf1-4c60-9589-87c8daa6fe3b/Three+weeks+in+Russia+-+Marinette+Franco+emerges+a+better+and+braver+dancer+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Three weeks in Russia: Marinette Franco emerges a better and braver dancer - Make it stand out Stretching before class: Marinette Franco says she has gained confidence to try out more things from her experience in Russia. “There are still many techniques, styles, and movements to be explored.” Photo by Andrey Lysyakov https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e302c413-5b2f-43e6-97b5-9662df903ac4/Three+weeks+in+Russia+-+Marinette+Franco+emerges+a+better+and+braver+dancer+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Three weeks in Russia: Marinette Franco emerges a better and braver dancer - Make it stand out Marinette Franco’s Vaganova training as a Ballet Manila company artist gave her an edge in the classical Russian ballet classes of a three-week cultural exchange program she joined in Saint Petersburg last July. Photo by Ruslan Iskhakov https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/10475c1a-bb71-496c-bb54-94387e89d617/Three+weeks+in+Russia+-+Marinette+Franco+emerges+a+better+and+braver+dancer+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Three weeks in Russia: Marinette Franco emerges a better and braver dancer - Make it stand out Ballet Manila’s Marinette Franco (front row, fourth from left) and other participants in this year’s Innopraktika & Russian Seasons School’s (IRSS) Choreography 2022 celebrate on stage after their first performance at the Alexandrinsky Theater. Photo by Ruslan Iskhakov https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/bb91db10-96ff-49c6-a732-35a8d9c46cf6/Three+weeks+in+Russia+-+Marinette+Franco+emerges+a+better+and+braver+dancer+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Three weeks in Russia: Marinette Franco emerges a better and braver dancer - Make it stand out Though admittedly not as adept in contemporary dance, Marinette (leftmost) overcame her insecurities with the encouragement of other program participants. Photo by Ruslan Iskhakov https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/2c95a297-c1f3-4941-acff-6fb039457a2a/Three+weeks+in+Russia+-+Marinette+Franco+emerges+a+better+and+braver+dancer+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Three weeks in Russia: Marinette Franco emerges a better and braver dancer - Make it stand out Marinette performs another contemporary number, this time for a press conference about the cultural exchange program. Photo by Ruslan Iskhakov https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/cec82f1a-7b4b-4eed-9b0d-cd4f198a5740/Three+weeks+in+Russia+-+Marinette+Franco+emerges+a+better+and+braver+dancer+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Three weeks in Russia: Marinette Franco emerges a better and braver dancer - Make it stand out Choreographer Ernest Nurgali (fourth from left) with the performers of his contemporary piece, Flare, including Marinette (to his right). Photo by Ruslan Iskhakov https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d3e74f07-838c-4ec7-ac51-2ad10ac7a2ac/Three+weeks+in+Russia+-+Marinette+Franco+emerges+a+better+and+braver+dancer+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Three weeks in Russia: Marinette Franco emerges a better and braver dancer - Make it stand out Marinette not only learned about different dance techniques but also gained new friends. Photo by Ruslan Iskhakov https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/13a35429-4131-40c8-a926-7dfd7f858aa0/Marinette+8.jpg Home - Three weeks in Russia: Marinette Franco emerges a better and braver dancer - Make it stand out Between classes and rehearsals, Marinette hams it up for the camera. She later became known among fellow program participants for making this “M” sign after their sessions. Photo courtesy of Marinette Franco https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/9/16/ballet-manila-in-full-color-roaring-red monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1663296585858-ZORF1P5XHER23ZH7USAU/Red+1.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Roaring red They may have been captured and are about to be sold off by the slave trader Lankadem, but the Algerian Princess (Melanie Motus) is the picture of courage, suitably garbed as she is in blazing red, as she tries to protect her group from those out to harm them in Le Corsaire (2002). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1663296582766-BY990118SJUCOL8KGD3I/Red+2.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Roaring red Her character in Augustus “Bam” Damian III’s The Last Poem (2010) may be dying, but Lisa Macuja-Elizalde is as brave and bold as the color she wears – as she summons the willpower to hang on while her partner (Romeo Peralta) prepares to read her one final poem. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1663296600550-FCXWAEB75W4NS72F6F5X/Red+3.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Roaring red Clad in red and cloaked in black, there’s a sinister air to Tybalt (John Ralp Balagot) in this scene from the Romeo and Juliet Suite (2018), a restaging of Sergey Vikulov’s version of Shakespeare’s masterpiece of love and tragedy. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1663296596516-GZH886Y0RXJWQ9QMTF3O/Red+4.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Roaring red Nikiya (Mylene Aggabao), as the titular “bayadere” or temple dancer in La Bayadere (2004), has to perform at the betrothal of her beloved Solor to Gamzatti while she herself is being eyed by the High Brahmin. There’s no better color to mirror this tale of passion, love and sacrifice set in India than red like this alluring outfit Nikiya slips into and the dresses that the girls in the Parrot Dance behind her are wearing. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1663296637643-EE4HAB6U9YMOZQ0L0GF5/Red+5.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Roaring red In 2018, it was Japanese ballerina Sayaka Ishibashi’s turn to internalize strength and grace as the plucky Algerian Princess clad in crimson in Ballet Manila’s restaging of the pirate adventure, Le Corsaire. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1663296637486-NOMTH9TW5IMT3LWIZB1N/Red+6.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Roaring red Confident and daring in a red coat as Prince Desiré in The Swan, The Fairy and the Princess (2016), Mikhail Martynyuk charges to the rescue of Princess Aurora in the all-Tchaikovsky production’s excerpt of The Sleeping Beauty. Photo by Kurt Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1663296639557-MM9H80UC93YMTNDKL5BE/Red+7.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Roaring red Nothing says steamy and sexy better than the red slip of a dress worn by Jasmine Pia Dames (dancing opposite Gerardo Francisco Jr.) in Martin Lawrance’s Aria, a modern choreography powered by soaring melodies from operas. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/9/14/talk-about-dance-agnes-de-mille monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ca0d49db-ceeb-4684-aa45-aea88a9c2dd3/Talk+about+dance+-+Agnes+de+Mille+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Agnes de Mille - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/9/12/in-their-own-words-jasmine-pia-dames-on-staying-focused-and-motivated monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/2dccbc2f-f5af-49e6-8b76-5b0f57079f1d/In+their+own+words+-+Jasmine+Pia+Dames+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - In Their Own Words: Jasmine Pia Dames on staying focused and motivated - Make it stand out Jasmine Pia Dames takes on the lead role of the feisty Kitri in her first full-length Don Quixote (2017). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/9/8/this-month-in-bm-history-september-2003 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ef1325fe-edb8-40cd-9419-bef402be096a/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+September+2003+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: September 2003 - Make it stand out Osias Barroso as Prince Siegfried wanders off into the forest and comes upon a bevy of enchanted swans. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/acac8530-da60-4fb1-bde3-646db14cfe0b/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+September+2003+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: September 2003 - Make it stand out Ballet Manila bares the classic Swan Lake as restaged by People’s Artist of Russia Sergey Vikulov in 2003. Souvenir program from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d0ae2c2b-3865-4905-9108-0a238abd3e59/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+September+2003+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: September 2003 - Make it stand out The sorcerer Von Rothbart (Eduardo Espejo) brings Odette’s evil twin, Odile (Lisa Macuja-Elizalde), to the ball to trick the unsuspecting Prince Siegfried. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/a66d2d50-4454-4999-bac7-1b03401a55ee/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+September+2003+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: September 2003 - Make it stand out An item published in the Philippine Star announces Ballet Manila’s all-Filipino cast in its Swan Lake. Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/9/6/talk-about-dance-robert-battle monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1fbd9a15-e458-4504-93c0-72acceac7ce5/Talk+about+dance+-+Robert+Battle+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Robert Battle - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/9/2/an-emotional-homecoming-for-ballet-manila-dancers-as-they-return-to-the-aliw-theater-stage monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1662100469388-CNDV71DELBQ0ACTTBIZ7/Abigail+Oliveiro.JPG Home - An emotional homecoming for Ballet Manila dancers as they return to the Aliw Theater stage Abigail Oliveiro, principal dancer Stepping into Aliw felt like coming home. Warm, familiar and it honestly felt like no time had passed. Performing on stage again brought out a mix of emotions! Eagerness and gratitude were by far the most overwhelming emotions. Having an audience with us again was definitely a highlight! Truly, what a treat to be able to feel and hear them again. It hasn’t been an easy journey but if anything, it’s only kept the fire burning even brighter than before. Together, we are so ready. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1662100510030-37M9I0DBUWJHJIMZVQE0/Shaira+Comeros.jpg Home - An emotional homecoming for Ballet Manila dancers as they return to the Aliw Theater stage Shaira Comeros, soloist I felt home! It was what my soul craved for the past two and a half years. And Aliw Theater being back, improved and functioning, after a devastating setback validates the saying: “Comeback is always greater than the setback.” Possibilities are endless but I trust it would be everything we hope for. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1662100467807-OCMDSQPROBJD39SUTJL5/Alvin+Dictado.jpg Home - An emotional homecoming for Ballet Manila dancers as they return to the Aliw Theater stage Alvin Dictado, company artist Super happy ko po we can perform again on the stage with an audience po. For me po, ang saya kasi nga po ‘yung mga ginagawa namin sa loob ng theater nagagawa namin ulit ang bonding naming mga dancer. As a dancer po, mas masayang sumayaw sa stage at bumalik sa dating tahanan ng BM. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1662100473767-JK9125LL7QGXMJRC4AG6/Jessica+Pearl+Dames.jpg Home - An emotional homecoming for Ballet Manila dancers as they return to the Aliw Theater stage Jessica Pearl Dames, soloist Ang dami kong naramdaman nu’ng araw na ‘yun. Masaya, dahil finally after two and half years, we are back in Aliw Theater! ‘Yung hinihintay ko na mangyari, nangyari na. Seeing everyone preparing for the show, the green room, quick changes, curtain call, lahat ng mga ginagawa backstage, nakaka-miss lahat! Ganito pala ulit ‘yung pakiramdam! Siyempre may kaba rin akong naramdaman bago sumayaw, hindi naman nawawala ‘yun sa ‘kin. Nanibago sa stage, sa ilaw. Habang sumasayaw na ako, in-enjoy ko na lang at inisip na ito na ‘yung pinakahihintay kong moment. Habang nag-curtain down na, nakatitig lang ako sa curtain hanggang sa bumaba, sabay sabi ko kila Pia, "Na-miss ko ‘yun!" Sobrang thankful talaga ako na nakasayaw na ulit kami sa Aliw Theater. Iba ang pakiramdam talaga. Napagod ako nu’ng araw na ‘yun pero ang saya sa puso. I really pray na sana magtuloy-tuloy na ito. I am really excited for our upcoming shows especially now that Aliw Theater is back! Photo by Erica Jacinto-Marquez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1662100510434-GN3UFCRO4R01MYZMYN1I/Romeo+Peralta.jpg Home - An emotional homecoming for Ballet Manila dancers as they return to the Aliw Theater stage Romeo Peralta, principal dancer It felt nostalgic performing back at the Aliw Theater, the stage with the lights and the curtains. It was nerve-wracking but in a good way. Knowing that some of our long-time supporters are in the audience, you know you are back home. I'm very excited and optimistic about the future. The possibilities are endless, especially with the upgrades done in the theater. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1662100471379-TN1O3T3GPCIE5WMPOFAW/Jessa+Balote.jpg Home - An emotional homecoming for Ballet Manila dancers as they return to the Aliw Theater stage Jessa Balote, company artist First, I’m very thankful and blessed, dahil nabigyan muli kami ng opportunity to dance on stage sa Aliw Theater kung saan maraming pagbabago at mas na-improve ang facilities. Natutuwa ako dahil sa pagbabago ng Aliw Theater, naramdaman ko ‘yung excitement sa puso na sumayaw muli sa malaking stage at full performance talaga ang ipinakita ko dahil dito dama ko na ‘yung unti-unting simula muli na babalik na kami na makapagsayaw nang live sa harap ng maraming tao. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1662100484922-ANX2N5GBQYWO1UYR8ZRW/John+Ralp+Balagot.jpg Home - An emotional homecoming for Ballet Manila dancers as they return to the Aliw Theater stage John Balagot, soloist It was amazing and overwhelming. It feels like being home again. Sobrang excited na sumayaw sa theater. Sa tagal na din namin naghintay bumalik ‘yung tahanan. Ngayon lalong gumanda ‘yung theater and upgraded ‘yung mga gamit at saka maraming nagbago na sa mga area na nakakaganda sa theater. I hope this is the beginning of the theater's renewed rise. I hope it will go back to normal. Many people watch and enjoy the performances of Ballet Manila. As dancers, we are excited to perform for them again. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1662100470187-C0O3KQRE36OI7Z86CXSC/Jasmine+Pia+Dames.jpg Home - An emotional homecoming for Ballet Manila dancers as they return to the Aliw Theater stage Jasmine Pia Dames, principal dancer I missed the feeling of performing in Aliw Theater even with a small audience. Every stage performance is a blessing. We are all looking forward to having a full season after not having shows for two and half years. We are very happy. It felt good and promising knowing that we have a theater now and I feel more motivated to dance and I hope that with the reopening of Aliw, we will continue to thrive and we will have more shows to come. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1662100482514-EIOUNQWD5NI94G3IF6DL/Marinette+Franco.jpg Home - An emotional homecoming for Ballet Manila dancers as they return to the Aliw Theater stage Marinette Franco, company artist It's been a long while since our last live performance in Aliw Theater, and when we got back, it was a surreal feeling to go back to dance again on the stage we have known for years. It was the same theater we know but it had a different feeling; maybe it was because of the excitement of being back on stage again, or also because of the hope that we all thought was lost, but we slowly realized that things are finally looking up for all of us. The theater’s opening was definitely an emotional ride for me, for it was a little overwhelming to be back to dance in huge theaters after being stuck in small, closed spaces. But I am for sure looking forward to the greater things that's about to happen for everyone, and that I would always keep in mind to not take these wonderful opportunities for granted. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1662100477132-PO2UIEDGP13YNRCS4P6U/Joshua+Enciso.jpg Home - An emotional homecoming for Ballet Manila dancers as they return to the Aliw Theater stage Joshua Enciso, soloist Performing on stage last August 10 made me forget about the pandemic the last two and a half years. We’ve been waiting for this for so long that being back on stage made me feel like those years came by at such a quick pace. I hope to dance more repertoire and principal roles on the Aliw Theater stage. Photo by Erica Jacinto-Marquez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1662100495762-7F8NGYU4B9K6DJJ6NGUA/Mark+Sumaylo.jpg Home - An emotional homecoming for Ballet Manila dancers as they return to the Aliw Theater stage Mark Sumaylo, principal dancer Being able to perform with stage lights, on a huge stage and with an audience was surreal. It was like déjà vu; it felt like we were just there yesterday. It was nerve-wracking, but at the same time I was very thankful that finally we were able to perform live after all the uncertainties. Art is forever. Artists and their community will find ways to continue no matter what. Hoping that this will be the start for us to continue our passion and to keep inspiring others through dance. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/8/31/after-pandemic-job-hopping-elyssabeth-apilado-follows-her-heart-and-returns-to-ballet monthly 0.5 2022-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/30f05a68-3eef-4403-84ba-d110e1abbc71/After+pandemic+job-hopping%2C+Elyssabeth+Apilado+follows+her+heart+and+returns+to+ballet+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - After pandemic job-hopping, Elyssabeth Apilado follows her heart and returns to ballet - Make it stand out As a member of Ballet Manila’s junior company in 2017, Elyssabeth “Lyssa” Apilado (center) was part of the corps in Swan Lake. Her big dream is to be able to dance as the Black Swan someday. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/031f1660-b8b0-48c3-8e88-b582621675cd/After+pandemic+job-hopping%2C+Elyssabeth+Apilado+follows+her+heart+and+returns+to+ballet+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - After pandemic job-hopping, Elyssabeth Apilado follows her heart and returns to ballet - Make it stand out After two years away from ballet, Lyssa is embracing a second chance to be with Ballet Manila and do what she really loves. Photo by Loraine Gaile Jarlega https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e83f1b18-e9fa-4446-8eff-6cca49d07b08/After+pandemic+job-hopping%2C+Elyssabeth+Apilado+follows+her+heart+and+returns+to+ballet+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - After pandemic job-hopping, Elyssabeth Apilado follows her heart and returns to ballet - Make it stand out Joining a dance competition on a noontime show, Lyssa learned to be fast on her feet as she had to learn different genres quickly but she had an advantage for sure when it came to ballet. Photo courtesy of Elyssabeth Apilado https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/81e1f341-c5c4-4da0-9937-f96692107276/After+pandemic+job-hopping%2C+Elyssabeth+Apilado+follows+her+heart+and+returns+to+ballet+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - After pandemic job-hopping, Elyssabeth Apilado follows her heart and returns to ballet - Make it stand out It hasn’t been easy getting back into shape, says Lyssa (leftmost) and she is thankful for Ballet Manila colleagues such as Marinette Franco, Jasmine Pia Dames and Jessa Balote for their encouraging words. Photo courtesy of Elyssabeth Apilado https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/481981d4-e6c6-45de-abca-19cd0b59dda7/After+pandemic+job-hopping%2C+Elyssabeth+Apilado+follows+her+heart+and+returns+to+ballet+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - After pandemic job-hopping, Elyssabeth Apilado follows her heart and returns to ballet - Make it stand out Six years separate these photos. The picture at left was taken when Lyssa competed at the Asian Grand Prix in 2016, while the one at right was when she performed at Star City earlier this year. Photo courtesy of Elyssabeth Apilado https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/0f79db11-e82c-4d53-a5ea-316cf6d5b143/After+pandemic+job-hopping%2C+Elyssabeth+Apilado+follows+her+heart+and+returns+to+ballet+6+-+Ballet+Mania+Archives Home - After pandemic job-hopping, Elyssabeth Apilado follows her heart and returns to ballet - Make it stand out Lyssa, seen here during a break from a corporate gig in May 2022, affirms she is serious in pursuing ballet as a career and is determined to do everything possible to excel in it. Photo courtesy of Elyssabeth Apilado https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/a959b0bb-9555-40d8-ad25-79de8b408354/After+pandemic+job-hopping%2C+Elyssabeth+Apilado+follows+her+heart+and+returns+to+ballet+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - After pandemic job-hopping, Elyssabeth Apilado follows her heart and returns to ballet - Make it stand out For Ballet Manila’s Dance Day Live! last April, Lyssa (fourth from left) was cast in Gerardo Francisco’s Walang Hanggang Paalam. Photo courtesy of Elyssabeth Apilado https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/8/29/ballet-manila-moments-honoring-our-heroes monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/8/26/ballet-manila-in-full-color-standouts-in-orange monthly 0.5 2022-10-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1661478122501-RPUZ5EL0S5VA30Y854R3/Orange+1.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Standouts in orange In striking ensembles of orange and gold, this group of men joins the festivities marking the marriage of the nature goddess Luningning and the mortal king Kapuy in Alamat: Si Sibol at si Gunaw (2012). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1661478106905-KOD3Z562EWQIVPHWTP6A/Orange+2.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Standouts in orange Nectarine hues provide enough of a spark for Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Rudy De Dios as they dance Ilsa-Dyur, a piece choreographed on them by Augustus “Bam” Damian III (the title is an anagram of their first names) and featured in Masterpieces in Motion (2011). The same assortment of colors can be found on the baubles and sequins sewn artfully onto their costumes, particularly standing out on her white skirt and his white tights, and also forming her exquisite headband. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1661478118544-L48W2YE54UCYR41D4LNE/Orange+3.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Standouts in orange The peasant folk enjoy a village celebration in a scene from the ballet classic Giselle (2010). Two of Giselle’s gal pals (portrayed by Jennifer Olayvar and Zaira Cosico) coincidentally wear dresses in shades of orange, both pleasantly complementing the lush foliage of autumn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1661478126888-AZ1BR7NIAKXLZM5P8H1I/Orange+4.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Standouts in orange Clad in bright orange robes and exuding authority, the High Brahmin (Marcus Tolentino) commands attention in La Bayadere (2004). He is a standout among the bevy of temple dancers wearing white as they worship the sacred fire, but he only has eyes for Nikiya who, because she has committed herself to the warrior Solor, rejects the Brahmin’s advances and earns his ire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1661478153254-MX1LGWM87Y0YSW89P4U7/Orange+5.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Standouts in orange Jessa Balote and Anselmo Dictado make a perfect balancing act, she in a flowy neon orange tutu and he in a pristine all-white outfit – the vivid contrasting with the neutral – in the neoclassical Dancing to Verdi by Tony Fabella. The Ballet Manila staple was performed in Ballet Manila’s Two in 2014. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1661478133500-5B4UUZCR6YUPFUG9P478/Orange+6.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Standouts in orange Rudy De Dios as the casting agent in Sinderela (2012) assesses one of the hopefuls played by Marika Capati – in an attractive salmon tutu – if she will make the cut, as she is assisted by Harold Salgado. Sinderela choreographer Hazel Sabas-Gower infused a Pinoy twist to the popular fairytale, reimagining the palace ball in the story as an audition for dancing talents. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1661478136595-15D2GUNGW73D0FXNOJ0P/Orange+7.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Standouts in orange She may look adorable in her flashy outfit of orange and bluegreen, but the Cat (Sandralynn Huang) is a wily creature who – together with the Fox – takes advantage of the puppet-come-to-life lead character in Pinocchio (2004). Ballet Manila’s Pinocchio, an adaptation by Osias Barroso, premiered in 2002 as a one-act ballet and was expanded into a full-length ballet in 2015. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/8/24/talk-about-dance-misty-copeland monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/edc00561-965d-4d96-b47a-eeed6cb49671/Talk+about+dance+-+Misty+Copeland+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Misty Copeland - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/8/22/in-their-own-words-jessa-balote-on-pushing-herself-to-dance-after-a-long-absence monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ba5481be-adeb-41b3-ba8a-7e4a85eb3188/Jessa+2.JPG Home - In Their Own Words: Jessa Balote on pushing herself to dance after a long absence - Make it stand out Company artist Jessa Balote is one-half of the duo that performed Augustus “Bam” Damian III’s Ilsa-Dyur in Ballet & Ballads (2018). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/8/19/this-month-in-bm-history-august-2014 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/2f0fc07c-a579-4a36-8f93-63f6a504d27f/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+August+2014+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: August 2014 - Make it stand out Ballet Manila’s 19th season-opener featured seven ballets set to Filipino music, five world premieres and a radio host live onstage giving advice on love. Souvenir program from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c3250ad8-b9d4-4853-a5f9-b16b3a6b7700/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+August+2014+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: August 2014 - Make it stand out Jojo Lucila’s Sari’t Bahag combines ballet and upland northern inspiration. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/af1300a6-59ee-4131-8796-38fde5c0ca1d/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+August+2014+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: August 2014 - Make it stand out In Jonathan Janolo’s Musika’t Pag-ibig, the dancers forego their usual onstage wear for gowns and suits and bow ties. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/657d7d50-31c2-4a61-8680-9a19d15380dc/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+August+2014+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: August 2014 - Make it stand out Gerardo Francisco Jr.’s Barkada is a throwback to campus memories. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/aebe10b5-7137-4899-ae1a-02515ba1c650/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+August+2014+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: August 2014 - Make it stand out A newspaper item shares details of Ballet Manila’s Kay Ganda ng Ating Musika. Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/8/17/leaner-but-stronger-ballet-manila-returns-to-harder-working-aliw-theater-complex monthly 0.5 2022-10-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/550f55a1-0915-46d6-b17c-5877d050c9b0/Aliw+2.jpg Home - ‘Leaner but stronger’ Ballet Manila returns to ‘harder-working’ Aliw Theater complex - Make it stand out Manila Broadcasting Company chairman Fred J. Elizalde and wife, Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde, are in a jovial mood as they prepare to cut the ribbon opening the new Elizalde Complex. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c22029eb-e27f-4713-9e59-4b357facfd22/%E2%80%98Leaner+but+stronger%E2%80%99+Ballet+Manila+returns+to+%E2%80%98harder-working%E2%80%99+Aliw+Theater+complex+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - ‘Leaner but stronger’ Ballet Manila returns to ‘harder-working’ Aliw Theater complex - Make it stand out Signifying the “rise of the phoenix,” a pair of dancers in Ballet Manila’s Ibong Adarna costumes – Marinette Franco and Angelika Joie Tagupa – take flight to launch the reconceptualized Elizalde Complex, anchored on Aliw Theater. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/30801c15-2b6d-4cd5-a0cf-384279cd5c49/%E2%80%98Leaner+but+stronger%E2%80%99+Ballet+Manila+returns+to+%E2%80%98harder-working%E2%80%99+Aliw+Theater+complex+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - ‘Leaner but stronger’ Ballet Manila returns to ‘harder-working’ Aliw Theater complex - Make it stand out Stage stalwarts Reb Atadero and Mitch Valdes act as the day’s emcees, leading a tour of the complex that culminates in a program inside Aliw Theater. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/60e25ffe-e1ad-4a01-89f9-a381e6d62cb7/%E2%80%98Leaner+but+stronger%E2%80%99+Ballet+Manila+returns+to+%E2%80%98harder-working%E2%80%99+Aliw+Theater+complex+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - ‘Leaner but stronger’ Ballet Manila returns to ‘harder-working’ Aliw Theater complex - Make it stand out A massive LED screen on stage is among the new features that can be found in Aliw Theater. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/cc9b5779-8bf2-4e00-8f4e-975d61780be3/%E2%80%98Leaner+but+stronger%E2%80%99+Ballet+Manila+returns+to+%E2%80%98harder-working%E2%80%99+Aliw+Theater+complex+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - ‘Leaner but stronger’ Ballet Manila returns to ‘harder-working’ Aliw Theater complex - Make it stand out Principal dancers Mark Sumaylo and Abigail Oliveiro headline the excerpt of Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Cinderella, which will be Ballet Manila’s special holiday presentation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/68c70f6c-91f3-4af1-8456-69503595a4c4/%E2%80%98Leaner+but+stronger%E2%80%99+Ballet+Manila+returns+to+%E2%80%98harder-working%E2%80%99+Aliw+Theater+complex+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - ‘Leaner but stronger’ Ballet Manila returns to ‘harder-working’ Aliw Theater complex - Make it stand out Soloists Joshua Enciso and Jessica Pearl Dames perform the leads in Martin Lawrance’s Romeo and Juliet which the British choreographer is expanding into a full-length ballet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/90c0e597-ddad-4f2b-b76f-a0b6c02d3443/%E2%80%98Leaner+but+stronger%E2%80%99+Ballet+Manila+returns+to+%E2%80%98harder-working%E2%80%99+Aliw+Theater+complex+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - ‘Leaner but stronger’ Ballet Manila returns to ‘harder-working’ Aliw Theater complex - Make it stand out The gypsies in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s La Traviata, one of the numbers presented at the launch of the Elizalde Complex. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/2cd77f4d-f331-4da8-a7ad-cfc6abdb230a/%E2%80%98Leaner+but+stronger%E2%80%99+Ballet+Manila+returns+to+%E2%80%98harder-working%E2%80%99+Aliw+Theater+complex+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - ‘Leaner but stronger’ Ballet Manila returns to ‘harder-working’ Aliw Theater complex - Make it stand out An emotional Lisa Macuja-Elizalde fights back tears as Ballet Manila returns at last to its home and performance venue, Aliw Theater. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/8/12/from-the-mailbox-gratitude-for-a-generous-gift monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/38c7711e-ca57-4b2f-8499-d245e1b801e0/From+the+Mailbox%3A+Gratitude+for+a+generous+gift+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - From the Mailbox: Gratitude for a generous gift - Make it stand out The cover of the Ballet Manila Goes International program (left) and the evening’s featured numbers. Souvenir program from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/9b4a38ff-3e83-4092-83de-df9abfb12b92/From+the+Mailbox%3A+Gratitude+for+a+generous+gift+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - From the Mailbox: Gratitude for a generous gift - Make it stand out Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Osias Barroso dance Sergei Vikulov’s Romeo and Juliet in a 2001 performance, the Balcony Scene of which was excerpted for the ISM show. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/8fe0e32d-2048-4d9b-9def-ac171a472133/From+the+Mailbox%3A+Gratitude+for+a+generous+gift+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives+1 Home - From the Mailbox: Gratitude for a generous gift - Make it stand out International School Manila’s Steve Owen sends Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde a typewritten letter thanking her and the company for their benefit performance for the school’s new fine and performance arts theater. Letter from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/8/10/ballet-manila-in-full-color-beige-turners monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1660094535263-VCJYS18URO01UTJ8EKNI/Beige+1.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Beige turners Their relationship seems to be off to a good start as Paris (Mark Sumaylo), suave in his stylish beige regalia, is introduced to the innocent Juliet (Abigail Oliveiro) who is in a complementing cream dress in Paul Vasterling's Romeo and Juliet (2015). They are about to be betrothed to each other, but things go awry when Juliet suddenly meets and falls in love with Romeo. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1660094511623-TYS9T7JNMMW2KID57SL0/Beige+2.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Beige turners Choreographer David Campos created For Lisa, a contemplative piece for and about Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde which premiered in Two! (2014). In a simple and spare beige costume designed by Irene Sabas, the prima ballerina performs the special solo that for Campos underscored a continuing celebration... “within herself and out, but always with the flowing spirit of that little girl who has always loved to dance.” Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1660094535773-RNUJUR3JGY4L3TLR8248/Beige+3.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Beige turners Marian Faustino, Jerome Espejo and Mylene Aggabao are three of a kind in Swan Lake (2005) as they dance the Pas de Trois wearing matching outfits in beige. The muted tone uncharacteristically makes them stand out amid the sea of orange behind them. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1660094869478-9MYACJJ2SJYV39LJS8HN/Beige+4.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Beige turners Mikhail Martinyuk and Dawna Reign Mangahas make a perfect pair as Prince Desiré and Princess Aurora in The Swan, the Fairy and the Princess (2016). Dancing as the leads in excerpts of The Sleeping Beauty in the all-Tchaikovsky production, the couple wears coordinated finery in neutral beige. Photo by Kurt Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1660094862408-XEDKZJV5X9T8B0TAR7MS/Beige+5.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Beige turners The scene in Paul Vasterling's Romeo and Juliet (2015) happens in a marketplace in Verona. Gerardo Francisco Jr. as Mercutio is light on his feet, wearing an equally light color. He is about to join friends Benvolio and Romeo as the latter professes his love for Rosalind. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1660094916222-OGMN542OBSWJ08JFAQZ6/Beige+6.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Beige turners There couldn't have been a more appropriate title to this piece than Magsayawan, part of the Gerardo Francisco Jr.-choreographed Maynila ni Juan which had its world premiere in Halo Halo ni Juan (2010). This part of the suite shows dancers as they swirl and twirl in skirts of sheer beige fabric, men and women alike, with glittery accents on the waist and hemline. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1660094877243-PPAO99L6JYFLQSC6D5IC/Beige+7.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Beige turners In Martin Lawrance's Rebel (2016), Benigno (Rudy De Dios) is torn between his love for Corazon and for his country represented here by Inang Bayan (Lisa Macuja-Elizalde) and Juan Dela Cruz (Michael Divinagracia). In a beige suite that belies the turmoil of emotions, he contemplates his return to the motherland which would mean breaking Corazon's heart. Photo by Ian Santos https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/8/8/in-their-own-words-shaira-comeros-on-facing-difficult-times monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/700fc456-1f69-43f2-a620-920629998069/In+their+own+words+-+Shaira+Comeros+on+facing+difficult+times+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - In their own words: Shaira Comeros on facing difficult times - Make it stand out Shaira Comeros is one of the fairies invited to Princess Aurora’s christening in Ballet Manila’s 2020 production of Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Sleeping Beauty. Photo by Giselle Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/8/6/75ogq0lns3wdur96cgtg11xywzo5y4 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/749f5e1e-72b7-47bd-b016-bd1a90d24e0b/A9387C6D-1681-44B0-A7F7-393BF762F9F9.jpeg Home - Talk about dance: Hanya Holm - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/8/4/ballet-manila-in-full-color-mellow-yellow monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1659577128589-TQIP9LVXI0QPJI952MGM/Yellow+1.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Mellow yellow Ballet Manila pioneers (from left) Sandralynn Huang, Eileen Lopez and Elline Damian dance the Pas de Trois (Odalisques) from Le Corsaire in this Ballet & Ballads show in Miriam College (2000). Their steps may be light, their tutus sunny and bright, but these traits belie the nature of the characters they portray. “Odalisques” refer to female servants or concubines in a harem. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1659576852701-HVNETYC16JG6EYH7NWXI/Yellow+2.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Mellow yellow As the hunter Acteon, Niño Guevara is clad in yellow – a curious choice since the color is often associated with cowardice and weakness. The character is half of a tandem from Greek mythology portrayed in the popular pas de deux Diane and Acteon, which was part of Ballet Manila’s Halo-Halo 2 (2007). Photo by Joel L. Caampued https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1659576879745-E32V1LM5X6Z6FIYZ7QCT/Yellow+3.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Mellow yellow The glow of Jessica Pearl Dames’ yellow tutu suits the brilliance of the music used in Hazel Sabas-Gower’s Deconstructing Gershwin, restaged as part of American Stars Gala (2018). The choreographer says she also took inspiration with what the dancers could offer in terms of creativity, artistry and technique as she wanted to match what Ira and George Gershwin’s music is about – its different colors, dynamics and vibrancy.” Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1659576957533-YDZ2EOPSW5HQ6G7PF3GU/Yellow+4.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Mellow yellow Dawna Reign Mangahas as Corazon is the picture of grace in yellow, a color synonymous with the real-life widow and former Philippine President Corazon Aquino that the character in Martin Lawrence’s Rebel (2016) is based on. This scene from the Spartacus-EDSA People Power Revolution mash-up also shows Mark Sumaylo as Ninoy, Michael Divinagracia as Juan De la Cruz and Lisa Macuja-Elizalde as Inang Bayan. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1659576931173-EFXGZ24XZW9FMX5XJKMQ/Yellow+5.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Mellow yellow Here comes the sun! Or at least a dancer in that color is! That jolt of yellow, worn by Sean Pelegrin in Martin Lawrance’s The Winding Road, pops even when matched with black pants and black vest on a dimmed stage. The Beatles-inspired choreography made its groovy premiere in Deux (2019). Photo by Ian Santos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1659576942598-C4A566QAYZ8J8SEJEXOT/Yellow+6.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Mellow yellow With a tutu as cheerful as this one worn by Rissa May Camaclang, how can the season not be merry and bright? Yellow tutu and neon hula hoop make a splash in the Christmas production Nutkraker (2014). Photo by Daniel Trinidad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1659576859777-TWWSL3ESA5I42PL41Z3U/Yellow+7.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Mellow yellow Joshua Enciso is debonaire in yellow coat and gray tights, performing as one of Prince Siegfried’s friends attending the royal’s 21st birthday ball in Swan Lake (2017). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/8/1/bm-scholar-juan-angelo-de-leon-leaps-to-london-for-royal-ballet-school-summer-program monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/a41b9c44-d866-4cd1-a525-85110bb140de/BM+scholar+Juan+Angelo+De+Leon+leaps+to+London+for+Royal+Ballet+School+summer+program+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - BM scholar Juan Angelo De Leon leaps to London for Royal Ballet School summer program - Make it stand out Gelo (left) and his father Edwin De Leon meet with Ballet Manila artistic director and Lisa Macuja School of Ballet director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde at Aliw Theater a day before their departure for London. Photo courtesy of Juan Angelo De Leon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b570c243-ec33-4618-b066-52a16fb7cf78/BM+scholar+Juan+Angelo+De+Leon+leaps+to+London+for+Royal+Ballet+School+summer+program+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - BM scholar Juan Angelo De Leon leaps to London for Royal Ballet School summer program - Make it stand out Multi-awarded Project Ballet Futures scholar Juan Angelo De Leon is attending The Royal Ballet School’s summer-intensive program in London from August 1 to 12. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/61a4eb1a-3534-418f-a398-5e6ad7eeae05/BM+scholar+Juan+Angelo+De+Leon+leaps+to+London+for+Royal+Ballet+School+summer+program+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - BM scholar Juan Angelo De Leon leaps to London for Royal Ballet School summer program - Make it stand out Gelo’s photo and bio can be found on The Royal Ballet School’s website as a participant in this year’s International Scholars Programme. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c11d5b32-b294-40fb-b22b-8a63509ccebb/BM+scholar+Juan+Angelo+De+Leon+leaps+to+London+for+Royal+Ballet+School+summer+program+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - BM scholar Juan Angelo De Leon leaps to London for Royal Ballet School summer program - Make it stand out Ballet Manila principal dancer and LMSB faculty member Gerardo Francisco Jr. trains Gelo for the 2021 Asian Grand Prix where he danced the Colas Variation from La Fille Mal Gardee. Photo by MarBi Photography https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/7/30/ballet-manila-moments-marrying-opm-and-dance monthly 0.5 2022-10-27 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/7/28/ballet-manila-moments-pinoy-pride-in-original-ballet-and-opm monthly 0.5 2022-07-28 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/7/26/ballet-manila-moments-rey-valera-on-pointes monthly 0.5 2022-07-26 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/7/25/talk-about-dance-katherine-dunham monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/23ea22d1-2374-43f7-a4d5-de1c25d7297c/Talk+about+dance+-+Katherine+Dunham+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Katherine Dunham - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/7/22/teacher-sofies-passion-for-dance-education-continues-pandemic-or-not monthly 0.5 2022-07-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/31e40756-0814-40af-879f-fca637e6659f/Teacher+Sofie%E2%80%99s+passion+for+dance+education+continues%2C+pandemic+or+not+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Teacher Sofie’s passion for dance education continues, pandemic or not - Make it stand out At The Lisa Macuja School of Ballet’s Fishermall branch in May 2019, Teacher Sofie (back row, leftmost) poses with some of her students after their exams. Standing with her are Ballet Manila colleagues Jonathan Janolo, Abigail Oliveiro and Rudy De Dios. Photo courtesy of Sofia Sangco-Peralta https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/9f8d460f-3732-46d3-be0a-a5438db4b99a/Teacher+Sofie%E2%80%99s+passion+for+dance+education+continues%2C+pandemic+or+not+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Teacher Sofie’s passion for dance education continues, pandemic or not - Make it stand out Sofia Sangco-Peralta – “Teacher Sofie” to her students at The Lisa Macuja School of Ballet – has gotten the hang of teaching ballet online from home although she still underscores the importance of learning in the studio. Photo by Romeo Peralta https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/55418bb5-a464-40d9-b53a-8a1225d99da9/Teacher+Sofie%E2%80%99s+passion+for+dance+education+continues%2C+pandemic+or+not+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Teacher Sofie’s passion for dance education continues, pandemic or not - Make it stand out Sofie (foreground, leftmost in Swan Lake, 2005) is able to impart to her students what she herself learned and practiced as a dancer with Ballet Manila for two decades. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/6e6dd48f-3da9-4a92-8087-062bb1c4a15f/Teacher+Sofie%E2%80%99s+passion+for+dance+education+continues%2C+pandemic+or+not+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Teacher Sofie’s passion for dance education continues, pandemic or not - Make it stand out Sofie performs the title role in Hazel Sabas-Gower’s Sinderela (2012) with husband Romeo Peralta as her Prince. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/5a494c81-39cf-4811-a1fb-408acb317e66/Teacher+Sofie%E2%80%99s+passion+for+dance+education+continues%2C+pandemic+or+not+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Teacher Sofie’s passion for dance education continues, pandemic or not - Make it stand out After their performance in Le Corsaire (2013), Sofie (right) and Tiffany Chiang-Janolo (left) are congratulated by Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde. Photo courtesy of Sofia Sangco-Peralta https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/6e13c98f-f2cc-43c6-83ce-bc35f1cd6612/Teacher+Sofie%E2%80%99s+passion+for+dance+education+continues%2C+pandemic+or+not+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Teacher Sofie’s passion for dance education continues, pandemic or not - Make it stand out Sofie – with husband Romeo and their kids Ethan, Liam and Stephen – enjoys a recent family outing that also marked her 40th birthday. Photo courtesy of Sofia Sangco-Peralta https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/4089f48d-eb6c-4abf-863e-b1401a6f5a01/Teacher+Sofie%E2%80%99s+passion+for+dance+education+continues%2C+pandemic+or+not+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Teacher Sofie’s passion for dance education continues, pandemic or not - Make it stand out In Albert Dimarucut’s Dulce, showcased in Ballet Manila’s Halo-Halo Supreme (2008), Sofie (center) was able to share her skills in ballet and ballroom dancing. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/4a77ad9f-9881-4ca1-bb25-5d8ca010ec1f/Sofie+8.jpg Home - Teacher Sofie’s passion for dance education continues, pandemic or not - Make it stand out Teacher Sofie – seen here taking company class in 2005 – finds fulfillment in being part of someone’s growth as a dancer. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/7/19/the-making-of-a-childrens-literary-ballet monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/2f55773d-d27d-4e8d-8763-bd1c085b0dcc/The+making+of+a+children%E2%80%99s+literary+ballet+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The making of a children’s literary ballet - Make it stand out Ed Maranan’s award-winning story was published by Bookmark and turned into a ballet in 2009. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/68862e5c-9160-4025-a221-da576aae2057/The+making+of+a+children%E2%80%99s+literary+ballet+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The making of a children’s literary ballet - Make it stand out The ballet with a timely environmental message was also Ballet Manila’s Christmas offering when it premiered. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1658198319663-OW3A1WGA3CWJZ723B2WU/Alamat+1.JPG Home - The making of a children’s literary ballet The nature goddess Luningning comes down from Sky World for a visit to Dream Mountain. There she encounters the warrior-king Kapuy who, smitten by her, asks her to be his wife. Hesitating about leaving behind Sky World, Luningning reluctantly accepts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1658198323454-DBI1ND2QH5N544EBAWOE/Alamat+2.JPG Home - The making of a children’s literary ballet The kingdom celebrates the union with festivities bursting with color and pageantry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1658198363148-KEW00TDT0VZ682M58KOW/Alamat+3.JPG Home - The making of a children’s literary ballet A series of dances precedes the wedding ceremony. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1658198364112-S7MLVV0VWDWNL1M5S1CT/Alamat+4.JPG Home - The making of a children’s literary ballet Luningning and Kapuy are wed in lavish rites. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1658198401196-6U8ZKRB4LAAUG4ZD1E6N/Alamat+5.jpeg Home - The making of a children’s literary ballet The marriage of the goddess and the mortal king produces twins, Sibol and Gunaw, who are constantly at odds with each other. Luningning is the constant mediator, but she eventually returns to Sky World to restore balance in nature. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1658198402175-WXPC5C8ZHGODKXDQZH63/Alamat+6.jpeg Home - The making of a children’s literary ballet The twins grow up with deeply contrasting traits. Gunaw shows a destructive nature, wreaking havoc on gardens and groves for the sheer fun of it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1658198427802-I64AALHJ7INMJUEICEWV/Alamat+7.jpeg Home - The making of a children’s literary ballet Sibol, the nurturer, is a gentle, caring person who loves to plant, has a natural attachment to trees, flowers and every growing thing as well as to all creatures in fields and forests. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1658198440621-9BA5BDDA1FHM6CIARUCR/Alamat+8.jpeg Home - The making of a children’s literary ballet With their clashing ways, the feud between the half-god, half-mortal twins escalates. An epic battle soon ensues, with each one marshalling forces to their side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1658198460471-WB1RPHU50LP16G8TPCRF/Alamat+9.jpeg Home - The making of a children’s literary ballet Luningning comes back to try to reconcile the warring siblings. As Gunaw continues on his harmful path, Luningning subdues him and makes him realize the error of his ways. The repentant son, now reformed, asks for forgiveness and makes peace with his sister, allowing Sibol to follow in Lunining’s footsteps and continue nurturing nature. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/7/18/in-their-own-words-eileen-lopez-on-the-importance-of-a-clean-competition-routine monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/818e02fc-6e67-45d0-9e06-880985374670/In+Their+Own+Words%3A++Eileen+Lopez+on+the+importance+of+a+clean+competition+routine+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - In Their Own Words: Eileen Lopez on the importance of a clean competition routine - Make it stand out Eileen Lopez gives pointers to Ballet Manila competitor Loraine Gaile Jarlega on the sidelines of the Asian Grand Prix in Hong Kong. In top photo, she leads a class at the Lisa Macuja School of Ballet. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/7/15/this-month-in-bm-history-july-2002 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/0fae4981-f867-461f-a017-a4a10730fa59/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+July+2002+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: July 2002 - Make it stand out Based on the 1814 poem by Lord Byron, Le Corsaire was choreographed by the legendary Marius Petipa and restaged for Ballet Manila by Osias Barroso and guest ballet master Viktor Saveliev. Souvenir program from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/fe1f83cd-4648-47b6-a814-23785beb13cb/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+July+2002+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: July 2002 - Make it stand out Osias Barroso is the pirate Conrad and Lisa Macuja-Elizalde the damsel in distress Medora in Ballet Manila’s production of Le Corsaire in 2002. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1cf30b7a-58cd-4367-b12d-8b36ce68f161/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+July+2002+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: July 2002 - Make it stand out An item published in the Manila Standard announces Ballet Manila’s second time to stage an all-Filipino, full-length performance of Le Corsaire. Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/a29ce487-3342-4d95-aa18-5677c8a48082/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+July+2002+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: July 2002 - Make it stand out Pamela Asprer as the harem slave Gulnara and Lankadem as the slave trader perform a famous pas de deux from Le Corsaire. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/9d24bd57-0173-4230-880b-22563f33a31d/BM+5.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: July 2002 - Make it stand out Aileen Gallinera portrays the lead Algerian Slave being sold off in an auction. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/7/13/after-14-years-dancing-is-still-magical-for-scavenger-turned-ballerina-jessa-balote monthly 0.5 2022-07-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/97d72123-9ff7-470e-95a4-5ede76c0ffdd/After+14+years%2C+dancing+is+still+magical+for+scavenger-turned-ballerina+Jessa+Balote++1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - After 14 years, dancing is still magical for scavenger-turned-ballerina Jessa Balote - Make it stand out After becoming a mother and amid the limitations brought on by the pandemic, Ballet Manila company artist Jessa Balote – seen here in a photo from 2018 – has worked hard to be back in dancing form. Photo by Konrad Ong/ Ballet Photo Manila https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/6bf4c176-1eb5-405c-b2e8-089b439d4c79/After+14+years%2C+dancing+is+still+magical+for+scavenger-turned-ballerina+Jessa+Balote++2+-+Ballet+Manila Home - After 14 years, dancing is still magical for scavenger-turned-ballerina Jessa Balote - Make it stand out As early as 2014, Jessa Balote and fellow scholar Jamil Montibon were already dancing roles inherited from Ballet Manila pioneers Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Osias Barroso, as they did in Jojo Lucila’s Sari’t Bahag. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/61bac1ae-1b39-4880-8aac-75681fad4a9f/After+14+years%2C+dancing+is+still+magical+for+scavenger-turned-ballerina+Jessa+Balote++3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - After 14 years, dancing is still magical for scavenger-turned-ballerina Jessa Balote - Make it stand out Jessa (second from left) enjoys the classics such as Don Quixote (2017) and reveals that dancing as the Black Swan from Swan Lake is a dream role. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/0ed763b4-0031-4446-9d34-9ecd16042b32/After+14+years%2C+dancing+is+still+magical+for+scavenger-turned-ballerina+Jessa+Balote++4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - After 14 years, dancing is still magical for scavenger-turned-ballerina Jessa Balote - Make it stand out After performing in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Sleeping Beauty (2020), Jessa (front, leftmost) joins the other ballerinas who played Princess Aurora’s fairy godmothers for a snapshot. Photo courtesy of Joan Emery Sia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/310bc63a-018e-4df8-bcf6-5fbf0c217da8/After+14+years%2C+dancing+is+still+magical+for+scavenger-turned-ballerina+Jessa+Balote++5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - After 14 years, dancing is still magical for scavenger-turned-ballerina Jessa Balote - Make it stand out Together with husband Judile Yñiere, Jessa celebrates the birthday of their son Prince Jade who recently watched her perform on stage in Star City for the first time. Photo courtesy of Jessa Balote https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/a088f67b-0fc8-41ea-ab50-764661623f59/After+14+years%2C+dancing+is+still+magical+for+scavenger-turned-ballerina+Jessa+Balote++6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - After 14 years, dancing is still magical for scavenger-turned-ballerina Jessa Balote - Make it stand out Jessa, offstage after a Christmas mall show in 2019, is gratified now that even amid a pandemic she is getting a second crack at being a professional ballerina. Photo by Mark Sumaylo https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/7/11/talk-about-dance-anna-pavlova monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/bc875c16-a1ad-4cc6-bfa1-48d08b71cc29/Talk+about+dance+-+Anna+Pavlova+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Anna Pavlova - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/7/8/ballet-manila-in-full-color-gray-strokes monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1657258120853-3T337HL4COFXX3P7YFTP/Gray+1.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Gray strokes The flirtatious Widow Simone (Jonathan Janolo) and the seemingly enamored Thomas (Marcus Tolentino) go toe to toe in La Fille Mal Gardee (2008). The scene is made hilarious as Simone – usually played by a danseur – gives her all to attract the wealthy landowner, dancing in a frumpy gray costume overlaid with a white apron and edged with white lace. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1657258118708-U89CXAOORU5F73IL9Y8C/Gray+2.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Gray strokes Lisa Macuja-Elizalde is the picture of style and sophistication as she goes on pointe in this gray gown with gray/silver and black embellishments on its bodice. The Tony Fabella-choreographed Dalagang Pilipina, featured in OPM at OPB (2003), actually fuses the grace of ballet and the elegance of fashion. Inspired by a fashion show where ramp models ooze with glamour, Ballet Manila’s ballerinas in the number are clothed in designer Auggie Cordero’s creations honoring the contemporary Filipina. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1657258146753-D5HX1IXXISQ762AV08Q7/Gray+3.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Gray strokes Beautiful angles and sleek lines characterize Augustus “Bam” Damian’s contemporary piece, MAZN, performed in Halo-Halo Extra Special (2009). Nazer Salgado and Zaira Cosico – two of the four dancers whose initials form the title of the choreography – are clad in no-nonsense gray to execute the movements set to pulsating music in this Ballet Manila favorite. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1657258178341-MGFRJ9QIA9X0IP2CLL1U/Gray+4.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Gray strokes To save Medora and other women sold to Seid Pasha, the pirate Conrad devises a rescue plan in Le Corsaire (2010). He and his friends – shrouded in gray robes – present themselves as holy men to the Seid Pasha, telling him that what they are standing on is sacred land and that they should all bow and pray. Convinced, the slave owner instructs his men to follow – giving Conrad and company the chance to implement their mission. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1657258154458-8Z0H316MGOG2S6UBZLQU/Gray+5.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Gray strokes Wearing pants the color of ash with matching checkered top of gray and black, Francis Cascaño symbolizes the vigor and idealism of youth in a flashback to his character’s activism days in Pangarap. The choreography by Francis Jaena is part of a suite dubbed TLC with Papa Jack which was showcased in Kay Ganda ng Ating Musika (2014), a production using Original Pilipino Music. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1657258175431-0KQA9O4E1Q48QGQQ33PL/Gray+6.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Gray strokes The close bond between Giselle (Joan Emery Sia) and her mother (Kong Ke Xin) is evident in this scene from Giselle (2019). The attentive mom is always there by her daughter’s side, making sure she doesn’t over-exert herself because of the young lady’s heart affliction. Little does the mother know that the subdued tone of her gray dress foreshadows a tragedy soon to come. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1657258193913-DQIILA0CIY48FOA55EPR/Gray+7.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Gray strokes The gray-and-white color combination worn by the groom (Gerardo Francisco Jr.) is echoed in the outfits of the male entourage as they carry him and his bride (Sofia Sangco-Peralta) aloft in Dulce. The rousing ballroom-to-ballet number was choreographed by Alberto Dimarucut and coached by Brian Babon for Halo-Halo Supreme (2008). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/7/6/choreography-in-focus-tangled-by-gerardo-francisco-jr monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/7/4/talk-about-dance-sylvie-guillem monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/3425ee0a-9007-4242-8099-414b1aac493d/Talk+about+dance+-+Sylvie+Guillem+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk About Dance: Sylvie Guillem - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/7/1/ballet-and-coffee-make-a-happy-mix-for-danseur-and-newbie-barista-sean-pelegrin monthly 0.5 2022-07-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1765c319-8836-4939-b1f8-af3d95cbfbf1/Ballet+and+coffee+make+a+happy+mix+for+danseur+and+newbie+barista+Sean+Pelegrin+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet and coffee make a happy mix for danseur and newbie barista Sean Pelegrin - Make it stand out Ballet Manila company artist Sean Pelegrin, dancing in La Bayadere’s Pas de action in 2019, admits to experiencing burnout during the pandemic but he has gradually gotten back into the swing of things. 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Photo courtesy of Sean Pelegrin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c20f8f48-4f97-474c-9ea5-5811f752a0a0/Ballet+and+coffee+make+a+happy+mix+for+danseur+and+newbie+barista+Sean+Pelegrin+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet and coffee make a happy mix for danseur and newbie barista Sean Pelegrin - Make it stand out Sean (foreground) was part of Gerardo Francisco Jr.’s Border, an entry to the Asian Grand Prix in 2021, which went on to win the gold in the senior contemporary choreography. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/8c17fb69-d234-43ac-b63d-ae9f7b04d209/Ballet+and+coffee+make+a+happy+mix+for+danseur+and+newbie+barista+Sean+Pelegrin+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet and coffee make a happy mix for danseur and newbie barista Sean Pelegrin - Make it stand out Sean, seen here as half of a noble couple in Romeo & Juliet (2015), wants to give his best to any role given to him. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/6/29/walking-down-the-aisle-ballet-style monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1656493562484-WEC6WJVORX77PSNZHA6M/Wedding+1.jpg Home - Walking down the aisle, ballet-style In the all-time favorite Don Quixote (2004), Kitri (Lisa Macuja-Elizalde) has to deal with a disapproving father and an unwanted suitor and thus has to content herself with secret trysts with her favored partner Basilio (Osias Barroso). In the end, love wins, and the well-matched pair of Kitri and Basilio engage in an exhilarating wedding pas de deux amid much revelry – and with her father’s seal of approval at that! Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1656493605671-P6QRSKIXA76T6EP7TXQ8/Wedding+2.JPG Home - Walking down the aisle, ballet-style Friendship and courtship culminate in a date at the altar for the couple in Dulce, portrayed by Gerardo Francisco Jr. and Sofia Sangco-Peralta. Held aloft by their friends, they have a fitting festivity following a winding relationship depicted in this ballroom-to-ballet dance medley choreographed by Alberto Dimarucut and coached by Brian Babon for Halo-Halo Supreme (2008). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1656493567305-F3ME50P5U0E1VM6QH0JP/Wedding+3.jpg Home - Walking down the aisle, ballet-style In Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Cinderella (2018), Cinderella (Abigail Oliveiro) exchanges her soot-laden dress for a blue gown gifted by her Fairy Godmother to attend a ball. At the palace, she meets the Prince (Mark Sumaylo) but she leaves hastily at the stroke of midnight. When he finds her again, thanks to the glass slipper she leaves behind, they finally exchange vows in a royal wedding heralded across the kingdom. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1656493679527-2AA3WYM0IPO55N5YYAVC/Wedding+4.JPG Home - Walking down the aisle, ballet-style Despite the feud between their families, the Montagues and the Capulets, Romeo asks Juliet to marry him and she wholeheartedly agrees. Following Shakespeare’s classic tale, Paul Vasterling’s Romeo & Juliet (2015) shows the young couple being married in secret by Friar Laurence (Jonathan Janolo) as witnessed by Juliet’s doting nurse (Eileen Lopez) in the hope that the nuptials would help unite the two warring houses. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1656493663328-GN03UFA7RJLIB1SPHEOH/Wedding+5.jpg Home - Walking down the aisle, ballet-style Princess Aurora (Jasmine Pia Dames) is awoken from her enchanted slumber with true love’s kiss from Prince Phillip (Romeo Peralta) in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Sleeping Beauty (2020). Can there be any doubt as to what would follow next? The whole kingdom rejoices, with the couple getting married – in traditional white, but of course! Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1656493725703-IV8P03P7D08RW8JAZO61/Wedding+6.JPG Home - Walking down the aisle, ballet-style The King (Marcus Tolentino, standing center, with the governess Infanta played by Jonathan Janolo) discovers his daughters’ secret destination – a garden where they have met princes whom they have fallen in love with in Labindalawang Masasayang Prinsesa. Featured in Severino Reyes’ Tatlo Pang Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (2008), the tale ends on an expectedly happy note as the King gives his blessings for the princesses to marry en masse! Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1656494215313-3P4QUXNDK38KMT9CQJ8D/Wedding+7.JPG Home - Walking down the aisle, ballet-style When the mortal king Kapuy (Nazer Salgado) convinces the nature goddess Luningning (Lisa Macuja-Elizalde) to join him on earth and marry him in Alamat: Si Sibol at si Gunaw (2012), a ceremony full of pomp and pageantry is prepared fit for a divine being like her. A series of performances are presented in their honor, leading to their own grand dance marking a rare union of two worlds. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1656493685758-EKJ7AN562BILYQDWIQ9W/Wedding+8.jpg Home - Walking down the aisle, ballet-style After eating a poisoned apple, the fallen Snow White (Joan Emery Sia) is thought to be dead in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Snow White (2019). But true to the fairytale the ballet is based on, a kiss from the love-struck Prince (Elpidio Magat Jr.) revives her. There is jubilation in the forest and Snow White’s friends, the seven dwarves, carry her towards her waiting groom for a romantic wedding right there in the forest. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/6/27/talk-about-dance-pearl-primus monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/7c95fb71-1fd8-4692-b02c-14af232ffd15/Talk+about+dance+-+Pearl+Primus+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Pearl Primus - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/6/24/this-month-in-bm-history-june-2000 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d51f0aef-9716-4230-9ad2-8ee0f25963c0/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+June+2000+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: June 2000 - Make it stand out As indicated on the cover of the souvenir program, Ballet Manila performed Paul Vasterling’s Dracula in its Asian premiere. Souvenir program from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/2ac621f1-73fc-4564-a34c-61f0201c6118/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+June+2000+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: June 2000 - Make it stand out Eduardo Espejo is Dracula, Jerome Espejo is Renfield and Sandralynn Huang is Lucy Westenra in Paul Vasterling’s Dracula, a ballet based on Bram Stoker’s Gothic thriller. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ab561471-8dfa-4868-befb-77cd0dc22593/BM+3.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: June 2000 - Make it stand out A feature story published in BusinessWorld reports how Ballet Manila came to stage Dracula after its successful run in the US. Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/2f2facae-6dad-4a53-893b-1e9c8cc3c1d8/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+June+2000+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: June 2000 - Make it stand out In another publicity photo from 2000, Osias Barroso poses as Jonathan Harker while Melanie Motus is his fiancée Mina Murray who falls for the charms of Dracula. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/6/22/after-pandemic-blues-marinette-franco-embraces-a-renewed-love-for-ballet monthly 0.5 2022-06-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/07569af2-2357-4068-a0f7-3bdee0c09b5d/After+pandemic+blues%2C+Marinette+Franco+embraces+a+renewed+love+for+ballet+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - After pandemic blues, Marinette Franco embraces a renewed love for ballet - Make it stand out Sidelined by the pandemic, Marinette – waiting for her turn to perform the White Swan Variation for Dance Day Live! – is now focusing on continuing her disrupted dancing career. Photo courtesy of Marinette Franco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/bb38911b-85a6-4387-9c26-b5bfde118bcb/After+pandemic+blues%2C+Marinette+Franco+embraces+a+renewed+love+for+ballet+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - After pandemic blues, Marinette Franco embraces a renewed love for ballet - Make it stand out Company artist Marinette Franco, dancing as one of Giselle’s friends in the ballet classic staged by Ballet Manila in 2019, is determined to make herself stronger physically and mentally. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/aaf2ae20-c999-4379-800e-e22f2e0064b4/After+pandemic+blues%2C+Marinette+Franco+embraces+a+renewed+love+for+ballet+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - After pandemic blues, Marinette Franco embraces a renewed love for ballet - Make it stand out After taking online ballet classes through the lockdowns of the past two years, Marinette Franco now treasures every moment she can spend in the studio. Photo courtesy of Marinette Franco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/bb4215ae-4d34-4812-8986-b6cf8f5c12c8/After+pandemic+blues%2C+Marinette+Franco+embraces+a+renewed+love+for+ballet+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - After pandemic blues, Marinette Franco embraces a renewed love for ballet - Make it stand out Last April, Marinette (standing center, in white jacket) joined fellow Ballet Manila dancers in returning to their old home, the Aliw Theater. Photo from Ballet Manila Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/677f085c-27ea-42bc-847b-a49a1f831003/After+pandemic+blues%2C+Marinette+Franco+embraces+a+renewed+love+for+ballet+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - After pandemic blues, Marinette Franco embraces a renewed love for ballet - Make it stand out Marinette, seen in a 2017 production of Swan Lake, dreams of dancing the challenging Odette-Odile role someday. It was the full-length classic, she says, that made her fall in love with the art form. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/2b5f3ce0-f110-463a-a96a-876b2bd4f64f/After+pandemic+blues%2C+Marinette+Franco+embraces+a+renewed+love+for+ballet+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - After pandemic blues, Marinette Franco embraces a renewed love for ballet - Make it stand out The sweet and kind Marinette (right) had to channel her inner villainess to portray the vengeful Myrtha in Giselle (2019), with Sayaka Ishibashi in the lead role. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/65677ba5-727e-417d-99a9-92239157bf86/Marinette+6.jpg Home - After pandemic blues, Marinette Franco embraces a renewed love for ballet - Make it stand out “When you have a goal, it gives meaning to all your efforts; you're happy at the end of the day even if you're tired,” claims Marinette, in a photo from 2020. Photo by MarBi Photograpy https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/6/19/how-fatherhood-is-inspiring-jamil-montibon-to-be-a-better-dancer monthly 0.5 2022-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/02386b7d-5a9d-41af-9758-024a5b869221/How+fatherhood+is+inspiring+Jamil+Montibon+to+be+a+better+dancer+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - How fatherhood is inspiring Jamil Montibon to be a better dancer - Make it stand out Family is Jamil’s constant inspiration. He and wife Gene and daughter Chloe had this family portrait taken in 2019 when Chloe turned one. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/85649d78-6aa5-424b-add1-eb896404731a/How+fatherhood+is+inspiring+Jamil+Montibon+to+be+a+better+dancer+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - How fatherhood is inspiring Jamil Montibon to be a better dancer - Make it stand out Now that live performances are gradually returning, Jamil Montibon – seen here in a performance of Sari’t Bahag in 2014 – is committed to becoming a better dancer. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/da94b270-9aff-4a87-8813-ed00226e2a9e/How+fatherhood+is+inspiring+Jamil+Montibon+to+be+a+better+dancer+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - How fatherhood is inspiring Jamil Montibon to be a better dancer - Make it stand out In 2019, company artist Jamil Montibon (third from left) was part of Martin Lawrance’s The Winding Road, one of the numbers in Ballet Manila’s Deux production. Photo by Ian Santos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/6198ed97-7bff-4b36-8915-8347a11f2104/Jamil+4.jpg Home - How fatherhood is inspiring Jamil Montibon to be a better dancer - Make it stand out Jamil (fifth from left) and his fellow dancers cast in Border, choreographed by Gerardo Francisco Jr. (front, second from left), are all masked up in the studio. The piece won gold in the Asian Grand Prix competition last August. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/8868e08a-c4e4-4ce3-96fe-d020a3229bff/How+fatherhood+is+inspiring+Jamil+Montibon+to+be+a+better+dancer+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - How fatherhood is inspiring Jamil Montibon to be a better dancer - Make it stand out Three-year-old Chloe is clearly Daddy’s girl. Jamil says of his daughter, “She is the reason I wake up and dance every day.” Photo courtesy of Jamil Montibon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d1035f1a-d8d4-4a6f-9ef4-c19ffcdc9070/How+fatherhood+is+inspiring+Jamil+Montibon+to+be+a+better+dancer+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - How fatherhood is inspiring Jamil Montibon to be a better dancer - Make it stand out In a Project Ballet Futures scholars’ showcase as part of Tuloy ang Sayawan in 2019, Jamil joins Rissa May Camaclang (left) and Jessa Balote and, at the back, Juan Angelo De Leon and Sixto Dones. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/70885484-0ea1-4d19-b371-bcf32bdb5d2b/Jamil+7.jpg Home - How fatherhood is inspiring Jamil Montibon to be a better dancer - Make it stand out Jamil (fourth from left) says he will forever be grateful for the opportunities Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde (third from left) and the company has given him. Photo was taken after a Nutcracker Adagio performance at Maybank Theater, pre-pandemic. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/6/18/portraits-of-fatherhood-in-ballet monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1655537968435-H30C8SMP3LRTLZX88GF2/Father+1.jpg Home - Portraits of fatherhood in ballet In Don Quixote (2004), the local innkeeper Lorenzo (Jonathan Janolo) frowns upon his daughter Kitri’s (Lisa Macuja-Elizalde) choice for a partner in the barber Basilio (Osias Barroso). He would much rather she marry the wealthy Gamache. But Kitri and Basilio, who only have eyes for each other, outwit Lorenzo so they can meet and go on their escapades. In the end, the protective father realizes how much the youngsters love each other that he wholeheartedly gives his approval to their union. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1655538014566-6JY6QNGTS2SXW0JQVPL4/Father+2.JPG Home - Portraits of fatherhood in ballet Yani (Joan Emery Sia) adores her father, Lard (Harold Salgado) in Ang Palasyo ng mga Duwende, one of the tales in Tatlo Pang Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (2013). Little surprise then that when she wakes him up from an enchanted sleep, Yani happily tells Lard that she was able to do so with the help of a magical bird who turns out to be Prince Hammad (Romeo Peralta) whom she has fallen for. A grateful Lard, together with the dwarves who had befriended Yani, welcomes the prince to the family. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1655537973134-LYJWFHW56I63HJ28XJLM/Father+3.jpg Home - Portraits of fatherhood in ballet The Widow Simone (Jonathan Janolo) and the wealthy landowner Thomas (Marcus Tolentino) try to match her daughter Lise with his son Alain (Niño Guevarra). But Lise is in love with Colas and together, they thwart the matchmaking scheme. In Ballet Manila’s The Naughty Daughter (2008), the bumbling Alain eventually gives up on his pursuit of Lise and, in a comic twist, it seems that Widow Simone and Thomas have developed a romance of their own. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1655538013372-WTZI3G058KPMZUT4ZZYL/Father+4.JPG Home - Portraits of fatherhood in ballet In Prinsipe ng mga Ibon, one of the stories in Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (2008), the King (Marvin Medina) backs out of his promise to let his daughter, Prinsesa Singsing (Yanti Marduli), marry the Prince of the Birds (Rudy De Dios) when the latter rescues his kingdom from an invasion of giants. But the princess, having fallen in love with the prince, pleads her case. When she forsakes her human form and willingly transforms into a bird herself, the King sees how deep her love is that he finally gives the feathered pair his blessing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1655538037644-JYMG9XD9RCZX9DE23JPS/Father+5.JPG Home - Portraits of fatherhood in ballet The stern Lord Capulet (Nonoy Froilan) decides to marry off his daughter Juliet (Katherine Barkman) to a man she does not care for in Paul Vasterling’s version of the Shakespearean tale, Romeo and Juliet (2015). The anguished young lady is unable to accept her father’s decision and later chooses – with her beloved Romeo – to take matters in her own hands, leading to a tragic end. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1655538025527-F12LMXAT8E7G2P6I4CNF/Father+6.jpg Home - Portraits of fatherhood in ballet The woodcarver Geppetto (Jonathan Janolo) wants to have a son and wishes that the puppet he has just made comes to life in Osias Barroso’s adaptation of Pinocchio (2004). The Blue Fairy grants his wish, but the stubborn Pinocchio (Roduardo Ma) gets into all sorts of misadventures. Fortunately, when he learns his lesson, Pinocchio is magically turned into a real boy and is reunites with the only father he has known. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1655538036134-2E45EAKOXNHQD26OHYNT/Father+7.JPG Home - Portraits of fatherhood in ballet Indulgent with his daughter Gamzatti (Marian Faustino), the Rajah (Marvin Medina) chooses Solor as a suitable husband for her in the dramatic La Bayadere (2006). While initially hesitant, Gamzatti changes her mind when she sees the portrait of the dashing warrior. But things get complicated when father and daughter learn that Solor has fallen in love with the temple dancer Nikiya. Carrying matters to the extreme, they then plot to get rid of Nikiya so Gamzatti can push through with her wedding to Solor. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/6/17/ballet-manila-salutes-new-national-artists monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1a09ef7c-81fd-4429-ba88-dc0fc2df4eec/Ballet+Manila+salutes+new+National+Artists+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila salutes new National Artists - Make it stand out Veteran actor-director Tony Mabesa was thrilled to play the Russian composer Peter Tchaikovsky, the narrator of Ballet Manila’s The Swan, The Fairy and The Princess in 2009. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/7ad0016e-6e07-4e4f-8733-4fdee24a449c/Ballet+Manila+salutes+new+National+Artists+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila salutes new National Artists - Make it stand out After the Art 2 Art taping in Davao where host Lisa Macuja-Elizalde interviewed choreographer Agnes Locsin in 2011, the two exchanged books as gifts. The ballerina gave Locsin a copy of her memoirs, Ballerina of the People, while Locsin gave her a copy of her mother Carmen D. Locsin’s Legacy of Dance. Photo by Susan A. De Guzman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d16ae55e-d90c-4605-8fb5-cd4eba05cda3/Ballet+Manila+salutes+new+National+Artists+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila salutes new National Artists - Make it stand out After performing Arachnida at the 10th Gawad Buhay Awards in 2018, Ballet Manila principal dancers Joan Emery Sia and Romeo Peralta pose with its choreographer Agnes Locsin who was then honored with a lifetime achievement award. Photo courtesy of Romeo Peralta https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/2ad3ebe2-976e-4680-b0e9-6298eeb91862/Ballet+Manila+salutes+new+National+Artists+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila salutes new National Artists - Make it stand out Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and literary luminary Gemino Abad have a good laugh during her interview with him for her Art 2 Art tele-radio program in 2013. Photo by Susan A. De Guzman https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/6/14/cinderella-enchants-star-city-audience monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/6/12/1e8y9sjhv51v7ndc13uzpnk4be3dyo monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/cce8e1f6-5bd0-41bc-996c-d16d53057807/F8641921-A119-4F73-98C8-2E972A08B855.jpeg Home - Talk about dance: Moshe Dayan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/6/9/82etpoo87bn8mlsvsdw3d08shwkngx monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/2b6d336c-a5f9-45a7-a1e0-8d9d6a149956/F1B4231A-4A12-481D-97B8-303E48424126.jpeg Home - Talk about dance: Kelli Berglund - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/6/7/wine-flowed-flowers-bloomed-and-love-filled-the-air monthly 0.5 2022-06-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/0dd19370-2092-4539-932a-e8b3f83ffc43/Wine+flowed%2C+flowers+bloomed+and+love+filled+the+air+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Wine flowed, flowers bloomed and love filled the air - Make it stand out The Elizaldes celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary in 2017 with their children, Manuel and Missy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/98a85342-150d-46b2-a647-9fa3148b5eb6/Wine+flowed%2C+flowers+bloomed+and+love+filled+the+air+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Wine flowed, flowers bloomed and love filled the air - Make it stand out Fred and Lisa have eyes only for each other. This dramatic moment was captured during the couple’s 20th anniversary festivities in 2017 at the Presidential Suite of the Conrad Hotel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b7c735de-3e61-4f67-a0ba-7ce67bc697fd/Wine+flowed%2C+flowers+bloomed+and+love+filled+the+air+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Wine flowed, flowers bloomed and love filled the air - Make it stand out Lisa and Fred toast a lost-lasting union – that of Lisa’s parents, Cesar and Susan Macuja who were observing their 59th anniversary – at the Elizalde home in Tagaytay in October 2021. It was also a belated birthday dinner for Lisa. In 2017, it was the Macujas who joined the Elizaldes for their 20th anniversary. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b4d34399-8eef-4804-bd16-e688eff93cea/Wine+flowed%2C+flowers+bloomed+and+love+filled+the+air+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Wine flowed, flowers bloomed and love filled the air - Make it stand out Sealed with a kiss then and now: Fred and Lisa at their wedding reception in 1997, and at a private reception with Ballet Manila in the newly renovated Aliw Theater last June 5 following the company’s performance of Cinderella excerpts in the adjacent Star City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/9db8d714-adf5-4092-9ee6-86444cdac99d/Anniv+4.jpgWine+flowed%2C+flowers+bloomed+and+love+filled+the+air+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Wine flowed, flowers bloomed and love filled the air - Make it stand out Lisa and Fred are a stylish pair at the 80th anniversary program of DZRH, the flagship station of the Elizalde-owned Manila Broadcasting Company. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d2d01537-5272-44fc-a25a-243464b1157d/Wine+flowed%2C+flowers+bloomed+and+love+filled+the+air+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Wine flowed, flowers bloomed and love filled the air - Make it stand out Rare photo together of Lisa with her real-life prince, Fred Elizalde, and the three danseurs who were her princes on stage – (from left) Rudy De Dios, Nonoy Froilan and Osias Barroso. This was taken during Lisa and Fred’s 20th anniversary celebration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/eedc627d-00bc-4b66-bdf2-5b8ff89dfe3d/Wine+flowed%2C+flowers+bloomed+and+love+filled+the+air+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Wine flowed, flowers bloomed and love filled the air - Make it stand out Travel is a common passion for Lisa and Fred who spent their honeymoon in Egypt. Their last trip abroad, in December 2021, took them to Istanbul, Turkey and (above) Irurita, Navarra, Spain where the Elizalde family traces its roots. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/3b220054-1a02-401e-993f-cd23598de368/Wine+flowed%2C+flowers+bloomed+and+love+filled+the+air+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Wine flowed, flowers bloomed and love filled the air - Make it stand out The sweet taste of romance: Cutting their towering apple-and-walnut wedding cake by Heny Sison embedded with favors such as a Hans Brumann pointe-shoe charm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/38213e8b-1ed9-482f-8eae-884e59e9ede2/Wine+flowed%2C+flowers+bloomed+and+love+filled+the+air+9+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Wine flowed, flowers bloomed and love filled the air - Make it stand out Lisa slipped into the same Auggie Cordero gown she wore on her wedding day twenty years before for her renewal of vows with Fred on their 20th anniversary in 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/7bf67920-80dd-4994-bd07-e3f4c8e501db/Wine+flowed%2C+flowers+bloomed+and+love+filled+the+air+10+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Wine flowed, flowers bloomed and love filled the air - Make it stand out Lisa has said of her relationship with Fred: “Our lives have been permanently intertwined and I would like to think that through the years, we have fully blossomed together, not just as artists but also as human beings.” https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/6/6/umbrella-season monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1654481292712-MSTL3VYPBXBY6UUHJCTQ/Umbrella+1.jpg Home - Umbrella season With the bright hues of a vinta as a backdrop, the Umbrella Dance, with other excerpts from Alamat: Si Sibol at Si Gunaw, represents Mindanao in the Luzviminda Suite featured in Kay Ganda ng Ating Musika (2014). With gold trimmings and accents, the umbrellas exude a distinct and colorful flavor that fittingly underscores the grand wedding of the goddess Luningning and the mortal king Kapuy. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1654481368635-Q9UJD9AFHEM7VCZZIFQ4/Umbrella+2.JPG Home - Umbrella season In Osias Barroso’s Pinocchio, the lovable Jiminy Cricket – the polite and gentlemanly talking cricket from C. Collodi’s book who helps the puppet Pinocchio become a real little boy – is danced by ballerinas. Jasmine Pia Dames takes on the role in 2015, dancing while twirling Jiminy’s signature prop: an umbrella that also doubles as a cane. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1654481359284-8J6E8T8BX5CNGUAE9G60/Umbrella+3.jpg Home - Umbrella season The cowardly Huwan (Michael Divinagracia) is the protagonist of Anting-Anting, one of the featured tales in Tatlo Pang Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (2013). Gullibility and superstition prove to be a potent combination as Huwan carries an umbrella for no justifiable reason, as his friends hold him aloft and parade him around. Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1654481438109-32EZNCU9PCWAT96PM21X/Umbrella+4.JPG Home - Umbrella season The rainy weather doesn’t dampen the enthusiasm of a young couple’s first encounter. Caught in a sudden downpour, the umbrella-wielding Rudy De Dios helps Dawna Reign Mangahas who drops her books as she hurries to find shelter. Aptly set to the Eraserheads’ Tuwing Umuulan at Kapiling Ka, the scene comes from Pangarap, a number choreographed by Francis Jaena and included in T.L.C. with Papa Jack, a suite of dances featured in Kay Ganda ng Ating Musika (2014). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1654481257544-9PM8A7J392VX8KB7THR2/Umbrella+5.jpg Home - Umbrella season In Gerardo Francisco Jr.’s Ang Munting Pangarap, Ballet Manila’s show at Star City with free weekend performances, the street vendor Purita (Jessica Pearl Dames) dreams of becoming a ballerina and works hard to attain the seemingly impossible. When she finally gets to wear that tutu, the big moment is highlighted by festive umbrellas that open up to each reveal a star, signifying what the young girl seems destined to be. Photo by Mark Sumaylo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1654481268581-M33UUXJY5JEOLTNJQLGA/Umbrella+6.jpg Home - Umbrella season A version of La Fille Mal Gardee (The Naughty Daughter) was choreographed for Ballet Manila by People’s Artist of Russia Sergey Vikulov in 2005. Set in the English countryside, it tells the story of Lise whose mother, Simone, is opposed to her choice of Colas and who wants to marry her off instead to the rich Alain. To celebrate the pairing, the villagers join a grand picnic in the fields. But the clumsy Alain (played in 2008 by Niño Guevarra) inexplicably zips over the villagers while holding an umbrella as a storm cuts the party short. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/6/3/ballet-manila-stays-on-its-toes-for-4th-dance-day-live monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/088c3c83-c52c-4518-bc08-2c0794805beb/Ballet+Manila+stays+on+its+toes+for+4th+Dance+Day+Live%21+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila stays on its toes for 4th Dance Day Live! - Make it stand out Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde hosts the fourth edition of Dance Day Live!, a monthly series streamed live from the company’s Studio 1. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/5/31/ballet-manila-moments-heritage-of-the-heart monthly 0.5 2022-05-31 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/5/30/talk-about-dance-helen-edwards monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/96b58d87-638c-4648-981d-9d370d73e9a6/Talk+about+dance+-+Helen+Edwards+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Helen Edwards - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/5/27/ballet-manila-in-full-color-cream-of-the-crop monthly 0.5 2022-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1653614404067-80KOMOTAZWNG1SDM6WG0/Cream+1.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Cream of the crop In Alamat: Si Sibol at si Gunaw (2012), the warrior-king and poet Kapuy (Nazer Salgado) falls in love with the goddess Luningning (Lisa Macuja-Elizalde), nurturer of nature, and brings her back from Dream Mountain to his palace to ask her to be his wife. Though reluctant about leaving her own world, Luningning eventually relents and their wedding takes place, with the couple clad in complementing cream-colored finery highlighted by sparkling brown lace and ornaments. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1653614314640-W00B4BDABQIQQO15IIY9/Cream+2.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Cream of the crop “Youthful, abstract, modern and light but dramatic” is how choreographer David Campos Cantero describes his work, Velvet Wings, which was staged anew by Ballet Manila in 2005. Channeling the beauty and fragility of butterflies, the dancers wear dresses in delicate ivory accented by earth-color tones of brown and rust. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1653614437676-F95E30XW06YL3DNRZ3M4/Cream+3.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Cream of the crop In her cream-and-beige Filipiniana attire, Nicole Barroso leads fellow Ballet Manila School scholars and Project Ballet Futures scholars in the rousing kick-off to the production Kay Ganda ng Ating Musika (2014). The opening number, choreographed by Osias Barroso, fittingly uses the music of Ryan Cayabyab which inspired the show’s title. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1653614478582-QNFAD3YWN9LR4RX36HXY/Cream+4.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Cream of the crop To celebrate her silver anniversary as a professional ballerina, counting from her two seasons spent with the Kirov Ballet in 1984 and 1985, Lisa Macuja-Elizalde prepared a special production dubbed Lisa@25 in 2009. In the program segment dubbed “The Mission,” Lisa – luminous in ecru – dances a choreography by Osias Barroso set to a medley of popular Filipino and English songs, with music performed by violinist Robert Atchison. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1653614806889-9LC2N48NL8XDYZTFMF4W/Cream+5.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Cream of the crop The Nurse (Eileen Lopez), a maternal figure and confidant to Juliet (Katherine Barkman) in Romeo and Juliet (2015), wears an outfit the color of cream that plays off quite nicely opposite the tan-tinged dress of her ward. The light, uncomplicated tones of their clothes and the backdrop underscore the youthful innocence of Juliet who is yet to meet Romeo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1653614803911-HZYXBGFBN0Z0HV8LJ32H/Cream+6.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Cream of the crop Anting-Anting, the third tale featured in Tatlo Pang Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (2013), is set in a barrio where the people lead idyllic lives – until the coward Huwan disrupts it in his quest for an amulet to make himself brave. In this scene, village women enjoy a bit of dancing in traditional Philippine-inspired attire. While Meling (Dawna Reign Mangahas) wears a lavender top, her saya (skirt) as well as the dresses of the other girls are in a shade of cream paired with floral tapis (overskirt). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1653614806934-2U97Z73NINFGAMCGRPF8/Cream+7.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Cream of the crop Tony Fabella’s Dalagang Pilipina, part of the repertoire of OPM at OPB (2003), is a ballet piece based on a fashion show with lithe ramp models oozing with glamour. Ballet Manila ballerinas – including then principal dancer Lisa Macuja-Elizalde in a flowy cream confection – show off the creations of top fashion designer Auggie Cordero as a tribute to the contemporary Filipina. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/5/26/ballet-manila-moments-the-legacy-of-the-south monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/5/23/talk-about-dance-israelmore-ayivor monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/69d880db-9c69-42fd-b055-50ecf1fe14e3/Talk+about+dance+-+Israelmore+Ayivor+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Israelmore Ayivor - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/5/20/this-month-in-bm-history-may-2007 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/a772c083-6a1a-47d2-b874-81941a9e714b/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+May+2007+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: May 2007 - Make it stand out An advertisement in Starweek magazine announces the 2007 Summer Workshop souvenir program, culminating in recitals on May 26 and 27. Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/4435abfa-92f7-4699-8079-7d8c887a6290/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+May+2007+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: May 2007 - Make it stand out The Ballet Manila School’s faculty for the summer was led by Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Osias Barroso (center) and included (front row) Sofia Sangco-Peralta, Marian Faustino, (back row) Jennifer Olayvar, Jonathan Janolo and Eileen Lopez. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f45b9444-34ba-4cdf-b966-b6e8ee5a86a1/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+May+2007+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: May 2007 - Make it stand out The cast of Osias Barroso’s Enchanted Garden brought together summer workshoppers from the school’s different levels and guest artists from Ballet Manila. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/5/18/talk-about-dance-bill-t-jones monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/53b69cc6-74cd-4af3-8ebc-6f7cbd7bcaca/Talk+about+dance+-+Bill+T+Jones+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Bill T. Jones - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/5/16/ballet-manila-moments-the-heritage-of-the-north monthly 0.5 2022-05-16 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/5/6/ballet-manila-in-full-color-out-of-the-blue monthly 0.5 2022-05-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1652409750150-TUL979D0P43WHK3P8U1Q/Blue+1.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Out of the blue Imelda (Abigail Oliveiro) sashays and shimmies in a navy blue frock even as political turmoil rages around her in Martin Lawrance’s Rebel (2016). The full-length ballet fuses the epic story of Spartacus and the contemporary Philippine event known as the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1652409726273-CQ0KO8GJ7W18VO3YIZSQ/Blue+2.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Out of the blue They’re wearing different shades of blue – the Prince (Rudy De Dios) in a deep blue coat and Cinderella (Katherine Barkman) in a dreamy blue layered dress – but there’s nothing blue about their first encounter at the ball as they are obviously smitten with each other. The scene is from Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Cinderella (2016). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1652409754284-5R2TU2FTACE2P93BKGKU/Blue+3.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Out of the blue The Blue Fairy (Christine Rocas) adds a touch of enchantment to Pinocchio, adapted into ballet by Osias Barroso (2004). Wearing a blue tutu and holding her magic wand, she symbolizes love and kindness as she reminds the puppet Pinocchio to always be good. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1652409771823-DE7DSWOZONCIJWHGDNKI/Blue+4.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Out of the blue Solor (Maxim Chaschegorov) swears eternal love to temple dancer Nikiya (Lisa Macuja-Elizalde) in La Bayadere (2006). But while his vow may be as clear and bright as his aquamarine wear, subsequent events prove otherwise as he is already engaged to Gamzatti. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1652409827109-ZUQJ4S87K4C9GHCG15FS/Blue+5.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Out of the blue In the Pas D’Action from La Bayadere, the ballerinas wear powder blue tutus that exude a light and elegant feel. Featuring (from left) Nanami Hasegawa, Shaira Comeros, Jessica Pearl Dames and Kotomi Narai, it was performed in Deux (2019). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1652409804411-397VZQ21QNOI7CLBP251/Blue+6.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Out of the blue Blue wig and blue tutu add up to this Blue Fairy (Jessica Pearl Dames), one of the enchanted beings invited to the christening of Aurora in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Sleeping Beauty (2020). Together with the other guest fairies, she must help counter the black magic soon to be unleashed by the uninvited Maleficent on the hapless baby princess. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1652409806689-T6SSUVUAOA7B126Z1H61/Blue+7.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Out of the blue Wearing trademark blue harem pants, the loyal servant Ali figures prominently in the pirate adventure, Le Corsaire. Here, guest artist Hyuma Kiyosawa gets to dance the famous Ali Variation in Deux (2019), the production that capped Ballet Manila’s 23rd performance season. Photo by Ian Santos https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/5/11/talk-about-dance-debasish-mridha monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/fd9947a5-6d5a-4685-872e-f839711c93e9/Talk+about+dance+-+Debasish+Mridha+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Debasish Mridha - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/5/9/celebrating-ballets-onstage-moms monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1652092907718-OXEUMDUCIYWENGT1BZ00/Mom+1.JPG Home - Celebrating ballet’s onstage moms Juliet (Katherine Barkman) shares a light moment with her mother, Lady Capulet (Lisa Macuja-Elizalde), as the nanny (Eileen Lopez) looks on in this scene from Romeo and Juliet (2015). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1652092880438-20YDDHFY8M7LHRUTWYXW/Mom+2.jpg Home - Celebrating ballet’s onstage moms In Swan Lake (2008), the adoring Queen (Christine Rocas) gifts her son, Prince Siegfried, on his birthday with a bow to use for hunting. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1652092887608-BY9CMQX34667OFFHN95G/Mom+3.jpg Home - Celebrating ballet’s onstage moms Queen Leah (Rissa May Camaclang), beside King Stephan (Mark Sumaylo), looks on tenderly at their daughter Princess Aurora (Jasmine Pia Dames) as she weds Prince Philip (Romeo Peralta) in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Sleeping Beauty (2020). Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1652092904599-1DRVA0J084EVNY6LTZGQ/Mom+4.JPG Home - Celebrating ballet’s onstage moms Goya (Eileen Lopez) reminds her son Pedro (Alvin Santos) to be cautious as he embarks on a search for his missing sisters in Ang Kapatid ng Tatlong Marya, one of the stories in Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (2008). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1652092915177-9EIUQEM2NKDVXRXOLV7A/Mom+5.jpg Home - Celebrating ballet’s onstage moms Prince Siegfried (Mark Sumaylo) stays close to his mother, the Queen (Lisa Macuja-Elizalde), as they watch festivities celebrating his birthday unfold at the palace. The scene is from Ballet Manila’s production of Swan Lake in 2017. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1652092938956-COE2LVQOV4H5LTFMV5UM/Mom+6.JPG Home - Celebrating ballet’s onstage moms Nanay (Zaira Cosico) envelops son Rodrigo (Gerardo Francisco Jr.) in a warm embrace, almost not wanting to let him go, as he decides to leave home to find work and provide for them in Ang Mahiwagang Biyulin, a story showcased in Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (2008). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1652092978286-S64Y2O6J7CJS92IJBV2T/Mom+7.jpeg Home - Celebrating ballet’s onstage moms Mother (Eileen Lopez) worries about her daughter Giselle (Lisa Macuja-Elizalde) because of the latter’s weak heart in Giselle (2012), cautioning her not to stress herself and to always be careful. Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1652092946539-SUGCL2NJZTCRPL3KEM4M/Mom+8.jpg Home - Celebrating ballet’s onstage moms Attentive to the needs of her family, the Huntsman’s Wife (Nanami Hasegawa) and her son (Juan Angelo De Leon) await the arrival of her husband in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Snow White (2019). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1652092965260-8UWHYVJK5XNTO3AAQ3DZ/Mom+9.JPG Home - Celebrating ballet’s onstage moms Mother Simone (Jonathan Janolo) keeps in step with daughter Lise (Mylene Aggabao) whom she tries to keep away from the young girl’s chosen partner Colas in La Fille Mal Gardee (2008). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/5/5/flower-power-ballet-style monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1651717517520-2DQVZMGJORN0INDNAGA0/Flower+1.jpg Home - Flower power, ballet-style “Le Jardine Animé” or The Living Garden in Le Corsaire is one of the most famous scenes in classical ballet. The spectacle of roses and garlands and ballerinas in pink tutus led by Medora (Lisa Macuja-Elizalde, 2010) always captivates audiences. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1651717498385-389RYC8CN98OKV59Q70E/Flower+2.jpg Home - Flower power, ballet-style Wearing a red dress, with a red rose tucked behind her ear and another clutched in her hand, the gypsy Carmen (Abigail Oliveiro) seduces, teases and tantalizes in Eric V. Cruz’s Carmen (2018), based on the tragic opera of the same title. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1651717786365-KYZTOYWHQGZIZQVPA9M3/Flower+3.jpg Home - Flower power, ballet-style The impending marriage of Honoree (Jasmine Pia Dames) into a respectable family is in peril in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s La Traviata (2020), after her brother Alfredo gets involved with the courtesan Violetta. After she and her father Giorgio beg Violetta to leave Alfredo, Honoree remains thoughtful as she dances before a floral backdrop. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1651718258660-Q4C7GQD2ARUA4N5ZWM0N/Flower+4.JPG Home - Flower power, ballet-style In Hazel Sabas-Gower’s Sinderela (2012), the fairy Tiera (Dawna Reign Mangahas) and her garden spirits reflect the color and bounty of nature with their flower and leaf-accented green tutus and hair ornaments. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1651718488755-BLP8WUOQXK1YESTPH9DQ/Flower+5.jpg Home - Flower power, ballet-style Medora (Abigail Oliveiro) joyfully shows Conrad (Mark Sumaylo) the bouquet of flowers she has just received in Le Corsaire (2018), unknowing of the fate that will soon befall them. The bouquet has been sprayed with a potion that puts Conrad to sleep when he smells it, giving the villains an opportunity to kidnap Medora once more. Photo by Ian Santos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1651718825411-XKHI1IBZS6HDX2T4P6DY/Flower+6.jpg Home - Flower power, ballet-style In Carmen (2003), Don Jose (Osias Barroso) falls for the wiles of the temptress Carmen. Just before their bedroom tryst, he dances with the single, deep red rose that she has coyly given him. Just like the rose, Carmen is every bit as alluring and irresistible. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1651719374886-DRY4KHBK6Q5B878MWD99/Flower+7.JPG Home - Flower power, ballet-style Though in love with Albrecht (Elpidio Magat Jr.), Giselle (Joan Emery Sia) in Giselle (2019) still has her doubts about his feelings for her. When he gives her a daisy, she subsequently tears off its petals one by one in a game of “He loves me, he loves me not…” Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1651719328851-GTWCJUP17IFQR69GWFZJ/Flower+8.JPG Home - Flower power, ballet-style The temple dancer Nikiya (Lisa Macuja-Elizalde) in La Bayadere (2004) performs at the engagement of her love Solor to Gamzatti, not knowing that the latter has conspired to have a poisonous snake placed in the basket of flowers she is holding. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1651719516624-TOZAX7I8JAHLB7QN0L9B/Flower+9.jpeg Home - Flower power, ballet-style Ballerinas led by Rissa May Camaclang wear crowns of delicate roses on their head, adding to the ethereal feel of Les Sylphides (2019). Also known as Chopiniana, the white ballet about a poet’s search for inspiration in the forest was staged as part of Deux. Photo by Ian Santos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1651719595854-W2GM5SY42840JZ8OGQ30/Flower+10.jpeg Home - Flower power, ballet-style Beauty queen Janine Tugonon, as the mother of Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake (2011) is presented a bouquet of flowers just as the birthday ball of her son is about to commence. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/4/30/storybook-ballet-anting-anting monthly 0.5 2022-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1651310853573-MAWZ911WL3G538H1TM9G/Anting+1.JPG Home - Storybook ballet: Anting-Anting Huwan (Michael Divinagracia) is known in the whole village as a coward. He is always the butt of jokes of his friends. But being a jolly person, he takes things in stride. Just don’t tell the superstitious Huwan scary tales or push him towards the nuno sa punso (old man of the mound)! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1651310853206-GECEDBD8HAA8B5SH8Z4L/Anting+2.JPG Home - Storybook ballet: Anting-Anting The community that Huwan lives in is a happy place where residents are hardworking, but who also know how to have fun. Sometimes, there is even dancing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1651310871275-4H67U4RO5PSUL0TI1A7E/Anting+3.JPG Home - Storybook ballet: Anting-Anting Huwan has his eye on one particular lass, Meling (Dawna Mangahas), but she is smitten by the handsome Rodrigo (Mark Sumaylo) who is known not just for his well-toned physique but for his bravery. Huwan determines to win Meling’s heart by becoming bold and daring himself. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1651310873973-CGR33OM5GR9U7LV2O6EH/Anting+4.JPG Home - Storybook ballet: Anting-Anting The village elder Tandang Selo advises Huwan that he can obtain an amulet to ward off evil spirits by biting off the finger of a boy that has just been laid to rest. He is told to ignore whatever he sees and feels at the cemetery. As Huwan falls asleep, visions of the undead rising from their graves fill his mind. Are they real? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1651310888903-P1JAGFV6G3JX5O9J7MDK/Anting+5.JPG Home - Storybook ballet: Anting-Anting Next, a group of lady vampires swoops on Huwan. Is he just dreaming or is this surreal sight happening before him? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1651310896883-91S4XCPJ3C7XKI8T7Q7A/Anting+6.JPG Home - Storybook ballet: Anting-Anting Surrounded by all sorts of ghoulish creatures, Huwan tries to scare them off with an amulet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1651310902870-HE6BF8AG955C6QFJPWS5/Anting+7.JPG Home - Storybook ballet: Anting-Anting But they just keep coming! Huwan takes a “join them if you can’t beat them” approach in the hilarious finale where he, together with zombies and other unearthly beings, engage in a Thriller-style performance. Even Lola Basyang’s storytelling assistant Ate Missy (Missy Macuja-Elizalde) and the kids listening to the frightening tale suddenly become part of the riotous dance number! https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/4/29/i-dance-because monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/4/28/this-month-in-bm-history-april-2016 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/188f7b23-28de-4296-b0af-e8953c321bd1/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+April+2016+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: April 2016 - Make it stand out Nicole, Joshua, Alvin and Marinette drew applause in St. Petersburg, Russia for their spirited performance of Gerardo Francisco Jr.’s Tara Let’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/2fecfe06-1a3c-43cd-9a5d-f1e09ca01b77/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+April+2016+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: April 2016 - Make it stand out The program of Rising Stars Gala shows the representatives of the Lisa Macuja School of Ballet billed as the seventh performers of the night. Program from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/6ccb8482-008d-4716-91bb-a835bde552b4/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+April+2016+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: April 2016 - Make it stand out The Ballet Manila delegation led by co-artistic director Osias Barroso meets up with Tatiana Udalenkova, Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s mentor at the Leningrad Choreographic Institute where she gave the group a private museum tour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f6c3cdf3-6ec7-4184-96ef-8fe6b80fe92f/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+April+2016+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: April 2016 - Make it stand out A clipping from Philippine Star announces the participation of Nicole Barroso, Alvin Dictado, Joshua Enciso and Marinette Franco in the Dance Open Festival in Russia. Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/4/26/storybook-ballet-ang-palasyo-ng-mga-duwende monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1650956261139-VLHG4Q6ZGUFN99P61A56/Duwende+1.JPG Home - Storybook ballet: Ang Palasyo ng mga Duwende The widower Lard has remarried and his daughter Yani (Joan Emery Sia) welcomes her stepmother Himpaya and stepsister Lotta (Jan Erika Basilio) wholeheartedly. They seem to warm up to her too. But soon, Himpaya and Lotta grow jealous of the beautiful and caring girl as she is loved dearly by her friends. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1650956265555-FDRAGSEWES5VETPUK31Z/Duwende+2.JPG Home - Storybook ballet: Ang Palasyo ng mga Duwende Himpaya (Eileen Lopez) pushes Lard off a cliff, making it look like an accident. She and Lotta then mistreat Yani with her father no longer around. It comes to a point where, blinded by envy, Lotta leads Yani to a cliff and pushes her off too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1650956284481-6P7P5E1RBLAOFJIDHQQB/Duwende+3.JPG Home - Storybook ballet: Ang Palasyo ng mga Duwende The frightened Yani falls into an unexpected destination – the palace of the dwarves! Doom and gloom are replaced by brightness and happiness as she dances with the boisterous dwarves and basks in the beauty of flowers surrounding her. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1650956284708-LVW8480EMOBG2FLQNJL3/Duwende+4.JPG Home - Storybook ballet: Ang Palasyo ng mga Duwende Yani is surprised to learn that her father is not dead, after all, but is in a lingering slumber and is under the care of the spiritual being known as the Ada (Kyounglim Min). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1650956301737-372IRGCB9PPPFGZ6GS6T/Duwende+5.JPG Home - Storybook ballet: Ang Palasyo ng mga Duwende The dwarves tell Yani there could be a cure for her ailing father, but she must pluck out a feather from a magical bird (Romeo Peralta). True enough, once this is secured, Lard (Harold Salgado) finally wakes up and is reunited with Yani. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1650956308086-AHCK61FZP6RZHSZJ382V/Duwende+6.JPG Home - Storybook ballet: Ang Palasyo ng mga Duwende The bird is apparently bewitched and removing the feather turns it back into its human self, Prince Hammad. He expresses his love for Yani who feels the same way for him. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1650956317280-5A7STF2RZGJ1MPFP773W/Duwende+7.JPG Home - Storybook ballet: Ang Palasyo ng mga Duwende Lard and Yani return to their home where they find the repentant Himpaya and Lotta, begging for their forgiveness. The compassionate Yani readily embraces them, thus reuniting their family. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/4/25/storybook-ballet-labindalawang-masasayang-prinsesa monthly 0.5 2022-04-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1650864584902-F6Y2KAO9N4MVNB6S0O94/Prinsesa+1.JPG Home - Storybook ballet: Labindalawang Masasayang Prinsesa In a kingdom, there lived twelve princesses who made their father happy just by being their merry selves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1650864586773-GPTO9IMZPS8YSM5AZQBM/Prinsesa+2.JPG Home - Storybook ballet: Labindalawang Masasayang Prinsesa But a mystery has been bewildering the king (Marcus Tolentino) and his daughters’ governess, Infanta. Why does the staff keep finding their shoes muddy and scruffy each morning? What are the princesses up to, and where could they be going at night when they should be asleep? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1650864597110-DDPB6OI7S7G4HX8M2UVE/Prinsesa+3.JPG Home - Storybook ballet: Labindalawang Masasayang Prinsesa Infanta (Jonathan Janolo) is tasked to keep a closer eye on the princesses, but they put one over her and make her drink a sleeping potion. The king then makes a call that anyone who can guard the princesses and solve the mystery will be amply rewarded. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1650864544024-LWAZ03TS31AE7HSEE2NG/Prinsesa+4.JPG Home - Storybook ballet: Labindalawang Masasayang Prinsesa Meantime, Silvio (Rudy De Dios) dreams of meeting and marrying a princess (Lisa Macuja-Elizalde) who keeps appearing in his dreams. With an old woman’s gift of a fruit that will keep him awake and a scarf that can make him invisible, he is assured he will be able to fulfill his duty as a sentry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1650864544284-BGKOVIBB80GJ987FEOWE/Prinsesa+5.JPG Home - Storybook ballet: Labindalawang Masasayang Prinsesa At the palace, Silvio encounters the lovely eldest princess. For both of them, time seems to stop – it’s as if they have known each other forever! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1650864562556-LLIGNFQ006SN6BWPF6MO/Prinsesa+6.JPG Home - Storybook ballet: Labindalawang Masasayang Prinsesa Silvio is then tasked to guard the princesses, but eleven of them plot to put him to sleep so they can leave the palace once more – much to the eldest princess’ protests. But with the magic fruit and scarf, he manages to track them to the forest where he learns that they have been meeting with a group of princes. Fortunately, his own princess is not spoken for yet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1650864563466-KX6B5BGQ71KZDZCNS7GA/Prinsesa+7.JPG Home - Storybook ballet: Labindalawang Masasayang Prinsesa Silvio leads the king to the forest. The princesses entreat their father to allow them to wed their chosen partners. The lead princess and Silvio also appeal to the king who, seeing them so happy, relents and gives all of them his blessings. The twelve pairs then get married, sure to live merrily ever after. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/4/22/talk-about-dance-goa-gil monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/0c301c02-4450-47d9-8df4-c8a9967e4d7b/Talk+about+dance%3A+Goa+Gil+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Goa Gil - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/4/19/ballet-manila-moments-dancing-a-literary-masterpiece monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/4/17/talk-about-dance-2-samuel-614 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/edc72508-0c2f-4cd7-b29a-b054f2195e80/Talk+about+dance%3A+2+Samuel+6+14+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk About Dance: 2 Samuel 6:14 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/4/16/ballet-manila-in-full-color-the-classic-black monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1650092134170-Q1OP3JQH07CCM0ZJHTUC/Black+2.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: The classic black Maleficent (Abigail Oliveiro) and her minions are an ominous lot in their black garbs as the vindictive witch – after not being invited to the princess’ christening – casts a spell on Aurora (Jasmine Pia Dames) that puts her in a protracted slumber in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Sleeping Beauty (2020). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1650092139005-ITZHYKD19TM2S659ZTNN/Black+3.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: The classic black As the gallant soldier Don Jose, Osias Barroso (third from left) leads his men in a scene from Eric V. Cruz’s Carmen. All wearing black uniform, they exude an air of refined elegance that goes perfectly well with their impeccable rhythm. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1650092166015-E98DNJVA6J7MZYDSM5TQ/Black+4.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: The classic black In her farewell performance as the scheming Odile (Swan Lake, 2011), Lisa Macuja-Elizalde fools Prince Siegfried into thinking that she is the sweet and innocent Odette. But the black tutu should have clued him in that Odile is just a creepy alter-ego. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1650092155176-ECAVQZHQHI798U5BEK5Z/Black+5.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: The classic black There’s a somber mood as black meets gray in the outfits of (from left) Elpidio Magat Jr., Romeo Peralta Jr., Gerardo Francisco Jr.and Rudy De Dios. Almost silhouetted amid the lights, the foursome simulates crossing the famous Abbey Road in Martin Lawrance’s Beatles-inspired The Winding Road (2019). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1650092156823-T4TM8E4VTB9ZDEJXLJ49/Black+6.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: The classic black Agnes Locsin’s Arachnida, featuring Elpidio Magat Jr. and Joan Emery Sia in 2012, can best be described as sensual and intriguing as it attempts to replicate the movements of mating spiders. In their black unitards, on a blacked out stage save for a lone spotlight, there is almost a sinister air to it. Photo by Gerardo Francisco Jr. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1650092183312-WJW6AAIN5TW415IIKEQI/Black+7.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: The classic black It's pure black for the men and black and maroon for the women as they simulate the movements of a clicking camera in Francis Jaena’s Shutter. The choreography premiered in Heart 2 Heart in 2014. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1650092175029-52R4K5E54YO5ATUZB3SE/Black+8.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: The classic black Looming like a predator, the sorcerer Von Rothbart (Nazer Salgado) looks even more menacing in a black outfit topped off by a cloak that reminds one of a vulture, the ultimate bird of prey. Salgado played the villain in the ballet classic Swan Lake in 2005. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/4/13/seven-deadly-sins-as-seen-at-the-ballet monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/4fcf0ada-2531-4fcb-bc83-9c0d1d52fcdc/Seven+deadly+sins+as+seen+at+the+ballet+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Seven deadly sins as seen at the ballet - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/083a0e4e-4bea-4e7a-ae02-8d167c12be01/Seven+deadly+sins+as+seen+at+the+ballet+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Seven deadly sins as seen at the ballet - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/85d556b9-fb24-451a-94fd-80ca8d838bdd/Seven+deadly+sins+as+seen+at+the+ballet+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Seven deadly sins as seen at the ballet - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/75f91855-8f8c-41fc-a94d-0d81170f67c0/Seven+deadly+sins+as+seen+at+the+ballet+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Seven deadly sins as seen at the ballet - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/8fd15a49-f173-4d67-8c83-62b0a5e4ff56/Seven+deadly+sins+as+seen+at+the+ballet+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Seven deadly sins as seen at the ballet - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/3a615f58-819d-44c9-9252-53972ddbfd4b/Seven+deadly+sins+as+seen+at+the+ballet+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Seven deadly sins as seen at the ballet - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c6248de9-f031-4b92-ba1a-42ba3ca9839f/Seven+deadly+sins+as+seen+at+the+ballet+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Seven deadly sins as seen at the ballet - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/4/9/of-soldiers-and-other-uniformed-personnel-at-the-ballet monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1649480605979-UFMP0Q1O3NWYUW1TU893/Soldier+1.jpg Home - Of soldiers and other uniformed personnel at the ballet Mark Sumaylo cuts a formidable figure as he leads his men in this scene from Eric V. Cruz’s Carmen, as restaged in 2018 in Ballet Manila’s Iconic 2.0 production. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1649480606655-C4QTZO80A3ZGA6QLKWRZ/Soldier+2.jpg Home - Of soldiers and other uniformed personnel at the ballet Clean lines and a snappy salute come from Eduardo Espejo, as the Soldier in Petrushka which Ballet Manila premiered in 1997. Based on the Russian tale using Stravinsky’s music, it is the story revolves on three puppets – Petrushka, the Clown who is in love with the Ballerina but who in turn prefers the Soldier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1649480609904-FK8X19057986HAGR20B7/Soldier+3.jpg Home - Of soldiers and other uniformed personnel at the ballet It’s girl power in the spotlight as this band of female toy soldiers prepare to engage in a fiery clash with the King Rat’s troops in The Nutcracker, with Masha witnessing the incredible event on Christmas Eve. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1649480615846-APQA4QLXW1O140MEWQBQ/Soldier+4.JPG Home - Of soldiers and other uniformed personnel at the ballet Palace guards stand in a row as the Parrot Girls perform for the Rajah during his daughter Gamzatti’s betrothal to Solor in La Bayadere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1649480615578-P8GZCGL8PKXD4IQCDF1H/Soldier+5.jpg Home - Of soldiers and other uniformed personnel at the ballet Osias Barroso is Don Jose, the naïve soldier seduced by the gypsy Carmen (Lisa Macuja-Elizalde) in Ballet Manila’s Carmen in 2003. Falling passionately in love, he goes mad when Carmen decides to move on to another man, leading Don Jose to ultimately kill her. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1649480635579-1C43U0AYUEJ9OAZKJBIS/Soldier+6.JPG Home - Of soldiers and other uniformed personnel at the ballet Upon the plotting of Ahab, soldiers arrest and prepare to execute the hapless Rodrigo (Gerardo Francisco) whom the scheming businessman had exploited as an employee. The scene is from Ang Mahiwagang Biyulin, one of the stories showcased in Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang which premiered in 2008. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1649480622160-I2LW1KPHM5VTKKTYMWXR/Soldier+7.jpg Home - Of soldiers and other uniformed personnel at the ballet Colonial soldiers capture revolutionary leader Gabriela Silang, eventually leading to her execution, in Osias Barroso’s Gabriela ng Vigan. The historical dance-drama premiered in 1996 at the Puerta Real Gardens in Intramuros. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1649480633399-IVEKLQUEKY94P1LERRCA/Soldier+8.jpg Home - Of soldiers and other uniformed personnel at the ballet The Soldier (Jeffrey Espejo) makes a majestic leap as his colleagues crouch in the foreground in Petrushka, a choreography of David Campos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1649480647595-U9BIR66GC9949QOT5J8H/Soldier+9.jpg Home - Of soldiers and other uniformed personnel at the ballet Sentries stand at attention as the King holds court in Labindalawang Masasayang Prinsesa. One of the stories featured in Tatlo Pang Kuwento ni Lola Basyang which premiered in 2013, it is about twelve princesses who secretly leave the palace to have a romantic tryst with their suitors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1649480669413-SYJCY6P5J34HN04KHI61/Soldier+10.JPG Home - Of soldiers and other uniformed personnel at the ballet In the 2013 staging of La Bayadere, soldiers stand guard at the palace room where Gamzatti is shown a portrait of Solor and falls for him, not knowing that he has already pledged his love for Nikiya before the eternal flame. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/4/8/ballet-manilas-love-affair-with-philippine-literature monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/3f61796f-a5a7-465c-bb39-78d20795082f/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+love+affair+with+Philippine+literature+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila’s love affair with Philippine literature - Make it stand out Principal dancer Abigail Oliveiro portrayed the mythical titular character in Ibong Adarna, Gerardo’s full-length ballet based on the 16th century Filipino epic poem. 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Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/4/4/talk-about-dance-monique-duval monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/6481c2dc-cda9-4b06-8795-41bc77daebc5/Talk+about+dance%3A+Monique+Duval+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Monique Duval - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/4/1/ballets-leading-ladies-the-vulnerable-odette-and-the-cunning-odile monthly 0.5 2022-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1648780927646-LDVFV14BXJJH8A8F480U/Odette-Odile+1.jpg Home - Ballet’s Leading Ladies: The vulnerable Odette and the cunning Odile As Odette in Philippine Ballet Theater’s production of Swan Lake, 1994: “Swan Lake is an unforgettable love story, perhaps the most romantic ballet of its period. It is the story of Odette, the White Swan Princess, who is enchanted by the virulent sorcerer Von Rothbart. Turned into a swan, she can only turn back into her human form at night… and only true love can break the spell. Prince Siegfried is ready to swear this eternal love to Odette but, instead, is fooled into doing so to Odile, the Black Swan.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1648780931554-ECZ7JYMWOIY7OIRBGU3Y/Odette-Odile+2.jpg Home - Ballet’s Leading Ladies: The vulnerable Odette and the cunning Odile Odile, backed by the evil Von Rothbart (Nazer Salgado), reveals her deception to Prince Siegfried (Jonathan Janolo) in Ballet Manila’s Swan Lake, 2005. “I think what makes Swan Lake so challenging is that this is really a ballet meant to be danced by two different ballerinas – one possessing the lyrical temperament and sincere vulnerability for Odette, and the other needing the sultry, cunning and seductive allure for Odile. Both roles call for spot-on technique, a steely left supporting leg, elevation, flexibility, and most importantly strength. Tchaikovsky’s score calls for impeccable musicality – the ability to sustain balances and peg those pirouettes. One has to have complete control over one’s body.” Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1648780939275-X94CFB9LVT2AEC1ANVS8/Odette-Odile+3.jpg Home - Ballet’s Leading Ladies: The vulnerable Odette and the cunning Odile Unexpected full-length debut in Cuba, 1990. “I only got to dance my first full-length Swan Lake by accident – quite literally. I happened to be in Havana, Cuba in November 1990, dancing several classical and neo-classical pas de deux with my partner, Osias Barroso, at the 10th International Ballet Festival on the personal invitation of Laura Alonso, daughter of Cuba’s ballet legend Alicia Alonso. I was asked by the festival director, on behalf of Alicia Alonso herself, to fill in for the injured “swan.” Of course, it was flattering but there’s the catch: I had four days to learn and perform Swan Lake with the Ballet Nacional de Cuba, partnered by soloist Ernesto Quenedit who was also dancing it for the first time! The prospect got me thrilled and terrified at the same time. On the one hand, it was a huge risk to learn a full-length ballet from scratch and perform it in less than 96 hours… But then again, I really do love a challenge!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1648780939975-7IKEYBRS2L0BYSS60CS1/Odette-Odile+4.jpg Home - Ballet’s Leading Ladies: The vulnerable Odette and the cunning Odile As the evil Odile in Havana, 1990. “Looking back, it certainly wasn’t the best of my ‘swans.’ In fact, it was the worst Swan Lake I had ever performed in my life! But what happened to me in those four days in Cuba was that I had conquered my fears and doubts about ever becoming a Swan Queen. On the last day of the festival, a complete stranger came up to me and asked if he could kiss my hand. Startled, I asked him why. He said, ‘I saw your Swan Lake and I think you will become a great ballerina!’ At that time, I was still recovering from the awful performance I had done three nights before. That kind and gallant stranger made me feel better. And yes, I let him kiss my hand.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1648780948740-RPXM40WZWFPUYRA32DWP/Odette-Odile+5.jpg Home - Ballet’s Leading Ladies: The vulnerable Odette and the cunning Odile With Osias Barroso as my Prince Siegfried in Philippine Ballet Theater, 1994. “There is always a point when, while doing a quick change from my black tutu back to the white tutu, that I feel complete relief and – for the first time in the course of the entire ballet – singular pleasure at the prospect of performing with wild abandon in the arms of my prince. Every step before this point is, well, sheer terror.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1648780950454-IPW82SW80FO2LWO93EWM/Odette-Odile+6.jpg Home - Ballet’s Leading Ladies: The vulnerable Odette and the cunning Odile A chance to dance as Odile opposite Vassily Polushin in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, 1994. “Swan Lake has always been the ballet that has challenged me the most. The dual role of Odette/ Odile is the most difficult of the regal ballerina roles for my short, Asian body. In fact, this is the dual role that most of my coaches and teachers had warned me to avoid dancing!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1648780952309-JR0X48QZROD4YTCIR3GU/Odette-Odile+7.jpg Home - Ballet’s Leading Ladies: The vulnerable Odette and the cunning Odile Paired with Osias Barroso in Swan Lake, danced for the first time by an all-Ballet Manila cast, 2003. “All ballerinas know that the dual roles of Odette and Odile are the most difficult among the classical heroines. Dancing Odette/ Odile not only calls for a chameleon-like change of character and personality, but also a change in technical requirements. For Odette, one needs to be soft, pliant and lyrical, with an almost painful vulnerability. Odile, however, demands legs and arms of steel, a fiery technique, speed, and the ability to transform into evil personified.” Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1648780961722-KHERPFNEO08JE0EAG03L/Odette-Odile+8.JPG Home - Ballet’s Leading Ladies: The vulnerable Odette and the cunning Odile “Flying off” to the afterlife with Rudy De Dios as Siegfried in Ballet Manila’s Swan Lake, 2007. “Few people realize that there are two versions of Swan Lake: one which ends with the tragic suicide of the lovelorn couple hoping to find redemption in the afterlife, and another where true love finds the Swan Queen transformed into a real princess and they live happily every after. I have performed both versions, but personally, I always prefer a happy ending.” Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1648780963993-4VBHNEK4H6YBYVJOFIV7/Odette-Odile+9.JPG Home - Ballet’s Leading Ladies: The vulnerable Odette and the cunning Odile Farewell to Odette and Odile, Swan Song Series 2011. “Dancing the twin Swans may never have been my personal favorite, but the fact that thousands of people all over the world have come to watch me perform these roles over the last two decades only goes to show that perhaps I was not entirely correct about ‘not looking right’ for the part. That maybe, just maybe, the spontaneous applause and standing ovations that echoed through the halls after every performance have woven a magic spell on this tiny ballerina, inspiring her to work even harder and dance her heart out with every show.” Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/3/30/this-month-in-bm-history-march-1995 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/3a404069-24a1-4eb6-adf5-6a41ef99f516/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+March+1995+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: March 1995 - Make it stand out Lisa Macuja shares an account of Ballet Manila’s Mindanao performance tour in her column for Malaya. Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f1ffcb41-9bea-4e5f-a184-263b84fd5a9c/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+March+1995+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: March 1995 - Make it stand out Ballet Manila principal artist and ballet master Osias Barroso (left) gives pointers to fellow dancers backstage for the company’s show in Tacurong, Sultan Kudarat, as artistic director Eric V. Cruz (rightmost) listens in. Photo from Lisa Macuja’s 1995 album, Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/4b246d37-97fe-43e9-8828-ebfcb9318ae0/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+March+1995+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: March 1995 - Make it stand out Bringing ballet to the people: Osias Barroso and Lisa Macuja dance a classical piece for an audience that filled a school gym in Tacurong. Photo from Lisa Macuja’s 1995 album, Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/25136792-b038-4917-8899-756128a2e9dd/BM+4.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: March 1995 - Make it stand out Ballet Manila pioneer Ianne Damian limbers up before going on stage. Photo from Lisa Macuja’s 1995 album, Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/3/28/ballets-leading-ladies-juliet-from-playful-to-passionate-child-woman monthly 0.5 2022-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1648445225546-4PSEKI775LF7N58YNWHP/Juliet+1.JPG Home - Ballet’s Leading Ladies: Juliet, from playful to passionate child-woman Juliet playfully greets her mother, Lady Capulet, in a farewell performance of Romeo and Juliet, 2011. “Juliet is a dream role for any ballerina. She is playful and carefree in the beginning but soon evolves into a passionate, obstinate – even desperate – child-woman the minute she falls in love.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1648445198388-U37F9K44SLNJTRB0BF6T/Juliet+2.jpg Home - Ballet’s Leading Ladies: Juliet, from playful to passionate child-woman With my first Romeo, Ou Lu, principal danseur of Beijing’s Central Ballet of China, 1988. “I just love exploring the many facets of Juliet: From how she reacts to Romeo’s first touch and their first kiss, to how she pulls open the bottle of potion and drinks the drug that puts her into a deep sleep.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1648445198215-Q5MDYD7HJQJUFHLUP5FM/Juliet+3.JPG Home - Ballet’s Leading Ladies: Juliet, from playful to passionate child-woman In Ballet Manila’s Romeo and Juliet production, 2007. “Dancing Juliet is quite challenging because it is technically demanding while at the same time, emotionally charged. While the character itself is very young, the role requires maturity and precision from the ballerina.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1648445208406-O0EYWE09LUA7YGKGXH3C/Juliet+4.jpg Home - Ballet’s Leading Ladies: Juliet, from playful to passionate child-woman Intimate scene with Ou Lu, Romeo and Juliet tour with the Royal New Zealand Ballet, 1988. “I was so young and inexperienced that I specifically remember a moment in our rehearsal when choreographer Malcholm Burns had to explain how I need to turn my head in Act 3, after pulling the curtains closed, to see my Romeo lying in bed. He said: ‘Now, remember Lisa, you are gazing at your husband, who you have just spent your first night with and he is about to leave you and you might never ever see him again.’ I tried, but I admit that at that time, I just couldn’t relate. My thought balloon during rehearsal was: ‘Research, I need to do some research on how one spends her wedding night!’” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1648445207897-8ZKZBKJ6CKC53J6Z22HU/Juliet+5.jpg Home - Ballet’s Leading Ladies: Juliet, from playful to passionate child-woman Publicity photo for Philippine Ballet Theater’s Romeo and Juliet, with Osias Barroso, 1994. “My second Juliet was in the version of Atlanta Ballet’s Tom Pazik which was first choreographed on prima ballerina Maniya Barredo. I had grown up quite a bit since New Zealand so I was more satisfied with my portrayal. The Pazik choreography was also a lot more athletic and needed a more solid technique. The spinning was particularly difficult to do with my long ringlet hair flailing all over the place!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1648445208939-9QRCLW924A1SI6AWUTCI/Juliet+6.jpg Home - Ballet’s Leading Ladies: Juliet, from playful to passionate child-woman Dancing with Osias Barroso to Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture as played by the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra in An Evening of Tchaikovsky, 2004. “By the time I reached my third version of Juliet, an earlier version by Sergey Vikulov choreographed to the music of Tchaikovsky’s overture, there was no need to over-analyze every step. I could relax and just go with the flow.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1648445214730-I4S3HOJXU6YNLC99DMIN/Juliet+7.JPG Home - Ballet’s Leading Ladies: Juliet, from playful to passionate child-woman With Rudy De Dios as Romeo in the final scene of Ballet Manila’s Romeo and Juliet, 2007. “I love dying onstage. I have practiced ‘dying’ so many times and experimented with so many of Life’s last lingering looks. Up to now though, I still can’t decide what happens in correct chronology – is it the closing of the eyes, the last gasp of breath, or is it the slump and relaxing of the hand that grips Romeo in a final embrace?” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1648445221724-IP7W3T39JYV7W7OYUZ9L/Juliet+8.JPG Home - Ballet’s Leading Ladies: Juliet, from playful to passionate child-woman Farewell to Juliet, Swan Song Series 2011. “For me, the biggest challenge in dancing Juliet is showing her age from a shy, young teenager to a knowing woman to a human being so desperately in love that she kills herself. And to be convincing enough in character that – when she finally plunges that knife into her heart at the end of the ballet – the audience knows that she was a victim who had grown brave enough to decide her own fate.” https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/3/26/talk-about-dance-ernst-bacon monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f59c518a-1c52-4810-a635-a7bde0b46eaa/Talk+about+dance%3A+Ernst+Bacon+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Ernst Bacon - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/3/24/ballets-leading-ladies-madly-in-love-giselle monthly 0.5 2022-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1648103033436-PR4AFNCT090W06Y4HDLR/Giselle+1.jpg Home - Ballet’s Leading Ladies: Madly-in-love Giselle Appearing as Giselle with the Kirov Ballet, 1986. “Giselle is one of the most sought-after ballerina roles not just because of the ballet’s technical demands but more so because of the dramatic intensity and interpretation that the role requires.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1648103060412-Z5891HSP6ZCCO3Z5DAHB/Giselle+2.jpg Home - Ballet’s Leading Ladies: Madly-in-love Giselle Farewell performance of Giselle with Mikhail Martinyuk, Swan Song Series 2012. “Giselle is a peasant girl who falls in love with Albrecht, a prince who becomes restless for an adventure just before he is about to get married. Disguising himself, he courts an innocent peasant girl and makes her fall in love. At the end of the act, Giselle discovers the truth and loses her mind.“ Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1648103066126-SSCO9S0RX0AKA2D8NSHY/Giselle+3.jpg Home - Ballet’s Leading Ladies: Madly-in-love Giselle The “mad scene” in Kirov Ballet’s Giselle, 1986. “I only understood how to dance Giselle maybe after my tenth or twelfth time of dancing the role. Because before, when I danced Giselle, I had never had my heart broken so I couldn’t really relate to going mad from a broken heart. I had the speed and I had the jump for Giselle but it took a while before I had her heart.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1648103077945-B9OFSDL1FHN53KL1ZSM1/Giselle+4.jpg Home - Ballet’s Leading Ladies: Madly-in-love Giselle Rudy De Dios as Albrecht is grief-stricken as Giselle dies before him, 2010. “When all the conditions are right, you actually feel the pain of betrayal as Albrecht kisses his betrothed’s hand. Everything else is a whirl as the music carries you on to dance till you die. I always feel a purging of emotions while doing this scene. It leaves me exhausted, and yet, unnaturally buoyant – just right for Act 2.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1648103084102-B17D86S2LN8ZRX6PKTMW/Giselle+5.jpg Home - Ballet’s Leading Ladies: Madly-in-love Giselle Osias Barroso makes his debut as Albrecht in our full-length Giselle in Ulan-Ude, 1994. “Albrecht visits Giselle’s grave to beg her forgiveness but she has become one of the wilis, the souls of maidens who die from heartache. The wilis capture the repentant prince and command him to dance until he dies of exhaustion. Giselle pleads for him and dances with him until the sun comes up and the vengeful souls must return to their graves.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1648103099752-06AFPBAOZREXYCQF5WWB/Giselle+6.jpg Home - Ballet’s Leading Ladies: Madly-in-love Giselle That light-as-a-feather feeling as Giselle, 2012. “It is one of the most poignant roles I’ve ever danced. It demands the utmost energy and acting ability, because even when Giselle is dancing strenuously difficult parts, the ballerina must make it look like she’s a spirit floating lightly on air.” Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1648103109352-NMQP4QH84CC4FRVJPQ3A/Giselle+7.jpg Home - Ballet’s Leading Ladies: Madly-in-love Giselle First full-length Giselle as a soloist with the Kirov, 1986. “My partner was Ravil Bagautdinov. I remember being so nervous that I couldn’t pluck and separate the petals in the first scene because my hands just wouldn’t stop shaking.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1648103137519-HW0KTI98MDL75Q3TUINF/Giselle+8.jpg Home - Ballet’s Leading Ladies: Madly-in-love Giselle With Osias Barroso in our first Giselle with Ballet Manila, 1999. “I grew to love the role because after all of the experiences dancing her and the coaching, I learned how to express her especially in Act 2. Giselle was a role I performed again and again and never got tired of because there are just so many different ways of interpreting her.” Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1648103142654-M73KPFK5SQNKYNK5AVT0/Giselle+9.jpg Home - Ballet’s Leading Ladies: Madly-in-love Giselle Dancing opposite Nonoy Froilan in my homecoming show from Russia, featuring Act 2 of Giselle, 1986. “Anyone who has fallen in love will definitely find Giselle irresistible. The beautiful haunting music of Adolphe Adam, combined with the timeless choreography of Coralli, Perrot and Petipa, make it one of the most romantic and popular classical ballets of all time. It is, I believe, every ballerina’s dream to dance the role of Giselle, not just once, but over and over again.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1648103039439-J5U4TMTN5OFDOLW115AT/Giselle+10.jpg Home - Ballet’s Leading Ladies: Madly-in-love Giselle Going mad in a farewell performance of Giselle, 2012. “If I ever had to choose my own favorite part in the whole ballet, it would definitely be the mad scene. Although given my own personality, I would most probably break off with Albrecht – maybe slap him for a dramatic scene – and then simply go on with my life if I ever found out he was lying to me all the while. But I do love the idea of going mad and dying of a broken heart.” Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/3/21/i54z3l4ixice47eobuucfyzc9uvm8i monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/a3f0481c-191f-4fa7-b83f-d13359af30ca/7DDFBAC8-F144-4725-BB05-6FDDD9B863DE.jpeg Home - Talk about dance: Inga Muscia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/3/18/ballets-leading-ladies-sensual-and-sexy-carmen monthly 0.5 2022-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1647578843283-R87A3OY1Z1255K3S561C/Carmen+1.jpg Home - Ballet’s Leading Ladies: Sensual and sexy Carmen The seductress in her element, 2005. Although there are older versions of Carmen, the one choreographed by Eric V. Cruz stands out for me primarily because it is passionate and risqué in its staging, and the music from the opera is simply mesmerizing. These, aside from the fact that the choreographer was a dear friend and our first artistic director in Ballet Manila. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1647578836556-A8PJJMYYR2QSXQF014RE/Carmen+2.jpg Home - Ballet’s Leading Ladies: Sensual and sexy Carmen Ballet Manila’s staging of Carmen, 2003. Eric V. Cruz’s Carmen is a poignant re-telling of the immortal opera by Georges Bizet, about an ambitious and manipulative woman whose lust for life, love and luxury ends in bitter heartbreak and misfortune. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1647578927739-40YRDXZDW8VBXI51LOXA/Carmen+3.jpg Home - Ballet’s Leading Ladies: Sensual and sexy Carmen Farewell to Carmen with Rudy De Dios as Don Jose, Swan Song Series 2012. I waited a very long time before choreographer Eric V. Cruz announced that I was ready to dance his Carmen. Whether she comes out as a slut, a seductress, a witch, or a victim of circumstance, Carmen is a woman determined to survive, using any means at her disposal in order to do so. Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1647578857993-G2644NW6JASZ6UK4ZE53/Carmen+4a+and+4b.jpeg Home - Ballet’s Leading Ladies: Sensual and sexy Carmen With Osias Barroso as the Don Jose to my Carmen in 2003 (left) and in 2009 as part of the Lisa@25 anniversary show. That single, deep red rose that Don Jose dances with before their bedroom tryst says it all. Carmen is sensual, intoxicating, maddening even. Photos by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1647578871348-2AC9OWCP00MPKBLJF0X8/Carmen+5.jpg Home - Ballet’s Leading Ladies: Sensual and sexy Carmen Jerome Espejo plays the matador, 2005. Set on a beautiful Spanish summer, this dance of five rousing scenes essays the scheming ways of an alluring woman named Carmen, who charms her way into the heart of the corporal of the guards, Don Jose, then later forsakes him for a dashing matador, Escamillo. Destroyed by his own obsession, a man can only take so much and the jilted Don Jose soon makes it known that he was going to exact revenge for the loss of his love and of his dignity. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1647578936535-LD2Z543TA4TGAWCBSS0Q/Carmen+6.jpeg Home - Ballet’s Leading Ladies: Sensual and sexy Carmen Carmen meets her end, 2012. Undeniably, sexy Carmen is an adult ballet with PG rating. This ballet is 50 minutes of electrifying action that culminates in that fatal jab of a blade. Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1647578937622-N4RH9XMEFLZ929G3X6NO/Carmen+7.jpg Home - Ballet’s Leading Ladies: Sensual and sexy Carmen Getting the last laugh, 2003. I have died so many times onstage in many different roles, but Carmen is the best because she goes down laughing at the irony of it all. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/3/16/ballets-leading-ladies-nikiya-the-tragic-heroine monthly 0.5 2022-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1647415524182-66LBKXUY5NE2X5VDCM6W/Nikiya+1.JPG Home - Ballet’s Leading Ladies: Nikiya, the tragic heroine One of the last performances as Nikiya, from Swan Song Series 2013. “Being a romantic at heart, I am attracted to the tragic story of La Bayadere. It is the tale of Nikiya, a lovely Indian woman of lowly birth who is committed to a lifetime of service in the temple of the High Brahmin as a bayadere or water bearer. As romantic tragedies go, she falls in love with a renowned warrior, Solor, who in turn is already engaged to the Maharajah’s daughter, Princess Gamzatti.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1647415309946-NY4XYRVEVOAKNCFF61Z4/Nikiya+2.JPG Home - Ballet’s Leading Ladies: Nikiya, the tragic heroine Ballet Manila’s first staging of the full-length La Bayadere with Maxim Chaschegorov as Solor, 2004. “Poor Nikiya is ‘the other woman’ trapped in a spiraling conflict: the scheming High Brahmin desires her; the powerful Maharajah and his daughter want her out of the way; her cherished Solor loves her but acknowledges that they can never be wed. The audience is taken to a journey back in time, when societies were separated by castes and when death was sometimes the noblest way out of an impossible situation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1647415410457-443RY4YI3APJ244CDS8P/Nikiya+3.jpg Home - Ballet’s Leading Ladies: Nikiya, the tragic heroine Nikiya’s solo, 2004. “Personally, my favorite choreographic part is ‘Nikiya’s Lament’ – the long solo in Act 2 after Solor and Gamzatti’s wedding. This is where she dances with a basket of flowers that, unknown to her, contains the venomous snake that will ultimately take her life.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1647415452975-9WBEJB8T6U6YTSZ46HCB/Nikiya+4.jpg Home - Ballet’s Leading Ladies: Nikiya, the tragic heroine Kingdom of the Shades scene, 2006. “Nikiya’s heaviest dancing happens in the last act of the ballet. She dies in the first part of the story and is transported to the next world where one of the most beautiful choreographies in classical ballet takes place. It is a demanding showpiece that highlights the corps de ballet’s control and discipline because all the dancing is done in slow motion. The scene is preceded by the broken hearted Solor smoking opium to dull the pain of losing Nikiya and in his dazed state, dances with 32 images of her.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1647415471759-9TXKNYXJZHIEI9KC5KG1/Nikiya+5.JPG Home - Ballet’s Leading Ladies: Nikiya, the tragic heroine Maxim Chaschegorov guests again as Solor, 2006. “There is another exotic choreography known as the ‘Scarf Dance’ where the bayadere dances with a scarf that is held by the prince. It takes a lot of balance and control because the ballerina must give the illusion that she is dancing with the scarf and that the scarf is controlling her every movement.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1647415739536-JADS3MTN4BD8H4FZZWIV/Nikiya+6.JPG Home - Ballet’s Leading Ladies: Nikiya, the tragic heroine Reunited in the afterlife with Solor (Rudy De Dios), Swan Song Series 2013. Lyrical and dramatic, Nikiya demands a deep understanding of love and sacrifice. When she throws away the anti-venom potion that could save her life, choosing to die instead of living without Solor, the audience should understand why. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/3/14/remembering-luz-fernandez-ballet-manilas-beloved-lola-basyang monthly 0.5 2022-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/547bf769-93b2-4f1b-bbe7-472e6ecf96f4/Remembering+Luz+Fernandez%2C+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+beloved+Lola+Basyang+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Remembering Luz Fernandez, Ballet Manila’s beloved Lola Basyang - Make it stand out Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Luz Fernandez enjoy their conversation on the former’s Art 2 Art program during the actress’ guesting in 2013. Fernandez had been a voice talent of DZRH since the 1950s. Photo by Susan A. De Guzman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/adf1d6f5-cfb7-4ab0-a830-27f491af61f8/Remembering+Luz+Fernandez%2C+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+beloved+Lola+Basyang+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Remembering Luz Fernandez, Ballet Manila’s beloved Lola Basyang - Make it stand out Armed with a book and seated on her rocking chair, Luz Fernandez played the titular storyteller in Ballet Manila’s Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang and Tatlo Pang Kuwento ni Lola Basyang. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/bc2a6c14-a09e-40ad-b29e-957dba038a73/Remembering+Luz+Fernandez%2C+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+beloved+Lola+Basyang+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Remembering Luz Fernandez, Ballet Manila’s beloved Lola Basyang - Make it stand out Youngsters led by Ate Missy (Missy Macuja-Elizalde) listen intently as Lola Basyang (Luz Fernandez) reads to them in Ballet Manila’s Tatlo Pang Kuwento ni Lola Basyang in 2013. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/6b5244b5-5aa9-40e3-94b7-3af1ca939be7/Remembering+Luz+Fernandez%2C+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+beloved+Lola+Basyang+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Remembering Luz Fernandez, Ballet Manila’s beloved Lola Basyang - Make it stand out A giggly Luz Fernandez had her picture taken with Ballet Manila dancer Mark Sumaylo after a show of Tatlo Pang Kuwento ni Lola Basyang. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/4996a90d-75b0-4413-a818-6f9f466282bf/Remembering+Luz+Fernandez%2C+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+beloved+Lola+Basyang+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Remembering Luz Fernandez, Ballet Manila’s beloved Lola Basyang - Make it stand out Luz Fernandez signs a copy of the Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang souvenir program for the Ballet Manila Archives. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/3/11/ballet-manila-moments-tribute-to-a-dance-genius monthly 0.5 2022-03-11 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/3/8/ballets-leading-ladies-the-feisty-kitri monthly 0.5 2022-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1646706226529-ZU1FIVRKB7V9HCG0J8HP/Kitri+1+copy.jpg Home - Ballet’s Leading Ladies: The feisty Kitri Act 2 with Dulcinea and the corps de ballet in the Kirov Ballet’s Don Quixote, 1986. “When I first danced the role of Kitri in Russia, not only did I wake up with swollen legs from all the mandatory jumping and turning, I also had sore cheeks from all the smiling and laughing that came with such a euphoric ballet.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1646706216182-4A9PHWBH5PO0RCZHVVCP/Kitri+2+copy.jpg Home - Ballet’s Leading Ladies: The feisty Kitri First full-length ballet after returning from Russia as first artist-in-residence of the Cultural Center of the Philippines, with Ballet Philippines, 1986. ”The central character of the ballet, and my favorite role of all, is Kitri, an audacious young girl with spirit and energy. She’s a whirlwind, and the whole ballet is about how she and her lover outwit her father and marry each other against his wishes.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1646706247550-FX4KVDDPVCJUTTN3QPP6/Kitri+3+copy.jpg Home - Ballet’s Leading Ladies: The feisty Kitri With Wes Chapman of the American Ballet Theater, guesting in Philippine Ballet Theater’s Don Quixote, 1993. “While Don Quixote is probably the happiest ballet you can find in the classical repertoire, it is also one of the most difficult technical showcases that you can perform in as a ballerina.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1646706254490-UU95ZDAPE5OX3QNOOP78/Kitri+4.jpg Home - Ballet’s Leading Ladies: The feisty Kitri Doing the famous fish dive with Osias Barroso on one of several performance tours in Russia, 1990s. “My best portrayal of Kitri was in Krasnoyarsk, Russia in 1990, with Osias Barroso as Basilio. I was dancing with a partner I was so used to dancing with so it was like second nature. I was very comfortable with him and with my technique. I was so strong that I actually remember dancing an encore of the coda, doing my fouettés again at the end of that whole act three, and yet after that we still had the energy — because the audience was not letting us go — we actually did our fouettés again.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1646706257766-WP7KJNAZ92PVAQJRYCNG/Kitri+5.jpg Home - Ballet’s Leading Ladies: The feisty Kitri Dancing with Osias Barroso in one of Ballet Manila’s productions of Don Quixote, 2004. “Kitri is a girl who epitomizes the French phrase ‘joie de vivre.’ She is in love with life and with Basilio, a poor barber. Don Quixote is a fast bravura ballet filled with exuberant variations in the classical and demi-character style following each other in quick succession.” Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1646706288473-BYQL0JMMY47FKTSFK3BQ/Kitri+6.JPG Home - Ballet’s Leading Ladies: The feisty Kitri Partnered by Rudy De Dios in another Ballet Manila staging of Don Quixote, 2009. “The highlight of the whole ballet is the pas de deux in the finale, where the ballerina and her partner get to show off with real bravura dancing. The most treacherous part for the ballerina is the famous pas, where she does 32 fouettés in a row. That’s like seeing a spinning top. But once you get past the 25th fouetté and are on to the next, the audience starts applauding wildly. It’s dizzying.” Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1646707245011-NS5IKGTH5O4O6VO8MS5B/Kitri+7.JPG Home - Ballet’s Leading Ladies: The feisty Kitri Bidding farewell to Kitri as part of Swan Song Series, 2012. “There is no other way to dance this role. You need to be on fire with superhuman stamina, solid techniques, and unfaltering energy from beginning to end.” Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1646707230967-QOPX1DCNB479D6B954JO/Kitri+8.jpg Home - Ballet’s Leading Ladies: The feisty Kitri Coaching a new generation of Kitris — Jasmine Pia Dames, Dawna Reign Mangahas and Katherine Barkman — for Ballet Manila’s Don Quixote, 2017. “It’s very exciting when you see different ballerinas tackle the role that you’ve learned so much from. The ballet's signature Spanish flair means that other than precise technique, the dancing requires just as much artistry and expression, maybe even more.” Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/3/7/amid-pandemic-blues-ballet-manila-artists-share-the-joy-of-dancing-and-dancing-live monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/6fc01a72-b744-4b2d-a657-f9806ec930c2/Pic+-+Lankadem+Variation.jpg Home - Amid pandemic blues, Ballet Manila artists share the joy of dancing – and dancing live - Make it stand out John Balagot takes on another villain role, this time as Lankadem from Le Corsaire. Photo from John Balagot’s Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ca875256-b1ea-4ad1-b233-b7339f4bb3d9/Amid+pandemic+blues%2C+Ballet+Manila+artists+share+the+joy+of+dancing+%E2%80%93+and+dancing+live+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Amid pandemic blues, Ballet Manila artists share the joy of dancing – and dancing live - Make it stand out It was a first for Marinette Franco to perform the White Swan Variation from Swan Lake. Photo by Susan A. De Guzman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/146d6d8d-52fd-4cc4-ba45-fdb0c848129b/Pic+-+MAZN.jpg Home - Amid pandemic blues, Ballet Manila artists share the joy of dancing – and dancing live - Make it stand out Principal dancers Abigail Oliveiro and Mark Sumaylo go head to head and toe to toe as they dance Augustus Damian III’s MAZN together for the first time. Photo by Susan A. De Guzman https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/3/4/swan-lake-prince-siegfried-comes-of-age monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e47144b4-188b-4efb-ab77-16064851bb8e/Swan+Lake%3A+Prince+Siegfried+comes+of+age++1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Swan Lake: Prince Siegfried comes of age - Make it stand out Osias “Shaz” Barroso, shown here as Siegfried in Ballet Manila’s Swan Lake in 2003, has said there’s a lot of depth in this character as he matures from spoiled prince to man of integrity. Photo by Ocs Alvarez. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/8f72a2a9-9522-4425-856c-2b9e8d9f168c/Swan+Lake%3A+Prince+Siegfried+comes+of+age+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Swan Lake: Prince Siegfried comes of age - Make it stand out As Siegfried, Romeo Peralta Jr. helps tell the story of Swan Lake with drama and passion as he partners Joan Emery Sia (Odette) in 2016. Photo by Stan Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/9d644f10-ad68-4716-8f12-1a29d60eaded/Swan+Lake%3A+Prince+Siegfried+comes+of+age+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Swan Lake: Prince Siegfried comes of age - Make it stand out The most challenging part about being Siegfried, says Elpidio Magat Jr. (in 2014), is dancing with Odette and Odile who have different drives and tempos. Photo by Daniel Trinidad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1646373617948-5H37PB29CA0IQ7FLZALG/Francis+Cascano.jpg Home - Swan Lake: Prince Siegfried comes of age Romantic, passionate and sensitive are the words that have been used to describe Siegfried whom Francis Cascaño danced as in 2005. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1646373601213-RFRPPDAA9HCTYJPKXQOH/Jonathan+Janolo.jpg Home - Swan Lake: Prince Siegfried comes of age Jonathan Janolo is Siegfried to prima ballerina Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Odette in Ballet Manila’s Swan Lake in 2005. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1646373694481-1JKX4OVOTSSA0P5KP0B3/Nazer+Salgado.JPG Home - Swan Lake: Prince Siegfried comes of age Nazer Salgado steps into the shoes of Prince Siegfried, one of the most sought-after roles for danseurs, in a 2011 production. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1646373650061-XKVLL7HRWB2C1BLEA9FS/Rudy+De+Dios.jpg Home - Swan Lake: Prince Siegfried comes of age Rudy De Dios plays Siegfried in 2017, following a long line of danseurs all over the world who have taken on the role since 1877. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1646373750155-YQBC8NXYPLOFBRLHE10A/Alfren+Salgado.JPG Home - Swan Lake: Prince Siegfried comes of age Alfren Salgado is the prince who conquers enchantment with true love in a 2014 production of Swan Lake. Photo by Daniel Trinidad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1646373713823-LGU1XVKTSNW8BDSMLM18/Eduardo+Espejo.JPG Home - Swan Lake: Prince Siegfried comes of age Eduardo Espejo takes on the role of the carefree Prince Siegfried in 2003. It is while hunting in the forest that he chances upon the enchanted Odette. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/eb08c5db-5917-489f-9a1b-13d9851a3720/Swan+Lake%3A+Prince+Siegfried+comes+of+age+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Swan Lake: Prince Siegfried comes of age - Make it stand out Mark Sumaylo, dancing as Siegfried in 2017, underscores the importance of the chemistry between the prince and Odette in shaping the character. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/3/1/ballet-manila-moments-in-love-with-snow-white monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/2/28/ballet-manila-moments-in-love-with-swan-lake monthly 0.5 2022-02-28 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/2/25/ballet-manila-returns-to-star-city-with-program-echoing-hope monthly 0.5 2022-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/04253be9-6397-4aa5-a824-d0fc0b15b612/Ballet+Manila+returns+to+Star+City+with+program+echoing+hope++2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila returns to Star City with program echoing hope - Make it stand out Manila Broadcasting Company chairman Fred J. Elizalde and wife, Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde (center), join Star City staff at the soft reopening of the theme park on February 24. Photo by Susan Isorena-Arcega https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/bbda8898-95b4-47a3-8848-9bab45838469/Ballet+Manila+returns+to+Star+City+with+program+echoing+hope++1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila returns to Star City with program echoing hope - Make it stand out In Ang Munting Pangarap, Jessa Balote is cast as a poor girl who relentlessly pursues her dream of becoming a successful dancer and along the way spreads love, kindness and respect among those she meets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b0e72432-9769-43e7-8180-653f3fac45e8/Ballet+Manila+returns+to+Star+City+with+program+echoing+hope++3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila returns to Star City with program echoing hope - Make it stand out Prima ballerina Lisa Macuja-Elizalde tours Star City where Ballet Manila will be performing again every weekend. Photo by Susan Isorena-Arcega https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/2/23/dancing-the-osias-barroso-way monthly 0.5 2022-02-24 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/2/21/ballet-manila-moments-in-love-with-giselle monthly 0.5 2022-02-21 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/2/19/classical-and-contemporary-fare-in-ballet-manilas-february-dance-day-live monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b71edff8-e332-4072-9869-181a2f57049a/Classical+and+contemporary+fare+in+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+February+%E2%80%98Dance+Day+Live%21%E2%80%99+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Classical and contemporary fare in Ballet Manila’s February ‘Dance Day Live!’ - Make it stand out Principal dancers Romeo Peralta and Jasmine Pia Dames will reprise the lead roles they premiered in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Sleeping Beauty in 2020. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/9afb2b48-d3fb-4e2e-8252-c16198d65c1e/Classical+and+contemporary+fare+in+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+February+%E2%80%98Dance+Day+Live%21%E2%80%99+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Classical and contemporary fare in Ballet Manila’s February ‘Dance Day Live!’ - Make it stand out Principal dancers Abigail Oliveiro and Mark Sumaylo are performing Augustus “Bam” Damian III’s MAZN for the first time together. Photo by MarBi Photography https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/2/18/endless-love-romeo-and-juliet-through-the-years monthly 0.5 2022-02-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1645147218861-VS6WNCZBKG903EB9RX7B/1+-+2001+Eline+Damian+and+Eduardo+Espejo+Album+53+037.jpg Home - Endless love: Romeo and Juliet through the years My only love sprung from my only hate! Too early seen unknown, and known too late! Prodigious birth of love it is to me, That I must love a loathed enemy. Juliet (Act 1, Scene 5) Eline Damian and Eduardo Espejo (2001) Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1645147200763-CSLK3FVYAAXSWD53UC6S/2+-+Lisa+Macuja-Elizalde+and+Osias+Barroso+2004+Tchaikovsky+a+090.jpg Home - Endless love: Romeo and Juliet through the years But soft! what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun!— Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon, Who is already sick and pale with grief, That thou her maid art far more fair than she. Romeo (Act 2, Scene 2) Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Osias Barroso (2004) Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1645147230412-FISU2I8KBFHQA7S4VBI5/3+-+2007+Mylene+and+Lemuel+_MG_7242.JPG Home - Endless love: Romeo and Juliet through the years O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name. Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, And I’ll no longer be a Capulet Juliet (Act 2, Scene 2) Mylene Aggabao and Lemuel Capa (2007) Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1645147310834-IVORUA42W2TZ3X47D3QI/4+-+Lisa+Macuja-Elizalde+and+Rudy+De+Dios+2013+JM_12102013_MBC_TLTC_0130.jpg Home - Endless love: Romeo and Juliet through the years O, swear not by the moon, th’ inconstant moon, That monthly changes in her circle orb, Lest that thy love prove likewise variable. Juliet (Act 2, Scene 2) Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Rudy De Dios (2013) Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1645147321865-OPJX38F9GNEJGK828JL1/5+-+2015+Katherine+Barkman+and+Rudy+de+Dios+_MG_9895.JPG Home - Endless love: Romeo and Juliet through the years Give me my Romeo; and, when he shall die, Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of heaven so fine That all the world will be in love with night And pay no worship to the garish sun. Juliet (Act 3, Scene 2) Katherine Barkman and Rudy De Dios (2015) Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1645147370752-WNWLS78ZWHS0D59AQLAT/6+-+2015+Abigail+Oliveiro+and+Brian+Williamson+_MG_2523.JPG Home - Endless love: Romeo and Juliet through the years This is thy sheath; there rest, and let me die. Juliet (Act 5, Scene 3) Abigail Oliveiro and Brian Williamson (2015) Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1645147331653-NJXU5848O6FCZAXS5LDJ/7+-+2015+Joan+Emery+Sia+and+Elpidio+Magat.jpg Home - Endless love: Romeo and Juliet through the years A glooming peace this morning with it brings; The sun for sorrow will not show his head. Go hence, to have more talk of these sad things; Some shall be pardon’d, and some punished; For never was a story of more woe Than this of Juliet and her Romeo. Prince (Act 5, Scene 3) Joan Emery Sia and Elpidio Magat Jr. (2015) Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/2/16/talk-about-dance-lilly-pulitzer monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/62c968d5-2e42-4e75-8065-8ac8bd95f362/Talk+about+dance%3A+Lilly+Pulitzer+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Lilly Pulitzer - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/2/14/ballet-manila-moments-in-love-with-don-quixote monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/2/11/this-month-in-bm-history-february-2000 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/60c89d3b-5243-4699-a674-f107950f1bb8/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+February+2000+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: February 2000 - Make it stand out Ballet Manila staged a twin bill to mark its fifth anniversary, pairing the romantic comedy The Naughty Daughter with the dream-like classic Chopiniana. Souvenir program from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/3752fa26-9ab0-4b4a-a1d3-c6800f6526a5/BM+1.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: February 2000 - Make it stand out Newspaper announcement shows Osias Barroso as Colas and Lisa Macuja-Elizalde as Lise in The Naughty Daughter. Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/6c7b36c0-9719-4cdd-9400-449af61d8689/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+February+2000+3+-+Ballet+Manila Home - This Month in BM History: February 2000 - Make it stand out Mother Simone (Christopher Mohnani) spins thread with daughter Lise (Pamela Asprer) to prevent her from sneaking off to see the young girl’s beloved Colas in La Fille Mal Gardee. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/87f397b5-3b11-424c-8e73-8c0cefeebf87/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+February+2000+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: February 2000 - Make it stand out Colas (Osias Barroso) and Lise (Pamela Asprer) outwit Mother Simone and manage to meet behind her back. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b7492bb8-7f48-454f-b769-4d686b13a4da/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+February+2000+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: February 2000 - Make it stand out The sylphs of the forest are beautiful, graceful creatures who become a poet’s inspiration in Chopiniana. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/2/9/talk-about-dance-bill-evans monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/897e588b-fa43-4d6b-b5dc-fd5d0f30741f/Talk+about+dance+%3A+Bill+Evans+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk About Dance: Bill Evans - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/2/7/ballet-manila-moments-in-love-with-carmen monthly 0.5 2022-02-07 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/2/4/from-the-mailbox-we-got-more-than-our-moneys-worth monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/3adcfff6-eb31-4fe6-a158-74e19537a4eb/From+the+Mailbox%3A+%E2%80%98We+got+more+than+our+money%E2%80%99s+worth%E2%80%99+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - From the Mailbox: ‘We got more than our money’s worth’ - Make it stand out The villagers celebrate as Prinsesa Singsing (Lisa Macuja-Elizalde) finds true love in the Bird Prince (Rudy De Dios) in the Lola Basyang tale, Ang Prinsipe ng mga Ibon (2008). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/3dcb364b-bc18-43fe-8e4c-120ee52ef472/From+the+Mailbox%3A+%E2%80%98We+got+more+than+our+money%E2%80%99s+worth%E2%80%99From+the+Mailbox%3A+%E2%80%98We+got+more+than+our+money%E2%80%99s+worth%E2%80%99+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - From the Mailbox: ‘We got more than our money’s worth’ - Make it stand out Ang Kapatid ng Tatlong Marya is another story featured in Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (2008). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d2db4eec-4b81-4795-bd6e-052cbf74382e/From+the+Mailbox%3A+%E2%80%98We+got+more+than+our+money%E2%80%99s+worth%E2%80%99+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - From the Mailbox: ‘We got more than our money’s worth’ - Make it stand out The letter of viewer Belen Docena-Asuelo was published in Opinion section of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. Letter from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/2/3/ballet-manila-dancers-share-the-thrill-of-performing-live-again monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/fb4ad9d7-9629-4501-b166-77fb27412460/Ballet+Manila+dancers+share+the+thrill+of+performing+%E2%80%9Clive%E2%80%9D+again+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila dancers share the thrill of performing “live” again - Make it stand out Artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde says doing Dance Day Live! was so much fun that she is already looking forward to putting together the next one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/9b272e19-8f05-4c66-a7b5-3db470256780/Ballet+Manila+dancers+share+the+thrill+of+performing+%E2%80%9Clive%E2%80%9D+again+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila dancers share the thrill of performing “live” again - Make it stand out Jessa Balote (center), who danced in Isang Mundo, Isang Awit and Patuloy ang Pangarap, says it is such a blessing to be able to dance again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/73a7b8d4-d99b-419c-9e7c-f309c44348d8/Dance+4.jpg Home - Ballet Manila dancers share the thrill of performing “live” again - Make it stand out Brian Sevilla shares that rehearsing and performing Prince Siegfried’s Variation from Swan Lake gave him “nostalgic feels.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/3b781b91-d303-4327-bcc4-5115394ee7ff/Ballet+Manila+dancers+share+the+thrill+of+performing+%E2%80%9Clive%E2%80%9D+again+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila dancers share the thrill of performing “live” again - Make it stand out Smiling behind their masks: Artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde (seated, center) and artistic associates Gerardo Francisco Jr. (standing, leftmost) and Eileen Lopez (standing, rightmost) with the cast of Ballet Manila’s first Dance Day Live! – (seated, from left) Elpidio Magat Jr., Joan Emery Sia, Mark Sumaylo, Abigail Oliveiro, Jessa Balote, Jasmine Pia Dames, Jessica Pearl Dames, John Balagot, (standing, from left) Jamil Montibon, Rodney Catubay, Jefferson Balute, Joshua Enciso, John Carl Concepcion, Marinette Franco and Raymond Salcedo. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/2/1/ballet-manila-moments-celebrating-the-chinese-culture-in-dance monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/1/29/ballet-manila-holds-first-dance-day-live monthly 0.5 2022-01-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/3244d206-cc52-4f18-bbbc-76bce1cc3553/Ballet+Manila+holds+first+%E2%80%98Dance+Day+Live%21%E2%80%99+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila holds first ‘Dance Day Live!’ - Make it stand out Through Ballet Manila Dance Day Live!, artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde says the company is giving its dancers a chance to perform while also connecting with its audiences on a more intimate level. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/871a1656-8ddf-4651-8bb9-c5e92243605e/Ballet+Manila+holds+first+%E2%80%98Dance+Day+Live%21%E2%80%99+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila holds first ‘Dance Day Live!’ - Make it stand out Principal dancers Abigail Oliveiro and Mark Sumaylo, seen here in an Instagram Live performance last year as Medora and Ali from Le Corsaire, are among the artists featured in Ballet Manila Dance Day Live! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/092c8873-9580-4d4e-9989-153be2b04ced/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila holds first ‘Dance Day Live!’ - Make it stand out Ballet Manila’s Russia Instagram Live session last year included a ballet demonstration of the company’s Vaganova training. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/741059f8-dc47-4d4e-8213-1ad6203b68fb/Ballet+Manila+holds+first+%E2%80%98Dance+Day+Live%21%E2%80%99+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila holds first ‘Dance Day Live!’ - Make it stand out Lisa Macuja-Elizalde chats with Brian Sevilla after the latter’s number in last year’s Instagram Live show. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/1/27/ballet-manila-in-full-color-brown-rules monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1643252379193-ZPRBA4B4Z2CQXMHTE2VA/Brown+1.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Brown rules The “amazonas” – the female warriors of the forest – in Gerardo Francisco’s Ibong Adarna (2019) represent courage as they stand together to protect their community from outside threats. But while they may be tough, the women nonetheless exude femininity in their midriff-baring chocolate brown outfits and accessories. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1643252369208-HO7G2B9NXWFTYDR47M8H/Brown+2.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Brown rules Rust and tan are the shades of brown Osias Barroso goes for in his costume as Basilio in Don Quixote (2004). The free-spirited Basilio is the perfect match for the feisty Kitri, and to pursue their romance, the well-matched couple must outwit Kitri’s father and the suitor he prefers for his daughter. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1643252380015-E9YQHTCPJAC27T4RCTIJ/Brown+3.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Brown rules Taupe and tan in her dress and brown in her headgear – these are the earth colors that go into the outfit of Cinderella (Abigail Oliveiro) in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Cinderella (2018). Despite not being treated well by her stepmother and stepsisters, the caring and compassionate Cinderella still finds reasons to smile, even while being left to clean up the house on her own. Photo by Ian Santos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1643252380271-8IVU26FDYC206HMS0LWA/Brown+4.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Brown rules Gerardo “Geri” Francisco performs Agnes Locsin’s Agila, a competition piece that later made its Philippine premiere in the Ballet Manila production dubbed OPM at OPB (2003). Geri simulates the sharp and aggressive movements of an eagle whose brown feathers are echoed in the dancer’s brown loin cloth and straw-like bands on his arms and legs. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1643252414787-TXO2P4EB2276WM6Z12QP/Brown+5.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Brown rules The huntsman (Mark Sumaylo) and his wife (Nanami Hasegawa) live a simple but idyllic life in the forest in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Snow White (2019). In this scene, the couple – wearing their complementing clothes in brown and beige – expresses their happiness through dance. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1643252395610-BR0SGG2931I4IGXTRDM4/Brown+6.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Brown rules As Colas in La Fille Mal Gardee (2008), Jerome Espejo traipses around in a brown outfit topping off a white shirt. The humorous countryside-set ballet tells the story of Colas and Lise whose mother (played by a danseur) disapproves of her choice for a partner. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1643252429696-A6VC6GRTY3DEI6PMEDI7/Brown+7.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Brown rules Nikiya (Lisa Macuja-Elizalde) and Solor (Rudy De Dios) swear their eternal love for each other by the sacred fire in La Bayadere (2013). Their costumes reflect an Indian fashion sensibility, she in white and he in taupe, both bearing accents of beads and baubles. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1643252425523-ULPL97K8HW23CHW3APQK/Brown+8.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Brown rules Prinsipe Juan (Anselmo Dictado), the youngest son of Haring Fernando and Donya Valeriana in Gerardo Francisco’s Ibong Adarna, makes his entrance at the palace in royal gear of faux fur, woven straw and light wood in varying shades of brown. The palace staff, bowing in greeting, are clothed in a similar color palette. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/1/24/in-their-own-words-joan-emery-sia-on-appreciating-the-people-behind-the-scenes monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ae7f3af7-90c3-4201-ab3b-7a22bf868e43/In+Their+Own+Words+-+Joan+Emery+Sia+on+appreciating+the+people+behind+the+scenes+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - In Their Own Words: Joan Emery Sia on appreciating the people behind the scenes - Make it stand out Principal dancer Joan Emery Sia as one of the fairy godmothers of Princess Aurora in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Sleeping Beauty (2021). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/1/22/choreography-in-focus-border-by-gerardo-francisco monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/5684836c-5c99-4449-bf74-abc5f3d3fca7/Choreography+in+Focus%3A+Border+by+Gerardo+Francisco+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Choreography in Focus: Border by Gerardo Francisco - Make it stand out The dancers of Gerardo Francisco’s Border must convey the desperation felt by their characters as they flee their homeland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/da3781a7-4e56-4b67-8f8f-4693100bcf1a/Choreography+in+Focus%3A+Border+by+Gerardo+Francisco+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Choreography in Focus: Border by Gerardo Francisco - Make it stand out The capability and personality of each dancer needed to be assessed before assigning the steps for them to do. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/1/20/this-month-in-bm-history-january-1998 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f95d002d-a34b-41aa-801e-f97b1ff2b3ce/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+January+1998+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: January 1998 - Make it stand out Newspaper item shares details about Ballet Manila’s appearance in Star City. Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/1/18/talk-about-dance-priyanshu-singhdancing monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/03ff6ea8-281f-446b-9c5a-78a13c54bc18/Talk+about+dance%3A+Priyanshu++Singh+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Priyanshu Singh - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/1/14/looking-back-at-2021 monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/1/11/talk-about-dance-harry-connick-jr monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/778cb087-aa6c-4bd1-a5be-743a8ea4f219/Talk+about+dance+-+Harry+Connick+Jr+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Harry Connick Jr. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/1/10/in-their-own-words-romeo-peralta-on-faith-and-doing-whatever-it-takes-to-get-the-job-done monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d2cde32f-8c80-4dbf-8824-2092a1774e08/Romeo+2.jpeg Home - In Their Own Words: Romeo Peralta on faith and doing whatever it takes to get the job done - Make it stand out Principal dancer Romeo Peralta dances Augustus “Bam” Damian’s choreography, El Adwa, featured in Ballet & Ballads in 2018. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/1/8/ballet-manila-in-full-color-golden-moments monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1641618864982-16WRQHTCUI8WTBXIF5BT/Gold+1.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Golden moments The title of George Birkadze’s choreography is Imperial and the music is Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's Procession of the Nobles so it follows that the costume must be equally regal. Abigail Oliveiro channels that characteristic as she wears a classical tutu in the tradition of the old-style imperial look. And what could be more suitable when it comes to nobility than a color that best signifies it? Featuring five dancers, Imperial premiered in American Stars Gala in 2018. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1641618862779-NAO3N8RNY5RO71GD110S/Gold+2.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Golden moments The Roman centurions in Gerardo Francisco Jr.’s Morions wear improvised breast plates and helmets with a metallic touch, their masks further giving them a formidable appearance. Gold studs on the rest of their gear and footwear complete the look. After winning the Bronze Medal in South Korea’s World Maskplay Festival Contest in 2011, Morions was performed in Lab Ko ‘to in 2012. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1641618879460-F304I2MZF6INNUV98BVP/Gold+3.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Golden moments As Princess Aurora and her beloved prince, Katherine Barkman and Joseph Phillips celebrate their happy-ever-after in matching outfits in the royal color of gold. The pair danced the Sleeping Beauty variation in Flight (2017), the Manila preview of their performances at the Asian Grand Prix Winners’ Gala in Hong Kong. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1641618908478-C921ZEQLO9NIECL6PH9C/Gold+4.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Golden moments In Romeo and Juliet (2015), Gerardo Francisco Jr. portrays Mercutio, Romeo’s best friend who proves to be worth his weight in gold. When Tybalt confronts Romeo, Mercutio stands in for his friend and fights Juliet’s hot-headed cousin who ends up killing him. The loyal Mercutio projects his noble lineage in a coat trimmed in gold. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1641618892497-XFZD540BRREG9GNN15JX/Gold+5.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Golden moments It’s meant to be a dazzling moment when Rissa May Camaclang wears a golden tiara to match her golden skirt in the Neapolitan Dance of Swan Lake (2017). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1641618907625-OA9WI5FI6A8BZBF7LQ83/Gold+6.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Golden moments With her golden plumage, the titular mythical bird in Gerardo Francisco’s Ibong Adarna portrayed by Joan Emery Sia amazes those who aim to capture her. But they’re often foiled in their attempts when she makes them drowsy with her singing voice and transforms them into stone. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1641618944672-2TO455YN8087WNSZZ03T/Gold+7.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Golden moments Juliet (Abigail Oliveiro) basks in the glow of an evening tryst with newfound love Romeo in Romeo and Juliet (2015). She symbolizes youthful innocence and swoon-worthy romance in the Shakespearean tale, the intensity of her feelings contrasting with her dress and cape in a subdued gold tone. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1641618951685-K91LAAZWWNXIC7AGFR3R/Gold+8.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Golden moments In La Bayadere (2014), the glimmer of the Bronze Idol (also referred to as the Golden Idol) played by Gerardo Francisco Jr. is complemented by the touches of gold in the accompanying dancers’ costumes. The Bronze Idol Variation may only be a few minutes in length but it is always a scene-stealer. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/1/6/juan-angelo-de-leon-teen-danseur-with-big-ballet-dreams monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/590512dd-38d7-40eb-8bdb-c35f100971a0/Juan+Angelo+De+Leon%3A+Teen+danseur+with+big+ballet+dreams+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Juan Angelo De Leon: Teen danseur with big ballet dreams - Make it stand out Juan Angelo De Leon (left) gets pointers from his coach, Ballet Manila principal dancer and resident choreographer Gerardo Francisco, in preparing for his classical piece for the 2021 Asian Grand Prix. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/75b7c5d5-b9c2-4e27-8255-a6f238228ca0/Juan+Angelo+De+Leon%3A+Teen+danseur+with+big+ballet+dreams+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Juan Angelo De Leon: Teen danseur with big ballet dreams - Make it stand out Winning a silver at the Asian Grand Prix is a feat for Juan Angelo De Leon, who also won a silver in last year’s competition. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ed6ac145-ded1-4a36-8698-f0b2964f18ba/Juan+Angelo+De+Leon%3A+Teen+danseur+with+big+ballet+dreams+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Juan Angelo De Leon: Teen danseur with big ballet dreams - Make it stand out Project Ballet Futures scholars (from left) Germaine Dawal, Juan Angelo De Leon and John Stanley Alamer dance as the young princes in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Sleeping Beauty which premiered in January 2020. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ead7a0dc-2838-4063-87a3-c3b54ae9fc8b/Juan+Angelo+De+Leon%3A+Teen+danseur+with+big+ballet+dreams+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Juan Angelo De Leon: Teen danseur with big ballet dreams - Make it stand out Together with fellow Project Ballet Futures scholars, Angelo (second from right) listens to their mentor Osias Barroso in a rare class held in the Ballet Manila studio in 2021. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/67e80d85-7669-44bd-88d7-872473bac157/Juan+Angelo+De+Leon%3A+Teen+danseur+with+big+ballet+dreams+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Juan Angelo De Leon: Teen danseur with big ballet dreams - Make it stand out Angelo is the playmate of Snow White (Shaira Comeros, left) and the son of the hunter and his wife (Mark Sumaylo and Nanami Hasegawa) in the fairy-tale ballet Snow White staged in 2019. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2022/1/3/talk-about-dance-rabindranath-tagore monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f3c5482e-fe35-4662-91f7-3c1bc7eed17f/Talk+about+dance%3A+Rabindranath+Tagore+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Rabindranath Tagore - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/12/31/christmas-flashback-ballet-dancers-and-circus-artists-bring-unmatched-joy monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1640934889021-JK4C3U6EFSE2L5LM80DK/Joy+1.jpg Home - Christmas Flashback: Ballet dancers and circus artists bring unmatched ‘Joy!’ Three angels – portrayed by ballerinas Dawna Reign Mangahas, Katherine Barkman and Abigail Oliveiro – lead the way to the nativity scene. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1640934889065-X9TFJM4KKA16IEQBZDEL/Joy+2.jpg Home - Christmas Flashback: Ballet dancers and circus artists bring unmatched ‘Joy!’ Contrasting with his colorfully clad barkada, Anselmo Dictado in an all-white get-up leads the gang in a rousing Christmas countdown aptly performed to the Apo Hiking Society’s Labindalawang Araw ng Pasko. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1640934891833-VDKVAV2X5JPN2D3NI19P/Joy+3.jpg Home - Christmas Flashback: Ballet dancers and circus artists bring unmatched ‘Joy!’ The poignant Christmas hymn Pasko na Sinta Ko gets the Circus D’Ballet treatment as a couple dances to and a group of aerialists moves in harmony with the song’s heart-stirring lines. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1640934891875-J3T6GZHQ094S16QYLHZ8/Joy+4.jpg Home - Christmas Flashback: Ballet dancers and circus artists bring unmatched ‘Joy!’ Dawna Reign Mangahas and Mark Sumaylo form one of two pairs featured in Hele, inspired by Gary Valenciano’s Hele ni Inay which extolls a mother’s love. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1640934893156-GAC7QK5QB9J1P669NR7T/Joy+5.jpg Home - Christmas Flashback: Ballet dancers and circus artists bring unmatched ‘Joy!’ It’s a hoopla, quite literally, as these ballerinas led by Katherine Barkman (leftmost) handle neon-colored hoops as they dance to the merry strains of Paskong Darating. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1640934892932-485YZKHF9D4P5T254BD7/Joy+6.jpg Home - Christmas Flashback: Ballet dancers and circus artists bring unmatched ‘Joy!’ This young girl makes being an aerialist look so easy in one of the numbers cheered by the Christmas crowds.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1640934894095-LH49SM4CHK4E0OPXJK70/Joy+7.jpg Home - Christmas Flashback: Ballet dancers and circus artists bring unmatched ‘Joy!’ A white Christmas, done the Ballet Manila way! This exuberant production number fittingly underscores the show’s title – Joy! https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/12/30/bm-dancers-take-group-gold-scholar-wins-silver-in-asian-grand-prix monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c730c215-9209-4ed4-be4c-39cb1b1d8211/BM+dancers+take+group+gold%2C+scholar+wins+silver+in+Asian+Grand+Prix+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - BM dancers take group gold, scholar wins silver in Asian Grand Prix - Make it stand out Choreographer and coach Gerardo Francisco (front row, second from left) with the team that won the gold for AGP’s Senior contemporary choreography: (front row, from left) Alvin Dictado, Rosanne Melencio, Brian Sevilla; (standing, from left) Rodney Catubay, Raymond Salcedo, John Carl Concepcion, Sean Pelegrin, Jamil Montibon, Jefferson Balute, Jessa Balote and Marinette Franco. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/bf472099-59f4-4140-88d5-b336d071a6c8/BM+dancers+take+group+gold%2C+scholar+wins+silver+in+Asian+Grand+Prix+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - BM dancers take group gold, scholar wins silver in Asian Grand Prix - Make it stand out Ballet Manila scholar Juan Angelo De Leon, silver medalist in the Junior A Division of the Asian Grand Prix, dances the Colas variation from La Fille Mal Gardee for his classical piece. Photo by MarBi Photography https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/12/28/ballet-manila-in-full-color-color-it-red monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1640653673564-E01YQLXB83TGU4U4Q0SC/Red+1.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Color it red True to her titular character in Jean Paul Comelin’s Firebird (2000), Aileen Gallinera makes her presence felt to Osias Barroso in a costume channeling flames – a combination of blazing red and splashy orange. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1640653635426-STGB9XUOT2992S57SCBF/Red+2.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Color it red Lankadem (Elpidio Magat) commands attention in red harem pants and a gold-flecked top as he leads the auction of slaves among bidders in the pirate caper, Le Corsaire (2018). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1640653656860-AHWBISWN88AKCWODV327/Red+3.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Color it red Little Red Riding Hood (Shaira Comeros) and the Big Bad Wolf (John Ralp Balagot) are among the fairy-tale characters that show up in The Sleeping Beauty, excerpted in the all-Tchaikovsky production, The Swan, The Fairy and the Princess (2016). The young girl of course gets her name from the color of her head gear that tops off her red outfit. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1640653596492-3VSDOE2NC09A97EP4UXI/Red+4.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Color it red Nikiya (Lisa Macuja-Elizalde), stunning in her red finery, falls for Solor in La Bayadere (2004) but it’s a forbidden love that causes her untold heartache. As she dances at the betrothal ceremony of Solor and Gamzatti, the girls performing the Parrot Dance stand in a row behind her, also garbed in red. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1640653711309-1UH71ATMDW6WY77C991V/Red+5.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Color it red Red stands for courage, and this Mercutio (Romeo Peralta) has in spades, as he is set to confront Romeo who is rumored to be courting his cousin Juliet in Sergey Vikulov’s Romeo and Juliet, excerpted in Gold (2014). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1640653564359-7PLK9RN9IZR5IWF1GIHZ/Red+6.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Color it red Dancing as one of the cavaliers in Swan Lake (2017), Rodney Catubay reflects dignified elegance in red and gray. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1640655087331-XX5JVJR7XK1886RPWVXH/Red+7.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Color it red The wily Ahab (Marcus Tolentino), whose aggressive personality is mirrored in his flashy red suit, gets his comeuppance as he is forced to dance against his will by Rodrigo (Gerardo Francisco) while playing his enchanted violin in Ang Mahiwagang Biyulin. The fable about treating people right is one of three stories by Severino Reyes showcased in Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (2008). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1640655096377-9KLU0OUULTMTHVLYLQ78/Red+8.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Color it red Red-and-black is the coordinated color combination for Romeo Peralta and Rissa May Camaclang as one of the couples featured in Martin Lawrance’s Winding Road (2019), danced to – what else but – music by The Beatles. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1640655114241-S8DEJJ637C6JQMR155AB/Red+9.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Color it red As the parents of Pedro in Ang Kapatid ng Tatlong Marya, one of the stories in Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (2008), Harold Salgado and Eileen Lopez send off their son as he goes on a search for his three missing sisters. The couple is swathed in complementing outfits that are predominantly red, with traditional accents. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1640655123834-5WZUL8UUBWELE9JW8O6K/Red+10.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Color it red In eye-catching red, with matching red hair, Nicole Barroso is one of the fairy godmothers of Princess Aurora in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Sleeping Beauty (2020). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/12/22/christmas-wishes-new-year-hopes monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/898cc619-2f2a-43c6-a26f-57c5dc5ab1f1/Christmas+wishes%2C+New+Year+hopes+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Christmas wishes, New Year hopes - Make it stand out Principal dancer Romeo Peralta in The Nutcracker, excerpted in Nutkraker, 2014. Photo by Daniel Trinidad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/5bf77c4a-bf2d-4d88-89a4-7150327f4795/Christmas+wishes%2C+New+Year+hopes+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Christmas wishes, New Year hopes - Make it stand out Principal dancer Joan Emery Sia in Belen, 2017. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/09ca8507-d9f2-4fc3-860c-5301462814d5/Christmas+wishes%2C+New+Year+hopes+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Christmas wishes, New Year hopes - Make it stand out Soloist John Balagot in Ang Mahiwagang Biyulin (Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang), 2018. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/8923f51b-0a39-4525-a9d2-c042d30e6b75/Christmas+wishes%2C+New+Year+hopes+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Christmas wishes, New Year hopes - Make it stand out Principal dancer Gerardo Francisco in The Nutcracker, 2010. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e905d065-bfce-4323-a8e6-94cd269deab0/Christmas+wishes%2C+New+Year+hopes+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Christmas wishes, New Year hopes - Make it stand out Principal dancer Jasmine Pia Dames in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Sleeping Beauty, 2020. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/7de107b2-ca7b-4962-a23d-fc6d08d981fe/Christmas+wishes%2C+New+Year+hopes+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Christmas wishes, New Year hopes - Make it stand out Soloist Joshua Enciso in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Snow White, 2019. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c812374f-57fe-4f61-9268-a59a87281ccb/Christmas+wishes%2C+New+Year+hopes+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Christmas wishes, New Year hopes - Make it stand out Principal dancer Abigail Oliveiro in Pasko na Naman Muli (Nutkraker), 2014. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/0db6d0ff-ddae-46ec-b93f-2b17b557d223/Christmas+wishes%2C+New+Year+hopes+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Christmas wishes, New Year hopes - Make it stand out Principal dancer Mark Sumaylo in Pasko na Naman Muli (Nutkraker), 2014. Photo by Daniel Trinidad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/b7b26c53-f7a0-40b4-80a1-63c346da8cf1/Christmas+wishes%2C+New+Year+hopes+9+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Christmas wishes, New Year hopes - Make it stand out Soloist Shaira Comeros in The Swan, the Fairy and the Princess, 2016. Photo by Kurt Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/93d4c785-8b17-4cbc-a004-f670e95e925c/Wish+10.jpg Home - Christmas wishes, New Year hopes - Make it stand out Principal dancer Elpidio Magat in The Nutcracker, excerpted in Nutkraker, 2014. Photo by Daniel Trinidad https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/12/22/christmas-flashback-reimagining-the-three-kings-search-for-the-child-jesus-in-belen-rbktt monthly 0.5 2021-12-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1640156083486-OU6YSGDB6PCESEJ0TUH6/Belen+1.jpg Home - Christmas Flashback: Reimagining the Three Kings’ search for the Child Jesus in ‘Belen’ Real-life couple Mark Sumaylo and Abigail Oliveiro dance a pas de deux as Joseph and Mary. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1640156083703-34RE9AQAD3IPIBJFDBYR/Belen+2.jpg Home - Christmas Flashback: Reimagining the Three Kings’ search for the Child Jesus in ‘Belen’ Fairy ballerinas, unicyclists and a clown add up to a colorful spectacle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1640156085279-7XVSDOGJC8OC4ZEE52Y2/Belen+3.jpg Home - Christmas Flashback: Reimagining the Three Kings’ search for the Child Jesus in ‘Belen’ A fire juggler’s act is combined with excerpts from the martial arts-flavored Arnis, a Ballet Manila staple by Ric Culalic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1640156085808-BW2TA5CRN6XHE5XIBXCP/Belen+4.jpg Home - Christmas Flashback: Reimagining the Three Kings’ search for the Child Jesus in ‘Belen’ Contortionists and trapeze artists share the stage with ballerinas in a one-of-kind Circus D’ Ballet production built on a Christmas theme. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1640156089131-A9QGSLLP4UV9LMPZNZK4/Belen+5.jpg Home - Christmas Flashback: Reimagining the Three Kings’ search for the Child Jesus in ‘Belen’ A pair of circus artists joins a group of ballet dancers dressed up as dwarves in one of the entertaining scenes in Belen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1640156089281-KRQCBJ0YKICB8XXAIMDG/Belen+6.jpg Home - Christmas Flashback: Reimagining the Three Kings’ search for the Child Jesus in ‘Belen’ A row of ballerinas prepares to welcome Baby Jesus who is cradled by Mary (leftmost). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1640156097769-HDE5YA1ZBHYKTE1X6ERA/Belen+7.jpg Home - Christmas Flashback: Reimagining the Three Kings’ search for the Child Jesus in ‘Belen’ Enchantment is in the air as fairies flit about on stage, mixing with circus acts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1640156097947-HN0H331S8AGDC46JXDX7/Belen+8.jpg Home - Christmas Flashback: Reimagining the Three Kings’ search for the Child Jesus in ‘Belen’ There is exuberant dancing and joyful celebration to herald the birth of Jesus. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/12/22/talk-about-dance-debasish-mridha monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/2d19920a-954d-46bf-9451-7433d74a5635/Talk+about+dance+-+Debasish+Mridha+%3D+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Debasish Mridha - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/12/19/christmas-flashback-paskong-pista monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1639881176464-EQXKN1GSM9FTWYK9U7XJ/Pista+1.JPG Home - Christmas Flashback: ‘Paskong Pista’ Two street vendors, one selling taho and the other tinapay or bread (Francis Cascaño, left, and Gerardo Francisco, right), vie for the attention of a barrio lass (Lisa Macuja-Elizalde). Egged on by village folk, the two try to win her affection by showing off their respective skills through dancing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1639881323216-M633NYQQGLX1QMWZ6HA6/Pista+2.JPG Home - Christmas Flashback: ‘Paskong Pista’ Gerardo Francisco displays his mettle in the folk dance called the Maglalatik which makes use of coconut shell halves strapped to the body and then struck against each other while executing a set of movements. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1639881391781-8GEE96CPCKRB5AABVCXN/Pista+3.JPG Home - Christmas Flashback: ‘Paskong Pista’ Lisa Macuja-Elizalde performs a stylized rendition of the folk dance known as the Itik-itik which imitates the movements of a duck and this time is given a balletic twist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1639881506204-XG6RWQX6DDKTTJ568AZ2/Pista+4.JPG Home - Christmas Flashback: ‘Paskong Pista’ With the Christmas mood prevailing in the community, villagers are inspired to dance out in the streets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1639881533164-RDW5A6J2Y72ZCWX8WOBB/Pista+5.JPG Home - Christmas Flashback: ‘Paskong Pista’ A black theater showcase of angels flying amid traditional Filipino lanterns known as the parol is thrown into the merry hodge-podge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1639881663649-T11QNL9HAE86CIF35ZFH/Pista+6.JPG Home - Christmas Flashback: ‘Paskong Pista’ Lisa Macuja-Elizalde performs a ballet number set to a familiar Christmas hymn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1639881710312-64OBL0BK1NYP3X2F6MN0/Pista+7.JPG Home - Christmas Flashback: ‘Paskong Pista’ Clad in brightly-colored shirts and scarves, the menfolk dance up a storm with oversized magi (three kings) in the background and a pair of angels hovering over them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1639881203146-559CRJEKXVZVJYHVCBXH/Pista+8.JPG Home - Christmas Flashback: ‘Paskong Pista’ In the end, the petty rivalry of the suitors is resolved and everyone in the community comes together for a grand celebration of the season that signifies love, unity and peace. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/12/16/this-month-in-bm-history-december-1995 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/74f84a70-320f-4ea4-a427-c651cf20cc54/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+December+1995+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: December 1995 - Make it stand out Lisa Macuja writes about Ballet Manila’s performance in Zamboanga in her column in Malaya, published on December 14, 1995. Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/fb321244-c4d9-4580-ab4c-9b8765c30634/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+December+1995+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: December 1995 - Make it stand out The program cover of Ballet Manila’s show in Zamboanga features the photograph of the touring ensemble’s twelve pioneer dancers. Program from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/9237f3ca-78de-4ee3-b48e-100a573da8f4/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+December+1995+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: December 1995 - Make it stand out As the ballerinas featured in the Pas de Trois from Le Corsaire, Sandralynn Huang, Kristin Dabao and Ianne Damian showed a different quality and technique in their respective variations. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/68ec9a3e-1293-4239-9340-e64269c1e5f8/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+December+1995+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: December 1995 - Make it stand out The Daily Zamboanga Times announces the arrival of Ballet Manila, led by principals Lisa Macuja and Osias Barroso, for the first classical ballet performance in Zamboanga in more than 25 years. Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/12/14/talk-about-dance-normani-kordei monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/da84817f-3213-4723-b095-5e3efdd3cfa6/Talk+about+dance+-+Normani+Kordei+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk About Dance: Normani Kordei - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/12/11/christmas-flashback-the-merry-sights-sounds-and-steps-of-pasko-na-naman-muli monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1639193954586-YN6IPFW3431E1IT1CNGZ/Pasko+1.JPG Home - Christmas Flashback: The merry sights, sounds and steps of ‘Pasko na Naman Muli’ Abigail Oliveiro and Arnulfo Andrade lead the group dancing to the popular ditty, Pasko na Naman, heralding the return of Christmas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1639193956203-L82ZARXOJUXIJ50FLJ36/Pasko+2.JPG Home - Christmas Flashback: The merry sights, sounds and steps of ‘Pasko na Naman Muli’ Lata ang Aming Tambol, a song of carolers, and Mano po Ninong, of children calling on their godparents, were the perfect accompaniment to this number featuring the Project Ballet Futures scholars. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1639193971119-TZ11ZNBXJR6U6C6F5A87/Pasko+3.JPG Home - Christmas Flashback: The merry sights, sounds and steps of ‘Pasko na Naman Muli’ The choreography Hele is a warm remembrance of a mother’s love with two couples – Jasmine San Juan and Mark Sumaylo (in pink) and Do Hyun Choi and Michael Divinagracia (in blue) – moving to the gentle strains of Gary Valenciano’s Hele ni Inay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1639193980666-3SIHQHGEV68V45S77GGO/Pasko+4.JPG Home - Christmas Flashback: The merry sights, sounds and steps of ‘Pasko na Naman Muli’ Anselmo Dictado (in white) has a jolly good time with his friends as they boisterously count down the days to Christmas to the Apo Hiking Society’s Labindalawang Araw ng Pasko. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1639193992721-7NNXZK5HQ4T6Y9JMZYVM/Pasko+5.JPG Home - Christmas Flashback: The merry sights, sounds and steps of ‘Pasko na Naman Muli’ These ballerinas, wearing tutus of different colors and carrying neon-hued hoops, make Paskong Darating a delightful dance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1639198447487-ZG625UXOZP4ZSRXCAUJR/IMG_1366+-+Copy.jpeg Home - Christmas Flashback: The merry sights, sounds and steps of ‘Pasko na Naman Muli’ Tiffany Chiang-Janolo and Rudy De Dios share tender moments in Pasko na Sinta Ko, a sentimental song that echoes the pain of being separated from a loved one at Christmas time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1639194008457-4QFFRU3X8UN5UM8OV099/Pasko+6.JPG Home - Christmas Flashback: The merry sights, sounds and steps of ‘Pasko na Naman Muli’ Silhouetted figures in bright blue and holiday ornaments in dazzling colors provide the wow factor in Kutitap, performed to the bouncy Kumukutikutitap which speaks of flickering Christmas lights, glistening foil stars and decorations that make the season oh so bright. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1639194018212-NWFET6HE04M6HSDV8088/Pasko+7.JPG Home - Christmas Flashback: The merry sights, sounds and steps of ‘Pasko na Naman Muli’ Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Brian Williamson are paired in Heto na Naman, danced to a Ryan Cayabyab song of the same title that ponders modern Christmas rituals for the Filipino. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1639194848973-DKJ4ODGAJBJLYMI7FI0J/Pasko+8.jpeg Home - Christmas Flashback: The merry sights, sounds and steps of ‘Pasko na Naman Muli’ The entire cast of Pasko na Naman Muli gathers for the rousing finale, donning vests of red and green over their tutus and costumes and Santa hats on their heads. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/12/9/ballet-manila-in-full-color-maroon-mode monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1639022003283-6COGOKR92TOBLMX6KB4D/Maroon+1.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Maroon mode In Gerardo Francisco’s Paunjalay, Francis Cascaño and Lisa Macuja-Elizalde don matching maroon outfits bearing influences from Southern Philippine culture that also inspired the choreography. Touches of yellow in fabric and beadwork provide interesting details to the ensembles. Paunjalay was an international competition piece that was performed in Aliw Theater for the first time in 2008. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1639022283200-BDL0MMDMWO3UDFDSM0SF/Maroon+2.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Maroon mode Jazz, modern ballet and contemporary dance combine in Francis Jaena’s Shutter, featured in Heart 2 Heart (2014). The women are in maroon and black dresses as they simulate the movements and sounds of a camera shutter as it captures images in this Charlie Chaplin-influenced choreography. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1639022148181-B2JMUI9M7PR7TB3BHUE3/Maroon+3.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Maroon mode The courtesan Violetta (Joan Emery Sia), overwhelmed with feelings for Alfredo who has professed his love for her as symbolized by the white rose she holds, is driven to dance in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s La Traviata (2020). Joan wears a tutu in maroon, the color as deep as her character’s emotions, perhaps a foreshadowing of the tragedy that is soon to follow. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1639022220560-363X2XBDPUAMTSWOVKFF/Maroon+4.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Maroon mode Gerardo Francisco makes a grand entrance, flashing the “V’ sign for victory and coming from the audience, as his character – the wily politician Ferdinand – reappears in Act 2 of Martin Lawrance’s Rebel (2016). Just like all the costumes featured in the People Power Revolution/ Spartacus-inspired choreography, Ferdinand’s maroon barong Tagalog with black and white accents was designed by the late Jeffrey Rogador. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1639022091873-BHLZ9DEDLZ53ZFR7Y1VX/Maroon+5.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Maroon mode For the Christmas production Nutkraker (2014), Abigail Oliveiro channels the spirit of the season in a maroon tutu with a crisp skirt that glints with gold embellishments. Nutkraker combined excerpts of the holiday ballet classic, Nutcracker, and new Filipino choreographies inspired by the merriest month. Photo by Daniel Trinidad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1639021969239-S8FKLRKCTXUEDVH764DF/Maroon+6.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Maroon mode Lisa Macuja-Elizalde looks every inch the queen in Swan Lake (2017), what with an elegant frock of maroon and black lush with floral patterns and spiced up by sequins on the full skirt and beadwork on the bodice and sleeves. The sparkle is complemented by the pearl choker that adorns her neck and the glittering crown that sits prettily on her head. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1639022304930-RFINYFAAFSA6YXM6JGBG/Maroon+7.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Maroon mode Pointing to his ring finger, the maroon-clad king (Francis Cascaño) proclaims that it is time for his son to take a bride from among the princesses who have come to the ball in Cinderella. Premiering in 2016, Cinderella was the first in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Princess Trilogy which was eventually followed by Snow White and Sleeping Beauty. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1639022010166-7TEULSNGM0J27M7TVQ9M/Maroon+8.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Maroon mode Christine Rocas, doting mother to the carefree Prince Siegfried (Jonathan Janolo) in Swan Lake (2005), is resplendent in a maroon gown in rich velvet with puff details on the sleeves and a glittery empire-cut trim. Pearl strands, pearl earrings and a sparkly headdress complete the regal outfit. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/12/7/ballet-manila-dancers-scholar-win-gold-in-agp-manila-regionals monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e0c5ae5b-3011-4f3d-92af-ff4f203718dc/Ballet+Manila+dancers%2C+scholar+win+gold+in+AGP+Manila+Regionals+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila dancers, scholar win gold in AGP Manila Regionals - Make it stand out Juan Angelo De Leon scores another triumph with a gold medal in Junior A of this year’s AGP Regionals. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/4545aabb-846b-4fb1-94e8-4fa1a1ebedf9/Ballet+Manila+dancers%2C+scholar+win+gold+in+AGP+Manila+Regionals+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila dancers, scholar win gold in AGP Manila Regionals - Make it stand out Gerardo Francisco’s Border – which won group gold in the Asian Grand Prix Manila Regionals – depicts the plight of illegal migrants who must risk everything in their quest for a better life. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/8ae49e55-931e-4516-8d15-c3c68aed0bc3/Ballet+Manila+dancers%2C+scholar+win+gold+in+AGP+Manila+Regionals+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila dancers, scholar win gold in AGP Manila Regionals - Make it stand out Ballet Manila scholar John Stanley Alamer wins a bronze medal in Junior A. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/6680bd97-6e82-42b3-b703-f7fc9ac610fc/Ballet+Manila+dancers%2C+scholar+win+gold+in+AGP+Manila+Regionals+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila dancers, scholar win gold in AGP Manila Regionals - Make it stand out The Border team that got the gold: Choreographer and coach Gerardo Francisco (front row, second from left) with (standing from left) Rodney Catubay, Raymond Salcedo, John Carl Concepcion, Sean Pelegrin, Jamil Montibon, Jefferson Balute, Jessa Balote, Marinette Franco, (front row, from left) Alvin Dictado, Rosanne Melencio, and Brian Sevilla. Photo by MarBi Photography https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/12/3/christmas-flashback-an-angel-comes-to-earth-in-kutitap monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1638500875927-ST2FTE0N16525YTQEFST/Kutitap+1.JPG Home - Christmas Flashback: An angel comes to earth in ‘Kutitap’ Supporting himself with a crutch, the angel (Alvin Santos) ambles on to the stage. What would life on earth be like for a cripple like him? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1638500886738-ENKEPLDINHRC29SQXYA6/Kutitap+2.JPG Home - Christmas Flashback: An angel comes to earth in ‘Kutitap’ The angel finds himself in a gritty urban community where people, in the face of struggles, still know how to appreciate simple joys. He is touched to be welcomed by strangers, willing to help him along. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1638500923608-M9FF7AAW1KRL7KKY9QX7/Kutitap+3.JPG Home - Christmas Flashback: An angel comes to earth in ‘Kutitap’ Taken to a ballet studio where one of his newfound friends is a teacher, the angel gets to “dance,” thanks to a group of young ballerinas who move him on a swivel chair. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1638500931335-MH11TF8KH8XDTMSWZ9YD/Kutitap+4.JPG Home - Christmas Flashback: An angel comes to earth in ‘Kutitap’ Since it is Christmastime, many Filipinos have come home to enjoy the festive season with loved ones. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1638500951379-KO5K4FH07VZNT8ZE0ZDM/Kutitap+5.JPG Home - Christmas Flashback: An angel comes to earth in ‘Kutitap’ An overseas worker distributes pasalubong to his family, and even has a gift for the disabled man who had become part of the community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1638500971871-8DE8DLGSYJ4C1ZNIZLHJ/Kutitap+6.jpeg Home - Christmas Flashback: An angel comes to earth in ‘Kutitap’ When the driver who ran over him reappears and gives him a new pair of crutches as his amends, the angel soon reveals his true self. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1638500979881-1MLZQTIH5A55IKAYWLI4/Kutitap+7.jpeg Home - Christmas Flashback: An angel comes to earth in ‘Kutitap’ The good-hearted people who had become the angel’s friends and family, even if temporarily, wave farewell to him. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1638501000211-02L3L7ZS851CJ92HS42R/Kutitap+8.jpeg Home - Christmas Flashback: An angel comes to earth in ‘Kutitap’ The angel returns to heaven with a reinforced faith in mankind, having experienced compassion and generosity while also getting to laugh, celebrate and even dance with them. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/12/1/talk-about-dance-isadora-duncan monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/37a51ac7-fb28-4bc2-ad57-134a1ea5e0ca/Talk+about+dance+-+Isadora+Duncan+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Isadora Duncan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/11/29/ballet-manila-in-full-color-blue-blooded monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1638173459122-J4VBALZ3RXGRF4FAOGKE/Blue+1.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Blue-blooded After Conrad (Osias Barroso) rescues Medora (Lisa Macuja-Elizalde) in Le Corsaire, he takes her to the pirates’ secret hideaway where they dance and celebrate –she in a blue tutu and he in gray garb. Ballet Manila’s first staging of the pirate adventure was in 1998. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1638173156418-G8NAGXDLUYN8X22NLNQH/Blue+2.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Blue-blooded As Loyalists in Martin Lawrance’s Rebel (2016), Joan Emery Sia and Sean Pelegrin together with other pairs sport varying shades of blue, the color motif worn by supporters of the characters Ferdinand and Imelda. Rebel combines events of the 1986 People Power Revolution and elements of Spartacus. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1638173141717-XMHHO7IXJRDTD0N8X1UP/Blue+3.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Blue-blooded In Dance Journeys, a send-off show for Ballet Manila’s Asian Grand Prix competitors in 2018, Brian Sevilla performs the Franz Variation from Coppelia in the trademark blue costume associated with the character. When he competed in Hong Kong, Brian wore a different costume and emerged the gold medalist in the Junior B division. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1638173153411-00KTD653V6G54FC8989N/Blue+4.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Blue-blooded The hapless Medora (Abigail Oliveiro) finds herself in the clutches of the slave trader Lankadem who auctions them off in Le Corsaire. In this scene, as they’re shown off to bidders, Medora and the other women don complementing tutus in aquamarine. Fortunately, the titular pirate Conrad eventually comes to save the day. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1638173164039-GXJHWBFD5TO66CADCA61/Blue+5.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Blue-blooded In the Pas D’Action of the Grand Pas de Deux in La Bayadere (2004), the powder blue tutus of the corps de ballet (as seen here on Zaira Cosico and Eileen Lopez) contrast starkly with the bold colors of the High Brahmin and the Parrots in the background. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1638173182470-UQUDGUAR1C9MUO16KXXP/Blue+6.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Blue-blooded The male dancers in Agnes Locsin’s Sayaw sa Pamlang radiate power and strength, wearing blue-gray tights and cropped ethnic vests. The number, which included (from left) Brian Williamson, Arnulfo Andrade, Mark Sumaylo, Robert Peralta, Michael Divinagracia and Romeo Peralta, was performed in Flight as part of the Asian Grand Prix in Hong Kong in 2015. Photo by Kurt Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1638173304030-YS12OLL6VNHKVDEDMMJF/Blue+7.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Blue-blooded The loyal slave Ali (Elpidio Magat) is clad in harem pants in teal blue for his solo variation in Le Corsaire (2010). The Ali Variation is one of the most popular in ballet and often performed in competitions. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1638173267861-BZ0JH7ZLNAPCZIRB2TMS/Blue+8.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Blue-blooded Having escaped from the evil queen, Snow White (Joan Emery Sia) adapts to her new home in the jungle and befriends a host of animals, including this pair of blue birds. Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Snow White premiered in 2019. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1638173283239-GP2BEF17CVPW864QXYE1/Blue+9.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Blue-blooded As one of the aristocrats attending the birthday celebration of Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake (2017), Alvin Dictado puts on a coat of blue with gold details paired with gray tights. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1638173307361-C0EJ4V5J9JP7LNCZ9IU3/Blue+10.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Blue-blooded As Marya Trining, one of the three sisters in Ang Kapatid ng Tatlong Marya, Anne Kateri Gelvoria wears a dress in two hues of blue. In keeping with the folk theme of Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (2008), it uses traditional motifs identified with indigenous communities. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/11/25/in-their-own-words-gerardo-francisco-on-dancing-until-he-can monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d676e624-3113-460c-95cc-03ec0840706f/In+Their+Own+Words%3A+Gerardo+Francisco+on+dancing+until+he+can++-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - In Their Own Words: Gerardo Francisco on dancing until he can - Make it stand out Since joining Ballet Manila in 2003, Gerardo Francisco has danced as Ali in the company’s every staging of Le Corsaire. He last performed this favorite classical role in 2018. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/11/22/talk-about-dance-john-michael-montgomery monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/3a092495-378f-42a7-9070-174329034139/Talk+about+dance+-+John+Michael+Montgomery+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk About Dance: John Michael Montgomery - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/11/19/hope-at-the-crossroads-principal-danseur-romeo-peraltas-pandemic-joys-and-struggles monthly 0.5 2021-11-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c1919b0a-b72b-4866-9f0a-ed933a14182a/Hope+at+the+crossroads%3A+Principal+danseur+Romeo+Peralta%E2%80%99s+pandemic+joys+and+struggles+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Hope at the crossroads: Principal danseur Romeo Peralta’s pandemic joys and struggles - Make it stand out Just before the lockdown was imposed in March 2020, Romeo Peralta danced as King Solom, in Rudy De Dios’ Carmina Burana, who must lead his people in battling evil. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/014e9eb2-8964-4575-83c3-19b24fa94527/Hope+at+the+crossroads%3A+Principal+danseur+Romeo+Peralta%E2%80%99s+pandemic+joys+and+struggles+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Hope at the crossroads: Principal danseur Romeo Peralta’s pandemic joys and struggles - Make it stand out Though the pandemic has brought many challenges, principal dancer Romeo Peralta says he has really learned to appreciate things and to slow down and enjoy the moment. Photo by Sofie Sangco-Peralta https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/abe3c54b-5080-47b5-9e82-1a1abfb042f9/Hope+at+the+crossroads%3A+Principal+danseur+Romeo+Peralta%E2%80%99s+pandemic+joys+and+struggles+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Hope at the crossroads: Principal danseur Romeo Peralta’s pandemic joys and struggles - Make it stand out In the premiere of Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Sleeping Beauty in 2020, Romeo was the prince to Jasmine Pia Dames’ Aurora. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/ee097c28-920a-43f8-a4e6-73d2075d8e4b/Hope+at+the+crossroads%3A+Principal+danseur+Romeo+Peralta%E2%80%99s+pandemic+joys+and+struggles+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Hope at the crossroads: Principal danseur Romeo Peralta’s pandemic joys and struggles - Make it stand out The slave trader Lankadem is a role Romeo has frequently portrayed in Ballet Manila’s various stagings of Le Corsaire, including in 2013. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/577121ed-df55-44d3-8b29-17eaffb9b673/Hope+at+the+crossroads%3A+Principal+danseur+Romeo+Peralta%E2%80%99s+pandemic+joys+and+struggles+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Hope at the crossroads: Principal danseur Romeo Peralta’s pandemic joys and struggles - Make it stand out The Peraltas celebrate Sofie’s pandemic birthday: Romeo and Sofie with their sons Liam, Ethan and Stephen who are all home-schooled. Photo courtesy of Romeo Peralta https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/09f7874b-6c85-49e0-9f86-b8095e023f8e/Hope+at+the+crossroads%3A+Principal+danseur+Romeo+Peralta%E2%80%99s+pandemic+joys+and+struggles+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Hope at the crossroads: Principal danseur Romeo Peralta’s pandemic joys and struggles - Make it stand out In a heartbreaking development, Romeo has had to forego reprising his role as Prinsipe Diego in a short film inspired by Gerardo Francisco’s Ibong Adarna due to a recent illness. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/556fb378-ee85-4d3d-ac71-09d6bedbcd4d/Hope+at+the+crossroads%3A+Principal+danseur+Romeo+Peralta%E2%80%99s+pandemic+joys+and+struggles+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Hope at the crossroads: Principal danseur Romeo Peralta’s pandemic joys and struggles - Make it stand out Romeo has missed being on stage, and says he is willing to take on any role when live performances return. In photo, he dances with Joan Emery Sia in Agnes Locsin’s Arachnida, part of Iconic 1.0, in 2018. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/18b32f92-c824-4b16-a312-147f9e94d212/Hope+at+the+crossroads%3A+Principal+danseur+Romeo+Peralta%E2%80%99s+pandemic+joys+and+struggles+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Hope at the crossroads: Principal danseur Romeo Peralta’s pandemic joys and struggles - Make it stand out Even as he has been confined mostly at home during the past year and half, keeping fit and staying physically active are musts for Romeo. Photo by Sofie Sangco-Peralta https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/11/17/talk-about-dance-anna-pavlova monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/86b2dc17-4746-49f5-ad3c-5a504eddac88/Talk+about+dance+-+Anna+Pavlova+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Anna Pavlova - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/11/15/ballet-manila-in-full-color-purple-reign monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1636959583865-HFGJ3GC5O0FOE3FOLFEW/Purple+1.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Purple reign Ricardo Mallari and Marian Faustino make a purple pair in August Bournonville’s Kermesse in Bruges pas de deux. The duo performed the piece in OPM at OPB (2003) shortly after dancing it as participants in the New York International Ballet Competition. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1636959590270-LPAZYV811OKBYG3TCDAM/Purple+2.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Purple reign Osias Barroso’s Pinocchio (2004) is a jumble of colors as exemplified by this scene showing the lead character, the puppet Pinocchio (Alvin Santos) and the Fox (Francis Cascaño), the latter wearing a deep purple coat, a violet scarf and pink pants. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1636959611321-4ZKA41CMRXU19TD475HF/Purple+3.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Purple reign Lisa Macuja-Elizalde is a vision in violet as the perennially-in-peril Medora while Rudy De Dios is the dashing pirate Conrad always ready to save her in Le Corsaire (2013). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1636959612281-Z1K72KLWT6Z6ZI980GIB/Purple+4.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Purple reign Portraying the king in Ang Prinsipe ng mga Ibon (from Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang, 2008), Marvin Medina wears an Oriental-inspired robe anchored on purple brocade as he greets his daughter Prinsesa Singsing (Yanti Marduli). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1636959620045-UTOZ2YQOPDPQGN7QH6ME/Purple+5.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Purple reign The Plaza del Torro girls literally kick up a storm in a scene from Eric V. Cruz’s Carmen, staged as part of BM 21 (2016), Rissa May Camaclang in violet and Abigail Oliveiro in red. Photo by Kurt Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1636959649168-D3JHSXFFGS18WCGZ4PE1/Purple+6.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Purple reign As the Jester in Swan Lake (2017), Gerardo Francisco draws attention not just with his antics but his get-up which is in a combination of attractive colors, including wine-colored tights and a pair of purple shoes. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1636959654205-RGCBMDW71WYIVVZ3BV6P/Purple+7.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Purple reign Kong Ke Xin as Fairy Godmother makes magic with a wave of her wand and a twirl of her tutu in shades of lavender and lilac in Lisa Macuja’s Cinderella (2018). Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1636959651432-7Z9IWBRXEP8ISFTKKN2K/Purple+8.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Purple reign Pretty-in-purple Jisoo Yang is one of twelve sisters who secretly leave the palace for a night out, confounding their father the king, who find their muddy shoes the morning after. The story is one of three showcased in Tatlo Pang Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (2013). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1636959675866-RCM55Q850UM8S9Q8H9CC/Purple+9.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Purple reign Rudy De Dios as Prince Sigfried wears finery in eggplant color, a stark contrast to the white worn by Giselle (Lisa Macuja-Elizalde) and the rest of the wilis – jilted women turned spirits – in the classic Giselle (2010). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1636959690767-DOV3099IYHAWK2C7JG4N/Purple+10.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in Full Color: Purple reign Purple-colored harem pants and sashes, worn by Mark Sumaylo (left) and Francis Cascaño, draw the eye in this scene from La Bayadere (2013) as they escort Gamzatti (Mylene Aggabao) in white, with the row of Parrot girls behind in red. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/11/11/from-the-mailbox-exemplary-ambassadors-for-their-country monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/84a73833-af16-4e63-9f57-b1d5d1d1bcc4/From+the+Mailbox%3A+%E2%80%98Exemplary+ambassadors+for+their+country%E2%80%99+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - From the Mailbox: ‘Exemplary ambassadors for their country’ - Make it stand out The photo of Ballet Manila’s Gerardo Francisco appears on a poster at one of the festival venues where the company performed in 2004. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/2fe7cab5-02bd-403b-bb2a-7729da736a2e/From+the+Mailbox%3A+%E2%80%98Exemplary+ambassadors+for+their+country%E2%80%99+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - From the Mailbox: ‘Exemplary ambassadors for their country’ - Make it stand out Ballet Manila co-artistic director Osias Barroso (front row, second from right) and the company’s male dancers prepare for a “parade of nations” for the festival’s opening night. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/121079d9-9571-4270-b653-cfd5d6d635d1/From+the+Mailbox%3A+%E2%80%98Exemplary+ambassadors+for+their+country%E2%80%99+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - From the Mailbox: ‘Exemplary ambassadors for their country’ - Make it stand out Aberdeen International Youth Festival artistic director Stephen Stenning writes of Ballet Manila’s artistic merits and its professionalism. Scanned letter from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/66ab1673-3018-4b6a-bddb-d40aef7abd78/Aberdeen+3.jpg Home - From the Mailbox: ‘Exemplary ambassadors for their country’ - Make it stand out Ballet Manila treasurer Susan Macuja (front row, leftmost) joins the group’s female dancers for the opening ceremony of the Aberdeen International Youth Festival. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/11/9/talk-about-dance-alexandra-chauran monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/5925360f-1a2c-4de3-a4f8-a00ae200c6ec/Talk+about+dance+-+Alexandra+Chauran+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk About Dance: Alexandra Chauran - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/11/6/fcnq92mhydsjpf43u4uunnnx7xvgwg monthly 0.5 2021-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1636171087979-VI83PAK6G9V7ZVR13MQG/White+1.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Visions in white In a white tutu covered in feathers, Lisa Macuja-Elizalde poignantly captures the final moments in a swan’s life, as each flap of the wing goes increasingly weaker. The prima ballerina performed Michael Fokine’s The Dying Swan in The Legends and the Classics (2012), with pianist Cecile Licad and cellist Wilfredo Pasamba providing the haunting music by Camille Saint-Saens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1636171083021-0C9KMTCQAWUHLJ47T35J/White+2.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Visions in white White is the only color to wear for a wedding as Sofia Sangco-Peralta and the female entourage do in Dulce, which premiered in Halo-Halo Supreme (2008). In the ballroom-to-ballet dance medley choreographed by Alberto Dimarucut and coached by Brian Babon, friendship and courtship ultimately lead to marriage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1636171088169-MC7TBSV7E5FBV7NDXYJZ/White+3.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Visions in white In the enchanted forest known as the Land of Snow, a flurry of dancing Snowflakes practically glistens in sequin-studded white tutus as they welcome Masha and the Nutcracker/ Prince as the pair goes on their magical Christmas Eve adventure in The Nutcracker (2003). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1636171089317-3F3TKJNQNQ34T9ES1BDN/White+4.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Visions in white Boy meets girl and it is love at first sight. Wearing complementing white outfits, Osias Barroso and Lisa Macuja-Elizalde recreate that night of passion in the title roles of Romeo and Juliet. Sergey Vikulov’s interpretation of the Shakespearean tale was staged as part of An Evening of Tchaikovsky (2004) and that Ballet Manila performance with the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra was dubbed Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1636171092741-RPIHCXA11DA5VYZQFM9I/White+5.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Visions in white Myrtha (Eileen Lopez) is at the grave of Giselle, ready to initiate her as a wili. In the ballet classic Giselle, Myrtha leads the spirits of jilted women – all dressed up in white just like her – in exacting revenge over the men who have wronged them and those who unwittingly wander into their ghostly lair. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1636171097633-VZY6T5HC2YT1O8CX3P5A/White+6.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Visions in white On a moonlit night, the Swan Queen Odette (Abigail Oliveiro) and Prince Siegfried (Mark Sumaylo) reunite with a bevy of swan maidens as their ethereal witnesses. The breathtaking sight is from the classic Swan Lake (2017) , where the couple – denied a happy ending on earth – must pursue it in the hereafter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1636171113077-CAO634FYG8QLEQ4PA0RM/White+7.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Visions in white Sotto Voce is a challenge as it requires the group of six to dance the nearly six-minute choreography of Augustus “Bam” Damian III on pointe. In their flowy white dresses, the ballerinas show off their fine form in a seemingly effortless manner as they dance Sotto Voce in World Stars of Ballet (2012). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1636171106121-Q1L6SL2CENNE4PS35A0T/White+8.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Visions in white Pure and pristine in white, the Algerian Princess (Elena Chernova) and her ladies-in-waiting are in peril as the slave trader Lankadem prepares to sell them off to the highest bidder in Le Corsaire (2010). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1636171116359-FFKNLLSUNNL75WP0J6PG/White+9.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Visions in white It is in the Kingdom of the Shades where Nikiya (Mylene Aggabao), the temple dancer, resurrects after dying from a snake bite unleashed by her rival Gamzatti. In the spectral scene from La Bayadere (2004), Nikiya joins other spirits similarly wearing white, and soon will be reunited with her beloved Solor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1636171137568-CB1JMH7T159AN0Q8YBND/White+10.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Visions in white Enchanting in her exquisite white gown and matching headdress, the nature goddess Luningning (Lisa Macuja-Elizalde) comes back to earth to be the peacemaker between her feuding twins in Alamat: Si Sibol at si Gunaw (2009). In the environmental fable based on Ed Maranan’s story, Luningning successfully reconciles Sibol and Gunaw before flying back to her heavenly home. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/11/4/this-month-in-bm-history-november-2015 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/02f4817c-e1e3-4767-a957-6144a01a687d/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+November+2015+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: November 2015 - Make it stand out Ballet Manila’s expanded Pinocchio production served as a fitting offering for the Christmas season in 2015, as shared in this announcement. Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f8d9c2cc-c20f-4e3e-bb6e-4354c7c163a1/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+November+2015+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: November 2015 - Make it stand out Pinocchio (Alvin Santos) meets dolls, harlequins and clowns in his adventures as told in Osias Barroso’s extended ballet version of Pinocchio. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/5792e882-472d-4d19-a574-450222e5a854/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+November+2015+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: November 2015 - Make it stand out Anselmo Dictado, who shared the title role of Pinocchio with Alvin Santos, graces the cover of the souvenir program. Program from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/4cb69254-efbf-4761-9453-bd9f9b3b0910/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+November+2015+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: November 2015 - Make it stand out The Blue Fairy leads her winged assistants in working her magic to transform the puppet Pinocchio into a boy. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/de3d4384-85c0-43d1-bcd5-e5eb37a215dc/BM+5+%285%29.jpeg Home - This Month in BM History: November 2015 - Make it stand out A new character was introduced – the Pink Fairy, portrayed by actress/ singer Tippy dos Santos, who narrated the story. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/11/1/dramatic-exits-ballet-manila-and-the-art-of-dying-on-stage monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1635733367813-6G9AZZZJ081OXV61TR6P/1.jpeg Home - Dramatic exits: Ballet Manila and the art of dying on stage In Rudy De Dios’ Carmina Burana (2020), King Solom (Romeo Peralta) relentlessly tries to win back his people from the dark side after the otherworldly Atheos lures them to his fold. Solom engages in a furious battle with Atheos but is killed in the process. As the mourners lift the king’s mortal remains, his “soul” (right) wanders off, freed from earthly concerns. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1635733354556-0YS4R0W4KBX0YOFQ31J4/2+%282%29.jpeg Home - Dramatic exits: Ballet Manila and the art of dying on stage Solor (Maxim Chashchegorov) swears eternal love to the temple dancer Nikiya (Lisa Macuja-Elizalde) before the sacred flame in La Bayadere (2004). But unknown to her, he is already committed to Gamzatti. Upon learning of Nikiya, Gamzatti plots with her father the Rajah to get Nikiya bitten by a snake when she dances at the festivities celebrating her engagement to Solor. Though an antidote is offered to Nikiya, she opts to die rather than face life without the remorseful Solor. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1635733373825-K3PRAJEC36R89B5JO1WR/3+%282%29.jpeg Home - Dramatic exits: Ballet Manila and the art of dying on stage It’s not quite death, but it might as well be. A furious Maleficent (Abigail Oliveiro) delivers on her curse to put Princess Aurora (Jasmine Pia Dames) into an eternal slumber in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Sleeping Beauty (2020). But Prince Philip will save the day and revive her with true love’s kiss. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1635733384311-CMAZ8LPN9QGY40N3JBW9/4+%282%29.jpeg Home - Dramatic exits: Ballet Manila and the art of dying on stage In the ballet classic Giselle (2019), the frail-hearted Giselle (Joan Emery Sia) is unable to withstand Albrecht’s betrayal and goes mad before collapsing in her mother’s arms. The groundskeeper Hilarion (Mark Sumaylo) cries in misery as the woman he loves passes on, later to transform into a spirit known as a wili. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1635733425820-HR7AVKDDIIK71GWLMKKH/5+%282%29.jpeg Home - Dramatic exits: Ballet Manila and the art of dying on stage Bathed in the surreal glow of the moon, Odette (Katherine Barkman) and Prince Siegfried (Elpidio Magat) flee, with the enchanted swan maidens below appearing to send them off in Swan Lake (2019). After realizing the sorcerer Von Rothbart has tricked them, making Siegfried fall for the evil double Odile, the couple choose to pursue their happy ending... in the afterlife. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1635733388606-H9QYOYNXKXZ1SMZ3IOXD/6.JPG Home - Dramatic exits: Ballet Manila and the art of dying on stage Carmen (Lisa Macuja-Elizalde), the passionate protagonist of Eric V. Cruz’s Carmen (2003), seduces Don Jose (Osias Barroso) but eventually casts him aside in favor of a bullfighter who has caught her eye. Thrown into a fit of rage and jealousy, the obsessed Don Jose grabs a dagger and stabs Carmen, a shockingly violent death for one who has lived and loved to the fullest. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1635733399322-E7X8K03MSAAXHWCDQ6T1/7+%282%29.jpeg Home - Dramatic exits: Ballet Manila and the art of dying on stage A devastated Romeo (Rudy De Dios) crumples in tears when his best friend Mercutio (Gerardo Francisco) dies following a duel with Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin, in Sergey Vikulov’s Romeo and Juliet (2004). Even though he has fallen in love with Juliet, Romeo vows revenge and kills Tybalt, further widening the rift between their families. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1635733428425-SM0DAKJ9VMHQ1AG6ZPPS/8+%281%29.jpeg Home - Dramatic exits: Ballet Manila and the art of dying on stage Inspired by real-life events leading to the People Power Revolution, with the myth of Spartacus mixed in, Martin Lawrance’s Rebel (2016) unfolds like a history lesson. The opposition leader Benigno (Mark Sumaylo) is felled by an assassin’s bullet, and collapses into the arms of Juan, symbolizing the Filipino Everyman to whom he had dedicated his life. His death eventually fuels the protest of people hungry for freedom. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1635733460992-UK3HID8J693ZD14SND5G/9+%282%29.jpeg Home - Dramatic exits: Ballet Manila and the art of dying on stage An agonized Lady Capulet (Lisa Macuja-Elizalde) grieves over the lifeless body of Tybalt (Arnulfo Andrade) as Lord Capulet (Nonoy Froilan) looks on in a scene from Paul Vasterling’s Romeo and Juliet (2015). Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin, has been slain by Romeo — a member of the opposing clan, the Montagues — following an altercation where Romeo’s friend Mercutio is killed. The ultimate misfortune involving the lovers Romeo and Juliet is still to follow. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1635733435523-8VSJVUID3AU8PODKFKSK/10.jpeg Home - Dramatic exits: Ballet Manila and the art of dying on stage In Giselle (2019), Hilarion (Joshua Enciso) goes to Giselle’s grave to mourn her, but, having wandered into the territory of the wilis, he faces a severe consequence. The merciless Myrtha, queen of the wilis, exacts revenge on the trespasser and directs the maiden spirits to force Hilarion to dance until he dies. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1635733440885-PJF8J2MIWBXO9LU2UR9U/11.jpeg Home - Dramatic exits: Ballet Manila and the art of dying on stage Heartbreak caps the complicated romance of Violetta (Abigail Oliveiro) and Alfredo (Mark Sumaylo) in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s interpretation of La Traviata (2020). Although willing to choose love over riches, Violetta lets Alfredo go upon his father’s pleas. Without telling him the real reason for her decision, she incurs his wrath. When he finally learns the truth, he goes to her to make amends but it is too late as she has fallen ill. Alfredo weeps as he cradles Violetta and life is snuffed out of her like a flame. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1635733473846-EFB4FL32YZRRQE8H0TSZ/12.jpeg Home - Dramatic exits: Ballet Manila and the art of dying on stage The Shakesperean romantic tragedy that is Romeo and Juliet finds an emotion-fraught ballet interpretation by Paul Vasterling in 2015. Planning to evade their warring clans by escaping with Romeo, Juliet (Katherine Barkman) agrees to drink a sleeping potion. But she awakens to find Romeo (Rudy De Dios) lifeless after he had earlier found her and assumed she was dead. The anguished Juliet then decides to take her own life too. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1635733473291-YMEJVWPW06YAH1AV7XUY/13.jpeg Home - Dramatic exits: Ballet Manila and the art of dying on stage After taking a bite of the poisoned apple, the heroine in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Snow White (Joan Emery Sia), restaged in 2019, falls into a sleeping death. Laid on a flower-bedecked resting place in the middle of a forest, the huntsman and his family mourn the loss of the young girl. Fortunately, the prince (Elpidio Magat) comes along and gives the princess a life-saving kiss. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1635733484993-3YX0QYPKGFS5L6NZZL97/14.jpeg Home - Dramatic exits: Ballet Manila and the art of dying on stage On the brink of death, a woman (Lisa Macuja-Elizalde) has one final wish to ask of her partner (Rudy De Dios). As the title of Augustus “Bam” Damian III’s choreography indicates, it is to read her The Last Poem (2012). The dying woman somehow still manages to also have one last dance with her beloved. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/10/29/of-scoundrels-and-witches-ballets-bad-guys-and-gals monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1635474086078-G35CX9DIKNX7P9XJW0JX/Bad+1.jpg Home - Of scoundrels and witches: Ballet’s bad guys and gals - Witch Queen Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Snow White opens with a scene dubbed as The Queen’s Facial where the envious queen – who is actually a witch – is pampered and beautified by palace helpers. By herself, she then preens before the magic mirror with her “reflection” (performed by another dancer) keeping in sync with all her movements. Though possessing beauty and riches, she is still intimidated by the innocent Snow White and plots to have her killed. In this 2019 staging, the queen is portrayed by Abigail Oliveiro and her reflection by Emma Harris. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1635474111076-1AAWNMUBXFSZZZ1L3K5K/Bad+2.JPG Home - Of scoundrels and witches: Ballet’s bad guys and gals - Ahab In Ang Mahiwagang Biyulin, one of the stories comprising Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang, Ahab is the exploitative employer who makes the hapless Rodrigo work for two years without fair compensation. Ahab gets his comeuppance when Rodrigo gets hold of an enchanted violin that, when played, makes the unscrupulous boss unable to stop dancing to its music. Marcus Tolentino is Ahab to Gerardo Francisco’s Rodrigo in the Lola Basyang premiere in 2008. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1635474112646-QKKWRCR536ZNKMT404XM/Bad+3.jpg Home - Of scoundrels and witches: Ballet’s bad guys and gals - Stepmother and Stepsisters Keeping true to the spirit of the popular fairy tale, Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Cinderella bares a scheming Stepmother (John Balagot) and a pair of naughty-and-not-so-nice Stepsisters (Jessica Pearl Dames and Rissa May Camaclang) in this show staged in 2019. The spiteful trio makes life a living hell for Cinderella, but through it all, the young woman remains kind-hearted and is rewarded with a visit from her fairy godmother who makes it possible for her to attend the grand ball at the palace and meet her future prince. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1635474203378-BAE6A4PXS9MB1QOGNIND/Bad+4.JPG Home - Of scoundrels and witches: Ballet’s bad guys and gals - Gunaw Gunaw lives up to his name which means doom. He is the evil twin in Alamat: Si Sibol at si Gunaw, a ballet based on the environmental tale written by Ed Maranan. Gunaw is bent on destroying nature while his sister Sibol is the plant lover and nurturer who takes after their mother, the goddess Luningning. The nasty Gunaw is later redeemed, thanks to Luningning’s intercession, and reconciles with Sibol amid a once again thriving forest. Francis Cascaño played the menacing Gunaw when the ballet – choreographed by Osias Barroso and Gerardo Francisco – premiered in 2009. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1635474251697-JZKZMYF4D04UFSFCDUUD/Bad+5.JPG Home - Of scoundrels and witches: Ballet’s bad guys and gals - Giants Stone giants and their minions send the villagers of Tongkiang scurrying in Ang Prinsipe ng mga Ibon, one of the stories featured in Severino Reyes’ Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang which premiered in 2008. With the home of his beloved princess in peril, the Bird Prince swoops in with his winged warriors to drive away the invaders. With their victory, the prince thinks that the king will at last give his blessing for him to marry the princess, but he is sadly mistaken. Prinsesa Singsing then makes the bold choice of becoming a bird herself so she can live with her prince. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1635474239336-F5F3VLFWFTP7I81JTO6L/Bad+6.jpg Home - Of scoundrels and witches: Ballet’s bad guys and gals - Maleficent In Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Sleeping Beauty, Maleficent is slighted that she has not been invited to Princess Aurora’s christening while the other fairies are all present. The scorned witch makes her wrath known, ruining the festivities as she curses the baby, who is plunged into eternal sleep upon turning sixteen. In its premiere run in 2020, Abigail Oliveiro played Maleficent to haughty perfection. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1635474304596-00DD4E65QIHYQBUTST8V/Bad+7.JPG Home - Of scoundrels and witches: Ballet’s bad guys and gals - Prinsipe Pedro and Prinsipe Diego It should have been a shared moment of triumph for the three princes, brothers Pedro Diego and Juan, in Gerardo Francisco’s Ibong Adarna. After all, Juan had managed to capture the elusive bird with the healing voice that would cure their ailing father. But instead, the two older princes conspire to steal the prized catch from their brother and leave him for dead in the jungle. Despite their wrongdoing, Juan in the end still manages to forgive them. In the production restaged in 2019, Romeo Peralta and Elpidio Magat played the conniving Diego and Pedro, respectively, while Anselmo Dictado was their unwitting victim. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1635474306490-3KY38OALH69Z3XZKOE6X/Bad+8.jpg Home - Of scoundrels and witches: Ballet’s bad guys and gals - Atheos Rudy De Dios’ Carmina Burana – based on medieval poems set to music by Carl Orff – explores the eternal fight between good and evil, with the latter personified by Atheos. With his underworld army, Atheos seeks to conquer the kingdom of Tezra, tempting its people and leading them to sin and vice as the king Solom – and later, his successor Spero – tries to win them over to the righteous side with the help of the divine being Agape. Atheos was played to the hilt by John Balagot in the premiere of Carmina Burana in 2020. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/10/27/for-principal-ballerina-pia-dames-the-dancing-never-stops monthly 0.5 2021-10-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/6056357a-4547-4cc2-9a6e-3812f5cb25f2/For+principal+ballerina+Pia+Dames%2C+the+dancing+never+stops++2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - For principal ballerina Pia Dames, the dancing never stops - Make it stand out When the pandemic is over, Pia Dames wants to dance as Kitri again, as she first did in the full-length version of Don Quixote in 2017. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/77af581c-5572-4ae6-b543-dbd68878a2ad/For+principal+ballerina+Pia+Dames%2C+the+dancing+never+stops+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - For principal ballerina Pia Dames, the dancing never stops - Make it stand out Principal dancer Jasmine Pia Dames tries to consistently fill her days with ballet classes and strengthening workouts. Photo from Pia Dames’ Instagram page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/42a7f013-8b8a-4bac-baa4-47baa97e7943/For+principal+ballerina+Pia+Dames%2C+the+dancing+never+stops++3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - For principal ballerina Pia Dames, the dancing never stops - Make it stand out Stretching exercises as part of her workout program have helped Pia extend the range of her flexibility. Photo from Pia Dames’ Instagram page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/fac92377-b0da-443f-bfe7-3ecd4d71dd1d/For+principal+ballerina+Pia+Dames%2C+the+dancing+never+stops++4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - For principal ballerina Pia Dames, the dancing never stops - Make it stand out Twins Pia (right) and Pearl Dames have a little bit of fun with their mom, Maria Hawkins, in front of Ballet Manila’s Sleeping Beauty poster with Pia cast in the lead in January 2020. Photo by Ramon Angelia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/7a0cbf7b-113f-4509-98bd-c3b07935ec7e/For+principal+ballerina+Pia+Dames%2C+the+dancing+never+stops++5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - For principal ballerina Pia Dames, the dancing never stops - Make it stand out Dancing in a mall show in November 2020 was a bit scary, says Pia, but she was also happy since it was the first time she and sister Pearl performed on stage in eight months. Photo from Pia Dames’ Instagram page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/cc5026c4-6ddd-4f13-8fce-ee087afa809f/For+principal+ballerina+Pia+Dames%2C+the+dancing+never+stops++6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - For principal ballerina Pia Dames, the dancing never stops - Make it stand out Partnered by fellow principal dancer Romeo Peralta, Pia danced as Princess Aurora in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Sleeping Beauty in January 2020. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/6b93bdfe-3b16-4c0d-b36b-650469f5b4ea/For+principal+ballerina+Pia+Dames%2C+the+dancing+never+stops++7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - For principal ballerina Pia Dames, the dancing never stops - Make it stand out Pia says taking care of pet rabbits (Bugsy is with her in the photo) and tending plants have helped keep her sane in the past year and a half. Photo from Pia Dames’ Instagram page https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/10/24/around-the-world-on-the-ballet-manila-stage-second-of-two-parts monthly 0.5 2021-10-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1635063155527-YMEZO3C1BP94JE62A1OU/12.jpeg Home - Around the world on the Ballet Manila stage (Second of two parts) Katherine Barkman soars, literally, in this scene from Martin Lawrance’s Rebel where she was cast as Corazon, with Lisa Macuja-Elizalde as Inang Bayan. Aside from the People Power Revolution and Spartacus mash-up, Katherine made her full-length debut in such classics as Romeo and Juliet, Swan Lake, Giselle and Don Quixote with Ballet Manila. She is now dancing with The Washington Ballet. Photo by Ian Santos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1635063137082-7R5SDUGG45N6N7YSMLH2/13.jpeg Home - Around the world on the Ballet Manila stage (Second of two parts) Being with Ballet Manila in 2019 was Hyuma Kiyosawa’s first company experience. Before starting work with the Chicago-based Joffrey Ballet in July of that year, he chose to go to the Philippines from his hometown of Nagano to take classes with the company for a few months. He ended up being cast in the end-of-season production, Deux, where he danced the Ali Variation from Le Corsaire (above) as well as Diane et Acteon and alternating in the lead of Bam Damian’s Aramica. Photo by Ian Santos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1635063202456-W9ECDF7GWHUFN0448AKE/14.jpeg Home - Around the world on the Ballet Manila stage (Second of two parts) Russian ballerina Elena Chernova alternates in the role of Medora in this 2010 staging of the pirate adventure, Le Corsaire (2010). One of the most famous scenes in the ballet, the Living Garden lives up to its name with the ballerinas akin to dainty pink roses blooming right in front of one’s eyes. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1635063209063-TSKHRM4R4TYPHPVLUF7B/15.jpeg Home - Around the world on the Ballet Manila stage (Second of two parts) Petite and pixie-like Tiffany Chiang-Janolo is the personification of love as Amour in Don Quixote (2012). It was a particularly memorable role for the Australian as it was the first one given to her right after she signed a contract with Ballet Manila. Amour may also have worked its magic in real life as Tiff eventually fell in love with and married rehearsal master Jonathan Janolo. The two now live in Melbourne and have a son. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1635063208830-ZKDDYIKUXN94ES32EUA5/16.jpeg Home - Around the world on the Ballet Manila stage (Second of two parts) Deepika Ravindran (leftmost) of Mumbai, India came to the Philippines when students in a dance school she co-owned enrolled in Ballet Manila’s summer intensive program. The partnership between the two institutions soon grew, with Deepika later getting a chance to teach Bollywood in the BM school and to take Vaganova lessons herself. In 2017, she was able to perform in Gerardo Francisco’s Ibong Adarna. This photo was taken with the Adarna lead cast members including artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde (fifth from left) as the queen. Photo from Deepika Ravindran’s Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1635063260277-FT9V3V8ZC3O2W4WREO92/17.jpg Home - Around the world on the Ballet Manila stage (Second of two parts) In 1998, Russian Viktor Saveliev came to the Philippines as a guest ballet master of Ballet Manila. For the company’s The Nutcracker that year, he and then principal dancer Osias Barroso were tasked to make revisions to the choreography of Vassily Vainonen. Saveliev was also cast as Drosselmeyer in the Christmas ballet. The character gives a toy nutcracker to Masha which becomes a hit during the Christmas Eve festivities and becomes a human prince. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1635063263758-90EVI8ZD5YISHBIS0MVN/18.jpeg Home - Around the world on the Ballet Manila stage (Second of two parts) For Akari Ida of Saitama, Japan, enrolling in Ballet Manila’s summer intensive program in 2018 led to a stint with Ballet Manila that included dancing in productions such as La Bayadere, Le Corsaire and Cinderella. In 2019, the sweet and shy ballerina transformed into the malevolent Myrtha, queen of the wilis, in Giselle which was staged at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1635064067643-F4V33UCAY3F3QKV06ZPJ/19.jpeg Home - Around the world on the Ballet Manila stage (Second of two parts) Hana Oh (right) of Korea was the Fairy Godmother to Jennifer Olayvar’s Sinderela, the heroine in Hazel Sabas-Gower’s Sinderela (2012). In the modern adaptation of the popular fairy tale Cinderella, the benevolent godmother calls on a variety of nature spirits to help the young lass so she can audition for a talent search. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1635064041256-EYH99PAECGDK4Z5XHOD2/20.jpeg Home - Around the world on the Ballet Manila stage (Second of two parts) Resti Oktaviani of Indonesia performs as part of Can’t Take My Eyes Off You, a song performed by Christian Bautista in Ballet & Ballads (2018). Ballet & Ballads is a signature Ballet Manila series that combines ballet and pop music, featuring celebrity performers as guest artists. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1635064083191-XAGTSSVE23EKFE00KMUY/21.jpeg Home - Around the world on the Ballet Manila stage (Second of two parts) Shortly after starting her contract with Ballet Manila in 2018, Malaysian Kong Ke Xin was cast as the Fairy Godmother in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Cinderella. She didn’t know that it was Lisa herself who had originated that role and when she did, it made her nervous. But she grew into the role and loved granting Cinderella’s wish – although in real life, it was Ke Xin’s own dream that had come true. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/10/24/around-the-world-on-the-ballet-manila-stage monthly 0.5 2021-10-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1635038210982-Y0NFZKWMQIE8RNDSTOWE/1.jpeg Home - Around the world on the Ballet Manila stage (First of two parts) As Medora in Le Corsaire (2018), Abigail Oliveiro gets the chance to perform a lead role that’s light in tone, in contrast to tragic ballet heroines such as the cursed Odette in Swan Lake and the jilted Giselle in Giselle, both of which she has also danced. Abi, who is from Melbourne, Australia, is now a principal dancer with Ballet Manila. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1635038230542-8ZSF0L0ZG7THKHQ53Q7J/2+%282%29.jpeg Home - Around the world on the Ballet Manila stage (First of two parts) Indonesian Yanti Marduli gets the plum role of Sibol in the environmental fable, Alamat: Si Sibol at si Gunaw in 2009. Based on the children’s book by Ed Maranan, Sibol is the good twin who revives the forest destroyed by her brother Gunaw by planting seeds that through her care soon grow and flourish. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1635038229677-PD7OZNGW2Z51I6UOB3PA/3+%282%29.jpeg Home - Around the world on the Ballet Manila stage (First of two parts) Andrei Katuntsev, former soloist of the Krasnoyarsk Ballet, has the distinction of being Ballet Manila’s first resident artist when he danced with the company for an entire season in 1996. In Osias Barroso’s Gabriela ng Vigan, he was cast as the Spanish Soldier, one of the anchor roles in the dance-drama where he confronts the rebellious Gabriela portrayed by Lisa Macuja. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1635038234851-1HI4ESBS34V5A72C0T6D/4+%282%29.jpeg Home - Around the world on the Ballet Manila stage (First of two parts) Growing up in Hiroshima, Sayaka Ishibashi traveled to England and the United States in pursuit of her ballet dreams before finding a home in Ballet Manila. With the company, she danced in classics such as Le Corsaire, Giselle and Les Sylphides. In this photo, she dances as Cinderella in Sleeping Beauty (2020) where her character is a friend of Princess Aurora. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1635038270400-IWFIE60SQKWBRQREMQFV/5+%282%29.jpeg Home - Around the world on the Ballet Manila stage (First of two parts) Quiet and shy, Violet Hong bloomed on the Ballet Manila stage as she would assume a whole new persona in every production. Dancing in such ballets as Swan Lake (above, 2014), La Bayadere, Le Corsaire and Carmen, she found confidence and strength as a ballerina. She has returned to Malaysia where she now runs and teaches in a dance school with her husband, former Ballet Manila soloist Alfren Salgado while also raising their son together. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1635038249949-334FTRGT6HOW9ARRT2YV/6+%282%29.jpeg Home - Around the world on the Ballet Manila stage (First of two parts) A chip off the old block, Eva Chatal dreamt of becoming a professional ballet dancer like her parents. From Portugal, Eva came all the way to the Philippines and had the chance to do both classical and contemporary roles. In Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Sleeping Beauty (2020), she played one of the queens, the mother of Prince Philip who is paired with Princess Aurora. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1635038258314-S6MA9UX95GIXNEPVAO9E/7+%282%29.jpeg Home - Around the world on the Ballet Manila stage (First of two parts) Kotomi Narai, who is from Japan, was happy and scared to come to the Philippines when she received a company artist contract in 2018 after finishing Ballet Manila’s summer intensive program. Kotomi adjusted quite well and was soon taking on different roles, including dancing the Odalisque Variation in Le Corsaire (2018). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1635038278237-DH8LVC4MYEVWLJ6DJBSX/8+%281%29.jpeg Home - Around the world on the Ballet Manila stage (First of two parts) Precision and grace are exemplified in the famed Kingdom of the Shades and this Anindya Febrina got to do in the La Bayadere excerpt featured in BM 21 in 2016. Anindya is back in her native Indonesia, still very much into ballet which is her one true passion. Photo by Kurt Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1635038272553-41L85KD6EDZV1N83B3RD/9.jpeg Home - Around the world on the Ballet Manila stage (First of two parts) Xiu Ling Tan of Malaysia had to adjust to the fast pace of Ballet Manila. In 2014, her first year with the company, she was part of the classics Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty and Martin Lawrance’s contemporary piece Misfit or Maverick (above). Despite an injury that sidelined her for quite some time, Ling was able to return onstage and counts being in the corps of her favorite ballet, Giselle, as a most memorable experience. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1635038276671-VLW1DZS69R589QOT0IF3/10.jpeg Home - Around the world on the Ballet Manila stage (First of two parts) Heewon Cho takes her turn as Odile, the Black Swan from Swan Lake, in this spot number in Ballet & Ballads (2018). The ballerina from Korea got to perform both classical and contemporary fare while with Ballet Manila. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1635040148733-KDK14864CUB17KPKQGMN/11.jpeg Home - Around the world on the Ballet Manila stage (First of two parts) Ballet has always been part of Nanami Hasegawa’s life. Though not trained in the Vaganova method, the Japan-born ballerina soon caught up after signing up with Ballet Manila. Despite the struggles, Nanami enjoyed dancing particularly the classics, and in this scene from Les Sylphides (2019) shows sheer exuberance. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/10/21/swan-lake-unlocking-the-mystery-of-odette-and-odile monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1634781806261-RH6N9RSL41TBHL7R6OMJ/Swan+Lake%3A+Unlocking+the+mystery+of+Odette+and+Odile+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Swan Lake: Unlocking the mystery of Odette and Odile - Make it stand out To stage its first full-length Swan Lake in 1996, Ballet Manila “imported” the Krasnoyarsk Ballet to make a full cast. Prima ballerina Lisa Macuja-Elizalde danced the dual role of Odette and Odile opposite Vassily Polushin as Siegfried. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1634782018895-07FKQWFO9LWXU36F256L/Swan+Lake%3A+Unlocking+the+mystery+of+Odette+and+Odile+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Swan Lake: Unlocking the mystery of Odette and Odile - Make it stand out In 2003, Ballet Manila was big enough to mount Swan Lake with an all-Filipino cast, with Lisa Macuja-Elizalde taking on the dual role once more. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1634782127191-9QFX728HXOA5Y1KHU1TF/Swan+Lake%3A+Unlocking+the+mystery+of+Odette+and+Odile+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Swan Lake: Unlocking the mystery of Odette and Odile - Make it stand out Ballet Manila pioneer Elline Damian channels the movements of a swan, one good-natured, the other scheming, in the 2003 staging of Swan Lake. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1634782236780-NKIKI0OQFDMM4VAZQTZ4/Swan+Lake%3A+Unlocking+the+mystery+of+Odette+and+Odile+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Swan Lake: Unlocking the mystery of Odette and Odile - Make it stand out Two dancers used to perform the roles of Odette and Odile until eventually, only one ballerina had to it as Mylene Aggabao did in 2003. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1634783458202-1TWGLA35QJ5TZ8YA93KZ/Swan+Lake%3A+Unlocking+the+mystery+of+Odette+and+Odile+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Swan Lake: Unlocking the mystery of Odette and Odile - Make it stand out Just before joining The Joffrey Ballet in 2005, Christine Rocas danced as Odette and Odile in Ballet Manila’s production of Swan Lake that same year. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1634783636761-2K30LWF1XF0RICG4I4PB/Swan+Lake%3A+Unlocking+the+mystery+of+Odette+and+Odile+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Swan Lake: Unlocking the mystery of Odette and Odile - Make it stand out “The White Swan is water – very fluid and transparent; and the Black Swan is fire – seductive, strong, alluring and dangerous,” describes Joan Emery Sia of the Odette/Odile role which she danced in 2017. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1634784370442-IU058EOMLQN8MUKMLSCI/Swan+8.jpeg Home - Swan Lake: Unlocking the mystery of Odette and Odile - Make it stand out Katherine Barkman, now with The Washington Ballet, made her full-length Swan Lake debut in 2017 with Ballet Manila. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1634784273947-PXDAJV8B36MDNWW5REQ6/Swan+Lake%3A+Unlocking+the+mystery+of+Odette+and+Odile+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Swan Lake: Unlocking the mystery of Odette and Odile - Make it stand out From White Swan to Black Swan, the challenge for the ballerina is to portray two contrasting characters in one production, as Abigail Oliveiro experienced in 2017, her first time to dance the dual role. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/10/19/ballet-manila-moments-the-male-corps-of-ballet-manila monthly 0.5 2021-10-19 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/10/19/ballet-manila-moments-the-female-corps-of-ballet-manila monthly 0.5 2021-10-19 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/10/15/talk-about-dance-lora-kiddo monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1634273844467-UGUYV6D35874E19BRBTD/Talk+about+dance%3A+Lora+Kiddo+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Lora Kiddo - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/10/13/ballet-manila-in-full-color-think-pink monthly 0.5 2021-10-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1634117400611-SSO2ZPYO6LPIV7Y3419Z/Pink+1.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Think pink Abigail Oliveiro as Gulnara personifies “pretty in pink,” beaming with the love she feels for Conrad in Le Corsaire (2018), not knowing that many twists still await them before they can sail off to their happy ending. Photo by Ian Santos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1634117376566-5QG66KUMFFYMPN4K9S1D/Pink+2.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Think pink As the lead ballerina in Tony Fabella’s neoclassical Dancing to Verdi (performed in OPM at OPB in 2003), Lisa Macuja-Elizalde wears a pink dress in a style that highlights movements spanning from showy to dreamy. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1634117401466-2SXZTX0T98EXH7Z3YRD3/Pink+3.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Think pink With a pink underskirt and similarly colored ribbons and ruffled lace as trim, the tutu of Jennifer Rose Olayvar comes off as understated yet frilly. It’s the perfect choice for the role of Lise in La Fille Mal Gardee (2008), the farm-set ballet comedy that may be light and frothy but actually packs a wallop in dancing. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1634117412843-0GE2MXDBR63EZLH9I2N8/Pink+4+%281%29.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Think pink Personifying the quintessential ballerina, Loraine Gaile Jarlega chooses a pink tutu to dance the Fairy Doll Variation in the 2017 Asian Grand Prix. Before going to Hong Kong for the international competition, she performed the same piece in a preview show called Flight in Manila. Gaile would later emerge as a finalist at the AGP. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1634117443972-I22JDGCVO4XDUVRKCI7B/Pink+5.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Think pink Actress Chin Chin Gutierrez makes a special appearance in Ballet Manila’s 2010 restaging of Giselle. As the duchess Bathilde, elegantly clothed in a gown and headdress of brocade in the shade of cerise, she tells the gawking Giselle (Lisa Macuja-Elizalde) that she too is getting married, both not knowing that they are engaged to the same man. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1634117429762-BV7A6BYT3NZQ3HRO85GJ/Pink+6.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Think pink Nicole Barroso is clad in a tutu in a subtle shade of pink accented with mint green trimmings as she performs as Gulnara, the trusted fried of Medora in the pirate caper, Le Corsaire (2018). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1634117436936-WEF8EGYI7152YOHCBDV6/Pink+7.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Think pink In a move often described as unusual for her character, Mylene Aggabao as Nikiya in La Bayadere (2004) attempts to stab Gamzatti with a knife. But the uncharacteristic and rather drastic step may be explained by the rage Nikiya feels when Gamzatti tells her she is marrying Solor when the latter had already pledged love to her before the sacred flame. Interestingly, Nikiya is wearing a delicate shade of pink that in itself seems to be a contrast to such an intense scene. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1634117455314-UMBLDV9YF9CVC2SHKC0I/Pink+8.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Think pink Jammin’, premiering in Heart 2 Heart (2014), featured Manuel Elizalde playing on the trumpet and his uncle Robert Atchison on the violin as a bevy of 16 ballerinas danced around them in tutus of assorted colors and designs. Three of the dancers are shown here, the last one – Honyoung Yang – wearing pink. Also in photo are Marina Bull (next to Honyoung) and Abigail Oliveiro. Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1634117454312-470R8EA8OFC55ADOIVUG/Pink+9.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Think pink As one of the wicked stepsisters in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Cinderella (2016), Emma Harris dances as gaudily as the dress she is in, one that’s reminiscent of flamingos and abundant with an array of garish details. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1634117472344-28ES29RRVBV8DIR798KB/Pink+10.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Think pink In the two-act version of Osias Barroso’s Pinocchio (2015), a storyteller known as the Pink Fairy is introduced. Actress-singer Tippy Dos Santos sings the signature tune, When you Wish Upon a Star, in what else but a gown – and wings! – that befit her character’s name. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/10/11/in-their-own-words-soloist-john-ralph-balagot-on-performing-supporting-roles monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1633934227640-5O516SA817O7ITVXYAV7/In+Their+Own+Words%3A+Soloist+John+Ralph+Balagot+on+performing+supporting+roles+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - In Their Own Words: Soloist John Ralph Balagot on performing supporting roles - Make it stand out As a soloist, John Ralph Balagot looks forward to dancing supporting roles such as Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet to better prepare him for possibly dancing lead roles in the future. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/10/8/this-month-in-bm-history-october-2008 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1633656950962-NCQWHU7XEAFDCSWQM1DK/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+October+2008+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: October 2008 - Make it stand out A review in Business Mirror says La Fille Mal Gardee deserves to be seen and danced more often. Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1633657151504-FKBWQIGS15ZPQTDKDE7K/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+October+2008+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: October 2008 - Make it stand out Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Rudy De Dios, as Lise and Colas, manage to steal some time together to celebrate with their friends on the farm. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1633658389978-DR357DP2DVH1WXAM6MSN/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+October+2008+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: October 2008 - Make it stand out The show, set in the countryside, opens with dancing hens and a rooster. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1633657333511-GVD8R163CHJX8CENY5N0/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+October+2008++3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: October 2008 - Make it stand out As Mother Simone, Jonathan Janolo steals the show with his antics, with a little help from Marcus Tolentino as the wealthy Thomas. Photo by Ocs Alvarez. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1633659694561-QW1HSDPS6KAJCNWLV4JZ/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+October+2008+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: October 2008 - Make it stand out La Fille Mal Gardee in October 2018 was the third time for Ballet Manila to stage the comic ballet choreographed by Sergey Vikulov. Program from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/10/7/lola-basyang-goes-to-the-ballet monthly 0.5 2021-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1633574423987-DWLJOE3Z13XLB5NJBI9X/%E2%80%98Lola+Basyang%E2%80%99+goes+to+the+ballet+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - ‘Lola Basyang’ goes to the ballet - Make it stand out Luz Fernandez as Lola Basyang keeps her audience of kids absorbed in the stories she tells them in Ballet Manila’s Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1633574813098-ZDCBZUB5B0TU90VIL5HZ/%E2%80%98Lola+Basyang%E2%80%99+goes+to+the+ballet+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - ‘Lola Basyang’ goes to the ballet - Make it stand out Lola Basyang is the iconic storyteller of Philippine literature, perched on her rocking chair with a book of countless tales in her arms. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/10/5/in-their-own-words-lisa-macuja-elizalde-on-teaching-ballet monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1633394170260-UFUKT8G08683JQBL162P/In+Their+Own+Words%3A+Lisa+Macuja-Elizalde+on+teaching+ballet+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - In Their Own Words: Lisa Macuja-Elizalde on teaching ballet - Make it stand out With the prevailing pandemic restrictions, ballet classes and recitals have gone virtual. Lisa has had to adjust to teaching ballet online and cope with attendant challenges. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/10/4/spinning-ballets-about-spiders-and-other-intriguing-creatures monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1633322493115-MQHE3RTTCZNOZIYQILOQ/Arachnida.jpeg Home - Spinning ballets about spiders and other intriguing creatures - Arachnida Agnes Locsin’s choreographic talent and fertile imagination are simultaneously highlighted in Arachnida, one of Ballet Manila’s trademark contemporary pieces often included in its Ballet & Ballads road shows and special productions. After all, she’s interpreting the movements of a pair of mating spiders. The result? A sensual, if not risqué, pas de deux that always commands attention. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1633322504407-AB6PK2U79RD2BMDP0S63/Corvus.jpeg Home - Spinning ballets about spiders and other intriguing creatures - Corvus In Corvus, Ballet Manila resident choreographer Gerardo Francisco Jr. studies the crow which is often perceived as a “bad bird” for its black color and sinister look. Fast, aggressive movements set to the music of Hans Zimmer characterize the choreography. Performed with minimal lighting, with the male dancers’ eyes rimmed in black, Corvus comes off as mysterious just like the bird it was named after. Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1633322522534-4QGZGN5X3MKPG2ZNEQ3P/Velvet+Wings.jpeg Home - Spinning ballets about spiders and other intriguing creatures - Velvet Wings The graceful flight of butterflies, touching upon one flower to another in a home garden, inspired Spanish choreographer David Campos Cantero to craft Velvet Wings. As they move on stage, the dancers reflect the beauty and fragility of the butterflies. While the piece may portray a playful character, it really makes a pitch for environmental awareness and protection so that these winged creatures can survive. Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1633322494204-LGWOXOS2I5SXYAB66LY2/Kiti-Kiti.jpeg Home - Spinning ballets about spiders and other intriguing creatures - Kiti-Kiti Kiti-Kiti stays true to the wildly kinetic nature of the creature is it based on. Just like the mosquito larvae or kiti-kiti, this choreography by Gerardo Francisco Jr. simply doesn’t stay still. It wriggles, it wiggles, it jumps and it tumbles in an exhilarating two-minute exploration of movement. Created as a competition piece, it helped secure the gold for Joshua Enciso at the CCP Ballet Competition in 2018. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1633322487640-KFAIK70O7R01AWIXIUT6/Agila.jpeg Home - Spinning ballets about spiders and other intriguing creatures - Agila In simulating an eagle through Agila, choreographer Agnes Locsin wanted to channel the bird’s renowned power and might. Agila was commissioned by Ballet Manila as a competition piece in 2003, using the ethnic rhythms of musician Joey Ayala. Gerardo Francisco Jr., who originated the role, describes that sharp, forceful movements were used to convey the strength said to be inherent in the eagle. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/10/3/25-life-lessons-i-learned-from-ballet monthly 0.5 2021-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1633224201715-Q2CXY2RIO5RHSY986K9P/25+life+lessons+I+learned+from+ballet+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 life lessons I learned from ballet - Make it stand out As a student at the prestigious Leningrad Choreographic Institute in Russia, Lisa soldiered through the difficult ballet classes, homesickness, and culture shock. She graduated in 1984 at the top of her class. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1633224569606-3XS1RX6ZPH97TLOE2Z6P/25+life+lessons+I+learned+from+ballet+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 life lessons I learned from ballet - Make it stand out It was the first day of Ballet Manila's Christmas break in 2013 but Lisa was seen sweating it out at the barre with her regular routine. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1633224991927-BF8KO0URJZ5SU1EUWK4H/25+life+lessons+I+learned+from+ballet+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 life lessons I learned from ballet - Make it stand out Tatiana Udalenkova spent countless hours personally mentoring Lisa – perfecting her technique until the movement flowed from her core and became second nature. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1633225168657-HT3AUALX50NS4ST1CPUS/25+life+lessons+I+learned+from+ballet+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 life lessons I learned from ballet - Make it stand out Basking in the company of her parents, Cesar and Susan Macuja, and mentors Sergei Vikulov and Tatiana Udalenkova, Lisa enjoyed a strong support system that allowed her to power through the many challenges of learning ballet in Russia. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1633225743820-VL99J9KGMNKN9E9KIXO7/25+life+lessons+I+learned+from+ballet+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 life lessons I learned from ballet - Make it stand out In an article that came out in the Philippine Daily Inquirer in 2011, Lisa talked about finding that balance to stay strong, fit, and healthy. Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1633226024675-U0Q5GI6DH1CTR4T7VMJU/25+life+lessons+I+learned+from+ballet+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 life lessons I learned from ballet - Make it stand out An already made up Lisa warms up in the kitchen corridors with the chefs, waiters, busboys and other staff running around shortly before a performance for the Arts Council of Cebu Foundation’s 50th anniversary in 2010. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1633226129856-CU4U48GW0W6UB76TXNYM/25+life+lessons+I+learned+from+ballet+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 life lessons I learned from ballet - Make it stand out A 1989 cover story of The Sunday Times Magazine, featured the young Lisa overcoming obstacles on and off the stage through hard work, perseverance, and quick thinking on her toes. Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1633226535597-9857XO4N09W86K3BXHNQ/25+life+lessons+I+learned+from+ballet+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 life lessons I learned from ballet - Make it stand out Dancing as a Snowflake in The Nutcracker production of the Leningrad Choreographic School, Lisa’s hair was caught in the backdrop, driving her to tears. Two years later, in 1984, Lisa redeemed herself when she debuted as Masha in the same ballet (above). Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1633226660578-2L2T4JP0JKUQLRTAJ6TU/25+life+lessons+I+learned+from+ballet+9+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 life lessons I learned from ballet - Make it stand out In 1984, Lisa slipped while performing Harlequinade with Bhakytgan Smagulov at the Kirov Theater. Backstage, a devastated Lisa found herself unexpectedly comforted by the legendary Natalia Dudinskaya who told her it was more acceptable for a ballerina to fall while dancing beautifully than never to fall but dance terribly. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1633226839145-F0LBYUQG497B4MU1DFW1/25+life+lessons+I+learned+from+ballet+10+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 life lessons I learned from ballet - Make it stand out With a mission to bring ballet to the people, Lisa has led Ballet Manila in performing the classics numerous times in an unlikely venue – the basketball court. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1633228080782-YSP3AH5AEH34V903O4Y7/25+life+lessons+I+learned+from+ballet+11+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 life lessons I learned from ballet - Make it stand out Dancing as Odette in Swan Lake, Lisa knows the importance of teamwork to achieve those magical moments particularly when the corps de ballet moves as one. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1633228607189-05J203I1A16M40UT2J11/25+life+lessons+I+learned+from+ballet+12+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 life lessons I learned from ballet - Make it stand out Co-artistic directors Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Osias Barroso have been true partners in dance – both on stage and off – for over 30 years. Photo by G-nie Arambulo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1633228743558-E91I6QFSRE90VRWRUJKI/25+life+lessons+I+learned+from+ballet+13+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 life lessons I learned from ballet - Make it stand out In 1995, Lisa and dancing partner Osias Barroso led ten other dancers in forming Ballet Manila. Despite the uncertainty, the company immediately gained a following and even went on a Russian tour on their first year. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1633229212735-BKP7EQJKOXHWIFRSKTPJ/25+life+lessons+I+learned+from+ballet+14+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 life lessons I learned from ballet - Make it stand out Lisa leads the company in prayer just before the performance of Martin Lawrance’s Rebel in 2016. Photo by Ian Delos Santos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1633229632312-QO7X8WIFZOEOGQ8MIATQ/25+life+lessons+I+learned+from+ballet+15+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 life lessons I learned from ballet - Make it stand out To prepare for her first Kitri in 1986, Lisa had to learn the various aspects of the choreography. Here, she focuses on the correct use of the fan under the watchful eye of Gabriella Komleva, a Merited Artist of Russia. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1633230060402-SE9GOMPNWG6O7F5ZQRHX/25+life+lessons+I+learned+from+ballet+16+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 life lessons I learned from ballet - Make it stand out Just as Gabriela Komleva had mentored her, Lisa as artistic director passed on her knowledge to soloist Jasmine Pia Dames in 2017 for the latter’s debut as Kitri in Don Quixote. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1633230353558-K6VUD4T6WFK5YMRNP9CK/25+life+lessons+I+learned+from+ballet+18+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 life lessons I learned from ballet - Make it stand out Despite enduring arduous rehearsals for her 20th anniversary concert, Lisa@20, Lisa still finds the energy for a generous smile while listening to final instructions from co-artistic director Osias Barroso before finally calling it a night. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1633230512590-QKBZO3706HF93S35X19W/25+life+lessons+I+learned+from+ballet+19+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 life lessons I learned from ballet - Make it stand out During the rehearsals of The Legends and the Classics, Lisa and co-headliners Lea Salonga and Cecile Licad take a moment to confer with director Roxanne Lapus. Photo by Gerardo Francisco Jr. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1633230594891-G3GYS2YSNWJQ1VTTS88D/25+life+lessons+I+learned+from+ballet+20+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 life lessons I learned from ballet - Make it stand out Dancing her last Aurora opposite Mikhail Martinyuk in 2014, Lisa still found herself discovering new things about the character and the choreography that added more layers to her performance. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1633230718821-OS58LP8XPV90H252W6KJ/25+life+lessons+I+learned+from+ballet+21+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 life lessons I learned from ballet - Make it stand out Decades of performing the lead in Giselle enabled Lisa to dance it from muscle memory. She appears to float as she performs her last Giselle in 2012 as part of her Swan Song Series. Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1633230819533-SH9YLVUSO93B6AD5DE9I/25+life+lessons+I+learned+from+ballet+22+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 life lessons I learned from ballet - Make it stand out Discipline continues to be among the core values that Lisa instills in her students, whether they choose to pursue a career in dance or not. Photo by Icet Barroso https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1633230910567-IAO9YHCA1Y91E8SM3CJ8/25+life+lessons+I+learned+from+ballet+23+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 life lessons I learned from ballet - Make it stand out With a dancing career that spanned over thirty years, Lisa has experienced it all. Through the many challenges, she dealt with everything as gracefully and as rationally as possible. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1633231039600-WYI59DSIR8IQ4FI1IAHW/25+life+lessons+I+learned+from+ballet+24+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 life lessons I learned from ballet - Make it stand out Lisa ensures that her students have a strong foundation but encourages them to experience life outside class to the fullest as well. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1633231143878-S5LBOR0VU53RY0TKOY5Y/25+life+lessons+I+learned+from+ballet+25+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 life lessons I learned from ballet - Make it stand out Lisa considers every moment on stage as a gift to be thankful for. Every bow and every curtain call, as seen in this photo taken after her 1986 debut performance of Giselle in Russia, is an expression of that gratitude. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/10/1/principal-danseur-elpidio-magat-jr-on-creative-firsts-dancing-for-film-and-the-future monthly 0.5 2021-10-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1633068060395-EFWKKQM2JPAIU1EMSVMZ/Principal+danseur+Elpidio+Magat+Jr.+on+creative+firsts%2C+dancing+for+film%2C+and+the+future++5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Principal danseur Elpidio Magat Jr. on creative firsts, dancing for film, and the future - Make it stand out JR is captured in a leap during the filming of Passion, a short film inspired by Eric V. Cruz’s Carmen. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1633068164175-U1KQ3DQKMPZZO2KSTN4T/Principal+danseur+Elpidio+Magat+Jr.+on+creative+firsts%2C+dancing+for+film%2C+and+the+future++1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Principal danseur Elpidio Magat Jr. on creative firsts, dancing for film, and the future - Make it stand out Principal dancer Elpidio “JR” Magat tries a ballet pose at home while cradling his cat Dusty in his arms. Dancing and caring for his pets have given him great comfort during the pandemic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1633068322099-QG56OGRV7KYWWOFWSAHV/Principal+danseur+Elpidio+Magat+Jr.+on+creative+firsts%2C+dancing+for+film%2C+and+the+future++2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Principal danseur Elpidio Magat Jr. on creative firsts, dancing for film, and the future - Make it stand out In one of the most challenging moments of his career, Elpidio Magat performs the Ali Variation from Le Corsaire in the middle of the street outside the Ballet Manila studios for the short film Ballet’s Greatest Hits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1633068455892-49BW2PSMKALCNNCX6PB2/Principal+danseur+Elpidio+Magat+Jr.+on+creative+firsts%2C+dancing+for+film%2C+and+the+future++3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Principal danseur Elpidio Magat Jr. on creative firsts, dancing for film, and the future - Make it stand out Should the pandemic suddenly be over, JR – seen here dancing as Albrecht in Giselle – would gladly dance any classical role. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1633068617346-4Y7HW0C1X3LJ374P7EDK/Principal+danseur+Elpidio+Magat+Jr.+on+creative+firsts%2C+dancing+for+film%2C+and+the+future++4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Principal danseur Elpidio Magat Jr. on creative firsts, dancing for film, and the future - Make it stand out Walang Hanggang Paalam was JR’s first experience in dancing for film (along with girlfriend Joan Emery Sia and other Ballet Manila artists) which he found to be an eye-opener. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1633068721370-4VI9QW7BZI0MJZ1NW2K9/Principal+danseur+Elpidio+Magat+Jr.+on+creative+firsts%2C+dancing+for+film%2C+and+the+future++6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Principal danseur Elpidio Magat Jr. on creative firsts, dancing for film, and the future - Make it stand out In Gerardo Francisco’s Ibong Adarna, JR performs as the one of the princes who goes on a quest for the mythical bird. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1633073114477-4YR4SZUWJC57AOQE0CI8/Principal+danseur+Elpidio+Magat+Jr.+on+creative+firsts%2C+dancing+for+film%2C+and+the+future++7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Principal danseur Elpidio Magat Jr. on creative firsts, dancing for film, and the future - Make it stand out Being on lockdown has given JR an opportunity to try out new skills such as photography and painting. Seen here are his black-and-white photo of Joan Emery Sia on pointe with the feline Olive, and his painting of their pet cats. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1633073226136-8A5127W2CZC05R2Q8EU5/JR+8.JPG Home - Principal danseur Elpidio Magat Jr. on creative firsts, dancing for film, and the future - Make it stand out Passion, in which JR is featured as the bullfighter Escamillo, is one of ten short films in Ballet Manila’s Ballet Minis series. Photo by MarBi Photography https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/9/29/talk-about-dance-catherine-pulsifer monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1632890706815-99IIZV5G4ZWEP3FZPTSG/Talk+about+dance+-+Catherine+Pulsifer+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Catherine Pulsifer - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/9/27/ballet-manila-in-full-color-go-for-gold monthly 0.5 2021-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1632720791185-FMD35TQ2KH539NB8L9K4/Gold+1.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Go for gold A golden glow bathes the Ibong Adarna (Abigail Oliveiro) as she appears before the tree known as Piedras Platas, with the spotlight enhancing her costume and “plumage” in tones of ochre and yellow. Gerardo Francisco Jr.’s Ibong Adarna premiered in 2017. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1632720832163-LY01LXQ08W7O499CMYGV/Gold+2.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Go for gold In the finale of her 50th birthday celebration in 2014 titled – what else but – Gold, artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde appears in a stunning, sparkling gown that fittingly represents the metal symbolizing the half-century mark. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1632720803844-V9SQHP05PIEFWI0HQ2XZ/Gold+3.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Go for gold A statue comes to life in La Bayadere, dancing at the betrothal rites of Solor and Gamzatti. It is a signature role of Gerardo Francisco Jr., seen here in the iconic Bronze Idol Variation in 2004. The Bronze Idol is also alternately called the Golden Idol. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1632720856984-G0RYZAAQR6SSNW0KMIK6/Gold+4.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Go for gold In 2014, Gerardo Francisco Jr. performs again as the Bronze Idol. To accomplish the character’s sheen, the dancer has to apply gold body paint on his whole body while wearing only a meager attire that shows off a well-toned physique. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1632720861881-50KINGQ9XDEM2W2FG4F5/Gold+5.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Go for gold Wearing a racy gold outfit, Sofia Sangco-Peralta is the picture of glitter and glam as she sashays in the ballroom dance-inspired medley Dulce opposite partner Michael Divinagracia. Choreographed by Alberto Dimarucut and coached by Brian Babon, Dulce premiered in Halo-Halo Supreme in 2008. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1632720872662-2SVB2JX0ZI4WE81RO491/Gold+6.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Go for gold The feathered friends of Cinderella in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Cinderella (2018) have a shining moment, quite literally, thanks to their metallic gold wings. This flock of birds joins a host of other enchanting creatures showcased in the fairy tale ballet. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1632720870195-1ZJ4YMIJKB0R9MY21PRP/Gold+7.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Go for gold In Act 3 of Swan Lake, at the ball to announce Prince Siegfried’s choice for a bride, the program showcases a variety of entertainment fare. This includes the Neapolitan Dance which, in this 2017 production, features the characters garbed in luxe fabrics of gold and brown. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/9/24/from-the-mailbox-a-ballet-fan-says-a-heartfelt-thank-you monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1632470053064-XIRZBXHWOMCVZAPI98SA/From+the+Mailbox%3A+A+ballet+fan+says+a+heartfelt+thank+you+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - From the Mailbox: A ballet fan says a heartfelt thank you - Make it stand out Czarina Villegas penned this thank-you message to Ballet Manila in 2001 after watching the company perform in her hometown of Iloilo. Greeting card from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1632470255485-QXZ26LNFU0VT9CUMALDR/From+the+Mailbox%3A+A+ballet+fan+says+a+heartfelt+thank+you+2+-+Ballet+Manila Home - From the Mailbox: A ballet fan says a heartfelt thank you - Make it stand out The front of the Hallmark card that Czarina wrote on. Greeting card from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1632470339197-4C55I9270ALCKI1YWSEF/From+the+Mailbox%3A+A+ballet+fan+says+a+heartfelt+thank+you+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - From the Mailbox: A ballet fan says a heartfelt thank you - Make it stand out In 2016, Czarina expressed surprise that the card she had sent BM had been kept in the company archives. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1632470422895-O2BSA0PO67EN049BG4N6/Cza+4.jpeg Home - From the Mailbox: A ballet fan says a heartfelt thank you - Make it stand out Czarina had a fruitful stay with Ballet Manila, dancing from 2006 to 2018. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/9/23/this-month-in-bm-history-september-1999 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1632380058776-EA64YVCZP50J3P27RPJJ/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+September+1999+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: September 1999 - Make it stand out Ballet Manila’s Don Quixote in 1999 served as Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s comeback after becoming a mother in 1998. Program from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1632380229656-EKBY3WYKY4Z81G0VCV7Q/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+September+1999+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: September 1999 - Make it stand out “The dancing was superb and deserved applause,” wrote critic Basilio Esteban Villaruz of Ballet Manila’s Don Quixote. Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1632380346915-C24PRKV9D8XVKBG58NVO/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+September+1999+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archves Home - This Month in BM History: September 1999 - Make it stand out Since making her full-length debut as Kitri in Don Quixote with the Kirov Ballet in 1986, Lisa Macuja has considered it as her signature role. Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/9/22/talk-about-dance-marquita-burke-de-jesus monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1632279815323-H8BMFIF2R0B7FRG8OC8L/Talk+about+dance%3A+Marquita+Burke-De+Jesus+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Marquita Burke-De Jesus - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/9/20/swan-lake-a-failure-takes-flight-2 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1632132108094-GUXFE0W57CAOSOV3QJ8V/Swan+Lake%3A+A+failure+takes+flight+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Swan Lake: A failure takes flight - Make it stand out Former Ballet Manila dancer-turned-rehearsal master Jonathan Janolo dances as Prince Siegfried opposite Lisa Macuja-Elizalde in 2005. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1632132181542-9NEN4LQ7D0SIBIYEMBMQ/Swan+Lake%3A+A+failure+takes+flight+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Swan Lake: A failure takes flight - Make it stand out Since 2003, Ballet Manila – featuring Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Osias Barroso in the lead roles – has been performing the full-length Swan Lake on its own. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1632132455061-HWTP38F9ZS478GVSGLSS/Swan+Lake%3A+A+failure+takes+flight+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Swan Lake: A failure takes flight - Make it stand out A black and white publicity photo from 1995 shows Lisa Macuja and Osias Barroso as Swan Lake’s Odette and Prince Siegfried. Photo by Ocs Alvarez from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1632135351509-KER09LPZMNZOL9Q8GHK8/Swan+Lake%3A+A+failure+takes+flight+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Swan Lake: A failure takes flight - Make it stand out Prince Siegfried (Rudy De Dios) falls in love with the enchanted swan queen Odette (Joan Emery Sia) in Ballet Manila’s 2017 production. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1632135492978-GOESRPN84T5U0K8R9ED4/Swan+Lake%3A+A+failure+takes+flight+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Swan Lake: A failure takes flight - Make it stand out The devious Odile (Abigail Oliveiro) fools Prince Siegfried (Mark Sumaylo) into thinking that she is Odette in a Swan Lake show in 2017. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1632135613864-66PCZFCDC61H46IFCG6C/Swan+6.jpeg Home - Swan Lake: A failure takes flight - Make it stand out As part of her Swan Song Series in 2011, Lisa Macuja-Macuja makes her farewell performances as Odette/Odile opposite The Royal Ballet’s David Makhateli. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/9/16/ballet-manila-in-full-color-green-with-envy monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1631775010075-LSAS2P2GJNXKT5JIOEEI/Green+1.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Green with envy The mystical being Tiera (Dawna Reign Mangahas) channels the environment in a tutu spanning the shades from lime to emerald, as Garden Spirits wear complementing colors. The scene is from Sinderela, a modern version of the classic fairy tale choreographed by Hazel Sabas-Gower in 2012. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1631774994263-CW4X01TF0MP137M4NQ76/Green+2.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Green with envy Light and fast on their feet, Joshua Enciso and Nicole Barroso are well-matched in olive green and cream for the Peasant Pas de Deux in Giselle, staged at the Cultural Center of the Philippines in 2019. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1631774998994-XKP8IX4PS6S55YWUZMAO/Green+3.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Green with envy Rissa May Camaclang stands out in a sheer mint green dress, the perfect foil for her partner Mark Sumaylo in black suit as they dance one of the numbers in Iconic 1 .0 (2018). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1631775014860-7IAQOJOGY5FY0J4AUEV8/Green+4.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Green with envy What could be better for a pirate caper than outfits reflecting the colors of the waters? In Le Corsaire (2018), ballerinas Jessica Pearl Dames, Akari Ida and Joan Emery Sia dance as the Odalisques in tutus pairing cropped tops and skirts in seafoam green, made more attractive by assorted beads and glitters. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1631775029707-0OFG7NC70VO6VR60NB6O/Green+5.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Green with envy Marya Upeng (Mylene Aggabao), one of the three sisters in Ang Kapatid ng Tatlong Marya, wears indigenous weaves in a range of green hues. The story was one of three featured in the literature-inspired Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang which premiered in 2008. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1631775033812-2RJR9MICY6A4XRFWFXLM/Green+6.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Green with envy The sisters in Ang Kapatid ng Tatlong Marya go missing and it is their brother Juan who later looks for them. He finds Marya Upeng (Mylene Aggabao) in the Kaharian ng mga Leon (Kingdom of the Lions) where she has married Haring Araw (Sun King, played by Niño Guevarra). The royal couple is clad in shimmery robes of green and gold with crowns mirroring the rays of the sun. Photo by Ocs Alvarez. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1631775034466-SKHNYHAK37P8IJBXE8DL/Green+7.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Green with envy As a guest in Prince Siegfried’s birthday ball in Swan Lake (2017), the character of Eduardson Evangelio opts for subdued hues of mint green and gray. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1631775046766-2YW41DUDNASUECKYWG5S/Green+8.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Green with envy The pair dancing Ernest Mandap’s quirky Lune sparkles in the spotlight with their Charleston-inspired get-ups – Naomi Jaena in green and Sofia Sangco-Peralta in brown. Though trying to assert their individuality, the two end up with synchronized movements and come across as twins. The number was performed in Heart 2 Heart: Ballet & Ballads, 2014. Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1631775040012-5KHSGYW6CC5CWPL5KWK1/Green+9.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Green with envy It’s not the usual frilly garments or pastel hues one would expect in ballet. But then Agnes Locsin’s Sayaw sa Pamlang is no ordinary piece, fusing traditional Southern Philippine elements and classical ballet movements. Jessica Pearl Dames, Joan Emery Sia and Rissa May Camaclang don catsuits in turquoise overlaid with sheaths of mint green to perform the number in Flight (2017). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/9/13/talk-about-dance-oliver-phipps monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1631498976097-ZP6AQ14NO5OZLMC6UE31/Talk+about+dance+-+Oliver+Phipps%3A+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Oliver Phipps - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/9/10/ballet-manila-moments-the-rise-of-the-swan-queens monthly 0.5 2021-09-10 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/9/6/in-their-own-words-joshua-enciso-on-finding-creativity-in-the-midst-of-uncertainty monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1630894611509-UMSXW1Z8EOWGUW9RPL2U/In+Their+Own+Words%3A+Joshua+Enciso+on+finding+creativity+in+the+midst+of+uncertainty+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - In Their Own Words: Joshua Enciso on finding creativity in the midst of uncertainty - Make it stand out Soloist Joshua Enciso as Snow White’s prince when the character came as a guest to Princess Aurora and Prince Desire’s wedding in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Sleeping Beauty. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/9/4/ballet-manila-aims-to-inspire-with-ballet-minis-short-film-series monthly 0.5 2021-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1630744627227-EYGE00J6M00O0PFH22CG/Ballet+Manila+aims+to+inspire+with+%E2%80%98Ballet+Minis%E2%80%99+short+film+series+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila aims to inspire with ‘Ballet Minis’ short film series - Make it stand out Through Ballet Minis, Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde hopes the company can help provide inspiration to the dance community and arts audiences. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1630745743429-MIOPMGYTUFMA13YX2CDJ/Ballet+Manila+aims+to+inspire+with+%E2%80%98Ballet+Minis%E2%80%99+short+film+series+4+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila aims to inspire with ‘Ballet Minis’ short film series - Make it stand out Ballet Manila principal dancers (from left) Abigail Oliveiro, Joan Emery Sia, and Jasmine Pia Dames are featured in the Ballet Minis versions of Carmen, La Bayadere, and Nutcracker – all reimagined for digital media. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1630745894656-C1A0XSZIY6VI9J1X4Q98/Ballet+Manila+aims+to+inspire+with+%E2%80%98Ballet+Minis%E2%80%99+short+film+series+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila aims to inspire with ‘Ballet Minis’ short film series - Make it stand out Dream, the first film in the series, is inspired by Ballet Manila co-artistic director Osias Barroso’s Ecole. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1630746004361-D8CSV8M3W0CJLI47EE61/Ballet+Manila+aims+to+inspire+with+%E2%80%98Ballet+Minis%E2%80%99+short+film+series+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila aims to inspire with ‘Ballet Minis’ short film series - Make it stand out Passion, a take-off from the late Ballet Manila artistic director Eric V. Cruz’s Carmen, premieres on September 11. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/9/2/talk-about-dance-avijeet-das monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1630546995221-LIPHGH6IOU34HT93ZJ48/Talk+about+dance+-+Avijeet+Das+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Avijeet Das - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/8/30/choreography-in-focus-bayani-by-gerardo-francisco monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1630288179189-77L642BY3RZAY2TJLC4H/Choreography+in+Focus%3A+Bayani+by+Gerardo+Francisco+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Choreography in Focus: Bayani by Gerardo Francisco - Make it stand out Through bold, aggressive movements, Gerardo Francisco’s Bayani emphasizes Andres Bonifacio’s willingness to fight for his ideals. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1630288378404-E24WFZJMMG01VFJS5RBS/Choreography+in+Focus%3A+Bayani+by+Gerardo+Francisco+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Choreography in Focus: Bayani by Gerardo Francisco - Make it stand out Niño Guevarra dances as the hero Andres Bonifacio in Bayani, one of the featured numbers in Ballet Manila’s season-opener in 2008, Halo-Halo Supreme. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/8/27/talk-about-dance-dahi-tamara-koch monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1630031599206-XI1JH2SMJLO9F4C9XX5W/Talk+about+dance%3A+Dahi+Tamara+Koch Home - Talk about dance: Dahi Tamara Koch - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/8/25/after-20-plus-years-and-amid-the-pandemic-eileen-lopez-still-finds-joy-in-teaching-ballet monthly 0.5 2021-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1629869949445-LK1F1JOGJF8U858IZ2FL/After+20-plus+years+and+amid+the+pandemic%2C+Eileen+Lopez+still+finds+joy+in+teaching+ballet+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - After 20-plus years and amid the pandemic, Eileen Lopez still finds joy in teaching ballet - Make it stand out As Ballet Manila’s ballet mistress, Eileen joins co-artistic director Osias Barroso in giving reminders to the corps for their performance in Les Sylphides (2019). Photo by Joan Emery Sia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1629870085990-MSX707G4F9TF6CUDY26X/After+20-plus+years+and+amid+the+pandemic%2C+Eileen+Lopez+still+finds+joy+in+teaching+ballet+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - After 20-plus years and amid the pandemic, Eileen Lopez still finds joy in teaching ballet - Make it stand out Eileen Lopez, who has been a faculty member of the Lisa Macuja School of Ballet for over 20 years, leads a recent company class of Ballet Manila (with her furbaby Duchess by her side). Teaching via Zoom, she says, has taken effort to get used to. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1629870303256-SZI2PAEI6ZUYYEP8QIXV/After+20-plus+years+and+amid+the+pandemic%2C+Eileen+Lopez+still+finds+joy+in+teaching+ballet+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - After 20-plus years and amid the pandemic, Eileen Lopez still finds joy in teaching ballet - Make it stand out Eileen Lopez coached Lorraine Gaile Jarlega (seen here at the Asian Grand Prix in 2017) for this year’s Asian Ballet Competition where Gaile won Gold in her category and Eileen received an Excellent Teacher Award. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1629870408685-782XDF0JAFTNFW684H6F/After+20-plus+years+and+amid+the+pandemic%2C+Eileen+Lopez+still+finds+joy+in+teaching+ballet+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - After 20-plus years and amid the pandemic, Eileen Lopez still finds joy in teaching ballet - Make it stand out One of Ballet Manila’s pioneer 12, Eileen (rightmost, middle row) has been passing on her knowledge of the Vaganova technique to younger batches of students. Photo by Ocs Alvarez from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1629870663583-THV2HKOU268VKKHRF8UJ/After+20-plus+years+and+amid+the+pandemic%2C+Eileen+Lopez+still+finds+joy+in+teaching+ballet+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - After 20-plus years and amid the pandemic, Eileen Lopez still finds joy in teaching ballet - Make it stand out For Eileen, seen here with a school auditionee in 2016, the biggest fulfillment as a teacher is for her students to be able to dance with the right musicality, timing and blocking without her guiding them. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1629870730021-D4923VPW71CXG5D0ITDF/For+Eileen%2C+seen+here+with+a+school+auditionee+in+2016%2C+the+biggest+fulfillment+as+a+teacher+is+for+her+students+to+be+able+to+dance+with+the+right+musicality%2C+timing+and+blocking+without+her+guiding+them.+Photo+by+Jimmy+Villanueva+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - After 20-plus years and amid the pandemic, Eileen Lopez still finds joy in teaching ballet - Make it stand out Post-pandemic, Eileen (conducting class in this 2015 photo) is looking forward to teaching in the studio again. Photo by Tec Bondoc-Villamater https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/8/23/choreography-in-focus-in-the-red-corner-by-rudy-de-dios monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1629697832992-107EWR6IY8XP7UYP0F2M/Choreography+in+Focus%3A+In+the+Red+Corner+by+Rudy+De+Dios+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Choreography in Focus: In the Red Corner by Rudy De Dios - Make it stand out Dancing and boxing combine in Rudy De Dios’ In the Red Corner, the modern piece performed by Jefferson Balute in the 2018 CCP Ballet Competition. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1629698080236-S2HQ7SVWEIBWZ4LGKWQI/Choreography+in+Focus%3A+In+the+Red+Corner+by+Rudy+De+Dios+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Choreography in Focus: In the Red Corner by Rudy De Dios - Make it stand out Jefferson Balute personifies athleticism and grace as he takes on a boxing-themed choreography. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/8/21/talk-about-dance-albert-meltzer monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1629518159898-MPCHF73OP2VQELQEFT2B/Talk+about+dance+-+Albert+Meltzer+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Albert Meltzer - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/8/19/for-abigail-oliveiro-rough-patches-always-lead-to-beautiful-things monthly 0.5 2021-08-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1629354520075-LWU2UJ7KRZ87ZWIBKJOQ/For+Abigail+Oliveiro%2C+rough+patches+always+lead+to+beautiful+things+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - For Abigail Oliveiro, rough patches always lead to beautiful things - Make it stand out During quarantine, Abigail Oliveiro has been exploring choreography, including a piece she and Mark Sumaylo performed in the virtual recital of the Lisa Macuja School of Ballet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1629354635562-HI1EB45ZPPZMZTTY8QCC/For+Abigail+Oliveiro%2C+rough+patches+always+lead+to+beautiful+things+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - For Abigail Oliveiro, rough patches always lead to beautiful things - Make it stand out Principal artist Abigail Oliveiro, working at home, is determined to be a better and stronger dancer through the pandemic. “I don’t want to just give up,” she says. Photo by Mark Sumaylo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1629354736120-85NVRWSFF1RG1DHEIACS/For+Abigail+Oliveiro%2C+rough+patches+always+lead+to+beautiful+things+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - For Abigail Oliveiro, rough patches always lead to beautiful things - Make it stand out Abi (center) takes on the role of Violetta, a courtesan torn between love and material comfort, in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s La Traviata (2020). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1629354933936-R2PT8I3EUP4D70UWAXJA/For+Abigail+Oliveiro%2C+rough+patches+always+lead+to+beautiful+things+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - For Abigail Oliveiro, rough patches always lead to beautiful things - Make it stand out For Abi, being able to take the lead in the full-length Giselle in 2019 – after so many uncertainties – was the chance of a lifetime. Photo by Jojit Lorenzo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1629355043216-G5YZ9Z035PRQTCR9MCV7/For+Abigail+Oliveiro%2C+rough+patches+always+lead+to+beautiful+things+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - For Abigail Oliveiro, rough patches always lead to beautiful things - Make it stand out Playing the villain is something that Abi enjoys to the hilt, just as she did channeling Maleficent in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Sleeping Beauty (2020). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1629355177610-VWMHC8J2RTSNY72LCGNS/For+Abigail+Oliveiro%2C+rough+patches+always+lead+to+beautiful+things+6+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - For Abigail Oliveiro, rough patches always lead to beautiful things - Make it stand out One of Abi’s last onstage performances was as the divine being Agape who must help an earthly kingdom repel evil in Rudy De Dios’ Carmina Burana (2020). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1629355443673-1JUMZOK2QZWJK5U1T74H/For+Abigail+Oliveiro%2C+rough+patches+always+lead+to+beautiful+things+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - For Abigail Oliveiro, rough patches always lead to beautiful things - Make it stand out Abi, seen here in the Living Garden scene in Le Corsaire (2018), declares: “My purpose is to dance… so I’m going to do all I can to keep dancing for as long as I can!” Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1629355539531-X9FOH3Z153IA05YCKW8R/RedPointeShoe.JPEG Home - For Abigail Oliveiro, rough patches always lead to beautiful things - Make it stand out Abi wears Abi! This On Pointe mask is a collaboration between Arts & Letters and MarBi Photography, featuring a photo of pointe shoes that the ballerina herself painted and modeled. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/8/17/ballet-manila-moments-retelling-a-tale-as-old-as-time monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/8/14/ballet-manilas-next-generation-dancers-win-at-asian-ballet-competition monthly 0.5 2021-08-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1628928528665-QP84KRVPFPG9WC00LUN0/Juan+Angelo+De+Leon.jpeg+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila's next-generation dancers win at Asian Ballet Competition - Make it stand out Juan Angelo De Leon: Gold, Classical Ballet Solo Junior A Division, and Gold, Contemporary Ballet Duo/Trio Junior Division. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1628928705148-WFHUUM2IXJQ8N9PMJ1EJ/Ballet+Manila%27s+next-generation+dancers+win+at+Asian+Ballet+Competition+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila's next-generation dancers win at Asian Ballet Competition - Make it stand out John Stanley Alamer: Gold, Classical Ballet Solo Junior A Division, and Gold, Contemporary Ballet Duo/Trio Junior Division. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1628928629968-2AAKGSCC0UTPUTL3WS18/Ballet+Manila%27s+next-generation+dancers+win+at+Asian+Ballet+Competition+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila's next-generation dancers win at Asian Ballet Competition - Make it stand out Germaine Dawal: Silver, Classical Ballet Solo Junior A Division, and Gold, Contemporary Ballet Duo/Trio Junior Division. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1628928386939-YCR136F8DU1BQ6E764FW/Ballet+Manila%27s+next-generation+dancers+win+at+Asian+Ballet+Competition+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila's next-generation dancers win at Asian Ballet Competition - Make it stand out Loraine Gaile Jarlega: Gold, Classical Ballet Solo Junior B Division. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/8/13/this-month-in-bm-history-august-2008-1 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1628832495087-P20J24WDN1I64VJZXX9V/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+August+2008+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: August 2008 - Make it stand out The Halo-Halo Supreme souvenir program cover channels the festive colors of a Filipino fiesta. Program from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1628832799897-C4C3SPGN12DE5ANH3DFT/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+August+2008+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: August 2008 - Make it stand out The group Makiling renders live music as folk dances are interpreted in ballet in Pista, choreographed by Osias Barroso and Gerardo Francisco. Photo by Ocs Alvarez from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1628832688471-A7OMUZ4IERRT6QJBRQYH/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+August+2008+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: August 2008 - Make it stand out Ballet meets ballroom in Alberto Dimarucut’s Dulce, with Sofia Sangco-Peralta dancing up a storm with Gerardo Francisco. Photo by Ocs Alvarez from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1628832934263-TRXY5HTU2RFI4DELEYXT/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+August+2008+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: August 2008 - Make it stand out Gerardo Francisco’s Paunjalay, previously seen in international dance competitions, is performed in Aliw Theater for the first time featuring Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Francis Cascaño. Photo by Ocs Alvarez from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/8/12/ballet-manila-in-full-color-purple-power monthly 0.5 2021-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1628726547664-FS18S09X5DBYIVALCJ88/Purple+1.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Purple power Lisa Macuja-Elizalde dons a tutu in soft tones of lavender and lilac for her turn as Medora in Le Corsaire, with Osias Barroso as her Conrad in 2004. The pirate adventure follows a damsel-in-distress plot as Conrad comes to Medora’s rescue as she is kidnapped twice until the couple literally sails off to a happy ending. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1628726523736-6V51NF735SJREA14ES5I/Purple+2.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Purple power Electric violet tulle meets black leather and studs in Elline Damian’s outfit as she dances the suggestive Masque of the Red Death pas de deux opposite Eduardo Espejo. The piece, excerpted from the Edgar Allan Poe-inspired full-length ballet of the same title by David Campos Cantero, was featured in Ballet Manila’s OPM at OPB in 2003. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1628726574691-L59AVTGJOE0CZW8MQQBX/Purple+3.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Purple power Pedro (Alvin Santos) is as bold and bright as the ethnic-inspired purple top he wears as he embarks on a search for his three missing sisters, Marya Trining, Marya Loleng and Marya Upeng, in Ang Kapatid ng Tatlong Marya, one of the stories in the trilogy Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (2011). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1628726560529-1OBD3AKYRFDN1Q4ZFI9R/Purple+4.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Purple power Touches of lavender lend a delicate feel to Marinette Franco’s interpretation of the Dream Variation from Raymonda in Flight (2017). The show was a preview of Ballet Manila’s competition pieces in that year’s Asian Grand Prix in Hong Kong. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1628726646616-H1IU8CZOX1DZ0T6OJLAH/Purple+5.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Purple power A plum dress to match a plum role. Melanie Motus is part of a rare ballet number set in the Roaring Twenties. This is Sugar-Step Elizalde, choreographed by Tony Fabella and using the music of the irrepressible maestro, Federico “Fred” Elizalde, who caught the London nightclub scene by storm with his Anglo-American band during this swinging Ballroom Era. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1628726646229-06G5SUHGUWIKDLAVE62G/Purple+6.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Purple power The Washington Ballet’s Katherine Barkman guests in the fundraiser Tuloy ang Sayawan (2019) wearing her purple lucky charm of a tutu. The former Ballet Manila principal artist danced her way to two silvers at the USA International Ballet Competition and at the Varna International Ballet Competition, wowing judges with her balances in Grand Pas Classique which she performs here with Elpidio Magat. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1628726696075-BZ8ELG2UOMFJ09R9SQ73/Purple+7.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Purple power A periwinkle bodice and a skirt of sheer fabrics in lilac hues give that dash of whimsy to its wearer, Tita Nia (Hana Oh). Tita Nia is the version of the fairy godmother in Hazel Sabas-Gower’s Sinderela (2012). Sofia Sangco-Peralta (left) is Sinderela while Jessa Balote is one of the Garden Spirits in this fairy-tale ballet with a contemporary Pinoy twist. Photo by Ocs Alvalrez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1628728242205-T2G8L5RDYYQ2Q83DBR7G/Purple+8.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Purple power Rudy De Dios as Silvio the prince prepares to meet his beloved in a coat of purple print with shiny accents paired with gray tights. The character is featured in Labindalawang Masasayang Prinsesa, one of the tales comprising Severino Reyes’ Tatlo Pang Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (2013). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1628728230931-NIECARNULZVNDSIO6WIE/Purple+9.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Purple power A purple sheath covers Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s gauzy white dress in Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture by People’s Artist of Russia Sergey Vikulov. The choreographic miniature using Shakespeare’s five principal characters, which Ballet Manila has been performing since its early years, was featured anew in Gold, the prima ballerina’s 50th birthday show in 2014. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/8/9/don-quixote-the-dreamy-trio-of-dulcinea-amour-and-the-queen-of-the-dryads monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1628488746569-RFU6M3AXBX4M67XOE540/Don+Quixote%3A+The+dreamy+trio+of+Dulcinea%2C+Amour+and+the+Queen+of+the+Dryads+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Don Quixote: The dreamy trio of Dulcinea, Amour and the Queen of the Dryads - Make it stand out The dream sequence in Don Quixote’s Act 2 includes the Queen of the Dryads, a role that has been performed by (clockwise from top): Joan Emery Sia (2017), Sarah Abigail Cruz (2006), Violet Hong (2017), and Zaira Cosico (2009). Photos by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1628489114150-YHICCQN36MH5PROHGJ2U/Don+Quixote%3A+The+dreamy+trio+of+Dulcinea%2C+Amour+and+the+Queen+of+the+Dryads+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Don Quixote: The dreamy trio of Dulcinea, Amour and the Queen of the Dryads - Make it stand out In 1999, Lisa Macuja-Elizalde (bottom) was Dulcinea to the Amour of Pamela Asprer (top left) and the Queen of the Dryads of Aileen Gallinera (top right). Whoever among them was not dancing as Kitri in a particular show would take on the “vision/apparition” version of Dulcinea. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1628489208449-3V4L9X8T4R7PIDF9ZH4R/Don+Quixote%3A+The+dreamy+trio+of+Dulcinea%2C+Amour+and+the+Queen+of+the+Dryads+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Don Quixote: The dreamy trio of Dulcinea, Amour and the Queen of the Dryads - Make it stand out As part of her Swan Song Series in 2012, Lisa Macuja-Elizalde (left) said farewell in Don Quixote not just to Kitri but to Dulcinea, with her daughter Missy Elizalde as Amour (bottom right) and Dawna Reign Mangahas (top right) as Queen of the Dryads. Photos by Jojo Mamangun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1628489753735-NWB10IHOSRDB4KSVGF4Q/Don+Quixote%3A+The+dreamy+trio+of+Dulcinea%2C+Amour+and+the+Queen+of+the+Dryads+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Don Quixote: The dreamy trio of Dulcinea, Amour and the Queen of the Dryads - Make it stand out Dulcinea, the object of Don Quixote’s affection, has been danced by (clockwise from top left): Lisa Macuja Elizalde (2006), Jasmine Pia Dames (2017), Dawna Reign Mangahas (2017), and Mylene Aggabao (2009). Photos by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1628490184049-DJPGU6AP56JZ6QMN7XNV/Don+Quixote%3A+The+dreamy+trio+of+Dulcinea%2C+Amour+and+the+Queen+of+the+Dryads4.+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Don Quixote: The dreamy trio of Dulcinea, Amour and the Queen of the Dryads - Make it stand out Amour, the personification of love, has been danced by (clockwise from top left): Jessica Pearl Dames (2017), Jessa Balote (2017), Yanti Marduli (2006), and Tiffany Chiang-Janolo (2009). Photos by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/8/7/soloist-shaira-comeros-chooses-to-stitch-a-brighter-future monthly 0.5 2021-08-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1628303450493-T2OC01227U65FA7UMLNI/Soloist+Shaira+Comeros+chooses+to+stitch+a+brighter+future+++2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Soloist Shaira Comeros chooses to stitch a brighter future - Make it stand out Petite and pretty Shaira misses onstage performances such as this one when she danced the Aurora Variation from The Sleeping Beauty in Flight in 2017. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1628303723592-ZLSK4X9I1RBVZPY1QKJL/Soloist+Shaira+Comeros+chooses+to+stitch+a+brighter+future+++1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Soloist Shaira Comeros chooses to stitch a brighter future - Make it stand out While in Bulacan, Ballet Manila soloist Shaira Comeros has joined company classes via Zoom, making sure she gives her “200 percent” at the barre to stay in shape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1628304222971-YP5U7SR0T4D985D7BANM/Soloist+Shaira+Comeros+chooses+to+stitch+a+brighter+future+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Soloist Shaira Comeros chooses to stitch a brighter future - Make it stand out A parking garage doubles as an improvised stage for Shaira and boyfriend Joshua Enciso who were assigned to dance a Don Quixote excerpt for Ballet Manila’s dance film, Ballet’s Greatest Hits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1628304579523-INTTW7X3C04Q9LEJAGF6/Soloist+Shaira+Comeros+chooses+to+stitch+a+brighter+future++4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Soloist Shaira Comeros chooses to stitch a brighter future - Make it stand out Shaira takes on the lead role in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Snow White in 2019 with principal dancer Romeo Peralta as her prince. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1628304956583-O6T4DUT01RX6DWA3Y3OL/Soloist+Shaira+Comeros+chooses+to+stitch+a+brighter+future+++5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Soloist Shaira Comeros chooses to stitch a brighter future - Make it stand out After a performance with the Zhong Li Youth Ballet in 2019, the Ballet Manila delegation of Brian Sevilla, Joshua Enciso, Shaira Comeros, co-artistic director Osias Barroso, Rafael Perez and Alvin Dictado light a lantern in Ping Xi for good health and other wishes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1628305483375-6HOYI6YG69AZCGZQ6OXG/Soloist+Shaira+Comeros+chooses+to+stitch+a+brighter+future++6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Soloist Shaira Comeros chooses to stitch a brighter future - Make it stand out Through uncertain times, Shaira (second from left, in Les Sylphides, 2019) always prefers to put her chin up and look at the brighter side. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1628305738634-O1N61H6D7CRGR2NC7WNQ/Soloist+Shaira+Comeros+chooses+to+stitch+a+brighter+future++7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Soloist Shaira Comeros chooses to stitch a brighter future - Make it stand out Shaira takes centerstage – literally – with the other cast members of Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Bloom, featured in Ballet Manila’s Iconic 1.0 production in 2018. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/8/4/ballet-manila-receives-ccp-innovation-grant monthly 0.5 2021-08-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1628077236186-4AIXI8G5A0BIJZG2QHN5/Ballet+Manila+receives+CCP+innovation+grant+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila receives CCP innovation grant - Make it stand out Ballet Manila’s Abigail Oliveiros, Jasmine Pia Dames, Joan Emery Sia, Jessica Pearl Dames and Elpidio Magat rehearse at the company’s studios in Pasay in preparation for the filming of Ballet Minis. Photo by Mark Sumaylo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1628077742449-ABI5I7L3VR73AP1RD5DN/Ballet+Manila+receives+CCP+innovation+grant+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila receives CCP innovation grant - Make it stand out Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Colleges, Marbel Inc., undertakes non-traditional collaborations integrating the performing arts, visual arts, dance, and film. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1628077928559-ZPP9RXTEOR8RR4SRIY9F/Ballet+Manila+receives+CCP+innovation+grant+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila receives CCP innovation grant - Make it stand out The Performance Laboratory, Inc. launches four short plays tackling current societal issues and incorporating stories of realities brought by the pandemic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1628077107605-YGEUO8NILN43QYHLV0TA/Ballet+Manila+receives+CCP+innovation+grant+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila receives CCP innovation grant - Make it stand out Tuldok Animation Studios Inc. focuses on Filipino folk heritage through modern re-telling using new technology. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/8/2/talk-about-dance-malcolm-monserrate monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1627869948608-TYI5UYPIYC7XGEOZEQKI/Talk+about+dance%3A+Malcolm+Monserrate+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Malcolm Monserrate - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/7/30/principal-dancer-mark-sumaylo-ballet-is-in-the-heart monthly 0.5 2021-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1627623184690-5NNCV7GKSC4HQ0YZFSET/Principal+dancer+Mark+Sumaylo%3A+Ballet+is+in+the+heart+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Principal dancer Mark Sumaylo: Ballet is in the heart - Make it stand out To break the monotony of lockdown routine, Mark Sumaylo took photographs including of this pair of pointe shoes now printed on masks produced by Arts & Letters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1627623285800-VAP2FC9QNJJW636OO8LE/Principal+dancer+Mark+Sumaylo%3A+Ballet+is+in+the+heart+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Principal dancer Mark Sumaylo: Ballet is in the heart - Make it stand out The pandemic has been tough for performing artists like him, but principal dancer Mark Sumaylo asserts that ballet is still the one thing he loves to do. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1627623467883-5S6UPU8UZQRCFUG6DG0D/Principal+dancer+Mark+Sumaylo%3A+Ballet+is+in+the+heart+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Principal dancer Mark Sumaylo: Ballet is in the heart - Make it stand out Mark has danced several prince roles, including Siegfried in Swan Lake, but one character he’d like to take on given the chance is Romeo in Romeo and Juliet. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1627623652785-ZZP41RXRLU0W0JEGQTYB/Principal+dancer+Mark+Sumaylo%3A+Ballet+is+in+the+heart+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Principal dancer Mark Sumaylo: Ballet is in the heart - Make it stand out Mark as Hilarion pleads for mercy from Myrtha (Akari Ida), queen of the wilis, in Giselle as she leads the spirits in forcing him to dance to his death. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1627623792294-3UG2YJI0S174UW1LGUT3/Principal+dancer+Mark+Sumaylo%3A+Ballet+is+in+the+heart+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Principal dancer Mark Sumaylo: Ballet is in the heart - Make it stand out As Prinsipe Pedro in Ibong Adarna (2017), Mark is the first of the king’s three sons to go on a quest for the mythical bird. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1627624645277-GSK9WC8HXUDWYMQ1A98I/Principal+dancer+Mark+Sumaylo%3A+Ballet+is+in+the+heart+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Principal dancer Mark Sumaylo: Ballet is in the heart - Make it stand out The dance film Walang Hanggang Paalam (2020) features real-life partners Mark Sumaylo and Abigail Oliveiro and several other Ballet Manila artists in a celebration of eternal love. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1627624742660-OKSNOJ16MVV3ZD3499JT/Principal+dancer+Mark+Sumaylo%3A+Ballet+is+in+the+heart+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Principal dancer Mark Sumaylo: Ballet is in the heart - Make it stand out One of Mark’s last on-stage performances before lockdown last year was in his hometown of Cagayan de Oro where he and soloist John Balagot danced Gerardo Francisco’s OFW. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1627624883504-RQGMO2XW10T9869G9503/Mark+7.jpeg Home - Principal dancer Mark Sumaylo: Ballet is in the heart - Make it stand out Mark and Abi are the ill-fated couple, Don Jose and Carmen, in Eric V. Cruz’s Carmen, staged as part of Iconic 2.0 in 2018. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/7/27/ballet-manila-moments-building-bridges-on-pointe monthly 0.5 2021-07-28 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/7/23/ballet-manila-in-full-color-slices-of-orange monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1627006943119-IGBTNMXDGEUW91TKYHDJ/Orange+1.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Slices of orange Tony Fabella’s Dancing to Verdi gets its spark from ballerinas in orange tutus. The neoclassical piece was last performed in 2019’s Tuloy ang Sayawan ballet fundraiser and featured, among other dancers (from left), Sayaka Ishibashi, Kotomi Narai, Akari Ida, Marinette Franco, Shaira Comeros and Nanami Hasegawa. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1627006956409-QG9YEPAAR91RZMSHEXNW/Orange+2.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Slices of orange In this scene from La Bayadere (2013), Harold Salgado as the Brahmin prepares to celebrate the Indian Ritual of Fire where the lead temple dancer would also be chosen. The Brahmin wears a fiery tangerine, matching the color of the flames before him. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1627006955358-G8F7Y3M08RPSU6KW7JHN/Orange+4.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Slices of orange Gerardo Francisco and Marian Faustino are as lively as the citrusy get-ups they’re wearing for the Chinese dance in The Nutcracker (2006). The characters represent tea in the land of sweets where Masha is magically transported. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1627007003676-1CZ9LM2EZSDMX5ORK8RJ/Orange+5.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Slices of orange Again cast for the Chinese dance in The Nutcracker in 2010, Gerardo Francisco this time partners Mylene Aggabao. Their tunic costumes are the same, still a dazzling orange made even more shimmery with touches of sequins. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1627006966898-UX9HFJP1N3QPQVB2LUPD/Orange+6.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Slices of orange Guests attend Princess Aurora’s 16th birthday celebration at the palace wearing matching tops in salmon, paired with mint green skirts for the ladies and light brown tights for the gentlemen. The scene is from The Sleeping Beauty segment of Ballet Manila’s all-Tchaikovsky production, The Swan, The Fairy and the Princess last staged in 2016. Photo by Kurt Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1627007024977-5SOE02AC0D883AKBQYQS/Orange+7.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Slices of orange Jonathan Janolo plays the cruel stepmother in Hazel Sabas-Gower’s Sinderela (2012) to the hilt. With upturned chin, arched eyebrows and mascara-heavy lashes, he completes the haughty look in a flashy ensemble of fuchsia top and orange bottom. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1627007014460-2VZWILAFN1LFY13OE3DK/Orange+8.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Slices of orange There’s no pumpkin in the modern retelling of the Cinderella fairy tale, Sinderela, which has a reality-show twist. But shades of pumpkin color can be found in the gaudy garb of stepsisters Media and Avaricia (Michael Divinagracia and Gerardo Francisco, respectively) – in their bonnets, in Media’s collar, skirt and shoes, and in Avaricia’s bow. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1627007053095-7R15NYG154E0I94UC0NS/Orange+9.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Slices of orange In Labingdalawang Masasayang Prinsesa, one of the stories in the trilogy Tatlo Pang Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (2013), the king (Marcus Tolentino) has twelve daughters who wear pretty and colorful dresses. But the royal patriarch is definitely not left behind, style-wise, as he goes for regalia in a carrot shade dotted with sparkling stones. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1627007038172-MJUBYAOORJ63O66HB244/Orange+10.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Slices of orange A grand celebration is held at the palace for the betrothal of Solor and Gamzatti in La Bayadere (2004). The festivities begin with a pulsating number from these merrymakers in flamboyant orange. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/7/22/talk-about-dance-xiaolu-guo monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1626916010187-GM4QLJ58N0HJ6WU058IC/Talk+about+dance+-+Xiaolu+Guo+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Xiaolu Guo - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/7/20/lola-basyang-from-book-to-ballet monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1626749193935-Z7DDBYFONWKZHFVMBDDH/Basyang+1.jpeg Home - ‘Lola Basyang’ from book to ballet Ballet Manila artistic director and then principal dancer Lisa Macuja-Elizalde (right) had stumbled upon Anvil Publishing’s versions of tales of Severino Reyes – known for his moniker as the grandmother storyteller “Lola Basyang” – at a fair in her children’s school. She had a eureka moment, instantly imagining how the stories could be told through dance. Soon the ball was rolling. Three stories from the Anvil series as retold by Christine Bellen and illustrated by Frances Alcaraz were chosen for Ballet Manila’s Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang. Veteran actress Luz Fernandez (left) was tapped to play the iconic storyteller. In a pictorial for the production that would premiere in December 2008, Fernandez and Macuja-Elizalde hold the storybooks featured in the trilogy – Ang Mahiwagang Biyulin, Ang Kapatid ng Tatlong Marya and Ang Prinsipe ng mga Ibon. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1626749148073-WBAGXM8HHJIWRQTE8TL6/Basyang+2.jpeg Home - ‘Lola Basyang’ from book to ballet To pull off the ballet trilogy onstage, Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang indeed brought together the work of various Filipino artists, resulting in a massive collaboration. From the books, the stories were interpreted in dance. Osias Barroso (left), then Ballet Manila artistic associate, was tasked to handle Ang Prinsipe ng mga Ibon, set to the combined music of Nicanor Abelardo, National Artists Antonino Buenaventura, Levi Celerio and Lucrecia Kasilag as arranged by Mon Faustino. Macuja-Elizalde – with inputs from Barroso, Gerardo Francisco and Ernest Mandap – took on Ang Kapatid ng Tatlong Marya, flavored by contemporary neo-ethnic music of Joey Ayala. The late Tony Fabella (right) choreographed Ang Mahiwagang Biyulin, with music by now National Artist Ryan Cayabyab as arranged by Arnold Buena. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1626749162635-I142TRJKS39KN586M9RK/Basyang+3.jpeg Home - ‘Lola Basyang’ from book to ballet The production unfolds with Luz Fernandez as Lola Basyang holding court before three children who eagerly await the stories she would be reading from her book. Macuja-Elizalde as Ate Lisa helps thread the three stories together as she dances at the start of each story and later “interacts” with the characters in each tale. The lavish retelling comes to life with costume design by Jonathan Janolo and Michael Angelo Albay, lighting design by Jimmy Villanueva, set design by Janolo and Rollie de Leon and overall stage direction by Roxanne Lapus. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1626749187187-WIV20E7621TBH89DAQ9M/Basyang+4.jpeg Home - ‘Lola Basyang’ from book to ballet Ang Prinsipe ng Mga Ibon tells the story of a human princess who falls for a bird prince despite her father’s objections. But the prince comes to the kingdom’s rescue when it is attacked by giants, leading the father to finally accept him as a match for his daughter. Love prevails and the princess grows wings, joining the prince in flying off to his kingdom. Rudy De Dios and Yanti Marduli dance as the pair fated to be together despite the odds. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1626749211242-X68QE069B2RE3YO77484/Basyang+5.jpeg Home - ‘Lola Basyang’ from book to ballet Ang Kapatid ng Tatlong Marya follows a hero’s journey as Pedro travels to different kingdoms in search of his bewitched sisters Marya Trining, Marya Upeng and Marya Loleng. Pedro succeeds in his quest and his family is ultimately reunited. Alvin Santos takes on the lead role, with Zaira Cosico, Mylene Aggabao and Anne Kateri Gelvoria as his sisters and Eileen Lopez and Harold Salgado as his parents. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1626749219416-JI7TK780RNXYK2J1GOX6/Basyang+6.jpeg Home - ‘Lola Basyang’ from book to ballet Ang Mahiwagang Biyulin is about Rodrigo, a hardworking man cheated by the trader Ahab who refuses to pay his wages. Rodrigo turns the tables on him when he plays an enchanted violin that makes Ahab dance against his will, with hilarious results, until he relents and pays what he owes. Gerardo Francisco as Rodrigo and Marcus Tolentino as Ahab bring the house down with their comic antics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1626749219638-2JKGW998F92J18Y4PZXM/Basyang+7.jpeg Home - ‘Lola Basyang’ from book to ballet The cast of Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang gathers for a souvenir photograph after the premiere of the epic production, secure in the knowledge that they had a winner on their hands after hearing the wild applause for each story, and even more at curtain call. It would become a certified blockbuster that holiday season. In 2013, Ballet Manila would mount a sequel to its successful show, presenting another well-received trilogy in Tatlo Pang Kuwento ni Lola Basyang. In the years since, both shows have been restaged in full and the stories in single performances repeatedly, proving the timelessness of Lola Basyang and her value-laden tales. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/7/19/talk-about-dance-emma-goldman monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1626658221616-A8EW85VV5K3C4BAEEC55/Talk+about+dance+-+Emma+Goldman+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Emma Goldman - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/7/16/from-the-mailbox-preserving-filipino-heritage-through-dance monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1626410957106-Q62S4K9MC7ZK5KARAZ2P/From+the+Mailbox%3A+Preserving+Filipino+heritage+through+dance+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - From the Mailbox: Preserving Filipino heritage through dance - Make it stand out Details of Ballet Manila’s performance in Ohio are shared in this announcement. Printed material from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1626411089728-FJCGCCQTTSY0RYWOW8CD/From+the+Mailbox%3A+Preserving+Filipino+heritage+through+dance+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - From the Mailbox: Preserving Filipino heritage through dance - Make it stand out Ohio Governor Bob Taft and Columbus Mayor Michael B. Coleman, in their respective citations, commend Ballet Manila for sharing Filipino culture with local residents. Certificates from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1626411328129-Q3PFMXKXYR6E8R635GEC/From+the+Mailbox%3A+Preserving+Filipino+heritage+through+dance+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - From the Mailbox: Preserving Filipino heritage through dance - Make it stand out In his letter dated May 12, 2005, Mayor Michael B. Coleman congratulates the Philippine American Society of Central Ohio for bringing Ballet Manila’s show to Columbus. Photocopied letter from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/7/14/ballet-manila-moments-remaking-a-pirate-ballet monthly 0.5 2021-07-14 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/7/13/don-quixote-mercedes-and-espada-take-centerstage monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1626137428726-HRRBMLQKBISJR4CBBOZI/Don+Quixote%3A+Mercedes+and+Espada+take+centerstage+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Don Quixote: Mercedes and Espada take centerstage - Make it stand out Francis Cascaño danced as the toreador Espada the most number of times in Ballet Manila’s full-length season performances of Don Quixote, as seen in these photos taken in (clockwise from top left) 2004, 2006, 2009, 2012 and 2017. Photos by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1626138140807-G125IHO159ZE369XDKKC/Don+Quixote%3A+Mercedes+and+Espada+take+centerstage+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Don Quixote: Mercedes and Espada take centerstage - Make it stand out The street dancer Mercedes comes alive through the portrayals of (clockwise, from top) Ea Marie Torrado (2004), Gabrielle Conde (2004) and Gabriella Galvez (2006). Photos by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1626137558032-D1JL1JVJI2LR594T1JAV/Don+Quixote%3A+Mercedes+and+Espada+take+centerstage+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Don Quixote: Mercedes and Espada take centerstage - Make it stand out Mercedes is a scene-stealer, strutting about with her fan and weaving through a row of wine bottles on pointe. This character has been performed by (clockwise from top) Eileen Lopez (2006), Rissa May Camaclang (2017), Yanti Marduli (2012), and Sarah Abigail Cruz (2009). Photos by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1626137891158-YIXZUDSDZDTEHUMK4AME/Don+Quixote%3A+Mercedes+and+Espada+take+centerstage+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Don Quixote: Mercedes and Espada take centerstage - Make it stand out Flipping his cape with inimitable flair, the bullfighter Espada commands attention as seen in the performances of (clockwise from top left) Jonathan Janolo (2006), Mark Sumaylo (2017), Nazer Salgado (2006), and Marcus Tolentino (2004). Photos by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1626138604152-7J3VBDBG816BAEZN44HN/Don+Quixote%3A+Mercedes+and+Espada+take+centerstage+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Don Quixote: Mercedes and Espada take centerstage - Make it stand out Abigail Oliveiro and Mark Sumaylo form a passionate pair onstage as Mercedes and Espada in Don Quixote. Abi’s performance in 2017 won her the Gawad Buhay Outstanding Featured Female for Classical Dance the following year. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/7/9/ballet-manila-in-full-color-pretty-in-pink monthly 0.5 2021-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1625798677984-L46FLILPCYIIKDXDK5GH/Pink+1.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Pretty in pink True to her role as the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker (2013), Lisa Macuja-Elizalde wears a sumptuous confection of pink and gold studded with sparkling stones. The Sugar Plum Fairy is just one of the characters that give the popular Christmas ballet its trademark magic and charm. Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1625798676646-M8GSC1BFMFP8YIKK2DRP/Pink+2.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Pretty in pink Hazel Sabas-Gower’s Sinderela (2012) puts a showbiz twist to the popular fairy tale, with the titular character Sinderela (Sofia Sangco-Peralta) vying to be the leading lady of matinee idol Al Principe. With the help of her fairy godmother, she gets to attend the audition – dazzling everyone, especially Al, with her magenta dress and her dancing skills. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1625798681435-MGB4F6HQUC74CA7A3UMG/Pink+3.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Pretty in pink Everything’s coming up roses for Medora (Abigail Oliveiro, leftmost) as she leads the ballerinas in the dreamy Living Garden sequence in the pirate adventure Le Corsaire (2018). Their blush pink tutus lend an even more enchanting touch to the scene. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1625809005622-BO7XT7S35QDMKCJSHF2Z/Pink+4.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Pretty in pink In a tutu adorned with pink ruffles and white lace, Lise (Pamela Asprer) steals some time with her beloved Colas (Osias Barroso) in La Fille Mal Gardee (2000). In the story, Lise is guarded well by her strict mother, Widow Simone, who wants to marry her off to the wealthy but dimwitted Alain. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1625798681627-OEB4E3HYEJC1OBW2N7F9/Pink+5.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Pretty in pink Joan Emery Sia’s pink finery stands out in the brooding Paloma Muerte, a choreography by Hamburg Ballet artist Marcelino Libao that also featured Mark Sumaylo and three other dancers. It was one of the numbers performed in Tuloy ang Sayaw-an, a fundraiser that Ballet Manila undertook with Academy One in 2019 for the benefit of Tuloy Foundation and Project Ballet Futures. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1625798728745-JMAOUURLB3ELA6HVEPF3/Pink+6.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Pretty in pink This cheering squad on pointe reflects hot pink power in Kay Ganda ng Ating Musika: An OPM Festival (2014). They appear in the portion inspired by the radio program True Love Confessions (TLC) with Papa Jack, where the caller reminisces about his school days. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1625798695752-UDYQGY4D82AN8B1N9W1A/Pink+7.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Pretty in pink Nicole Barroso wears a rose-colored outfit that matches her pink pointe shoes as one of the ladies in the hunting party in 2019’s Snow White. With her is Joshua Enciso as a hunter, clad in orange. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1625798709370-YI61EB702NDAZBPEEBWX/Pink+8.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Pretty in pink Sandralynn Huang in pink and Jerome Espejo in black and white figure in a passionate pas de deux for BM Goes International (2015), a preview of numbers to be performed by Ballet Manila in shows and competitions abroad that year. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1625798751496-G2H0AEVTK91BO9BVIKG6/Pink+11.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Pretty in pink In Labindalawang Masasayang Prinsesa, one of the tales in Tatlo Pang Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (2013), two of the twelve sisters (Lisa Macuja-Elizalde, left) and Czarina Villegas wear two shades of pink. With them are their partners, Rudy De Dios (right) and Arnulfo Andrade. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1625798767836-W6CV7GJH5LQMF8G2AI59/Pink+12.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Pretty in pink “Blackpink” seems to be the best description for the tutu worn by Abigail Oliveiro as Mercedes in Don Quixote (2017), with Mark Sumaylo as her Espada. The Spanish-style dress has alternating rows of black and pink lace, with a wide skirt perfect for her head-turning pirouettes and back bends. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/7/7/from-the-mailbox-thru-dance-how-you-honor-the-creator monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1625624676954-M8N9GNWOUNG1N4M16IVQ/From+the+Mailbox%3A+%E2%80%98Thru+dance%2C+how+you+honor+the+Creator%21%E2%80%99+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - From the Mailbox: ‘Thru dance, how you honor the Creator!’ - Make it stand out Ballet Manila artistic director and then principal artist Lisa Macuja-Elizalde dances as “Ate Lisa” in Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang. Photo by Ocs Alvarez from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1625625110155-XCMNYSGC0JOSOP5BEAKH/From+the+Mailbox%3A+%E2%80%98Thru+dance%2C+how+you+honor+the+Creator%21%E2%80%99+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - From the Mailbox: ‘Thru dance, how you honor the Creator!’ - Make it stand out Ang Kapatid ng Tatlong Marya is one of the featured stories in Ballet Manila’s adaptation of Severino Reyes’ works. Photo by Ocs Alvarez from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1625625411042-EGKP8PXUO1XQ4Q0QXC5D/From+the+Mailbox%3A+%E2%80%98Thru+dance%2C+how+you+honor+the+Creator%21%E2%80%99+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - From the Mailbox: ‘Thru dance, how you honor the Creator!’ - Make it stand out Sr. Violeta’s two-page handwritten letter bears thumbtacks marks at the corners as it had been posted on the Ballet Manila bulletin board for everyone to read. Letter from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1625625797057-83JWYJCZR6XRIEHIXL3X/Violeta+4.JPG Home - From the Mailbox: ‘Thru dance, how you honor the Creator!’ - Make it stand out Veteran actress and radio talent Luz Fernandez plays Lola Basyang, the famed storyteller of Philippine literature. Photo by Ocs Alvarez from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/7/5/don-quixote-titular-character-in-the-shadows monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1625475722289-E6R057DLPC2PE0N65JIY/Don+Quixote%3A+Titular+character+in+the+shadows+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Don Quixote: Titular character in the shadows - Make it stand out Russian dancer Viktor Savaliev (left) was Ballet Manila’s guest ballet master when he was cast as Don Quixote in 1999, paired opposite Aileen Gallinera as the Queen of the Dryads. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1625476142933-RQKU9BULCOI5NJE1HQNG/Don+Quixote%3A+Titular+character+in+the+shadows+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Don Quixote: Titular character in the shadows - Make it stand out Neil John Mag-aso takes his turn as Don Quixote in Ballet Manila’s 2017 production with Kenneth del Rosario as his trusty squire Sancho Panza. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1625476226148-SP2Q3Q6XP88KB2WALVXY/Don+Quixote%3A+Titular+character+in+the+shadows+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Don Quixote: Titular character in the shadows - Make it stand out Though relegated to a supporting role, Don Quixote (portrayed by Harold Salgado in 2009) opens the ballet that bears his name. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/7/2/this-month-in-bm-history-july-1998 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1625190841379-UGDJ69IP6VCLNOARAJ90/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+July+1998+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: July 1998 - Make it stand out Ballet & Ballads guest singer Renz Verano (left) joins Ballet Manila dancers led by Pamela Asprer and Osias Barroso at curtain call. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1625191035911-G5668XU4XHGNY3GPU5WB/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+July+1998+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: July 1998 - Make it stand out True to its mission of bringing ballet to the people, Ballet Manila performs Act 2 of Swan Lake as part of its Ballet & Ballads 3 show in Pangasinan. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1625192640360-4JOZTKFLKG8M24WG7701/BM+3.JPG Home - This Month in BM History: July 1998 - Make it stand out Tony Fabella’s Original Pilipino Music Suite features vignettes of romance, happiness and success. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1625192163360-9EXUETXGVGW9A620W1HQ/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+July+1998+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: July 1998 - Make it stand out A poster announces the details of Ballet Manila’s show in Dagupan in July 1998. This photo was used in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s memoirs, Ballerina of the People. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/7/1/talk-about-dance-gwen-smith monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1625103701469-57WE57H25QVX4APFAERF/Talk+about+dance%3A+Gwen+Smith+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Gwen Smith - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/6/26/8-things-about-agrippina-vaganova monthly 0.5 2021-06-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1624710642018-HT4W4FZBH7NJI6B5E8F0/8+things+about+Agrippina+Vaganova+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 8 things about Agrippina Vaganova - Make it stand out Agrippina Vaganova was only promoted to ballerina from the corps a year before her retirement. But in her prime, she was called by critics as the “queen of variations.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1624709917574-NJDCCX651VCGR0YDF91T/8+things+about+Agrippina+Vaganova+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 8 things about Agrippina Vaganova - Make it stand out Ballet Manila co-artistic director Osias Barroso (third from left) paid homage to Agrippina Vaganova in 2016 along with (from left) BM dancers Joshua Enciso, Nicole Barroso, Marinette Franco and Alvin Dictado who were in St. Petersburg to participate in the Dance Open Festival. The bust can be found in the museum of the school now named after Vaganova. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1624710771749-VJ2E435IZWD88SL3RUU8/8+things+about+Agrippina+Vaganova+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 8 things about Agrippina Vaganova - Make it stand out Lisa Macuja (fifth from left) studied ballet under Tatiana Alexandrovna Udalenkova (center) from 1982-1984 in the same room where Agrippina Vaganova taught decades before. Vaganova’s portrait hangs in that room, an indication of her profound influence on generations of dancers using her Russian technique. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1624710938863-B5R5Y1X6H15X0N5IQ7ZF/8+things+about+Agrippina+Vaganova+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 8 things about Agrippina Vaganova - Make it stand out A new English translation of Vaganova’s ballet manual, the ultimate reference on the Russian ballet technique, is being released soon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1624711068800-GOSRPU7UIFZL31K3BVSX/8+things+about+Agrippina+Vaganova+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 8 things about Agrippina Vaganova - Make it stand out Young dancers Joshua Enciso, Marinette Franco, Alvin Dictado and Nicole Barroso pose with a portrait of Agrippina Vaganova whose teachings they have followed as Ballet Manila students and artists. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1624711201379-YHDCKIUHWF4YBJSBKF2F/8+things+about+Agrippina+Vaganova+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 8 things about Agrippina Vaganova - Make it stand out Lisa Macuja writes about the Vaganova method and its founder in her newspaper column in 1995, shortly before Ballet Manila’s debut. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/6/25/don-quixote-charming-basilio-is-equal-to-the-task monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1624586555366-2D7JOC41UW5OTWP153AZ/Don+Quixote%3A+Charming+Basilio+is+equal+to+the+task+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Don Quixote: Charming Basilio is equal to the task - Make it stand out Building stamina and core strength is important to be able to take on the role of Basilio, says Gerardo Francisco who did so in 2017. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1624586677047-ANHKOO1SBVQS7L0GR6EW/Don+Quixote%3A+Charming+Basilio+is+equal+to+the+task+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Don Quixote: Charming Basilio is equal to the task - Make it stand out Osias Barroso dances as the spirited and strong-willed Basilio in one of the stops of a Russian tour he and Lisa Macuja did in the mid-1990s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1624587122679-JNR324OEL9WB3QCGOWLB/Don+Quixote%3A+Charming+Basilio+is+equal+to+the+task+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Don Quixote: Charming Basilio is equal to the task - Make it stand out Jerome Espejo portrays Basilio in 2004. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1624588300276-KS28DTYFI4JSXCJF9VKT/Don+Quixote%3A+Charming+Basilio+is+equal+to+the+task+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Don Quixote: Charming Basilio is equal to the task - Make it stand out For his turn as the male lead in Don Quixote in 2012, Rudy De Dios watched videos of some of the greatest Basilios to see how he could improve his technique. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/6/20/cesar-macuja-ballet-manilas-father-for-all-seasons monthly 0.5 2021-06-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1624181374316-G2MML6H2G1E3WREFFIKZ/Ces+3.jpeg Home - Cesar Macuja: Ballet Manila’s father for all seasons Happy to just be behind the scenes, Tito Ces is almost hidden in the back row of this group photo taken on a stopover of a Ballet Manila provincial tour in 2016. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1624181251334-BCBHV36PZRUYULR05DL4/Ces+1.jpeg Home - Cesar Macuja: Ballet Manila’s father for all seasons In 2012, when prima ballerina Lisa Macuja-Elizalde was named Entertainer of the Year by the Aliw Awards – a rare feat for a classical artist – parents Cesar and Susan Macuja were around, along with members of the Ballet Manila family. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1624183470238-NS1UC9MUBUOT2VDMV1E9/Ces+15.jpeg Home - Cesar Macuja: Ballet Manila’s father for all seasons When Joan Emery Sia and Romeo Peralta (now both principal dancers) won the bronze in Pas de Deux at the 2015 Asian Grand Prix, Tito Ces and Tita Su were there to offer their support and congratulations. Photo from Geri Francisco’s Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1624181093416-04QC2ALA1P825B69EM87/Ces+2.jpeg Home - Cesar Macuja: Ballet Manila’s father for all seasons For Anjie Ureta (leftmost), Cesar Macuja has always been “Dad” and Susan Macuja “Mom,” having been best friends with Lisa Macuja-Elizalde for 30 years. Photo was taken during the 2015 Asian Grand Prix in Hong Kong. Photo by Susan A. De Guzman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1624181501565-7Y60KNQPHR29SY5F65DS/Ces+4.jpeg Home - Cesar Macuja: Ballet Manila’s father for all seasons Ballet Manila pioneer Eileen Lopez helps Tito Ces host the Christmas party of Belen’s Cast B at Star Theater in the early 2000s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1624181628347-XH1IA6IFWFI8N6IUJ3NB/Ces+5.jpeg Home - Cesar Macuja: Ballet Manila’s father for all seasons When Ballet Manila’s Jonathan Janolo and Tiffany Chiang got married in 2014, the newlyweds had a picture taken with guests, from left: Gem Villanueva, Lisa Macuja-Elizalde, Jimmy Villanueva, Cesar Macuja, Sasha Elizalde, Icet Barroso, Trixie Reyes, and (seated) Bugs Mohnaniand Osias Barroso. Photo by Gerardo Francisco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1624181776025-LLZ3MCA115HRL8XB9B0K/Ces+6.png Home - Cesar Macuja: Ballet Manila’s father for all seasons Tito Ces (leftmost) joined Ballet Manila tours whenever he could, including one to Dumaguete in 2009 where the company staged Pinocchio. In photo with him are, from left, Kate Gelvoria, Jenny Olayvar, Eileen Lopez, Yanti Marduli and Lisa Macuja-Elizalde. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1624181947137-XFOX8IU4MBKJ6MAXNX77/Ces+7.jpeg Home - Cesar Macuja: Ballet Manila’s father for all seasons Tito Ces embraces Katherine Barkman, now with The Washington Ballet, after her debut in the full-length Le Corsaire (2018) which was also her last show with Ballet Manila as a principal dancer. Also in photo is Tita Suaawaiting her turn to congratulate Katherine. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1624182319731-XUIRPVZX219UQMKFYEN8/Ces+9.jpeg Home - Cesar Macuja: Ballet Manila’s father for all seasons For her last performance with Ballet Manila, in 2018’s Le Corsaire, Katherine Barkman’s parents Peter and Darlene flew in from the US. Celebrating with them after the show were, from left, Tito Ces, artistic directors Osias Barroso and Lisa Macuja-Elizalde, and Tita Su. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1624182147795-WZV2R6SCLZJOPQDMEASE/Ces+8.jpeg Home - Cesar Macuja: Ballet Manila’s father for all seasons Tito Ces (rightmost) shares a kinship with the Oliveiros, having a daughter dance in a country far from theirs. In photo, from left, are co-artistic director Osias Barroso, principal dancers Mark Sumaylo and Abigail Oliveiro, Anjie Ureta, Susan Macuja, Angela and Cedric Oliveiro, after a performance of Rebel in 2016. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1624182607776-V810TC4SVNU50JFM8F3I/Ces+10.jpeg Home - Cesar Macuja: Ballet Manila’s father for all seasons When dancers Sofie Sangco and Romeo Peralta got married in civil rites on April 30, 2010, Cesar and Susan Macuja stood in for Sofie’s parents and served as principal sponsors. Photo courtesy of Sofia Sangco-Peralta https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1624182743931-EBQA9D02HE8923HGXFI7/Ces+11.jpeg Home - Cesar Macuja: Ballet Manila’s father for all seasons Former principal dancer Rudy De Dios (third from left) celebrates Valentine’s Day 2019 with his Ballet Manila family – (from left) Osias Barroso, Susan Macuja, guest artist Hyuma Kiyosawa, Lisa Macuja-Elizalde, Fred Elizalde and Cesar Macuja whom he regards as a second father. Photo from Hyuma Kiyosawa’s Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1624183626376-1P1WLB4Z5CEFBD1M5P0P/Ces+16.jpeg Home - Cesar Macuja: Ballet Manila’s father for all seasons Principal dancer Gerardo Francisco (leftmost), crouching before Tita Su and Tito Ces in this Ballet Manila family photo at the 2015 Asian Grand Prix, is grateful for all the advice he and wife Jed have gotten from Tito Ces on different aspects of life. Photo from Geri Francisco’s Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1624182920885-AH6FVVEAGP207ILN24EE/Ces+12.jpeg Home - Cesar Macuja: Ballet Manila’s father for all seasons Giselle P. Kasilag and Susan A. De Guzman of the Ballet Manila Archives share a backstage moment with Tito Ces, whose collection of BM and pre-BM memorabilia relating to his daughter Lisa Macuja forms the core of the Archives. From Giselle Kasilag’s Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1624183226704-KUV16REMTEG2BMKI6JUI/Ces+13.jpeg Home - Cesar Macuja: Ballet Manila’s father for all seasons Dante Perez is seen with Tito Ces and Tita Su at the Aliw Theater reception area before the staging of Ballet Manila’s Alamat: Si Sibol at si Gunaw in 2012. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1624183360407-XN4FAPV6JC7Z76N0GALJ/Ces+14.jpeg Home - Cesar Macuja: Ballet Manila’s father for all seasons Tito Ces and Tita Su are a constant presence at the theater, always ready to congratulate the dancers backstage as they did with Abigail Oliveiro and Mark Sumaylo after the pair performed the lead roles in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Cinderella in 2016. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1624183768137-UAYKZAS7WUO91TAXHWP4/Ces+17.jpeg Home - Cesar Macuja: Ballet Manila’s father for all seasons Principal dancer Joan Emery Sia (rightmost) likens having Tito Ces (back row, leftmost) in her life to “having a little piece of family away from home.” Jed Francisco (front row, leftmost), wife of principal dancer Geri Francisco agrees, as both of the couple’s parents arebased in Iloilo. Photo from Jed Francisco’s Facebook page https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/6/20/for-principal-dancer-gerardo-francisco-being-dad-is-the-greatest-role-ever monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1624160445939-ZGCG00S6GGY25TAZEBJP/For+principal+dancer+Gerardo+Francisco%2C+being+%E2%80%98Dad%E2%80%99+is+the+greatest+role+ever+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - For principal dancer Gerardo Francisco, being ‘Dad’ is the greatest role ever - Make it stand out Gerardo “Geri” Francisco leads a recent Ballet Manila company class conducted via Zoom. He is in “Katipunero” wear in keeping with the session’s Independence Day theme. Photo by Jacqueline Go-Ramon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1624160517930-DFL95BUIVPSKK6F4VSHM/For+principal+dancer+Gerardo+Francisco%2C+being+%E2%80%98Dad%E2%80%99+is+the+greatest+role+ever+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - For principal dancer Gerardo Francisco, being ‘Dad’ is the greatest role ever - Make it stand out The Francisco family has become even closer because of the pandemic. Geri and wife Jed recently celebrated their eldest Jeree’s senior high school graduation together with son Jed and daughter Denise, with Geri of course preparing the spread. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1624160607958-YWIVZQABDZCZND3FE7DQ/For+principal+dancer+Gerardo+Francisco%2C+being+%E2%80%98Dad%E2%80%99+is+the+greatest+role+ever+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - For principal dancer Gerardo Francisco, being ‘Dad’ is the greatest role ever - Make it stand out Geri does double duty in a 2019 show as he performs in the full-length Ibong Adarna which he also choreographed. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1624160804840-V04XAHH62NSI16HL9LSN/For+principal+dancer+Gerardo+Francisco%2C+being+%E2%80%98Dad%E2%80%99+is+the+greatest+role+ever+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - For principal dancer Gerardo Francisco, being ‘Dad’ is the greatest role ever - Make it stand out Not being able to perform regularly in the past year, Geri feels his body has weakened. In 2013’s Le Corsaire, he was the faithful slave, Ali, a role he enjoys dancing. Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1624163168271-PZMNR8VB1H9N3G5Z6A5Y/For+principal+dancer+Gerardo+Francisco%2C+being+%E2%80%98Dad%E2%80%99+is+the+greatest+role+ever+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - For principal dancer Gerardo Francisco, being ‘Dad’ is the greatest role ever - Make it stand out Geri matches the energy level of fellow principal dancer Jasmine Pia Dames as they partner in Don Quixote as Basilio and Kitri in 2017. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1624163295240-7PHIHTS5NGMQA0W7N5RW/For+principal+dancer+Gerardo+Francisco%2C+being+%E2%80%98Dad%E2%80%99+is+the+greatest+role+ever+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - For principal dancer Gerardo Francisco, being ‘Dad’ is the greatest role ever - Make it stand out Geri misses being able to choreograph as often as he did before. In 2018, he created Fuga for Joshua Enciso and Nicole Barroso, a vigorous piece which was wildly applauded at the USA International Ballet Competition. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1624163400311-EELQ50MMCNZA6M4TDETG/For+principal+dancer+Gerardo+Francisco%2C+being+%E2%80%98Dad%E2%80%99+is+the+greatest+role+ever+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - For principal dancer Gerardo Francisco, being ‘Dad’ is the greatest role ever - Make it stand out When negativity starts to creep in, Geri consciously fights it off, choosing instead to think of better days ahead. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1624163638522-ULTMK7T032DPR9ZCHOQG/For+principal+dancer+Gerardo+Francisco%2C+being+%E2%80%98Dad%E2%80%99+is+the+greatest+role+ever+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - For principal dancer Gerardo Francisco, being ‘Dad’ is the greatest role ever - Make it stand out Family is a constant for Geri and his inspiration to always do good in his life. This throwback photo of the Franciscos dates back to 2014. Photo from Geri Francisco’s Facebook page https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/6/18/talk-about-dance-michelle-c-ustaszeski monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1623985344432-DHCIQHL4SUDAI57GPZ8A/Talk+about+dance%3A++Michelle+C+Ustaszeski+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Michelle C. Ustaszeski - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/6/16/ballet-manila-in-full-color-yellow-fever monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1623820498831-ZCN5O2F1J0NT1FLZW2TK/Yellow+1.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Yellow fever In Martin Lawrance’s Rebel (2016), a ballet partly based on the People Power Revolution, yellow could be the only choice for dressing up the character of Corazon (Katherine Barkman). After all, it was the color associated with the opposition during the historic 1986 snap elections that led to the peaceful uprising. Also in this scene are Rudy De Dios as Ninoy and Michael Divinagracia as Jose. Photo by Ian Santos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1623820523673-8CAE26FVB1ROK0V7QHKS/Yellow+2.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Yellow fever Abigail Oliveiro dances as jubilantly as the color she’s wearing in this scene from Ang Kapatid ng Tatlong Marya, one of the tales in Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (2015). The lemon yellow outfit bears ethnic touches of gold and brown in the waistband and on the sleeves. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1623820532786-IQ8P13DU2Y4VHINSZMV9/Yellow+3.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Yellow fever Rissa May Camaclang, Sofia Sangco-Peralta and the other ballerinas show grace and poise in yellow-orange tutus as they dance in Paquita, featured in BM 2.0 (2015). Photo by Kurt Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1623820539999-U1QF25RP7ZCY79BDWGIT/Yellow+4.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Yellow fever Rodrigo (Gerardo Francisco), the hardworking hero of Ang Mahiwagang Biyulin (from Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang, 2018), radiates happiness and optimism in his trademark yellow-and-black-striped pants. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1623820546904-4RNTJYB69TDB5PP1SCM3/Yellow+5.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Yellow fever Sayaka Ishibashi wears a pale yellow confection in Giselle (2019) as one the village girls and a friend of Giselle. Photo by Erickson dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1623820551548-SG9732IZCY50MBRE62V8/Yellow+6.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Yellow fever Wearing a voluminous skirt of yellow tulle and pink lace, Nicole Barroso kicks things into high gear portraying one of the wicked stepsisters in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Cinderella. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1623820551006-RPL8QKO1B3GPFW9OASD0/Yellow+7.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Yellow fever As the lead fisherman in his own choreography, Kinabuhing Mananagat (from Flight, 2017) looking for the day’s catch, Rudy De Dios goes for a yellow shirt. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1623820558419-5TDWXKNJPDGV0VKRLLBJ/Yellow+8.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Yellow fever Nicole Barroso in a yellow gown and Godwin Merano in a tuxedo are in the mood for dance in Iconic 1 (2018). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1623820558206-YE870OD6R1LMUR5Q2LWV/Yellow+9.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Yellow fever Joan Emery Sia as Micaela channels a range of emotions in her tri-color outfit, consisting of a yellow skirt, a white blouse and a brown apron in Carmen (2018). Yellow, known to symbolize jealousy, is aptly used here as Micaela’s love, Don Jose, is stolen from her by the temptress Carmen. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1623820565441-DDE2H3APKM9TATKPCHBO/Yellow+10.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Yellow fever As a royal guest in Swan Lake (2017), Nanami Hasegawa (left) is a luminous presence in her saffron frock. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1623821100438-DRUV1PE5MCHOCHLBW4QP/2015-12+Pinocchio+Ocs+Alvarez+_MG_9258.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Yellow fever As Pinocchio in Osias Barroso’s Pinocchio (2015), Anselmo Dictado shows his sunshiny disposition in a bright ensemble that combines a yellow top and a yellow hat with a pair of red shorts. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/6/12/ballet-manila-raising-the-flag-on-pointe monthly 0.5 2021-06-12 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/6/11/this-month-in-bm-history-june-2011 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1623393569736-7TMSMYK2P4UHGQ1PQ2G9/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+June+2011+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: June 2011 - Make it stand out A flier announces the one-night-only Philippine preview of Ballet Manila’s performance tour in London and Ireland. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1623393844347-72LOZ0VML4K6CZTJ17OP/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+June+2011+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: June 2011 - Make it stand out Ballet Manila’s 2011 calendar included international tours and festivals, on top of its annual performance season, as indicated in this story that appeared in The Manila Times. Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1623393971704-J8L4T4BBEAY7RK9HKI2J/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+June+2011+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: June 2011 - Make it stand out On the verge of her retirement from classical ballet, Ballet Manila artistic director shares the company’s performances in 2011 in this BusinessWorld article. Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/6/10/talk-about-dance-wish-belkin monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1623286574872-YUBZTMR6U8YWOICZXY7Z/Talk+about+dance+-+Wish+Belkin+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Wish Belkin - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/6/7/soloist-john-balagot-ready-and-raring-to-dance-onstage-again monthly 0.5 2021-06-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1623059584264-TBZUW5JS0CZH6XXS8P70/Soloist+John+Balagot%3A+Ready+and+raring+to+dance+onstage+again+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Soloist John Balagot: Ready and raring to dance onstage again - Make it stand out John Balagot, promoted to Ballet Manila soloist just days before the lockdown was declared in March 2020, says working out on his own was a major adjustment for him. In his condo unit, he has been using a barre that he himself made. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1623059880548-01YCM25IXC88V7E0KQ7O/Soloist+John+Balagot%3A+Ready+and+raring+to+dance+onstage+again+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Soloist John Balagot: Ready and raring to dance onstage again - Make it stand out John’s pet poodle, Luke, has been a great source of comfort for the danseur during the past year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1623059715748-LR841MA22D61U21TGG5X/Soloist+John+Balagot%3A+Ready+and+raring+to+dance+onstage+again+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Soloist John Balagot: Ready and raring to dance onstage again - Make it stand out As the evil Atheos in Rudy De Dios’ Carmina Burana, John tries to tempt people to join him in the dark side. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1623060495268-Q43QNOBR6OZJN3X9DVGA/Soloist+John+Balagot%3A+Ready+and+raring+to+dance+onstage+again+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Soloist John Balagot: Ready and raring to dance onstage again - Make it stand out Though more used to modern dance, John has had his share of performing the classics such as his turn as Tybalt in 2018’s Romeo and Juliet Suite. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1623062117756-QBXCJNTPGA035YKAS3RL/Soloist+John+Balagot%3A+Ready+and+raring+to+dance+onstage+again+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Soloist John Balagot: Ready and raring to dance onstage again - Make it stand out On a rare evening out, a masked John takes the opportunity to try some jumps and new moves. Photo by Mark Sumaylo https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/6/3/in-their-own-words-abigail-oliveiro-on-fighting-to-achieve-a-dream monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1622687799373-G06T8RTOUY0XAXIR05N0/In+Their+Own+Words%3A+Abigail+Oliveiro+on+fighting+to+achieve+a+dream+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - In Their Own Words: Abigail Oliveiro on fighting to achieve a dream - Make it stand out Principal dancer Abigail Oliveiro enjoys her moment at the ball in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Cinderella. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/6/2/talk-about-dance-twyla-tharp monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1622602233627-3HF6TJFH9OU70VDUO06G/Talk+about+dance+-+Twyla+Tharp+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Twyla Tharp - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/5/31/don-quixote-the-feisty-and-playful-kitri monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1622444397535-73Y8A3RMSV2YYHWF6JBA/Don+Quixote%3A+The+feisty+and+playful+Kitri+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Don Quixote: The feisty and playful Kitri - Make it stand out Kirov Ballet prima ballerina Gabriela Komleva teaches a young Lisa Macuja the intricacies of being Kitri for her debut in Don Quixote with the famed Russian company in 1986. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1622444938926-MIENPR4BQNWZ4QOK7WE3/Don+Quixote%3A+The+feisty+and+playful+Kitri+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Don Quixote: The feisty and playful Kitri - Make it stand out Jasmine Pia Dames and Gerardo Francisco are well-matched as the playful couple in Don Quixote, Kitri and Basilio, in 2017. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1622445155775-XCTXFZYWA0E5LFWN8PS7/Don+Quixote%3A+The+feisty+and+playful+Kitri+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Don Quixote: The feisty and playful Kitri - Make it stand out Katherine Barkman, now with The Washington Ballet, makes her debut in the full-length Don Quixote with Ballet Manila in 2017. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1622444502368-1HVE7WH9ESF0943IO4EB/Don+Quixote%3A+The+feisty+and+playful+Kitri+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Don Quixote: The feisty and playful Kitri - Make it stand out In 2017, five years after dancing her farewell Don Quixote, Lisa Macuja-Elizalde (foreground) coaches a new batch of Kitris in the skillful handling of the Spanish fan. With her are, from left: Jasmine Pia Dames, Dawna Reign Mangahas and Katherine Barkman. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1622445419212-RHLMAOQG4NH9C87JFM7N/Don+Quixote%3A+The+feisty+and+playful+Kitri+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Don Quixote: The feisty and playful Kitri - Make it stand out Dawna Reign Mangahas shows her flair for the castanets in her debut full-length performance as Kitri in one of Ballet Manila’s Don Quixote shows in 2017. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1622445513585-AV5MGXXALX8WY304KKS1/Don+Quixote%3A+The+feisty+and+playful+Kitri+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Don Quixote: The feisty and playful Kitri - Make it stand out Nicole Barroso and Joshua Encisco perform the Don Quixote pas de deux at the International Dance Festival in Vietnam in 2017, for which she won the festival’s Best Dance Artist award. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/5/29/filipino-inspired-gabriela-ng-vigan monthly 0.5 2021-05-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1622266900148-7H1CGHP5NZBEAF3RYSLP/Gabriela+1.jpeg Home - Filipino-inspired: Gabriela ng Vigan In Gabriela ng Vigan, Diego and Gabriela Silang live a peaceful existence in their community until they are forced to rebel against the colonizers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1622266898741-QV0B2BYXPRDZXZ1EE4Y4/Gabriela+2.jpeg Home - Filipino-inspired: Gabriela ng Vigan Diego (Osias Barroso) and Gabriela (Melanie Motus) share a tender moment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1622266915274-XLX8TYH8420JDR1Y5D5L/Gabriela+3.jpeg Home - Filipino-inspired: Gabriela ng Vigan The revolutionary leader Diego is betrayed by a comrade and is later assassinated. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1622267256597-Z1V4EF8MVRAC92S8SOFI/Gabriela+4.jpeg Home - Filipino-inspired: Gabriela ng Vigan Gabriela takes over as leader of the revolutionaries after her husband is killed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1622266916461-XND8IGDDCOEN0MGUWE21/Gabriela+5.jpeg Home - Filipino-inspired: Gabriela ng Vigan Gabriela is captured by colonial authorities and is eventually executed. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/5/28/filipino-inspired-arnis monthly 0.5 2021-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1622164639203-S7CRFJFVW6YRCBPDAGGZ/Arnis+1.jpg Home - Filipino-inspired: Arnis Choreographer Ric Culalic combined the fast and agile movements in the martial art of arnis with the measured but graceful steps of dance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1622164638782-JMAANHJNFCCEXR0S4F5G/Arnis+2.jpg Home - Filipino-inspired: Arnis Punctuated by the sound of sticks hitting one another, Arnis is exhilarating, energetic and intense. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1622164653053-9OJJUI5HYE75OUV7UA7W/Arnis+3.jpg Home - Filipino-inspired: Arnis The performers of Arnis must not only have technique and endurance, but also dance well together as a team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1622164653440-61Z3B7D6PA43YHTH5X51/Arnis+4.jpg Home - Filipino-inspired: Arnis Arnis begins with a solitary performer executing movements in silence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1622164665339-KZXEIWHU5ZAKFJ87IGZH/Arnis+5.jpg Home - Filipino-inspired: Arnis The choreography serves as good training for stamina, coordination and strength. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/5/27/filipino-inspired-mosquerade monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1622078846007-C5IN5OI2W2W2R7TU0YP8/Mosquerade+1.jpg Home - Filipino-inspired: Mosquerade A fan dance brings color and pageantry to Mosquerade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1622078852456-B74HTKSCQJ4F1N57RS1I/Mosquerade+2.jpg Home - Filipino-inspired: Mosquerade The bride (Lisa Macuja) is held aloft as part of the stylized interpretation of a traditional wedding dance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1622078821313-V91S4RWPX5WFINBO3E1J/Mosquerade+3.jpg Home - Filipino-inspired: Mosquerade The groom (Osias Barroso) stays with his attendants as the fan dance unfolds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1622078821326-E87E176Z4H1XBBWHHN3B/Mosquerade+4.jpg Home - Filipino-inspired: Mosquerade Mosquerade culminates in the singkil dance led by the royal bride and groom (Lisa Macuja and Osias Barroso). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1622078841612-ESY5IZX268ZOD5JI4ZOV/Mosquerade+5.jpg Home - Filipino-inspired: Mosquerade The singkil showcases fast-paced footwork between the royal couple. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/5/26/filipino-inspired-kung-hindi-man monthly 0.5 2021-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1621990824820-EGVWB375Z8TUIR4NKJCH/Kundiman+1.jpeg Home - Filipino-inspired: Kung Hindi Man Traditional Filipino wear is the ideal choice for a choreography based on Philippine love songs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1621990824614-CM81IJZ6CD3ZH6N2ZYC7/Kundiman+2.jpeg Home - Filipino-inspired: Kung Hindi Man A smile and a leap from dancing couple Sandralynn Huang and Jeffrey Espejo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1621990827743-K0B1PRSMR388BAYC5PSD/Kundiman+3.jpeg Home - Filipino-inspired: Kung Hindi Man Romance is in the air in Kung Hindi Man. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/5/25/filipino-inspired-sarit-bahag monthly 0.5 2021-05-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1621904989565-8VWO8T8C3ET7EAK69DE3/Sari+1.jpg Home - Filipino-inspired: Sari’t Bahag Osias Barroso portrays the noble Head Warrior looking for a bride. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1621904986828-8A9RYBB93VVBJ31UU08M/Sari+2.jpeg Home - Filipino-inspired: Sari’t Bahag Indigenous weaves carried by village men frame the Maiden (Lisa Macuja) whom the Head Warrior chooses to be his wife. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1621905013255-SFLODWNK8ACP3MSO75N8/Sari+3.jpeg Home - Filipino-inspired: Sari’t Bahag The look and movement inspired by northern upland communities are combined with pointe work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1621905016479-TFKAW2AUFFHOBHM45ZM1/Sari+4.jpeg Home - Filipino-inspired: Sari’t Bahag As the Old Priestess, Ianne Damian (left) confronts the Idaw Bird who has appeared during the wedding of the Head Warrior and the Maiden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1621905017835-1J2Q0PY2PAW9XB7TNBD1/Sari+5.jpeg Home - Filipino-inspired: Sari’t Bahag The Maiden is about to send off her husband to war shortly after their wedding, while the village women prepare to do the same. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/5/21/ballet-manila-in-full-color-shades-of-blue monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1621556435162-Z3E99X4H7OP1WGPH5HVQ/Blue+1.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Shades of blue Cinderella (Abigail Oliveiro) is thrilled beyond measure when her soot-covered clothes are magically transformed into a magnificent blue dress by Fairy Godmother in this scene from Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Cinderella, 2018. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1621556423500-0B2X96PU2YQL7XUP94KJ/Blue+2.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Shades of blue The Ballet Manila boys stand out in their flowy aqua tunics as they execute a flurry of movements in Bam Damian’s all-male choreography Aramica, performed in Deux, 2019. Photo by Ian Santos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1621556470880-LID9Z2KJRACYRY4617U6/Blue+3.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Shades of blue It’s a dazzling under-the-sea moment in Ang Kapatid ng Tatlong Marya, one of the stories forming the trilogy, Severino Reyes’ Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang, 2015. King Urano (Arnulfo Andrade) and Marya Trining, Queen of the Sharks (Joan Emery Sia), rule the kingdom wearing finery befitting their water world. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1621556304412-LWRKRPYM9IGWC7S0ZJQ3/Blue+4.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Shades of blue Ali (Gerardo Francisco) is the faithful servant to the pirate Conrad in Le Corsaire, 2015. The Ali Variation is among the most well-known in classical ballet, often chosen as a competition piece, with the character clad in his trademark teal blue harem pants. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1621556255206-9NIOVQRC1KCUQE5AE40Y/Blue+5.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Shades of blue Sapphire and silver are an appealing mix in Jessa Balote’s tutu as she dances as one of the Jewel Fairies in The Swan, The Fairy and The Princess, 2016. Photo by Kurt Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1621556654516-9MK8PW4MJN4T0UXTL6XO/Blue+6.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Shades of blue Juan Angelo De Leon achieves lift-off in the Blue Bird Variation from The Sleeping Beauty – in a blue costume, but of course! After performing the variation in Tuloy ang Sayaw-an, a ballet fundraiser in July 2019 (above), Angelo danced it as a competition piece at the Asian Grand Prix in Hong Kong the following month and soared to a bronze finish. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1621556629723-ZF2DSU5N7323SRUZOP5J/Blue+7.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Shades of blue Living up to their name, Imelda’s Blue Ladies wear variants of the color in Martin Lawrance’s Spartacus-People Power mash-up, Rebel. The full-length production was first staged in 2016, the 30th anniversary of the People Power Revolution, with costumes designed by the late urban fashion designer Jeffrey Rogador. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1621556646162-87HEXM9E4FVX1I8J88MN/Blue+8.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Shades of blue Prince Charming (Mark Sumaylo) welcomes his guests at the ball in a plush navy blue top with gold trimmings in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Cinderella, 2016. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1621556592155-CJAZZ0WHD58XQFJGMQOV/Blue+9.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Shades of blue Giselle (Joan Emery Sia) wears a dainty white dress with eye-catching accents in delicate blue in Act 1 of Giselle, 2019. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1621556549578-G9ARN823TFKI15XX64OV/Blue+10.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Shades of blue Elpidio Magat is garbed in royal blue while his fair-feathered friends are in complementing bluegreen in Ang Prinsipe ng Mga Ibon, one of the tales in Severino Reyes’ Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang, 2015. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1621556494366-1OOQ6KJ4TI09XHGJRDM7/Blue+11.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Shades of blue Wearing complementing outfits in marine hues, Joshua Enciso and Nicole Barroso power through the vigorous steps of Gerardo Francisco’s Fuga. The pair danced Fuga as a competition piece in the USA-IBC and in Ballet Manila’s Iconic (above), both in 2018. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1621556549763-36PVSZPJV5KAGC4PI5HA/Blue+12.JPG Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Shades of blue A powder blue tutu – with wings to match! – provides that whimsical touch when Abigail Oliveiro dances as the Blue Fairy in Osias Barroso’s Pinocchio, 2015. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/5/20/talk-about-dance-maya-angelou monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1621474081351-PXLE1DPRTGRBT9H9S9S5/Talk+about+dance+-+Maya+Angelou+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Maya Angelou - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/5/18/don-quixote-a-ballet-for-all-time monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1621323997705-7ILMPQC6TYAGZ9A5B16K/Don+Quixote%3A+A+ballet+for+all+time+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Don Quixote: A ballet for all time - Make it stand out Lisa Macuja-Elizalde performed her very first full-length Don Quixote as a soloist for the Kirov Ballet in 1986 opposite Faroukh Ruzimatov. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1621300955971-UIL8O75RBLO9A75FBBHS/Don+Quixote%3A+A+ballet+for+all+time+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Don Quixote: A ballet for all time - Make it stand out Premiere danseur Nonoy Froilan and Cultural Center of the Philippines artist-in-residence Lisa Macuja-Elizalde execute the famous fish dive in Ballet Philippines’ production of Don Quixote in 1986. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1621301890505-W1L4GBL3D9IDIMQ4K56N/Don+Quixote%3A+A+ballet+for+all+time+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Don Quixote: A ballet for all time - Make it stand out Philippine Ballet Theater principal artist Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and American Ballet Theater’s Parrish Maynard dance the lead roles of Kitri and Basilio in 1993. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1621302102716-JT43F4Y0JVNFNQKS2QH1/Don+Quixote%3A+A+ballet+for+all+time+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Don Quixote: A ballet for all time - Make it stand out As Ballet Manila principal artists in 1997, Osias Barroso and Lisa Macuja-Elizalde performed the full-length Don Quixote in Krasnoyarsk and other Russian cities with local companies. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/5/15/for-soloist-pearl-dames-the-future-is-still-ballet monthly 0.5 2021-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1621037671677-IZGMZV63X9HIYOPDEBY5/For+soloist+Pearl+Dames%2C+the+future+is+still+ballet++1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - For soloist Pearl Dames, the future is still ballet - Make it stand out Ballet Manila soloist Jessica Pearl Dames is the type of person who creates her own sunshine, even just in the confined space of her condo unit. Photo from Pearl Dames’ Instagram page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1621037762399-ME82ODFG7TT36WN525NR/For+soloist+Pearl+Dames%2C+the+future+is+still+ballet++2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - For soloist Pearl Dames, the future is still ballet - Make it stand out Pearl has danced all her life, and it’s this gift that she wants to continue sharing in a post-pandemic world. Photo by Sean Pelegrin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1621038000131-CMVBHIG4XFMZJOWDLNGO/For+soloist+Pearl+Dames%2C+the+future+is+still+ballet++3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - For soloist Pearl Dames, the future is still ballet - Make it stand out In their tutus and floral masks, Pearl and Pia Dames performed a Nutcracker number at SM Aura late last November to open the mall’s Christmas festivities. Photo from Pearl Dames’ Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1621038238734-OXSE7TCAB506YL8FKQHC/For+soloist+Pearl+Dames%2C+the+future+is+still+ballet++4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - For soloist Pearl Dames, the future is still ballet - Make it stand out An admitted beach fan, Pearl wants to head for her other happy place when it is possible to do so. Photo from Pearl Dames’ Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1621038321347-V6VEJ7L74HXTHS9GKKBF/For+soloist+Pearl+Dames%2C+the+future+is+still+ballet++5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - For soloist Pearl Dames, the future is still ballet - Make it stand out Now equipped with her own mini barre, Pearl has been attending company classes and teaching ballet virtually. Photo from Pearl Dames’ Instagram page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1621038414879-0V7VLZ4PEG797SIZ8XDP/For+soloist+Pearl+Dames%2C+the+future+is+still+ballet++6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - For soloist Pearl Dames, the future is still ballet - Make it stand out The Dames twins (Pearl at left) are featured in Ballet Manila’s dance film, Walang Hanggang Paalam, which was aired in the National Commission for Culture and the Arts’ Sayaw Pinoy virtual festival in April. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/5/13/ballet-in-bloom monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1620865851671-55KFZTAIM5VC9CVYV8HJ/Flower+1.jpeg Home - Ballet in bloom The Living Garden scene in Le Corsaire is one of the dreamiest in classical ballet, says Abigail Oliveiro who, as Medora, joyfully clutches red roses while surrounded by ballerinas carrying floral garlands. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1620865889812-JJG772HP7J9O23OTB23R/Flower+2.jpeg Home - Ballet in bloom Giselle (Lisa Macuja-Elizalde) offers lilies – symbols of purity – to Myrtha (Se Hee Hong), queen of the wilis, to implore her to spare Albrecht from a cruel fate in Giselle. Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1620865865958-P7FQNLCNLD2DVFEY2TZE/Flower+3.jpeg Home - Ballet in bloom A rose figures prominently in La Traviata as a sign of romantic love given by Alfredo to Violeta (Joan Emery Sia). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1620865905766-N55N0YOCOQ1BPH0KNTHH/Flower+4.jpeg Home - Ballet in bloom A circle of flowers descends upon Gunaw, the evil twin in Alamat: Si Sibol at Si Gunaw, to curb his destructive ways. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1620865898726-7UB4KDVMMQU8YE7M4D5H/Flower+5.jpeg Home - Ballet in bloom Odile, the Black Swan (Abigail Oliveiro), succeeds in her ruse to make Siegfried fall for her when he already promised eternal love to Odette, the White Swan, in Swan Lake. The devious Odile celebrates by throwing the bouquet Siegfried has given her in his face. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1620865905967-0V9BD97RC82OECFZ4SHN/Flower+6.jpeg Home - Ballet in bloom Rissa May Camaclang as Carmen radiates passion in her red dress and the matching red rose in her hand. Photo by Mark Sumaylo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1620865909762-047J90BTPW95XJ77UQX9/Flower+7.jpeg Home - Ballet in bloom Flowers reflect the jubilation at the palace when Aurora awakes in Sleeping Beauty. Photo by Erickson dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1620865912984-TPLSDR8X8D9HADW5Y46P/Flower+8.png Home - Ballet in bloom The rose symbolizes the hope that is passed on from one person to another in Ballet Manila’s dance film, Walang Hanggang Paalam. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1620865915095-W9JSGD18U46EFERZNHXE/Flower+9.jpeg Home - Ballet in bloom In this haunting scene from Giselle, the titular character played by Joan Emery Sia showers Albrecht (Elpidio Magat) with lilies at her grave to indicate that she has saved him from death. Lilies are also said to denote immortality. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1620866759393-NOZ3Q9COMBKBJPTV9MBU/Flower+10.jpeg Home - Ballet in bloom Rose petals rain down on Dawna Reign Mangahas in the dramatic finale of Bloom. Photo by Kurt Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/5/11/talk-about-dance-oriah monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1620695707930-JQI2YIJLADMPX7G5V51X/Talk+about+danc%3A+Oriah+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Oriah - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/5/9/a-toast-to-mothers-in-ballet monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1620519477176-PRY571XKJ33TBZSFQ8V7/Mom+1.jpeg Home - A toast to mothers in ballet Rissa May Camaclang is the picture of happiness as the mother of Aurora in Sleeping Beauty as she and the king (Mark Sumaylo) prepare for their daughter’s christening. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1620519488102-WQ9VWF4IBZR6W31ZS24Z/Mom+2.jpeg Home - A toast to mothers in ballet Luningning in Alamat: Si Sibol at Si Gunaw was Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s first mother role. Her character always steps in to break quarrels between her children, the nurturer Sibol and the destructive Gunaw. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1620519501531-IV885WNLAW63Z19O7G4L/Mom+3.jpeg Home - A toast to mothers in ballet Kong Kexin plays Berthe, the affectionate mother to frail-hearted Giselle (Joan Emery Sia) in Giselle. Photo by Ericksson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1620519517246-PDI6JYKK2JCZ940646YD/Mom+4.jpeg Home - A toast to mothers in ballet Real-life mother and daughter Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Missy Macuja Elizalde share a warm embrace in Gerardo Francisco’s Ina which they performed in 2011 as part of Ballet Manila’s East Meets West tour in England and Ireland. Photo by Philip Taylor Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1620519542379-1N1N3ZEG4SW4TGWR38MY/Mom+5.jpeg Home - A toast to mothers in ballet Miss Universe first runner-up Janine Tugonon fittingly looks every inch the queen mother as son Prince Siegfried escorts her in Swan Lake, 2011. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1620519552756-BQUXO5DUEQSFAFK6I8YV/Mom+6.jpeg Home - A toast to mothers in ballet Zaira Cosico is Lady Capulet, loving mother to Juliet (Lisa Macuja-Elizalde), in the 2011 production of Romeo and Juliet. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1620519585018-YUYEES5UKGCIEVFVQDKX/Mom+8.jpeg Home - A toast to mothers in ballet Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Joanna Ampil are both Inang Bayan in Rebel, with Lisa in the dancing role and Joanna taking the singing part. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1620519583227-PZ02S925ZC4QLHBAMPNM/Mom+9.jpeg Home - A toast to mothers in ballet John Ralp Balagot as the stepmother in Cinderella is blind to the fault of her daughters (Nicole Barroso and Emma Harris). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1620519592390-FI7GNRFI1AIC15QK22EH/Mom+10.jpeg Home - A toast to mothers in ballet Czarina Villegas as the mother shares a tender moment with her daughters in Ang Kapatid ng Tatlong Marya, one of the stories in Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1620519609095-H7NER1DJKFAZT4IWEKEZ/Mom+11.jpeg Home - A toast to mothers in ballet Lisa Macuja-Elizalde as Reyna Valeriana is instrumental in healing the rift between Haring Fernando (Osias Barroso) and their sons, Prinsipe Pedro (Elpidio Magat, left) and Prinsipe Diego (Romeo Peralta, right) who have been unkind to their brother, Prinsipe Juan (Don Juan, foreground). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1620520200739-0NH7ZATGZ368870WNMRP/Mom+7.jpeg Home - A toast to mothers in ballet Mother Simone (Christopher Mohnani) tells daughter Lise (Pamela Asprer) to spin thread the whole day to keep her away from Colas. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/5/7/this-month-in-bm-history-may-1996 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1620351804665-Z3OONZTTTGAE2LGV0WMW/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+May+1996+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: May 1996 Program cover for Carmen++, Ballet Manila’s show combining Eric V. Cruz’s Carmen with classical numbers and Filipino pieces. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1620351924776-1F2D99ACSFAKXW0VLQDE/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+May+1996+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: May 1996 Manila Standard hails the lead dancers in Carmen, Lisa Macuja and Osias Barroso, for the integrity and conviction with which they identify with their characters. Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1620352096228-ZMC1VDE2LFE8MO1IHKPK/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+May+1996+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: May 1996 The review in Philippine Star describes: “Steamy yet never lapsing into bad taste are the love duets between Carmen and Don Jose.” Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/5/5/talk-about-dance-holly-hatcher-frazier monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1620177352277-A4QDSFJL73COS0KZ97O8/Talk+about+dance+-+Holly+Hatcher-Frazier+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Holly Hatcher-Frazier https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/5/3/ballet-manila-in-full-color-simply-red monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1620010782677-9FXSTZINEUZX1F1PRNOY/Red+1.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Simply red Stunning in scarlet: Lady Capulet and Lord Capulet (Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Nonoy Froilan) look resplendent in their royal robes in Romeo and Juliet, 2015. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1620010789752-BQ9JLCJNDLRPVHDFED1T/Red+2.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Simply red Kitri (Jasmine Pia Dames) leaps with abandon in her ruffled red dress in this festive scene from Don Quixote, 2017. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1620010790570-06QWR3QQ15Z97Q7ILI8Q/Red+3.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Simply red Passion is reflected in the color choices of Violeta (Joan Emery Sia, center) and her friends in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s La Traviata, 2020. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1620010800465-1E0NBLTES8NYWXHR7D55/Red+4.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Simply red In his crimson barong, Ferdinand (Gerardo Francisco) is the epitome of a formidable dictator in Martin Lawrance’s Rebel, 2016. Photo by Ian Santos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1620010804941-VLOZU4TUAFMB427L6LX6/Red+5.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Simply red Clad in fiery red, Carmen (Abigail Oliveiro) looks every inch the sultry seductress in Carmen, 2018. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1620010830325-CIEYTB4XOHOF7ZMCTWKI/Red+6.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Simply red Cloaked in red and black, the sorcerer Rothbart (Godwin Merano) cuts a menacing figure in Swan Lake, 2017. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1620010844291-RF8D2JUQ6L4N5AYI9DVW/Red+7.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Simply red Jonathan Janolo is fabulously flirty in a wine-colored gown as the wicked stepmother in Cinderella, 2016. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1620010838078-URWETUB4ABPXDZ752J36/Red+8.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Simply red Pas de deux in red: Hyuma Kiyosawa and Jasmine Pia Dames are a well-matched pair in Diane and Acteon, 2019. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1620010844576-TVWZ39A9T4XF0FNGX1Z0/Red+9.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Simply red Atheos (John Balagot, left) and his minions are the picture of malevolence in costumes that channel the fires of hell in Rudy De Dios’ Carmina Burana, 2020. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1620010866721-2UNU973ODYME10J12PJF/Red+10.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Simply red Red petals shower upon the lead dancer (Abigail Oliveiro) in Annabelle Lopez-Ochoa’s Bloom, 2015. Photo by Kurt Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1620010857635-7H29XXDEWUBOIFWA0A8T/Red+11.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Simply red This princess (Marinette Franco), wearing her tutu of red, yellow and gold, is out to catch Prince Charming’s eye in Cinderella, 2018. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1620010883704-QIVSLQ3PRFNUWTI1BCP0/Red+12.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila in full color: Simply red Rissa May Camaclang is regal in a red bodysuit with gold accents as she executes the movements in Agnes Locsin’s Sayaw sa Pamlang, 2015. Photo by Kurt Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/4/30/ballet-manila-joins-sayaw-pinoy-virtual-dance-celebration monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1619750203091-6Y6MDI93LGNVDD4X7RMF/Ballet+Manila+joins+Sayaw+Pinoy+virtual+dance+celebration+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila joins Sayaw Pinoy virtual dance celebration Walang Hanggang Paalam, Ballet Manila’s dance film reaffirming hope and love, is part of Sayaw Pinoy Goes Virtual. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1619750278449-V482SXQ2X9JFUPNIG01C/Ballet+Manila+joins+Sayaw+Pinoy+virtual+dance+celebration+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila joins Sayaw Pinoy virtual dance celebration “Dance is thanksgiving. Dance is caring. Dance is hope,” Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde intones in Walang Hanggang Paalam. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1619750372009-1DEIN7I8SOOEIIWRFB1A/Ballet+Manila+joins+Sayaw+Pinoy+virtual+dance+celebration+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila joins Sayaw Pinoy virtual dance celebration Shirley Halili-Cruz, overall Sayaw Pinoy festival director, urges the Dance community “to continue what we all love doing.” https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/4/29/keep-dancing-keep-inspiring monthly 0.5 2021-04-29 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/4/28/talk-about-dance-nia-sioux monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1619568862412-ECUHK5KSNBWYNU488N3E/Talk+about+dance%3A+Nia+Sioux.+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Nia Sioux https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/4/27/for-joshua-enciso-all-roads-lead-to-ballet monthly 0.5 2021-04-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1619488707892-9SN0095PAI2B8RAF2IR3/For+Joshua+Enciso%2C+all+roads+lead+to+ballet+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - For Joshua Enciso, all roads lead to ballet Soloist Joshua Enciso has turned the family’s garage into a mini studio where he does exercises and takes Ballet Manila’s virtual company classes. Photo courtesy of Joshua Enciso https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1619489058881-LI7GURT2HYCPI9H2M3VY/For+Joshua+Enciso%2C+all+roads+lead+to+ballet+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - For Joshua Enciso, all roads lead to ballet Joshua Enciso and girlfriend Shaira Comeros, both soloists, have had opportunities to dance on film as part of Ballet Manila’s Silver Linings virtual season. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1619489455236-HESIPY5VF86AVJE3R2OK/For+Joshua+Enciso%2C+all+roads+lead+to+ballet+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - For Joshua Enciso, all roads lead to ballet In a collaboration with photographer friend Lem Atienza, Joshua was featured in a digital exhibition called Galaw-Galaw, a reflection on “the craving of human bodies to be released and to move out from the corners of the walls this pandemic has caused.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1619489615203-4C9AUUTL7CB5K9FGP5ON/For+Joshua+Enciso%2C+all+roads+lead+to+ballet+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - For Joshua Enciso, all roads lead to ballet Joshua misses the freedom of movement and longs for the day when he will have space again to jump as high as he did in this beach photo taken in 2017. Photo courtesy of Joshua Enciso https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1619489698509-ESM8FOC7Z0MZPJNU1RB1/For+Joshua+Enciso%2C+all+roads+lead+to+ballet+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - For Joshua Enciso, all roads lead to ballet One of Joshua’s dreams is to become a well-known choreographer and even compose his own music for the pieces he will create. Photo by Lem Atienza https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/4/24/bms-juan-angelo-de-leon-chosen-as-royal-ballet-school-international-scholar monthly 0.5 2021-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1619241782443-5OCE70PA794YMB341MVZ/BM%E2%80%99s+Juan+Angelo+De+Leon+chosen+as+Royal+Ballet+School+international+scholar+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - BM’s Juan Angelo De Leon chosen as Royal Ballet School international scholar Since starting training with Ballet Manila at age 10, scholar Juan Angelo De Leon has been winning awards in international ballet competitions. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1619241887457-XOF6K6789PQ9YQ3YPDBK/BM%E2%80%99s+Juan+Angelo+De+Leon+chosen+as+Royal+Ballet+School+international+scholar+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - BM’s Juan Angelo De Leon chosen as Royal Ballet School international scholar Juan Angelo De Leon is one of eight dancers from all over the world who has been selected for the Royal Ballet School’s International Scholars Programme this year. Photo by MarBi Photography https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/4/22/ballet-manila-moments-an-environmental-tale monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/4/21/choreography-in-focus-velvet-wings-by-david-campos-cantero monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1618976414569-M9UFOENNWUOWHQ1K2JB7/Choreography+in+Focus%3A+Velvet+Wings+by+David+Campos+Cantero+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Choreography in Focus: Velvet Wings by David Campos Cantero As described by its choreographer, Velvet Wings is “youthful, abstract, modern and light but dramatic.” Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1618974974549-CHJ7HFLCSLYZXJMK416G/Choreography+in+Focus%3A+Velvet+Wings+by+David+Campos+Cantero+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Choreography in Focus: Velvet Wings by David Campos Cantero Butterflies inspired the creation of Velvet Wings. Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1618976526202-PLX0LKY17KHSHBVTYZQA/Choreography+in+Focus%3A+Velvet+Wings+by+David+Campos+Cantero+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Choreography in Focus: Velvet Wings by David Campos Cantero David Campos Cantero’s Velvet Wings depicts nature’s cycle of death and rebirth. Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/4/19/talk-about-dance-jordan-matter monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1618794931885-OHQIEHFSF2Z9SDOAYG6N/Talk+about+dance%3A+Jordan+Matter+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Jordan Matter https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/4/16/ballet-manilas-ibong-adarna-a-virtual-exhibition monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1618553093106-7PWFU3N1LIV8EKLSLZ78/1+Abi_fullbody_sologreen.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Ibong Adarna’: A virtual exhibition A mystical bird known as the Adarna (Abigail Oliveiro) is at the heart of the story of Ibong Adarna. Photo courtesy of MarBi Photography and Project Art, Inc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1618553104510-GD90KUW0QBNPPFR7J5CR/2+LMESHAZADARNA-2740+FINAL.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Ibong Adarna’: A virtual exhibition The kingdom of Berbanya is ruled by Haring Fernando (Osias Barroso), with the queen Donya Valeriana (Lisa Macuja-Elizalde) by his side. Photo courtesy of MarBi Photography and Project Art, Inc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1618553112568-AHWMJIKB1DUVQMD7AYXW/3+LMESHAZADARNA-2727+FINAL.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Ibong Adarna’: A virtual exhibition Haring Fernando (Osias Barroso) and Donya Valeriana (Lisa Macuja-Elizalde) live happily with their sons (from left) – Prinsipe Pedro (Elpidio Magat), Prinsipe Diego (Romeo Peralta) and Prinsipe Juan (Anselmo Dictado) – until the king becomes sick with a mysterious illness. Photo courtesy of MarBi Photography and Project Art, Inc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1618553111997-6NYCKOA29ET65J6UW6NR/4+Gerisolo1.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Ibong Adarna’: A virtual exhibition The kingdom crier (Gerardo Francisco) heralds the arrival of visitors to the palace, including the Albularyo (healer) who insists it is only the Adarna’s song that can make the king well again. Photo courtesy of MarBi Photography and Project Art, Inc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1618553139742-7DRPUYD40GYBJSH7XQV9/5+LMESHAZADARNA-2820+FINAL.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Ibong Adarna’: A virtual exhibition Donya Valeriana (Rissa May Camaclang) must send eldest son, Pedro, to search for the Adarna to cure Haring Fernando (Osias Barroso). Photo courtesy of MarBi Photography and Project Art, Inc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1618553137704-9T6G16N2HYY8SS2Q16U4/6+LMESHAZADARNA-2882+FINAL.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Ibong Adarna’: A virtual exhibition Prinsipe Pedro (Elpidio Magat) is the oldest among the three brothers and the first to go on the quest. Photo courtesy of MarBi Photography and Project Art, Inc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1618553152831-5AMJB1DM60A27B64B3VC/7+LMESHAZADARNA-2860+FINAL.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Ibong Adarna’: A virtual exhibition The secondborn, Prinsipe Diego (Romeo Peralta), sets off on the same journey when Prinsipe Pedro fails to return. Photo courtesy of MarBi Photography and Project Art, Inc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1618553168107-EPN3I4IEX1W97DFYBUQY/8+Elmo_studio_solo.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Ibong Adarna’: A virtual exhibition Prinsipe Juan (Anselmo Dictado) is the youngest of the brothers. Photo courtesy of MarBi Photography and Project Art, Inc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1618553185521-OLRAZNB0ZNRIZZUISS4X/9+ABIJOSHGERI-2247.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Ibong Adarna’: A virtual exhibition Prinsipe Juan (Joshua Enciso) is known as kind and helpful. Photo courtesy of MarBi Photography and Project Art, Inc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1618553189401-TZO0P8GIJSG0NXKGQ78B/10+AbiFAll.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Ibong Adarna’: A virtual exhibition The Adarna (Abigail Oliveiro) makes its home in the tree known as Piedras Platas, found at the top of Mt. Tabor. Photo courtesy of MarBi Photography and Project Art, Inc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1618553212582-P9A8P3KAH93N3SFCXYSX/11+joan_solo_forest.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Ibong Adarna’: A virtual exhibition She may look vulnerable, but the Adarna (Joan Emery Sia) has the power to turn aggressors into stone. Photo courtesy of MarBi Photography and Project Art, Inc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1618553201630-5KYRJBW8DEYS0JFQKHSO/12+Magat_solo_jump.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Ibong Adarna’: A virtual exhibition On his journey, Prinsipe Pedro (Elpidio Magat) is told by a band of hunters to look for the Adarna in Mt. Tabor. Along the way, he meets a hermit whom he refuses to help. Photo courtesy of MarBi Photography and Project Art, Inc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1618553209605-EJMN10TQSM5X8TV5GXTZ/13+Romeo_solo_jump2.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Ibong Adarna’: A virtual exhibition The adventures of Prinsipe Diego (Romeo Peralta) come across a group of boisterous monkeys from whom he rescues a warrior woman and then brings her back to her tribe. But he too ignores the hermit’s pleas. Photo courtesy of MarBi Photography and Project Art, Inc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1618553218911-QQRQIUD7B7E46RT6RENG/14+Elmo_studio_solo3.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Ibong Adarna’: A virtual exhibition The youngest prince, Juan (Anselmo Dictado), goes looking for the Adarna when his older brothers don’t return. Unlike them, he gives the hermit food and water. Photo courtesy of MarBi Photography and Project Art, Inc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1618553222641-GT1SHP7C43ULVYYAIHI6/15+juan+1copy.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Ibong Adarna’: A virtual exhibition The hermit whom Juan (Joshua Enciso) helps tells him the secret to capturing the Adarna. Sufficiently prepared, he seeks to complete his mission. Photo courtesy of MarBi Photography and Project Art, Inc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1618553225686-1KO5L6OLAX0DQU4YOOCX/16+Joan_studio_solo3.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Ibong Adarna’: A virtual exhibition The Adarna (Joan Emery Sia) proves to be an elusive prey. Photo courtesy of MarBi Photography and Project Art, Inc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1618553233779-ID31M60LV7BKTG5ZMY5F/17+Pasdedeux.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Ibong Adarna’: A virtual exhibition The much awaited encounter between Prinsipe Juan (Anselmo Dictado) and the Adarna (Joan Emery Sia) finally happens. Photo courtesy of MarBi Photography and Project Art, Inc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1618553246825-TUO6P2I9CMFRI9J0KBUA/18+PasDeDeuxOutdoor2.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Ibong Adarna’: A virtual exhibition To avoid falling asleep and being turned into stone by the Adarna (Abigail Oliveiro), Principe Juan (Joshua Enciso) makes small cuts on his hand and squeezes calamansi juice into the wounds. Photo courtesy of MarBi Photography and Project Art, Inc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1618553257054-G2M298TG1Z3XCCKPQFIC/19+Abi_joshua_forest_catch.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Ibong Adarna’: A virtual exhibition After managing to ward off Prinsipe Pedro and Prinsipe Diego, the Adarna (Abigail Oliveiro) is captured by Prinsipe Juan (Joshua Enciso). Photo courtesy of MarBi Photography and Project Art, Inc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1618553267701-QDDL94NPRGGOUQDLY8EA/20+LMESHAZADARNA-2925+FINAL.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Ibong Adarna’: A virtual exhibition Prinsipe Juan (Joshua Enciso, foreground) is able to turn his brothers back from stone to human but they are envious that he has succeeded in the quest for the Adarna. Photo courtesy of MarBi Photography and Project Art, Inc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1618553270031-9OJ8EKRXM7LVP3JWXT1E/21+trio_fight_final.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Ibong Adarna’: A virtual exhibition Prinsipe Diego (Romeo Peralta) and Pedro (Elpidio Magat) team up to overpower a surprised Prinsipe Juan (Anselmo Dictado). Photo courtesy of MarBi Photography and Project Art, Inc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1618553280347-QWN1EALRRWWLWMU2GS0O/22+Trio_Prince_Jump_elmo.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Ibong Adarna’: A virtual exhibition Prinsipe Juan (Anselmo Dictado, right) fights valiantly but he is outmatched. Photo courtesy of MarBi Photography and Project Art, Inc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1618553287893-V14QX788FTCCFVV2VXHU/23+LMESHAZADARNA-2911+FINAL.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Ibong Adarna’: A virtual exhibition Diego and Pedro secure the Adarna and head home, leaving their brother behind. But the bird remains silent before the king. Photo courtesy of MarBi Photography and Project Art, Inc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1618553301825-HM7MY2917AJTNHK1DD24/24+Elmo_studio_solo5.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Ibong Adarna’: A virtual exhibition It is only when Juan (Anselmo Dictado) returns to the palace that the Adarna at last breaks into her healing song that quickly helps the king recover. Photo courtesy of MarBi Photography and Project Art, Inc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1618553309895-VBVG90VU1D0JIC0Y352M/25+LMESHAZADARNA-2800+FINAL.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Ibong Adarna’: A virtual exhibition Learning of Diego and Pedro’s trickery, an enraged Haring Fernando (Osias Barroso) orders their banishment. Photo courtesy of MarBi Photography and Project Art, Inc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1618553332180-NDZKKMW40AGHU4W7533H/26+LMESHAZADARNA-2779+FINAL.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Ibong Adarna’: A virtual exhibition The compassionate queen, Donya Valeriana (Lisa Macuja-Elizalde), intervenes on behalf of Pedro and Diego. Photo courtesy of MarBi Photography and Project Art, Inc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1618553329379-KD5Y2B1A8QION6VCTWX5/27+LMESHAZADARNA-2838+FINAL.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Ibong Adarna’: A virtual exhibition Donya Valeriana (Rissa May Camaclang) convinces the king to pardon their two older sons. Photo courtesy of MarBi Photography and Project Art, Inc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1618553353291-BQ267M9KLGV0MN1WNE3S/28+LMESHAZADARNA-2759+FINAL.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Ibong Adarna’: A virtual exhibition The kind-hearted Juan (Joshua Enciso, foreground) forgives his brothers as well, thus reuniting the family and leading to a celebration in the whole kingdom. Photo courtesy of MarBi Photography and Project Art, Inc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1618553356949-KQ0DG0OWPBNM2FMPPSSP/29+Abi12+copy.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Ibong Adarna’: A virtual exhibition True to the Albularyo’s words, it is the song of the Ibong Adarna (Abigail Oliveiro) that indeed cures the king. Photo courtesy of MarBi Photography and Project Art, Inc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1618553371395-BFZTO4UK0FICTYOVC7BA/30+Joan_studio_solo2a+copy.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Ibong Adarna’: A virtual exhibition Thanks to the Ibong Adarna (Joan Emery Sia), happiness reigns once more in Berbanya. Photo courtesy of MarBi Photography and Project Art, Inc. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/4/13/ballet-manila-moments-just-dance monthly 0.5 2021-04-13 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/4/10/this-month-in-bm-history-april-2000 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1618023843791-RBH535SFFDZHDEMNVNCP/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+April+2000+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: April 2000 Program cover lists the nine member-groups of Philstage, including Ballet Manila. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1618024300670-RPY0F52MQTFVY6P2AB8A/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+April+2000+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: April 2000 Tony Fabella’s neoclassical Dancing to Verdi was part of the Subic repertoire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1618024557607-QPFU5JBWIB8JW2LWBOIQ/BM+3+%285%29.jpeg Home - This Month in BM History: April 2000 This copy of Ballet Manila’s repertoire in Subic shows handwritten notations. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1618024561629-RRU5O01JE5DKJ3YQJ7Q2/BM+4+%285%29.jpeg Home - This Month in BM History: April 2000 Theater actress Luna Griño-Inocian writes about Buhay!, the first performance arts festival at the Subic Bay Arts Center (SuBAC), for the Philippine Daily Inquirer. Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1618023959865-TY3N7V2JW2OTG3XRY3SG/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+April+2000+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: April 2000 Ric Culalic’s Arnis, an exhilarating martial arts-based choreography, was among the numbers Ballet Manila danced in the Subic arts festival. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/4/8/rq1oup3kjq6aspwvlgv9e6p6wjkwf0 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1617845034026-IH2RB8U7A0LGJC8A5IK0/Talk+about+dance+-+Rachel+Billington.jpeg Home - Talk about dance: Rachel Billington https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/4/6/joan-emery-sia-lost-and-found monthly 0.5 2021-05-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1617693680881-7PENZL9Z14GBKRLIPG7P/Joan+Emery+Sia%3A+Lost+and+found+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Joan Emery Sia: Lost and found At her sister Jennie’s wedding, Joan and her boyfriend, fellow Ballet Manila principal dancer Elpido Magat, offered a dance number that delighted guests. Photo by Jasper Cuizon Fine Art Wedding Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1617693758618-FW26130AXMYWP3ZBDVEL/Joan+Emery+Sia%3A+Lost+and+found+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Joan Emery Sia: Lost and found Joan bonds with her sister Jennie for whom she served as maid of honor, make up artist, stylist and all-around wedding assistant in Cagayan de Oro earlier this year. Photo by Jasper Cuizon Fine Art Wedding Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1617693856291-APJX1SW54HMKVAMUIQ82/Joan+Emery+Sia%3A+Lost+and+found+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Joan Emery Sia: Lost and found Social media is now one of Joan’s outlets for sharing her thoughts and feelings. Last March 17 on Facebook, she posted this photo along with the caption: “A year since… Let’s say a little prayer and hang in there.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1617694010954-RHRBSF2GUEW8AKZ6WIJ9/Joan+Emery+Sia%3A+Lost+and+found+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Joan Emery Sia: Lost and found Joan sticks to a fitness regimen in the confined space of her condo unit and the presence of her beloved cats, one seen here cozying up to her. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1617694226911-FHOD16F2R0XQHBGGDGA7/Joan+Emery+Sia%3A+Lost+and+found+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Joan Emery Sia: Lost and found Stepping back into the Ballet Manila studio in Pasay a few months ago, even on a limited basis and under strict protocols, was a treat for Joan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1617694301879-WY9P3CMRRUG8FS8N0CHO/Joan+Emery+Sia%3A+Lost+and+found+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Joan Emery Sia: Lost and found Principal dancer Joan Emery Sia continued to attend Ballet Manila’s company classes and teach ballet classes online from the family garage in Cagayan de Oro during an extended stay recently. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/4/4/talk-about-dance-susanna-foth-aughtmon monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1617501856324-681PT7CGEMF64CQNLP94/Talk+about+dance%3A+Susanna+Foth+Aughtmon+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Susanna Foth Aughtmon https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/4/2/ballet-manila-moments-the-ultimate-battle monthly 0.5 2021-04-02 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/3/31/ballerinas-on-ballets-iconic-female-leads-lisa-macuja-elizalde-on-juliet monthly 0.5 2021-03-31 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/3/30/ballerinas-on-ballets-iconic-female-leads-abigail-oliveiro-on-odette-and-odile monthly 0.5 2021-03-30 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/3/29/talk-about-dance-james-brown monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1616989620775-P4GPYP3AWFRIVWFHABRZ/Talk+about+dance%3A+James+Brown+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: James Brown https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/3/27/ballerinas-on-ballets-iconic-female-leads-jasmine-pia-dames-on-princess-aurora monthly 0.5 2021-03-27 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/3/25/romeo-and-juliet-the-loyalties-of-tybalt-and-mercutio monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1616638987439-OJ5454BH6AYZI1H3P21Z/Romeo+and+Juliet%3A+The+loyalties+of+Tybalt+and+Mercutio+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Romeo and Juliet: The loyalties of Tybalt and Mercutio Romeo Peralta (left) and Gerardo Francisco, now both principal dancers of Ballet Manila, have played mortal enemies Tybalt and Mercutio, respectively, in Romeo and Juliet. Photos by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1616639349676-MKH974317KKM705VMS6I/Romeo+and+Juliet%3A+The+loyalties+of+Tybalt+and+Mercutio+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Romeo and Juliet: The loyalties of Tybalt and Mercutio Michael Divinagracia and Alfren Salgado: As Tybalt, the cousin of Juliet, each has fueled the intensity of the clash between the Montagues and the Capulets. Photos by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1616639082839-AJ1Z7UIL7YPU9INVULPP/Romeo+and+Juliet%3A+The+loyalties+of+Tybalt+and+Mercutio+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Romeo and Juliet: The loyalties of Tybalt and Mercutio Francis Cascano and Arnulfo Andrade: Both have danced as Mercutio, Romeo’s best friend who is often described as funny, playful, reckless and unpredictable. Photos by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/3/23/ballerinas-on-ballets-iconic-female-leads-joan-emery-sia-on-giselle monthly 0.5 2021-03-30 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/3/19/romeo-and-juliet-defining-juliet monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1616130166119-8BIMXDZWYQJ7V6BEMG77/Romeo+and+Juliet%3A+Defining+Juliet+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Romeo and Juliet: Defining Juliet Sergei Vikulov’s Romeo and Juliet was the fourth version of the ballet that Lisa Macuja-Elizalde danced in her career. She is seen here in a 2007 performance. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1616130281737-RTRBRCAA2DS3JCVECV5B/Romeo+and+Juliet%3A+Defining+Juliet+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Romeo and Juliet: Defining Juliet Katherine Barkman makes her debut as Juliet in Ballet Manila’s Romeo and Juliet in 2015. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1616130960537-1JFGGUNNIFECGI6GN82P/Romeo+and+Juliet%3A+Defining+Juliet+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Romeo and Juliet: Defining Juliet In 1998, Elline Damian steps into Juliet’s shoes and falls in love with her Romeo (Christopher Mohnani). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1616131065622-DB35ZG3UZPLE5SL3D0FX/Romeo+and+Juliet%3A+Defining+Juliet+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Romeo and Juliet: Defining Juliet Abigail Oliveiro dances as William Shakespeare’s famous heroine in 2015. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1616131342914-2PFELBA1U86MRTTU3KRA/Romeo+and+Juliet%3A+Defining+Juliet+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Romeo and Juliet: Defining Juliet Mylene Aggabao as Juliet finds herself falling for Romeo (Lemuel Capa) in this 2007 staging. 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From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1615422051191-0NX64IZ83H27LV03LZAA/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+March+2020+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: March 2020 The eternal battle of good versus evil is at the heart of Rudy De Dios’ Carmina Burana as the villainous Atheos (John Balagot), left, confronts the virtuous king Solom (Gerardo Francisco). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1615422788644-Y6IOKZFVITQ607PFHAF4/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+March+2020+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: March 2020 A ticket to Carmina Burana & La Traviata, issued by TicketWorld as part of a season pass to Ballet Manila’s 24th performance season, shows the original venue for the production. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1615422162554-J5FQSIJZFUGBJ205JZLX/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+March+2020+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: March 2020 Carmina Burana choreographer Rudy De Dios (center) and his cast acknowledge the audience’s applause after its premiere performance. Photo by Erickson dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1615422431973-XHH1EIFE2RJFEZ2QDXUP/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+March+2020+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: March 2020 Violetta (Abigail Oliveiro) is torn between Baron (Joshua Enciso, left) who can give her material comforts, and Alfredo (Mark Sumaylo), whom she loves. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1615422576926-X2F1BGN9F0JBWYBT5JYD/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+March+2020+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: March 2020 Ballet Manila artistic director and La Traviata choreographer Lisa Macuja-Elizalde is reduced to tears at curtain call, as the dancers cheer her on. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/3/8/daring-dance-duets monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1615185597232-ZLSYW4I94SW8THMP3KFY/Daring+dance+duets+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Daring dance duets Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Rudy De Dios in Bam Damian’s The Last Poem: A dance that needs the most sensitive of portrayals. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1615185701279-A0HJPFMQ9VY1A8UPAMHC/Daring+dance+duets+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Daring dance duets Joan Emery Sia and Robert Peralta in Agnes Locsin’s Arachnida: Two bodies morphing into one. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1615185931514-UNZQEWIM80G2FBNW7CY4/Daring+dance+duets+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Daring dance duets Jessica Pearl Dames and Sean Pelegrin in PJ Rebullida’s Blind Love: The partners must breathe as one to make the dance work. 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Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1614478944121-UF872F9Y50AHQNAZULRR/Romeo+and+Juliet%3A+Challenging+Romeo+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Romeo and Juliet: Challenging Romeo Lemuel Capa and Mylene Aggabao take on the lead roles in 2007. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1614479102973-64PR13QBP4P2U0WKRLMH/Romeo+and+Juliet%3A+Challenging+Romeo+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Romeo and Juliet: Challenging Romeo In 2004, Osias Barroso was Romeo to Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Juliet. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1614479239269-EUW5RUYS7GS1250D3TJJ/Romeo+and+Juliet%3A+Challenging+Romeo+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Romeo and Juliet: Challenging Romeo Abigail Oliveiro and Brian Williamson dance as the ill-fated lovers in 2015. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/2/25/channeling-people-power-in-ballet monthly 0.5 2021-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1614221619400-ZWER8GEVX3HALBE7L5ZI/Channeling+People+Power+in+ballet+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Channeling People Power in ballet In Rebel, Ballet Manila’s dancers re-enact that moment when Filipinos united and linked arms in the aftermath of Ninoy’s assassination. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1614221769889-APZMIZYWN7FQDUG0RTBD/Channeling+People+Power+in+ballet+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Channeling People Power in ballet One of the scenes in the symbolic retelling of the EDSA Revolution shows Inang Bayan (sung by Joanna Ampil and danced by Lisa Macuja-Elizalde), Mark Sumaylo as Ninoy, Dawna Reign Mangahas as Corazon and Michael Divinagracia as Juan de la Cruz. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1614222001316-7N4IPTNOTU3AGCRLX0K6/Channeling+People+Power+in+ballet+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Channeling People Power in ballet Pas de deux of the characters Ninoy and Corazon as danced by Mark Sumaylo and Dawna Reign Mangahas. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1614223708291-HPRVQZ36BXPWL0310MIJ/Channeling+People+Power+in+ballet+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Channeling People Power in ballet Gerardo Francisco projects confidence as the dictator Ferdinand. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1614222142512-N8R4GC90SMAAQMX75I3X/Channeling+People+Power+in+ballet+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Channeling People Power in ballet Ambitious Imelda, with her supporters dancing by her, is portrayed by Abigail Oliveiro. 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Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1613715091542-2PVI71TVHPBYNCI3BJ5P/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+February+2012+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: February 2012 A trio of choreographies premiered in Ballet Manila’s 16th season-ender dubbed Lab Ko ‘To. Souvenir program from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1613715286921-TWIDO4N2UYY48JT0WMXR/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+February+2012+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: February 2012 Max Luna III’s Alon ng Buwan premiered in Ballet Manila’s Lab Ko ‘To in 2012. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1613715801054-ZSAL72AN425AXP8TLYTU/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+February+2012+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: February 2012 Inspired by the Argentine tango, Manuel Molina’s Buenos Aires is an intense expression of love and passion. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/2/17/remembering-ballet-manilas-debut monthly 0.5 2021-02-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1613525216241-VZA1YD1HE59T7BVIKVVS/Remembering+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+debut+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Remembering Ballet Manila’s debut Ballet Manila’s Pioneer 12 have their picture taken on the Francisco Santiago Hall stage just hours before the company made its debut: (standing, from left) Jeffrey Espejo, Pamela Asprer, Aileen Gallinera, Sandralynn Huang, Elline Damian, Eileen Lopez, Eduardo Espejo, (front, from left) Ianne Damian, Lisa Macuja, Osias Barroso, Kristin Dabao and (foreground) Christopher Mohnani. 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Cut-up invitation and page from Eileen Lopez’s scrapbook https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1613525563660-3JBR0RTAHX2MA6HCRPYA/Remembering+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+debut+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Remembering Ballet Manila’s debut Backstage, the ballerinas are abuzz preparing for the second night. Photo from Eileen Lopez’s scrapbook https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1613526357115-52MGX8XMN1MK0GFTE4QW/Remembering+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+debut+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Remembering Ballet Manila’s debut With tutu and tiara already in place, Lisa Macuja continues to warm up before the second night’s performance. Photo from Lisa Macuja’s scrapbook https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1613526401027-SMOFFR7PB2BYU6YLV1II/Remembering+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+debut+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Remembering Ballet Manila’s debut Classical pieces dominated Ballet Manila’s repertoire, with the exception being Osias Barroso’s neo-classical In Quest which had its world premiere that night. Cropped program from Eileen Lopez’s scrapbook https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1613526453890-LQ8ETE3Q973C433NG98Z/Remembering+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+debut+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Remembering Ballet Manila’s debut On opening night, Eileen Lopez received this encouraging note from principal dancer Lisa Macuja who also doubled as the group’s rehearsal mistress. Card from Eileen Lopez’s scrapbook https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1613526493890-D8QCLOWK6ENGF9D4EHII/Remembering+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+debut+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Remembering Ballet Manila’s debut Ballet Manila, led by artistic director Eric V. Cruz (standing, leftmost), celebrates at the Macuja residence in Quezon City after the second night’s performance. After weeks of grueling rehearsals, it was a well-deserved break and a fitting toast to a successful debut. Photo from Lisa Macuja’s scrapbook https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1613526568140-OE8286SL9XV1ED8CTMCJ/Remembering+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+debut+9+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Remembering Ballet Manila’s debut Lisa Macuja and best friend Angela Blardony Ureta at the after party in Lisa’s home. The latter volunteered to be Ballet Manila’s publicist after the group was formed the previous December in the same place where she was also present. Photo from Lisa Macuja’s scrapbook https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1613526796200-QGYXARI66RVVMG62ERMN/Remembering+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+debut+10+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Remembering Ballet Manila’s debut Writing in her newspaper column, On Pointes, Lisa Macuja shares her memories of pre-show jitters and her assessment of Ballet Manila’s opening-night performances. Clipping and page from Eileen Lopez’s scrapbook https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/2/14/romeo-and-juliet-a-troubled-history-of-an-endearing-masterpiece monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1613285904243-H0VCZE5SB3DINQ37N0OE/image2.jpeg Home - Romeo and Juliet: A troubled history of an endearing masterpiece Auckland was one of the stops of the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Romeo and Juliet tour in 1988 which starred Ou Lu and Lisa Macuja, as seen in this poster. Poster and newspaper clippings from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1613285282697-1QDWYR0GZ1K48S3HKQDM/Romeo+and+Juliet%3A+A+troubled+history+of+an+endearing+masterpiece+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Romeo and Juliet: A troubled history of an endearing masterpiece In 1988, Lisa Macuja was partnered by Ou Lu as for a Romeo and Juliet tour of the Royal New Zealand Ballet in 1988. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1613286043218-93NNY3ZMQDOXDQPQQMQA/Romeo+and+Juliet%3A+A+troubled+history+of+an+endearing+masterpiece+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Romeo and Juliet: A troubled history of an endearing masterpiece During their 16-year partnership on stage, Osias Barroso and Lisa Macuja-Elizalde performed the iconic title roles in Romeo and Juliet several times. This photo is from a show in 2004 with Ballet Manila. Photo by Ocs Alvarez from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1613286108320-CGTYB54KK339NXW5KG5J/Romeo+and+Juliet%3A+A+troubled+history+of+an+endearing+masterpiece+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Romeo and Juliet: A troubled history of an endearing masterpiece Ballet Manila principal dancer Abigail Oliveiro took on the role of the tragic heroine of Romeo and Juliet in 2015. 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From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/1/28/2020-a-year-like-no-other monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2021/1/3/ballet-manila-moments-a-holiday-gift monthly 0.5 2021-01-03 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2020/12/31/this-month-in-bm-history-december-2013 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1609394022520-YA44HLWCZW617IRAHRX5/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+December+2013+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: December 2013 A clipping from the Philippine Star announces Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s final bow as the Sugar Plum Fairy. Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1609394056334-220KHQ8CRYD2X4URHUJN/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+December+2013+2-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: December 2013 Missy Macuja Elizalde reprises her role as Little Masha. Photo by Jojo Mamangun from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1609394343738-Y1200PIA9KEYGFUHZNO2/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+December+2013+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: December 2013 Missy Macuja Elizalde dances as Little Masha together with Alvin Santos as Fritz. Photo by Jojo Mamangun from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1609394264976-IC3ETGHQJ0N4P4DYKSUP/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+December+2013+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: December 2013 The dancing snowflakes are part of the charm of The Nutcracker. Photo by Jojo Mamangun from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1609394179738-TOPJO19LHPKJLGQEK0OS/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+December+2013+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: December 2013 Marcus Tolentino as Drosselmeyer amuses the kids on Christmas Eve. 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Photo by Ocs Alvarez from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1606700535277-K6ZXHCZ8LP1PXIYAH115/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+November+2012+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: November 2012 A beggar transforms into a fairy godmother (Hana Oh), ready to fulfill the fondest wish of Sinderela (Jan Erika Basilio). Photo by Ocs Alvarez from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1606700606873-ZOCBFNM712XO3TW1GCZL/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+November+2012+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: November 2012 Senior soloist Jennifer Rose Olayvar stepped into Sinderela’s shoes for the Ballet Manila production. Souvenir program from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1606700694377-Z0WKW6SG0FAKK5F5VGUL/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+November+2012+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: November 2012 A wacky trio provides comic relief for the fairytale adaptation: (from left) Gerardo Francisco Jr. as Avaricia, the lazy stepsister; Michael Divinagracia as Media, the controlling stepsister; and Jonathan Janolo as Travesia, the stepmom. Photo by Ocs Alvarez from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1606701027287-HI0GQUB4HI6NR5MGRSRT/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+November+2012+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: November 2012 Joan Emery Sia (Sirenia) and Tiffany Chiang (Aria) are part of Tita Nia’s mystical entourage. 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Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1604230809505-5IN3T9OFH8WC3Y0FGEZQ/Love+beyond+the+grave+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Love beyond the grave Osias Barroso and Lisa Macuja bring the tragic romance of Albrecht and Giselle to the stage in Ballet Manila’s first performance of the full-length Giselle in 1999. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1604230858013-7ZL16YXD53MFV8Q65RUQ/Love+beyond+the+grave+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Love beyond the grave Abigail Oliveiro casts an eerie silhouette as Giselle in her debut of the full-length role in 2019. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1604230963213-6WNYK55QAUB6HQU4ZJZ3/Love+beyond+the+grave+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Love beyond the grave Surrounded by wilis, Hilarion (Francis Cascaño) is commanded by Myrtha (Se Hee Hong) to dance against his will. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1604231183408-2DMA1UWFEOBJVC2QTEVI/Love+beyond+the+grave+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Love beyond the grave The corps de ballet’s ability to dance as one ensures that Act 2 will make an impact on audiences. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1604231246386-MFDVLCNV5NV1JPJQJW3P/Love+beyond+the+grave+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Love beyond the grave Two Albrechts grieve at Giselle’s tomb: Osias Barroso (top) in 1999 and Romeo Peralta in 2019. Photos by Ocs Alvarez and Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1604231335894-9OAEPPEVIG9MIAV29AYF/Love+beyond+the+grave+9+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Love beyond the grave Hilarion (Mark Sumaylo) pleads for his life but Myrtha (Akari Ida) remains unmoved. Photo by Giselle P. 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From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1600999033629-S5400A7RWVH8AUBMA0OA/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+September+2004+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: September 2004 Gerardo Francisco performs as the iconic Bronze Idol. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1600999931837-S3G2IV64P4DNW7LP5BVQ/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+September+2004+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: September 2004 A newspaper announcement in Manila Standard shows the two ballerinas alternating in the role of Nikiya – Lisa Macuja-Elizalde (with Maxim Chashchegorov) and Christine Rocas. Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1600999182941-LNKDJRIXQI6E6SK1RK6L/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+September+2004+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: September 2004 Nikiya’s dramatic solo ends in her being bitten by a snake. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1601000070806-YMNLBTP3N46DQ2VTMBQM/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+September+2004+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: September 2004 An announcement in Malaya points to the elements that make the story of La Bayadere intriguing. 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From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2020/9/21/ballet-manila-moments-on-pointe-at-the-circus monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2020/9/17/99yba7ichyngg2r6afzx4tiu2eo73y monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1600307095744-TU2YA2RFGP7PPOM4XA5X/Talk+about+dance+-+Simonides.jpeg Home - Talk about dance: Simonides https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2020/9/16/ballet-manila-shares-message-of-hope-in-walang-hanggang-paalam-dance-film monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1600220549317-5HFX9CSUVFDGIRVGC44Z/Ballet+Manila+shares+message+of+hope+in+%E2%80%98Walang+Hanggang+Paalam%E2%80%99+dance+film+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila shares message of hope in ‘Walang Hanggang Paalam’ dance film Ballet Manila’s Walang Hanggang Paalam, a celebration of love and dance, kicks off the company’s 25th season which for the first time will be done virtually and is titled Silver Linings. Seen in this screenshot from the film are principal dancers Mark Sumaylo and Abigail Oliveiro. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1600220610733-3TVS3XSOLECNZJHZE1MW/Ballet+Manila+shares+message+of+hope+in+%E2%80%98Walang+Hanggang+Paalam%E2%80%99+dance+film+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila shares message of hope in ‘Walang Hanggang Paalam’ dance film Words reinforcing the theme of love are superimposed throughout the film as the artists dance. This part featuring principal dancers Joan Emery Sia and Elpidio Magat is paired with the word “malasakit” or concern. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1600220677414-0YWLUYYZ5T9F5WWN2QR1/Ballet+Manila+shares+message+of+hope+in+%E2%80%98Walang+Hanggang+Paalam%E2%80%99+dance+film+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila shares message of hope in ‘Walang Hanggang Paalam’ dance film Choreographer and principal dancer Gerardo Francisco hopes Walang Hanggang Paalam will inspire and uplift spirits amid uncertain times. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1600220743810-2P8ZDE7Z45S64N9BTNZ6/Ballet+Manila+shares+message+of+hope+in+%E2%80%98Walang+Hanggang+Paalam%E2%80%99+dance+film+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila shares message of hope in ‘Walang Hanggang Paalam’ dance film The rose that each dancer holds symbolizes the love that hopefully can be passed on from person to person as an affirmation of commitment and connectedness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1600220803961-TCTUWTCLS1KJLS1YKHYC/Ballet+Manila+shares+message+of+hope+in+%E2%80%98Walang+Hanggang+Paalam%E2%80%99+dance+film+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila shares message of hope in ‘Walang Hanggang Paalam’ dance film Top shots such as the upper image above with Jasmine Pia Dames and Jessica Pearl Dames show the dancers’ form from a different perspective. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2020/9/15/ballet-manila-moments-a-nineteen-year-wait monthly 0.5 2020-09-15 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2020/9/9/talk-about-dance-erol-ozan monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1599613513710-1VXK0CVJYQYL3EP0X27H/Talk+about+dance+-+Erol+Ozan+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Erol Ozan https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2020/9/7/lisa-macuja-school-of-ballet-completes-first-ever-online-ballet-recital monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1599447720838-ZABAEXE0XZ5380ZBLZHA/Lisa+Macuja+School+of+Ballet+completes+first-ever+online+ballet+recital+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Lisa Macuja School of Ballet completes first-ever online ballet recital Students in the Level 2A class of The Lisa Macuja School of Ballet were among those who participated in iDance: 100% Virtual, the institution’s first recital held online. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1599447868855-B1EVAROTWX3SB8AFMLGB/Lisa+Macuja+School+of+Ballet+completes+first-ever+online+ballet+recital+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Lisa Macuja School of Ballet completes first-ever online ballet recital School directress Lisa Macuja-Elizalde (top left), along with co-teacher Eileen Lopez (bottom left), supervises students in the Level 2B class, one of the online offerings of The Lisa Macuja School of Ballet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1599448027988-T0M2YNUJ6HHX548RXX6Y/Lisa+Macuja+School+of+Ballet+completes+first-ever+online+ballet+recital+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Lisa Macuja School of Ballet completes first-ever online ballet recital Ballet Manila principal dancer Abigail Oliveiro (with fellow principal dancer Mark Sumaylo to her right) leads the Twinkle Toes class. Both dancers say that teaching ballet online is challenging but fun. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2020/9/4/ballet-manila-moments monthly 0.5 2020-09-04 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2020/9/2/talk-about-dance-kamand-kojour monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1599014938968-4ZFXHY21F82STUNT3H7A/Talk+about+dance+-+Kamand+Kojouri+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk About Dance: Kamand Kojour https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2020/8/31/choreography-in-focus-gomburza-by-ernest-mandap monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1598876194807-IB77JZ26LDDG7OBP28MA/Choreography+in+Focus+-+Gomburza+by+Ernest+Mandap+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Choreography in Focus: Gomburza by Ernest Mandap Gerardo Francisco, Alvin Santos and Niño Guevarra are blindfolded as they dance Ernest Mandap’s Gomburza, about the three Filipino priests whose execution in 1872 helped spark social reform. 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From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1597382058483-VY3KN8JBDKQ87YSI1GIN/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+August+2010+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: August 2010 Principal dancers Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Rudy De Dios premiere Augustus “Bam” Damian’s Ilsa-Dyur (an anagram of the dancers’ names), set to Tchaikovsky music. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1597382137048-Q518GDKNTBF8JLH71PSE/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+August+2010+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: August 2010 Halo-Halo ni Juan toasts Philippine colors and flavors with the celebratory finale Maynila, an OPM suite by Gerardo Francisco depicting vignettes of Manila life. 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In this photo, a tearful Lisa thanks the audience and her company for the love and support she received for her most recent choreographic accomplishment, La Traviata. Photo by Giselle P. 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Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1594955354068-PXW7H3P5B80946CIBJ4A/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+July+2011+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: July 2011 Souvenir program cover of Ballet Manila’s East Meets West in London. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2020/7/15/ballet-manila-moments-a-ballerinas-homecoming monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2020/7/10/25-life-lessons-i-learned-from-ballet-24 monthly 0.5 2020-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1594355335640-BEU94CQPQ8CCMOYPJ1HR/25+Life+Lessons+I+Learned+From+Ballet+-+24+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 Life Lessons I Learned From Ballet - #24 Ballet is one of the rare art forms that cannot be self-taught. A teacher is absolutely necessary not just to teach the steps but to observe and correct the execution. But school does not end in the classroom. Outside the studio is a big, wide world of lessons and experiences that can enrich the artistry of a dancer. Lisa, in this photo taken in 2019, ensures that her students have a strong foundation but encourages them to experience life outside class to the fullest as well. 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Also in the photo are their two younger kids, Liam and Stephen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1589329473624-ZDVC4R5GBCB60T0V1PO9/The+Top+3+things+they%E2%80%99d+like+to+do+post-quarantine++5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The Top 3 things they’d like to do post-quarantine Ballet is never far from Jasmine Pia Dames’ mind. In quarantine, she has been taking and giving online ballet classes and dancing with her twin sister, Ballet Manila soloist Jessica Pearl Dames. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1589329667163-4A3REJWA39036901AHPC/The+Top+3+things+they%E2%80%99d+like+to+do+post-quarantine++6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The Top 3 things they’d like to do post-quarantine Jimmy Villanueva and wife Gem had this photo taken two weeks into quarantine. They joke that ECQ is practice for when they are in their 80s and it will just be the two of them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1589329770119-JILW54RJ3UWNAHU731J8/The+Top+3+things+they%E2%80%99d+like+to+do+post-quarantine++7+-+Ballet+Mania+Archives Home - The Top 3 things they’d like to do post-quarantine Nicole Barroso has been trying to keep a daily fitness regimen but is looking forward to when she can dance in Ballet Manila’s three-walled studio again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1589329946035-A4ABIIDUJ3UUS4RH7YKG/The+Top+3+things+they%E2%80%99d+like+to+do+post-quarantine++8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The Top 3 things they’d like to do post-quarantine Nanami Hasegawa can’t wait to return to the Philippines, to dance again and to reunite with her pet dog Luke. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1589330064755-4UFWUUYO3ZW3O025FJNY/The+Top+3+things+they%E2%80%99d+like+to+do+post-quarantine++9+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 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Ballet Manila’s pet lovers stay ‘paw-sitive’ during quarantine - Ashley Salonga enjoyed a simple 18th birthday celebration at home last April 29 with parents James and Globelle and Chihuahuas Sochi and Bunggoy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1588728468682-35SF2HJWVT5M0ICLXHTM/Ashley+2.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s pet lovers stay ‘paw-sitive’ during quarantine - Sochi (left) and Bunggoy are Ashley’s constant playmates while on quarantine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1588728690569-GIU469G6OHQLEN9ZIMMX/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+pet+lovers+stay+%E2%80%98paw-sitive%E2%80%99+during+quarantine+Alvin+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila’s pet lovers stay ‘paw-sitive’ during quarantine Alvin Dictado gets to spend a lot of time now with poodle Safa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1588730098475-YODGMF1SZEAIGWE6GHJ2/IMG_8313.JPG Home - Ballet Manila’s pet lovers stay ‘paw-sitive’ during quarantine - Eileen Lopez cuddles Odile and Duchess (left photo) and Hera (right) separately because Duchess and Hera don’t get along that well but all of them, she says, are fun to be with. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1588730094022-88E1CENY86ARG7K4V5I1/Eileen+2.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s pet lovers stay ‘paw-sitive’ during quarantine - A rare photo together of Eileen’s fur babies on the bed that she shares with them https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1588730446491-9GLMVUIVTSCZT6TD3XU1/Luke+1.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila’s pet lovers stay ‘paw-sitive’ during quarantine - John Balagot with toy poodle Luke who’s one year and one month old. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1588730435500-KDF6DB16YPJM9WXAH6JB/Luke+2.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila’s pet lovers stay ‘paw-sitive’ during quarantine - Luke’s “mama”, Nanami Hasegawa, has been in Japan during quarantine and is missing him terribly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1588730762164-PEK8DVMTLFNE2IU0FVZ4/Maya+1.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s pet lovers stay ‘paw-sitive’ during quarantine - Maya’s probably wondering what Gaile is doing while she’s taking an online ballet class. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1588730764963-QPOVPBUYO1HF3G9LTQEX/Maya+2.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s pet lovers stay ‘paw-sitive’ during quarantine - Inseparable: Gaile and her poodle Maya https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1588731060037-AY55MUSNKO20DBRCL6M4/Louie+1.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s pet lovers stay ‘paw-sitive’ during quarantine - Abigail Oliveiro gets an unexpected exercise partner in Louie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1588731059497-C3CIM163UIG17WVGV2EI/Louie+2.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s pet lovers stay ‘paw-sitive’ during quarantine - Louie and Mark Sumaylo seem to be having a heart-to-heart talk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1588731061505-4RS7WTP0PSUUX1OROB4A/Louie+3.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s pet lovers stay ‘paw-sitive’ during quarantine - Family portrait: Abi and Mark with their beloved Shih Tzu, Louie. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2020/5/5/talk-about-dance-edwin-denby monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1588642588962-QPGTYA07HLX3KS8KJEU6/Talk+about+dance%3A+Edwin+Denby+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Edwin Denby https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2020/5/1/my-favorite-dance-movie-joshua-enciso monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1588289910869-B7YSM1A8V1OUWZTE1VJ7/My+Favorite+Dance+Movie%3A+Joshua+Enciso+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - My Favorite Dance Movie: Joshua Enciso Step Up Revolution is a modern love story interwoven with elements of hiphop, contemporary dance and ballet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1588289972641-YRKWRK9BWB29V77A7YXJ/My+Favorite+Dance+Movie%3A+Joshua+Enciso+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - My Favorite Dance Movie: Joshua Enciso Joshua Enciso as the guardian Spero shields King Solom (Mark Sumaylo) from the evil Atheos (John Balagot) in Rudy De Dios’ Carmina Burana. 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Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1587523007451-9DMNZF6WJSTYDLD7SRX5/Hard+work+pays+off+for+newly+promoted+soloist+John+Ralp+Balagot+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Hard work pays off for newly promoted soloist John Ralp Balagot As the evil Atheos in Rudy De Dios’ Carmina Burana, John Ralp Balagot tries to entice the king Solom (Mark Sumaylo, left) to join his side. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1587523096419-YHXJZHXEJOMAEYK9IRLB/Hard+work+pays+off+for+newly+promoted+soloist+John+Ralp+Balagot+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Hard work pays off for newly promoted soloist John Ralp Balagot John (second from left) was part of Martin Lawrance’s Beatles-inspired Winding Road. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1587523212306-99CV3BT8A4RWCG9Y70IT/Hard+work+pays+off+for+newly+promoted+soloist+John+Ralp+Balagot+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Hard work pays off for newly promoted soloist John Ralp Balagot In Gerardo Francisco’s Ibong Adarna, John (rightmost) dances multiple roles. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1587523424653-GZAOXMYHJRCZIXEPI1NK/Hard+work+pays+off+for+newly+promoted+soloist+John+Ralp+Balagot+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Hard work pays off for newly promoted soloist John Ralp Balagot John (left) rehearses Gerardo Francisco’s OFW (Balikbayan) with principal dancer Mark Sumaylo, a piece they danced for a program in their hometown, Cagayan de Oro, last February. Photo by Giselle P. 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This pair has a Swan Lake motif and is painted and embellished with feathers and sequins. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1587176989515-ZZUF88S8HH0NCNY7FPAU/Quarantine+creativity%3A+Abigail+Oliveiro+and+Mark+Sumaylo+step+into+a+collaborative+pointe-shoe+project+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Quarantine creativity: Abigail Oliveiro and Mark Sumaylo step into a collaborative pointe-shoe project Abi models the Earth-inspired pointe-shoe pair she and Mark worked on with a design of roses and vines that extend to her legs in this photograph. 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The chair on the right with a water gallon container serves as her temporary barre. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2020/4/14/talk-about-dance-oprah-winfrey monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1586827994962-XTGILUL7OG19M9WVXCRP/Talk+about+dance+-+Oprah+Winfrey+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Oprah Winfrey https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2020/4/12/quarantine-creativity-a-merry-mix-of-movement-cooking-and-comedy-from-geri-francisco monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2020/4/11/quarantine-creativity-how-making-coffee-became-a-lesson-in-videography-for-sean-pelegrin monthly 0.5 2020-04-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1586576273302-6XSHGI6D82GX3JYA1BSP/Quarantine+creativity%3A+How+making+coffee+became+a+lesson+in+videography+for+Sean+Pelegrin+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Quarantine creativity: How making coffee became a lesson in videography for Sean Pelegrin A photography enthusiast, Sean Pelegrin had an impromptu pictorial with his fellow Ballet Manila dancers, twin sisters Jasmine Pia Dames (top) and Jessica Pearl Dames. Photos by Sean Pelegrin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1586576337924-W3K9UTB8NGSNNDCN4ZTF/Quarantine+creativity%3A+How+making+coffee+became+a+lesson+in+videography+for+Sean+Pelegrin+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Quarantine creativity: How making coffee became a lesson in videography for Sean Pelegrin The most mundane things such as making brewed coffee and cooking corned beef are the subjects of Sean Pelegrin’s practice outputs for videography. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2020/4/10/quarantine-creativity-eduardson-evangelio-and-his-personal-tribute-to-frontliners monthly 0.5 2020-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1586480201396-2WD701IRXVZ94NBPDEVA/Quarantine+creativity+-+Eduardson+Evangelio+and+his+personal+tribute+to+frontliners+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Quarantine creativity: Eduardson Evangelio and his personal tribute to frontliners Ballet Manila 2 artist Eduardson Evangelio, who has enjoyed drawing since high school, sketched this portrait of a medical frontliner as a tribute. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1586480301685-LBUN1NK0TW3LT4P25CTG/Quarantine+creativity+-+Eduardson+Evangelio+and+his+personal+tribute+to+frontliners+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Quarantine creativity: Eduardson Evangelio and his personal tribute to frontliners As a birthday gift to his friend Jamella, Eduardson made a drawing of her beside her idol, Taylor Swift. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2020/4/9/ballet-dictionary-grand-allegro monthly 0.5 2020-04-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1586395892053-FBEA0X3ERMXHNT9G1O83/Ballet+Dictionary%3A+Grand+Allegro+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Dictionary: Grand Allegro https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2020/4/8/talk-about-dance-jalaluddin-rumi monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1586309785148-ONMLOG4YCGVMXZVUN5FU/Talk+about+dance+-+Jalaluddin+Rumi+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Jalaluddin Rumi https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2020/4/4/ballet-dictionary-en-dedans monthly 0.5 2020-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1585966685855-F8UDU59C4HIPNTS3SUCW/Ballet+Dictionary%3A+En+Dedans+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Dictionary: En Dedans https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2020/4/2/after-a-rollercoaster-season-ballet-manila-gears-up-for-year-25 monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1585831830744-XBOELQKJ6A62EMVKWLKP/After+a+rollercoaster+season%2C+Ballet+Manila+gears+up+for+Year+25+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - After a rollercoaster season, Ballet Manila gears up for Year 25 Ballet Manila opened its 24th season in September with a reprise of Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Snow White in Aliw Theater, with principal dancer Joan Emery Sia in the title role and company artist Emma Harris as the witch. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1585832046172-3I8OL3892ZSI9JI4THOJ/After+a+rollercoaster+season%2C+Ballet+Manila+gears+up+for+Year+25+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - After a rollercoaster season, Ballet Manila gears up for Year 25 Giselle, featuring principal dancers Joan Emery Sia and Elpidio Magat, had an unexpected one-night-only performance in October at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1585832281118-UULZO5X3VDYPUL59G8AA/After+a+rollercoaster+season%2C+Ballet+Manila+gears+up+for+Year+25+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - After a rollercoaster season, Ballet Manila gears up for Year 25 Lisa Macuja-Elizalde capped her Princess Trilogy with the premiere of her Sleeping Beauty in February at the Newport Performing Arts Theater. Taking on the lead roles were principal dancers Jasmine Pia Dames and Romeo Peralta. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1585832514244-1VI3ZXJJICM2FYQD2RNK/After+a+rollercoaster+season%2C+Ballet+Manila+gears+up+for+Year+25+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - After a rollercoaster season, Ballet Manila gears up for Year 25 Carmina Burana, the first full-length choreography of Rudy De Dios, highlighted show-stopping performances by company artist John Ralp Balagot (left) and principal dancer Gerardo Francisco. Balagot’s promotion to soloist was announced after the show’s second night. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1585832602789-9OAMCB9UM9I28UT7RE81/After+a+rollercoaster+season%2C+Ballet+Manila+gears+up+for+Year+25+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - After a rollercoaster season, Ballet Manila gears up for Year 25 La Traviata is Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s ballet version of the opera. In this scene are the lead characters portrayed by (from left) soloist Joshua Enciso, and principal dancers Abigail Oliveiro and Mark Sumaylo. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1585832768835-3UCCMSAHBYZWAZ5WV6KD/After+a+rollercoaster+season%2C+Ballet+Manila+gears+up+for+Year+25+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - After a rollercoaster season, Ballet Manila gears up for Year 25 United they stand: Though marked by uncertainty, Ballet Manila successfully concluded its 24th performance season with a double bill, Carmina Burana and La Traviata, in early March at the Samsung Hall, SM Aura. Photo by Giselle P. 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Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1583032767278-0KE8AM45U9Y1XX5MX61U/Shifting+gears%3A+Lisa+Macuja-Elizalde+turns+from+fairy+tales+to+tragedy+in+new+choreography+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Shifting gears: Lisa Macuja-Elizalde turns from fairy tales to tragedy in new choreography In choreographer mode, Lisa Macuja-Elizalde explains to the dancers the mood in a particular scene in La Traviata. Beside her is co-artistic director Osias Barroso who has been assisting her in getting the piece into shape. Photo by Giselle P. 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Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1582856370767-C0ZYQ76RTEVXWZBF4IHB/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+February+2009+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: February 2009 In Ballet Manila’s The Swan, the Fairy and the Princess, the late veteran actor Tony Mabesa played composer Peter Tchaikovsky whose music powered the three works excerpted in the show. Performing the leads were (from left) Mylene Aggabao, Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Zaira Cosico. Photo by Ocs Alvarez from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1582856589631-BH25G9E8X03D20M8ICUY/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+February+2009+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: February 2009 Souvenir program cover of the show dubbed as the “All-Tchaikovsky Challenge”. 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Principal dancer Mark Sumaylo (seen in this photo with former principal dancer Dawna Reign Mangahas) kept a level head upon realizing that a crucial prop was left behind backstage during a performance of Rebel. Keeping panic at bay, he continued to dance and no less than prima ballerina Lisa Macuja-Elizalde, dancing as Inang Bayan, stepped in to help him recover from this error. The audience was left blissfully unaware of the unfortunate moment. 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Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1581517862150-VW165HO0RODWK0N58TC1/Recrafting+%E2%80%98Carmina+Burana%E2%80%99%3A+Rudy+De+Dios+and+the+biggest+project+of+his+life+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Recrafting ‘Carmina Burana’: Rudy De Dios and the biggest project of his life Rudy De Dios (second from right) steps into the choreographer’s shoes, working on Carmina Burana with (from left) soloist Joshua Enciso, and principal dancers Mark Sumaylo, Romeo Peralta and Gerardo Francisco. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1581518009952-6VNL4DYYPAONDB3KRX1U/Recrafting+%E2%80%98Carmina+Burana%E2%80%99%3A+Rudy+De+Dios+and+the+biggest+project+of+his+life+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Recrafting ‘Carmina Burana’: Rudy De Dios and the biggest project of his life Rudy (left) is in his element in the studio, teaching a movement from his choreography to company artist John Ralp Balagot. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1581518087295-8KLHXAFIHZM9TOT4S36R/Recrafting+%E2%80%98Carmina+Burana%E2%80%99%3A+Rudy+De+Dios+and+the+biggest+project+of+his+life+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Recrafting ‘Carmina Burana’: Rudy De Dios and the biggest project of his life For the CCP Ballet Competition in 2018, Rudy choreographed the boxing-themed contemporary piece In the Red Corner for Jefferson Balute. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1581518488206-CFZ4T2C6YIXACNG74GGP/Recrafting+%E2%80%98Carmina+Burana%E2%80%99%3A+Rudy+De+Dios+and+the+biggest+project+of+his+life+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Recrafting ‘Carmina Burana’: Rudy De Dios and the biggest project of his life Comedy and romance unfold in Kinabuhing Mananagat, Rudy’s choreography set to Visayan folk songs. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2020/2/12/ballet-manila-ends-24th-season-with-double-bill-carmina-burana-and-la-traviata monthly 0.5 2020-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1581478320953-BQH85MTYG52SRFU6332H/Ballet+Manila+ends+24th+season+with+double-bill+Carmina+Burana+and+La+Traviata+2+-+ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila ends 24th season with double-bill Carmina Burana and La Traviata In Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s La Traviata, principal dancer Romeo Peralta performs as Alfredo who falls passionately in love with the conflicted Violetta. Photo by Jojit Lorenzo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1581478391558-26SYHA0U9VXWSNVNH7P7/Ballet+Manila+ends+24th+season+with+double-bill+Carmina+Burana+and+La+Traviata+1+-Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila ends 24th season with double-bill Carmina Burana and La Traviata Rudy De Dios’ Carmina Burana is an exploration of the eternal battle of good versus evil. Photo by Jojit Lorenzo https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2020/2/7/under-construction-rudy-de-dios-carmina-burana monthly 0.5 2020-02-06 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2020/2/6/in-their-own-words-joshua-enciso-on-the-challenge-of-partnering monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1580952261659-WAODU410SVWSLWEK58QX/In+Their+Own+Words+-+Joshua+Enciso+on+the+challenge+of+partnering+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - In Their Own Words: Joshua Enciso on the challenge of partnering Soloist Joshua Enciso partnered company artist Akari Ida when the pair took the lead roles in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Snow White. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2020/2/5/ballet-dictionary-ballon monthly 0.5 2020-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1580866623244-TE7SVMW1YUBRV6L52HE8/Ballet+Dictionary+-+Ballon+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Dictionary: Ballon https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2020/2/3/ballet-manila-and-zhongli-youth-ballet-strengthen-ties-anew monthly 0.5 2020-02-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1580730508577-0HB4UN9OD482N7KU955L/Ballet+Manila+and+Zhongli+Youth+Ballet+strengthen+ties+anew+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila and Zhongli Youth Ballet strengthen ties anew Ballet Manila co-artistic director Osias Barroso gives pointers to Zhongli Youth Ballet students who will participate in competitions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1580730425292-VFPKY2GURJS7788RUUVU/Ballet+Manila+and+Zhongli+Youth+Ballet+strengthen+ties+anew+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila and Zhongli Youth Ballet strengthen ties anew Conducting classes once more at Zhongli Youth Ballet, Osias Barroso praises its students for being highly motivated and disciplined. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2020/1/31/this-month-in-bm-history-january-1996 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1580363493252-S6Z9PTEWHB1VMI11V1GT/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+January+1996+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: January 1996 Ballet Manila’s performance in Bugasong, Antique marked the first time that classical dance was brought there. Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1580363635698-K1QVM8DKO90NMLFXZG6Q/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+January+1996+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: January 1996 The show was a homecoming for Ballet Manila artistic director Eric V. Cruz and for Lisa Macuja whose families hail from Antique. Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1580363708912-XQERCI2N185QGZYGA8KD/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+January+1996+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: January 1996 A spread from the Bugasong fiesta’s souvenir program highlights Ballet Manila’s participation in the event. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2020/1/29/from-portugal-to-the-philippines-eva-chatal-follows-in-her-parents-footsteps-for-the-love-of-ballet monthly 0.5 2020-01-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1580259356199-HYXQD24IC8TZ7AN14VNV/From+Portugal+to+the+Philippines%3A+Eva+Chatal+follows+in+her+parents%E2%80%99+footsteps+for+the+love+of+ballet+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - From Portugal to the Philippines: Eva Chatal follows in her parents’ footsteps for the love of ballet In Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Sleeping Beauty, she plays the mother of Prince Philip who is paired with Princess Aurora. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1580259826489-IYN7T3WJO0ZDX421FJWC/From+Portugal+to+the+Philippines%3A+Eva+Chatal+follows+in+her+parents%E2%80%99+footsteps+for+the+love+of+ballet+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - From Portugal to the Philippines: Eva Chatal follows in her parents’ footsteps for the love of ballet Ballet Manila has become like a second home for Eva Chatal, a member of its junior company, who traveled halfway across the world to pursue a dancing career. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1580259923472-YZ27I772GM8RYLR218WY/From+Portugal+to+the+Philippines%3A+Eva+Chatal+follows+in+her+parents%E2%80%99+footsteps+for+the+love+of+ballet+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - From Portugal to the Philippines: Eva Chatal follows in her parents’ footsteps for the love of ballet Eva (right) dances as part of the corps in the full-length Giselle at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. Athleticism and artistry are the twin traits that she loves about ballet. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1580260078635-9YNHO6GEZGBS2GWB1VVJ/From+Portugal+to+the+Philippines%3A+Eva+Chatal+follows+in+her+parents%E2%80%99+footsteps+for+the+love+of+ballet+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - From Portugal to the Philippines: Eva Chatal follows in her parents’ footsteps for the love of ballet Taking on a second role in Sleeping Beauty, Eva (front, rightmost) celebrates with the royal court. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1580260212840-I9HKX38DXV88JQO518P5/From+Portugal+to+the+Philippines%3A+Eva+Chatal+follows+in+her+parents%E2%80%99+footsteps+for+the+love+of+ballet+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - From Portugal to the Philippines: Eva Chatal follows in her parents’ footsteps for the love of ballet After nearly a year in the Philippines, Eva has adjusted quite well to life in the Philippines and to Ballet Manila’s daily routine. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2020/1/27/sleeping-beauty-revisited monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2020/1/22/talk-about-dance-susan-polis-schultz monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1579651810043-Y4GAF25QBDMP3MCP4OYE/Talk+about+dance+-+Susan+Polis+Schutz+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Susan Polis Schultz https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2020/1/17/under-construction-merrymaking-with-the-royal-court monthly 0.5 2020-01-17 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2020/1/16/dancing-as-sleeping-beauty-keeps-pia-dames-wide-awake-and-on-her-toes monthly 0.5 2020-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1579139995782-C2282T5C0UTIBNEITYDT/Dancing+as+Sleeping+Beauty+keeps+Pia+Dames+wide+awake+and+on+her+toes+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Dancing as Sleeping Beauty keeps Pia Dames wide awake and on her toes Stepping into Princess Aurora’s shoes in Sleeping Beauty has been quite challenging for Jasmine Pia Dames. It is her first lead role as a principal dancer of Ballet Manila. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1579140120153-WJH645CNUBDJ49RH4998/Dancing+as+Sleeping+Beauty+keeps+Pia+Dames+wide+awake+and+on+her+toes+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Dancing as Sleeping Beauty keeps Pia Dames wide awake and on her toes From bravura to lyrical: Used to dancing fast-paced roles such as Kitri in Don Quixote (left), Pia goes out of her comfort zone to take on Princess Aurora. Photos by Ocs Alvarez and Jojit Lorenzo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1579140287079-03VS8ALU8BCJJ9WN7AZO/Dancing+as+Sleeping+Beauty+keeps+Pia+Dames+wide+awake+and+on+her+toes+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Dancing as Sleeping Beauty keeps Pia Dames wide awake and on her toes Emma Harris may be the villain Maleficent to Pia’s Princess Aurora, but offstage, the two ballerinas like joking around with each other. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2020/1/13/8w6hxzkogs0ox8une3xwazz3gpq3ng monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2020/1/10/ballet-dictionary-line monthly 0.5 2020-01-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1578617785214-TUVCZJT7PZEZQHJUWU46/Ballet+Dictionary%3A+Line+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Dictionary: Line https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2020/1/8/maleficent-becomes-emma-harris-but-only-on-stage monthly 0.5 2020-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1578440568152-X4QZ699D5NQOSE61LQ1M/Maleficent+becomes+Emma+Harris+%E2%80%93+but+only+on+stage+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Maleficent becomes Emma Harris – but only on stage Emma Harris says of playing the villain Maleficent in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Sleeping Beauty: “It’s quite fun to be evil and feel powerful on stage!” Photo by Jojit Lorenzo; Make-up by Myrene Santos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1578440707720-Y8GFPPCTU69SKGJGV2F7/Maleficent+becomes+Emma+Harris+%E2%80%93+but+only+on+stage+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Maleficent becomes Emma Harris – but only on stage Channeling a character far different from her own was a challenge Ballet Manila company artist Emma Harris readily embraced. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1578440935405-W94J8HNLZ5CASZAGF1XP/Maleficent+becomes+Emma+Harris+%E2%80%93+but+only+on+stage+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Maleficent becomes Emma Harris – but only on stage As one of the wicked stepsisters in Cinderella, Emma had to fake being bad at dancing. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1578441027317-V0FSDYVJEALDRJ8CB5E1/Maleficent+becomes+Emma+Harris+%E2%80%93+but+only+on+stage+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Maleficent becomes Emma Harris – but only on stage Emma (right) was the reflection in the mirror and the alter-ego of the Evil Queen (principal dancer Abigail Oliveiro) in Snow White. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1578441126133-KKOMRZ4SKJEEM7MSODML/Maleficent+becomes+Emma+Harris+%E2%80%93+but+only+on+stage+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Maleficent becomes Emma Harris – but only on stage In Sleeping Beauty, Emma as Maleficent makes life difficult for Princess Aurora (principal dancer Jasmine Pia Dames) but they are friends in real life. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2020/1/7/under-construction-a-princess-moment-in-lisa-macuja-elizaldes-sleeping-beauty monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2020/1/3/snapshots-from-sayaw-soul-sisters-to-ballet-manila monthly 0.5 2020-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1578009697753-ZM9DWD3UNADTHLL5PD6Y/Snapshots%3A+From+%E2%80%98Sayaw+Soul+Sisters%E2%80%99+to+Ballet+Manila+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Snapshots: From ‘Sayaw Soul Sisters’ to Ballet Manila The night Ballet Manila was unexpectedly formed in 1994 in the Macuja home: Lisa Macuja (seated, fourth from left) with her colleagues in the new company – (standing from left) Osias Barroso, Elline Damian, Pamela Asprer, Jeffrey Espejo, Eduardo Espejo, (seated from left) Eileen Lopez, artistic director Eric V. Cruz, Ianne Damian, Aileen Gallinera, Sandralynn Huang, and (foreground) Christopher Mohnani. Kristin Dabao was unable to make it but was part of the Pioneer 12. Photo by Angela Blardony Ureta https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2020/1/1/ballet-manilas-memorable-moments-in-2019 monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1577850206822-PTONY4CEZCCI6Z7NGZDM/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+memorable+moments+in+2019+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila’s memorable moments in 2019 Giselle, featuring Joan Emery Sia in the title role, Akari Ida as Myrtha and the corps dancing as one as the wilis, highlighted the strength of Ballet Manila in classical ballet. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1577850253803-AITR4JDRVYBQWJOP51L7/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+memorable+moments+in+2019+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila’s memorable moments in 2019 Project Ballet Futures scholar Juan Angelo De Leon (rightmost) received the bronze prize at the Asian Grand Prix in Hong Kong. Photo courtesy of AGP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1577850311072-7IOVHY9YC1RLF04J2Y7E/Kuala+Lumpur.jpgBallet+Manila%E2%80%99s+memorable+moments+in+2019+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila’s memorable moments in 2019 Opening night at the Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre was preceded by a pep talk given by artistic directors Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Osias Barroso. Photo by Mark Sumaylo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1577850372449-POY5WFFIPBIKZHQCVPH6/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+memorable+moments+in+2019+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila’s memorable moments in 2019 Curtain call with the Zhongli Youth Ballet in Taipei https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1577850536098-CSG8YM90TC2RQK2HBMTC/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+memorable+moments+in+2019+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila’s memorable moments in 2019 Principal dancer and resident choreographer Gerardo Francisco Jr. was honored with a Ten Outstanding Young Men award by JCI Philippines for his achievements in Dance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1577850863930-USYI1CJ4YH8KUADC9KUB/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+memorable+moments+in+2019+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila’s memorable moments in 2019 Principal dancers Elpidio Magat, Joan Emery Sia and Abigail Oliveiro celebrate Ballet Manila’s triumph at the Aliw Awards. The company won for Best Dance Production for Snow White, with Oliveiro named as Best Classical Dancer. Photo by Mark Sumaylo https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/12/27/talk-about-dance-sweatpea-tyler monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1577258491499-RJ43FKWHEWR6PW9CIOI5/Talk+about+dance%3A+Sweatpea+Tyler+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Sweatpea Tyler https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/12/25/christmas-in-their-hearts monthly 0.5 2019-12-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1577251736184-PB8O0MUATUIZKVZR3KEV/Christmas+in+their+hearts+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Christmas in their hearts Nanami Hasegawa: A wreath made by her mom and hung on the door of their house marks the Christmas season. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1577251952266-2DDMA7QH0ZDPWB42LLAY/Christmas+in+their+hearts+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Christmas in their hearts When she was based in Hong Kong, watching Hong Kong Ballet’s The Nutcracker was a must for Nanami. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1577251903354-ONOVX786NTYYMN7OP0C6/Christmas+in+their+hearts+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Christmas in their hearts Nanami with her family after one of her performances https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1577252125461-0PK6KE0T4DPME5GN6J41/Christmas+in+their+hearts+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Christmas in their hearts Akari Ida: As a child, she enjoyed looking for her presents under the Christmas tree. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1577252196747-SBJZIPDJ6K4PHK69KLEA/Christmas+in+their+hearts+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Christmas in their hearts Sushi cake is a Christmas favorite in the Ida household. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1577252269105-VXR757J5VY1DSJM4SWOL/Christmas+in+their+hearts+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Christmas in their hearts Akari at age 3 and her sister Hiyori, 7, wear the traditional Japanese kimono for a family celebration. With them are father Kazushige and mother Hitomi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1577252356080-62QZ2YQA6MH2WLYK4MTN/Christmas+in+their+hearts+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Christmas in their hearts Sayaka Ishibashi: Ballet stuff was something she used to ask Santa for as her Christmas gift. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1577252430572-QGOWO4EL1HQQQYCW45JB/Christmas+in+their+hearts+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Christmas in their hearts Wearing a Santa hat at age 1, Sayaka is carried by her mom Nahoko. Seated at right is Sayaka’s older sister, Yuuka. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1577252539847-DF698MAQWRV4L8MNAUYT/Christmas+in+their+hearts+9+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Christmas in their hearts Kotomi Narai: Even after learning who Santa really was, she acted like she wasn’t on to the secret. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1577252597316-980K66CNMGYST3N8H9GX/Christmas+in+their+hearts+10+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Christmas in their hearts A Christmas cake is part of the celebration in the Narai home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1577252673363-G2P2VW71LDS3Q5MQJ8UW/Christmas+in+their+hearts+11+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Christmas in their hearts Kotomi liked hanging ornaments on their Christmas tree. In this family photo, Kotomi, 4, and sister Suzune, 3, are with their father Norimasa and mother Rieko. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1577252973770-ACA2X8VOI6DFRXPT6W1Z/Christmas+in+their+hearts+12+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Christmas in their hearts Eva Chatal: Christmas means bringing out ornaments handed down from generation to generation. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1577253022431-YIKCZ7F952ZVJJ4GF2CM/Christmas+in+their+hearts+13+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Christmas in their hearts A nativity set or presépio, similar to the one in this photo, is prominently displayed in the Chatal home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1577253088407-U2J36OQTP8L9V0YZ44JZ/Christmas+in+their+hearts+14+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Christmas in their hearts Eva’s first Christmas at 8 months old, with father Yuri and mother Angela https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1577253166840-EC7BW448HA2R45G4LM3R/Christmas+in+their+hearts+15+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Christmas in their hearts Xiu Ling Tan: Christmas season is a time for celebrating with friends whether in Malaysia or in Australia. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1577253313956-OQ94ZDKOTQBWQR9MSOY3/Christmas+in+their+hearts+16+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Christmas in their hearts Ling poses with a costumed participant in a Christmas parade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1577253392306-OQ1RJW7MRERU5QFKT0WL/Christmas+in+their+hearts+17+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Christmas in their hearts Kris Kringle or exchanging gifts is an activity Ling (at the back, in black) enjoys with ballet colleagues in Australia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1577253489200-4WJCKT25SCQB8L33654M/Christmas+in+their+hearts+18+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Christmas in their hearts Abigail Oliveiro: Wherever her home is at Christmastime, Abi says it’s always an intimate celebration for her. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1577253541824-0ROPGTIERYLYEY6EQ0D3/Christmas+in+their+hearts+19+-+Ballet+Mania+Archives Home - Christmas in their hearts Devil’s Curry, the centerpiece of the Oliveiro Christmas feast, is Abi’s favorite dish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1577253631148-5U0MU8VVTLGICPEDNULG/Christmas+in+their+hearts+20+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Christmas in their hearts When Abi performed the lead in Ballet Manila’s Carmen in Kuala Lumpur last September, her parents June and Cedric Oliveiro flew in from Melbourne, while her first ballet teacher June Lee and daughter Jacqueline Macpherson came from Singapore.. Photo by MarBi Photography https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/12/24/7n3rkr1r9hcty0tn0077twoo6qqnh4 monthly 0.5 2019-12-24 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/12/23/ballet-dictionary-pas-de-trois monthly 0.5 2019-12-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1577076395024-7VX9GQB3ZNBET43IZSFG/Ballet+Dictionary%3A+Pas+de+Trois+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Dictionary: Pas de Trois https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/12/20/this-month-in-bm-history-december-2011 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1576806135030-70E7UGLFTQLK1YQ2W73F/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+December+2011+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: December 2011 The souvenir program of Maligayang Christmas, Ballet Manila’s holiday production in 2011. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1576806316337-IGM8S3RGK2P6Z7TX6IY3/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+December+2011+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: December 2011 Kutitap is highlighted by the miraculous transformation of a cripple who touches the lives of many into an angel. From by Ocs Alvarez from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1576806696217-08DYBQVIMKVUDRHOURJK/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+December+2011+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: December 2011 A news clipping about Ballet Manila’s original Christmas show set to favorite carols. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/12/19/snow-white-scores-aliw-awards-for-ballet-manila-principal-dancer-abigail-oliveiro monthly 0.5 2019-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1576748013683-J910HPGTVK6ZCPW99M5U/%E2%80%98Snow+White%E2%80%99+scores+Aliw+Awards+for+Ballet+Manila%2C+principal+dancer+Abigail+Oliveiro+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - ‘Snow White’ scores Aliw Awards for Ballet Manila, principal dancer Abigail Oliveiro After a year battling injury and illness, bouncing back in Snow White and being recognized for it is such sweet victory for principal dancer Abigail Oliveiro. Photo by Mark Sumaylo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1576748200085-EJ4QRG8PL389YOYSJEDA/%E2%80%98Snow+White%E2%80%99+scores+Aliw+Awards+for+Ballet+Manila%2C+principal+dancer+Abigail+Oliveiro+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - ‘Snow White’ scores Aliw Awards for Ballet Manila, principal dancer Abigail Oliveiro Ballet Manila principal dancer Joan Emery Sia receives the Aliw Award for Best Dance Production for Snow White on behalf of artistic directors Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Osias Barroso. Joining her on stage, to the right, are fellow principal dancers Abigail Oliveiro and Elpidio Magat. Photo by Mark Sumaylo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1576748278805-9WJPJ30370VQFCLC4T8J/%E2%80%98Snow+White%E2%80%99+scores+Aliw+Awards+for+Ballet+Manila%2C+principal+dancer+Abigail+Oliveiro+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - ‘Snow White’ scores Aliw Awards for Ballet Manila, principal dancer Abigail Oliveiro Portraying The Evil Queen in Snow White was exciting for Abigail Oliveiro as it offered her an opportunity to showcase both artistry and technique. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1576748370178-L7WFJM5IT2YLSX1PX5JB/%E2%80%98Snow+White%E2%80%99+scores+Aliw+Awards+for+Ballet+Manila%2C+principal+dancer+Abigail+Oliveiro+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - ‘Snow White’ scores Aliw Awards for Ballet Manila, principal dancer Abigail Oliveiro Real-life couple Joan Emery Sia and Elpido Magat dance the wedding scene pas de deux in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Snow White. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1576748523530-5GQDZ1EBH8JKFU3IVCWW/%E2%80%98Snow+White%E2%80%99+scores+Aliw+Awards+for+Ballet+Manila%2C+principal+dancer+Abigail+Oliveiro+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - ‘Snow White’ scores Aliw Awards for Ballet Manila, principal dancer Abigail Oliveiro Smiles all around for Elpidio Magat, Joan Emery Sia and Abigail Oliveiro. Photo by Mark Sumaylo https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/12/18/honoring-a-young-mans-growing-legacy-in-dance monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1576662336242-9Q80II674JZ4QB42CU0Z/Honoring+a+young+man%E2%80%99s+growing+legacy+in+dance+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Honoring a young man’s growing legacy in dance Ballet Manila principal dancer and resident choreographer Gerardo Francisco Jr. delivers his thank-you speech at the TOYM awarding ceremony. Photo courtesy of TOYM 2019 Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1576662481048-1TC2EH5U1UH51OZIAPW5/Honoring+a+young+man%E2%80%99s+growing+legacy+in+dance+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Honoring a young man’s growing legacy in dance An honoree for his achievements in Dance, Gerardo Francisco Jr. (front row, leftmost) joins the roster of the Philippine Jaycees’ Ten Outstanding Young Men this year. Photo courtesy of TOYM 2019 Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1576662544298-9UEMVABBS8LGE4QOIFZQ/Honoring+a+young+man%E2%80%99s+growing+legacy+in+dance+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Honoring a young man’s growing legacy in dance Geri (front, right) joins the lead cast of Ibong Adarna, his first full-length ballet, when Ballet Manila brought it to Israel in 2018. Photo by Mark Sumaylo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1576662618580-O513AF7X30QD9V55J90T/Honoring+a+young+man%E2%80%99s+growing+legacy+in+dance+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Honoring a young man’s growing legacy in dance Fuga, on the plight of refugees, was performed by Ballet Manila’s Joshua Enciso and Nicole Barroso at the USA International Ballet Competition in 2018. Photo by Richard Finkelstein/ USA-IBC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1576662691422-AVG3Q7AZFLELSGCPZ176/Honoring+a+young+man%E2%80%99s+growing+legacy+in+dance+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Honoring a young man’s growing legacy in dance In the award-winning Balikbayan (OFW), Geri (left, performing with Rudy De Dios) tackles the harsh realities of being an overseas Filipino worker. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1576662760967-AV2RP1OWZ4AGA7D956DJ/Honoring+a+young+man%E2%80%99s+growing+legacy+in+dance+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Honoring a young man’s growing legacy in dance Geri with fellow Ilonggo, Senator Franklin Drilon, during the TOYM awardees’ visit to the Philippine Senate. Photo courtesy of Gerardo Francisco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1576663011111-NU6ZBCNPQFKXYO9VLIIH/Honoring+a+young+man%E2%80%99s+growing+legacy+in+dance+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Honoring a young man’s growing legacy in dance Sen. Risa Hontiveros authored the Senate resolution commending this year’s batch of TOYM awardees, including Geri. Photo courtesy of Gerardo Francisco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1576663118674-OSWL8O53X2M1N9LC23JI/Honoring+a+young+man%E2%80%99s+growing+legacy+in+dance+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Honoring a young man’s growing legacy in dance The Francisco family is joined by JCI Philippines officials for an official photograph shortly after Geri received his TOYM award. Photo courtesy of TOYM 2019 Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1576663189447-LE62T3YYTMGDDY03BOLQ/Honoring+a+young+man%E2%80%99s+growing+legacy+in+dance+9+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Honoring a young man’s growing legacy in dance Geri ponders his trophy after the TOYM awarding ceremony on December 13 at the Manila Hotel, possibly another choreography already forming in his mind. Photo courtesy of Gerardo Francisco https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/12/16/nutcracker-sleeping-beauty-mash-up-in-mall-show monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1576465755507-S4GXDJPNLHN219E82SHM/Nutcracker-Sleeping+Beauty+mash-up+in+mall+show+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Nutcracker-Sleeping Beauty mash-up in mall show Project Ballet Futures scholars (from left) Stanley Alamer, Juan Angelo De Leon and Germaine Dawal as the little drummer boys. Photo by Sylvia Lichauco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1576465816546-Y6FBDC8CJT4XOPZU56JZ/Nutcracker-Sleeping+Beauty+mash-up+in+mall+show+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Nutcracker-Sleeping Beauty mash-up in mall show Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and co-artistic director Osias Barroso (seated, with principal dancers Romeo Peralta and Jasmine Pia Dames) with the team that performed at S Maison. Photo courtesy of S Maison https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1576465878182-QWTUG4QECG7C9YANKZZ1/Maison+3.jpgNutcracker-Sleeping+Beauty+mash-up+in+mall+show+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Nutcracker-Sleeping Beauty mash-up in mall show Christmas belles (from left) Shaira Comeros, Jessica Pearl Dames, Kotomi Narai, Joan Emery Sia, Nanami Hasegawa, Nicole Barroso and Jessa Balote in front of S Maison’s sparkling tree. Photo courtesy of Nicole Barroso https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/12/12/ballet-manilas-gerardo-francisco-named-as-a-toym-awardee monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1576118988159-NB1LG4LH5R29GEU9E1SI/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+Gerardo+Francisco+named+as+a+TOYM+awardee+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila’s Gerardo Francisco named as a TOYM awardee Ibong Adarna has earned a number of honors for Ballet Manila and Geri himself as a choreographer. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1576118170010-HBVMIZHXCLVONMNMCFFW/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+Gerardo+Francisco+named+as+a+TOYM+awardee+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila’s Gerardo Francisco named as a TOYM awardee This year’s TOYM honorees come from such fields as the arts, medicine, agricultural science and journalism https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1576119296636-QZY4L6FRFEQXWRZ2NKVK/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+Gerardo+Francisco+named+as+a+TOYM+awardee+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila’s Gerardo Francisco named as a TOYM awardee Ballet Manila principal dancer and resident choreographer Gerardo Francisco Jr. is being recognized with the TOYM award for his achievements in Dance. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/12/11/glimpses-of-winter-wonders monthly 0.5 2019-12-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1576044003846-M90DASUP4L1JU1RA1HQC/Glimpses+of+winter+wonders+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Glimpses of winter wonders Joan Emery Sia and Elpidio Magat in Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy. Photo from SM CDO Downtown Premier’s Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1576044064460-E3FSCVRRXE7N75863PJA/Glimpses+of+winter+wonders+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Glimpses of winter wonders Ballet Manila principal dancers Mark Sumaylo and Abigail Oliveiro (left) and Joan Emery Sia and Elpidio Magat join singer Tippy Dos Santos as guests at the tree-lighting program of Christmas in Downtown Winter Wonders. Photo from SM CDO Downtown Premier’s Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1576044143197-EU0BB5568JDU1EI7CNYO/Glimpses+of+winter+wonders+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Glimpses of winter wonders Abigail Oliveiro and Mark Sumaylo perform to Carol of the Bells. Photo from SM CDO Downtown Premier’s Facebook page https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/12/10/nicole-barroso-out-of-the-shadows-and-into-the-light monthly 0.5 2019-12-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1575977850026-UNJDG2F7TVCEWVQJQGVG/Nicole+Barroso%3A+Out+of+the+shadows+and+into+the+light+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Nicole Barroso: Out of the shadows and into the light Performing the Peasant Pas De Deux in the full-length Giselle last October was memorable for Nicole, partnered by Joshua Enciso, as it was one of the entries they danced at the USA International Ballet Competition in 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1575977985019-EJA6HMATQ56KFSA0SLIE/Nicole+Barroso%3A+Out+of+the+shadows+and+into+the+light+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Nicole Barroso: Out of the shadows and into the light After an injury that left her physically, mentally and emotionally overwhelmed, Ballet Manila soloist Nicole Barroso is getting back on track. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1575978096150-4CR4K493ASRNAOFK21X1/Nicole+Barroso%3A+Out+of+the+shadows+and+into+the+light+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Nicole Barroso: Out of the shadows and into the light In 2018, Nicole was Gulnara to Elpidio Magat’s Lankadem in the full-length Le Corsaire. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1575978174483-NQCW80CIJBEZXET5EGFF/Nicole+Barroso%3A+Out+of+the+shadows+and+into+the+light+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Nicole Barroso: Out of the shadows and into the light Paloma Muerta, a choreography by Marcelino Libao, allowed Nicole to express her true feelings on stage. It is a piece that, she says, summarizes what she has been going through. Photo by Erica Jacinto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1575978271344-2CJHTIWXLVAYRVKHH1H5/Nicole+Barroso%3A+Out+of+the+shadows+and+into+the+light+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Nicole Barroso: Out of the shadows and into the light Nicole shows a photo she keeps in her wallet – of herself backstage when she danced again after months of being sidelined by an injury. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1575978339183-BTJ9R41VTGALD0CHQMS9/Nicole+Barroso%3A+Out+of+the+shadows+and+into+the+light+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Nicole Barroso: Out of the shadows and into the light In August this year, Nicole (fourth from left) was in the cast of Gerardo Francisco’s Ibong Adarna, for a series of school shows. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1575978412084-V9GLE8TXKRB8AIFIG98R/Nicole+Barroso%3A+Out+of+the+shadows+and+into+the+light+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Nicole Barroso: Out of the shadows and into the light For a recent Christmas show at S Maison, Nicole (center) was one of the fairies along with Nanami Hasegawa (left) and Jessa Balote in an excerpt of Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Sleeping Beauty. Photo from Nicole Barroso’s Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1575978507485-C5IP56SWQQO2AA8WPKZC/Nicole+Barroso%3A+Out+of+the+shadows+and+into+the+light+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Nicole Barroso: Out of the shadows and into the light Dancing in the full-length Snow White last September, with friends and in a familiar place, was “pure joy” for Nicole (second from left). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1575978607413-M6ENL86UZVN6KG2DETLC/Nicole+10.jpgNicole+Barroso%3A+Out+of+the+shadows+and+into+the+light+10+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Nicole Barroso: Out of the shadows and into the light Fierce and fearless are two traits that define Nicole, as embodied in this photograph. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1575978700258-LTD4VE0ZGU2136Y98DCH/Nicole+Barroso%3A+Out+of+the+shadows+and+into+the+light+9+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Nicole Barroso: Out of the shadows and into the light Nicole Barroso says she is not on full reboot yet, but she is slowly and surely getting there. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/12/9/ballet-dictionary-en-face monthly 0.5 2019-12-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1575863401046-DDWWKBNMSH9FL6JQZC7S/Ballet+Dictionary%3A+En+Face+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Dictionary: En Face https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/12/6/determined-dancer-ling-tan-xiu-gets-up-again-and-again-and-again-to-pursue-her-passion monthly 0.5 2019-12-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1575615883420-94E8PHMG6JX4ZM6N1K1I/Determined+dancer%3A+Ling+Tan+Xiu+gets+up+%E2%80%93+again+and+again+and+again+%E2%80%93+to+pursue+her+passion+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Determined dancer: Xiu Ling Tan gets up – again and again and again – to pursue her passion In her first season with Ballet Manila in 2014, Xiu Ling Tan (rightmost) was in the cast of Swan Lake. Photo by Daniel Trinidad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1575616244870-1RGL4EFW2TVA4Y7YPAJQ/Determined+dancer%3A+Ling+Tan+Xiu+gets+up+%E2%80%93+again+and+again+and+again+%E2%80%93+to+pursue+her+passion+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Determined dancer: Xiu Ling Tan gets up – again and again and again – to pursue her passion Ballet Manila company artist Xiu Ling Tan has overcome doubts, disappointments, injuries, and surgeries in her relentless pursuit to become a professional ballerina. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1575615666528-KGC8HQG2XNKAMFNXGNFS/Determined+dancer%3A+Ling+Tan+Xiu+gets+up+%E2%80%93+again+and+again+and+again+%E2%80%93+to+pursue+her+passion+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Determined dancer: Xiu Ling Tan gets up – again and again and again – to pursue her passion Ling goes contemporary in Martin Lawrance’s choreography, Misfit or Maveric, in 2014. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1575616414737-L7Z6F4JM4YY1X9A1CKIG/Determined+dancer%3A+Ling+Tan+Xiu+gets+up+%E2%80%93+again+and+again+and+again+%E2%80%93+to+pursue+her+passion+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Determined dancer: Xiu Ling Tan gets up – again and again and again – to pursue her passion Since Giselle is her favorite ballet, getting to perform in it last October was a dream come true for Ling (eighth from left) who was part of the corps. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1575616046083-EY4N472YDSJV77TE2XHU/Determined+dancer%3A+Ling+Tan+Xiu+gets+up+%E2%80%93+again+and+again+and+again+%E2%80%93+to+pursue+her+passion+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Determined dancer: Xiu Ling Tan gets up – again and again and again – to pursue her passion Ling is so happy to be dancing ballet professionally that she admits she is not yet ready to let it go. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/12/2/in-their-own-words-nanami-hasegawa-on-fitting-in-with-a-different-ballet-company monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1575267682282-RX7E9UBMEN9VQVCLJEMH/In+Their+Own+Words%3A+Nanami+Hasegawa+on+fitting+in+with+a+different+ballet+company+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - In Their Own Words: Nanami Hasegawa on fitting in with a different ballet company Company artist Nanami Hasegawa as a sylph in Les Sylphides. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/11/30/choreography-in-focus-ka-andres-by-gerardo-francisco monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1575075094507-YRDP7U8LJVHP1P1545BF/Choreography+in+Focus%3A+Ka+Andres+by+Gerardo+Francisco+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Choreography in Focus: Ka Andres by Gerardo Francisco Ka Andres is a choreography that extols the literary prowess of a revolutionary hero. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1575075179836-SL6BW149DCK9NVSG66NR/Choreography+in+Focus%3A+Ka+Andres+by+Gerardo+Francisco+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Choreography in Focus: Ka Andres by Gerardo Francisco Rafael Perez performs Ka Andres by Gerardo Francisco in the 2018 CCP Ballet Competition. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/11/29/pwhewll7xb93r9dudz8fjlkwuap0fy monthly 0.5 2019-11-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1575004299085-8DBZD8RX3PSJQGZIME16/SM+North+1.jpeg Home - <strong>A cool Christmas in <em>Frozen</em>-inspired showcase</strong> Principal dancers Jasmine Pia Dames and Gerardo Francisco embody the essence of a winter wonderland as the White Princess and the Prince. Photo from SM City North EDSA’s Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1575004492998-TI4SSU3MXPAP82FYPM3I/SM+North+2.jpeg Home - <strong>A cool Christmas in <em>Frozen</em>-inspired showcase</strong> The Winter Fairy (soloist Nicole Barroso) leads the pixies as part of a Frozen-inspired choreography by Ballet Manila co-artistic director Osias Barroso. Photo from SM City North EDSA’s Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1575004612180-5EAGJF4X47RCVKKU67AU/SM+North+3.jpeg Home - <strong>A cool Christmas in <em>Frozen</em>-inspired showcase</strong> Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach are all smiles after the afternoon’s launch. Photo from Ballet Manila’s Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1575004694269-W5T0TWCO7RTNR21BX4MT/SM+North+4.jpeg Home - <strong>A cool Christmas in <em>Frozen</em>-inspired showcase</strong> Fairytale-like characters lend an enchanting vibe to the launch: Gerardo Francisco as the Prince, Nicole Barroso as the Winter Fairy, Jasmine Pia Dames as the White Princess and Rissa May Camaclang as the Autumn Fairy. Photo from SM City North EDSA’s Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1575004809169-IXPA4P8D3DBLF582LSC4/SM+North+5.jpeg Home - <strong>A cool Christmas in <em>Frozen</em>-inspired showcase</strong> Ballet Manila dancers perform in front of the45-foot Snowflake Christmas tree. Photo from SM City North EDSA’s Facebook page https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/11/26/ballet-dictionary-promenade monthly 0.5 2019-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1574732375324-FF4BQC3CRFD9VIUED99S/Ballet+Dictionary%3A+Promenade+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Dictionary: Promenade https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/11/25/that-nutcracker-time-of-the-year monthly 0.5 2019-11-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1574658039242-2ZXOKC03Y8AM7WXYFH2M/That+%E2%80%98Nutcracker%E2%80%99+time+of+the+year+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - That ‘Nutcracker’ time of the year After performing excerpts from The Nutcracker, the dancers are joined by Ballet Manila co-artistic director Osias Barroso and artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde. Photo from Osias Barroso’s Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1574658111852-O6R8DU3IA6I9X88M9LCN/That+%E2%80%98Nutcracker%E2%80%99+time+of+the+year+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - That ‘Nutcracker’ time of the year The Ballet Manila team arrives at Solaire Resort in a merry mood, ready to ready to spread some holiday cheer. Photo from Osias Barroso’s Facebook page https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/11/22/x1fpcoq6bnvy8xuopzuq9ms8z4w1bn monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/11/20/this-month-in-bm-history-november-1995 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1574222986699-I40WMNBO5PCAV9B32H7D/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+November+1995+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: November 1995 The cover of the Angeles City gala’s souvenir program. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1574206662069-NHV0ASHU9F6TY8PNWVLW/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+November+1995+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: November 1995 Clipping of a newspaper item on Ballet Manila's debut performances in Angeles City. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1574223117417-X8D6DRSIO12M0J6E0FD7/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+November+1995+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: November 1995 Lisa Macuja writes about the May 8 Multi-Sectoral Movement, the organizer of Ballet Manila’s shows in Pampanga, in her column for Malaya. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/11/17/grateful-to-be-giselle-abigail-oliveiro-and-sayaka-ishibashi-take-a-winding-path-to-dance-an-iconic-ballet-role monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1573952159076-7LVPX2ZM4FMFCALIYA3V/Grateful+to+be+Giselle%3A+Abigail+Oliveiro+and+Sayaka+Ishibashi+take+a+winding+path+to+dance+an+iconic+ballet+role+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Grateful to be Giselle: Abigail Oliveiro and Sayaka Ishibashi take a winding path to dance an iconic ballet role Abigail Oliveiro identifies with Giselle. “I would say I’m a bit excitable but there’s a part of me that’s also vulnerable.” Photo by Jojit Lorenzo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1573952594894-8KQRJ7J0WKWQ2G9853IJ/Grateful+to+be+Giselle%3A+Abigail+Oliveiro+and+Sayaka+Ishibashi+take+a+winding+path+to+dance+an+iconic+ballet+role+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Grateful to be Giselle: Abigail Oliveiro and Sayaka Ishibashi take a winding path to dance an iconic ballet role Getting to dance with her real-life partner Mark Sumaylo as Albrecht was an unexpected development that Abigail welcomed. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1573952693214-N57LYPMRGMCAE89ALBC0/o+be+Giselle%3A+Abigail+Oliveiro+and+Sayaka+Ishibashi+take+a+winding+path+to+dance+an+iconic+ballet+role+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Grateful to be Giselle: Abigail Oliveiro and Sayaka Ishibashi take a winding path to dance an iconic ballet role The challenge for Sayaka has been to tone down her energetic temperament to channel the fragile Giselle. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1573952242128-9JYS4DQUNRCBY9GZIUXV/Grateful+to+be+Giselle%3A+Abigail+Oliveiro+and+Sayaka+Ishibashi+take+a+winding+path+to+dance+an+iconic+ballet+role+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Grateful to be Giselle: Abigail Oliveiro and Sayaka Ishibashi take a winding path to dance an iconic ballet role For Sayaka Ishibashi (leftmost), who danced as a wili in Ballet Manila’s Giselle at the CCP Main Theater recently, getting to dance the lead – her first in a full-length production – is overwhelming. Photo by Erickson dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1573952865162-7131OIGJU8E35UX39R2G/Grateful+to+be+Giselle%3A+Abigail+Oliveiro+and+Sayaka+Ishibashi+take+a+winding+path+to+dance+an+iconic+ballet+role+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Grateful to be Giselle: Abigail Oliveiro and Sayaka Ishibashi take a winding path to dance an iconic ballet role Principal dancer Abigail Oliveiro and company artist Sayaka Ishibashi are thankful to be given the chance to play one of ballet’s most celebrated characters in the full-length Giselle. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1573953082152-UI4RW6BAIJNUW9QHN5A5/Grateful+to+be+Giselle%3A+Abigail+Oliveiro+and+Sayaka+Ishibashi+take+a+winding+path+to+dance+an+iconic+ballet+role+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Grateful to be Giselle: Abigail Oliveiro and Sayaka Ishibashi take a winding path to dance an iconic ballet role Abigail plays Bathilde in Ballet Manila’s recent CCP Main Theater performance of Giselle. Photo by Erickson dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1573953374495-UP3E2GN40SU6HBJNVB7V/Grateful+to+be+Giselle%3A+Abigail+Oliveiro+and+Sayaka+Ishibashi+take+a+winding+path+to+dance+an+iconic+ballet+role+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Grateful to be Giselle: Abigail Oliveiro and Sayaka Ishibashi take a winding path to dance an iconic ballet role Sayaka has experienced playing an otherworldly character as she was also cast earlier this year in Les Sylphides as a fairy-like spirit. Photo by Mark Sumaylo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1573953461490-1JI3SIOM2RGDVCMJULL1/Grateful+to+be+Giselle%3A+Abigail+Oliveiro+and+Sayaka+Ishibashi+take+a+winding+path+to+dance+an+iconic+ballet+role+9+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Grateful to be Giselle: Abigail Oliveiro and Sayaka Ishibashi take a winding path to dance an iconic ballet role Through all the twists and turns of recent events, both Abigail and Sayaka agree they are just happy to be involved in a show that brings Ballet Manila together. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1573953658692-F1TZDTS53XMT3W99TSPV/Grateful+to+be+Giselle%3A+Abigail+Oliveiro+and+Sayaka+Ishibashi+take+a+winding+path+to+dance+an+iconic+ballet+role+10+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Grateful to be Giselle: Abigail Oliveiro and Sayaka Ishibashi take a winding path to dance an iconic ballet role Partnering with principal dancer Romeo Peralta has taught Sayaka to be mindful of nuances in her acting as well as her technique. Photo taken by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1573952808142-9H1MWR6ZBBC8EQ8SW91S/Grateful+to+be+Giselle%3A+Abigail+Oliveiro+and+Sayaka+Ishibashi+take+a+winding+path+to+dance+an+iconic+ballet+role+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Grateful to be Giselle: Abigail Oliveiro and Sayaka Ishibashi take a winding path to dance an iconic ballet role The two pairs that will be dancing the lead roles in two performances of Giselle at the CCP Little Theater: Mark Sumaylo and Abigail Oliveiro and Sayaka Ishibashi and Romeo Peralta. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/11/16/dying-to-be-albrecht-romeo-peralta-and-mark-sumaylo-tackle-the-challenges-of-dancing-the-full-length-giselle monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1573881647259-I1J2UHIQT2MO4NWYREGP/Dying+to+be+Albrecht%3A+Romeo+Peralta+and+Mark+Sumaylo+tackle+the+challenges+of+dancing+the+full-length+%E2%80%98Giselle%E2%80%99+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Dying to be Albrecht: Romeo Peralta and Mark Sumaylo tackle the challenges of dancing the full-length ‘Giselle’ Romeo Peralta, performing as Albrecht in Ballet Manila’s full-length Giselle for Dance MNL in 2016, says the second act is one of the most physically demanding for a danseur. Photo by Erica Jacinto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1573881713143-NXEVLO13LCYZ3ZYETGHL/Dying+to+be+Albrecht%3A+Romeo+Peralta+and+Mark+Sumaylo+tackle+the+challenges+of+dancing+the+full-length+%E2%80%98Giselle%E2%80%99+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Dying to be Albrecht: Romeo Peralta and Mark Sumaylo tackle the challenges of dancing the full-length ‘Giselle’ Mark Sumaylo as Albrecht, with Abigail Oliveiro as Giselle, must face the vengeful queen of the wilis Myrtha (portrayed here by Akari Ida). Photo by Jojit Lorenzo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1573881847544-Y7XTKZYQPJMQBAX0FN3P/Dying+to+be+Albrecht%3A+Romeo+Peralta+and+Mark+Sumaylo+tackle+the+challenges+of+dancing+the+full-length+%E2%80%98Giselle%E2%80%99+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Dying to be Albrecht: Romeo Peralta and Mark Sumaylo tackle the challenges of dancing the full-length ‘Giselle’ For Romeo, returning to this dramatic role posed a different set of challenges, foremost of which was how to make the ballet fresh. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1573881776431-FHDE2OGJSJSO3VKXT1HJ/Dying+to+be+Albrecht%3A+Romeo+Peralta+and+Mark+Sumaylo+tackle+the+challenges+of+dancing+the+full-length+%E2%80%98Giselle%E2%80%99+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Dying to be Albrecht: Romeo Peralta and Mark Sumaylo tackle the challenges of dancing the full-length ‘Giselle’ After overcoming injury, Mark has learned to be grateful for any opportunity to dance regardless of the role. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1573881977448-ZILQHIP6U4QGEEPKZD2M/Dying+to+be+Albrecht%3A+Romeo+Peralta+and+Mark+Sumaylo+tackle+the+challenges+of+dancing+the+full-length+%E2%80%98Giselle%E2%80%99+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Dying to be Albrecht: Romeo Peralta and Mark Sumaylo tackle the challenges of dancing the full-length ‘Giselle’ Principal dancers Mark Sumaylo and Romeo Peralta thought they would not be able to have the chance to dance the male lead in Ballet Manila’s Giselle this time, but fate had other plans. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1573882050523-X27SRYX4DPK9LO54GLFA/Dying+to+be+Albrecht%3A+Romeo+Peralta+and+Mark+Sumaylo+tackle+the+challenges+of+dancing+the+full-length+%E2%80%98Giselle%E2%80%99+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Dying to be Albrecht: Romeo Peralta and Mark Sumaylo tackle the challenges of dancing the full-length ‘Giselle’ Mark enjoyed being Hilarion and believes this character shows more genuine love for Giselle than Albrecht. Photo by Erickson dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1573882094295-HH842K71O1XLTXETHL3L/7.jpgDying+to+be+Albrecht%3A+Romeo+Peralta+and+Mark+Sumaylo+tackle+the+challenges+of+dancing+the+full-length+%E2%80%98Giselle%E2%80%99++7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Dying to be Albrecht: Romeo Peralta and Mark Sumaylo tackle the challenges of dancing the full-length ‘Giselle’ Romeo is the royal who disguises himself as an ordinary villager and falls in love with the peasant girl Giselle (Joan Emery Sia). Photo by Erica Jacinto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1573882239044-QHH4FUBREGSR2XYDQZOV/Dying+to+be+Albrecht%3A+Romeo+Peralta+and+Mark+Sumaylo+tackle+the+challenges+of+dancing+the+full-length+%E2%80%98Giselle%E2%80%99+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Dying to be Albrecht: Romeo Peralta and Mark Sumaylo tackle the challenges of dancing the full-length ‘Giselle’ For his latest appearance in Giselle, Romeo is paired with company artist Sayaka Ishibashi. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1573882331505-QK4YS03VIGDD3SYLTHER/Dying+to+be+Albrecht%3A+Romeo+Peralta+and+Mark+Sumaylo+tackle+the+challenges+of+dancing+the+full-length+%E2%80%98Giselle%E2%80%99+9+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Dying to be Albrecht: Romeo Peralta and Mark Sumaylo tackle the challenges of dancing the full-length ‘Giselle’ Mark partners real-life girlfriend Abigail Oliveiro for his first full-length turn as Albrecht. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/11/8/talk-about-dance-vivian-greene monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1572705019151-W8L51XP4KQSK06ATTLZN/Talk+about+dance%3A+Vivian+Greene+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Vivian Greene https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/11/6/ballet-dictionary-fondu monthly 0.5 2019-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1572704514467-Y49UEUH62R3Z5XFFYCDJ/Ballet+Dictionary%3A+Fondu+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Dictionary: Fondu https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/11/4/in-their-own-words-romeo-peralta-on-taking-corrections monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1572704353874-W4G3ZEJQ9B30M9HX64NU/In+Their+Own+Words%3A+Romeo+Peralta+on+taking+corrections+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - In Their Own Words: Romeo Peralta on taking corrections Principal dancer Romeo Peralta in an excerpt of La Bayadere performed by Ballet Manila in 2016. Photo by Kurt Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/11/1/25-life-lessons-i-learned-from-ballet-22 monthly 0.5 2019-11-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1572574045147-H7V20OSGKKG4U5IIB7IB/25+Life+Lessons+I+learned+from+Ballet+-+22+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 Life Lessons I learned from Ballet - #22 Discipline continues to be among the core values that Lisa Macuja-Elizalde instills in her students. As a teacher and coach, this remains the most important lesson that she imparts, regardless of whether her wards choose to pursue a career in dance or any other field. Photo by Maria Aniceta Barroso https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/10/31/this-month-in-bm-history-october-2007 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1572485460723-FC59O7HIQ3NA3G5BFIG1/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+October+2007+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: October 2007 An announcement of Music, Trio, Magic came out in the Manila Bulletin. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1572485547670-UW2TPM4AJYJZSBWR30Q1/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+October+2007+3+-+Ballet+anila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: October 2007 Cover of the show’s souvenir program. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1572485634473-O4PIJ1KTTA15J7QRHA29/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+October+2007+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: October 2007 Ballet Manila premieres Osias Barroso’s romance-themed Sonata, a specially commissioned piece set to British composer Edward Elgar’s work. Photo by Ocs Alvarez from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1572485754530-QTYRKMUMUCKM6VJIITFG/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+October+2007+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: October 2007 An article in the Daily Tribune shares details about the rare artistic collaboration. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/10/30/how-to-dance-like-a-wili-ballerinas-share-their-spirited-giselle-experience monthly 0.5 2019-10-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1572409025430-B1OFFSEXRCYD66EORD02/How+to+dance+like+a+wili%3A+Ballerinas+share+their+spirited+%E2%80%98Giselle%E2%80%99+experience+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - How to dance like a wili: Ballerinas share their spirited ‘Giselle’ experience As Myrtha, queen of the wilis, Akari Ida commands a pleading Hilarion (Mark Sumaylo) to dance to his death. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1572409065669-P7IP8Q2RKJR9Y6JS40SF/How+to+dance+like+a+wili%3A+Ballerinas+share+their+spirited+%E2%80%98Giselle%E2%80%99+experience+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - How to dance like a wili: Ballerinas share their spirited ‘Giselle’ experience Double take: Twins Jessica Pearl Dames and Jasmine Pia Dames dance as the lead wilis in Ballet Manila’s recent staging of Giselle at the Cultural Center of the Philippines Main Theater. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1572409152280-9VQOCKUVOJVJBQU000XK/How+to+dance+like+a+wili%3A+Ballerinas+share+their+spirited+%E2%80%98Giselle%E2%80%99+experience+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - How to dance like a wili: Ballerinas share their spirited ‘Giselle’ experience The breathtaking beauty of Giselle’s Act 2 lies in the ability of the corps de ballet to dance as one. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1572409297241-QD1BOF4K6Z5S15OK0NCC/How+to+dance+like+a+wili%3A+Ballerinas+share+their+spirited+%E2%80%98Giselle%E2%80%99+experience+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - How to dance like a wili: Ballerinas share their spirited ‘Giselle’ experience For company artists Emma Harris (second from left) and Shaira Comeros (seventh from left), the challenge of being a wili is to make something that’s physically demanding and exhausting look easy and effortless. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1572409381745-U13O4GLV873XYQWPGJ3J/How+to+dance+like+a+wili%3A+Ballerinas+share+their+spirited+%E2%80%98Giselle%E2%80%99+experience+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - How to dance like a wili: Ballerinas share their spirited ‘Giselle’ experience Wearing their delicate white tutus, the wilis seem to float as they traverse the stage. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1572409468836-NM50SB6KWOIBSD9ZLV1K/How+to+dance+like+a+wili%3A+Ballerinas+share+their+spirited+%E2%80%98Giselle%E2%80%99+experience+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - How to dance like a wili: Ballerinas share their spirited ‘Giselle’ experience Dancing with precision is the result of long hours of daily classes and sustained rehearsals, and the persistent corrections of their teachers. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1572409533223-8MV9ATNHH65AIDL3AVSU/How+to+dance+like+a+wili%3A+Ballerinas+share+their+spirited+%E2%80%98Giselle%E2%80%99+experience+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - How to dance like a wili: Ballerinas share their spirited ‘Giselle’ experience Pia Dames on being a lead wili: “I loved each step and every day I would always find ways of how to make it as graceful as possible.” Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/10/25/ballet-dictionary-sus-sous monthly 0.5 2019-10-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1571972416996-VZNZ2D928HT79EN3S7I2/Ballet+Dictionary%3A+Sus-sous+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Dictionary: Sus-sous https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/10/24/juan-angelo-de-leon-a-promising-future-in-ballet monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1571879045372-VRQCEC20CVYA9LSXN99Q/Juan+Angelo+de+Leon%3A+A+promising+future+in+ballet++++2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Juan Angelo de Leon: A promising future in ballet Juan Angelo de Leon soars in Blue Bird Variation in the ballet fundraiser Tuloy ang Sayaw-an last July, the same piece he danced in the Asian Grand Prix competition in Hong Kong. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1571879152078-77BO3ESWJHHYB1CI3NCG/Juan+Angelo+de+Leon%3A+A+promising+future+in+ballet++++3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Juan Angelo de Leon: A promising future in ballet In 2017, Angelo (center) joined fellow Project Ballet Futures scholars in Ballet Manila’s Flight. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1571879243715-AITIB0KCT4OBE24HVRWF/Juan+Angelo+de+Leon%3A+A+promising+future+in+ballet++++4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Juan Angelo de Leon: A promising future in ballet In Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Cinderella in 2018, Angelo (right) and fellow scholar Germaine Dawal dance as page boys in this scene that also features John Ralp Balagot as the wicked stepmother. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1571879411094-7ZQ0444SV53J64ORC14R/Juan+Angelo+de+Leon%3A+A+promising+future+in+ballet++++1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Juan Angelo de Leon: A promising future in ballet Project Ballet Futures scholar Juan Angelo de Leon has taken such a liking to ballet that he looks forward to attending the daily classes in the studio after regular school. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1571879497557-U6RXWJJF89VK88M4CLVN/Juan+Angelo+de+Leon%3A+A+promising+future+in+ballet++++6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Juan Angelo de Leon: A promising future in ballet Angelo was cast as Snow White’s playmate of in the restaging of Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Snow White last September. In this scene, he is seen with Nanami Hasegawa and Mark Sumaylo as his parents. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1571879672023-M3NXN2ABHW0BBV8OFS5U/Juan+Angelo+de+Leon%3A+A+promising+future+in+ballet+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Juan Angelo de Leon: A promising future in ballet Angelo (rightmost) and his fellow winners in the Pre-Competitive B Division show off their certificates and medals at the awarding ceremonies of the Asian Grand Prix in Hong Kong last August. Angelo won the bronze. 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Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1571276586472-59AQ0262APVZCO6SQ32V/Reflections+on+Giselle+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Reflections on Giselle Performing her first full-length Giselle with the Kirov Ballet in 1986, Lisa was partnered by Ravil Bagautdinov. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1571276675361-3E9WSZVO7WZNI03XCFAB/Reflections+on+Giselle+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Reflections on Giselle A magazine article written by National Artist for Dance Leonor Orosa Goquingco shared the good news about Lisa’s debut as Giselle with the Kirov Ballet. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1571276777110-WWOF88G62VAGEEPYKJSC/Reflections+on+Giselle+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Reflections on Giselle Osias Barroso and Lisa Macuja’s first full-length Giselle as Albrecht and Giselle was for an international festival in Ulan Ude in 1993. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1571276865298-BH78GELJNATVTIKU307O/Reflections+on+Giselle+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Reflections on Giselle Osias Barroso was Albrecht to Lisa’s Giselle anew when Ballet Manila restaged the classic in 2002. Photo by Ocs Alvarez from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1571277049600-VT4PB9XEJTA1PD4HWCUD/Reflections+on+Giselle+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Reflections on Giselle Lisa’s favorite part in Giselle is the “mad scene” – where the heroine unravels after learning of Albrecht’s betrayal – which she performs here for her Swan Song Series in 2012. Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1571277391218-AXTAQDOMO2I14ATO7TK2/Reflections+on+Giselle+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Reflections on Giselle Souvenir program and ticket of Lisa’s homecoming gala in 1986 at the Metropolitan Theater. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1571277537572-CH7JV7DIGZHHWR2CUFA0/Reflections+on+Giselle+9+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Reflections on Giselle Lisa is in a pensive mood after performing her first full-length Giselle with the Kirov. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1571277707331-5U5WI1Y9KTIXI5ZNJ8PZ/Reflections+on+Giselle+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Reflections on Giselle Premier danseur Nonoy Froilan and Lisa Macuja performed in Dance Theater Philippines’ full-length production of Giselle in 1988 at Meralco Theater. Photo from DTP’s Giselle souvenir program, from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/10/16/joan-emery-sia-finds-new-meaning-in-ballet-manilas-giselle monthly 0.5 2019-10-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1571204858129-SCV8WPVB3ODB761VFHXJ/Joan+Emery+Sia+finds+new+meaning+in+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%27Giselle%27++3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Joan Emery Sia finds new meaning in Ballet Manila’s 'Giselle' Joan says there’s a natural give-and-take between Elpidio Magat, her real-life partner, and her when they dance together. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1571205137064-WGDRR7HXM84ZROKHZAQM/Joan+Emery+Sia+finds+new+meaning+in+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%27Giselle%27++2++-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Joan Emery Sia finds new meaning in Ballet Manila’s 'Giselle' Joan as Giselle is reluctant to follow the command of Myrtha (Se Hee Hong), the vengeful queen of the Wilis. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1571205350872-W62WRLBQTVRPSND0DWWW/Joan+Emery+Sia+finds+new+meaning+in+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%27Giselle%27++1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Joan Emery Sia finds new meaning in Ballet Manila’s 'Giselle' Principal dancer Joan Emery Sia is the only remaining active female artist of Ballet Manila to have performed the lead role in the full-length Giselle. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1571205473478-4DZK5BPN6GGUYL4AKNJA/Joan+Emery+Sia+finds+new+meaning+in+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%27Giselle%27++4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Joan Emery Sia finds new meaning in Ballet Manila’s 'Giselle' Unlike before when she tended to focus just on her role, Joan Emery Sia says she now gets easily affected watching her colleagues dance in Giselle – even just in rehearsals. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1571205618752-DU5BCAOID46KVDLCD9AS/Joan+Emery+Sia+finds+new+meaning+in+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%27Giselle%27++5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Joan Emery Sia finds new meaning in Ballet Manila’s 'Giselle' Giselle is such an emotional ballet, says Joan, that it will spark something in her even if she has danced it before. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/10/15/in-their-own-words-lisa-macuja-elizalde-on-performing-giselle monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1571105119942-0YIXALMDMMHC0A776TEU/In+Their+Own+Words%3A+Lisa+Macuja-Elizalde+on+performing+Giselle+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - In Their Own Words: Lisa Macuja-Elizalde on performing Giselle Lisa Macuja-Elizalde performed her last Giselle in 2012 as part of her Swan Song Series. Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/10/14/why-giselle-is-special-to-osias-barroso monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1571039229766-G4OGRIVKYOCJ26MN09YL/Why+%E2%80%98Giselle%E2%80%99+is+special+to+Osias+Barroso+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Why ‘Giselle’ is special to Osias Barroso In 1999, Ballet Manila presented the full-length Giselle for the first time, with Osias Barroso and Lisa Macuja in the lead roles. Photo by Ocs Alvarez from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1571039316343-6M64C4PYUI4MDWP19ODD/Why+%E2%80%98Giselle%E2%80%99+is+special+to+Osias+Barroso+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Why ‘Giselle’ is special to Osias Barroso That’s Shaz in the shadows at left, as Lisa Macuja and Nonoy Froilan make their curtain call in Lisa’s homecoming gala in 1986. He was Hilarion to their Giselle and Albrecht. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1571039412242-WJ7JNFTKKMN94H3AGV5Z/Why+%E2%80%98Giselle%E2%80%99+is+special+to+Osias+Barroso+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Why ‘Giselle’ is special to Osias Barroso Never thinking he could be Albrecht, Osias “Shaz” Barroso made his debut in the role when he and Lisa Macuja performed the full-length Giselle in Ulan-Ude in 1994. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1571039494039-YOSS1U40KPDO2SYAM329/Shaz+3.jpg Home - Why ‘Giselle’ is special to Osias Barroso https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1571039474687-OIARONLDYYQR4I5DXBZX/Shaz+4.jpg Home - Why ‘Giselle’ is special to Osias Barroso https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1571039592363-6BOQ3V10ZPDP7BMAYSPH/Why+%E2%80%98Giselle%E2%80%99+is+special+to+Osias+Barroso+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Why ‘Giselle’ is special to Osias Barroso Dancing Albrecht requires a combination of technique and emotions, says Shaz, seen here in Ballet Manila’s Giselle performance in 1999. Photo by Ocs Alvarez from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1571039709008-WWWJZQM32QFB7813U8EE/Why+%E2%80%98Giselle%E2%80%99+is+special+to+Osias+Barroso+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Why ‘Giselle’ is special to Osias Barroso Performing in Ulan-Ude, 1994. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1571039794290-BMJD53PUIQK21FMM56B0/Why+%E2%80%98Giselle%E2%80%99+is+special+to+Osias+Barroso+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Why ‘Giselle’ is special to Osias Barroso In 2002, Lisa and Shaz headline another staging of Giselle by Ballet Manila. Photo by Octs Alvarez from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1571039882722-GIG91Q1CV52P2E6GG1G8/Why+%E2%80%98Giselle%E2%80%99+is+special+to+Osias+Barroso+9+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Why ‘Giselle’ is special to Osias Barroso For a male dancer, Shaz says Albrecht would be the ultimate role to perform in classical ballet. Photo by Ocs Alvarez from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/10/12/ballet-dictionary-flexibility monthly 0.5 2019-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1570846380920-8XGK5XDFLJ83WZGFVTUZ/BDFlexibilityWM.jpgBallet+Dictionary%3A+Flexibility+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Dictionary: Flexibility https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/10/11/bms-young-dancers-learn-on-and-off-the-stage-in-taiwan monthly 0.5 2019-10-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1570763077431-LWV6EQLHA63USO7V5X2Y/BM%E2%80%99s+young+dancers+learn+on+and+off+the+stage+in+Taiwan+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila's young dancers learn on and off the stage in Taiwan Ballet Manila and Zhongli Youth Ballet at curtain call https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1570763004060-QX5EFMFTIQXAM3T35M16/BM%E2%80%99s+young+dancers+learn+on+and+off+the+stage+in+Taiwan+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila's young dancers learn on and off the stage in Taiwan Brian Sevilla in the Bluebird Variation, together with the kiddie ballerinas of Zhongli Youth Ballet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1570763125311-K0T7NE79WD8LDUG9R2ER/BM%E2%80%99s+young+dancers+learn+on+and+off+the+stage+in+Taiwan+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila's young dancers learn on and off the stage in Taiwan Joshua Enciso and Shaira Comeros in an excerpt of Sleeping Beauty, with the supporting cast https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1570763200915-GJTKDYUSATM7UJRLMHZK/BM%E2%80%99s+young+dancers+learn+on+and+off+the+stage+in+Taiwan+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila's young dancers learn on and off the stage in Taiwan The BM boys in an excerpt from Raymonda: (from left) Rafael Perez, Brian Sevilla, Alvin Dictado and Joshua Enciso https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1570763269181-LVNOENYPDFMXWUHRO0US/BM%E2%80%99s+young+dancers+learn+on+and+off+the+stage+in+Taiwan+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila's young dancers learn on and off the stage in Taiwan In Ping Xi, the group prepares to light their sky lantern bearing their wishes for good health and fortune. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1570763344215-1NKONECS5DEABD8E5A3F/BM%E2%80%99s+young+dancers+learn+on+and+off+the+stage+in+Taiwan+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila's young dancers learn on and off the stage in Taiwan Shaira shows off her catch of shrimp for dinner in a local restaurant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1570763502003-0QWOF3UJYDB1LR2UR7X1/BM%E2%80%99s+young+dancers+learn+on+and+off+the+stage+in+Taiwan+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila's young dancers learn on and off the stage in Taiwan Ballet Manila’s delegation to Taiwan, led by co-artistic director Osias “Shaz” Barroso (seated, left), had a productive trip of performance and interaction with dancers of Zhongli Youth Ballet. The group is composed of Shaira Comeros (seated, right) and (standing from left) Alvin Dictado, Rafael Perez, Joshua Enciso and Brian Sevilla. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1570763408458-ZDTFSYY49D8Q1W5RUHHS/BM%E2%80%99s+young+dancers+learn+on+and+off+the+stage+in+Taiwan+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila's young dancers learn on and off the stage in Taiwan The students of Zhongli Youth Ballet showered the BM group with flowers and gifts in appreciation for their visit. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/10/10/giselle-through-the-years monthly 0.5 2019-10-10 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/10/9/5-reasons-to-watch-ballet-manilas-giselle monthly 0.5 2019-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1570578727652-2YXPV1FFF17YZARYQ85K/5+reasons+to+watch+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Giselle%E2%80%99+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 5 reasons to watch Ballet Manila’s ‘Giselle’ Osias Barroso and Lisa Macuja-Elizalde as Albrecht and Giselle in the classic staged by Ballet Manila in 1997. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1570578837768-CXJHPAO8EMOU9BY9CUTU/5+reasons+to+watch+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Giselle%E2%80%99+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 5 reasons to watch Ballet Manila’s ‘Giselle’ The Peasant Pas de Deux was a competition piece for Nicole Barroso and Joshua Enciso when they participated in the USA International Ballet Competition in 2018. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1570578937275-CBGV2FE3S2OTX0Z8RI17/5+reasons+to+watch+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Giselle%E2%80%99+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 5 reasons to watch Ballet Manila’s ‘Giselle’ Joan Emery Sia as Giselle descends into madness upon learning of Albrecht’s deception. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1570579098707-9ZHNYBJUWZSASISERAT6/5+reasons+to+watch+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Giselle%E2%80%99+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 5 reasons to watch Ballet Manila’s ‘Giselle’ Bringing to life the Wilis, Ballet Manila’s corps de ballet moves as one in this 2012 performance of Giselle. Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1570579180640-DZJS6F2CL50K726S96IB/5+reasons+to+watch+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Giselle%E2%80%99+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 5 reasons to watch Ballet Manila’s ‘Giselle’ In her farewell performance of Giselle in 2012, Lisa Macuja-Elizalde (left) begs Myrtha (Se Hee Hong) for mercy on Albrecht’s behalf. Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/10/8/for-ballet-manila-the-show-will-go-on-thanks-to-the-overwhelming-support-of-family-and-friends monthly 0.5 2019-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1570495183624-MQCUL0YUEDHOH18U1BLB/For+Ballet+Manila%2C+the+show+will+go+on+%E2%80%93+thanks+to+the+overwhelming+support+of+family+and+friends+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - For Ballet Manila, the show will go on – thanks to the overwhelming support of family and friends Lisa is in the middle of this huddle of dancers waiting to embrace and comfort her on October 2, hours after the blaze that hit the Star City complex. Photo by Mark Sumaylo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1570495258097-VIK9DLT8ERO2NZYFUNTX/For+Ballet+Manila%2C+the+show+will+go+on+%E2%80%93+thanks+to+the+overwhelming+support+of+family+and+friends+3-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - For Ballet Manila, the show will go on – thanks to the overwhelming support of family and friends The laughter and the tears: Osias Barroso presents a cake to Lisa in an impromptu birthday gathering at Ballet Manila’s Donada studio on October 3. Photo by Mark Sumaylo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1570495321495-VC6UC7KYX83K3ORI18CI/For+Ballet+Manila%2C+the+show+will+go+on+%E2%80%93+thanks+to+the+overwhelming+support+of+family+and+friends+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - For Ballet Manila, the show will go on – thanks to the overwhelming support of family and friends Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde, with co-artistic director Osias Barroso to her right, gives the company an update on the support that has come their way particularly from the arts community. Photo by Susan A. De Guzman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1570495529436-RE1LBLPWP249GSE8GNL8/For+Ballet+Manila%2C+the+show+will+go+on+%E2%80%93+thanks+to+the+overwhelming+support+of+family+and+friends+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - For Ballet Manila, the show will go on – thanks to the overwhelming support of family and friends The poster of Giselle at the Ballet Manila studio shows the original show dates in Aliw Theater. The ballet classic will now be staged at the CCP Main Theater on October 17. Photo by Susan A. De Guzman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1570495673938-2HPFR4DYI6PCEWLC7QMI/BM+6.jpg Home - For Ballet Manila, the show will go on – thanks to the overwhelming support of family and friends Costumes for Giselle, stored in BM’s Donada headquarters, were already being prepared for the shows in Aliw Theater and will now be used for the one in CCP. Photo by Susan A. De Guzman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1570495396240-74K0TFN28C540I9444S8/For+Ballet+Manila%2C+the+show+will+go+on+%E2%80%93+thanks+to+the+overwhelming+support+of+family+and+friends+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - For Ballet Manila, the show will go on – thanks to the overwhelming support of family and friends Principal dancer Romeo Peralta’s shirt proved apt for the gathering. It reads “Encore: Ballet Manila” and shows an image reflective of the company’s ongoing 24th season dubbed On Pointe. Photo by Susan A. De Guzman https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/9/27/this-month-in-bm-history-september-2001 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1569551382303-PKLKNOAWMVMO84V9K4LN/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+September+2001+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: September 2001 Souvenir program of the three-act Romeo and Juliet that People’s Artist of Russia Sergey Vikulov choreographed for Ballet Manila. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1569552093477-BN43QFQJV4W2P25C7OTQ/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+September+2001+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: September 2001 Osias Barroso and Lisa Macuja-Elizalde dance the romantic leads in the world premiere of Sergey Vikulov’s Romeo and Juliet. Photo by Ocs Alvarez from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1569552192810-XJ61VO09S29B8VMYPDM4/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+September+2001++4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: September 2001 An action-packed scene in Romeo and Juliet, staged at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. Photo by Ocs Alvarez from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1569552561557-A45NK4VW6HY6OAF4GXMM/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+September+2001+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: September 2001 Newspaper story celebrates Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Russian connection and reunion with the Vikulovs with whom she lived in St. Petersburg. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/9/26/ballet-dictionary-second-arabesque monthly 0.5 2019-09-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1569474755805-MON6IMTSMJ2CGLIVJZB7/Ballet+Dictionary%3A+Second+Arabesque Home - Ballet Dictionary: Second Arabesque https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/9/25/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-giselle monthly 0.5 2019-09-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1569403529633-HLDYZ7LKW5XEN42GEWNR/1+-+1999.jpg Home - 10 things you may not know about ‘Giselle’ - The wilis of the 1999 staging of "Giselle" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1569403550962-FR9DD5JXS36V5MRE1GVK/2+-+1999.jpg Home - 10 things you may not know about ‘Giselle’ - Eline Damian took the lead role in the 1999 production of "Giselle" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1569403566441-1BLPMVTFZ5BVX0J4Y8H7/3+-+2002.jpg Home - 10 things you may not know about ‘Giselle’ - Then principal dancers now Ballet Manila artistic directors Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Osias Barroso as Giselle and Albrecht in 2002 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1569403512972-KDRD9N2090WMT2BABH2R/4+-+2002.jpg Home - 10 things you may not know about ‘Giselle’ - Melanie Motus led the wilis in the 2002 production of "Giselle" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1569404509292-F6P7D2USYK65UC2D7H5V/5+-+2010.JPG Home - 10 things you may not know about ‘Giselle’ - In 2010, principal dancer Rudy De Dios partnered prima ballerina Lisa Macuja-Elizalde in "Giselle" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1569404538048-64HGC8OOO54WBGV6PPZ2/6+-+2010.JPG Home - 10 things you may not know about ‘Giselle’ - Zaira Cosico was Myrtha in the 2010 staging of "Giselle" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1569404515947-E4PD5VFK58Z40FHXDJIY/8+-+2010.JPG Home - 10 things you may not know about ‘Giselle’ - Alternating with Rudy De Dios as Albrecht was Nazer Salgado https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1569404558855-N1TW9HHG35D5H7B6438R/7+-+2010.JPG Home - 10 things you may not know about ‘Giselle’ - Dancing the peasant pas de deux were then company member now principal dancer Elpidio Magat Jr. and Tiffany Chiang-Janolo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1569405854967-ZVA1NCIE3ZEUPW2DRWBI/16+-+2012+-+Jojo+Mamangun.jpg Home - 10 things you may not know about ‘Giselle’ - As part of her Swan Song Series, prima ballerina Lisa Macuja-Elizalde performed "Giselle" for the last time with guest artist Mikhail Martynyuk in 2012 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1569405933764-CAJHMAFOBOP5B2CA7O9R/15+-+2012+Jojo+Mamangun.jpg Home - 10 things you may not know about ‘Giselle’ - The "mad scene", according to prima ballerina Lisa Macuja-Elizalde, is her favorite part of the ballet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1569405858002-J55924W9M7OKZEDOPU07/9+-+2012.JPG Home - 10 things you may not know about ‘Giselle’ - The company artists now principal dancers Joan Emery Sia and Elpidio Magat Jr. performed their first full-length "Giselle" in 2012 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1569405873714-TBOLSGYCTXEBKDOG41W9/10+-+2012.JPG Home - 10 things you may not know about ‘Giselle’ - For the 2019 staging of "Giselle", Joan Emery Sia will be partnered by fellow principal dancer Romeo Peralta Jr. while Elpidio Magat Jr. will be partnering fellow principal dancer Abigail Oliveiro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1569405877046-UEQFE6GV2WTOVGL44M3F/11+-+2012.JPG Home - 10 things you may not know about ‘Giselle’ - Jenny Olayvar and Arnulfo Andrade also alternated as Giselle and Albrecht in the 2012 staging of "Giselle" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1569405890376-YI969BXAKAG03TK3966R/12+-+2012.JPG Home - 10 things you may not know about ‘Giselle’ - Francis Cascano took on the role of Hilarion in the 2012 staging of "Giselle" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1569405922834-L5LEM7T0FZ0FSSWN3WVL/13+-+2012.JPG Home - 10 things you may not know about ‘Giselle’ - Yanti Marduli and Nazer Salgado completed the four sets of casts for the 2012 production of "Giselle" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1569405916488-GWSN0HDL5W8NY8V9Y9GT/14+-+2012.JPG Home - 10 things you may not know about ‘Giselle’ - The female corps de ballet as the vengeful wilis in the 2012 staging of "Giselle" https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/9/20/25-life-lessons-i-learned-from-ballet-21 monthly 0.5 2019-09-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1568949085564-70TWVUF77WF72CCFHHAX/25+Life+lessons+I+learned+from+Ballet+-+21+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 Life Lessons I Learned from Ballet - #21 Decades of repeatedly performing the role has enabled Lisa Macuja-Elizalde to dance Kitri from muscle memory. In this photo, the prima ballerina performs her signature role for the last time in 2012 as part of her three-year Swan Song Series. Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1568949356177-EMXS28QQNYT6OVDUOUNH/25+Life+lessons+I+learned+from+Ballet++-+21+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 Life Lessons I Learned from Ballet - #21 Principal dancer Jasmine Pia Dames performed as Kitri in her first full-length Don Quixote in 2017 under the watchful eye of Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde. Just like her mentor, Pia spent countless hours in the studio – repeating difficult steps to prepare for the role. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/9/18/snow-white-revisited monthly 0.5 2019-09-18 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/9/16/ballet-manila-debuts-in-malaysia monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1568624632184-H2F78THONIMIZQD2W2HE/Ballet+Manila+debuts+in+Malaysia+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila debuts in Malaysia Principal dancers Mark Sumaylo and Abigail Oliveiro in Eric V. Cruz’s Carmen. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1568624675259-C5FIA975IE39NWJT1JH8/Ballet+Manila+debuts+in+Malaysia+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila debuts in Malaysia Principal dancers Romeo Peralta and Joan Emery Sia in Bam Damian’s El Adwa. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1568624730829-AWPKT43WO5XLU2RVIROM/KL+1.jpgBallet+Manila+debuts+in+Malaysia+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila debuts in Malaysia Ballet Manila will perform a mixed program of classics, neo-classics and modern pieces in Kuala Lumpur. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/9/9/talk-about-dance-christopher-morley monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1567998990918-S281EHHIA7BMV385EMO6/Talk+about+dance+-+Christopher+Morley.jpg Home - Talk about dance: Christopher Morley https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/9/5/ballet-dictionary-fish-dive monthly 0.5 2019-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1567641313421-2WG83C9FOYATCG0U28UF/Ballet+Dictionary%3A+Fish+dive+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Dictionary: Fish dive https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/9/3/snow-white-the-second-time-around monthly 0.5 2019-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1567504171183-5B5155LPU00P7VDVTGAV/%E2%80%98Snow+White%E2%80%99+the+second+time+around+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - ‘Snow White’ the second time around The cast of Snow White is led by Ballet Manila principal dancers Joan Emery Sia and Elpidio Magat as Snow White and her Prince and Abigail Oliveiro as the Evil Queen/ Witch. Photo by Jojit Lorenzo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1567504236246-LBU97GDABS8DAIOQT3CN/%E2%80%98Snow+White%E2%80%99+the+second+time+around+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - ‘Snow White’ the second time around The Seven Dwarfs provide comic relief in Snow White. Photo by Jojit Lorenzo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1567504334802-J89UMNZZ06GIGXPD86RK/%E2%80%98Snow+White%E2%80%99+the+second+time+around+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - ‘Snow White’ the second time around Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde is eager to bring back her interpretation of Snow White as the company’s 24th season-opener. Photo by G-nie Arambulo https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/8/30/this-month-in-bm-history-august-2017 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1567125973678-BRFS00L23L0S7EZY1M8G/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+August+2017+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: August 2017 A review of Ballet Manila’s 24th season-opener in the Philippine Daily Inquirer. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1567126660295-ULOCNEVX5WDOP0A89UO3/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+August+2017+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: August 2017 The souvenir program of Ibong Adarna’s world premiere. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1567127445800-MNK0HTMW7KRDAMRGLMCN/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+August+2017+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: August 2017 The three princes of Ibong Adarna (from left): Rudy de Dios (Prinsipe Juan), Mark Sumaylo (Prinsipe Pedro) and Romeo Peralta (Prinsipe Diego). Photo by Ocs Alvarez from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1567127679043-NN6WWHIK1IJ8KLQJ5BTX/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+August+2017+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: August 2017 Abigail Oliveiro dances as the mythical Ibong Adarna in the ballet of the same title choreographed by Gerardo Francisco. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag rom the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1567127820860-0SCZHNM6P8T0PIB014OY/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+August+2017+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: August 2017 Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and company artist Neil Mag-aso take on royal roles as Donya Valeriana and Haring Fernando. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/8/28/5-reasons-to-watch-lisa-macuja-elizaldes-snow-white monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1566972304959-BOA9IEOE3DMWXH10GV3K/5+reasons+to+watch+Lisa+Macuja-Elizalde%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Snow+White%E2%80%99+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 5 reasons to watch Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s ‘Snow White’ The three Snow Whites: (top left) company artist Shaira Comeros, (bottom left) company artist Akari Ida; (right) principal dancer Joan Emery Sia. Photos by Jimmy Villanueva, Erickson Dela Cruz, and Jojit Lorenzo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1566972595155-316LYZSYFBUP6ZQM9SZQ/5+reasons+to+watch+Lisa+Macuja-Elizalde%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Snow+White%E2%80%99+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 5 reasons to watch Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s ‘Snow White’ The three Princes: principal dancers Elpidio Magat Jr. and Romeo Peralta Jr., and soloist Joshua Enciso. Photos by Ocs Alvarez and Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/8/23/talk-about-dance-aishabella-sheikh monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1566356467036-7EAG17WSLWZXX7X4MAAD/Talk+about+dance%3A+Aishabella+Sheikh+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Aishabella Sheikh https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/8/21/ballet-dictionary-story-ballet monthly 0.5 2019-08-21 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/8/20/ballet-manila-performs-in-taiwan monthly 0.5 2019-08-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1566261697490-116EURZLO6R38QXQR87X/Ballet+Manila+performs+in+Taiwan+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila performs in Taiwan (L-R): Company artists Rafael Perez, Brian Ramos Sevilla, Alvin Dictado, and soloist Joshua Enciso will be performing excerpts from Raymonda in Taiwan. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1566262412100-HG8EYSAQO9TWIWEUH9KO/Ballet+Manila+performs+in+Taiwan+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila performs in Taiwan Company artists Shaira Comeros and Alvin Dictado will be performing an except from Giselle in the Zhongli Youth Ballet’s recital. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/8/18/ballet-manila-scholar-wins-bronze-medal-in-asian-grand-prix monthly 0.5 2019-08-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1566126004413-1GUY6U3EFVIQUFZHR749/Ballet+Manila+scholar+wins+bronze+medal+in+Asian+Grand+Prix+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila scholar wins bronze medal in Asian Grand Prix Teacher Eileen Lopez (right) with Loraine Gaile Jarlega and Juan Angelo De Leon shortly before the two dancers competed in their respective finals. Photo courtesy of Eileen Lopez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1566126104528-J41K1DX1L6DTN09EU7TU/Ballet+Manila+scholar+wins+bronze+medal+in+Asian+Grand+Prix+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila scholar wins bronze medal in Asian Grand Prix Juan Angelo De Leon performs the Blue Bird Variation for the Pre-Competitive B division of the Asian Grand Prix Competition in Hong Kong. Photo courtesy of Asian Grand Prix https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1566127534553-35PCWNEGSUR0MYRZQ11Y/Ballet+Manila+scholar+wins+bronze+medal+in+Asian+Grand+Prix+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila scholar wins bronze medal in Asian Grand Prix Semi-finalists Eduardson Evangelio and Monique Valera help Juan Angelo De Leon with his make up for his finals in Pre-Competitive B. Photo courtesy of Eileen Lopez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1566127633127-7IF1SSG00EQYVG84MHW5/AGP+4.jpgBallet+Manila+scholar+wins+bronze+medal+in+Asian+Grand+Prix+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila scholar wins bronze medal in Asian Grand Prix A newcomer to competing, Juan Angelo De Leon wears his Asian Grand Prix bronze medal after the awarding program in Hong Kong. Photo courtesy of Eileen Lopez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/8/16/three-ballerinas-on-the-joys-of-dancing-snow-white monthly 0.5 2019-08-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1565922106492-TLC5670YRQMAHEE5S62Y/Three+ballerinas+on+the+joys+of+dancing+Snow+White+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Three ballerinas on the joys of dancing Snow White Snow White, the second installment in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s “Princess Trilogy” returns as Ballet Manila’s 24th season-opener, with principal dancers Joan Emery Sia and Elpidio Magat in the lead roles. Photo by G-nie Arambulo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1565922286677-149HASZ2CPRCQEAZGUKD/Three+ballerinas+on+the+joys+of+dancing+Snow+White+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Three ballerinas on the joys of dancing Snow White Principal dancer Joan Emery Sia shares that incorporating Snow White in her daily life is the best way she can prepare for the part. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1565922404452-5TUKDSI4ODZJMES2V7DH/Three+ballerinas+on+the+joys+of+dancing+Snow+White+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Three ballerinas on the joys of dancing Snow White Company artist Shaira Comeros is experimenting with different facial expressions and exploring ways of interacting with her castmates to get into the character of Snow White. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1565922573337-Q9WILC79KTRF2R7D7865/Three+ballerinas+on+the+joys+of+dancing+Snow+White+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Three ballerinas on the joys of dancing Snow White Snow White is a dream come true for company artist Akari Ida since it’s both her first time to dance the role and to star in a full-length ballet. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1565922780159-65DQKWEXXSN8SO01BHIC/Three+ballerinas+on+the+joys+of+dancing+Snow+White+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Three ballerinas on the joys of dancing Snow White Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde interviews Joan Emery Sia, Shaira Comeros and Akari Ida in her art advocacy program, Art 2 Art. The three ballerinas will take on the lead role in her choreography of Snow White. The episode will air on August 25 at DZRH. Photo by Susan A. De Guzman https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/8/15/ballet-dictionary-piqu-attitude-derrire monthly 0.5 2019-08-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1565852843313-AC1M94FM734IIIT2VZK8/Ballet+Dictionary%3A+Piqu%C3%A9+Attitude+Derri%C3%A8re+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Dictionary: Piqué Attitude Derrière https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/8/14/ballet-manila-dancers-competing-in-asian-grand-prix monthly 0.5 2019-08-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1565744664954-UAVOH9Z9M5YMUOFF5JPY/Ballet+Manila+dancers+competing+in+Asian+Grand+Prix+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila dancers competing in Asian Grand Prix Juan Angelo De Leon, Pre-Competitive B. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1565744762821-ZY18V83LY1G5USNO56C9/Ballet+Manila+dancers+competing+in+Asian+Grand+Prix+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila dancers competing in Asian Grand Prix Loraine Gaile Jarlega, Junior A. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1565744886161-UDXFALQVIU0FUCRMJOLP/Ballet+Manila+dancers+competing+in+Asian+Grand+Prix+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila dancers competing in Asian Grand Prix Monique Valera, Junior B. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1565744995681-Q6XM8KBVUS5D8ESLA2J2/Ballet+Manila+dancers+competing+in+Asian+Grand+Prix+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila dancers competing in Asian Grand Prix Eduardson Evangelio, Senior. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1565745059141-T8XI84J69CC1W49WH2TP/Ballet+Manila+dancers+competing+in+Asian+Grand+Prix+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila dancers competing in Asian Grand Prix Ballet teacher Eileen Lopez (second from left) with The Lisa Macuja School of Ballet Manila’s competitors in the 2019 Asian Grand Prix (from left): Monique Valera, Loraine Gaile Jarlega, Eduardson Evangelio and Juan Angelo De Leon https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/8/13/25-life-lessons-i-learned-from-ballet-20 monthly 0.5 2019-08-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1565655959891-XYTWM0SFNW1YTR7HHZ59/25+Life+Lessons+I+Learned+From+Ballet+-+20+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 Life Lessons I Learned From Ballet - #20 Thirty years after her performance at the Leningrad Choreographic Institute, Lisa Macuja-Elizalde danced her last Aurora in her 50th birthday concert, Gold. In a role that she has performed many times, she still found herself discovering new things about the character and the choreography that added more layers to her successful though still imperfect performance. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/8/9/from-fairy-tales-to-a-haunting-classic-ballet-manila-is-on-pointe-in-24th-season monthly 0.5 2019-08-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1565316604717-6XMH6X185QQKLHYORMAI/From+fairy+tales+to+a+haunting+classic%2C++Ballet+Manila+is+%E2%80%98On+Pointe%E2%80%99+in+24th+season+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - From fairy tales to a haunting classic, Ballet Manila is ‘On Pointe’ in 24th season Ballet Manila co-artistic director Osias Barroso and artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde guarantee audiences a diverse fare in the company’s 24th season dubbed On Pointe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1565316660401-O0UTJJ9XI56LXEJ2HGJY/From+fairy+tales+to+a+haunting+classic%2C++Ballet+Manila+is+%E2%80%98On+Pointe%E2%80%99+in+24th+season+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - From fairy tales to a haunting classic, Ballet Manila is ‘On Pointe’ in 24th season Principal dancers Joan Emery Sia and Elpidio Magat, seen here with the Seven Dwarfs, lead the cast of Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Snow White which will open Ballet Manila’s 24th season in September. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1565316749432-9E6DG85DIDPALK3LXZN7/From+fairy+tales+to+a+haunting+classic%2C++Ballet+Manila+is+%E2%80%98On+Pointe%E2%80%99+in+24th+season+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archves Home - From fairy tales to a haunting classic, Ballet Manila is ‘On Pointe’ in 24th season Principal dancer Abigail Oliveiro performs as the heartbroken peasant girl Giselle, the featured ballet classic for the season to be staged in October. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1565316931150-GIQ3VGKG6DW0DD8NW2R3/From+fairy+tales+to+a+haunting+classic%2C++Ballet+Manila+is+%E2%80%98On+Pointe%E2%80%99+in+24th+season+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - From fairy tales to a haunting classic, Ballet Manila is ‘On Pointe’ in 24th season Principal dancers Romeo Peralta (Prince Desiré) and Jasmine Pia Dames (Princess Aurora) are joined by company artists Emma Harris (Maleficent) and Marinette Franco (Lilac Fairy) in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Sleeping Beauty, Ballet Manila’s Christmas presentation. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/8/7/in-their-own-words-abigail-oliveiro-on-the-value-of-working-hard monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1565144365692-JKCHNX4Q2BMRYIL372AE/In+Their+Own+Words%3A+Abigail+Oliveiro+on+the+value+of+working+hard+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - In Their Own Words: Abigail Oliveiro on the value of working hard Principal dancer Abigail Oliveiro performed as Medora in her first full-length Le Corsaire in 2018 for Ballet Manila’s 23rd season. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/8/5/fiona-delos-santos-breaks-out-of-her-shell-through-ballet monthly 0.5 2019-08-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1564967845938-YEB626ZEBRFK2SDOJ3B4/Fiona+Delos+Santos+breaks+out+of+her+shell+through+ballet+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Fiona Delos Santos breaks out of her shell through ballet Even if dancing ballet can be difficult and painful, Fiona Delos Santos says she loves it because it gives her so much joy. Photo by Mark Sumaylo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1564967978801-GMFP3T6DGFWQPQX971AM/Fiona+Delos+Santos+breaks+out+of+her+shell+through+ballet+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Fiona Delos Santos breaks out of her shell through ballet Ballet Manila trainee Fiona Delos Santos was enrolled in ballet by her mom so she would outgrow her tomboyish ways. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1564968046861-J4M2P5RPCH1OZI3TRN3T/Fiona+Delos+Santos+breaks+out+of+her+shell+through+ballet+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Fiona Delos Santos breaks out of her shell through ballet Although she likes performing over competing, Fiona knows the latter brings valuable experiences, such as when she participated in the 2018 CCP Ballet Competition. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1564968193794-2F769ID577MTJ7HHP1JN/Fiona+Delos+Santos+breaks+out+of+her+shell+through+ballet+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Fiona Delos Santos breaks out of her shell through ballet Fiona (third from right) performs in Chopiniana, one of the featured pieces in Ballet Manila’s 23rd season-ender, Deux. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1564968305129-MJGI7E5GG3TXD8VZ2QQ9/Fiona+Delos+Santos+breaks+out+of+her+shell+through+ballet+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Fiona Delos Santos breaks out of her shell through ballet When she is onstage, Fiona – seen here doing her contemporary piece in the 2018 CCP Ballet Competition – forgets about everything else and focuses on the dancing. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1564968512977-XF9G3O8E8I0YBT4YT4KG/Fiona+Delos+Santos+breaks+out+of+her+shell+through+ballet+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Fiona Delos Santos breaks out of her shell through ballet Fiona is happy to have been given the chance to join the Ballet Manila delegation to Israel in 2018, where the company performed Gerardo Francisco’s Ibong Adarna. The group also got to see some of the country’s important sights. Photo by Mark Sumaylo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1564968609662-WAJICME76P51ZPFVDCTW/Fiona+Delos+Santos+breaks+out+of+her+shell+through+ballet+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Fiona Delos Santos breaks out of her shell through ballet Fiona gets through the rough patches in ballet by telling herself to breathe, rest, pray and that a new day lies ahead. 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From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1563846951772-JLJ1FDOBQDVWKWDAQOZZ/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+July+2003+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: July 2003 Sofia Sangco-Peralta and Jonathan Janolo in Eric V. Cruz’s Visions in Blue. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1563847111498-R38N4KGRWSVKSC3G59XO/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+July+2003+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: July 2003 Tony Fabella’s Dalagang Pilipina is a fusion of ballet and fashion, with the ballerinas showing their moves while wearing gowns by designer Auggie Cordero in a tribute to the contemporary Filipina. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1563847306855-XSPNQA674EJE51XQVKZB/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+July+2003+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: July 2003 Souvenir program of OPM at OPB, a celebration of Original Pilipino Music and Original Pilipino Ballet in 2003. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1563847185538-EW0APMZSO3GHF6NV9KKE/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+July+2003+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: July 2003 Gerardo Francisco mimics a bird in flight in Agnes Locsin’s Agila. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/7/20/for-katherine-barkman-ballet-manila-is-in-the-heart monthly 0.5 2019-07-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1563588997363-FHFIKNXGA2NM8HW3JICV/For+Katherine+Barkman%2C+Ballet+Manila+is+in+the+heart+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - For Katherine Barkman, Ballet Manila is in the heart Rehearsing Grand Pas Classique with BM principal dancer Elpidio Magat. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1563589061682-62CAP5Q0X1KRGB1Q8C20/For+Katherine+Barkman%2C+Ballet+Manila+is+in+the+heart+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - For Katherine Barkman, Ballet Manila is in the heart Katherine Barkman, now a dancer with The Washington Ballet, is happy to have the chance to visit her first home away from home. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1563589125110-NR8Z252R7Y7X8DVPX5I1/Katherine+4.jpgFor+Katherine+Barkman%2C+Ballet+Manila+is+in+the+heart+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - For Katherine Barkman, Ballet Manila is in the heart Katherine appears in the Tuloy ang Saya-wan poster, in a photograph taken by Ballet Manila principal dancer Mark Sumaylo just before she left Manila in October 2018. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1563589214508-L9I6QVM3JVA0CP1H8189/For+Katherine+Barkman%2C+Ballet+Manila+is+in+the+heart+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - For Katherine Barkman, Ballet Manila is in the heart Former Ballet Manila principal Katherine Barkman reunites with her mentor, BM artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde, whose voice, she says, she hears in her head every day. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1563589716407-XRKWL39A8Y3QHF4SS1XW/For+Katherine+Barkman%2C+Ballet+Manila+is+in+the+heart+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - For Katherine Barkman, Ballet Manila is in the heart Balancing, for Katherine, is a metaphor for life. “It is a breath, or something that’s a continuous movement.” Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1563589975642-GXQNIK2MM61TN4IOP9IC/For+Katherine+Barkman%2C+Ballet+Manila+is+in+the+heart+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - For Katherine Barkman, Ballet Manila is in the heart Though nervous at first about teaching, Katherine says it has actually helped her as a dancer because it makes her think differently. Photo from Facebook page of First State Ballet Theatre https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1563591134537-CN7ST7IEPH05Y5X9LOJP/For+Katherine+Barkman%2C+Ballet+Manila+is+in+the+heart+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - For Katherine Barkman, Ballet Manila is in the heart Katherine (rightmost) joins then fellow Ballet Manila principal dancers (from left) Dawna Mangahas, Rudy De Dios and Gerardo Francisco in a photo shoot with master photographer G-nie Arambulo in 2016. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1563591544242-TDCV6JYTULVTP1JTHB6J/For+Katherine+Barkman%2C+Ballet+Manila+is+in+the+heart+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - For Katherine Barkman, Ballet Manila is in the heart With Ballet Manila, Katherine made her debut in a number of full-length classics including Romeo and Juliet, Don Quixote, Swan Lake and Giselle. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1563591697722-0EA20K25B27P598G2IML/For+Katherine+Barkman%2C+Ballet+Manila+is+in+the+heart+9+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - For Katherine Barkman, Ballet Manila is in the heart Katherine has taken the opportunity to indulge again in things she loved while living in Manila – like having a P200 massage and eating a local brand of peanut butter. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/7/16/in-their-own-words-shaira-comeros-on-overcoming-exhaustion monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1563241733834-D3BJK4BXBVSJ4TQFU7EG/In+Their+Own+Words%3A+Shaira+Comeros+on+overcoming+exhaustion+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - In Their Own Words: Shaira Comeros on overcoming exhaustion Company artist Shaira Comeros performs in Annabelle Lopez-Ochoa’s Bloom, with Anselmo Dictado and Gerardo Francisco. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/7/14/ballet-dictionary-bravura monthly 0.5 2019-07-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1563074448704-3P5WKY98TBYPOKQ11F65/Ballet+Dictionary%3A+Bravura+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Dictionary: Bravura https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/7/12/marcelino-libao-dancing-over-difficult-waters monthly 0.5 2019-07-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1562918201108-THOKU6R2W6IQP8RH3F0L/Marcelino+Libao%3A+Dancing+over+difficult+waters+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Marcelino Libao: Dancing over difficult waters Marcelino Libao’s Paloma Muerta premiered in 2017 featuring Hamburg Ballet’s Jacopo Bellussi and Mayo Arii. Photo by Kiran West https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1562918255550-RNQS1M4V2LYAZCG9DCMI/Marcelino+Libao+2.jpgMarcelino+Libao%3A+Dancing+over+difficult+waters+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Marcelino Libao: Dancing over difficult waters Paloma Muerta explores the dangers of love. In this photo is Hamburg Ballet’s Yaiza Coll. Photo by Kiran West https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1562918328072-RPAECHWT5F96QVI6MACN/Marcelino+Libao%3A+Dancing+over+difficult+waters+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Marcelino Libao: Dancing over difficult waters Unafraid to show love, Marcelino Libao’s Paloma Muerta highlights the different aspects of this emotion. Photo taken by Silvano Ballone https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1562918424124-JTG6JSI36FFLTOFRA1AY/Marcelino+Libao%3A+Dancing+over+difficult+waters+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Marcelino Libao: Dancing over difficult waters Marcelino Libao as The Golden Slave in in Sheherazade. Photo by Holger Badekow https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/7/10/under-construction-the-creation-of-lisa-macuja-elizaldes-sleeping-beauty monthly 0.5 2019-07-10 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/7/8/25-life-lessons-i-learned-from-ballet-19 monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1562565109432-EQE1JK5UNR2LOEKBB24Q/25+Life+Lessons+I+Learned+From+Ballet+-+%2319+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 Life Lessons I Learned From Ballet - #19 Although the piece has been performed several times in Manila, choreographer Gerardo Francisco and artistic director Osias Barroso could be seen going through the details of Ibong Adarna's choreography with a fine-toothed comb. The efforts paid off as the production became the talk of the 2018 Karmiel Festival in Israel. Photo by Mark Sumaylo https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/7/5/called-to-dance-jillian-villanueva-returns-to-ballet-manila monthly 0.5 2019-07-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1562288064172-EKQ289I5G9PL9ZMY2BWI/Called+to+dance%3A+Jillian+Villanueva+returns+to+Ballet+Manila+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Called to dance: Jillian Villanueva returns to Ballet Manila Jian Villanueva performs Sayaw sa Pamlang by choreographer Agnes Locsin for Ballet Manila’s Just Dance! summer intensive recital in 2015. Photo by Ovs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1562288140446-6Z8355KEZUY4M5K1TZHW/Called+to+dance%3A+Jillian+Villanueva+returns+to+Ballet+Manila+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Called to dance: Jillian Villanueva returns to Ballet Manila After graduating from college with a degree in Travel and Tourism Management, Jillian “Jian” Villanueva found herself gravitating to ballet once more. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1562288227620-DHIEX2PAG3T78YBZ897I/Called+to+dance%3A+Jillian+Villanueva+returns+to+Ballet+Manila+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Called to dance: Jillian Villanueva returns to Ballet Manila Shortly after starting ballet class again and being assigned as an understudy for Chopiniana, Jian (second from front, right row) was surprised to learn she had been cast in the ballet classic. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1562288325280-27J347IVYUOODZZTI44L/Called+to+dance%3A+Jillian+Villanueva+returns+to+Ballet+Manila+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Called to dance: Jillian Villanueva returns to Ballet Manila Dancing in Kay Ganda ng Ating Musika, 2014. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1562288518504-LDOCQIAD7ULVBVXOQHN8/Called+to+dance%3A+Jillian+Villanueva+returns+to+Ballet+Manila+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Called to dance: Jillian Villanueva returns to Ballet Manila Jian (right) in the Sleeping Beauty excerpt featured in Gold, Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s 50th birthday presentation in 2014. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1562288590005-8LGNYFUQJY19JX033KMO/Called+to+dance%3A+Jillian+Villanueva+returns+to+Ballet+Manila+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Called to dance: Jillian Villanueva returns to Ballet Manila Getting back into ballet after a two-year absence has been quite difficult, but Jian is determined to prove that she is up to the challenge. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/7/3/talk-about-dance-merce-cunningham monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1562120440369-6FEIOES73GE9BVCFOKN2/Talk+about+dance%3A+Merce+Cunningham+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Merce Cunningham https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/7/1/ballet-dictionary-pas-de-deux monthly 0.5 2019-07-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1561946766830-L7UT89TBLS8MZNC4Z5HJ/Ballet+Dictionary%3A+Pas+de+Deux+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Dictionary: Pas de Deux https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/6/25/20-questions-with-sean-pelegrin monthly 0.5 2019-06-28 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/6/26/in-their-own-words-rudolph-capongcol-on-what-he-considers-the-most-difficult-thing-about-ballet monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1561346467401-0NY4J1KOIRCFDXTI46AM/In+their+own+words%3A+Rudolph+Capongcol+on+what+he+considers+the+most+difficult+thing+about+ballet+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - In their own words: Rudolph Capongcol on what he considers the most difficult thing about ballet Soloist Rudolph Capongcol dances his dream role of Basilio in the full-length Don Quixote which Ballet Manila staged in 2017. Photo by Kurt Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/6/24/ballet-manila-academy-one-hold-fundraiser-for-ballet-scholars monthly 0.5 2019-06-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1561340885184-H4ZEDOTUZ838DXIYWA63/Ballet+Manila%2C+Academy+One+hold+fundraiser+for+ballet+scholars+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila, Academy One hold fundraiser for ballet scholars Project Ballet Futures alumni Rissa May Camaclang, Jamil Montibon and Jessa Balote will perform in Tuloy ang Saya-wan. Photo by G-nie Arambulo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1561341468825-2VOGBPXYLNQZUPVBA7M6/Ballet+Manila%2C+Academy+One+hold+fundraiser+for+ballet+scholars+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila, Academy One hold fundraiser for ballet scholars Rodney Catubay was a Tuloy Foundation scholar trained by Academy One who is now a company artist of Ballet Manila. Photo by Ian Santos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1561341507022-LRQR1S63400F3W0BO6UA/Ballet+Manila%2C+Academy+One+hold+fundraiser+for+ballet+scholars+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila, Academy One hold fundraiser for ballet scholars Tuloy Foundation scholar John Edmar Sumera will be dancing with Leipzig Opera Ballet. Photo by Ernest Mandap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1561341630623-YCEAJV7ZE2R1SWCF0L3Q/Ballet+Manila%2C+Academy+One+hold+fundraiser+for+ballet+scholars++4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila, Academy One hold fundraiser for ballet scholars Marcelino Libao of Hamburg Ballet (seen here in 2013’s Stars of Philippine Ballet ) will have the Philippine premiere of his choreography, Paloma Muerta. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1561341699332-3ZGAF8VU2PL2M9PUCPQ6/Ballet+Manila%2C+Academy+One+hold+fundraiser+for+ballet+scholars+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila, Academy One hold fundraiser for ballet scholars Benedict Sabularse, a Tuloy Foundation scholar, has been signed up by Ballet Preljocaj in France. Photo by Ernest Mandap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1561341783301-BJH18IBESCOJXVFL8XOD/Ballet+Manila%2C+Academy+One+hold+fundraiser+for+ballet+scholars+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila, Academy One hold fundraiser for ballet scholars Ballet Manila in Tony Fabella’s Dancing to Verdi. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/6/21/celebrating-independence-day-with-dance monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/6/18/ballet-dictionary-cart-derrire monthly 0.5 2019-06-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1560822953335-S5ZKFCH6QGMWB9X41RCP/Ballet+Dictionary%3A+%C3%89cart%C3%A9+Derri%C3%A8re+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Dictionary: Écarté Derrière https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/6/16/paying-tribute-to-dad monthly 0.5 2019-06-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1560650280800-Q2EO98GF518CRCCGRBOR/Paying+tribute+to+Dad+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Paying tribute to Dad Mark Sumaylo takes his father, Antonio, to a basketball game which is a shared interest of theirs. The two would play basketball as Mark was growing up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1560650354889-2V4ZLYLEWAMAU7X3HOV9/Paying+tribute+to+Dad+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Paying tribute to Dad Mark is an only child who welcomes his parents Antonio and Sulieta’s every visit to him in Manila from their hometown of Cagayan de Oro. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1560650627699-62S9VMA6BEQLVMPRCJ9K/Paying+tribute+to+Dad+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Paying tribute to Dad From the time that Nicole Barroso started in ballet at the age of five, her Papa Omar has always been by her side to support her and cheer her on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1560652681167-GP0E9BUZS1JCI5Z3QF2S/Paying+tribute+to+Dad+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Paying tribute to Dad If ballet is Nicole’s passion, Omar Barroso’s is basketball and his daughter has supported him in this interest through the years as seen in these photos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1560651612141-RVOTUCUM0QRRSZ6S5Z59/Paying+tribute+to+Dad+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Paying tribute to Dad To never give up is the most important lesson Nicole learned from her father. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1560651747289-6WDD888BFIIX2D206EUS/Paying+tribute+to+Dad+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Paying tribute to Dad Having a sense of humor is a trait that Alvin Dictado got from his father Gabriel whom he says likes to joke around. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1560651806588-5OD8A3RDXTCDRJ5TDGPT/Paying+tribute+to+Dad+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Paying tribute to Dad Alvin says his father is happy that he and brother Anselmo are into ballet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1560651988393-FWE0TCL730IY3XEBP4DA/Paying+tribute+to+Dad+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Paying tribute to Dad Sayaka Ishibashi as a toddler with her “Otousan” Masamichi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1560653202574-HN7N364MJVMXSBGV4SY5/Paying+tribute+to+Dad+9+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Paying tribute to Dad Growing up, Sayaka remembers her father always telling her to try her best in everything she does. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1560652836973-ZJMF4T7ZWYDPDC7RC7LS/Paying+tribute+to+Dad+10+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Paying tribute to Dad One of Sayaka’s happiest moments was when her parents Masamichi and Nahoko came to Manila last October to watch her in Le Corsaire and to celebrate her birthday. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1560653311815-T56NCQ4WCWZ7T1NHR8SE/Paying+tribute+to+Dad+11+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Paying tribute to Dad Gaile Jarlega, seen here at age 11, is definitely Daddy’s girl. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1560653369313-W6JNHQKMNOWV9Q30WHOO/Paying+tribute+to+Dad+12+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Paying tribute to Dad Gaile, now 13, says she is grateful that her father Anthony and mother Arline are supportive of her being in ballet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1560653437624-PF4KXW37SFXH3C7U63YQ/Paying+tribute+to+Dad+13+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Paying tribute to Dad David Harris was there when daughter Emma took her first ballet steps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1560653490948-8LNN4N5ELHGDCVX8GF25/Paying+tribute+to+Dad+14+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Paying tribute to Dad Emma says that while her Dad misses her, he has let her go wherever ballet takes her even if it’s far from their home in the US. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1560653582759-QXDUM400D5DY5JQV5H78/Paying+tribute+to+Dad+15+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Paying tribute to Dad It always cracks Emma up when her father tries to copy a ballet pose and shows it to her. Here he is mimicking Russian prima ballerina Altynai Asylmuratova. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1560653743748-0YR3586DPAHSNETGCF7G/Paying+tribute+to+Dad+16+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Paying tribute to Dad Django takes son Rudy to the zoo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1560653796758-GOVV7RQ9ZUUGENIMW9SH/Paying+tribute+to+Dad+17+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Paying tribute to Dad A young Rudy De Dios gets a ride on his father’s motorcycle. Rudy has always thought of his father Albano as “badass”, having a nickname like Django. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1560653839173-919NDF3Y6N4EFLB22KP4/Paying+tribute+to+Dad+18+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Paying tribute to Dad As a toddler, Rudy enjoyed many bonding moments with his Papa who would take him on many outings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1560653899763-6PCT5ND5Q9NVICEFD4XT/Paying+tribute+to+Dad+19+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Paying tribute to Dad Rudy knows this of his father: “He didn’t judge us, his children, for who we are and what we have become.” https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/6/13/danseur-john-carl-concepcion-reflects-on-what-ballet-has-taught-him monthly 0.5 2019-06-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1560399303209-S1SKD4BEDIU0XCQSIXVW/Danseur+John+Carl+Concepcion+reflects+on+what+ballet+has+taught+him+-+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Danseur John Carl Concepcion reflects on what ballet has taught him John Carl Concepcion dances the Ali Variation from Le Corsaire as his classical piece in last year’s CCP Ballet Competition. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1560399536520-8S7HWIQ6XDDP4CNK8IOI/Danseur+John+Carl+Concepcion+reflects+on+what+ballet+has+taught+him+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Danseur John Carl Concepcion reflects on what ballet has taught him Starting out as a scholar of Project Ballet Futures, John Carl “JC” Concepcion is now a member of Ballet Manila’s junior company. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1560400065545-I65K3F2HUHY5K60S1PMF/Danseur+John+Carl+Concepcion+reflects+on+what+ballet+has+taught+him+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Danseur John Carl Concepcion reflects on what ballet has taught him Alvin Dictado (left), who took JC to his audition with Ballet Manila seven years ago, gets to dance with his friend and recruit in a number for the recital Must Dance in 2017. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1560400593245-AOMZ8W1O1068CWGMCOI4/Danseur+John+Carl+Concepcion+reflects+on+what+ballet+has+taught+him+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Danseur John Carl Concepcion reflects on what ballet has taught him Like his idol in Ballet Manila, principal danseur Elpido Magat, JC – seen here during a performance for World Ballet Day in 2016 – can now execute movements honed through years of training. Photo by Kurt Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1560400727279-084UT3WHXZVX9NO23925/Danseur+John+Carl+Concepcion+reflects+on+what+ballet+has+taught+him+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Danseur John Carl Concepcion reflects on what ballet has taught him JC, seen here performing his contemporary piece at the CCP Ballet Competition, likes the feeling of being alone on stage with all eyes on him. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1560400880548-4I2496IKGY7MGU35HINL/Danseur+John+Carl+Concepcion+reflects+on+what+ballet+has+taught+him+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Danseur John Carl Concepcion reflects on what ballet has taught him JC demonstrates the grand jeté a la seconde for the Ballet Manila Archives website’s Ballet Dictionary. Photo by Mark Sumaylo/ MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1560400950101-KD3562U965D2Z4NNZM8N/Danseur+John+Carl+Concepcion+reflects+on+what+ballet+has+taught+him+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Danseur John Carl Concepcion reflects on what ballet has taught him A photo of the Ballet Manila Summer Workshop 2017 Boys’ Class shows JC (standing, leftmost) with his classmates and their mentor Osias Barroso (in maroon). Photo from Osias Barroso’s Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1560401128315-GJJ3HZ0PJBFEFKE9U0Q3/Danseur+John+Carl+Concepcion+reflects+on+what+ballet+has+taught+him++8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Danseur John Carl Concepcion reflects on what ballet has taught him Even though it was never in his plans to become a dancer, JC can no longer imagine life without ballet. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/6/10/this-month-in-bm-history-june-2004 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1560138128438-GO3IFF247ONBTWSB4TPG/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+June+2004+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: June 2004 Ballet Manila’s delegation for the 2004 US performance tour, as featured in the Pittsburgh souvenir program. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1560137760351-3V42H27CHOY2ZIKD0KAU/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+June+2004+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: June 2004 Covers of souvenir programs for the company’s performances in New Orleans and St. Louis. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1560137871725-FODFVIIKNNK0RYHHKUL1/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+June+2004+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: June 2004 This photo of Osias Barroso and Marian Faustino performing Sari’t Bahag appeared in the souvenir program for the company’s Nashville show. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1560138293154-9ZP69NZVTAW683UYCBH5/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+June+2004+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: June 2004 Leaflet announces details of the show in Corpus Christi. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/6/7/25-life-lessons-i-learned-from-ballet-18 monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1559787678863-BT3H2SZJ1Z8BL42QM5ON/25+Life+Lessons+I+Learned+From+Ballet+-+18+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 Life Lessons I Learned From Ballet - #18 The fish dive is a complicated partnering step essential in classical ballet. In this photo from Don Quixote in 2004, Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Osias Barroso execute the difficult step with ease, making the movement appear effortless with a smile. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1559787763820-JSTWDZUJAY7LO1OJSII8/25+Life+Lessons+I+Learned+From+Ballet+-+18+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 Life Lessons I Learned From Ballet - #18 Principal dancer Gerardo Francisco clearly enjoyed his role as the kind Rodrigo in Mahiwagang Biyulin. In this scene, his magical violin allows him to control the movements of the evil Ahab played by company artist John Ralp Balagot – making him dance non-stop until he agrees to pay the wages he owed Rodrigo. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1559787814053-KF31PLLQ0JCCBCLETD0H/25+Life+Lessons+I+Learned+From+Ballet+-+18+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 Life Lessons I Learned From Ballet - #18 The camera caught this light-hearted moment between principal dancer Jasmine Pia Dames and former soloist Tiffany Chiang-Janolo while on a break during the grueling technical dress rehearsals for Swan Lake (2017). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/6/5/why-monique-valera-refuses-to-quit-ballet monthly 0.5 2019-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1559714618954-CAECW3FYU5Y8PZMXAWZ9/Why+Monique+Valera+refuses+to+quit+ballet+++2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Why Monique Valera refuses to quit ballet Although she gave her all in her competition piece at the Asian Grand Prix Manila Regionals, Monique Valera was surprised when she was named first placer in her division. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1559714661795-YWB9JIFMKGIYDJX3GMHQ/Why+Monique+Valera+refuses+to+quit+ballet+++1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Why Monique Valera refuses to quit ballet Ballet may bring her many struggles and pains, but Ballet Manila trainee Monique Valera can’t imagine her life without it now. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1559714733354-JWU7A7HNDHV5SWKTAQ3N/Why+Monique+Valera+refuses+to+quit+ballet+++3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Why Monique Valera refuses to quit ballet Monique (center) dances with Angelika Tagupa (left) and Marinette Franco as ethereal sylphs in Ballet Manila’s Chopiniana, restaged in Deux, the company’s 23rd season finale. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1559714852117-2634O474U33XMJNV2FVV/Why+Monique+Valera+refuses+to+quit+ballet++4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Why Monique Valera refuses to quit ballet Performing her contemporary piece in the 2018 CCP Ballet Competition. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1559714969454-3EDQ3BNR04F7WSTE5LVD/Why+Monique+Valera+refuses+to+quit+ballet+++5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Why Monique Valera refuses to quit ballet Monique (rightmost) was part of the corps in Ballet Manila’s Swan Lake in 2017 featuring principal ballerina Abigail Oliveiro in the lead role. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1559715192285-2QCXWU1MTK9K9Q37V1GA/Why+Monique+Valera+refuses+to+quit+ballet+++6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Why Monique Valera refuses to quit ballet More used to delicate roles such as the Giselle variation she danced in the CCP Ballet Competition, Monique says the forceful Myrtha from the same ballet is actually her dream role. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1559715309196-MP7TE0QOXI4OZXABE9YM/Why+Monique+Valera+refuses+to+quit+ballet+++7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Why Monique Valera refuses to quit ballet Monique knows she has to work on her weaknesses and learn more lessons from her mentors to become a better ballerina. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/6/3/talk-about-dance-gene-kelly monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1559530874699-8HEKCELM99SK2APIKY8R/Talk+about+dance+-+Gene+Kelly.jpg Home - Talk about dance: Gene Kelly https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/5/31/ballet-dictionary-practice-tutu monthly 0.5 2019-05-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1559269828164-AULJWRE4KKJOTSZZK76S/Ballet+Dictionary%3A+Practice+Tutu+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Dictionary: Practice Tutu https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/5/30/20-questions-with-joshua-enciso monthly 0.5 2019-05-30 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/5/27/in-their-own-words-marinette-franco-on-encouraging-children-to-take-up-ballet monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1558917751092-KI0XGQVWE2WALBTX2DJ9/In+Their+Own+Words%3A+Marinette+Franco+on+encouraging+children+to+take+up+ballet+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - In Their Own Words: Marinette Franco on encouraging children to take up ballet Company artist Marinette Franco was the lead dancer in Augustus “Bam” Damian III’s Sotto Voce which was performed in Ballet Manila’s 23rd season-opener Iconic 1.0 in 2018. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/5/25/this-month-in-bm-history-may-2010 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1558756507304-XGQQZDXHSBWIBI5R4F7R/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+May+2010+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: May 2010 Cover of the Giselle souvenir program. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1558756625216-QNYHX7XBEST5N6RE3YLW/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+May+2010+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: May 2010 Principal dancer Rudy De Dios performs his first full-length Giselle in 2010, partnering Lisa Macuja-Elizalde. Photo by Ocs Alvarez from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1558756691797-XARG4SS7DV8F76DY6GQR/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+May+2010+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: May 2010 A poignant scene from Giselle is recreated by Nazer Salgado and Lisa Macuja-Elizalde, together with the Ballet Manila corps, in the company’s 2010 staging of the dance classic. Photo by Ocs Alvarez from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1558756775473-N3NDI5MP099SS3E4R8WG/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+May+2010+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: May 2010 A story in BusinessWorld features an interview with Lisa Macuja-Elizalde as she takes on the title role in Giselle anew, this time for her 25th anniversary as a ballerina. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/5/23/a-home-for-hyuma-in-ballet-manila monthly 0.5 2019-05-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1558567834988-DM2Z4ONLU373Z4YZZF74/A+home+for+Hyuma+in+Ballet+Manila+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - A home for Hyuma in Ballet Manila Hyuma Kiyosawa dances the lead in Bam Damian’s all-male choreography Aramica which was featured in Deux, Ballet Manila’s 23rd season-ender. Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1558568058909-3TJAIK7Y60SFFSU2HHWT/A+home+for+Hyuma+in+Ballet+Manila+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - A home for Hyuma in Ballet Manila Japanese dancer Hyuma Kiyosawa describes his four-month training and dance program with Ballet Manila – which also happens to be his first company experience – as a “dream come true.” Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1558567959651-V6JRNA6148J8VEIJLLO6/A+home+for+Hyuma+in+Ballet+Manila+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - A home for Hyuma in Ballet Manila Tall and lean, Hyuma shows off his form dancing as Acteon, also in Deux. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1558568220442-G03N08IBBBMCOLGR1X6Z/A+home+for+Hyuma+in+Ballet+Manila+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - A home for Hyuma in Ballet Manila At the USA International Ballet Competition in June 2018, Hyuma soars in his mentor Nikolai Kabaniaev’s choreography, The Leaving Song. Photo by Richard Finkelstein/ USA-IBC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1558568384089-RMWXR02KDTJKR2B5YG6L/A+home+for+Hyuma+in+Ballet+Manila+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - A home for Hyuma in Ballet Manila Hyuma receives his silver medal and certificate in the junior male division of the USA International Ballet Competition, dubbed as the “Olympics of Ballet.” Photo by Richard Finkelstein/ USA-IBC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1558568476288-M1LN4U51XVZ5I95IUHXB/A+home+for+Hyuma+in+Ballet+Manila+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - A home for Hyuma in Ballet Manila It was a first for Hyuma (third from left) to dance in a shopping mall when he joined Ballet Manila’s Ballet & Ballads performance in Circuit Makati last February. Photo from Ayala Malls Circuit Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1558568810305-5BIVO9MXKAAFYCSEQG8G/A+home+for+Hyuma+in+Ballet+Manila+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - A home for Hyuma in Ballet Manila Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde posted her photograph with Hyuma on Facebook as a send-off to the dancer who will join Joffrey Ballet in June. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1558568574667-11D4MN6OYLNB6NC84BB9/A+home+for+Hyuma+in+Ballet+Manila+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - A home for Hyuma in Ballet Manila Hyuma (back row, rightmost) joins Ballet Manila co-artistic director Osias Barroso (front row, center) and BM friends in an outing in Tagaytay. Photo from Osias Barroso’s Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1558568881983-MVSOAE9OZG1WQC6TC2TO/A+home+for+Hyuma+in+Ballet+Manila+9+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - A home for Hyuma in Ballet Manila Hyuma (second from left) attends a reception hosted by Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koji Haneda in honor of Ballet Manila’s Japanese dancers. Also in photo are (from left): Akari Ida, BM artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde, Nanami Hasegawa, Kotomi Narai and Sayaka Ishibashi. Photo by Mark Sumaylo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1558568973355-ZI2NI07OZRR2CJRMK37Z/A+home+for+Hyuma+in+Ballet+Manila+10+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - A home for Hyuma in Ballet Manila “Everyone has the warmest heart,” Hyuma describes Filipinos who, he says, welcomed him from the first day he arrived in Manila. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/5/20/ballet-dictionary-props monthly 0.5 2019-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1558331566730-VNZEQX8AOAAE39R4LJXZ/Ballet+Dictionary%3A+Props+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Dictionary: Props https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/5/17/why-company-member-akari-ida-chose-ballet-and-continues-to-love-it monthly 0.5 2019-05-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1558058235636-4M2BETVBI64P3GQ2528J/Why+company+member+Akari+Ida+chose+ballet+and+continues+to+love+it+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Why company member Akari Ida chose ballet and continues to love it After dancing La Bayadere in Ballet Manila’s season-ender Deux, Akari Ida says she couldn’t sleep because she was just so happy to have performed it. Photo by Ian Santos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1558058329063-F5WOXW5CFU5YNKAF8A6C/Why+company+member+Akari+Ida+chose+ballet+and+continues+to+love+it+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Why company member Akari Ida chose ballet and continues to love it Akari in the Odalisque Variation of the pirate epic Le Corsaire. Photo by Ian Santos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1558058421995-AK9V4BS4P105QW27EWLV/Why+company+member+Akari+Ida+chose+ballet+and+continues+to+love+it+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Why company member Akari Ida chose ballet and continues to love it Ballet Manila company member Akari Ida was only two years old when she first expressed interest in ballet. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1558058492528-WMZ3XOOU1E594NLHU8FX/Why+company+member+Akari+Ida+chose+ballet+and+continues+to+love+it+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Why company member Akari Ida chose ballet and continues to love it In Chopiniana, also featured in Deux, Akari (second from right, standing) joins the corps in dancing as the enchanting sylphs of the forest. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1558058578912-VCV0SXAAMOV53V9B1DJL/Why+company+member+Akari+Ida+chose+ballet+and+continues+to+love+it+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Why company member Akari Ida chose ballet and continues to love it Akari gets her fairy-tale moment as one of the guest princesses in the ballroom scene in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Cinderella. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1558058653416-IQRKXZIKMRRAO4BMCI5K/Why+company+member+Akari+Ida+chose+ballet+and+continues+to+love+it+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Why company member Akari Ida chose ballet and continues to love it Though she’s far from home and family, Akari is glad to have the chance to live her ballerina dreams. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/5/16/japanese-ambassador-hosts-reception-for-ballet-manila monthly 0.5 2019-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1557971250513-ANCQJCPFVWSO1DRTM5FK/Japanese+ambassador+hosts+reception+for+Ballet+Manila+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Japanese ambassador hosts reception for Ballet Manila Watching Japanese prima ballerina Yoko Morishita (left) in Swan Lake at age 14 inspired Lisa Macuja-Elizalde (right) to pursue ballet as a profession. Photo from Ballerina of the People https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1557971336357-M3NZVHKK3AO27OABUTIZ/Japanese+ambassador+hosts+reception+for+Ballet+Manila+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Japanese ambassador hosts reception for Ballet Manila Celebrating Japanese-Filipino relations: Ambassador Haneda (third from left) with (from left) dancers Akari Ida and Hyuma Kiyosawa, BM artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde, dancers Nanami Hasegawa, Kotomi Narai and Sayaka Ishibashi, and Project Ballet Futures managing director Sylvia Lichauco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1557971438471-JW5W4T9ZZ8RF9CG2H4CI/Japanese+ambassador+hosts+reception+for+Ballet+Manila+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Japanese ambassador hosts reception for Ballet Manila Ambassador Haneda with Ballet Manila’s Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and representatives of EON (from left) – Adam Crayne, Angelica Pettersson and Angela Blardony Ureta. Photo by Mark Sumaylo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1557971559003-0BY2NH28D4M4UDVD1Z9J/Japanese+ambassador+hosts+reception+for+Ballet+Manila+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Japanese ambassador hosts reception for Ballet Manila In his welcome remarks, Ambassador Koji Haneda stresses the importance of cultural exchange between Japan and the Philippines. Photo by Mark Sumaylo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1557971703350-ORW40995P7YQYW1BT8TF/Japanese+ambassador+hosts+reception+for+Ballet+Manila+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Japanese ambassador hosts reception for Ballet Manila Ambassador of Japan to the Philippines Koji Haneda (standing, sixth from right) welcomes Ballet Manila – led by artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde (beside him, in blue) – to a reception in his residence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1557971616632-JUHKN7J1EXY4CBMWEQDS/Japanese+ambassador+hosts+reception+for+Ballet+Manila+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Japanese ambassador hosts reception for Ballet Manila Prima ballerina Lisa Macuja-Elizalde shows Ambassador Haneda and two Japanese guests basic ballet steps which they then tried to do. Photo by Mark Sumaylo https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/5/12/the-lisa-macuja-elizalde-i-know monthly 0.5 2019-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1557624938336-ROBBBOJOAH178RMTT5MC/The+Lisa+Macuja-Elizalde+I+know+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The Lisa Macuja-Elizalde I know Missy and Mac join their parents Fred and Lisa Elizalde in celebrating their 20th wedding anniversary in 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1557625031549-FCR9VAZXGB40846RN8JZ/The+Lisa+Macuja-Elizalde+I+know+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The Lisa Macuja-Elizalde I know As toddlers, Missy and Mac end up stumbling into their mom’s pictorial for The Nutcracker. Photo by G-nie Arambulo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1557627507470-CU68JEMU24DQ9ENXQF0H/The+Lisa+Macuja-Elizalde+I+know+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The Lisa Macuja-Elizalde I know Mac and Missy take bows along with their mom and partner Rudy De Dios after the ballet pair’s performance in The Nutcracker in 2005. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1557625369702-LE2D5QDKUQQ2FO7CLXGQ/The+Lisa+Macuja-Elizalde+I+know+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The Lisa Macuja-Elizalde I know As a young girl, Missy (front, second from left) attended two summer workshops with Lisa as her teacher, until she told her, “Mama, ballet is not for me.” Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1557625506221-P5BTEKGT7HMURYF3JNJR/The+Lisa+Macuja-Elizalde+I+know+9+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The Lisa Macuja-Elizalde I know Lisa and Missy share a warm embrace in Ina, a choreography of Gerardo Francisco, which they performed in 2011 as part of Ballet Manila’s East Meets West tour in England and Ireland. Photo by Philip Taylor Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1557625628953-AE6KJQRPA2UAW84MU5HT/The+Lisa+Macuja-Elizalde+I+know+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The Lisa Macuja-Elizalde I know Lisa signs a copy of her memoirs, Ballerina of the People, at the book’s launch in 2006, with Missy seated beside her. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1557625775804-OQ10YPY3FWWS8BUZ7Y8D/The+Lisa+Macuja-Elizalde+I+know+10+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The Lisa Macuja-Elizalde I know In Alamat: Si Sibol at Si Gunaw in 2012, Lisa and Missy perform as mother and daughter anew. Lisa is the goddess Luningning whose daughter Sibol is the nurturer of the environment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1557625927813-Y9QUTA7OV9IF75HBQBJJ/The+Lisa+Macuja-Elizalde+I+know+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The Lisa Macuja-Elizalde I know It was both a happy and surreal moment for Missy when two of her most important mentors – her mom Lisa, for ballet, and Guilherme Verissimo Pereira, for jiu jitsu – got to meet in Boston. Photo courtesy of Missy Macuja-Elizalde https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1557626170016-71D4YGQPFBOF5YBX1308/The+Lisa+Macuja-Elizalde+I+know+13+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The Lisa Macuja-Elizalde I know Commitment and discipline are two lessons Missy learned in ballet, with her mom as her role model, teacher and director. Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1557626037147-JRSDPRLGTC4W2Q26A3MC/The+Lisa+Macuja-Elizalde+I+know+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The Lisa Macuja-Elizalde I know Missy rediscovered ballet in her teens even though mom Lisa had reservations about it as she hated seeing her daughter get hurt because of dancing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1557627093293-5OMI1Q0VYBF5PUM1J9EE/The+Lisa+Macuja-Elizalde+I+know+12+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The Lisa Macuja-Elizalde I know In Cambodia in 2013, mother and daughter demonstrate their flexibility with splits executed amid the ruins of the Angkor Wat. Photo courtesy of Missy Macuja-Elizalde https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1557627244059-14PKUZR7FNDRPR0WOLS8/The+Lisa+Macuja-Elizalde+I+know+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The Lisa Macuja-Elizalde I know Missy returns to familiar turf – the stage of the Aliw Theater – where she poses with her mom Lisa and brother Mac after watching one of the shows featured in Ballet Manila’s 23rd performance season. Photo courtesy of Missy Macuja-Elizalde https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1557627173409-1NZYR3EVUP6696TGCZEM/14.jpgThe+Lisa+Macuja-Elizalde+I+know+14+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The Lisa Macuja-Elizalde I know Last April, Lisa attended the program in Boston where Missy was honored as one of the 34 Purple Key Leadership Awardees of Emerson College. Photo from Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Facebook page https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/5/11/emmerson-and-eduardson-evangelio-brothers-bonded-by-ballet monthly 0.5 2019-05-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1557537025706-6U0H90HEV7QLQNDNMK1N/Emmerson+and+Eduardson+Evangelio%3A+Brothers+bonded+by+ballet+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Emmerson and Eduardson Evangelio: Brothers bonded by ballet At the Manila Regionals of the Asian Grand Prix, Eduardson receives his certificate as third placer in the Senior Division from AGP juror Garry Trinder. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1557537268200-J1UZ4HMQT4IKW5HJ2DVO/Emmerson+and+Eduardson+Evangelio%3A+Brothers+bonded+by+ballet+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Emmerson and Eduardson Evangelio: Brothers bonded by ballet Emmerson dances his contemporary piece in last November’s CCP Ballet Competition. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1557537330169-DSV0PS5YX7ERUSZP2XSP/Emmerson+and+Eduardson+Evangelio%3A+Brothers+bonded+by+ballet+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Emmerson and Eduardson Evangelio: Brothers bonded by ballet Although competitions give him the jitters, Eduardson likes facing such challenges. He was a contender at the CCP Ballet Competition last November. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1557538123561-7K307R2MVHSBSDIRSVRY/Emmerson+and+Eduardson+Evangelio%3A+Brothers+bonded+by+ballet+9+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Emmerson and Eduardson Evangelio: Brothers bonded by ballet Emmerson, who is always in good spirits, says he still has a lot of room for growth in ballet. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1557537407143-PNLCK53T8PQJPL4XDG14/Emmerson+and+Eduardson+Evangelio%3A+Brothers+bonded+by+ballet+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Emmerson and Eduardson Evangelio: Brothers bonded by ballet For Emmerson (leftmost, with Alvin Dictado and Joshua Enciso in Swan Lake), each dancer’s role is important even if one is just part of the corps. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1557538189218-3UTB6YC1UTZ55ZPO406W/Emmerson+and+Eduardson+Evangelio%3A+Brothers+bonded+by+ballet+10+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Emmerson and Eduardson Evangelio: Brothers bonded by ballet Eduardson believes the most important lesson to learn from ballet is self-discipline. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1557537480542-YUHYEJ12LWCGE1M2NBHR/Emmerson+and+Eduardson+Evangelio%3A+Brothers+bonded+by+ballet+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Emmerson and Eduardson Evangelio: Brothers bonded by ballet Eduardson (seen here in Swan Lake) enjoys having the chance to dance both classical and contemporary pieces with Ballet Manila. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1557537591743-BM6PTEVKY83YPZST4QIX/Emmerson+and+Eduardson+Evangelio%3A+Brothers+bonded+by+ballet+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Emmerson and Eduardson Evangelio: Brothers bonded by ballet As a Ballet Manila trainee, Emmerson continues to learn the rigorous Vaganova technique. Photo by Mark Sumaylo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1557537758218-CK1LCSBS18DJ3Y4UCG3O/Emmerson+and+Eduardson+Evangelio%3A+Brothers+bonded+by+ballet+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Emmerson and Eduardson Evangelio: Brothers bonded by ballet Eduardson has overcome an arm injury sustained from dancing and vows to keep getting better through constant practice. Photo by Mark Sumaylo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1557539171435-PSX6VDCHBNS9NT5BJAE2/Emmerson+and+Eduardson+Evangelio%3A+Brothers+bonded+by+ballet+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Emmerson and Eduardson Evangelio: Brothers bonded by ballet Brothers Emmerson and Eduardson Evangelio, both Ballet Manila trainees, are thankful for the many opportunities that dance has given them. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/5/9/25-life-lessons-i-learned-from-ballet-17 monthly 0.5 2019-05-09 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/5/3/my-favorite-dance-movie-emma-harris monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1556848599323-W327C9NLLYN3RYZUJC11/My+Favorite+Dance+Movie%3A+Emma+Harris+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - My Favorite Dance Movie: Emma Harris Backstage at the Kirov is a documentary that takes a behind-the-scenes look at one of the most revered ballet institutions in the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1556848794659-VK6UAVBMKZILVQVMS1E1/My+Favorite+Dance+Movie%3A+Emma+Harris+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - My Favorite Dance Movie: Emma Harris Company artist Emma Harris performs in Michael Fokine’s Chopiniana (Les Sylphides), as restaged by Ballet Manila last February. 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Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1556243828490-EBV1RIWLJF3AOYNZ7RCG/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+April+1996+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: April 1996 Clipping from Philippine Daily Inquirer announces the two nights of Gabriela ng Vigan at Puerta Real Gardens. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1556243964489-9MLGLHQYQSJU38IMCIIG/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+April+1996+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: April 1996 A scene from Gabriela ng Vigan. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1556244154093-UGMYLMPXSZR089UZ4BQ5/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+April+1996+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: April 1996 Another newspaper clipping shares details about the show which was open and free to the public. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/4/24/robert-peralta-teaching-ballet-is-in-the-heart monthly 0.5 2019-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1556075891126-UZV06USK5SO2VI69HQVN/Robert+Peralta%3A+Teaching+ballet+is+in+the+heart+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Robert Peralta: Teaching ballet is in the heart Robert (second from right) realized he was already enjoying ballet when he performed in a recital. He is seen here in Just Dance, Ballet Manila’s summer workshop recital in 2013. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1556075948677-IMHEWGPWW0HMGFM0LAIG/Robert+Peralta%3A+Teaching+ballet+is+in+the+heart+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Robert Peralta: Teaching ballet is in the heart Robert Peralta, whose dancing career was cut short due to injury, has found his calling as a teacher at The Lisa Macuja School of Ballet Manila. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1556076001465-ZKU3SSPA7XSSF1KMWDIL/Robert+Peralta%3A+Teaching+ballet+is+in+the+heart+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Robert Peralta: Teaching ballet is in the heart Performances were a big help in making Robert – in 2015’s Romeo and Juliet – realize that ballet is more than just the awkward moves and body pains. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1556076174576-ADVTC103RU9VKSTJVN3N/Robert+Peralta%3A+Teaching+ballet+is+in+the+heart+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Robert Peralta: Teaching ballet is in the heart Robert (second row, leftmost) got his first taste of being a teacher when Ballet Manila assigned him and fellow dancer Faith Calingo to handle the summer classes at the Sta. Ana Elementary School in 2017. Photo courtesy of Faith Calingo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1556075752095-6AJRUOFN1Z5H71ZNLH98/Robert+Peralta%3A+Teaching+ballet+is+in+the+heart+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Robert Peralta: Teaching ballet is in the heart Robert takes centerstage n 2015’s Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1556076236623-L4Q5MWHSOLCHNAJQD6TO/Robert+Peralta%3A+Teaching+ballet+is+in+the+heart+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Robert Peralta: Teaching ballet is in the heart In Osias Barroso’s Ecole (third from left), Robert helps breathe life to a choreography about ballet students as they progress in their skills. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1556076319252-X6QWDZEKHLO4BL36WIDG/Robert+Peralta%3A+Teaching+ballet+is+in+the+heart+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Robert Peralta: Teaching ballet is in the heart The lessons he learned as a dancer have proven helpful to Robert (in a number showcased in Flight, 2015) now that he is a teacher. Photo by Kurt Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1556076595034-VBGSDUNBNXK5STW1XQ8X/Robert+Peralta%3A+Teaching+ballet+is+in+the+heart+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Robert Peralta: Teaching ballet is in the heart In Art 2 Art, the program hosted by Ballet Manla artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde (leftmost), Robert (rightmost) shares his experiences as a dancer and as a teacher, along with brother, principal dancer Romeo Peralta, and sister-in-law Sofia Sangco-Peralta who is also a faculty member with the BM School. Photo by Susan A. De Guzman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1556076698470-0HC47TH48X1TUDTYY8AO/Robert+Peralta%3A+Teaching+ballet+is+in+the+heart+9+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Robert Peralta: Teaching ballet is in the heart Robert (third from right) performs in Martin Lawrance’s Rebel in 2016. 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Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/4/22/ballet-dictionary-kilt monthly 0.5 2019-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1555890446704-IT0AUJTJ9GQKL8WLK3JQ/Ballet+Dictionary%3A+Kilt+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Dictionary: Kilt https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/4/17/talk-about-dance-amelia-atwater-rhodes monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1555470267760-49OT57S1ZM7V8WYB6WX1/Talk+about+dance%3A+Amelia+Atwater-Rhodes+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Amelia Atwater-Rhodes https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/4/17/for-ballet-manilas-new-soloists-the-learning-never-stops monthly 0.5 2019-04-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1555468446856-WEPM73RLDMWNSV8LJ88P/For+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+new+soloists%2C+the+learning+never+stops+2-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - For Ballet Manila’s new soloists, the learning never stops Dancing as the sultry temptress Carmen was a dream come true for Rissa May Camaclang who was partnered by principal artist Romeo Peralta as Don Jose. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1555468678429-SHNO34B7C12YJ4DNSIX8/For+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+new+soloists%2C+the+learning+never+stops+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - For Ballet Manila’s new soloists, the learning never stops After being sidelined by injury, Jessica Pearl Dames came back with a bang in Ballet Manila’s 23rd season. Among her performances was the Odalisque variation in Le Corsaire. Photo by Ian Santos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1555468773320-KRULACO1NL2V13CJ5ZAS/For+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+new+soloists%2C+the+learning+never+stops+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - For Ballet Manila’s new soloists, the learning never stops Joshua Enciso showed confidence and maturity when he danced as Solor in the La Bayadere variation that opened Ballet Manila’s season finale, Deux. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1555468835986-3TA5OBU6S83K9BNR8QUV/For+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+new+soloists%2C+the+learning+never+stops+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - For Ballet Manila’s new soloists, the learning never stops Rissa May wants to teach ballet and do her part in passing on the Vaganova tradition to the next generation of dancers. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1555468913022-TQNNZPVFVM8GH3SSORJZ/Soloist+6.JPGFor+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+new+soloists%2C+the+learning+never+stops+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - For Ballet Manila’s new soloists, the learning never stops Pearl is working on strengthening her body so that she’ll be prepared when Ballet Manila’s 24th season opens in September. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1555468541359-H8JFDYR5NEEEIEP9WMLU/For+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+new+soloists%2C+the+learning+never+stops+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - For Ballet Manila’s new soloists, the learning never stops They’re serious about ballet but Pearl, Joshua and Rissa May show they have a wacky side too. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1555468995632-D5WM8NLB82YJA2GQBSGI/For+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+new+soloists%2C+the+learning+never+stops+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - For Ballet Manila’s new soloists, the learning never stops Joshua says getting to participate in the USA International Ballet Competition provided him lessons that he now gets to apply as a danseur. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1555469074083-PNKBBXF2S5BHOGMZ16PY/For+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+new+soloists%2C+the+learning+never+stop+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archivess Home - For Ballet Manila’s new soloists, the learning never stops In Chopiniana (Les Sylphides), the challenge for Rissa May was to look ethereal as a nature spirit. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1555469191428-3Z8WGX9I1JMPL36GSZM0/For+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+new+soloists%2C+the+learning+never+stops+9+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - For Ballet Manila’s new soloists, the learning never stops Pearl was so inspired to have been given a solo in Martin Lawrance’s Beatles choreography, The Winding Road, showcased in Deux. Photo by Ian Santos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1555469692954-E08M3WR70OUVCR1V5Q7D/For+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+new+soloists%2C+the+learning+never+stops+10+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - For Ballet Manila’s new soloists, the learning never stops Performing the Acteon variation at the Cultural Center of the Philippines Ballet Competition, Joshua wowed the audience and was named first prize winner in the senior category. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1555469783828-5BS24AFLIFMSHFKN8B9W/For+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+new+soloists%2C+the+learning+never+stops+-+11 Home - For Ballet Manila’s new soloists, the learning never stops Ballet Manila’s newly promoted soloists Jessica Pearl Dames, Joshua Enciso and Rissa May Camaclang are raring for the company’s next performance season to begin. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/4/15/in-their-own-words-rodney-catubay-on-dealing-with-nerves monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1555299445491-QONCVJWOEYUXOLETFBVM/In+Their+Own+Words%3A+Rodney+Catubay+on+dealing+with+nerves+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - In Their Own Words: Rodney Catubay on dealing with nerves Partnering fellow company artists Shaira Comeros and Nanami Hasegawa, Rodney Catubay performs in an excerpt of La Bayadere for Ballet Manila’s 23rd season-closer, Deux. Photo by Ian Santos https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/4/12/newly-promoted-principals-pia-dames-and-mark-sumaylo-ready-to-go-beyond-their-comfort-zones monthly 0.5 2019-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1555035077733-SBRIQDBE397HUQT6PKTT/Newly+promoted+principals+Pia+Dames+and+Mark+Sumaylo%3A+Ready+to+go+beyond+their+comfort+zones+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Newly promoted principals Pia Dames and Mark Sumaylo: Ready to go beyond their comfort zones As a soloist, Mark Sumaylo had been taking on principal roles such as Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1555035156344-CB9KUZ1KQA644YVXNT5J/Newly+promoted+principals+Pia+Dames+and+Mark+Sumaylo%3A+Ready+to+go+beyond+their+comfort+zones+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Newly promoted principals Pia Dames and Mark Sumaylo: Ready to go beyond their comfort zones Pia Dames is known for her fearlessness on stage. In this photo, she performs the fiery Kitri in Don Quixote with principal dancer Gerardo Francisco as her Basilio. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1555035273276-T9C45SO5OX55DYSQ6ZAX/Newly+promoted+principals+Pia+Dames+and+Mark+Sumaylo%3A+Ready+to+go+beyond+their+comfort+zones+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Newly promoted principals Pia Dames and Mark Sumaylo: Ready to go beyond their comfort zones A knee injury kept Mark from performing in Ballet Manila’s final production last season, but Mark has been working on strengthening himself to be ready for the next one. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1555035835514-5MRGK7UB42OMVYJTT8KR/Newly+promoted+principals+Pia+Dames+and+Mark+Sumaylo%3A+Ready+to+go+beyond+their+comfort+zones+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Newly promoted principals Pia Dames and Mark Sumaylo: Ready to go beyond their comfort zones Choreography is the one thing Pia would like to explore more of in the future. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1555035953728-C8VN1IUXDLYA6IE5TIBE/Newly+promoted+principals+Pia+Dames+and+Mark+Sumaylo%3A+Ready+to+go+beyond+their+comfort+zones+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Newly promoted principals Pia Dames and Mark Sumaylo: Ready to go beyond their comfort zones Mark plays the formidable Don Jose in Eric V. Cruz’s Carmen. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1555036071803-4SCQJV4P20ZENRGVQUYS/Newly+promoted+principals+Pia+Dames+and+Mark+Sumaylo%3A+Ready+to+go+beyond+their+comfort+zones+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Newly promoted principals Pia Dames and Mark Sumaylo: Ready to go beyond their comfort zones Pia dances as a Cygnet in Swan Lake. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1555036175446-P4PF4XFKPVZG3XLPWH0O/Newly+promoted+principals+Pia+Dames+and+Mark+Sumaylo%3A+Ready+to+go+beyond+their+comfort+zones+10+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Newly promoted principals Pia Dames and Mark Sumaylo: Ready to go beyond their comfort zones Though they share the Pisces sign – which they say explains their being dramatic and emotional -- Mark and Pia are in a bantering mood during the interview. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1555036295839-QD46UOL2Q2FZJ7W9EAZ0/Newly+promoted+principals+Pia+Dames+and+Mark+Sumaylo%3A+Ready+to+go+beyond+their+comfort+zones+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Newly promoted principals Pia Dames and Mark Sumaylo: Ready to go beyond their comfort zones Mark is Prince Charming to Abigail Oliveiro’s Cinderella in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s choreography of the beloved fairy tale. Mark and Abi are real-life sweethearts. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1555036741075-JK0I525XYQVT2ZM6XQVI/Newly+promoted+principals+Pia+Dames+and+Mark+Sumaylo%3A+Ready+to+go+beyond+their+comfort+zones+9+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Newly promoted principals Pia Dames and Mark Sumaylo: Ready to go beyond their comfort zones Pia takes centerstage in the Living Garden scene in Le Corsaire. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1555036842294-FKDUMPR4GYGSD7T9VGUH/Newly+promoted+principals+Pia+Dames+and+Mark+Sumaylo%3A+Ready+to+go+beyond+their+comfort+zones+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Newly promoted principals Pia Dames and Mark Sumaylo: Ready to go beyond their comfort zones Their promotion to principal artist took them by surprise, but having reached a dancer’s ultimate goal, Ballet Manila’s Mark Sumaylo and Pia Dames say they are up to the challenge. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/4/11/ballet-manila-dancers-qualify-for-asian-grand-prix-competition-in-hong-kong monthly 0.5 2019-04-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1554952572699-3J3NR1XQCYXG9O9QU9YZ/Ballet+Manila+dancers+qualify+for+Asian+Grand+Prix+competition+in+Hong+Kong+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila dancers qualify for Asian Grand Prix competition in Hong Kong The 14 dancers who have been invited to participate in the Asian Grand Prix in Hong Kong are: (from left) Eduardson Evangelio, Danielle Kleiner, Niccolo Laforteza, Danier Laganzo, Monique Valera, Vin Joshua Saagundo, Anna Isabelle Huang, Juan Angelo De Leon, Renee Antonie Aguilar, AJ Reburiano, Vin Lance Saagundo, Anna Maria Ponferrada, Reese Theanna Mateo and Erine Theone King. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1554954751069-B8LS0B7OZ3STEU83VGBO/Ballet+Manila+dancers+qualify+for+Asian+Grand+Prix+competition+in+Hong+Kong+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila dancers qualify for Asian Grand Prix competition in Hong Kong Monique Valera, first place, Junior B, dances the Queen of Dryads Variation from Don Quixote. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1554954932441-NPV4NP1U3KQ20AWK7YK7/Ballet+Manila+dancers+qualify+for+Asian+Grand+Prix+competition+in+Hong+Kong+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila dancers qualify for Asian Grand Prix competition in Hong Kong Juan Angelo De Leon, second place, Pre-Competition B, performs the Blue Bird Variation from Sleeping Beauty. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1554955268881-CGM39H7F594809IY7RE8/Ballet+Manila+dancers+qualify+for+Asian+Grand+Prix+competition+in+Hong+Kong+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila dancers qualify for Asian Grand Prix competition in Hong Kong Eduardson Evangelio, third place, Senior, dances the James Variation from La Sylphide Act 2. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1554955555573-R6PCJEZMPU959BD5SDPE/Ballet+Manila+dancers+qualify+for+Asian+Grand+Prix+competition+in+Hong+Kong+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila dancers qualify for Asian Grand Prix competition in Hong Kong The team that helped put together the AGP Manila Regional Competition, with Ballet Manila as local co-organizer: BM’s Chevy Salvador, juror Garry Trinder, BM co-artistic director Osias Barroso, juror So Hon Wah, juror Eriko Ochiai, AGP’s Miyuki Aikawa and BM’s Dante Perez. Photo courtesy of Asian Grand Prix https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1554955667651-0UQO1FNNZW8F1UQ5QPJ2/Ballet+Manila+dancers+qualify+for+Asian+Grand+Prix+competition+in+Hong+Kong+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila dancers qualify for Asian Grand Prix competition in Hong Kong The 57 participants in the Asian Grand Prix Manila Regional Competition with the AGP Regional Jury (standing, center) composed of: So Hon Wah, chairman of AGP; Garry Trinder, director of the New Zealand School of Dance; and Eriko Ochiai, former principal dancer of the Hong Kong Ballet. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/4/8/rudy-de-dios-the-prince-takes-a-step-in-a-new-direction monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1554697819785-W9GKE7CTKEA7PH6H35GH/Rudy+De+Dios%3A+The+prince+takes+a+step+in+a+new+direction+10+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Rudy De Dios: The prince takes a step in a new direction Rudy De Dios was by Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s side when the prima ballerina took her final bow. Photo by Ocs. Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1554697941299-NMDKF9JF4BHAZZ3P852Q/Rudy+De+Dios%3A+The+prince+takes+a+step+in+a+new+direction+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Rudy De Dios: The prince takes a step in a new direction Ric Culalic’s Arnis was among the very first choreographies Rudy danced with Ballet Manila when he joined the company in 2004. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1554698049749-JLPVSD2RB2XZITJF0BYU/Rudy+De+Dios%3A+The+prince+takes+a+step+in+a+new+direction+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Rudy De Dios: The prince takes a step in a new direction Three months after joining Ballet Manila, Rudy found himself dancing with Lisa as Ali to her Medora in an excerpt of Le Corsaire. Photo by Ocs Alvarez. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1554700133729-YSN9OFI5AAF9DOV4TN5V/Rudy+De+Dios%3A+The+prince+takes+a+step+in+a+new+direction+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Rudy De Dios: The prince takes a step in a new direction Promoted to company artist in 2005, Rudy danced in various classical productions. He is seen in this photo partnering Eileen Lopez In Swan Lake. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1554700393592-9CSM9EOJNP11KGLV220Q/Rudy+De+Dios%3A+The+prince+takes+a+step+in+a+new+direction+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Rudy De Dios: The prince takes a step in a new direction Rudy has been the Romeo to Lisa’s Juliet many times. They began dancing this choreography in 2006. Photo by Ocs Alvarez. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1554700604977-Z50VS6ZCHMCV45FVH895/Rudy+De+Dios%3A+The+prince+takes+a+step+in+a+new+direction+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Rudy De Dios: The prince takes a step in a new direction By 2007, Rudy was promoted to soloist. He was among several young danseurs alternating to partner Lisa after Osias Barroso retired. In the photo, the pair is seen dancing The Nutcracker. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1554700753592-RYUQ92E3E1UA6XMOWDMF/Rudy+De+Dios%3A+The+prince+takes+a+step+in+a+new+direction+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Rudy De Dios: The prince takes a step in a new direction Fellow principal dancer Joan Emery Sia first saw Rudy perform Prinsipe ng mga Ibon in the 2008 Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang and has since dreamed of dancing with him. Photo by Ocs Alvarez. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1554701467569-GMCM0VVQB5GAPNH52IB7/Rudy+De+Dios%3A+The+prince+takes+a+step+in+a+new+direction+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Rudy De Dios: The prince takes a step in a new direction Along with fellow principal dancer Gerardo Francisco, Rudy won first place as performer at the 2009 WifiBody Independent Contemporary Dance New Choreographers’ Competition for the piece Balikbayan (OFW). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1554701584853-RXNC8SQMEMO6J5I1TCPE/Rudy+De+Dios%3A+The+prince+takes+a+step+in+a+new+direction+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Rudy De Dios: The prince takes a step in a new direction By 2010, Rudy was named principal dancer. In this photo, he is seen dancing Albrecht to Lisa’s Giselle in Giselle. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1554701813705-L2KA29TTPPDYWZHV2YI6/Rudy+De+Dios%3A+The+prince+takes+a+step+in+a+new+direction+9+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Rudy De Dios: The prince takes a step in a new direction Ilsa-Dyur was a piece that Bam Damian choreographed specifically for Lisa and Rudy. Photo by Ocs Alvarez. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1554701924157-ERL45IRP3HPH7CIMIF03/Rudy+De+Dios%3A+The+prince+takes+a+step+in+a+new+direction+10+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Rudy De Dios: The prince takes a step in a new direction An unfortunate incident with shrimps caused a massive allergy that left Rudy with a swollen face while performing Don Quixote. Fellow principal dancer Romeo Peralta remembers how they made light of the situation by taking pictures backstage. Photo courtesy of Romeo Peralta https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1554702088781-6SII4FENN30ONEBLOEP0/Rudy+De+Dios%3A+The+prince+takes+a+step+in+a+new+direction+12+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Rudy De Dios: The prince takes a step in a new direction Rudy and recently promoted principal dancer Mark Sumaylo alternated as Prince Charming in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Cinderella. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1554702638100-01JJDYJTU65VAS46FDNO/Rudy+De+Dios%3A+The+prince+takes+a+step+in+a+new+direction+13+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Rudy De Dios: The prince takes a step in a new direction Recently promoted principal dancer Jasmine Pia Dames admires Rudy’s passion and dedication. TIn this photo, Rudy took on a villain role - Lankadem - opposite Pia’s Gulnara in the 2018 production of Le Corsaire. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1554702911462-T2YAJBVEW5U5BPJ87EO5/Rudy+De+Dios%3A+The+prince+takes+a+step+in+a+new+direction+14+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Rudy De Dios: The prince takes a step in a new direction “Humble but gallant, he puts his ballerina first every time,” shared Joan. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1554703038068-HHTE9UEAYXXOEFKPYTUO/Rudy+De+Dios%3A+The+prince+takes+a+step+in+a+new+direction+15+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Rudy De Dios: The prince takes a step in a new direction The principal dancers of Ballet Manila - Romeo Peralta, Gerardo Francisco, Joan Emery Sia, Rudy De Dios, and Elpidio Magat - posed for a photo with artistic director and prima ballerina Lisa Macuja-Elizalde at the press launch of Deux. Photo by MarBi Photography https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/4/5/ballet-dictionary-danseur monthly 0.5 2019-04-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1554428173010-54PCKZFDU94W6QQBZZB9/Ballet+Dictionary%3A+Danseur+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Dictionary: Danseur https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/4/4/asian-grand-prix-holds-second-regional-competition-in-manila monthly 0.5 2019-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1554362604333-AY2F60VAEQCB6SD9CI15/Asian+Grand+Prix+holds+second+regional+competition+in+Manila+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Asian Grand Prix holds second regional competition in Manila Germaine Dawal and Juan Angelo De Leon, both scholars of Ballet Manila’s Project Ballet Futures, will compete in Pre-Competitive A. Photos by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1554362502902-48RR7WNBTE98YB060TSR/Asian+Grand+Prix+holds+second+regional+competition+in+Manila+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Asian Grand Prix holds second regional competition in Manila Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde conducts a master class for participants in the first Asian Grand Prix Regional Competition held in Manila in 2018. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1554362668386-5PW6OSCVNU9030BH0IN1/Asian+Grand+Prix+holds+second+regional+competition+in+Manila+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Asian Grand Prix holds second regional competition in Manila Ballet Manila trainee Monique Valera will compete in Junior B. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1554362720903-P0YJXJ3Q6LXFTFN4JUI1/AGP+4.jpgAsian+Grand+Prix+holds+second+regional+competition+in+Manila+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Asian Grand Prix holds second regional competition in Manila Ballet Manila’s Brian Sevilla (left) won gold in Junior B and Rafael Perez (right) the silver in Senior at the 2018 Asian Grand Prix in Hong Kong. With them is Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/4/1/under-construction-lisa-macuja-elizalde-elizaldes-sleeping-beauty monthly 0.5 2019-04-01 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/3/29/this-month-in-bm-history-march-1998 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1553813972880-QS88ZB3E4KMAH2ADFI86/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+March+1998+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: March 1998 Ballet Manila’s Melanie Motus (second from left) and three dancers of Krasnoyarsk Ballet perform as the Cygnets in Swan Lake. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1553814290712-7Q6AA70BFM1BOZB4OGRI/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+March+1998+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: March 1998 Ballet Manila premiered Swan Lake to kick off its first season at GSIS Theater, as indicated in this newspaper announcement. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1553814374451-VCIH0QVFZQ03OEJKM09A/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+March+1998+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: March 1998 Cover of the souvenir program of Swan Lake. The production was also brought on tour to Cebu, Bacolod and Iloilo before its debut in Manila. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1553814081881-R8LMFZNA1JXDPUWTX0Y7/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+March+1998+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: March 1998 Advertisement of Ballet Manila’s Swan Lake shows Ballet Manila sharing top billing with Russia’s Krasnoyarsk Ballet. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/3/28/in-their-own-words-nicole-barroso-on-competing monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1553735704120-8LWGY17MXUI9PRUZDFTU/In+their+own+words+-+Nicole+Barroso+on+competing+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - In Their Own Words: Nicole Barroso on competing Soloist Nicole Barroso performs Gerardo Francisco’s Fuga with Joshua Enciso at the USA International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Mississippi in 2018. Photo by Richard Finkelstein/ USA IBC https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/3/25/25-life-lessons-i-learned-from-ballet-16 monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1553482044636-FVLH31IJA4LUHVIBCI8W/25+Life+Lessons+I+Learned+From+Ballet+-+16+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 Life Lessons I Learned From Ballet - #16 Just as Gabriela Komleva had mentored her, Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde also passed on her knowledge to then soloist Jasmine Pia Dames in 2017. It was Pia’s first time to be cast as Kitri in a full-length production of Don Quixote and was keen to learn about the role and its many complex movements from the prima ballerina. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1553482207949-00JZ8GHENR4B9BLN2D74/25+Life+Lessons+I+Learned+From+Ballet+-+16+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 Life Lessons I Learned From Ballet - #16 Nothing is ever really finished. Even a completed choreography such as Gerardo “Geri” Francisco’s Ibong Adarna, which has already been performed by Ballet Manila on several occasions, would still go through several rounds of critique and corrections before and after every staging. In this photo, Geri is seen attentively rehearsing the dancers before the company’s first-ever performance in Israel for the 2018 Karmiel Festival. Photo by Mark Sumaylo https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/3/22/ballet-dictionary-demi-pointe monthly 0.5 2019-03-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1553218010915-SXLJIWIU60GZ4PBQVJDF/Ballet+Dictionary%3A+Demi+Pointe+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Dictionary: Demi Pointe https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/3/21/ballet-manila-sets-summer-intensive-2019 monthly 0.5 2019-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1553124171892-AFWR0PYQHNFXQ25VT45I/Ballet+Manila+sets+Summer+Intensive+2019+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila sets Summer Intensive 2019 The Summer Intensive culminates in a grand recital called Just Dance! Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1553124332837-0HT6BOWPI3GLNDOMSQI2/Ballet+Manila+sets+Summer+Intensive+2019+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila sets Summer Intensive 2019 These budding ballerinas dance their hearts out onstage after learning their ballet basics in the Summer Intensive. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/3/18/in-their-own-words-rissa-may-camaclang-on-handling-the-pressures-of-performing-a-dream-role monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1552887520489-W0MVWEOVCURQIYL2PY7Z/In+Their+Own+Words%3A+Rissa+May+Camaclang+on+handling+the+pressures+of+performing+a+dream+role+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - In Their Own Words: Rissa May Camaclang on handling the pressures of performing a dream role Soloist Rissa May Camaclang performed her dream role, Carmen, in Ballet Manila’s season-opening production, Iconic. Photo by Mark Sumaylo https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/3/15/talk-about-dance-amit-kalantri monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1552608636523-CY5CE47QR93ZIQKU9HH4/Talk+about+dance%3A+Amit+Kalantri+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Amit Kalantri https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/3/12/surprise-promotions-of-eight-dancers-cap-ballet-manilas-23rd-season-finale monthly 0.5 2019-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1552341981642-A3KVYWM0TAT9OLZM4TIV/Surprise+promotions+of+eight+dancers+cap+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+23rd+season+finale+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Surprise promotions of eight dancers cap Ballet Manila’s 23rd season finale Jasmine Pia Dames dances in Diane and Acteon in Deux. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1552342103947-DU1WZ50EYLXQR5CHD905/Surprise+promotions+of+eight+dancers+cap+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+23rd+season+finale+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Surprise promotions of eight dancers cap Ballet Manila’s 23rd season finale Mark Sumaylo had danced a string of principal roles as a soloist, including as Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1552342204514-RGJAK2X5BTY1QHWDYUTZ/Surprise+promotions+of+eight+dancers+cap+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+23rd+season+finale+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Surprise promotions of eight dancers cap Ballet Manila’s 23rd season finale Jessica Pearls Dames shines in La Bayadere, the opening number in Deux. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1552342308154-MXLHUPITW0HWPYN3PTNG/Surprise+promotions+of+eight+dancers+cap+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+23rd+season+finale+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Surprise promotions of eight dancers cap Ballet Manila’s 23rd season finale Rissa May Camaclang learned to dance as a sylph in Chopiniana, the classical highlight in Deux. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1552342421807-KW1BU4SPA1FB53JTOB5T/Surprise+promotions+of+eight+dancers+cap+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+23rd+season+finale++6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Surprise promotions of eight dancers cap Ballet Manila’s 23rd season finale Joshua Enciso gives an outstanding performance as Solor in La Bayadere as excerpted in Deux. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1552342561624-0BYMVR4SCI69XM8AILB5/Surprise+promotions+of+eight+dancers+cap+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+23rd+season+finale+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Surprise promotions of eight dancers cap Ballet Manila’s 23rd season finale Brian Sevilla, dancing as Siegfried, won gold in the CCP Ballet Competition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1552342967197-H2SRIV6601ZJOC6IWGI4/Surprise+promotions+of+eight+dancers+cap+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+23rd+season+finale+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Surprise promotions of eight dancers cap Ballet Manila’s 23rd season finale Rafael Perez performs in Flames of Paris in Deux. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1552344360555-U2Q0A12XS8BVMFHZQYVO/Surprise+promotions+of+eight+dancers+cap+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+23rd+season+finale++9+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Surprise promotions of eight dancers cap Ballet Manila’s 23rd season finale Alvin Dictado bagged the bronze in the CCP Ballet Competition, with the Albrecht variation as his classical piece. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1552344413709-W1MS9RJKSUBE32BIV490/Surprise+promotions+of+eight+dancers+cap+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+23rd+season+finale+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Surprise promotions of eight dancers cap Ballet Manila’s 23rd season finale Jasmine Pia Dames and Mark Sumaylo are the newly promoted principal dancers of Ballet Manila. Photos by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/3/8/how-sayaka-ishibashi-made-ballet-her-mission-possible monthly 0.5 2019-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1552011870895-RTYYO0XA63J9L0L9I9ER/How+Sayaka+Ishibashi+made+ballet+her+%E2%80%98mission+possible%E2%80%99+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - How Sayaka Ishibashi made ballet her ‘mission possible’ Though it’s challenging to dance Chopiniana, Sayaka Ishibashi loves the classical piece. She has learned how to use her arms so that she looks more like a fairy than a human. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1552011939682-9D2Y5QB4KK0SKO6IWR23/How+Sayaka+Ishibashi+made+ballet+her+%E2%80%98mission+possible%E2%80%99+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - How Sayaka Ishibashi made ballet her ‘mission possible’ As early as nine years old, Ballet Manila company artist Sayaka Ishibashi already knew she wanted to be a ballerina. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1552012002404-RF8J40IW3BYLNE2WQU3B/How+Sayaka+Ishibashi+made+ballet+her+%E2%80%98mission+possible%E2%80%99+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - How Sayaka Ishibashi made ballet her ‘mission possible’ Sayaka (second from left) dances in a scene at the palace in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Cinderella. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1552012235166-9WX44MC2KNHW0JN6GGMM/How+Sayaka+Ishibashi+made+ballet+her+%E2%80%98mission+possible%E2%80%99+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - How Sayaka Ishibashi made ballet her ‘mission possible’ Everything’s coming up roses for Sayaka who moved to the Philippines from Japan to pursue a career in ballet. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1552012386217-U1R81WK05S7L3OAER229/How+Sayaka+Ishibashi+made+ballet+her+%E2%80%98mission+possible%E2%80%99+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - How Sayaka Ishibashi made ballet her ‘mission possible’ Sayaka is grateful for all the roles she’s been given in Ballet Manila, including in last October’s Le Corsaire. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1552012485552-9QRMJLD38DU05KPUBZ0T/How+Sayaka+Ishibashi+made+ballet+her+%E2%80%98mission+possible%E2%80%99++6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - How Sayaka Ishibashi made ballet her ‘mission possible’ In Ballet Manila’s season finale, Deux, Sayaka gets to dance Flames of Paris (opposite Rafael Perez). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1552012582411-IXM97X7W30BB0NELUEMR/How+Sayaka+Ishibashi+made+ballet+her+%E2%80%98mission+possible%E2%80%99+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - How Sayaka Ishibashi made ballet her ‘mission possible’ Sayaka (fourth from left) in Act 3 of Le Corsaire. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1552012732037-XK0F06XNUWU432V4EWVO/How+Sayaka+Ishibashi+made+ballet+her+%E2%80%98mission+possible%E2%80%99+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - How Sayaka Ishibashi made ballet her ‘mission possible’ Overcoming injuries, homesickness and other challenges, Sayaka is just happy to be living her dream as a ballerina. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/3/6/ballet-dictionary-reverence monthly 0.5 2019-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1551835101755-G6U1PQPNPIJIHVZYC1PZ/Ballet+Dictionary%3A+Reverence Home - Ballet Dictionary: Reverence https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/3/5/deux-revisited monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/3/1/under-construction-come-together-from-martin-lawrances-the-winding-road monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/2/28/jessica-pearl-dames-always-striving-to-be-a-better-ballerina monthly 0.5 2019-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1551317973088-N744M7H8DV5J61WA3QSU/Jessica+Pearl+Dames%3A+Always+striving+to+be+a+better+ballerina+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Jessica Pearl Dames: Always striving to be a better ballerina Ballet Manila company artist Jessica Pearl is excited to be doing a solo and a pas de deux in Martin Lawrance’s Beatles-themed choreography, The Winding Road. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1551318034435-L137CWXN3ZQRBBXJWM4K/Jessica+Pearl+Dames%3A+Always+striving+to+be+a+better+ballerina+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Jessica Pearl Dames: Always striving to be a better ballerina The goal is to find the technique to be consistent as a dancer, says Pearl, seen here in the Odalisque variation in Le Corsaire. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1551318097355-XUISURLUNHVFW0PFJS58/Pearl+3.jpg Home - Jessica Pearl Dames: Always striving to be a better ballerina Whether contemporary or the classics, Pearl (center, in a Rey Valera Medley choreographed by Jonathan Janolo) wants to dance it all. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1551318225364-VQGRBS74JVNS9V32O5YK/Jessica+Pearl+Dames%3A+Always+striving+to+be+a+better+ballerina+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Jessica Pearl Dames: Always striving to be a better ballerina As one of the Cygnets in Swan Lake, Pearl (second from left) notes how precise one has to be when dancing the classics. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1551318269607-44E4M21Y2F4ESOUYZQFT/Jessica+Pearl+Dames%3A+Always+striving+to+be+a+better+ballerina+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Jessica Pearl Dames: Always striving to be a better ballerina In Hazel Sabas’ Deconstructing Gershwin, featured in Ballet Manila’s Iconic 1.0. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1551318330957-DSS2Z21SEJR4UKWVMDSB/Jessica+Pearl+Dames%3A+Always+striving+to+be+a+better+ballerina+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Jessica Pearl Dames: Always striving to be a better ballerina Pearl (standing, center) performs in another Martin Lawrance choreography, the opera-powered Aria. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1551318385169-F25YN0YHXB2WMTV78GST/Jessica+Pearl+Dames%3A+Always+striving+to+be+a+better+ballerina+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Jessica Pearl Dames: Always striving to be a better ballerina Being sidelined from dancing for three months some time ago made Pearl realize how much she values ballet. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/2/27/sneak-peek-the-winding-road monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/2/25/ballet-dictionary-tour-en-lair-in-pass monthly 0.5 2019-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1551058022880-26LRJURCPQHL2B9RWBS1/Ballet+Dictionary%3A+Tour+en+l%E2%80%99air+%28in+Pass%C3%A9%29++1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Dictionary: Tour en l’air (in Passé) https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/2/22/this-month-in-bm-history-february-2005 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1550807675419-SY2KYDMWJUXLYLNHE6DL/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+February+2005+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: February 2005 Souvenir program of Ballet Manila’s groundbreaking double feature to close the company’s 10th performance season. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1550807753894-2N189F13Q6076EKOG40D/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+February+2005+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: February 2005 A news item shares the iconic ballet classics that BM principal dancers Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Osias Barroso were bringing to life. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1550807823802-0UXADBBE5ME97YK2CGA8/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+February+2005+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: February 2005 Performing as Carmen and Don Jose in Eric V. Cruz’s Carmen was like putting on second skin for lead performers Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Osias Barroso. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1550807894106-GWPPNQV9GWVQ5WGOLHF3/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+February+2005+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: February 2005 Another announcement of Ballet Manila’s back-to-back productions celebrating Valentine month. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/2/20/the-naked-sylph-learning-the-art-of-the-subtle-and-the-effortless-with-chopiniana monthly 0.5 2019-02-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1550644750390-OCRD3ZPYRIL3TT989VZN/The+naked+sylph%3A+Learning+the+art+of+the+subtle+and+the+effortless+with+Chopiniana+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The naked sylph: Learning the art of the subtle and the effortless with Chopiniana Principal dancer Abigail Oliveiro says absorbing the kind of movements that Chopiniana requires of a ballerina has given her a fresh challenge. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1550644894833-VI4UM93F8OI50ISZC0H2/The+naked+sylph%3A+Learning+the+art+of+the+subtle+and+the+effortless+with+Chopiniana+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The naked sylph: Learning the art of the subtle and the effortless with Chopiniana Principal dancers Elpidio Magat and Joan Emery Sia dance as the poet and the sylph at the heart of the classic Chopiniana. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1550645008000-GYUQJTMHA1OATTZ9JG0D/The+naked+sylph%3A+Learning+the+art+of+the+subtle+and+the+effortless+with+Chopiniana+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The naked sylph: Learning the art of the subtle and the effortless with Chopiniana Moving as if one is floating in the air like a fairy is the main goal company artist Sayaka Ishibashi wants to achieve. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1550645261705-YPLIU63JWOFPZGHYKO63/The+naked+sylph%3A+Learning+the+art+of+the+subtle+and+the+effortless+with+Chopiniana+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The naked sylph: Learning the art of the subtle and the effortless with Chopiniana For company artist Emma Harris, dancing in Chopiniana is a spiritual experience as she describes this ballet to be “pure classicism”. Photo by MarBi Photography https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/2/17/under-construction-the-breathtaking-entrance-of-aramica monthly 0.5 2019-02-17 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/2/12/from-chopiniana-to-les-sylphides-memories-of-a-russian-ballet-classic monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1550015385683-Y0GOW53OCQ3P4EHVJ0Z0/From+%E2%80%98Chopiniana%E2%80%99+to+%E2%80%98Les+Sylphides%E2%80%99%3A+Memories+of+a+Russian+ballet+classic+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - From ‘Chopiniana’ to ‘Les Sylphides’: Memories of a Russian ballet classic Dancing as a sylph, says prima ballerina Lisa Macuja-Elizalde, requires tilting one’s upper body in a specific way, in a combination of arms, head, hands and upper back. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1550015953898-JDVPEL407RTZHMURHJ4G/From+%E2%80%98Chopiniana%E2%80%99+to+%E2%80%98Les+Sylphides%E2%80%99%3A+Memories+of+a+Russian+ballet+classic+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - From ‘Chopiniana’ to ‘Les Sylphides’: Memories of a Russian ballet classic Lisa Macuja-Elizalde danced Les Sylphides with Russian guest artists in an anniversary gala at the Meralco Theater (above) and in a Philippine Ballet Theatre production in 1988. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1550016214082-CDRYHLOSHUQLRUG6CSSY/From+%E2%80%98Chopiniana%E2%80%99+to+%E2%80%98Les+Sylphides%E2%80%99%3A+Memories+of+a+Russian+ballet+classic+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - From ‘Chopiniana’ to ‘Les Sylphides’: Memories of a Russian ballet classic A newspaper clipping from 1988 features a photo of the lead stars in Philippine Ballet Theatre’s Les Sylphides: (clockwise from top left) Veronica Amor, Osias Barroso, Lisa Macuja and Melanie Motus. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1550016361072-Q2A4IYSDPUL5832NIA07/From+%E2%80%98Chopiniana%E2%80%99+to+%E2%80%98Les+Sylphides%E2%80%99%3A+Memories+of+a+Russian+ballet+classic+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - From ‘Chopiniana’ to ‘Les Sylphides’: Memories of a Russian ballet classic Eduardo Espejo dances as the poet and Melanie Motus and Elline Damian as sylphs in Ballet Manila’s Les Sylphides in 2000. Photo by Ocs Alvarez from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1550029005579-4NC53BL1Q31VC2HMJJBO/From+%E2%80%98Chopiniana%E2%80%99+to+%E2%80%98Les+Sylphides%E2%80%99%3A+Memories+of+a+Russian+ballet+classic+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - From ‘Chopiniana’ to ‘Les Sylphides’: Memories of a Russian ballet classic Ballet Manila’s corps de ballet in Les Sylphides, 2000: Young dancers excelling in their coordination, grace and expression. Photo by Ocs Alvarez from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1550029080843-NI5OL3VDJDMBS5PAH3JV/From+%E2%80%98Chopiniana%E2%80%99+to+%E2%80%98Les+Sylphides%E2%80%99%3A+Memories+of+a+Russian+ballet+classic+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - From ‘Chopiniana’ to ‘Les Sylphides’: Memories of a Russian ballet classic Sandralynn Huang displays the refined movements characterizing Les Sylphides, which was half of a twinbill to open Ballet Manila’s fifth season in February 2000. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/2/11/kotomi-narai-using-ballet-as-her-voice monthly 0.5 2019-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1549852861498-EM4ZU4VBHVSPH7HTDRKS/Kotomi+Narai%3A+Using+ballet+as+her+voice+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Kotomi Narai: Using ballet as her voice In Ballet Manila’s season-opener, Iconic 1.0, Kotomi Narai (rightmost) danced the challenging Sotto Voce, a choreography requiring the ballerinas to be on pointe for practically the whole number. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1549852830268-TKWN14G9NSVHOUZGOSKC/Kotomi+Narai%3A+Using+ballet+as+her+voice+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Kotomi Narai: Using ballet as her voice Shy and soft-spoken, Ballet Manila company artist Kotomi Narai says she is able to express herself more when she dances ballet. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1549852962869-R5MRYUVP0O9R3DLTONV3/Kotomi+Narai%3A+Using+ballet+as+her+voice+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Kotomi Narai: Using ballet as her voice Kotomi (second from left) dances at the palace ball in Cinderella, Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s interpretation of the fairy-tale classic. Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1549853014890-K4WMED1HIW6WWKLP3633/Kotomi+Narai%3A+Using+ballet+as+her+voice+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Kotomi Narai: Using ballet as her voice In Osias Barroso’s Ecole, Kotomi is among the students honing their ballet skills through constant classes. Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1549853146962-L7W7W9A1MOIVLD27VKEL/Kotomi+Narai%3A+Using+ballet+as+her+voice+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Kotomi Narai: Using ballet as her voice Kotomi has adjusted well to living in Manila since moving here in April 2018. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/2/8/how-ballet-manila-is-spreading-the-vaganova-dance-method-beyond-the-philippines monthly 0.5 2019-02-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1549591543920-P7ESB0M1GNNJKDUNYU19/BM+2.jpgHow+Ballet+Manila+is+spreading+the+Vaganova+dance+method+beyond+the+Philippines+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - How Ballet Manila is spreading the Vaganova dance method beyond the Philippines Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde (front, leftmost) poses for a group photo with some of her students during a summer workshop in Canberra, Australia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1549592199526-2O2UYZRPQXK21JOWEC5C/How+Ballet+Manila+is+spreading+the+Vaganova+dance+method+beyond+the+Philippines+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - How Ballet Manila is spreading the Vaganova dance method beyond the Philippines For the fifth year, Osias Barroso (in maroon jacket) conducted ballet classes in Mumbai as part of Ballet Manila’s ongoing partnership with Rhythmus Happy Feet, a dance school co-founded by Deepika Ravindran and Swara Patel (standing, second from right and rightmost). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1549592114837-CYGELZA5DZDDHE0H4GBD/How+Ballet+Manila+is+spreading+the+Vaganova+dance+method+beyond+the+Philippines+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - How Ballet Manila is spreading the Vaganova dance method beyond the Philippines Ballet Manila co-artistic director Osias Barroso (standing, in black) was inspired by his teaching experience in Taiwan where students showed so much enthusiasm and potential, including a boy with Asperger’s Syndrome. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1549596370909-2P2D0A1YQ3H8N8B4JEEX/How+Ballet+Manila+is+spreading+the+Vaganova+dance+method+beyond+the+Philippines+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - How Ballet Manila is spreading the Vaganova dance method beyond the Philippines To this day, Barroso has kept many of his notes from the classes he took under Russian mentors Tatiana Alexandrovna and Serguei Vikulov. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/2/7/long-and-winding-road-leads-martin-lawrance-to-a-beatles-inspired-dance-at-last monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1549523399593-B3IQSGT50NRAFHD9VU3K/Long+and+winding+road+leads+Martin+Lawrance+to+a+Beatles-inspired+dance+%E2%80%93+at+last%21+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Long and winding road leads Martin Lawrance to a Beatles-inspired choreography – at last! Principal dancers (clockwise from front) Gerardo Francisco, Romeo Peralta, Elpidio Magat and Rudy De Dios channel the Beatles for a photo shoot for The Winding Road. Photo by Jojit Lorenzo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1549530163811-OCWRNE2JP7KYNV1QUJ1X/Long+and+winding+road+leads+Martin+Lawrance+to+a+Beatles-inspired+dance+%E2%80%93+at+last%21+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Long and winding road leads Martin Lawrance to a Beatles-inspired choreography – at last! The Winding Road is made up of four suites. Choreographer Martin Lawrance describes it as “a story without being a narrative”. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1549530459067-UE4F0Z5JVKO1A621Y9JU/Long+and+winding+road+leads+Martin+Lawrance+to+a+Beatles-inspired+dance+%E2%80%93+at+last%21+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Long and winding road leads Martin Lawrance to a Beatles-inspired choreography – at last! Martin Lawrance tried making a Beatles-inspired choreography in 1992 but it’s only now, with Ballet Manila, that he feels the right moment has come. 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Photo by Ocs Alvarez from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1548301790052-QJY79M8G1OP08LV2HK01/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+January+2013+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: January 2013 Ballet Manila presents Prinsipe ng mga Ibon, from its popular Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang production. Photo by Ocs Alvarez from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1548302833753-K3GUDGPMC7E8KBLLQ6E2/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+January+2013+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: January 2013 Announcement of Ballet Manila and Yewon Dance Company’s joint performance in the Philippine Daily Inquirer. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1548301877352-BHVCEFEGL7M7RTV5SVX1/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+January+2013+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: January 2013 Yewon Dance Company performs the mask dance, Let’s have real fun. Photo by Ocs Alvarez from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1548302042236-F3ANZVEL5PMQP0H3WG6T/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+January+2013+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: January 2013 Cover of the souvenir program of the two-night show. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/1/22/in-their-own-words-joan-emery-sia-on-giving-advice-to-the-younger-dancers monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1548121458646-S5KNDGT1Z9Z70F8SZ76C/In+their+own+words%3A+Joan+Emery+Sia+on+giving+advice+to+the+younger+dancers+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - In Their Own Words: Joan Emery Sia on giving advice to younger dancers Principal dancer Joan Emery Sia is Odile in Swan Lake (2017). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/1/18/ballet-dictionary-effac monthly 0.5 2019-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1547778665483-7LM66LATP1OLPG8IV8GV/Ballet+Dictionary%3A+Effac%C3%A9+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Dictionary: Effacé https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/1/16/in-their-own-words-rudy-de-dios-on-dealing-with-frustrations monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1547606100241-968JGOPNY6QILOZKC4XU/In+Their+Own+Words%3A+Rudy+De+Dios+on+dealing+with+frustrations+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - In Their Own Words: Rudy De Dios on dealing with frustrations Principal dancer Rudy De Dios is Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake (2017). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/1/14/company-artist-rodney-catubay-on-going-with-the-flow-of-ballet monthly 0.5 2019-01-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1547451333492-UPCSNRVR36ENYYLNOFBM/Company+artist+Rodney+Catubay+on+going+with+the+flow+of+ballet+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Company artist Rodney Catubay on going with the flow of ballet Rodney Catubay enjoys dancing the classics, including Swan Lake, from which he also selected pieces he performed in competitions. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1547451739760-4J344CI4TOSVD5BC0XJX/Company+artist+Rodney+Catubay+on+going+with+the+flow+of+ballet+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Company artist Rodney Catubay on going with the flow of ballet Ballet Manila company artist Rodney Catubay says it was curiosity about ballet that made him persist in it, even if he found its movements unnatural at first. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1547451797190-2YQCVQ92E1OIHDM6TFLT/Company+artist+Rodney+Catubay+on+going+with+the+flow+of+ballet+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Company artist Rodney Catubay on going with the flow of ballet Though admittedly not attuned to contemporary pieces, Rodney delivers when called for, like in this performance of the all-male Reconfigured by Augustus “Bam” Damian III. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1547451875636-BOEQ5FUQ4Y01NLA015U6/Company+artist+Rodney+Catubay+on+going+with+the+flow+of+ballet+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Company artist Rodney Catubay on going with the flow of ballet Rodney (leftmost) has an informal music group with fellow Ballet Manila dancers (from left) Joshua Enciso, John Carl Concepcion and Rafael Perez. Calling themselves “!V of Hearts”, they engage in guitar jamming sessions. Photo from Rodney Catubay’s Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1547451970508-MOELUED53FNG0MD6MVVQ/Company+artist+Rodney+Catubay+on+going+with+the+flow+of+ballet+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Company artist Rodney Catubay on going with the flow of ballet In Eric V. Cruz’s Carmen, Rodney (right) and John Balagot (left) were soldiers to Mark Sumaylo’s Don Jose. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1547452150951-CDPVNRIDCUMD3YP6IJ5V/Company+artist+Rodney+Catubay+on+going+with+the+flow+of+ballet+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Company artist Rodney Catubay on going with the flow of ballet Rodney (left) and John Balagot in Rudy De Dios’ Kinabuhing Mananagat. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1547452248738-IUHNJ0V8E6QNP3F6WS5L/Company+artist+Rodney+Catubay+on+going+with+the+flow+of+ballet+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Company artist Rodney Catubay on going with the flow of ballet Given the chance, Rodney counts Prince Désiré from Sleeping Beauty and Prince Siegfried from Swan Lake among the roles he would like to dance. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/1/11/25-life-lessons-i-learned-from-ballet-15 monthly 0.5 2019-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1547170664055-TXBCQ9AXWG9TF2R09XZ6/25+Life+Lessons+I+Learned+From+Ballet+-+%2315+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 Life Lessons I Learned From Ballet - #15 Ang Kapatid ng Tatlong Marya – a third of the three-story production Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang – was one of Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s earliest efforts of a more profound choreography beyond recital pieces. Taking it one step at a time, she eventually moved on to choreograph a full-length piece. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1547170795019-2WSG2OJDDXE1YK0RYBPO/25+Life+Lessons+I+Learned+From+Ballet+-+%2315+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 Life Lessons I Learned From Ballet - #15 After years of acquiring the necessary skills and knowledge in dancing, storytelling, production design, musical scoring, and directing, Lisa came to choreograph her first full-length ballet in 2016. Cinderella – a product of many small goals converging into a major milestone – was such a success that it was followed by her version of Snow White. Her Sleeping Beauty is now in the works. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/1/10/ballet-manilas-deux-celebrates-classical-and-contemporary-dance monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1547081592477-RRSOQANK7QRUV1MKCDZZ/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Deux%E2%80%99+celebrates+classical+and+contemporary+dance+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Deux’ celebrates classical and contemporary dance Ballet Manila brings back the Russian classic Les Sylphides which it first presented in 2000. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives collection by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1547081876879-R1FTJ4WB5PZBVAFOZG08/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Deux%E2%80%99+celebrates+classical+and+contemporary+dance+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Deux’ celebrates classical and contemporary dance Martin Lawrance’s Beatles-inspired The Winding Road includes principal dancers (from left) Rudy De Dios, Elpidio Magat, Romeo Peralta and Gerardo Francisco. Photo by Jojit Lorenzo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1547082003542-8NVREGFI1D75VTUDJ3AS/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Deux%E2%80%99+celebrates+classical+and+contemporary+dance+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila’s ‘Deux’ celebrates classical and contemporary dance The all-male Aramica, choreographed by Augustus “Bam” Damian III, makes a comeback in Deux. Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/1/9/nanami-hasegawa-braving-manila-for-ballet monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1547013522444-FS28K632KIHHJ2OO90S6/Nanami+Hasegawa%3A+Braving+Manila+for+ballet+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Nanami Hasegawa: Braving Manila for ballet Nanami Hasegawa and BM principal dancer Elpidio Magat dance the Romeo and Juliet Overture as part of BM’s 23rd season-opener Iconic 1.0. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1547013621709-K5KKWEJZEWMRIIXNQZ83/Nanami+Hasegawa%3A+Braving+Manila+for+ballet+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Nanami Hasegawa: Braving Manila for ballet Despite facing many struggles in the nearly two years she has been with Ballet Manila, company artist Nanami Hasegawa happily reports that she is living her dream. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1547013717613-CKX5TNA9WCO1YFT0OYVC/Nanami+Hasegawa%3A+Braving+Manila+for+ballet+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Nanami Hasegawa: Braving Manila for ballet It was while rehearsing for Swan Lake that Nanami (front, rightmost) learned the meaning of the Filipino word “sabay sabay” or “all the same time”. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1547013845872-XYN1BSU95H5SS3A7NXLR/Nanami+Hasegawa%3A+Braving+Manila+for+ballet+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Nanami Hasegawa: Braving Manila for ballet Nanami has also been getting a taste of contemporary dancing, such as Can’t Take My Eyes Off You from BM’s Ballet & Ballads, in Aliw Theater in 2018. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1547014156449-JRZG9QBKH4ZZPA2QBQ0G/Nanami+Hasegawa%3A+Braving+Manila+for+ballet+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Nanami Hasegawa: Braving Manila for ballet Nanami – seen here taking company class at Aliw Theater – describes dancing with Ballet Manila as being both fun and tough. Photo by Mark Sumaylo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1547014258395-Y99C15A4YLN03V17H8TF/Nanami+Hasegawa%3A+Braving+Manila+for+ballet+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Nanami Hasegawa: Braving Manila for ballet In the pirate epic Le Corsaire, Nanami (leftmost) plays one of the Seashore Girls being sold to slavery. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1547014338667-24NB4ALNXZU2T0JACWQP/Nanami+Hasegawa%3A+Braving+Manila+for+ballet+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Nanami Hasegawa: Braving Manila for ballet Nanami (rightmost, dancing in Sotto Voce) is always on her toes, literally and figuratively, ever alert to learn more about ballet. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1547014437679-WF3FQY25UYVQG1FI6C7Q/Nanami+Hasegawa%3A+Braving+Manila+for+ballet+8+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Nanami Hasegawa: Braving Manila for ballet Performing more often for an audience is something that Nanami (left, in Swan Lake) lives for. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1547014541092-GKCVAYS2HVBQFR9FH95Y/Nanami+Hasegawa%3A+Braving+Manila+for+ballet+9+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Nanami Hasegawa: Braving Manila for ballet Maybe someday, Nanami muses, she can dance her favorite ballet, the full-length Giselle. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/1/8/20-questions-with-john-de-dios monthly 0.5 2019-01-25 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/1/5/ballet-manila-guests-in-dfa-event-at-national-museum monthly 0.5 2019-01-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1546664596206-R6E7VIWXBKVISPWICY0I/Ballet+Manila+guests+in+DFA+event+at+National+Museum+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila guests in DFA event at National Museum Company artist Rissa May Camaclang does a solo part in front of a glass sculpture by Ramon Orlina. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1546664489190-2M53W4QB124PW6H2I9Y2/Ballet+Manila+guests+in+DFA+event+at+National+Museum+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila guests in DFA event at National Museum Ballet Manila performs Agnes Locsin’s Sayaw sa Pamlang at the DFA event. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1546664940484-SBRQ35361GOBN7J97P47/DFA+5.jpg Home - Ballet Manila guests in DFA event at National Museum Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde introduces the company to the gathering of diplomats from Asian and Pacific countries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1546664914842-S54XI30NZCN4OEWTCP6O/DFA+6.jpg Home - Ballet Manila guests in DFA event at National Museum Undersecretary Ernesto C. Abella with Sylvia Lichauco, managing director of Project Ballet Futures, Ballet Manila’s scholarship program https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1546664916676-R7YEKDOCXE64DXNWO0XC/DFA+7.jpg Home - Ballet Manila guests in DFA event at National Museum Ballet Manila treasurer Susan Macuja, DFA’s Atty. Theresa Dizon-De Vega and Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1546664964792-62TR2DCRISZW5ZG96J3L/DFA+8.jpg Home - Ballet Manila guests in DFA event at National Museum Assistant Secretary Meynardo Montealegre hosts the event. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1546664976575-2I984AU9ZHJ29FA0O62I/DFA+9.jpg Home - Ballet Manila guests in DFA event at National Museum Dr. Ana P. Labrador, National Museum assistant director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1546664693784-2AYUKM9IWHVKL1UQ3B6Z/Ballet+Manila+guests+in+DFA+event+at+National+Museum+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila guests in DFA event at National Museum Inspired by the singkil, Sayaw sa Pamlang is one of the staples in the Ballet Manila repertoire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1546664799186-Z1TMR75XK55HRBZOR75T/Ballet+Manila+guests+in+DFA+event+at+National+Museum+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila guests in DFA event at National Museum Precise movements characterize Sayaw sa Pamlang. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/1/3/ballet-dictionary-romantic-tutu monthly 0.5 2019-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1546482910591-M9UGIF7INGE1MH0M8C8I/Ballet+Dictionary%3A+Romantic+Tutu+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Dictionary: Romantic Tutu https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/1/1/ballet-manilas-top-5-moments-of-2018 monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1546312087935-33JFWOD11O4RD2EZCWQ3/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+Top+5+moments+of+2018+-+1+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila’s Top 5 moments of 2018 The Ballet Manila delegation that brought Gerardo Francisco’s Ibong Adarna to Israel. Photo by Mark Sumaylo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1546312250751-H00RKSZJWPWE5LBZHVV2/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+Top+5+moments+of+2018+2b+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila’s Top 5 moments of 2018 Ballet Manila resident guest principals Katherine Barkman and Joseph Phillips dance the Grand Pas Classique in Round III of the USA IBC. Katherine would eventually win the silver in the seniors. Photo by Richard Finkelstein/ USA IBC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1546312403890-XBXSG1SZ7IFT5CF8HHF4/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+Top+5+moments+of+2018+2a+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila’s Top 5 moments of 2018 Nicole Barroso and Joshua Enciso, dancing the Peasant Pas de Deux at the USA International Ballet Competition, were the first Filipinos to make it to the junior category of the ballet tilt. Photo by Richard Finkelstein/ USA IBC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1546312689141-SIKV1DI4US43H5R1RUCY/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+Top+5+moments+of+2018+3b+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila’s Top 5 moments of 2018 Ballet Manila co-artistic director Osias Barroso congratulates winning junior danseurs in the CCP Ballet Competition: (from left) Alvin Dictado, third prize; Brian Sevilla, first prize; and Rafael Perez, second prize. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1546312771705-F4QQWNC9M2M1JUL1WMNY/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+Top+5+moments+of+2018+3a+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila’s Top 5 moments of 2018 Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde with Asian Grand Prix gold medalist Brian Sevilla (left) and silver medalist Rafael Perez after awarding ceremonies at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1546312864415-ALN63F50L7VN3BFF01N8/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+Top+5+moments+of+2018+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila’s Top 5 moments of 2018 Principal dancer Abigail Oliveiro and soloist Mark Sumaylo headline Carmen, which was part of Ballet Manila’s Iconic 2.0 production. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1546312953886-01MM3RUD7MD4AWJW2H5E/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+Top+5+moments+of+2018+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila’s Top 5 moments of 2018 Dancing her first full-length Le Corsaire was also resident guest principal Katherine Barkman’s farewell performance with Ballet Manila. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/12/27/25-life-lessons-i-learned-from-ballet-14 monthly 0.5 2018-12-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1545886551150-SBL41AA1STGU8O2JZ972/25+life+lessons+I+learned+from+ballet+-+%2314+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 life lessons I learned from ballet - #14 Beyond a Ballet Manila tradition, the practice of saying a prayer before a show is an expression of gratitude for the gift of dance. Taken during the company’s participation in the Karmiel Festival in Israel this year, the dancers – led by co-artistic director Osias Barroso – bow their heads in prayer before this historic performance. of Gerardo Francisco’s Ibong Adarna. Photo taken by Mark Sumaylo https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/12/25/memories-of-a-meaningful-christmas monthly 0.5 2018-12-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1545706978156-Y2M2ROYUVKP6VDLNEY93/Memories+of+a+meaningful+Christmas+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Memories of a meaningful Christmas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1545707025721-L8VAYS2U23DIH8HJD1T6/Memories+of+a+meaningful+Christmas+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Memories of a meaningful Christmas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1545707073560-JBMZU3MF0L3MN8GOXJLS/Memories+of+a+meaningful+Christmas+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Memories of a meaningful Christmas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1545707264083-WXQ1S2AW7E6961YVWSUN/Memories+of+a+meaningful+Christmas+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Memories of a meaningful Christmas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1545707560581-TG1Y551ZIZ0W79RYWGT4/Memories+of+a+meaningful+Christmas+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Memories of a meaningful Christmas https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/12/21/talk-about-dance-edward-lear monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1545268531070-QZ3GYW2DVX5LCKC91AA0/Talk+about+dance%3A+Edward+Lear+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Talk about dance: Edward Lear https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/12/20/ballet-dictionary-sur-le-cou-de-pied-devant monthly 0.5 2018-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1545268180713-HOI9Y1BU0QDFVXYUWLOV/Ballet+Dictionary%3A+Sur+le+cou-de-pied+devant+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Dictionary: Sur le cou-de-pied devant https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/12/19/tatlong-kuwento-ni-lola-basyang-on-a-special-christmas-run-at-star-city monthly 0.5 2018-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1545184959073-6Q69GIIGKJZSPP9CN7X0/Lola+Basyang+1.jpg%E2%80%98Tatlong+Kuwento+ni+Lola+Basyang%E2%80%99+on+a+special+Christmas+run+at+Star+City++2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - ‘Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang’ on a special Christmas run at Star City The sisters in Labindalawang Masasayang Prinsesa leave the palace at night and return in the morning with muddy shoes. Where could they be going? Photo courtesy of Joan Emery Sia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1545185173887-UTR58OJ3U27JNVB8GEG3/%E2%80%98Tatlong+Kuwento+ni+Lola+Basyang%E2%80%99+on+a+special+Christmas+run+at+Star+City++3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - ‘Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang’ on a special Christmas run at Star City Playing his enchanted violin, Rodrigo turns the tables on his unscrupulous boss Ahab in Ang Mahiwagang Biyulin. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1545185413157-MS4JC3CTHIK5L0QB0U8V/%E2%80%98Tatlong+Kuwento+ni+Lola+Basyang%E2%80%99+on+a+special+Christmas+run+at+Star+City++4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - ‘Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang’ on a special Christmas run at Star City Ang Prinsipe ng Mga Ibon is a story about the search for true love. Photo by Stan Dela Cruz https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/12/14/aliw-honors-lisa-macuja-elizalde-for-lifetime-achievement monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1544763779909-GF1W4AGP7AMV426GLSEA/_1220252.jpg Home - Aliw honors Lisa Macuja-Elizalde for lifetime achievement - Ibong Adarna by Gerardo Francisco Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1544764011194-S7A13BMBO5C3SOECPZ39/Storytellers%2Bon%2Btoes%2B6%2B-%2BBallet%2BManila%2BArchives.jpg Home - Aliw honors Lisa Macuja-Elizalde for lifetime achievement - Ecole by Osias Barroso Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1544763793833-QAAEAMGVG47CG704AUCJ/_1220294.jpg Home - Aliw honors Lisa Macuja-Elizalde for lifetime achievement - Aria by Martin Lawrance Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1544763807097-ZHKLA6QRZEZ0W0PF5UT0/_1220348.jpg Home - Aliw honors Lisa Macuja-Elizalde for lifetime achievement - The Distance Between by Simon Hoy Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1544763808619-M7APQWHQFI7BF1FFXGMD/_1220509.jpg Home - Aliw honors Lisa Macuja-Elizalde for lifetime achievement - El Adwa by Augustus "Bam" Damian III Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1544763844893-VNUDFADV9CIE6DUTV4K2/_1220564.jpg Home - Aliw honors Lisa Macuja-Elizalde for lifetime achievement - Fur Elise by Lisa Macuja-Elizalde Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1544763759282-YNLEXES3N4AN6XRF3F6B/_1220616.jpg Home - Aliw honors Lisa Macuja-Elizalde for lifetime achievement - Carmen by Eric V. Cruz Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1544764161187-SIREXAY4L4N4PZFKCRSI/Aliw+honors+Lisa+Macuja-Elizalde+for+lifetime+achievement+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Aliw honors Lisa Macuja-Elizalde for lifetime achievement Ballet Manila treasurer Susan Macuja receives daughter Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Photo by Mark Sumaylo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1544764238560-F0A8V4YP7BPP560DSI58/Aliw+honors+Lisa+Macuja-Elizalde+for+lifetime+achievement+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Aliw honors Lisa Macuja-Elizalde for lifetime achievement Ballet Manila soloist Nicole Barroso with her Aliw Award as Best Classical Dancer. Photo by Mark Sumaylo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1544764549141-HZJO0526BZ0TIM1D4WV0/Aliw+honors+Lisa+Macuja-Elizalde+for+lifetime+achievement+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Aliw honors Lisa Macuja-Elizalde for lifetime achievement The Ballet Manila delegation to the Aliw Awards ceremony on December 13, led by BM co-artistic director Osias Barroso (sixth from right), BM treasurer Susan Macuja (fifth from left) and BM-Project Ballet Futures managing director Sylvia Lichauco (leftmost). Photo by Mark Sumaylo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1544764318572-1JVRHB20ZB68HW8CF061/Aliw+honors+Lisa+Macuja-Elizalde+for+lifetime+achievement+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Aliw honors Lisa Macuja-Elizalde for lifetime achievement Nicole Barroso dances as Gulnara in Ballet Manila’s production of Le Corsaire. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1544764467645-A3F8000NFAV9WX77ITP6/Aliw+honors+Lisa+Macuja-Elizalde+for+lifetime+achievement+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Aliw honors Lisa Macuja-Elizalde for lifetime achievement Ballet Manila nominees as Best Classical Dancer: (from left) soloists Mark Sumaylo and Jasmine Pia Dames, principal dancer Abigail Oliveiro and soloist Nicole Barroso https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1544764611214-NCLBH7KIOSBUV1CEM6OV/Aliw+honors+Lisa+Macuja-Elizalde+for+lifetime+achievement+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Aliw honors Lisa Macuja-Elizalde for lifetime achievement Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde takes a bow after the recent restaging of her first full-length choreography, Cinderella. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/12/14/25-life-lessons-i-learned-from-ballet-13 monthly 0.5 2018-12-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1544753647340-LAL33XNI6SU5KGCA2QGS/25+life+lessons+I+learned+from+ballet+-+%2313+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 life lessons I learned from ballet - #13 It is difficult to find anything riskier than establishing a ballet company in the Philippines with only 12 dancers, and no clear source of funding. Yet 23 years ago, Lisa along with her dancing partner Osias Barroso, did exactly just that and founded Ballet Manila. Despite the uncertainty, the company immediately gained a following not just in the Philippine dance community but abroad as well. In this photo, the Pioneer 12 – along with Ballet Manila’s first artistic director Eric V. Cruz – went on a performance tour to Russia where Lisa was trained in the art of ballet. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1544753735496-B43ESZOWZXWY6D143V77/25+life+lessons+I+learned+from+ballet+-+%2313+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 life lessons I learned from ballet - #13 With her career revolving primarily around dancing, Lisa would often prefer to be on her toes and let others choreograph the dance. In 2016, however, she took a chance and seized the moment to choreograph her first full-length ballet: Cinderella. Its resounding success opened the door for her Princess Trilogy – following up her Cinderella with Snow White in 2017, and Sleeping Beauty for 2019. Photo by Ocs Alvarez from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/12/13/this-month-in-bm-history-december-2008 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1544670264010-92HXY4B0LRICFLOYQG9S/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+December+2008+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: December 2008 Clipping from the Philippine Star details the world premiere of Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1544670617881-S5P3JNGOL348PGDIMBBG/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+December+2008+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: December 2008 A copy of Ballet Manila’s Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang souvenir program autographed by Luz Fernandez (Lola Basyang) and Lisa Macuja-Elizalde (Ate Lisa). From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1544670428407-6Y6HTC2XA4PCUX9TFPOZ/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+December+2008+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: December 2008 Manila Standard Today announces a special Christmas run of the Lola Basyang production after its sold-out premiere run. 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Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1543562089332-GJEGGY35E70S4CW6NJLN/BM%E2%80%99s+Cinderellas+talk+about+shoes%3A+Joan+Emery+Sia+and+her+sack+of+must-not-throw-away+pointes+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - BM’s Cinderellas talk about shoes: Joan Emery Sia and her sack of must-not-throw-away pointes As Cinderella, Joan Emery Sia floats on air when her prince (Rudy De Dios) presents her with the glass slipper she left behind at the ball. Photo by MarBi Photography https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/11/29/this-month-in-bm-history-november-2000 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1543450660852-UXLB43GM8O1X22D5Y7JF/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+November+2000+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: November 2000 A leaflet for the St. Paul’s College stop shows pop singers Lani Misalucha and Brix Ferraris as the featured pop singers. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1543450916523-HBIZDNJLNB4H7U5OIJEK/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+November+2000+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: November 2000 The campus tour included two shows at the Far Eastern University, as indicated in this souvenir program. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1543450839785-KQZXLRGZIO0F334LEDKS/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+November+2000+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: November 2000 An invitation to the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila show held in Cuneta Astrodome. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/11/27/bms-cinderellas-talk-about-shoes-abigail-oliveiro-on-breaking-in-her-beloved-pointes monthly 0.5 2018-11-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1543282664907-RZY5EMFF1YOQMWG1GF28/BM%E2%80%99s+Cinderellas+talk+about+shoes%3A+Abigail+Oliveiro+on+breaking+in+her+beloved+pointes+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - BM’s Cinderellas talk about shoes: Abigail Oliveiro on breaking in her beloved pointes With every performance, Abi settles into a spot by the stage where she can stay focused and also wear and change pointe shoes as needed. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1543282574861-GDMS2MPP92L70H2AZLH0/BM%E2%80%99s+Cinderellas+talk+about+shoes%3A+Abigail+Oliveiro+on+breaking+in+her+beloved+pointes+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - BM’s Cinderellas talk about shoes: Abigail Oliveiro on breaking in her beloved pointes Abigail Oliveiro steps into Cinderella’s shoes once more, still with boyfriend Mark Sumaylo as her Prince Charming. Photo by Jojit Lorenzo https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/11/23/why-cinderella-is-close-to-joan-emery-sias-heart monthly 0.5 2019-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542773836652-PX3UJ0ALPE3HZLZDPIL6/Why+Cinderella+is+close+to+Joan+Emery+Sia%E2%80%99s+heart+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Why Cinderella is close to Joan Emery Sia’s heart “Fairy tales always warm the heart!” enthuses Joan Emery Sia, who is making her debut as Cinderella in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s choreography. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542773917148-0PATTZGTL7OCHKHFLKG0/Why+Cinderella+is+close+to+Joan+Emery+Sia%E2%80%99s+heart+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Why Cinderella is close to Joan Emery Sia’s heart During her first run-through for Cinderella, principal dancer Joan Emery Sia admits to enjoying the transformation scene to the hilt. “Pa-closed eyes, closed eyes pa as the music was going on,” she laughs. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542774025383-ROS74QZQFPGRM7AHWTG8/Why+Cinderella+is+close+to+Joan+Emery+Sia%E2%80%99s+heart+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Why Cinderella is close to Joan Emery Sia’s heart In Cinderella’s premiere run in 2016, Joan was a guest princess at the palace ball. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542774119696-F0B1MFI8KG2GI7PNH0JX/Why+Cinderella+is+close+to+Joan+Emery+Sia%E2%80%99s+heart+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Why Cinderella is close to Joan Emery Sia’s heart Joan describes fellow principal dancer Rudy De Dios, her Prince Charming in Cinderella, as a very giving partner who inspires her to believe in herself. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542774236379-EH7L1WVHWPPCR3VYDUYD/Why+Cinderella+is+close+to+Joan+Emery+Sia%E2%80%99s+heart+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Why Cinderella is close to Joan Emery Sia’s heart Joan relates the story of Cinderella to lessons that her mom Jiji taught her when she was a child, particularly on being kind. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/11/21/ballet-dictionary-en-pointe monthly 0.5 2018-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542767250373-Q72WOQ8ZXYRNHW3Q64C1/Ballet+Dictionary%3A+En+Pointe+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Dictionary: En Pointe https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/11/19/abigail-oliveiro-cinderella-once-more monthly 0.5 2019-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542595116662-E2JIN77AOK0NQMQF13I9/Abigail+Oliveiro%3A+Cinderella+once+more+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Abigail Oliveiro: Cinderella once more Cinderella was Abigail Oliveiro’s favorite Disney princess as a little girl, so it was a thrill for her to play the character in 2016 with soloist Mark Sumaylo as her prince. 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Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542596198586-X2H3MY5EKBMQAD1LYWH7/Abigail+Oliveiro%3A+Cinderella+once+more+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Abigail Oliveiro: Cinderella once more It’s a swoon-worthy ending when real-life sweethearts Abi and Mark share a kiss at the end of Cinderella. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542596361171-LIQM2UAJENFPJ8YOC78M/Abigail+Oliveiro%3A+Cinderella+once+more+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Abigail Oliveiro: Cinderella once more Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s choreography, says Abi, is challenging. She describes one of its highlights as “a marathon of a ballroom scene”. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/11/18/ballet-manilas-joshua-enciso-takes-top-male-senior-prize-in-ccp-competition monthly 0.5 2018-11-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542545662279-9CBAA9S35NL4OPMAM626/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+Joshua+Enciso+takes+top+male+senior+prize+in+CCP+competition+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila’s Joshua Enciso takes top senior male prize in CCP competition Joshua Enciso delivers a powerful performance of the Acteon variation from Diana et Acteon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542545747414-BW9EJ0HWTE62UYPTEFHX/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+Joshua+Enciso+takes+top+male+senior+prize+in+CCP+competition+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila’s Joshua Enciso takes top senior male prize in CCP competition Ballet Manila co-artistic director Osias Barroso joins Joshua Enciso backstage, shortly after the latter was awarded first prize in the CCP Ballet Competition’s senior male category. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542545876513-SS075KORFT3QZ9BLKAYB/_1260135.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s Joshua Enciso takes top senior male prize in CCP competition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542545879083-3E4MSJB0SSJUOQ30RPJ0/_1260139.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s Joshua Enciso takes top senior male prize in CCP competition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542545892454-XSXVNXHACK5HZF8OGMGI/_1260141.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s Joshua Enciso takes top senior male prize in CCP competition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542545898939-WWZDF3INODINGALIQ675/_1260143.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s Joshua Enciso takes top senior male prize in CCP competition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542545912446-8Y8DXVMDDCG4TPKHV7OT/_1260146.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s Joshua Enciso takes top senior male prize in CCP competition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542545914620-O4MSOK5HPON5SIB7VO2C/_1260147.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s Joshua Enciso takes top senior male prize in CCP competition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542545923797-1LP5KHU95FU98L098B9C/_1260149.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s Joshua Enciso takes top senior male prize in CCP competition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542545931824-J3KQ42906CQMQ7WW8Q9V/_1260153.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s Joshua Enciso takes top senior male prize in CCP competition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542546100708-ZL3FJJLN7EGZINKGT3RC/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+Joshua+Enciso+takes+top+male+senior+prize+in+CCP+competition+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila’s Joshua Enciso takes top senior male prize in CCP competition Osias Barroso congratulates the four dancers representing Ballet Manila in the seniors of the CCP Ballet Competition: (from left) Pia Carmina Romo, Jefferson Balute, Joshua Enciso and Angelika Joie Tagupa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542546190640-DI6SEY5NS2C7FN7X0NHY/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+Joshua+Enciso+takes+top+male+senior+prize+in+CCP+competition+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila’s Joshua Enciso takes top senior male prize in CCP competition Joshua Enciso receives his award from juror Qi Huan as jurors Melanie Motus, Raul Sauz and Myra Beltran and senior competitors look on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542546285399-4Z8LRFJIGQO3LHB31DOO/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+Joshua+Enciso+takes+top+male+senior+prize+in+CCP+competition+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila’s Joshua Enciso takes top senior male prize in CCP competition The jurors of CCP Ballet Competition 2018 join the senior competitors for a picture after the awarding ceremony. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542546863366-WIKEW3ARF9YI3N375JYX/_1250665.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s Joshua Enciso takes top senior male prize in CCP competition - Pia Carmina Romo Gamzatti (La Bayadere) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542546910703-8GLFA3MNJPFT64PE53LA/_1250965.jpg Home - Ballet Manila’s Joshua Enciso takes top senior male prize in CCP competition - 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Ballet Manila boys sweep junior honors in CCP competition - Brian Sevilla receives his award from juror Qi Huan and CCP vice president and artistic director Chris Millado. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542354585992-K21QHQ30SL62QYI9JO5B/9.jpg Home - Ballet Manila boys sweep junior honors in CCP competition - Second prize winner Rafael Perez receives his award from juror Melanie Motus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542354511013-8IRIT796H9R61D949ZIQ/10.jpg Home - Ballet Manila boys sweep junior honors in CCP competition - Juror Melanie Motus congratulates third-placer Alvin Dictado as jurors (from left) Myra Beltran, Eddie Elejar, Qi Han and CCP vice president and artistic director Chris Millado look on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542354876889-YYSHFORQ53Y17RUCSIWX/Ballet+Manila+boys+sweep+junior+honors+in+CCP+competition+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila boys sweep junior honors in CCP competition Brian Sevilla, Siegfried variation, Swan Lake Act 3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542355031703-VA8Y7APNSLIF4N11T5BC/Ballet+Manila+boys+sweep+junior+honors+in+CCP+competition+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila boys sweep junior honors in CCP competition Rafael Perez, Basilio variation, Don Quixote wedding scene https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542355152036-5NGNMEM0YBPOM131I27N/Ballet+Manila+boys+sweep+junior+honors+in+CCP+competition+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila boys sweep junior honors in CCP competition Alvin Dictado, Albrecht variation, Giselle Act 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542355510371-VZSGGKTG6TMEF5CFLH73/Ballet+Manila+boys+sweep+junior+honors+in+CCP+competition+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila boys sweep junior honors in CCP competition Brian Sevilla, Takwil https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542355768888-JWVG0OJMR526LL13OCAW/Ballet+Manila+boys+sweep+junior+honors+in+CCP+competition+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila boys sweep junior honors in CCP competition Rafael Perez, Ka Andres https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542355961144-65I894YDP6NY2LCIYZQ8/Ballet+Manila+boys+sweep+junior+honors+in+CCP+competition+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila boys sweep junior honors in CCP competition Alvin Dictado, Pi-Ang https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542356103745-I2VKRQT3OE6MF7J4Z1T2/Ballet+Manila+boys+sweep+junior+honors+in+CCP+competition+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila boys sweep junior honors in CCP competition Ballet Manila co-artistic director Osias Barroso congratulates the top three junior male winners in the CCP Ballet Competition: (from left) Alvin Dictado, third prize; Brian Sevilla, first prize; and Rafael Perez, second prize. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542356952341-W9OHDP7RAUU8DRLI9YP1/_1240505.jpg Home - Ballet Manila boys sweep junior honors in CCP competition - Monique Valera Giselle Act 1 (Giselle) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542357417055-4JRX635WRUWRGIAOUKMW/_1240906.jpg Home - Ballet Manila boys sweep junior honors in CCP competition - Monique Valera Sarongbanggi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542356910836-1GILTE360LJ29EH2HWFE/_1240555.jpg Home - Ballet Manila boys sweep junior honors in CCP competition - Loraine Gaile Jarlega Black Swan (Swan Lake) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542357534090-Q2MGCBJV5RJPIN9XI7W6/_1240996.jpg Home - Ballet Manila boys sweep junior honors in CCP competition - Loraine Gaile Jarlega Ilig https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542356999780-RGMQ9NHHJGXJCP8EC1SC/_1240580.jpg Home - Ballet Manila boys sweep junior honors in CCP competition - Elyssabeth Apilado Kingdom of the Shades 3rd variation (La Bayadere) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542357533695-KDUJFDSRF9HNA4Z78YHA/_1250029.jpg Home - Ballet Manila boys sweep junior honors in CCP competition - Elyssabeth Apilado Love Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542357034221-9YE5TVUYOTTW0P5FEF2S/_1240596.jpg Home - Ballet Manila boys sweep junior honors in CCP competition - Ysabelle Ashley Salonga Lise (La Fille Mal Gardee) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542357645061-BQFPIKX23RQYFJFQDG9P/_1250085.jpg Home - Ballet Manila boys sweep junior honors in CCP competition - Ysabelle Ashley Salonga Deserted https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542357064887-5JPDMW8DF1RK72BQ3JT5/_1240640.jpg Home - Ballet Manila boys sweep junior honors in CCP competition - Fiona Delos Santos Kingdom of the Shades second variation (La Bayadere) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542357685550-R6WZWL1M6LV2ZZVFDKV6/_1250133.jpg Home - Ballet Manila boys sweep junior honors in CCP competition - Fiona Delos Santos Come Closer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542357145607-CF4DH57005QNO2UX0B3O/_1240697.jpg Home - Ballet Manila boys sweep junior honors in CCP competition - Precious Gem Bacolod Giselle Act 1 (Giselle) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542357810443-5T9P7O3I5IO5EJMWS92J/_1250272.jpg Home - Ballet Manila boys sweep junior honors in CCP competition - Precious Gem Bacolod Fluke Absurd https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542357187316-OHIJ34L7VG4YREF26B1X/_1240730.jpg Home - Ballet Manila boys sweep junior honors in CCP competition - Florante Joshue Oliva Swan Lake Pas De Trois (Swan Lake) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542357847506-RGLAQCN69O3X55VHP6FL/_1250353.jpg Home - Ballet Manila boys sweep junior honors in CCP competition - Florante Joshue Oliva Fallen Angel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542357226926-PIVW5C7954HWD4PCTY2Y/_1240779.jpg Home - Ballet Manila boys sweep junior honors in CCP competition - Carl Daniel Doromal Swan Lake Pas De Trois (Swan Lake) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542357894815-ZZYMP06M0HGAVHODG9ES/_1250399.jpg Home - Ballet Manila boys sweep junior honors in CCP competition - Carl Daniel Doromal Paalam https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542357245078-M8RBTVYDB0CJCOILRV5R/_1240809.jpg Home - Ballet Manila boys sweep junior honors in CCP competition - Ian Delos Santos Albrecht (Giselle) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542357961292-XD57AJF4JCTM15SOBBW0/_1250440.jpg Home - Ballet Manila boys sweep junior honors in CCP competition - Ian Delos Santos Still Waiting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542357317776-PBLDVL5EP8XS6HP19XAK/_1240858.jpg Home - Ballet Manila boys sweep junior honors in CCP competition - Eduardson Evangelio Raymonda https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542358006423-NB3J5YY3YAQAZY53OEOP/_1250516.jpg Home - Ballet Manila boys sweep junior honors in CCP competition - Eduardson Evangelio Inay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542357318041-VXV5A7609PBF64UB69IX/_1240862.jpg Home - Ballet Manila boys sweep junior honors in CCP competition - Emmerson Evangelio Ali (Le Corsaire) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542358039870-UAPB0N7JI2GH9I7F0IM9/_1250528.jpg Home - Ballet Manila boys sweep junior honors in CCP competition - Emmerson Evangelio Alon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542357425305-B51CLV57JBREMVWHQ4EP/_1240876.jpg Home - Ballet Manila boys sweep junior honors in CCP competition - John Carl Concepcion Ali (Le Corsaire) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542358099168-6Q4JIZFEPOGRTDWS0QFO/_1250555.jpg Home - Ballet Manila boys sweep junior honors in CCP competition - John Carl Concepcion Palaboy https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/11/16/emma-harris-embraces-new-ballet-experiences-in-her-mothers-homeland monthly 0.5 2018-11-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542346937484-V4F2IUY0IBVDNNR2W13K/Emma+Harris+embraces+new+ballet+experiences+in+her+mother%E2%80%99s+homeland+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Emma Harris embraces new ballet experiences in her mother’s homeland Emma loves dancing the classics and enjoyed being the Lead Algerian in Ballet Manila’s recent production of Le Corsaire. 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19 Ballet Manila dancers vie for honors in CCP competition - Ysabelle Ashley Salonga Junior Female Category https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542159281396-3VSYY5IIQL6OF4W779HF/SEVILLA%2C+BRIAN+JOHN+-+_MG_9034.jpg Home - 19 Ballet Manila dancers vie for honors in CCP competition - Brian Ramos Sevilla Junior Male Category https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542159507834-MAGZBIF86B4O7IPZUCZD/TAGUPA%2C+ANGELIKA++JOIE+-+_MG_8970.jpg Home - 19 Ballet Manila dancers vie for honors in CCP competition - Angelika Joie Tagupa Senior Female Category https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542159529191-Y19D1SW3SYDYQWUA5WIP/VALERA%2C+MONIQUE+-+_MG_8958.jpg Home - 19 Ballet Manila dancers vie for honors in CCP competition - Monique Valera Junior Female Category https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/11/12/romance-magic-and-a-happy-ending-as-ballet-manila-brings-back-cinderella monthly 0.5 2018-11-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542014216713-VXXDBWHWF94Q4E26P3FE/Romance%2C+magic+and+a+happy+ending++as+Ballet+Manila+brings+back+%E2%80%98Cinderella%E2%80%99+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Romance, magic and a happy ending as Ballet Manila brings back ‘Cinderella’ Romance is in the air as Ballet Manila principal dancer Abigail Oliveiro and soloist Mark Sumaylo portray the lead characters in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Cinderella. Photo by Jojit Lorenzo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1542014282152-1C2G5C95FTRNZR8RQ48K/Romance%2C+magic+and+a+happy+ending++as+Ballet+Manila+brings+back+%E2%80%98Cinderella%E2%80%99+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Romance, magic and a happy ending as Ballet Manila brings back ‘Cinderella’ Ballet Manila principals Joan Emery Sia and Rudy De Dios, as Cinderella and Prince Charming, meet and fall in love in a grand ball – with the help of Fairy Godmother (Kong Ke Xin). 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Photo by Jojit Lorenzo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1541549185441-LZY0ACTZOJKZ9CDVN322/The+Cinderella+story+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The Cinderella story Principal dancer Rudy De Dios returns as Prince Charming, this time with fellow principal dancer Joan Emery Sia as his Cinderella. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1541549288954-H9DE42B2WWQMRWRNHXDW/The+Cinderella+story+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The Cinderella story The evil Stepmother (Jonathan Janolo) and Stepsisters (Rissa May Camaclang and Jasmine Pia Dames) swoon over Prince Charming (Mark Sumaylo, sharing the role with Rudy de Dios). The 2018 re-staging of Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Cinderella will see John Balagot as the Stepmother, with Nicole Klaudine Barroso and Emma Zoe Harris also portraying the Stepsisters. 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Photo by MarBi Photography https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/11/6/from-malaysia-to-the-philippines-kong-ke-xin-pursues-her-love-for-ballet monthly 0.5 2018-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1541498823437-IZBL85N3VN4D1212NF6D/From+Malaysia+to+the+Philippines%2C+Kong+Ke+Xin+pursues+her+love+for+ballet+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - From Malaysia to the Philippines, Kong Ke Xin pursues her love for ballet In Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s full-length Cinderella, Kong Ke Xin plays the Fairy Godmother who creates magic with the flick of her wand. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1541499003498-1TTTEA7QHWYLZBFQJ0PJ/From+Malaysia+to+the+Philippines%2C+Kong+Ke+Xin+pursues+her+love+for+ballet+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - From Malaysia to the Philippines, Kong Ke Xin pursues her love for ballet Shy and soft-spoken, Ballet Manila company artist Kong Ke Xin may still be adjusting to her move from Malaysia to the Philippines but she is confident that being here can only contribute to her growth as a dancer. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1541499062109-WO1ZTQTNXZ24ECNZCLC3/From+Malaysia+to+the+Philippines%2C+Kong+Ke+Xin+pursues+her+love+for+ballet+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - From Malaysia to the Philippines, Kong Ke Xin pursues her love for ballet Ke Xin dances as Odette, the White Swan, opposite Mark Sumaylo as Prince Siegfried in Just Dance, the summer intensive recital of Ballet Manila. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1541499175007-MPFJN2CVX6EXHTQL6VV4/From+Malaysia+to+the+Philippines%2C+Kong+Ke+Xin+pursues+her+love+for+ballet+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - From Malaysia to the Philippines, Kong Ke Xin pursues her love for ballet Cast as one of the Algerian slaves in Le Corsaire, Ke Xin is thankful to be taking on a variety of roles in Ballet Manila productions. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1541499252324-4LG2YRFAO786OOKHXBA0/From+Malaysia+to+the+Philippines%2C+Kong+Ke+Xin+pursues+her+love+for+ballet+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - From Malaysia to the Philippines, Kong Ke Xin pursues her love for ballet Ke Xin was one of the girls featured in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Fur Elise, one of the choreographies showcased in BM’s Iconic season-opener. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1541501852320-TY5F4FNZZS2VZ74K9OJZ/From+Malaysia+to+the+Philippines%2C+Kong+Ke+Xin+pursues+her+love+for+ballet+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - From Malaysia to the Philippines, Kong Ke Xin pursues her love for ballet The antidote to homesickness, says Ke Xin, is being greeted online by her Malaysian-based mom Lim Sek Mei first thing in the morning and last thing at night. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/11/4/enchanting-cinderella monthly 0.5 2018-11-04 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/10/31/this-month-in-bm-history-october-1995 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1540949941871-KY4QRDNXETS7B868223M/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+October+1995+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: October 1995 Lisa Macuja writes about Ballet Manila’s performance for a lunch-time crowd in her column for Malaya. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1540950136155-LY8UJPT035J9APM3MF1K/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+October+1995+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: October 1995 Cover of the souvenir program for the Development Bank of the Philippines’ monthly social gathering with Ballet Manila as guest. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/10/30/le-corsaire-20-years-after-osias-barroso-on-sustaining-ballet-manilas-pirate-breakthrough monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1540870795877-60TXJN19TQSTCTTN0FXD/%E2%80%98Le+Corsaire%E2%80%99+20+years+after%3A+Osias+Barroso+on+sustaining+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+pirate+breakthrough+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - ‘Le Corsaire’ 20 years after: Osias Barroso on sustaining Ballet Manila’s pirate breakthrough Ballet Manila co-artistic director Osias “Shaz” Barroso says the company’s strict adherence to standards has allowed them to perform Le Corsaire consistently over two decades. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1540871041790-13O35LF88ILF3KIT27E4/%E2%80%98Le+Corsaire%E2%80%99+20+years+after%3A+Osias+Barroso+on+sustaining+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+pirate+breakthrough+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - ‘Le Corsaire’ 20 years after: Osias Barroso on sustaining Ballet Manila’s pirate breakthrough The full-length Le Corsaire was first brought to the Philippines in 1998 in a joint production of Ballet Manila and Krasnoyarsk Ballet Osias Barroso and Pamela Asprer (left), as Conrad and Medora, danced alongside their Russian colleagues. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1540871228754-1HKIGZ0J15RBHBYL1L6X/%E2%80%98Le+Corsaire%E2%80%99+20+years+after%3A+Osias+Barroso+on+sustaining+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+pirate+breakthrough+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - ‘Le Corsaire’ 20 years after: Osias Barroso on sustaining Ballet Manila’s pirate breakthrough Ballet Manila has now staged Le Corsaire eight times – in 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2013 and 2018. Souvenir programs and posters of the shows are stored in the Ballet Manila Archives. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1540871347576-N3F4FNR4FJS69ZZKW3Y4/%E2%80%98Le+Corsaire%E2%80%99+20+years+after%3A+Osias+Barroso+on+sustaining+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+pirate+breakthrough++5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - ‘Le Corsaire’ 20 years after: Osias Barroso on sustaining Ballet Manila’s pirate breakthrough Osias Barroso and Lisa Macuja-Elizalde rehearsed for their debut as Conrad and Medora in 1998, but were ultimately unable to perform together when Lisa became pregnant with her first child. The pair finally headlined Le Corsaire when Ballet Manila restaged it in 2000. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1540871452512-Q47JW187F22D0QLK5MXN/%E2%80%98Le+Corsaire%E2%80%99+20+years+after%3A+Osias+Barroso+on+sustaining+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+pirate+breakthrough+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - ‘Le Corsaire’ 20 years after: Osias Barroso on sustaining Ballet Manila’s pirate breakthrough Gerardo Francisco, now principal dancer, has taken on the role of Ali in every staging of Ballet Manila’s Le Corsaire since 2004. Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1540871681936-RP95K94KEQ20FYLUL8AH/%E2%80%98Le+Corsaire%E2%80%99+20+years+after%3A+Osias+Barroso+on+sustaining+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+pirate+breakthrough+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - ‘Le Corsaire’ 20 years after: Osias Barroso on sustaining Ballet Manila’s pirate breakthrough Le Corsaire, says Osias Barroso, is one of Ballet Manila’s treasures, as it allows dancers to take on its many principal roles. In one of the 2018 shows, Elpidio Magat (Lankadem) and Nicole Barroso (Gulnara) dance the pas d’esclave in Act 1. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1540871817320-VVMY6QXUDZPG9Q88XTOX/%E2%80%98Le+Corsaire%E2%80%99+20+years+after%3A+Osias+Barroso+on+sustaining+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+pirate+breakthrough+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - ‘Le Corsaire’ 20 years after: Osias Barroso on sustaining Ballet Manila’s pirate breakthrough Ballet Manila’s Abigail Oliveiro (Medora), Mark Sumaylo (Conrad) and John De Dios (Ali) perform the iconic pas de trois of Le Corsaire in the company’s latest staging of the pirate classic. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/10/26/cinderella-returns monthly 0.5 2018-10-26 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/10/25/ballet-dictionary-stretching monthly 0.5 2018-10-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1540432834936-8B73DD5P4KQWLL5T75ZP/Ballet+Dictionary%3A+Stretching+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Dictionary: Stretching https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/10/24/wln98lepsbher0766mdrez5zjb7yxx monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/10/21/the-characters-of-le-corsaire-the-evil-lankadem monthly 0.5 2018-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1540085411318-2RXN4GO9JJMAUKDNNI1B/The+characters+of+%E2%80%98Le+Corsaire%E2%80%99%3A+The+evil+Lankadem+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The characters of ‘Le Corsaire’: The evil Lankadem Soloist Alfren Salgado took on the role of Lankadem during the 2013 production of Le Corsaire which was also prima ballerina Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s final performance of this ballet. Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1540085495986-M65NQ7E3VJ77EI91PWZ1/The+characters+of+%E2%80%98Le+Corsaire%E2%80%99%3A+The+evil+Lankadem+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The characters of ‘Le Corsaire’: The evil Lankadem in the 2000 production of Le Corsaire, Jeffrey Espejo alternated as Lankadem with his brother Eduardo. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1540085578812-5APDR5WJ7FE734731IWP/The+characters+of+%E2%80%98Le+Corsaire%E2%80%99%3A+The+evil+Lankadem+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The characters of ‘Le Corsaire’: The evil Lankadem Principal dancer Elpidio Magat Jr. brings to life the evil Lankadem in the 2018 staging of Le Corsaire. Photo by Jojit Lorenzo https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/10/20/abigail-oliveiro-comes-full-circle-with-le-corsaire monthly 0.5 2018-10-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1539997112782-4ZZ1589IAQ3IEGTYUE6X/Abigail+Oliveiro+comes+full+circle+with+%E2%80%98Le+Corsaire%E2%80%99+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Abigail Oliveiro comes full circle with ‘Le Corsaire’ Principal dancer Abigail Oliveiro makes her debut in the full-length production of Le Corsaire as damsel-in-distress Medora, opposite real-life partner Mark Sumaylo as the pirate Conrad who falls for her. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1539996556711-YYGZWAX86T5XGYXKNDX4/Abigail+Oliveiro+comes+full+circle+with+%E2%80%98Le+Corsaire%E2%80%99+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Abigail Oliveiro comes full circle with ‘Le Corsaire’ To portray Medora, a character so unlike her in real life, Abigail Oliveiro says it helps to be light-hearted before entering the stage. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1539997617330-4V4T07SL55YZAHQ2TDKV/Abigail+Oliveiro+comes+full+circle+with+%E2%80%98Le+Corsaire%E2%80%99+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Abigail Oliveiro comes full circle with ‘Le Corsaire’ As a newcomer to Ballet Manila in 2013, Abi is cast in a supporting role in Le Corsaire opposite Francis Cascaño. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1539997689410-GV2TGH1VGZN7W2NC86XO/Abigail+Oliveiro+comes+full+circle+with+%E2%80%98Le+Corsaire%E2%80%99+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Abigail Oliveiro comes full circle with ‘Le Corsaire’ Abi counts Act 3 of Le Corsaire, featuring the living garden, as her favorite. “It’s so beautiful!” she points out. Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/10/19/the-characters-of-le-corsaire-the-selfless-gulnara monthly 0.5 2018-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1539913353551-0YOU4UZ0KVIG9PZR29O9/The+characters+of+%E2%80%98Le+Corsaire%E2%80%99%3A+The+selfless+Gulnara+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The characters of ‘Le Corsaire’: The selfless Gulnara Featured here in the Le Jardin Animé or the Living Garden segment of Le Corsaire is senior soloist Yanti Marduli who portrayed Gulnara in the 16th performance season of Ballet Manila. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1539913442735-H6SDS2AODKARRNYSNL4E/The+characters+of+%E2%80%98Le+Corsaire%E2%80%99%3A+The+selfless+Gulnara+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The characters of ‘Le Corsaire’: The selfless Gulnara Soloist Melanie Motus portrayed the role of Gulnara in 1998 – the first time that Ballet Manila performed the full-length Le Corsaire together with the Russian Krasnoyarsk Ballet. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1539913525443-JAF054YW6E4TTTBEFEYP/The+characters+of+%E2%80%98Le+Corsaire%E2%80%99%3A+The+selfless+Gulnara+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The characters of ‘Le Corsaire’: The selfless Gulnara Joan Emery Sia, now a principal dancer, is featured here in the “reveal” scene with fellow principal dancer Romeo Peralta as Lankadem. She was among the four Gulnaras in the 2013 restaging of Le Corsaire. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/10/18/the-characters-of-le-corsaire-the-faithful-ali monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1539839058100-U0YC2HV2TGI3O8J4AGMR/The+characters+of+%E2%80%98Le+Corsaire%E2%80%99%3A+The+faithful+Ali+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The characters of ‘Le Corsaire’: The faithful Ali Principal dancer Elpidio Magat Jr. performed Ali in the 2010 restaging of Le Corsaire. For the 2018 restaging, he will be performing Lankadem instead. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1539839166879-YD4QVNDL9ZCNAIXAJZOF/The+characters+of+%E2%80%98Le+Corsaire%E2%80%99%3A+The+faithful+Ali+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The characters of ‘Le Corsaire’: The faithful Ali Eduardo Espejo essayed the role of Ali in Ballet Manila’s staging of Le Corsaire in 2000. In this scene, he is seen lifting Medora up high. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1539839260582-0UL0FWRR9K2PL8XJD1GL/The+characters+of+%E2%80%98Le+Corsaire%E2%80%99%3A+The+faithful+Ali+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The characters of ‘Le Corsaire’: The faithful Ali Principal dancer Gerardo Francisco Jr. has been performing Ali since 2004. The 2018 production will be the fifth time that he will be taking on this role. Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/10/17/soloist-jasmine-pia-dames-embraces-the-challenge-of-portraying-gulnara monthly 0.5 2018-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1539756295683-QHL2BFIELIFBVVX971ZD/Soloist+Jasmine+Pia+Dames+embraces+the+challenge+of+portraying+Gulnara+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Soloist Jasmine Pia Dames embraces the challenge of portraying Gulnara Pia Dames was beset by injuries and illness in 2017, but she has since bounced back, ready to face the challenges ballet has to offer her. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1539756722481-H7EUU655BP0U86YCG5QI/Soloist+Jasmine+Pia+Dames+embraces+the+challenge+of+portraying+Gulnara+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Soloist Jasmine Pia Dames embraces the challenge of portraying Gulnara Dancing as Kitri in the full-length Don Quixote in 2017 was a good fit for Pia as she is feisty in real life. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1539756831089-PLOWEPIUNNIVRH9BA49C/Soloist+Jasmine+Pia+Dames+embraces+the+challenge+of+portraying+Gulnara+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Soloist Jasmine Pia Dames embraces the challenge of portraying Gulnara Pia reigns supreme in this excerpt from Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Bloom, restaged in BM 21 in 2016. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1539756985979-31JIAC9TOQ31CO43HFUQ/Soloist+Jasmine+Pia+Dames+embraces+the+challenge+of+portraying+Gulnara+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Soloist Jasmine Pia Dames embraces the challenge of portraying Gulnara The soloist is exuberant as one of the wicked stepsisters in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Cinderella (2016). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1539757173106-9VLBRBEH77VAK209L57B/Soloist+Jasmine+Pia+Dames+embraces+the+challenge+of+portraying+Gulnara+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Soloist Jasmine Pia Dames embraces the challenge of portraying Gulnara Pia says she can’t live without dancing, so she’ll keep doing it to keep getting better as a ballerina. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/10/16/the-characters-of-le-corsaire-medora-the-damsel-in-distress monthly 0.5 2018-10-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1539649510101-IQHFP71W0B68K93TTYLQ/The+characters+of+%E2%80%98Le+Corsaire%E2%80%99%3A+Medora%2C+the+damsel+in+distress+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The characters of ‘Le Corsaire’: Medora, the damsel in distress A crowd favorite, Le Corsaire was restaged in 2002 with soloist Elline Damian debuting as Medora (alternating with principal dancer Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and soloist Aileen Gallinera). In the previous productions, she performed the role of Gulnara. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1539649569543-KQTQMBIN2U45FNYEKOXA/The+characters+of+%E2%80%98Le+Corsaire%E2%80%99%3A+Medora%2C+the+damsel+in+distress+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The characters of ‘Le Corsaire’: Medora, the damsel in distress Prima ballerina Lisa Macuja-Elizalde was unable to perform as Medora in 1998 when Ballet Manila staged Le Corsaire for the first time as she was pregnant with her first child, Missy. Two years later, she partnered with co-artistic director Osias Barroso when the company restaged the pirate epic. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1539649628116-VFEIJU2MA0WTWB7IMJOY/The+characters+of+%E2%80%98Le+Corsaire%E2%80%99%3A+Medora%2C+the+damsel+in+distress+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The characters of ‘Le Corsaire’: Medora, the damsel in distress Guest principal artist Katherine Barkman will take on the role of Medora for the first time, alternating with principal dancer Abigail Oliveiro who is also debuting the role. This will be Katherine’s farewell performance before joining Washington Ballet after three years with Ballet Manila. Photo by MarBi Photography https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/10/15/ali-is-back-gerardo-francisco-on-the-joys-and-challenges-of-dancing-the-classics monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1539595102846-GAVQUXBDVOFQ25S0369Z/Ali+is+back%3A+Gerardo+Francisco+on+the+joys+and+challenges+of+dancing+the+classics+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ali is back: Gerardo Francisco on the joys and challenges of dancing the classics Since first dancing the Ali variation for a competition, Geri Francisco has been cast in the same role in every Le Corsaire production of Ballet Manila since joining the company in 2003. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1539595162749-UXCXYFKUGPVF1UULMO4W/Ali+is+back%3A+Gerardo+Francisco+on+the+joys+and+challenges+of+dancing+the+classics+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ali is back: Gerardo Francisco on the joys and challenges of dancing the classics Poised to fly to greater heights, Geri Francisco wants to dance as long for as he can and to continue choreographing, maybe even making a classical piece one day. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1539595229688-UFHYGBH3G8XE71P5N9BT/Ali+is+back%3A+Gerardo+Francisco+on+the+joys+and+challenges+of+dancing+the+classics+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ali is back: Gerardo Francisco on the joys and challenges of dancing the classics Knowing that the role of Ali can be physically demanding, Geri has been doing extra workouts to strengthen himself. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1539595375174-5V8H65CZ4FJ1ZJ4FTGXS/Ali+is+back%3A+Gerardo+Francisco+on+the+joys+and+challenges+of+dancing+the+classics+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ali is back: Gerardo Francisco on the joys and challenges of dancing the classics In 2013, Geri as Ali partnered Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Medora in the prima ballerina’s farewell performances of Le Corsaire featured in her Swan Song Series. Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1539595450058-1QEW305YN0YT3FYNAHI9/Ali+is+back%3A+Gerardo+Francisco+on+the+joys+and+challenges+of+dancing+the+classics+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ali is back: Gerardo Francisco on the joys and challenges of dancing the classics In last October’s Swan Lake, Geri danced as the Jester. Admittedly, it took him a while to get back into shape after concentrating on choreography. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1539595803225-YMLACPUEQZ8AZKKCKHD7/Ali+is+back%3A+Gerardo+Francisco+on+the+joys+and+challenges+of+dancing+the+classics+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ali is back: Gerardo Francisco on the joys and challenges of dancing the classics Geri commands the stage – as a choreographer this time, as he blocks Ibong Adarna for Ballet Manila’s performance in Israel. Photo by Mark Sumaylo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1539595882632-NAMLXRNGFK1WMPY27NGN/Ali+is+back%3A+Gerardo+Francisco+on+the+joys+and+challenges+of+dancing+the+classics+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ali is back: Gerardo Francisco on the joys and challenges of dancing the classics Geri did double duty in Israel last July, being both the choreographer and a dancer, portraying the assistant to Haring Fernando (Osias Barroso). Photo by Mark Sumaylo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1539595963321-X1P95NFPKGDMG1L3KZIG/Ali+is+back%3A+Gerardo+Francisco+on+the+joys+and+challenges+of+dancing+the+classics+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ali is back: Gerardo Francisco on the joys and challenges of dancing the classics Contemporary dance is his forte, says Geri, seen here performing Ernest Mandap’s Reve with fellow principal dancer Rudy de Dios for Ballet Manila season-opener, Iconic 1. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1539596045901-URJ9NV7675G2HPGP4XWE/Ali+is+back%3A+Gerardo+Francisco+on+the+joys+and+challenges+of+dancing+the+classics+9+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ali is back: Gerardo Francisco on the joys and challenges of dancing the classics Dancing Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Bloom in Iconic 1, with company artist Shaira Comeros. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1539596143737-9JJG5J30XH0981PNC1HU/Ali+is+back%3A+Gerardo+Francisco+on+the+joys+and+challenges+of+dancing+the+classics+10+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ali is back: Gerardo Francisco on the joys and challenges of dancing the classics Geri advises young dancers to take ballet seriously and to love what they’re doing. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/10/14/after-usa-ibc-fearless-nicole-barroso-ready-to-experience-more-in-ballet monthly 0.5 2018-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1539480875514-AKN0ENJI7D37X5QQGQZG/After+USA+IBC%2C+fearless+Nicole+Barroso+ready+to+experience+more+in+ballet+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - After USA IBC, fearless Nicole Barroso ready to experience more in ballet Dancing as Gulnara in the full-length Le Corsaire has been on Nicole’s list since she first took on the role in a recital piece three years ago. During Ballet Manila’s season launch last August, she performed the Pas d’Esclave with Elpidio Magat as Lankadem. Photo by Stan de la Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1539480942781-4LG7O0Q9LZFCDFWKHDN9/After+USA+IBC%2C+fearless+Nicole+Barroso+ready+to+experience+more+in+ballet+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - After USA IBC, fearless Nicole Barroso ready to experience more in ballet At 16, Nicole Barroso still can’t believe that she’s been promoted to soloist – the result of her outstanding performance in the USA International Ballet Competition where she reached the finals and was given a Jury Encouragement Award. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1539480984935-NWV1OO74EGQBGTD41TWL/After+USA+IBC%2C+fearless+Nicole+Barroso+ready+to+experience+more+in+ballet+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - After USA IBC, fearless Nicole Barroso ready to experience more in ballet Nicole believes that it was Gerardo Francisco’s Fuga, which was created on her and partner Joshua Enciso, that pushed her to the final round at the USA IBC in Jackson, Mississippi. Photo by Richard Finkelstein/ USA IBC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1539481079925-W44PH40O0AR72RC3D5U0/After+USA+IBC%2C+fearless+Nicole+Barroso+ready+to+experience+more+in+ballet+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - After USA IBC, fearless Nicole Barroso ready to experience more in ballet Unexpectedly, Nicole (second from right) was given a last-minute Jury Encouragement Award at the USA IBC. Celebrating with her after the awarding program were (from left) partner Joshua Enciso, BM artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde, BM guest principal dancer and Jackson senior silver awardee Katherine Barkman and BM co-artistic director Osias Barroso. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1539481137061-FK6JFHF49VSQIY5BCBUV/After+USA+IBC%2C+fearless+Nicole+Barroso+ready+to+experience+more+in+ballet+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - After USA IBC, fearless Nicole Barroso ready to experience more in ballet Taking a souvenir shot in their tutus before Ballet Manila’s Must Dance recital in December 2015: Nicole (as Le Corsaire’s Gulnara) poses with Marinette Franco (left) and (back, from left) Abigail Bonifacio, Denise Elizon and Kayla Coseteng. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1539481213617-NAP7V5CRHZRP82EDJESA/After+USA+IBC%2C+fearless+Nicole+Barroso+ready+to+experience+more+in+ballet+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - After USA IBC, fearless Nicole Barroso ready to experience more in ballet After her first taste of Gulnara in 2015, Nicole is congratulated by artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1539481272011-1J2S09XBX4ERVAZVYFKT/After+USA+IBC%2C+fearless+Nicole+Barroso+ready+to+experience+more+in+ballet+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - After USA IBC, fearless Nicole Barroso ready to experience more in ballet Fearless and eager to learn, Nicole says she’s looking forward to growing more in ballet. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1539481369435-IU9T8GJZMHCZ46ZPNBII/After+USA+IBC%2C+fearless+Nicole+Barroso+ready+to+experience+more+in+ballet+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - After USA IBC, fearless Nicole Barroso ready to experience more in ballet Nicole considers herself blessed for the many opportunities that Ballet Manila has given her. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/10/13/the-pirate-named-conrad monthly 0.5 2018-10-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1539393993030-8OAZCP51NS0XKBND48R4/The+characters+of+%27Le+Corsaire%27%3A+The+pirate+named+Conrad+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The characters of 'Le Corsaire': The pirate named Conrad Principal dancer Rudy De Dios performed Conrad in Ballet Manila’s 2010 and 2013 performance seasons. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1539394040831-Y8UF5YNJYAQDX0CUYJJ2/The+characters+of+%27Le+Corsaire%27%3A+The+pirate+named+Conrad+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The characters of 'Le Corsaire': The pirate named Conrad In the 1998 production of Le Corsaire, Osias Barroso partnered with Pamela Asprer to dance as Conrad and Medora. Eduardo Espejo Jr. took on the role of the slave Ali. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1539394256119-DZFGIPX4A7THV8FFGDU2/The+characters+of+%27Le+Corsaire%27%3A+The+pirate+named+Conrad+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The characters of 'Le Corsaire': The pirate named Conrad Guest principal dancers Joseph Phillips and Katherine Barkman will headline the 2018 staging of Le Corsaire. Photo by Jojit Lorenzo https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/10/12/why-le-corsaire-is-memorable-to-principal-danseur-romeo-peralta monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1539302177384-BLWFLUDHG0VGXZ6PYV6B/Why+%E2%80%98Le+Corsaire%E2%80%99+is+memorable+to+principal+danseur+Romeo+Peralta+1.+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Why ‘Le Corsaire’ is memorable to principal danseur Romeo Peralta As Le Corsaire’s slave trader Lankadem in 2010, Romeo takes a bow along with Yanti Marduli as Gulnara and the rest of the cast. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1539302330946-G61ULFEIZ4ITTBLZTHUD/Why+%E2%80%98Le+Corsaire%E2%80%99+is+memorable+to+principal+danseur+Romeo+Peralta+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Why ‘Le Corsaire’ is memorable to principal danseur Romeo Peralta Le Corsaire is special to principal dancer Romeo Peralta who has taken on various roles in the pirate epic through the years. In this season’s restaging, he plays the traitor Birbanto for the first time. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1539302427454-VDEJ82VLZA6LJJ8NSN4N/Why+%E2%80%98Le+Corsaire%E2%80%99+is+memorable+to+principal+danseur+Romeo+Peralta+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Why ‘Le Corsaire’ is memorable to principal danseur Romeo Peralta In 2013, Romeo (front, fourth from left) was one of the pirates in the production that marked prima ballerina Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s final portrayal as Medora as part of her Swan Song Series. Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1539302585309-ZTQUWWW4GCME6MTC3NNC/Why+%E2%80%98Le+Corsaire%E2%80%99+is+memorable+to+principal+danseur+Romeo+Peralta+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Why ‘Le Corsaire’ is memorable to principal danseur Romeo Peralta In playing a villain like Lankadem, Romeo gets to explore the character more and be in the moment. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1539302672207-S7FMH2NY5NU6OARYCATW/Why+%E2%80%98Le+Corsaire%E2%80%99+is+memorable+to+principal+danseur+Romeo+Peralta+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Why ‘Le Corsaire’ is memorable to principal danseur Romeo Peralta Romeo (second from right) is cast as a pirate in one of the shows of Le Corsaire in 2010. Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1539302837066-CAHRGTEAW8X1TZ6LNQ21/Why+%E2%80%98Le+Corsaire%E2%80%99+is+memorable+to+principal+danseur+Romeo+Peralta+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Why ‘Le Corsaire’ is memorable to principal danseur Romeo Peralta Even if a danseur has played a certain role several times, Romeo (second from right, in the 2013 Le Corsaire) believes the challenge is to find ways to make it interesting. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1539303162566-EK1X089KSVTEDZDO3TX2/Why+%E2%80%98Le+Corsaire%E2%80%99+is+memorable+to+principal+danseur+Romeo+Peralta+7.+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Why ‘Le Corsaire’ is memorable to principal danseur Romeo Peralta Romeo claims to know Le Corsaire by heart that when the music starts playing, his body supposedly knows immediately what it should do, as well as what the other characters should do. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/10/3/uoo77s6nknvgltgl4o4waxd4o5tpu5 monthly 0.5 2018-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1538526209186-3B6I6O9YBL88RBHGHI3M/Jamil+Montibon%3A+Making+the+most+of+another+chance+in+ballet+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Jamil Montibon: Making the most of another chance in ballet One of the high points of Jamil's career so far was being given the chance to perform Sari't Bahag with fellow former Ballet Manila scholar Jessa Balote, taking over the roles previously danced by Osias Barroso and Lisa Macuja-Elizalde. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1538526127023-TEN3DHY56SEKXDZENX8K/Jamil+Montibon%3A+Making+the+most+of+another+chance+in+ballet+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Jamil Montibon: Making the most of another chance in ballet Jamil now has greater motivation to keep working hard, having just become a father to baby girl Chloe. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1538526312589-WD1984TULFIMZQT9DNMV/Jamil+Montibon%3A+Making+the+most+of+another+chance+in+ballet+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Jamil Montibon: Making the most of another chance in ballet Jamil (fifth from left) performs in Swan Lake. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1538526414431-5HAZVN0DHZ4SIERN4GJ4/Jamil+Montibon%3A+Making+the+most+of+another+chance+in+ballet+4+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Jamil Montibon: Making the most of another chance in ballet Jamil is paired with Leanna Villanueva in Aria, a choreography by Martin Lawrance. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1538603183503-M0M85LOVK5SF0E8N0QEI/Jamil+Montibon%3A+Making+the+most+of+another+chance+in+ballet+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Jamil Montibon: Making the most of another chance in ballet Last July, Jamil was part of the Ballet Manila delegation to the Karmiel Dance Festival in Israel. The group also had the opportunity to visit important sites in the Holy Land. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1538603462816-K8T8IXC5A5LEP0VJJLZF/Jamil+Montibon%3A+Making+the+most+of+another+chance+in+ballet+6+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Jamil Montibon: Making the most of another chance in ballet Ballet Manila company artist Jamil Montibon has long left his scavenger days behind, finding salvation in dance. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/10/1/ballet-dictionarynbspgrand-pli-in-second-position monthly 0.5 2018-10-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1538357327066-3P8YY9RQ8KI0UC56UE5Y/Ballet+Dictionary%3A+Grand+Pli%C3%A9+in+Second+Position++-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Dictionary:&nbsp;Grand Plié in Second Position https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/9/29/snapshots-from-israel monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1538151536969-PBM2RVJUZXT2OT8QWSJ5/Snapshots+from+Israel+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Snapshots from Israel The group is in an upbeat mood at the airport just before leaving Manila. Photo by Mark Sumaylo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1538152223306-K17ZCMQVUAKLPXH9OLIZ/Snapshots+from+Israel+11+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Snapshots from Israel One of the thrills for Abigail Oliveiro was seeing circular posters announcing Ibong Adarna out in the streets. Photo by Mark Sumaylo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1538151322813-ZXC937A3X9TAFMADDLVZ/Snapshots+from+Israel+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Snapshots from Israel Principal dancer Abigail Oliveiro and Ibong Adarna choreographer Gerardo Francisco pose beside a banner of Ballet Manila’s show which was also billed as The Mystical Bird. Photo by Mark Sumaylo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1538152368148-YRURVF0GEJN69WCLYFM3/Snapshots+from+Israel+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Snapshots from Israel The day after their arrival, the group buckles down to work, familiarizing themselves with the stage and figuring out the blocking and lighting. Photo by Mark Sumaylo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1538154119380-JBQDRP0LG0KX8LU3KDK6/Snapshots+from+Israel+12+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Snapshots from Israel Stolen shot shows Gerardo Francisco orchestrating the blocking for the show beside an iconic prop -- the caged ibong adarna. Photo by Elpidio Magat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1538152743939-ZJ8Y4RE6M5M67XUSWCSW/Snapshots+from+Israel+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Snapshots from Israel Osias Barroso enjoys a quiet moment on stage prior to the show. He is perched on the prop bed where he would have lain down as the ailing king in Ibong Adarna, but it proved to be too high so a throne was used as replacement. Photo by Mark Sumaylo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1538152620810-TTX83DUVMNK8BZY6WP33/Snapshots+from+Israel+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Snapshots from Israel Philippine Ambassador to Israel Neal Imperial (in suit) goes backstage to congratulate Ballet Manila after the company’s successful performance at the Karmiel Hall of Culture. Photo by Mark Sumaylo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1538153268080-85RSSGTG3M1E4OLQYDEN/Snapshots+from+Israel+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Snapshots from Israel Between the two shows in Israel, the group squeezes in some rehearsal time for their season-opener in Manila scheduled just a few weeks later. Photo by Mark Sumaylo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1538153607553-TSLNHAFRIWYRUJ50ASFB/Snapshots+from+Israel+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Snapshots from Israel Ibong Adarna’s main cast (from left): Godwin Merano (Ermitanyo/ Albularyo), Osias Barroso (Haring Fernando), Romeo Peralta (Prinsipe Diego), Rudy de Dios (Prinsipe Juan), Elpidio Magat (Prinsipe Pedro), Rissa May Camaclang (Donya Valeriana) and Gerardo Francisco (King’s Assistant). Photo courtesy by Mark Sumaylo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1538153489985-DFBS7ET2IY8B8MMZ4PT1/Snapshots+from+Israel+9+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Snapshots from Israel On stage and off, the 35-strong Ballet Manila delegation bonded while exploring an unfamiliar territory together. Photo by Mark Sumaylo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1538153709322-006UKD131Z8RQABUOJWC/Snapshots+from+Israel+10+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Snapshots from Israel A team from the Manila-based ANC interviews Abigail Oliveiro at the theater. Photo by Mark Sumaylo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1538153816415-PGGD00ZAPWNS4YNRGP6M/Snapshots+from+Israel+13+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Snapshots from Israel Four minutes of sustained clapping greeted Ibong Adarna, with festival organizers telling the group later on that Ballet Manila had set a high standard for future participants. Photo by Mark Sumaylo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1538153923197-GJQJ5NC93WRT7WKA536B/Snapshots+from+Israel+14+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Snapshots from Israel The trip was doubly special as the group was also able to visit some of the most revered spots in the Holy Land. Photo by Mark Sumaylo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1538154025870-2NSFX2FSU6NQGEUWRK0V/Snapshots+from+Israel+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Snapshots from Israel Ballet Manila co-artistic director Osias Barroso (upper left, wearing collar) gives a pep talk to the BM delegation shortly before going on stage to perform in Ibong Adarna as part of the Karmiel Dance Festival. Photo by Mark Sumaylo https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/9/26/le-corsaire-through-the-years monthly 0.5 2018-09-26 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/9/25/ballet-manila-sails-the-high-seas-with-le-corsaire monthly 0.5 2018-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1537832270217-0UYW9Y48RU3ZHDML5CNE/Ballet+Manila+sails+the+high+seas+with+%E2%80%98Le+Corsaire%E2%80%99+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila sails the high seas with ‘Le Corsaire’ John Ralp Balagot as Pasha, with the Odalisques (from left) Akari Ida, Rissa May Camaclang and Kotomi Narai. Photo by Jojit Lorenzo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1537832411634-X0ND13XM0J25B8KFCST5/Ballet+Manila+sails+the+high+seas+with+%E2%80%98Le+Corsaire%E2%80%99+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila sails the high seas with ‘Le Corsaire’ Ballet Manila resident guest principals Katherine Barkman and Joseph Phillips take on the lead roles in the full-length Le Corsaire, with the former debuting as Medora and the latter dancing as the pirate Conrad. Photo by Jojit Lorenzo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1537832506566-IZ384EWZR6TPA6ASFTUM/Ballet+Manila+sails+the+high+seas+with+%E2%80%98Le+Corsaire%E2%80%99+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila sails the high seas with ‘Le Corsaire’ Nicole Barroso as Gulnara and Elpidio Magat as Lankadem dance the Pas de Esclave during Ballet Manila’s season launch last August. Photo by Stan de la Cruz https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/9/23/ballet-manila-in-israel-2018-day-2-part-1 monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/9/21/this-month-in-bm-history-september-1997 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1537491501403-UBKD613W6HNPGT2N17S1/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+September+1997+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: September 1997 Press release announces Ballet Manila’s show featuring dancers from the Kirov and the premiere of two choreographic pieces. Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1537491702801-H369WIXUHGT1JWAANK3H/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+September+1997+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: September 1997 A newspaper advertisement for Ballet Manila’s two-night show at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1537491880804-J4U4SXABQF0XQ2CT4HOP/BM+3.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: September 1997 Osias Barroso, a perennial prince on stage, relates what it’s like to dance as a puppet for the first time in a story in BusinessWorld. Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/9/20/ballet-dictionary-renvers monthly 0.5 2018-09-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1537408617592-ULHVR2V6HLQ6UOSOKIKX/Ballet+Dictionary%3A+Renvers%C3%A9+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Dictionary: Renversé https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/9/19/the-carmen-connection-two-ballerinas-on-being-transformed-by-the-dramatic-opus monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1537316094134-T437YP10DYA7ZIC5RI8K/The+%E2%80%98Carmen%E2%80%99+connection%3A+Two+ballerinas+on+being+transformed+by+the+dramatic+opus+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The ‘Carmen’ connection: Two ballerinas on being transformed by the dramatic opus Abi and Rissa May share memories of watching Carmen for the first time and taking on a variety of minor roles in the ballet. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1537316272909-GV0M2E1JMXZX9C1HZ7SO/The+%E2%80%98Carmen%E2%80%99+connection%3A+Two+ballerinas+on+being+transformed+by+the+dramatic+opus+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The ‘Carmen’ connection: Two ballerinas on being transformed by the dramatic opus For Ballet Manila principal dancer Abigail Oliveiro and company artist Rissa May Camaclang, portraying the sultry seductress that is Carmen was a dream fulfilled. Left photo by Giselle P. Kasilag; right photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1537316362191-6TB8XHY2J62JEEHS85DD/The+%E2%80%98Carmen%E2%80%99+connection%3A+Two+ballerinas+on+being+transformed+by+the+dramatic+opus+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The ‘Carmen’ connection: Two ballerinas on being transformed by the dramatic opus Rissa May is thankful that her Don Jose, principal dancer Romeo Peralta, helped her every step of the way until Carmen fit her like a second skin. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1537316846732-8W0CMGPMXJPHPXOF7L1H/The+%E2%80%98Carmen%E2%80%99+connection%3A+Two+ballerinas+on+being+transformed+by+the+dramatic+opus+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The ‘Carmen’ connection: Two ballerinas on being transformed by the dramatic opus With real-life boyfriend, soloist Mark Sumaylo as her Don Jose, Abi sizzles as Carmen in this scene from the Eric V. Cruz choreography. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1537317339851-B7FBOODIJSD0XH73L8YX/The+%E2%80%98Carmen%E2%80%99+connection%3A+Two+ballerinas+on+being+transformed+by+the+dramatic+opus+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The ‘Carmen’ connection: Two ballerinas on being transformed by the dramatic opus Abi (center) dances as one of the townsfolk in the Carmen which was featured in BM 21 in 2016. Photo by Kurt Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1537317455674-BTZPO9Q2LB93I9MKAUOP/The+%E2%80%98Carmen%E2%80%99+connection%3A+Two+ballerinas+on+being+transformed+by+the+dramatic+opus+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The ‘Carmen’ connection: Two ballerinas on being transformed by the dramatic opus Like Abi, Rissa May has played a variety of roles in Carmen, including as a villager in Ballet Manila’s 2016 production. Photo by Kurt Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1537317645423-HE2UW8M29LE01RTRZ5KJ/The+%E2%80%98Carmen%E2%80%99+connection%3A+Two+ballerinas+on+being+transformed+by+the+dramatic+opus+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The ‘Carmen’ connection: Two ballerinas on being transformed by the dramatic opus “It doesn’t just look intense, it feels intense,” describes Abi of the ballet where she’s paired opposite soloist Mark Sumaylo. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1537317771884-I3QM89LGB8T3ZVKJDG1C/The+%E2%80%98Carmen%E2%80%99+connection%3A+Two+ballerinas+on+being+transformed+by+the+dramatic+opus+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The ‘Carmen’ connection: Two ballerinas on being transformed by the dramatic opus Rissa May identifies with Carmen for being straightforward and relentless in getting what she wants. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1537317844391-W9YVRUW066CXFAL62I63/The+%E2%80%98Carmen%E2%80%99+connection%3A+Two+ballerinas+on+being+transformed+by+the+dramatic+opus+9+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The ‘Carmen’ connection: Two ballerinas on being transformed by the dramatic opus While both are satisfied with their respective performances as Carmen and are willing to play her again, Abi and Rissa May jokingly hope it won’t be anytime soon because of the emotional intensity the role entailed. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/9/14/25-life-lessons-i-learned-from-ballet-12 monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1536891373718-4KMNK2P4A51SODTL592V/25+life+lessons+I+learned+from+ballet+-+%2312+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 life lessons I learned from ballet - #12 Now both officially retired, Lisa and Shaz continue their partnership behind the scenes – training the new generation of dancers not just to follow their footsteps but to carve their own path. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1536891594747-A2FRSNY2NGKAU6LACSZO/25+life+lessons+I+learned+from+ballet+-+%2312+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 life lessons I learned from ballet - #12 Principal dancer Joan Emery Sia and Romeo Peralta have partnered each other in some of Ballet Manila’s most important choreographies. From classical pieces such as Giselle to contemporary compositions like Arachnida and El Adwa, they have been each other’s strongest support through these very difficult performances. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1536891898068-J12ZDFB25VDDOV2QOY30/25+life+lessons+I+learned+from+ballet+-+%2312+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 life lessons I learned from ballet - #12 Though still in their teens, soloist Nicole Barroso and company artist Josha Enciso are well on their way to becoming one of the strongest dance partners on Philippine stage. Their recent achievement – a finals finish for Nicole Barroso with a Jury Encouragement Award from the 2018 USA International Ballet Competition – saw the pair power through one grueling elimination after another. The crowd noted the synergy which resulted in explosive performances from the pair. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/9/12/talk-about-dance-alvin-ailey monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1536720209148-ZAK7UIWSK16WK3798PFX/Talk+about+dance%3A+Alvin+Ailey Home - Talk about dance: Alvin Ailey https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/9/10/iconic-20-revisited monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/9/8/iconic-10-revisited monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/9/7/prized-plis-ballet-manilas-agp-winners-share-the-stories-behind-the-medals monthly 0.5 2018-09-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1536285497547-DIL54URHZXHSBQK0AHXI/Prized+pli%C3%A9s%3A+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+AGP+winners+share+the+stories+behind+the+medals+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Prized pliés: Ballet Manila’s AGP winners share the stories behind the medals Brian Sevilla and Rafael Perez agree that competitions test not just a dancer’s physical skills but also his mental game. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1536285580081-K0W6QONH4VUFDZDUYIIF/Prized+pli%C3%A9s%3A+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+AGP+winners+share+the+stories+behind+the+medals+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Prized pliés: Ballet Manila’s AGP winners share the stories behind the medals Brian Sevilla receives his Junior B gold medal from Asian Grand Prix juror Ou Lu, tying with Christiana de Blank of Hong Kong (right). At the back, Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde (right side, in blue) can be seen applauding. Photo courtesy of Asian Grand Prix https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1536285660124-TZZLPGK3RYIKNYMHLC97/Prized+pli%C3%A9s%3A+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+AGP+winners+share+the+stories+behind+the+medals+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Prized pliés: Ballet Manila’s AGP winners share the stories behind the medals Rafael Perez receives his Senior silver medal from Asian Grand Prix juror Jae Keun Park in last August’s awarding program in Hong Kong. He tied with Japanese ballerina Yuko Nojo. Photo courtesy of Asian Grand Prix https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1536286187227-F6693455HKIEJFEEVSWO/Prized+pli%C3%A9s%3A+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+AGP+winners+share+the+stories+behind+the+medals+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Prized pliés: Ballet Manila’s AGP winners share the stories behind the medals Brian felt extra pressure competing in the AGP this year after having won the silver in the same division last year. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1536286098922-JU7C9QPSWJIO9VCYQQU8/Prized+pli%C3%A9s%3A+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+AGP+winners+share+the+stories+behind+the+medals+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Prized pliés: Ballet Manila’s AGP winners share the stories behind the medals Rafael didn’t expect to make it to the finals that when he was told he did, he thought his Ballet Manila colleagues were playing a prank on him. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1536286323075-WVYZHTR152W6D072J7JF/Prized+pli%C3%A9s%3A+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+AGP+winners+share+the+stories+behind+the+medals+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Prized pliés: Ballet Manila’s AGP winners share the stories behind the medals Though feeling the jitters, Rafael says he gave his all in his performances. Photo courtesy of Asian Grand Prix https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1536286409276-0JBGQ2PLY58RJK4ZFYA1/Prized+pli%C3%A9s%3A+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+AGP+winners+share+the+stories+behind+the+medals+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Prized pliés: Ballet Manila’s AGP winners share the stories behind the medals Ballet Manila’s Brian Sevilla and Nicole Barroso were both first-timers at AGP in 2015. Nicole won the silver that year while Brian placed fifth, both in the Junior B division. Photo courtesy of Nicole Barroso https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1536286488451-HCQ3CGLIPL85WASX7C6F/Prized+pli%C3%A9s%3A+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+AGP+winners+share+the+stories+behind+the+medals+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Prized pliés: Ballet Manila’s AGP winners share the stories behind the medals Ballet Manila co-artistic director Osias Barroso (center) says that Asian Grand Prix 2018 medalists Brian Sevilla (left) and Rafael Perez represent the future of the company and advises them to keep working hard to ensure a long dancing career. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1536286560536-7TBSUX5HRSWYWJ0V3C0D/Prized+pli%C3%A9s%3A+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+AGP+winners+share+the+stories+behind+the+medals+9+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Prized pliés: Ballet Manila’s AGP winners share the stories behind the medals Upon returning to Manila, Rafael and Brian were back in the thick of rehearsals for Ballet Manila’s 23rd season opening shows, Iconic 1.0 and Iconic 2.0. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/9/5/us-not-i-simon-hoys-language-of-choreography monthly 0.5 2018-09-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1536123544735-KWZWTWEKMS2I52SX56Q2/%E2%80%98Us%E2%80%99+not+%E2%80%98I%E2%80%99%3A+Simon+Hoy%E2%80%99s+language+of+choreography+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - ‘Us’ not ‘I’: Simon Hoy’s language of choreography Ballet Manila resident guest principals Katherine Barkman and Joseph Phillips dance Simon Hoy’s The Distance Between in the USA IBC in Jackson, Mississippi in June. Photo courtesy of USA IBC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1536123644827-UDK0S7Y20EE84BFU79E0/%E2%80%98Us%E2%80%99+not+%E2%80%98I%E2%80%99%3A+Simon+Hoy%E2%80%99s+language+of+choreography+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - ‘Us’ not ‘I’: Simon Hoy’s language of choreography Simon Hoy says creating new works is a collaboration between the choreographer and the dancers. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1536123825225-NRTWKSG7W06LLMJP7OXM/%E2%80%98Us%E2%80%99+not+%E2%80%98I%E2%80%99%3A+Simon+Hoy%E2%80%99s+language+of+choreography+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - ‘Us’ not ‘I’: Simon Hoy’s language of choreography Simon at work with Ballet Manila dancers: "I am not looking for perfection. What I’m looking for now is who is enjoying this process." Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1536123942353-19ZZTKQZO7YE80MEXSV7/%E2%80%98Us%E2%80%99+not+%E2%80%98I%E2%80%99%3A+Simon+Hoy%E2%80%99s+language+of+choreography+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - ‘Us’ not ‘I’: Simon Hoy’s language of choreography To prevent “choreo block,” Simon insists one must be open to developing new ideas and to do so with other people. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/9/4/20-questions-with-abigail-oliveiro monthly 0.5 2018-09-04 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/8/31/ballet-dictionary-crois monthly 0.5 2018-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1535680941804-FSQJ2CR2LA6TUDB6BQMV/Ballet+Dictionary%3A+Crois%C3%A9+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Dictionary: Croisé https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/8/29/john-ralp-balagot-from-athlete-to-ballet-dancer monthly 0.5 2018-08-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1535510528127-NLWEJHWQFJOMWLJGRYBE/John+Ralp+Balagot%3A+From+athlete+to+ballet+dancer+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - John Ralp Balagot: From athlete to ballet dancer As the scheming Ahab in Tony Fabella’s Ang Mahiwagang Biyulin, John Ralp (right, with Gerardo Francisco) has to be funny and angry at the same time. Photo by Jojit Lorenzo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1535510593719-EL3KBUMH7PGAYQUB5NZN/John+Ralp+Balagot%3A+From+athlete+to+ballet+dancer+9+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - John Ralp Balagot: From athlete to ballet dancer John Ralp Balagot feels blessed that he is now being entrusted with bigger roles in Ballet Manila productions. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1535510651367-JWG2WW86CQL0S1Z8VGO9/John+Ralp+Balagot%3A+From+athlete+to+ballet+dancer+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - John Ralp Balagot: From athlete to ballet dancer John Ralp (leftmost) gets a taste of the classics in Swan Lake. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1535510740318-GTR2X5NTKNCRIXP9XIYG/John+Ralp+Balagot%3A+From+athlete+to+ballet+dancer+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - John Ralp Balagot: From athlete to ballet dancer Patience and hard work make up the formula that John Ralp (second from left, in the anniversary concert BM 21 in 2016) abides by as a dancer. Photo by Kurt Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1535510900219-5KBION2R12D8I03D6137/John+Ralp+Balagot%3A+From+athlete+to+ballet+dancer+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - John Ralp Balagot: From athlete to ballet dancer An athlete in high school, John Ralp (second from right) has embraced ballet fully. Photo by Kurt Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1535511028306-EHRZUVXTUYASK7O9UO5E/John+Ralp+Balagot%3A+From+athlete+to+ballet+dancer+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - John Ralp Balagot: From athlete to ballet dancer John Ralp plays the antagonist Tybalt opposite Anselmo Dictado as Mercutio in Sergey Vikulov's Romeo and Juliet, a featured choreography in Iconic. Photo by Jojit Lorenzo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1535511128215-9LU6QUWQ44A5MGVKAUGR/John+Ralp+Balagot%3A+From+athlete+to+ballet+dancer+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - John Ralp Balagot: From athlete to ballet dancer Dancing with Ballet Manila gives John Ralp (second from left) a sense of fulfillment. He enjoys the workload, the new roles and even the daily struggles. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1535511469146-XMARPOQAZUK4W845B2T2/John+Ralp+Balagot%3A+From+athlete+to+ballet+dancer+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - John Ralp Balagot: From athlete to ballet dancer Upon his promotion to company artist in 2017, John Ralp Balagot vowed to work even harder to repay the trust that Ballet Manila artistic directors Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Osias Barroso had given him. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/8/27/25-life-lessons-i-learned-from-ballet-11 monthly 0.5 2018-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1535032134709-TC5UN15XLC8IF5Y2WLY8/25+life+lessons+I+learned+from+ballet+-+%2311+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 life lessons I learned from ballet - #11 Classical pieces, in particular, require a tremendous amount of harmony in movement especially among the corps. In Ballet Manila’s performance of the Kingdom of the Shades from La Bayadere, the female corps delivers a very precise yet nuanced rendition of this choreography, moving as a single unit to create this ethereal and haunting scene. Photo by Kurt Alvarez from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1535032222229-H0LLJ6G0VUKJUI9EBXZC/25+life+lessons+I+learned+from+ballet+-+%2311+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 life lessons I learned from ballet - #11 One of the most physically demanding choreographies in Ballet Manila’s repertoire, Augustus “Bam” Damian III’s Aramica puts the male corps to the test with its technically challenging movements performed in unison by 20 dancers. Photo by Ocs Alvarez from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1535032299654-PJISHM48IH99CRG1PXVD/25+life+lessons+I+learned+from+ballet+-+%2311+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 life lessons I learned from ballet - #11 Coordination knows no gender. Best illustrated in Francis Jaena Jr.’s Shutter, both male and female dancers must learn to move together, dance together, and essentially breathe together to achieve the harmony and clarity that the choreography requires. Photo by Ocs Alvarez from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/8/24/this-month-in-bm-history-august-1998 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1535031622753-BBLPTCXR7YRCLZI9AJK3/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+August+1998+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: August 1998 Cover of the festival souvenir program. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1535031542704-5J2YXHLRAW1AEBFBMEKT/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+August+1998+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: August 1998 Ric Culalic’s Arnis was one of three numbers that Ballet Manila performed during the festival’s Philippine Night. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1535031443446-341WYFNXS35NS80LNTA6/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+August+1998+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: August 1998 Clipping from Malaya newspaper announces Ballet Manila’s participation in the 1998 Philippine International Dance Festival and Conference. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/8/22/danseur-sean-pelegrin-takes-a-step-forward monthly 0.5 2018-08-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1534911453149-50U9GESJM5PKI5UUHE9P/Danseur+Sean+Pelegrin+takes+a+step+forward+9+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Danseur Sean Pelegrin takes a step forward Sean Pelegrin says he is motivated by Osias Barroso’s reminder to Ballet Manila dancers to always “level up” in their performances. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1534911571578-2P8T9FKE9R0ODEIUHIWO/Danseur+Sean+Pelegrin+takes+a+step+forward+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Danseur Sean Pelegrin takes a step forward Whether taking on the classics or contemporary dance, Sean (center, in Swan Lake) likes them all. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1534911750127-RHQU2O52EE0ZT000SWIU/Danseur+Sean+Pelegrin+takes+a+step+forward+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Danseur Sean Pelegrin takes a step forward Sean (foreground) in Hazel Sabas-Gower’s Deconstructing Gershwin, a piece featured in American Stars of Ballet. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1534911930160-BFS05JANYABM7DLJL4WP/Danseur+Sean+Pelegrin+takes+a+step+forward+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Danseur Sean Pelegrin takes a step forward As an attendant to Cinderella (Abigail Oliveiro) in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s interpretation of the fairy tale. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1534912041578-PHLTWTX3DZJH8OUWM188/Danseur+Sean+Pelegrin+takes+a+step+forward+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Danseur Sean Pelegrin takes a step forward Sean, held aloft here by fellow dancers in Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Bloom, describes the piece as very physically challenging. Photo by Kurt Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1534912113410-06NFD14VAP5J5FJ5SSK8/Danseur+Sean+Pelegrin+takes+a+step+forward+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Danseur Sean Pelegrin takes a step forward In the jazz-flavored Can’t Take My Eyes Off You, part of the Ballet & Ballads repertoire presented at Aliw Theater in February 2018. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1534912270655-IU3BQ89DF5931WPDPUSR/Danseur+Sean+Pelegrin+takes+a+step+forward+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Danseur Sean Pelegrin takes a step forward Up to now, Sean (third from left, in Martin Lawrance’s Rebel) says he still gets the jitters just before a performance but overcomes these through prayers. Photo by Ian Santos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1534912415245-L7JI97C3QY34L1GRY9S8/Danseur+Sean+Pelegrin+takes+a+step+forward+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Danseur Sean Pelegrin takes a step forward Sean (third from left) in another scene from the ballet classic Swan Lake. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1534912509563-7R4J67OX9XG2BMOHCXLK/Danseur+Sean+Pelegrin+takes+a+step+forward+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Danseur Sean Pelegrin takes a step forward Despite initially being resistant to learn ballet, Sean Pelegrin has grown to love it and is determined to dance as long as he can. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/8/21/ballet-manila-presents-dance-retrospective-in-iconic-shows monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1534821123927-CXD3XGEF6FUUI3N61PX7/Ballet+Manila+presents+dance+retrospective+in+%E2%80%98Iconic%E2%80%99+shows++1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila presents dance retrospective in ‘Iconic’ shows Bloom by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa. Photo by Jojit Lorenzo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1534821421002-CNLMWH1J0817370ER4TH/Ballet+Manila+presents+dance+retrospective+in+%E2%80%98Iconic%E2%80%99+shows++2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila presents dance retrospective in ‘Iconic’ shows Ang Mahiwagang Biyulin by Tony Fabella. Photo by Jojit Lorenzo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1534821675046-0S7MW2T23AWGPANZC9YF/Ballet+Manila+presents+dance+retrospective+in+%E2%80%98Iconic%E2%80%99+shows+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila presents dance retrospective in ‘Iconic’ shows El Adwa by Augustus “Bam” Damian III. Photo by Jojit Lorenzo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1534821948919-S2W9JGOW1JSF0XMNFJMK/Ballet+Manila+presents+dance+retrospective+in+%E2%80%98Iconic%E2%80%99+shows+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila presents dance retrospective in ‘Iconic’ shows Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture of Sergey Vikulov. Photo by Jojit Lorenzo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1534822236756-0ZX12UHLZM3WJZOHVZP5/Ballet+Manila+presents+dance+retrospective+in+%E2%80%98Iconic%E2%80%99+shows+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila presents dance retrospective in ‘Iconic’ shows Arachnida by Agnes Locsin. Photo by Jojit Lorenzo https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/8/18/ballet-manila-teen-danseurs-win-gold-silver-in-asian-grand-prix monthly 0.5 2018-08-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1534577091950-56QXP001FRIMZDN7NLVU/Ballet+Manila+teen+danseurs+win+gold%2C+silver+in+Asian+Grand+Prix+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila teen danseurs win gold, silver in Asian Grand Prix Asian Grand Prix gold medalist Brian Sevilla (left) and silver medalist Rafael Perez celebrate with Lisa Macuja-Elizalde, Ballet Manila artistic director and BM School director, after awarding ceremonies at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1534578199718-395XSNX9POW538OIIQC9/Ballet+Manila+teen+danseurs+win+gold%2C+silver+in+Asian+Grand+Prix+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila teen danseurs win gold, silver in Asian Grand Prix Ballet Manila’s Asian Grand Prix delegation in Hong Kong with BM artistic director and BM School director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde (fifth from left) and BM rehearsal mistress and teacher Eileen Lopez (fourth from left): Elyssabeth Apilado, Rafael Perez, Carl Daniel Doromal, Sophia Tiangco, Loraine Gaile Jarlega, Brian Sevilla, Kong Ke Xin and Alvin Dictado. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/8/17/ballet-manila-celebrates-iconic-pieces-in-season-opener monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/8/16/25-life-lessons-i-learned-from-ballet-10 monthly 0.5 2018-08-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1534399498784-CEFP8TY9XL8WMIL00I0L/25+life+lessons+I+learned+from+ballet+-+%2310+-+2 Home - 25 life lessons I learned from ballet - #10 A gift from Manila Broadcasting Company chairman Fred J. Elizalde to his wife, prima ballerina Lisa Macuja-Elizalde, the Aliw Theater became the official home of Ballet Manila in 2012. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1534399579298-C05BAERDONUAALDBJS29/25+life+lessons+I+learned+from+ballet+-+%2310+-+3 Home - 25 life lessons I learned from ballet - #10 Today, the Aliw Theater continues to provide a home for Ballet Manila as the company launches its 23rd season dubbed Tour De Force. More importantly, it has become a refuge for the country’s culture vultures in search of high quality ballet performances at affordable prices. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/8/15/20-questions-with-romeo-peralta-jr monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/8/13/choreography-in-focus-reve-by-ernest-mandap monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1534141441608-M0JKW1G534876G7NPT84/Choreography+in+Focus+%E2%80%93+Reve+by+Ernest+Mandap+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Choreography in Focus – Reve by Ernest Mandap Ernest Mandap’s Reve is about the journey of two men as they reach for their goals together, like brothers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1534141560376-3MFSBMHWKXEMBDIXBGR1/Choreography+in+Focus+%E2%80%93+Reve+by+Ernest+Mandap+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Choreography in Focus – Reve by Ernest Mandap Sharp, thick, floating gestures and distorted positions characterize Reve. In photo are Gerardo Francisco and Rudy De Dios. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/8/10/ballet-manila-in-israel-2018-day-1 monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/8/8/ballet-manila-competes-in-asian-grand-prix-2018-finals monthly 0.5 2018-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1533692616527-NROJCN1W2D3CMJQPAL0I/Ballet+Manila+competes+in+Asian+Grand+Prix+2018+finals+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila competes in Asian Grand Prix 2018 finals Elyssabeth Apilado – Junior B; Odalisque (Emboitee variation). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1533692988055-9VOT0BAHACF38Y0FZCN3/Ballet+Manila+competes+in+Asian+Grand+Prix+2018+finals+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila competes in Asian Grand Prix 2018 finals Alvin Dictado – Senior; Grand Pas Classique. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1533693076180-D829K5R4SQ17FWY74DDC/Ballet+Manila+competes+in+Asian+Grand+Prix+2018+finals+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila competes in Asian Grand Prix 2018 finals Carl Daniel Doromal – Junior A; Franz (Coppelia). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1533693177136-CCTMP608ND4WMWA1IO3R/Ballet+Manila+competes+in+Asian+Grand+Prix+2018+finals+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila competes in Asian Grand Prix 2018 finals Loraine Gaile Jarlega – Pre-Competitive 3; Fairy Fleur de Farine (Sleeping Beauty). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1533693322647-9OHT9T0PHSP8VYYYYZ60/Ballet+Manila+competes+in+Asian+Grand+Prix+2018+finals+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila competes in Asian Grand Prix 2018 finals Kong Ke Xin – Senior; Gamzatti (La Bayadere). Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1533693553953-AN9OMBSWFHLB12G1QP3B/Rafael+Perez.jpgBallet+Manila+competes+in+Asian+Grand+Prix+2018+finals+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila competes in Asian Grand Prix 2018 finals Rafael Perez – Senior; Basilio (Don Quixote). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1533693632838-7J6HBHH82QHJHTOJ6VBC/Ballet+Manila+competes+in+Asian+Grand+Prix+2018+finals+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila competes in Asian Grand Prix 2018 finals Brian Sevilla – Junior B; Franz (Coppelia). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1533693711626-I08238WBDFTLK8N87XMS/Ballet+Manila+competes+in+Asian+Grand+Prix+2018+finals+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila competes in Asian Grand Prix 2018 finals Sophia Tiangco – Gamzatti (La Bayadere). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/8/2/20-questions-with-joan-emery-sia monthly 0.5 2018-08-02 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/7/31/katherine-barkmans-brave-new-world monthly 0.5 2018-07-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1533026907955-X5RAV9BSWZJ0E6WVLQ5W/Katherine+Barkman%E2%80%99s+brave+new+world+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Katherine Barkman’s brave new world Varna International Competition silver medalist Katherine Barkman smiles triumphantly after performing in the winners’ gala capping the two-week competition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1533026968618-EG2TAH6WAKA39SBOZ8IL/Katherine+Barkman%E2%80%99s+brave+new+world+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Katherine Barkman’s brave new world Katherine dances the Le Corsaire pas de deux with Joseph Phillips on the unique open-air stage of the Varna IBC. They will dance the full-length version in October for Ballet Manila. Photo courtesy of Varna IBC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1533027031546-WQCZ8TU8INPDLMYC7SYT/Katherine+Barkman%E2%80%99s+brave+new+world+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Katherine Barkman’s brave new world Celebrating with her coach, Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde, last June after she made it to the final round in the USA International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Mississippi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1533027107267-HCYOJ90YULQAWYUUVY31/Katherine+Barkman%E2%80%99s+brave+new+world+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Katherine Barkman’s brave new world With her parents Peter and Darlene Barkman after being named silver medalist in the USA IBC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1533027629544-W0DX3LTPD81GQ1PCHRGP/Katherine+Barkman%E2%80%99s+brave+new+world+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Katherine Barkman’s brave new world For Katherine, one of the highs of joining competitions is meeting her idols, including Washington Ballet artistic director Julie Kent who congratulated her in Jackson. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1533027692726-H4BPWI6XFYH97T9GQH1P/Katherine+Barkman%E2%80%99s+brave+new+world+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Katherine Barkman’s brave new world Katherine and partner Joseph Phillips get to meet ballet legend Vladimir Vasiliev, jury president of the Varna International Ballet Competition, who is marking his 60th anniversary in dance this year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1533027750791-EVE7NNC0Q6LYQYTGYMTP/Katherine+Barkman%E2%80%99s+brave+new+world+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Katherine Barkman’s brave new world Katherine and Joseph dancing Simon Hoy’s The Distance Between in their third-round performance in Varna. Photo by Andrey Stanko https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1533027804678-0DROAKZ7HVRA5S8BH1EM/Katherine+Barkman%E2%80%99s+brave+new+world+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Katherine Barkman’s brave new world As Ballet Manila’s resident guest principal artist, Katherine Barkman aims to continue inspiring and uplifting audiences through her dancing. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/7/27/this-month-in-bm-history-july-2010 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1532654253169-VXK7ZKY8KR5OO2JDT9EC/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+July+2010+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: July 2010 Cover of the souvenir program for the one-night-only performance. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1532654313982-7SV9873RT96YM6I3P0SL/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+July+2010+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: July 2010 Dmitry Zagrebin, soloist of the Bolshoi Ballet, performs in Flames of Paris. Photo by Ocs Alvarez, from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1532654441769-L358E72LHX2B5MRD6V9G/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+July+2010+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: July 2010 Jaime Laya writes about his group, the newly formed Society for Cultural Enrichment, co-presenting Today’s Stars of the Russian Ballet in his column in Manila Bulletin. Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1532654524144-1WBMQ0JXQ7EYHI6BMB7Z/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+July+2010+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: July 2010 Yana Selina, soloist of the Mariinsky Ballet, and Mikhail Lobukhin, principal dancer of the Bolshoi Theatre Ballet Company, perform the Romeo and Juliet pas de deux. Photo by Ocs Alvarez, from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1532654584398-O22CGZX3OSRCIWUWVTWW/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+July+2010+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: July 2010 Viktoriya Ananyan and Alexander Zhembrovskyy, soloists of the Dutch National Ballet, dance Hans Van Manen’s Two Pieces for Het. Photo by Ocs Alvarez, from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/7/25/25-life-lessons-i-learned-from-ballet-9 monthly 0.5 2018-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1532484886041-YYOBK13KZ6LIF79DZDAA/25+Life+Lessons+I+Learned+From+Ballet+-+%239+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 life lessons I learned from ballet - #9 Picking herself up after a fall is a lesson that prima ballerina Lisa Macuja-Elizalde learned at a young age, and from a legend of Russian ballet, no less. In 1984, she performed Harlequinade with Bhakytgan Smagulov at the Kirov Theater quite flawlessly except for the end. Stepping on a slippery spot on the stage, she found herself in an ungraceful heap on the floor. She quickly pulled herself together and managed to complete the final pose before the curtains fell. Near tears, she found herself in the arms of the legendary Natalia Dudinskaya who told her that it was more acceptable for a ballerina to fall while dancing beautifully than never to fall but dance terribly. That lesson changed her life. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1532485019413-MMGWX7T36LGOWA32PI71/25+Life+Lessons+I+Learned+From+Ballet+-+%239+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 life lessons I learned from ballet - #9 USA International Ballet Competition Jury Encouragement Awardee Nicole Barroso received much applause and positive feedback during the recently concluded competition in Jackson, Mississippi. Her journey to this prestigious international competition, however, had its fair share of challenges that taught her to become a stronger dancer. Only two years ago, she participated in the CCP Ballet Competition where she won the first prize in the junior category. But her performance was marred by a slip. Instead of giving up, however, she quickly recovered and danced better than ever – getting back the points she lost from the error. Photo by Kiko Cabuena courtesy of the Cultural Center of the Philippines https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/7/23/choreography-in-focus-deconstructing-gershwin-by-hazel-sabas monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1532312558161-5NRUCYGELHYPBTM77E03/Choreography+in+Focus%3A+Deconstructing+Gershwin+by+Hazel+Sabas+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Choreography in Focus: Deconstructing Gershwin by Hazel Sabas Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Osias Barroso lead a ten-member Ballet Manila cast for Hazel Sabas’ Deconstructing Gershwin which made its Asian debut and Philippine premiere in 1999. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1532312688393-US7VA70HL6NFDXKHSVRQ/Choreography+in+Focus%3A+Deconstructing+Gershwin+by+Hazel+Sabas+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Choreography in Focus: Deconstructing Gershwin by Hazel Sabas The choreography – whose cast members in 2005 included Jonathan Janolo, Sofia Sangco, Jerome Espejo and Marcus Tolentino – is meant to reflect Gershwin music’s essence and spirit. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1532313331481-DYL1DGS26I3Q6WKT5GNX/Choreography+in+Focus%3A+Deconstructing+Gershwin+by+Hazel+Sabas+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Choreography in Focus: Deconstructing Gershwin by Hazel Sabas Deconstructing Gershwin makes its comeback in 2018’s American Stars Gala. The number’s opening sequence features Heewon Cho, John Ralp Balagot, Jamil Montibon, Sean Pelegrin and Nanami Hasegawa. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1532313466742-B4NBAIDNHJIM0TTEE8I3/Choreography+in+Focus%3A+Deconstructing+Gershwin+by+Hazel+Sabas+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Choreography in Focus: Deconstructing Gershwin by Hazel Sabas Jeffrey Espejo, Sandra Lynn Huang and Eduardo Espejo recreate steps from Deconstructing Gershwin for a publicity shoot for An Evening of Filipino Ballet in 1999. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1532313736204-4X8TANZ7Y1IAU0BXNNAU/Choreography+in+Focus%3A+Deconstructing+Gershwin+by+Hazel+Sabas+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Choreography in Focus: Deconstructing Gershwin by Hazel Sabas Rudy De Dios, Jerome Espejo and Gabriella Galvez dance the Gershwin-inspired choreography in 2005. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1532313831506-QOIHJ8TTI02U1SSOYR2W/Choreography+in+Focus%3A+Deconstructing+Gershwin+by+Hazel+Sabas+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Choreography in Focus: Deconstructing Gershwin by Hazel Sabas Hazel Sabas is happy that her work continues to be seen onstage, most recently in Ballet Manila’s American Stars Gala. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/7/21/ballet-dictionary-jet-entrelac monthly 0.5 2018-07-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1532134188697-2PYCZNJPDAO6BKM6WWC5/Ballet+Dictionary%3A+Jet%C3%A9+Entrelac%C3%A9+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Dictionary: Jeté Entrelacé https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/7/19/20-questions-with-elpidio-magat monthly 0.5 2018-07-19 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/7/17/ibong-adarna-flies-to-israel-for-international-dance-festival monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1531817548833-YWZACURH3M5L8J1WSLMX/%E2%80%98Ibong+Adarna%E2%80%99+flies+to+Israel+for+international+dance+festival+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - ‘Ibong Adarna’ flies to Israel for international dance festival Ballet Manila makes its debut in Israel with Gerardo Francisco’s Ibong Adarna, an epic retelling of a 15th century Filipino tale about a mythical bird with a healing voice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1531817674384-IK5U9RTP41HY1651MGOV/%E2%80%98Ibong+Adarna%E2%80%99+flies+to+Israel+for+international+dance+festival+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - ‘Ibong Adarna’ flies to Israel for international dance festival Ballet Manila principal dancer Abigail Oliveiro revisits her role as the enchanted bird in Ibong Adarna. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/7/13/25-life-lessons-i-learned-from-ballet-8 monthly 0.5 2018-07-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1531445612820-AVMKUMCO3EHEOHCQ050H/25+life+lessons+I+learned+from+ballet+-+%238+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 life lessons I learned from ballet - #8 For the men of Ballet Manila, Ric Culalic’s Arnis is the ultimate test in balance, grace, and stamina. Inspired by the Filipino martial arts, this choreography includes so many jumps. Dancers leap from great heights that a few times have resulted in a fall. Yet the danseurs often look forward to performing this piece which has become a rite of passage. 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He describes the piece as having lots of strong jumps, difficult partnering, and fast movement. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/7/2/american-stars-galas-lia-cirio-born-to-be-a-ballerina monthly 0.5 2018-07-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1530107972173-RJ6B6CIHNBS8MRGB4NCL/American+Stars+Gala%E2%80%99s+Lia+Cirio%3A+Born+to+be+a+ballerina+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - American Stars Gala’s Lia Cirio: Born to be a ballerina Lia Cirio, the Filipino-American principal dancer of Boston Ballet, will visit the Philippines for the first time to perform in Ballet Manila’s American Stars Gala. 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Photo by Lisa Voll https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/6/29/this-month-in-bm-history-june-1997 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1529937192708-YGQTMO1FVVY1EA2ZXDTN/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+June+1997+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: June 1997 Ballet Manila’s pioneering artistic director Eric V. Cruz is pictured with the company’s dancers led by Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Osias Barroso. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1529937284731-6IZR6HXYMQJRYNZ5T6K7/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+June+1997+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: June 1997 Souvenir program of Ballet Manila’s first summer workshop recital. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1529937368270-3KUKFC76JCZUW6NJ44R1/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+June+1997+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: June 1997 Lisa Macuja-Elizalde in the title role of Carmen seduces Don Jose (Osias Barroso). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/6/27/american-stars-galas-hannah-bettes-the-opportunity-to-be-someone-else-is-the-best-part-of-theater monthly 0.5 2018-06-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1529932192756-7P563OW7HC1RUAFT7N2L/American+Stars+Gala%E2%80%99s+Hannah+Bettes%3A+The+opportunity+to+be+someone+else+is+the+best+part+of+theater+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - American Stars Gala’s Hannah Bettes: The opportunity to be someone else is the best part of theater Outside of dancing, Hannah loves reading, writing and building things with her own hands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1529932286116-GPM00YTLGDSNW23AUSLD/American+Stars+Gala%E2%80%99s+Hannah+Bettes%3A+The+opportunity+to+be+someone+else+is+the+best+part+of+theater+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - American Stars Gala’s Hannah Bettes: The opportunity to be someone else is the best part of theater Boston Ballet soloist Hannah Bettes enjoys communicating the interconnectedness of all things and experiences through ballet. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/6/25/silver-pointes monthly 0.5 2018-06-25 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/6/23/ballet-manilas-katherine-barkman-and-nicole-barroso-score-major-triumphs-in-usa-ibc monthly 0.5 2018-06-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1529728637559-XPAWSSFQ4950EE2IXFTW/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+Katherine+Barkman+and+Nicole+Barroso+score+major+triumphs+in+USA+IBC+2+-+Ballet+Mani9la+Archives Home - Ballet Manila’s Katherine Barkman and Nicole Barroso score major triumphs in USA IBC Silver medalist Katherine Barkman and Jury Encouragement Award recipient Nicole Barroso smile broadly after receiving their respective honors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1529728699445-TRFMJHGX33D5KTZESO2O/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+Katherine+Barkman+and+Nicole+Barroso+score+major+triumphs+in+USA+IBC+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila’s Katherine Barkman and Nicole Barroso score major triumphs in USA IBC Ballet Manila resident guest principals Katherine Barkman and Joseph Phillips dance the Grand Pas Classique in Round III Thursday night. 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Photo by Richard Finkelstein/ USA IBC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1529729751465-FS6OYFGZMMLHXELY3ATG/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+Katherine+Barkman+and+Nicole+Barroso+score+major+triumphs+in+USA+IBC+9+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila’s Katherine Barkman and Nicole Barroso score major triumphs in USA IBC The Barkman family came in full force to support Katherine, as did journalist Angela Ureta (rightmost), who has supported Ballet Manila since its founding in 1995. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1529729837853-LFLEG3E57J04AC65HW6R/Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+Katherine+Barkman+and+Nicole+Barroso+score+major+triumphs+in+USA+IBC+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila’s Katherine Barkman and Nicole Barroso score major triumphs in USA IBC Team Ballet Manila celebrates at the USA IBC’s awarding ceremonies Friday night: (from left) company artist Joshua Enciso, artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde, resident guest principal Katherine Barkman, company artist Nicole Barroso and co-artistic director Osias Barroso. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/6/21/ballet-dictionary-coup monthly 0.5 2018-06-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1529549807158-5Q3BKT6YO7HHHBA6FK43/Ballet+Dictionary%3A+Coup%C3%A9+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Dictionary: Coupé https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/6/21/american-stars-galas-jared-matthews-theres-always-room-to-be-better-in-classical-ballet monthly 0.5 2018-06-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1529543658987-FDV5P63I4Q6766VZQMVI/American+Stars+Gala%E2%80%99s+Jared+Matthews%3A+There%E2%80%99s+always+room+to+be+better+in+classical+ballet+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - American Stars Gala’s Jared Matthews: There’s always room to be better in classical ballet Jared is looking forward to learning about the Philippines when he makes his first visit to the country for American Stars Gala. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1529543999627-CWBEFKZ4887BZTA3LX2V/American+Stars+Gala%E2%80%99s+Jared+Matthews%3A+There%E2%80%99s+always+room+to+be+better+in+classical+ballet+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - American Stars Gala’s Jared Matthews: There’s always room to be better in classical ballet Houston Ballet principal dancer Jared Matthews loves transporting the audience to an imaginary place through dance. 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Photo by Richard Finkelstein, courtesy of USA IBC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1529324866990-QYE4QWHNVWIKCCTLI97S/Choreography+in+Focus%3A+Fuga+by+Gerardo+Francisco+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Choreography in Focus: Fuga by Gerardo Francisco Gerardo Francisco rehearses Fuga with Nicole and Joshua, whom he believed were up to the challenge of executing his emotion-driven yet fast-paced choreography. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1529324935725-Y35UDXHC1E42F0L017I3/Choreography+in+Focus%3A+Fuga+by+Gerardo+Francisco+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Choreography in Focus: Fuga by Gerardo Francisco Fuga involves the act of fleeing so the pair must have endurance and stamina just to get through the piece. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1529325121451-VXYOYBYFWBYE1L46U7P3/Choreography+in+Focus%3A+Fuga+by+Gerardo+Francisco+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Choreography in Focus: Fuga by Gerardo Francisco Nicole says she and Joshua just put their hearts into the performance, to give justice to the choreography. Photo by Richard Finkelstein, courtesy of USA IBC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1529325248364-WU3S5PZ1NPJV4RQRK0X2/Choreography+in+Focus%3A+Fuga+by+Gerardo+Francisco+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Choreography in Focus: Fuga by Gerardo Francisco Fuga required the dancers to stretch – literally and figuratively – beyond their limits. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/6/17/the-best-lessons-dad-taught-them-rissa-may-camaclang monthly 0.5 2018-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1529164588014-SNWKJUSUZ4RS7FTS724R/The+best+lessons+Dad+taught+them%3A+Rissa+May+Camaclang+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The best lessons Dad taught them: Rissa May Camaclang Rissa May Camaclang asks her father, Rodel Camaclang, to do the “mandatory” ballet pose. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/6/17/the-best-lessons-dad-taught-them-romeo-peralta monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1529165303780-SY5XKWX40OZJZN6RC38K/The+best+lessons+Dad+taught+them%3A+Romeo+Peralta+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The best lessons Dad taught them: Romeo Peralta “Fatherhood is the hardest role I’ve ever stepped into,” say Romeo, on a day out with his three sons and wife Sofia Sangco-Peralta. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/6/17/the-best-lessons-dad-taught-them-abigail-oliveiro monthly 0.5 2018-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1529165738261-JHEDS883QWBDIFLYTOZD/The+best+lessons+Dad+taught+them%3A+Abigail+Oliveiro+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The best lessons Dad taught them: Abigail Oliveiro “’Cause my daddy is cool like that” is how Abi captioned this photo when she posted it on Facebook in 2011. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/6/17/the-best-lessons-dad-taught-them-sean-pelegrin monthly 0.5 2018-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1529163343363-QTQMOKO9TP2KM3U89A7N/The+best+lessons+Dad+taught+them%3A+Sean+Pelegrin+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The best lessons Dad taught them: Sean Pelegrin Sean as a toddler with his father who taught him things by example. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/6/17/the-best-lessons-dad-taught-them-gerardo-francisco monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1529163022548-B5KW55Y54Q2PTX54FUK4/The+best+lessons+Dad+taught+them%3A+Gerardo+Francisco+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The best lessons Dad taught them: Gerardo Francisco Nicknamed “Dad” by his Ballet Manila peers, Geri is husband to Jed and father to Jeree, Jed and Denise. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/6/16/the-best-lessons-dad-taught-them-ashley-salonga-6499d monthly 0.5 2018-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1529162532929-PVT6BNM3RZ6EABGLZ98J/The+best+lesson+Dad+taught+them%3A+Ashley+Salonga+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The best lessons Dad taught them: Ashley Salonga Ashley’s jump shot with her dad at age 10 is one of her favorite photographs. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/6/16/the-best-lessons-dad-taught-them-elpidio-magat monthly 0.5 2018-06-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1529164992428-TWCMOIINQT9PNBV58TPH/The+best+lessons+Dad+taught+them%3A+Elpidio+Magat+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The best lessons Dad taught them: Elpidio Magat Bonding time between the Magat brothers – Jayrald, Elpidio Jr. and Jimcarlo – and their father. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/6/16/25-life-lessons-i-learned-from-ballet-7 monthly 0.5 2018-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1529078409954-0HEFPFE7JUE9YKG3WG3J/25+life+lessons+I+learned+from+ballet+-+%237+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 life lessons I learned from ballet - #7 Lisa on Her Toes, a 1989 cover story of The Sunday Times Magazine, featured the young ballerina overcoming obstacles on and off the stage through hard work, perseverance, and quick thinking on her toes. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1529078755196-0K9KZNIBXYW0OXATGWEO/25+life+lessons+I+learned+from+ballet+-+%237+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 life lessons I learned from ballet - #7 The ability to adapt to the many surprises typical of a live performance is a life skill essential to stage artists. From her first Masha in 1984 to her final Masha in 2013 and beyond, this skill has saved Lisa from a good number of potentially embarrassing situations on stage that would have ruined the experience for the audience. Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1529078838983-CWD38TCPFE8TSGN9Z6CI/25+life+lessons+I+learned+from+ballet+-+%237+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 life lessons I learned from ballet - #7 On semi-retirement and wearing her artistic director’s hat, Lisa continues to think on her toes and anticipate the assorted problems that could pop up on and off stage to ensure a smooth performance. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/6/14/joshua-enciso-on-finding-an-escape-and-achieving-perfection-in-ballet monthly 0.5 2018-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1528936819886-HUM539XVB8YJI1X5JRXM/Joshua+Enciso+on+finding+an+escape+and+achieving+perfection+in+ballet+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Joshua Enciso on finding an escape and achieving perfection in ballet Joshua believes competing in Jackson will help him become a better danseur. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1528936920862-7O37HUAKRF15OU58CNSY/Joshua+2.jpeg Home - Joshua Enciso on finding an escape and achieving perfection in ballet Both competing as a pair for the first time, Joshua Enciso and Nicole Barroso take on the fiery choreography of George Birkadze, the tango-inspired Bru. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1528936989545-FETMGO2HG8ZN9SE55VCV/Joshua+Enciso+on+finding+an+escape+and+achieving+perfection+in+ballet+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Joshua Enciso on finding an escape and achieving perfection in ballet Ballet Manila co-artistic directors Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Osias Barroso with Joshua Enciso and Nicole Barroso in front of the Thalia Mara Hall as the junior pair prepare to compete in the “Olympics of Ballet”. Photo courtesy of Lisa Macuja-Elizalde https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1528937193043-8LNT733U01JVDDGVGQBV/Joshua+Enciso+on+finding+an+escape+and+achieving+perfection+in+ballet+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Joshua Enciso on finding an escape and achieving perfection in ballet Though dancing contemporary pieces comes naturally to Joshua (center, in Swan Lake), he enjoys classical roles more. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1528937280182-R4ZFW6VEXPWNMY35L155/Joshua+Enciso+on+finding+an+escape+and+achieving+perfection+in+ballet+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Joshua Enciso on finding an escape and achieving perfection in ballet Joshua and Nicole sizzle in Agnes Locsin’s Arachnida. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1528937341973-VBY7M461GN6FN9QUNZGB/Joshua+Enciso+on+finding+an+escape+and+achieving+perfection+in+ballet+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Joshua Enciso on finding an escape and achieving perfection in ballet Taking on a supporting role in Don Quixote, Joshua (second from left) dreams of dancing in the ballet’s full-length version as Basilio (performed here by Mark Sumaylo). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1528937405007-77QG4CERSLFVJNAWQQF8/Joshua+Enciso+on+finding+an+escape+and+achieving+perfection+in+ballet+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Joshua Enciso on finding an escape and achieving perfection in ballet Joshua and Nicole register for the USA IBC and receive their identification cards shortly after arriving in Jackson, Mississippi. Photo by Osias Barroso https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1528937524280-IVXYEKG7Q5G9W1J4P6VW/Joshua+Enciso+on+finding+an+escape+and+achieving+perfection+in+ballet+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Joshua Enciso on finding an escape and achieving perfection in ballet Ballet has helped Joshua Enciso keep fit and given him long-term goals such as dancing the male lead roles in the full-length Don Quixote and Giselle. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/6/12/nicole-barroso-facing-her-biggest-challenge-yet monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1528769125733-CEHC91I5RXC749X6H2N9/Nicole+Barroso%3A+Facing+her+biggest+challenge+yet+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Nicole Barroso: Facing her biggest challenge yet Nicole Barroso and Joshua Enciso perform the Peasant Pas de Deux in Dance Journeys, a recent showcase of dancers headed for competitions abroad. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1528769235008-R9A15UXXJ2SQOUYQDSWA/Nicole+Barroso%3A+Facing+her+biggest+challenge+yet+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Nicole Barroso: Facing her biggest challenge yet After the hard work these past few months, Nicole Barroso is excited to finally compete at the “Olympics of Ballet” in Jackson, Mississippi. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1528769822469-YSNJJV6VQMGSY50D6YHQ/Nicole+Barroso%3A+Facing+her+biggest+challenge+yet+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Nicole Barroso: Facing her biggest challenge yet In Jackson at last: Nicole Barroso and Joshua Enciso strike a ballet pose in front of the Thalia Mara Hall, venue of the 11th USA International Ballet Competition. Photo by Osias Barroso. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1528770580615-KHFLB88D2FCRMP4WLRXP/Nicole+Barroso%3A+Facing+her+biggest+challenge+yet+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Nicole Barroso: Facing her biggest challenge yet Nicole gets her ballet genes and training from her uncle and mentor, Ballet Manila co-artistic director Osias Barroso, who is also her coach for the USA IBC. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1528770660589-ERNXFV1TNUBYVTB2A3RU/Nicole+Barroso%3A+Facing+her+biggest+challenge+yet+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Nicole Barroso: Facing her biggest challenge yet Rehearsing the tango-inspired Bru under the watchful eye of choreographer George Birkadze. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1528771802204-Q3KVUE5V2108E6I9V7S6/Nicole+Barroso%3A+Facing+her+biggest+challenge+yet+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Nicole Barroso: Facing her biggest challenge yet Nicole celebrates with mentor Lisa Macuja-Elizalde after winning the silver medal in her age group in the 2016 Asian Grand Prix in Hong Kong. Photo from Nicole Barroso’s Facebook page https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/6/11/east-and-west-converge-in-ballet-manilas-american-stars-gala monthly 0.5 2018-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1528692646141-Z9N9B2MOPWI0U0C2492U/East+and+West+Converge+in+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%9CAmerican+Stars+Gala%E2%80%9D+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - East and West converge in Ballet Manila’s 'American Stars Gala' Junxiong Zhao, principal dancer of Boston Ballet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1528692546240-CU4ZLOUL2J6OJD9UHRDS/East+and+West+Converge+in+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%9CAmerican+Stars+Gala%E2%80%9D+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - East and West converge in Ballet Manila’s 'American Stars Gala' Lia Cirio, principal dancer of Boston Ballet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1528692821236-8FW5NPGP95EW62Z79YWG/East+and+West+Converge+in+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%9CAmerican+Stars+Gala%E2%80%9D+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - East and West converge in Ballet Manila’s 'American Stars Gala' Yuriko Kajiya, principal dancer of Houston Ballet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1528693042245-T4TQVHBXNNSAVJBLX04S/East+and+West+Converge+in+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%9CAmerican+Stars+Gala%E2%80%9D+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - East and West converge in Ballet Manila’s 'American Stars Gala' Jared Matthews, principal dancer of Houston Ballet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1528697882355-A400IY8MRKIVNNSWPQWU/East+and+West+Converge+in+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%9CAmerican+Stars+Gala%E2%80%9D+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - East and West converge in Ballet Manila’s 'American Stars Gala' Hannah Bettes, soloist of Boston Ballet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1528694420973-7SYADWLO8BIDCYM0Z5UW/East+and+West+Converge+in+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%9CAmerican+Stars+Gala%E2%80%9D+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - East and West converge in Ballet Manila’s 'American Stars Gala' Joseph Phillips, resident guest principal artist of Ballet Manila https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1528694062859-C7BSTHD7FP1MOKU1N6Z8/East+and+West+Converge+in+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%9CAmerican+Stars+Gala%E2%80%9D+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - East and West converge in Ballet Manila’s 'American Stars Gala' Katherine Barkman, resident guest principal artist of Ballet Manila https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/6/10/25-life-lessons-i-learned-from-ballet-6 monthly 0.5 2018-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1528597530684-Y0VM8PUMGIG6IRMSL7FW/25+Life+lessons+I+learned+from+ballet+-+%236+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 life lessons I learned from ballet - #6 At the technical dress rehearsals of Lisa@20 – a dance concert celebrating her 20th anniversary in ballet – Lisa Macuja-Elizalde takes advantage of the lull to stretch out and keep limber while Ballet Manila co-artistic director Osias Barroso (standing, back to the camera) talks to the company. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1528597625852-NL1MDXXNXUGR93CEU5UL/25+Life+lessons+I+learned+from+ballet+%236+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 life lessons I learned from ballet - #6 Passing on the importance of a good prep, Lisa’s company takes class on the stage of Y Theatre in Hong Kong before performing and competing in the 2015 Asian Grand Prix. That year, Ballet Manila brought home multiple medals including the top prize, the Grand Prix for principal dancer Katherine Barkman. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1528597729659-TD6F749CUYH3IPK7D0LL/25+Life+lessons+I+learned+from+ballet+%236+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 life lessons I learned from ballet - #6 An already made up Lisa warms up in the kitchen corridors with the chefs, waiters, busboys and other staff running around shortly before a performance for the Arts Council of Cebu Foundation’s 50th anniversary in 2010. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/6/8/20-questions-with-katherine-barkman monthly 0.5 2018-06-07 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/6/6/memories-of-jackson-1 monthly 0.5 2018-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1528245893546-EGHSDJNCUHBR2ZZYEU2R/Memories+of+Jackson+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Memories of Jackson Lisa poses in front of the competition venue where flags of participating countries were displayed throughout the event held from June 17 to July 1, 1990. Known as the “Olympics of Ballet”, the USA IBC – similar to the sports showcase – is held every four years and, for its opening ceremonies, features a lighting of the flame and a parade of nations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1528247148431-3PAZUBFYBTIVI5BSZB39/Memories+of+Jackson+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Memories of Jackson Just before she left the Philippines, Lisa had been announced as the endorser of Whisper. As a send-off to Lisa, the brand came out with newspaper ads wishing her well as she represented the country in the international competition. Whisper’s nationwide promotional campaign later that year would contribute to the ballerina’s pop appeal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1528247284857-HRLPVB9VKQZHTPFXI6DU/Memories+of+Jackson+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Memories of Jackson Lisa’s photo (top right) appears in the USA IBC souvenir program as one of the accepted competitors. Back then, participants were selected based on their credentials including their background in training, their current affiliation, the roles they have danced and the awards they have won. At the time, Lisa was a principal dancer of Philippine Ballet Theater and was a silver prize honoree at the First Japan Ballet Competition. Nowadays, competitors are screened through video submissions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1528247356545-FW875EPZJ79RJCV6X9WL/Memories+of+Jackson+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Memories of Jackson Lisa’s ID labeled her as Competitor 3040. While the chosen participants are there to vie for medals, most dancers are said to be excited just to be given a chance to undergo “the Jackson experience”. Jackson is among four cities (the other three being: Moscow, Russia; Helsinki, Finland; and Varna, Bulgaria) that host the International Ballet Competition which has produced gold medalists such as Mikhail Baryshnikov and Alexander Godunov. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1528247521196-AB7V6HK1F5SKXTTU3YJG/Memories+of+Jackson+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Memories of Jackson The local newspaper in Jackson, The Clarion-Ledger, features a report on the arrival of competing ballerinas and danseurs. The front-page photo shows Lisa (third from left) and fellow participants as they attend the official opening ceremonies at Belhaven College. In 1990, IBC is said to have welcomed 112 competitors from 32 countries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1528247673127-LD3G1EFJC63V9QJ48UB8/Memories+of+Jackson+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Memories of Jackson Aside from coach Steve Villaruz (rightmost), Lisa came with her mom Susan Macuja (leftmost) and her non-competing partner, premiere danseur Nonoy Froilan. The two-week IBC is a chance for young dancers to meet their counterparts in other countries and interact with ballet teachers and legends. Among the jury members in 1990 was Japanese ballerina Yoko Morishita whom Lisa considers as her inspiration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1528247751225-LFAY7JS7EQULGBCV92N4/Memories+of+Jackson+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Memories of Jackson For their contemporary piece, Lisa and Nonoy danced Oriental Fantasy which had its world premiere in Jackson. The piece was choreographed by their coach Basilio Esteban “Steve” Villaruz, using the last movement of National Artist for Music Lucrecia Kasilag’s violin concerto with Carmencita Lozada and the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra. The couple’s costumes were made by Arturo Cruz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1528248326088-D5JF3DK90UFPNPSWH0UO/Memories+of+Jackson+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Memories of Jackson Apart from taking part in the competition itself, delegates also attend socials hosted by organizers. For Lisa, being in Jackson also meant having a reunion with Sergei Vikulov (seen here between her and Nonoy Froilan), who became like a second father to her in Russia. His wife, Tatiana Udalenkova, was Lisa’s mentor at the Leningrad Choreographic Institute. Sergei, who is a People’s Artist of Russia, was among the esteemed personalities that conducted classes for students and teachers as part of the International Dance School in the USA IBC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1528248446423-NNR6COIYFSU5RJY1SX1F/Memories+of+Jackson+9+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Memories of Jackson Coach Steve Villaruz wrote about the Jackson experience in The Manila Chronicle. In this story, he shares details on how Lisa and Nonoy rehearsed and competed, noting how they danced the Act 2 pas de deux from Giselle and moving on to Round 2 to perform Oriental Fantasy. But since the couple didn’t make it to Round 3, Steve also relates their disappointment about not getting to show their strongest pieces – the Don Quixote pas de deux and the Romeo and Juliet balcony scene. He notes, however, that competing in Jackson resulted in Lisa being invited to perform in Cuba, Japan and the USSR. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1528248934769-H4K978XZK0KX6SY5GP5P/Memories+of+Jackson+10+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Memories of Jackson This centerspread story in the Christian Science Monitor features Lisa prominently and reports: “During the first night of Round 1, the audience roared for Lisa Macuja from the Philippines after she performed a pas de deux from Giselle. A series of masterfully controlled arabesques drew gasps and cheers from a crowd already transfixed by her soulful portrayal.” The publication also quotes Lisa as saying: “I want the Philippine flag to be seen, to show the world that my country is not just all fighting… and coup attempts.” https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/5/30/25-life-lessons-i-learned-from-ballet-5 monthly 0.5 2018-06-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1527644271701-L5N2F0TD8HRW0A4EIEEU/25+life+lessons+I+learned+from+ballet+-+%235+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 life lessons I learned from ballet - #5 In an article that came out in the Philippine Daily Inquirer in 2011, Lisa talked about finding that balance to stay strong, fit, and healthy. Clipping from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1527644529732-VEG30J5S6Q2Q5HOL63CO/25+Life+Lessons+I+Learned+From+Ballet+-+%235+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 life lessons I learned from ballet - #5 Correct training, proper nutrition, and a balanced lifestyle allowed Lisa Macuja-Elizalde to enjoy an unusually long professional dancing career. Now, even in semi-retirement, she continues to work hard to keep herself fit and strong for her family and her company. Photo by Sara Black https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/5/29/ballet-dictionary-5th-position-arms monthly 0.5 2018-05-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1527607305203-V8TWLXIUO3DXD12I81GJ/Ballet+Dictionary%3A+5th+Position+%28Arms%29+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Dictionary: 5th Position (Arms) https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/5/29/abigail-oliveiro-ready-to-take-on-more-challenging-roles-as-ballet-manilas-new-principal-dancer monthly 0.5 2018-05-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1527602982143-1DT4D318OHXVAKUYI6ZU/Abigail+Oliveiro%3A+Ready+to+take+on+more+challenging+roles+as+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+new+principal+dancer+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Abigail Oliveiro: Ready to take on more challenging roles as Ballet Manila’s new principal dancer Three faces of Abigail Oliveiro: The ballerina displays a range of emotions in her first interview as a principal dancer. Photos by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1527603363772-4B8PASJ6R4A7KXJU8SNT/Abigail+Oliveiro%3A+Ready+to+take+on+more+challenging+roles+as+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+new+principal+dancer+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Abigail Oliveiro: Ready to take on more challenging roles as Ballet Manila’s new principal dancer Abigail Oliveiro describes her promotion to principal dancer as “the wildest thing that’s ever happened to me.” Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1527603532242-R33BLY94VUZTSL5QX7TO/Abigail+Oliveiro%3A+Ready+to+take+on+more+challenging+roles+as+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+new+principal+dancer+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Abigail Oliveiro: Ready to take on more challenging roles as Ballet Manila’s new principal dancer Receiving more pairs of pointe shoes is a perk Abi – seen here in Paquita – is most excited about. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1527603633530-272MTRIJWW3D8XYNKJK1/Abigail+Oliveiro%3A+Ready+to+take+on+more+challenging+roles+as+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+new+principal+dancer+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Abigail Oliveiro: Ready to take on more challenging roles as Ballet Manila’s new principal dancer Dancing as the Ibong Adarna, says Abi, can be quite exhausting as she has to continuously flap her “wings” but make it look effortless. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1527604420095-8WGFND73P01BNOG9LN6B/Abigail+Oliveiro%3A+Ready+to+take+on+more+challenging+roles+as+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+new+principal+dancer+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Abigail Oliveiro: Ready to take on more challenging roles as Ballet Manila’s new principal dancer Abigail Oliveiro and Mark Sumaylo take on the lead roles in the full-length Swan Lake, 2017. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1527604699176-148KCUDUQ9P72CY7TGWC/Abigail+Oliveiro%3A+Ready+to+take+on+more+challenging+roles+as+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+new+principal+dancer+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Abigail Oliveiro: Ready to take on more challenging roles as Ballet Manila’s new principal dancer In her award-winning role as Mercedes, Abi gets to perform anew with off-stage partner Mark Sumaylo as the bullfighter Espada. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1527604844795-YR69R54UT0C7P6SO2EUH/Abigail+Oliveiro%3A+Ready+to+take+on+more+challenging+roles+as+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+new+principal+dancer+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Abigail Oliveiro: Ready to take on more challenging roles as Ballet Manila’s new principal dancer Abi (center) loves classical ballet but is equally adept in tackling contemporary pieces such as Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Bloom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1527604974643-SSKEBQOD7WH2R9K3JVK2/Abigail+Oliveiro%3A+Ready+to+take+on+more+challenging+roles+as+Ballet+Manila%E2%80%99s+new+principal+dancer+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Abigail Oliveiro: Ready to take on more challenging roles as Ballet Manila’s new principal dancer Abi dreams of dancing as Giselle and Carmen, two iconic roles in ballet. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/5/26/25-life-lessons-i-learned-from-ballet-4 monthly 0.5 2018-05-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1527287724749-15G02OIZBJTWW5WLLKSO/25+life+lessons+I+learned+from+ballet+-+%234+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 life lessons I learned from ballet - #4 Posing in front of the Hermitage Museum was one of the many bonding moments that the Macuja family shared during Lisa Macuja’s four-year stay in Russia, from 1982 to 1986. Those precious visits helped Lisa cope with her homesickness, doubts and fears. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1527291571735-W4WR4NEGM5YSOPRJX719/Don+Q+Backstage+Drama007.jpg Home - 25 life lessons I learned from ballet - #4 Greeting Lisa at the backstage after performing her first full-length Don Quixote was her family who flew to Russia to celebrate this milestone. In this photo were brother Julio, mentor Gabriela Komleva, mom Susan, dad Cesar, and teacher Tatiana Udalenkova. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1527287837838-Z53W8VZ0ED6E3FHRZDNN/25+life+lessons+I+learned+from+ballet+-+%234+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 life lessons I learned from ballet - #4 The young principal dancers of Ballet Manila – (clockwise from top left) Joan Emery Sia, Katherine Barkman, and Abigail Oliveiro – also credit the strong support of their families in achieving their ballet dreams. And after over three decades of dancing, Lisa continues to enjoy the unconditional support of her parents (top right) as she moved on from dancing to managing her own company. Photos from the Facebook pages of the dancers https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/5/24/this-month-in-bm-history-may-2013 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1527145453374-03TW672S1NDUCZUOVU8Y/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+May+2013+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: May 2013 Two clowns (Alvin Santos, left, and Glenn Ragel) try to win the favor of the fairy doll princess (Missy Macuja Elizalde) in the Fairy Doll pas de trois. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1527145678464-PVEXVGH5JFMZVK67XR61/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+May+2013+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: May 2013 Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Rudy de Dios are featured in the haunting choreography, The Last Poem, by Augustus “Bam” Damian. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1527145994556-UDFHUUWD6ANY2ZLF9NS3/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+May+2013+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: May 2013 Souvenir program of the collaboration between Ballet Manila and Choi So Bin Ballet Company. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1527145797323-TRPTK9R0W88JBOPJ2DB4/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+May+2013+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: May 2013 An Chaehyeon, Han Sanggu and Kim Donguk dance an excerpt from Le Corsaire. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1527146127905-81E0FN0WX6G5UAZV2YLP/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+May+2013+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: May 2013 At curtain call, artistic directors Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Choi So Bin pose with Mr. Moon Hyung Suk who made the collaboration between the two dance companies possible. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/5/22/russian-choreographer-george-birkadze-creates-a-tango-on-pointes-for-ballet-manila monthly 0.5 2018-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1526983896668-19GML8LFM8Z6HHL689W3/George+1.JPG Home - Russian choreographer George Birkadze creates a tango on pointes for Ballet Manila Choreographer George Birkadze is thrilled to be working with Ballet Manila because of the shared Russian training in ballet. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1526984646906-5CP9PGF6DPA5P1OYYZIP/Russian+choreographer+George+Birkadze+creates+a+tango+on+pointes+for+Ballet+Manila+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Russian choreographer George Birkadze creates a tango on pointes for Ballet Manila George rehearses with Joshua Enciso and Nicole Barroso, on whom he choreographed the tango-inspired Bru, which the pair will dance at the USA International Ballet Competition. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1526984755502-XYS28Y0LKALPXGHJ4AJO/Russian+choreographer+George+Birkadze+creates+a+tango+on+pointes+for+Ballet+Manila+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Russian choreographer George Birkadze creates a tango on pointes for Ballet Manila “There’s an awkward chemistry between them that gives the piece a special color,” says George Birkadze of Joshua Enciso and Nicole Barroso. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1526984869051-APHOXLQ800HBDUFQ1FJ5/Russian+choreographer+George+Birkadze+creates+a+tango+on+pointes+for+Ballet+Manila+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Russian choreographer George Birkadze creates a tango on pointes for Ballet Manila George shows a clip from Romeo and Juliet in which the dancer playing Juliet issues a silent scream, to underscore how raw emotion and powerful music can create an intense moment on stage. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/5/18/ballet-dictionary-battement-tendu-devant-on-fondu monthly 0.5 2018-05-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1526612079250-YFUS7FGIF9PHGEQJ2W2X/Ballet+Dictionary%3A+Battement+Tendu+Devant+on+Fondu+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Dictionary: Battement Tendu Devant on Fondu https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/5/17/25-life-lessons-i-learned-from-ballet-3 monthly 0.5 2018-05-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1526471172949-7V92U7Z2QVT1I0GUPOF5/25+life+lessons+I+learned+from+ballet+-+%233+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 life lessons I learned from ballet - #3 Tatiana Udalenkova spent countless hours personally mentoring Lisa – perfecting her technique until the movement flowed from her core and became second nature. Photo from the Ballet Manila Archives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1526471266285-RTTJUFNKE45ICM6P33G4/25+life+lessons+I+learned+from+ballet+-+%233+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 life lessons I learned from ballet - #3 At a lecture-demo, Lisa shows the kind of training her own Lisa Macuja School of Ballet Manila provides. The school offers the same personal touch and attention she received as a student in Russia, with teachers correcting every step and position to ensure that the next generation of dancers would have a strong foundation in the Vaganova tradition. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/5/16/ballet-manila-school-holds-first-ever-exams-for-students monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1526463372766-X8RCJLJI59U8M7K59GVJ/Ballet+Manila+School+holds+first-ever+exams+for+students+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila School holds first-ever exams for students The Lisa Macuja School of Ballet Manila director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde (standing, center) poses with the Level 3 girls in Donada, Pasay. They were among the students who took the school’s ballet exams being administered for the first time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1526463428468-OEES2GR08S4GH5GLK3ZP/The+Lisa+Macuja+School+of+Ballet+Manila+director+Lisa+Macuja-Elizalde+%28standing%2C+center%29+poses+with+the+Level+3+girls+in+Donada%2C+Pasay.+They+were+among+the+students+who+took+the+school%E2%80%99s+ballet+exams+being+administered+for+the+first+time.+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila School holds first-ever exams for students At the Fisher Mall branch with some of the examinees: (standing from left), teacher Sofia Peralta, juror Gerardo Francisco, school director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde, jurors Tiffany Chiang-Janolo and Jonathan Janolo and teacher Czarina Villegas. Photo by Icet Barroso https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/5/13/the-most-important-lesson-they-learned-from-mom monthly 0.5 2018-05-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1526179374470-EZS0HXNHKWJODE6SBBJ7/The+most+important+lesson+they+learned+from+Mom+1.+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The most important lesson they learned from Mom Katherine Barkman celebrates her debut as Kitri in the full-length Don Quixote with mom Darlene who flew in from the US just to watch her. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1526179463921-J5U7FSMGLDT3ZEOIKD3N/The+most+important+lesson+they+learned+from+Mom+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The most important lesson they learned from Mom Jonathan received valuable advice from his parents, but particularly from mom Arcangel (Leng to family and Angie to church friends) when he got married to Tiffany Chiang. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1526179526270-00LZLXDKBQIMRIMLY2TK/The+most+important+lesson+they+learned+from+Mom+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The most important lesson they learned from Mom For Jessica Pearl Dames, mom Maria Luisa has the most beautiful soul. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1526179627886-3WXQ1KVYFU5Z0NWKBH8S/The+most+important+lesson+they+learned+from+Mom+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The most important lesson they learned from Mom Joshua Enciso says that hope and life are two things mom Liza has encouraged him to focus on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1526179738243-YFJ7B8I3YU1C400X2DMV/The+most+important+lesson+they+learned+from+Mom+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The most important lesson they learned from Mom Jasmine Pia Dames describes mom Maria Luisa as the mother anyone could ever wish or hope for. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1526179806965-T1DQWM6AR7UF3NJHV95V/The+most+important+lesson+they+learned+from+Mom+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The most important lesson they learned from Mom Joan Emery Sia sums up her mom Jiji this way: Strict but loving. Firm but well-balanced. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1526179857851-M03L31MMDD0XYQVB3E3S/The+most+important+lesson+they+learned+from+Mom+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The most important lesson they learned from Mom Mark Sumaylo points to independence and the importance of good manners as the values mom Sulieta ingrained in him. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1526179916631-86CLQ5JJ7C9ZKRWFRQT2/The+most+important+lesson+they+learned+from+Mom+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The most important lesson they learned from Mom Godwin Merano cites positivity as the greatest lesson he learned from mom Grace. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/5/10/25-life-lessons-i-learned-from-ballet-2 monthly 0.5 2018-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1525830890843-L9SJJWP8EXOCASNY7CMH/25+life+lessons+I+learned+from+ballet+-+%232+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - 25 life lessons I learned from ballet - #2 It was the first day of Ballet Manila's Christmas break in 2013 but the disciplined artistic director could be found sweating it out at the barre with her regular routine. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/5/8/envisioning-a-future-for-ballet-in-india monthly 0.5 2018-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1525746954341-9CLPHPX1GYT2GFKDVORE/Envisioning+a+future+for+ballet+in+India+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Envisioning a future for ballet in India Ballet Manila co-artistic director Osias Barroso joins Rhythmus HappyFeet partners Swara Patel and Deepika Ravindran and their students during one of his visits to the school. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1525746621737-EPKA57ES3H0OR4V54Z46/Envisioning+a+future+for+ballet+in+India+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Envisioning a future for ballet in India With her Mumbai-based school’s partnership with Ballet Manila, dance educator and entrepreneur Swara Patel is hopeful that ballet will grow in popularity in India. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1525747533834-1MGJ7BM9FZ3OSNIWND3S/Envisioning+a+future+for+ballet+in+India+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Envisioning a future for ballet in India Swara with the girls from India at Ballet Manila’s Pasay compound – from left, Nikita Rochlani who is taking a teacher’s course, and summer intensive program students Friyana Dahee, Srinika Mudaliar and Dhvani Patel. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1525747756265-K9D61ZD45MECW2X6JA8P/Envisioning+a+future+for+ballet+in+India+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Envisioning a future for ballet in India Deepika Ravindran (leftmost) was able to participate in Ballet Manila’s Ibong Adarna production and posed with lead cast members including artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde (fifth from left) as the queen. Photo from Deepika Ravindran’s Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1525747845206-EYS54NACDXNLDTSHZ7MT/Envisioning+a+future+for+ballet+in+India+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Envisioning a future for ballet in India Rhythmus Happy Feet co-founder Deepika Ravindran (right) with Ballet Manila “imports” Elpidio Magat, Joan Emery Sia and Czarina Villegas shortly after the school’s recital featuring The Nutcracker in December 2017. Photo from Deepika Ravindran’s Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1525747954675-P3WRVRR0E62K0QXTT1ME/Envisioning+a+future+for+ballet+in+India+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Envisioning a future for ballet in India The dream of one day having a professional ballet company in India inspires Swara. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/5/4/ballet-dictionary-bris-en-avant monthly 0.5 2018-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1525399988268-SY7XP41L24BF1JXIQOPQ/Ballet+Dictionary%3A+Bris%C3%A9+en+avant+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Dictionary: Brisé en avant https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/5/2/loraine-gaile-jarlega-and-her-family-it-takes-a-village-to-raise-a-ballerina monthly 0.5 2018-05-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1525234254986-07TGP17S975HLN5QR4DR/Loraine+Gaile+Jarlega+and+her+family%3A+It+takes+a+village+to+raise+a+ballerina+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Loraine Gaile Jarlega and her family: It takes a village to raise a ballerina For Loraine Gaile Jarlega, ballet is sweeter the second time around and it looks like she is determined to stay now. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1525234325342-X2YXBFPGD542KQWLJ6SP/Loraine+Gaile+Jarlega+and+her+family%3A+It+takes+a+village+to+raise+a+ballerina+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Loraine Gaile Jarlega and her family: It takes a village to raise a ballerina Anthony and Arline Jarlega say they are happy being ballet parents to Gaile, even if it means taking extra effort and making sacrifices. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1525234387557-KX6X7N5ZA3ED638OZFXA/Loraine+Gaile+Jarlega+and+her+family%3A+It+takes+a+village+to+raise+a+ballerina+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Loraine Gaile Jarlega and her family: It takes a village to raise a ballerina Gaile dances the Fairy Doll Variation, her piece for the 2017 Asian Grand Prix in Hong Kong where she was named a finalist. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1525234808474-QVYPO7LSII9915W0TY46/Loraine+Gaile+Jarlega+and+her+family%3A+It+takes+a+village+to+raise+a+ballerina+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Loraine Gaile Jarlega and her family: It takes a village to raise a ballerina BM co-artistic director Osias Barroso says “Gaile danced to perfection” at the recent AGP Regionals where she won first place in the Pre-Competitive 3 Division. Photo courtesy of Loraine Gaile Jarlega https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1525234906916-PA6U0H0D3T71364HV02T/Loraine+Gaile+Jarlega+and+her+family%3A+It+takes+a+village+to+raise+a+ballerina+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Loraine Gaile Jarlega and her family: It takes a village to raise a ballerina Gaile (fourth from left) performed as part of the corps in Ballet Manila’s Swan Lake last October. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1525234992892-C5P64PVJE7D1EXZLVWNO/Loraine+Gaile+Jarlega+and+her+family%3A+It+takes+a+village+to+raise+a+ballerina+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Loraine Gaile Jarlega and her family: It takes a village to raise a ballerina With BM principal dancer Katherine Barkman, whom Gaile says she is a fan of. Photo courtesy of Loraine Gaile Jarlega https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1525235058507-5GA4LLNBF0AWFYMA7S9N/Loraine+Gaile+Jarlega+and+her+family%3A+It+takes+a+village+to+raise+a+ballerina+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Loraine Gaile Jarlega and her family: It takes a village to raise a ballerina Gaile celebrates with her family after winning in the AGP regionals. Among them is her grandmother Mila Jarlega (to Gaile’s left), the one who convinced her parents to enroll her in Lisa Macuja’s ballet school. Photo courtesy of Loraine Gaile Jarlega https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1525235366338-8GRS6F2FRSR6WR8UBU6Y/Loraine+Gaile+Jarlega+and+her+family%3A+It+takes+a+village+to+raise+a+ballerina+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Loraine Gaile Jarlega and her family: It takes a village to raise a ballerina Soon turning 13, Gaile is addicted to ballet, even standing up and copying steps when she’s watching ballet videos with her parents. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/4/29/25-life-lessons-i-learned-from-ballet-1 monthly 0.5 2018-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1524965171894-T25N1G0TOVOPM4DE4JCT/25+Life+lessons+I+learned+from+ballet+%231+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - 25 life lessons I learned from ballet - #1 Despite years of training and many performances under her belt, Lisa continues work on her technique by taking ballet classes everyday. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/4/25/elyssabeth-apilado-fated-to-be-in-ballet monthly 0.5 2018-04-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1524626411074-5M1R6L3ITLJM3LY6ZW4C/Elyssabeth+Apilado%3A+Fated+to+be+in+ballet+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Elyssabeth Apilado: Fated to be in ballet Lyssa has learned that smiling when dancing makes all the difference – a tip she learned from fellow dancer Brian Sevilla. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1524626317446-DXN7V084J6VWFD85HCB5/Elyssabeth+Apilado%3A+Fated+to+be+in+ballet+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Elyssabeth Apilado: Fated to be in ballet Elyssabeth “Lyssa” Apilado says she is committed to ballet because she finds joy in it despite the many hardships it entails. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1524626536638-8K5XJNE1MJYUIVMTTKLF/Elyssabeth+Apilado%3A+Fated+to+be+in+ballet+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Elyssabeth Apilado: Fated to be in ballet For the 2017 Asian Grand Prix, Lyssa danced the 3rd Shades Variation from La Bayadere and became one of the finalists in her category. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1524626730105-YFX8JT2SXUEESKN9T0T5/Elyssabeth+Apilado%3A+Fated+to+be+in+ballet+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Elyssabeth Apilado: Fated to be in ballet It was a thrill for Lyssa (second from right) to win honorable mention with partner Alvin Dictado (rightmost) at the ATOD competition in Bangkok. With them are their mentor, Osias Barroso, and fellow BM dancers Shaira Comeros and Brian Sevilla who won third place. Photo courtesy of Alvin Dictado https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1524626797937-D28YNEFJESF77UUKF800/Elyssabeth+Apilado%3A+Fated+to+be+in+ballet+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Elyssabeth Apilado: Fated to be in ballet Lyssa shares her third-place finish at the recent AGP Regionals with her father Eduardo Apilado, her constant companion to and from her ballet classes and who, she says, guides her in everything she does. Photo courtesy of Elyssabeth Apilado https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1524626885982-S006XWOOR08QTSOWGMZ8/Elyssabeth+Apilado%3A+Fated+to+be+in+ballet+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Elyssabeth Apilado: Fated to be in ballet Lyssa dances as the Amazona rescued by Don Diego (Romeo Peralta) in Gerardo Francisco’s Ibong Adarna. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1524630743962-45YBW7DOB7E5XH9URP3J/In+Gerardo+Francisco%E2%80%99s+Muro-Ami%2C+Lyssa+%28rightmost%29+and+her+fellow+dancers+portray+underage+divers+forced+into+an+illegal+fishing+system.+Photo+by+Giselle+P.+Kasilag+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Elyssabeth Apilado: Fated to be in ballet In Gerardo Francisco’s Muro-Ami, Lyssa (rightmost) and her fellow dancers portray underage divers forced into an illegal fishing system. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1524630902218-DZ2QBATFHBZTJR91WVR5/Elyssabeth+Apilado%3A+Fated+to+be+in+ballet+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Elyssabeth Apilado: Fated to be in ballet Lyssa dreams of someday dancing the challenging dual role of Odette and Odile in Swan Lake. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/4/23/remembering-shakespeare monthly 0.5 2018-04-23 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/4/22/choreography-in-focus-alamat-si-sibol-at-si-gunaw monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1524364529767-Q6QHA7B2WPKSY7A64L69/Choreography+in+Focus%3A+Alamat%3A+Si+Sibol+at+Si+Gunaw+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Choreography in Focus: Alamat: Si Sibol at Si Gunaw The goddess Luningning (Lisa Macuja-Elizalde) lives in the Sky World and looks after Nature. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1524364687856-BUZ4P971M9P4RR1MZZEZ/Choreography+in+Focus%3A+Alamat%3A+Si+Sibol+at+Si+Gunaw+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Choreography in Focus: Alamat: Si Sibol at Si Gunaw The warrior-king Kapuy (Nazer Salgado) makes quite an entrance, atop an “elephant” and ushered in by his men. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1524364856456-Q98MFBD37GRUT8TN2GF6/Choreography+in+Focus%3A+Alamat%3A+Si+Sibol+at+Si+Gunaw+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Choreography in Focus: Alamat: Si Sibol at Si Gunaw The wedding of Luningning to Kapuy is based on the Singkil dance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1524365529188-U95URKXZNFPL0X9KILT9/_MG_1042.JPG Home - Choreography in Focus: Alamat: Si Sibol at Si Gunaw - Yanti Marduli as Sibol https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1524365520978-E93NQ4D891UNV6I9NMKN/_MG_1025.JPG Home - Choreography in Focus: Alamat: Si Sibol at Si Gunaw - Francis Cascano as Gunaw https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1524366186786-OXZLU40R84YPK3KRQT9V/Choreography+in+Focus%3A+Alamat%3A+Si+Sibol+at+Si+Gunaw+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Choreography in Focus: Alamat: Si Sibol at Si Gunaw The production was inspired by the Filipino Muslim culture, fashion, music and dances. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1524366435651-HOXCQIQF193FWBWAUQT9/Choreography+in+Focus%3A+Alamat%3A+Si+Sibol+at+Si+Gunaw+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Choreography in Focus: Alamat: Si Sibol at Si Gunaw Alamat: Si Sibol at Si Gunaw blends contemporary and folk movements. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1524366809994-PGBW4BXKD5O7HB5PQEIY/Choreography+in+Focus%3A+Alamat%3A+Si+Sibol+at+Si+Gunaw+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Choreography in Focus: Alamat: Si Sibol at Si Gunaw Dancers moved to music made by the indigenous instruments agong and kulintang. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/4/20/ballet-dictionary-lunge-in-4th-position-arms-in-3rd-arabesque monthly 0.5 2018-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1524185289214-23WP7M1SERKOLRC6CNQT/Ballet+Dictionary%3A+Lunge+in+4th+Position%2C+Arms+in+3rd+Arabesque+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Dictionary: Lunge in 4th Position, Arms in 3rd Arabesque https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/4/20/asian-grand-prix-holds-first-regional-competition-in-manila monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1524183780418-X6NMIJQNYYQHJQSANXOG/Asian+Grand+Prix+holds+first+regional+competition+in+Manila+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Asian Grand Prix holds first regional competition in Manila Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde interviewed Asian Grand Prix chairman So Hon Wah and managing director Virginia De Blank for her program Art 2 Art in 2017. Photo by Susan A. De Guzman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1524183576600-RMH2ECCMCTTRJRXIKLQI/Asian+Grand+Prix+holds+first+regional+competition+in+Manila+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Asian Grand Prix holds first regional competition in Manila Qualifiers in the Asian Grand Prix Regional Competition in Manila will get to compete in the finals to be held in Hong Kong in August. Photo courtesy of Asian Grand Prix https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1524183852220-E8523UDKICEVGW7S5E33/Asian+Grand+Prix+holds+first+regional+competition+in+Manila+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Asian Grand Prix holds first regional competition in Manila Brian Sevilla won the Junior B silver medal at the 2017 Asian Grand Prix and received his award from jury member Ou Lu. Photo by Eileen Lopez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1524183929059-LFKKOUIKMX8GK2SSGUYO/Asian+Grand+Prix+holds+first+regional+competition+in+Manila+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Asian Grand Prix holds first regional competition in Manila Nicole Barroso won back-to-back silver medals from AGP. With her in both photos is Ballet Manila co-artistic director Osias Barroso. Photos by Susan A. De Guzman (2015) and courtesy of Osias Barroso (2016) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1524184013903-BXNKJ3G7UTZ5TO0V1L4G/Asian+Grand+Prix+holds+first+regional+competition+in+Manila+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Asian Grand Prix holds first regional competition in Manila Ballet Manila principal dancer Katherine Barkman won the top prize at the 2015 Asian Grand Prix, receiving her trophy from jury president Garry Trinder and jury member Zhao Yu Heng. Photo courtesy of Asian Grand Prix https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/4/19/teenage-danseur-rafael-perez-saved-and-made-better-by-ballet monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1524103661611-PHWY5GFQP2EXNMXDELEH/Teenage+danseur+Rafael+Perez%3A+Saved+and+made+better+by+ballet+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Teenage danseur Rafael Perez: Saved and made better by ballet Paeng (seen here performing here in Must Dance 2017, front and center) dreams of someday dancing as Prince Desiré in the full-length The Sleeping Beauty. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1524103765812-D2C8IFAPNUY6Y9A2W3IP/Teenage+danseur+Rafael+Perez%3A+Saved+and+made+better+by+ballet+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Teenage danseur Rafael Perez: Saved and made better by ballet As a Ballet Manila trainee, Rafael “Paeng” Perez is happy because he has found a creative outlet in dance. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1524103911508-3XBLVHXFM9GV90J3DKMU/Teenage+danseur+Rafael+Perez%3A+Saved+and+made+better+by+ballet+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Teenage danseur Rafael Perez: Saved and made better by ballet Learning to jump high is one of the things Paeng (with fellow dancers in Must Dance 2017) would like to get better at through constant training. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1524103985742-16CLGIBA5MWUIT5DX1F0/Teenage+danseur+Rafael+Perez%3A+Saved+and+made+better+by+ballet+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Teenage danseur Rafael Perez: Saved and made better by ballet Paeng (foreground, leftmost) was part of the Ballet Manila delegation to the International Dance Festival 2017 in Vietnam where the group won the silver for their performance of Gerardo Francisco’s Muro-Ami. 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Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1524105119683-VEHZ1I39JNAX8N90L9X0/Teenage+danseur+Rafael+Perez%3A+Saved+and+made+better+by+ballet+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Teenage danseur Rafael Perez: Saved and made better by ballet If he makes good in ballet, Paeng is hoping his five younger brothers could also follow in his footsteps. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/4/18/israel-bound-ibong-adarna-sweeps-gawad-buhay-awards monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1524019577419-LBR3YV2BFEE2UE5IM3CB/Israel-bound+%E2%80%98Ibong+Adarna%E2%80%99+sweeps+Gawad+Buhay+awards++2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Israel-bound ‘Ibong Adarna’ sweeps Gawad Buhay awards Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde, with Gerardo Francisco beside her, receives one of Ibong Adarna’s six awards. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1524019651645-P49XNG8J14SZXF85038H/Israel-bound+%E2%80%98Ibong+Adarna%E2%80%99+sweeps+Gawad+Buhay+awards++1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Israel-bound ‘Ibong Adarna’ sweeps Gawad Buhay awards It was a big night for Gerardo Francisco who, aside from winning as Outstanding Choreographer for Ibong Adarna, also received the award for Outstanding Ensemble for Modern Dance for the same production on behalf of Ballet Manila. Photo by Jed Prudente Francisco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1524019738475-6LE6J9EKLHJBDDDP2XXM/Israel-bound+%E2%80%98Ibong+Adarna%E2%80%99+sweeps+Gawad+Buhay+awards+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Israel-bound ‘Ibong Adarna’ sweeps Gawad Buhay awards Celebrating after the awards program: Abigail Oliveiro, Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Gerardo Francisco. Photo by Mark Sumaylo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1524019969304-A5MKV4ALNATTUWZH39K1/Israel-bound+%E2%80%98Ibong+Adarna%E2%80%99+sweeps+Gawad+Buhay+awards+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Israel-bound ‘Ibong Adarna’ sweeps Gawad Buhay awards Three of the special-edition 10th Gawad Buhay trophies won by Ballet Manila. Photo by Jed Prudente Francisco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1524020073746-0T51Y7GA4FD8HSVTGAPP/Israel-bound+%E2%80%98Ibong+Adarna%E2%80%99+sweeps+Gawad+Buhay+awards+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Israel-bound ‘Ibong Adarna’ sweeps Gawad Buhay awards Romeo Peralta with his trophy. Photo courtesy of Romeo Peralta https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1524020199915-7OFSMQ48001O753C0UER/Israel-bound+%E2%80%98Ibong+Adarna%E2%80%99+sweeps+Gawad+Buhay+awards+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Israel-bound ‘Ibong Adarna’ sweeps Gawad Buhay awards As Mercedes in Don Quixote, Abigail Oliveiro does one of her astounding back bends. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1524020547908-E2I2P0OLZAR7PULYMT5K/Israel-bound+%E2%80%98Ibong+Adarna%E2%80%99+sweeps+Gawad+Buhay+awards+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Israel-bound ‘Ibong Adarna’ sweeps Gawad Buhay awards After dancing Arachnida, Joan Emery Sia and Romeo Peralta pose with its choreographer Agnes Locsin who was honored with a lifetime achievement award. Photo courtesy of Romeo Peralta https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/4/17/this-month-in-bm-history-april-1999 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1523928305640-WDJXL3Y35KYF03AS3SM6/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+April+1999+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: April 1999 Souvenir program cover for Ballet & Ballads in Dagupan. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1523928630693-BLKYEZGYKY19KWX7Y731/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+April+1999+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: April 1999 Souvenir program cover for Ballet & Ballads in Baguio. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/4/12/20-questions-with-alvin-santos monthly 0.5 2018-04-12 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/4/11/ballet-mom-baby-franco-and-ballerina-daughter-marinette-sticking-it-out-through-thick-and-thin monthly 0.5 2018-04-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1523413677460-JARRNRKK19TI1732T8GB/Ballet+mom+Baby+Franco+and+ballerina+daughter+Marinette%3A+Sticking+it+out+through+thick+and+thin+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet mom Baby Franco and ballerina daughter Marinette: Sticking it out through thick and thin Ballet Manila junior company member Marinette Franco was named a finalist in the 2017 Asian Grand Prix with her performance of Raymonda Tableau Variation. Photo by Giselle P. 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Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1523413874617-DEJTVBMPE8IYWG0TMTIS/Ballet+mom+Baby+Franco+and+ballerina+daughter+Marinette%3A+Sticking+it+out+through+thick+and+thin+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet mom Baby Franco and ballerina daughter Marinette: Sticking it out through thick and thin Marinette (second from left) was part of the Ballet Manila delegation that participated in the 2016 Dance Open International Ballet Festival in Russia, along with Joshua Enciso, Nicole Barroso and Alvin Dictado, with their mentor Osias Barroso (center). Photo from Marinette Franco’s Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1523413965877-HJ5OQUV9A670TYJXL2CH/Ballet+mom+Baby+Franco+and+ballerina+daughter+Marinette%3A+Sticking+it+out+through+thick+and+thin+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet mom Baby Franco and ballerina daughter Marinette: Sticking it out through thick and thin In Russia, Marinette attended dance classes and interacted with ballerinas from all over the world. Photo from Marinette Franco’s Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1523414034204-1A3HOJXBI2X734KGNBNS/Ballet+mom+Baby+Franco+and+ballerina+daughter+Marinette%3A+Sticking+it+out+through+thick+and+thin+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet mom Baby Franco and ballerina daughter Marinette: Sticking it out through thick and thin Baby Franco says she enjoys watching Marinette (seen here in Swan Lake, facing the camera) performing onstage. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1523414322067-5VR1BREN5IRS7ZRJAEH5/Ballet+mom+Baby+Franco+and+ballerina+daughter+Marinette%3A+Sticking+it+out+through+thick+and+thin+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet mom Baby Franco and ballerina daughter Marinette: Sticking it out through thick and thin Marinette jokingly makes a face as mom Baby talks about their occasional disagreements. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1523414565690-HSN75MH76DBI6LPNVT6N/Ballet+mom+Baby+Franco+and+ballerina+daughter+Marinette%3A+Sticking+it+out+through+thick+and+thin+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet mom Baby Franco and ballerina daughter Marinette: Sticking it out through thick and thin Getting pointers from a mentor in one of classes during the 2016 Beijing Dance Performance Series for Dance Schools. Photo from Marinette Franco’s Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1523414657062-TVUS8XGQ5535PLBPCXE9/Ballet+mom+Baby+Franco+and+ballerina+daughter+Marinette%3A+Sticking+it+out+through+thick+and+thin+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet mom Baby Franco and ballerina daughter Marinette: Sticking it out through thick and thin Marinette celebrates with her classmates after their school project and shoe business Prima Facie won first runner-up honors out of 24 companies in a recent Beijing competition. Photo from Jose Isabel Rea’s Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1523414752614-NRSN2UQ6KIZ1WRMKVB7S/Ballet+mom+Baby+Franco+and+ballerina+daughter+Marinette%3A+Sticking+it+out+through+thick+and+thin+9+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet mom Baby Franco and ballerina daughter Marinette: Sticking it out through thick and thin Starting college soon, Marinette will continue her balancing act between ballet and school but knows she can cope with her mom’s help. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/4/10/ballet-dictionary-piqu-in-first-arabesque monthly 0.5 2018-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1523331083423-7H8NI9DK3IKM0MMIBHP1/Ballet+Dictionary+-++Pique%CC%81+in+First+Arabesque+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Dictionary: Piqué in First Arabesque https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/4/6/alvin-dictado-falling-in-love-with-ballet-one-step-at-a-time monthly 0.5 2018-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1522977659352-86L7BHXHUMQ81L4O4Z5P/Alvin+Dictado+-+Falling+in+love+with+ballet%2C+one+step+at+a+time+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives+8.JPG Home - Alvin Dictado: Falling in love with ballet, one step at a time Alvin is building up his strength so he can become an even more effective dancer and ballet partner in the future. 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Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1522977916200-Q7XUPNWSU37S08YPL48J/Alvin+Dictado+-+Falling+in+love+with+ballet%2C+one+step+at+a+time+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives+3.jpg Home - Alvin Dictado: Falling in love with ballet, one step at a time Alvin strike ballet poses with Brian Sevilla, Shaira Comeros and Elyssabeth Apilado in Bangkok where they participated in the 2018 Australian Teachers of Dance International Dance Competition last February. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1522978017611-QRC8A1PRW28DSUXCV2KI/Alvin+Dictado+-+Falling+in+love+with+ballet%2C+one+step+at+a+time+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives+4.jpg Home - Alvin Dictado: Falling in love with ballet, one step at a time Elyssabeth Apilado and Alvin Dictado wear their Honorable Mention medals for their Harlequinade pas de deux at the 2018 ATOD Competition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1522978167608-3S9AJBUYGBEKHXRM8JH4/Alvin+Dictado+-+Falling+in+love+with+ballet%2C+one+step+at+a+time+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives+6.jpg Home - Alvin Dictado: Falling in love with ballet, one step at a time Alvin’s most memorable trip was to Russia in 2016 as he and his fellow BM delegates got to meet Russian dance legend Tatiana Alexandrovna Udalenkova. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1522978089223-ICIE5MZOCG5HTRDTHBY9/Alvin+Dictado+-+Falling+in+love+with+ballet%2C+one+step+at+a+time+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives+5.jpg Home - Alvin Dictado: Falling in love with ballet, one step at a time Alvin (leftmost) performs in Muro Ami by Gerardo Francisco. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1522978319689-OWQHV56PGT6DW5FTNVXS/Alvin+Dictado+-+Falling+in+love+with+ballet%2C+one+step+at+a+time+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives+7.JPG Home - Alvin Dictado: Falling in love with ballet, one step at a time Always the joker, Alvin (right) mimics being scolded by his mentors, as Shaira Comeros, Brian Sevilla and Elyssabeth Apilado follow suit. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1522978601426-54ASMPVYF1I2I4EYVSR1/Alvin+Dictado+-+Falling+in+love+with+ballet%2C+one+step+at+a+time+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives+1.JPG Home - Alvin Dictado: Falling in love with ballet, one step at a time Alvin Dictado once shunned ballet, but eventually grew to embrace it. 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Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1521815997916-1SAJINY93EY7066AK1GA/Mommy%C2%A0Mellissa+on+how+ballet+is+changing+her+daughter+Gian+for+the+better+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Mommy Mellissa on how ballet is changing her daughter Gian for the better As a PBF scholar, Gian receives free ballet instruction and ballet gear, meals, nutrition supplements and transportation allowance. The budding ballerina dreams of dancing as the Ibong Adarna someday. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1521815923762-DGXADXOM1HYDBHW8UVNX/Mommy%C2%A0Mellissa+on+how+ballet+is+changing+her+daughter+Gian+for+the+better+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Mommy Mellissa on how ballet is changing her daughter Gian for the better Melissa Francisco says her daughter Gian surprised the entire family one day, saying she had passed a Ballet Manila audition. With them is BM co-artistic director Osias Barroso who is also one of Gian’s teachers. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/3/23/choreography-in-focus-gabriela-ng-vigan-by-osias-barroso monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1521795174319-LKJCSNW96LGJ9T12XLSU/Choreography+in+Focus%3A+Gabriela+ng+Vigan+by+Osias+Barroso+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Choreography in Focus: Gabriela ng Vigan by Osias Barroso Gabriela ng Vigan tells the story of Filipino revolutionary leader Gabriela Silang, with libretto by Eric V. Cruz and choreography by Osias Barroso. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1521795996183-0UI31H6858Y9HF8JDMOP/Choreography+in+Focus%3A+Gabriela+ng+Vigan+by+Osias+Barroso+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Choreography in Focus: Gabriela ng Vigan by Osias Barroso Gabriela Silang (Lisa Macuja) in a confrontation scene with the Spanish Soldier (Andrei Katuntsev) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1521796671020-R4F8KDGKP04XNG3S5V3F/Choreography+in+Focus%3A+Gabriela+ng+Vigan+by+Osias+Barroso+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Choreography in Focus: Gabriela ng Vigan by Osias Barroso The dance-drama begins with a flashback to days when Gabriela Silang (Lisa Macuja) and Diego Silang (Osias Barroso) were still together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1521795361444-WHLVPU1PB20MPG73ZLA5/Choreography+in+Focus%3A+Gabriela+ng+Vigan+by+Osias+Barroso+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Choreography in Focus: Gabriela ng Vigan by Osias Barroso The souvenir program of Gabriela ng Vigan, which had its world premiere in April 1996 in Intramuros https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1521796946157-EHXAH3DGR2PA0D51GWT8/Choreography+in+Focus%3A+Gabriela+ng+Vigan+by+Osias+Barroso+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Choreography in Focus: Gabriela ng Vigan by Osias Barroso Melanie Motus takes on the title role when Gabriela ng Vigan is performed again in 1998 to celebrate the Philippine Centennial. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/3/21/ballet-dictionary-pas-de-chat monthly 0.5 2018-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1521596071674-YPB27R7J9BNXH1QRD36M/Ballet+Dictionary+-+Pas+de+Chat+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Dictionary: Pas de Chat https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/3/19/a-father-speaks-about-his-sons-danseur-dreams monthly 0.5 2018-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1521433315190-2XRNDQJLMLPVWUVNTNXV/A+father+speaks+about+his+son%E2%80%99s+danseur+dreams+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - A father speaks about his son’s danseur dreams In the past year, John Sixto Dones (left) – along with other Project Ballet Futures scholars – has gone onstage in Ballet Manila productions. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1521433499242-HNYIG6QG6R1PV4B4CQQL/A+father+speaks+about+his+son%E2%80%99s+danseur+dreams+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - A father speaks about his son’s danseur dreams Sixto counts Ballet Manila co-artistic director Osias Barroso – the “Ballerina’s Prince” himself – among his mentors. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1521434337843-8GFS2IM8X7WJ6FDQK441/A+father+speaks+about+his+son%E2%80%99s+danseur+dreams+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - A father speaks about his son’s danseur dreams Sixto and the PBF scholars got to dance in Ballet Manila’s season-ender, Ballet & Ballads, in a number sung by pop star Christian Bautista. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1521434449379-ATATKD0QDN2XA96CTCJJ/A+father+speaks+about+his+son%E2%80%99s+danseur+dreams+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - A father speaks about his son’s danseur dreams Ernesto Dones (right) always reminds his son Sixto to make the most of the chance he’s been given as a scholar of Ballet Manila’s Project Ballet Futures. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/3/16/ballerina-shaira-comeros-shining-through-the-imperfections monthly 0.5 2018-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1521181117705-6M7T59G74R85FUZDEJEG/Ballerina+Shaira+Comeros+-+Shining+through+the+imperfections+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballerina Shaira Comeros: Shining through the imperfections Despite being very critical of herself, Shaira Comeros has learned to work with and overcome her flaws to become the best ballerina she can be. Photo by Giselle P. 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Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/3/15/ballet-manila-dancers-chosen-to-compete-in-jackson-derby monthly 0.5 2018-03-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1521097707581-1SE3C47UYZQ66FJTU62Z/Ballet+Manila+dancers+chosen+to+compete+in+Jackson+derby+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila dancers chosen to compete in Jackson derby Katherine Barkman and Joseph Phillips dance as Sleeping Beauty and her Prince in the 2017 send-off performance for BM delegates to the 2017 Asian Grand Prix. Photo by Giselle P. 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Photo by Icet Barroso https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/3/14/brian-sevilla-on-ballet-and-becoming-better-at-it monthly 0.5 2018-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1521002080652-8OFC0WSVZV5H9BXXKCJB/Brian+Sevilla+on+ballet+and+becoming+better+at+it+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Brian Sevilla on ballet and becoming better at it Ever bubbly, Brian Sevilla – who looks up to BM principal dancer Gerardo Francisco as an inspiration – observes that part of becoming a great danseur is having the right attitude. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1521002492109-GAZ92H83USHN8KMYEM7G/Brian+Sevilla+on+ballet+and+becoming+better+at+it+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Brian Sevilla on ballet and becoming better at it Brian performs the Franz Variation in the send-off concert for BM delegates to the 2017 Asian Grand Prix where he would later win the silver. 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Photo by Eileen Lopez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1521002818798-DTQQ7VCYEOD98BICPVOF/Brian+Sevilla+on+ballet+and+becoming+better+at+it+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Brian Sevilla on ballet and becoming better at it Uplifted: Brian gives partner Shaira a boost in front of the theater where they competed in Bangkok. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1521003702827-DALP51I9LX0UEJY0PWVH/Brian+Sevilla+on+ballet+and+becoming+better+at+it+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Brian Sevilla on ballet and becoming better at it Shaira Comeros and Brian Sevilla won the bronze prize at the 2018 Australian Teachers of Dance (ATOD) International Dance Competition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1521003768193-HIBA4KXMHR75YHK97LG2/Brian+Sevilla+on+ballet+and+becoming+better+at+it+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Brian Sevilla on ballet and becoming better at it A jump shot, danseur-style: Brian on a literal high. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1521003847550-QYYGVRP8Z0IMF37N7Y24/Brian+Sevilla+on+ballet+and+becoming+better+at+it+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Brian Sevilla on ballet and becoming better at it Ballet Manila’s next generation: Shaira Comeros, Brian Sevilla, Lyssa Apilado and Alvin Dictado regroup in Manila for an interview after joining and winning in the ATOD Competition in Bangkok. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1521004066992-EW23C3M0ODQYTCMJ46VY/Brian+Sevilla+on+ballet+and+becoming+better+at+it+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Brian Sevilla on ballet and becoming better at it Brian dreams of someday dancing the prince roles in such ballets as Swan Lake and Giselle. 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Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1520388358370-H85LYEHAH4WZZJPSRRL1/Stepping+into+a+principal+dancer%E2%80%99s+shoes+9+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Stepping into a principal dancer’s shoes Determined to work smarter, Joan Emery Sia researches on how she can strengthen her body. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1520388415339-RCIEURJCOPCAN6MR8UO3/Stepping+into+a+principal+dancer%E2%80%99s+shoes+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Stepping into a principal dancer’s shoes Romeo Peralta says he kept trying one ballet level after the next that before he knew it, he had already been with Ballet Manila for 17 years. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1520388486923-QYPAI2H57QJP9113HMY3/Stepping+into+a+principal+dancer%E2%80%99s+shoes+10+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Stepping into a principal dancer’s shoes Elpidio Magat has bounced back from a back injury that kept him away from ballet for more than a year. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1520388725568-1PNO47H1G6B4XKRF6PVN/Stepping+into+a+principal+dancer%E2%80%99s+shoes+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Stepping into a principal dancer’s shoes Paired with Katherine Barkman as Odette in Swan Lake (2017), Elpidio Magat dances as Prince Siegfried. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1520388837639-2PLQMAOVVRIL1P78I8D7/Stepping+into+a+principal+dancer%E2%80%99s+shoes+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Stepping into a principal dancer’s shoes Romeo Peralta is captured in mid-air in Swan Lake (2017). Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1520388968386-90TZZKBN2J7B00SCQUD6/Stepping+into+a+principal+dancer%E2%80%99s+shoes+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Stepping into a principal dancer’s shoes MAZN is a contemporary choreography by Bam Damian that has become like a signature piece for Joan Sia and Alfren Salgado. Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1520389057906-ILERQZ5Z503MRTDNFEIS/Stepping+into+a+principal+dancer%E2%80%99s+shoes+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Stepping into a principal dancer’s shoes In Ballet & Ballads (2018), Romeo Peralta premieres the Bam Damian work El Adwa. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1520389149650-IUCJTGYG4R8PYQIZEU2Q/Stepping+into+a+principal+dancer%E2%80%99s+shoes+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Stepping into a principal dancer’s shoes Elpidio Magat makes a leap in Bam Damian’s Reconfigured, presented in Ballet & Ballads (2013). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1520389283935-JF9I7031V1800TAFKZBQ/Stepping+into+a+principal+dancer%E2%80%99s+shoes+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Stepping into a principal dancer’s shoes Elpidio Magat, Joan Emery Sia and Romeo Peralta agree that being named principal dancers of Ballet Manila means working harder and dedicating themselves to dance even more. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/3/2/osias-barroso-conducts-ballet-classes-in-taiwan monthly 0.5 2018-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1519959201033-WNCNRVHNJ4VR9ASS4NQ8/Osias+Barroso+conducts+ballet+classes+in+Taiwan+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives+.jpg Home - Osias Barroso conducts ballet classes in Taiwan Ballet Manila co-artistic director Osias Barroso conducts one of the classes, as some parents also listen in, at the Zhongli Youth Ballet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1519959261789-NDRCWY7YG2UPB1EI77JT/Osias+Barroso+conducts+ballet+classes+in+Taiwan+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives+.jpg Home - Osias Barroso conducts ballet classes in Taiwan Being welcomed at the airport by John Chang and Maggie Chien of Zhongli Youth Ballet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1519959319343-RAPAULJDFMJAUBSKG1YS/Osias+Barroso+conducts+ballet+classes+in+Taiwan+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives+.jpg Home - Osias Barroso conducts ballet classes in Taiwan With some of his female students in Taiwan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1519959490387-2IH3WPYJ35U7M0CUPQ9F/Osias+Barroso+conducts+ballet+classes+in+Taiwan+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives+.jpg Home - Osias Barroso conducts ballet classes in Taiwan The students at Zhongli Youth Ballet are hardworking and diligent, says Barroso. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/3/1/ballet-manilas-jester-alvin-santos-takes-a-final-bow monthly 0.5 2018-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1519873922634-S1TBFPOYKSC6RY58I4A1/Ballet+Manila%27s+jester+Alvin+Santos+takes+a+final+bow+9+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila's jester Alvin Santos takes a final bow Alvin says his colleagues will most likely miss his naughtiness. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1519874219004-GHIPWZ8Z4D5S4T8Z83E5/Ballet+Manila%27s+jester+Alvin+Santos+takes+a+final+bow+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila's jester Alvin Santos takes a final bow When Alvin was given the lead role in Pinocchio in 2002, he researched and rehearsed so he could portray it accurately. Since then, he has danced as the puppet-turned-boy numerous times. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1519874375526-Y15I6V2UGVJCL5P94YK8/Ballet+Manila%27s+jester+Alvin+Santos+takes+a+final+bow+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ballet Manila's jester Alvin Santos takes a final bow Taking on the all-male contemporary piece Reconfigured, by Bam Damian https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1519874631722-HHT352WRID8NUKH7UKKF/Ballet+Manila%27s+jester+Alvin+Santos+takes+a+final+bow+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila's jester Alvin Santos takes a final bow Alvin (seventh from left) was part of the delegation that represented Ballet Manila at the Aberdeen Youth Festival in 2004. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1519874753350-KZ1XZQ4IO6M8II5RB2BP/Ballet+Manila%27s+jester+Alvin+Santos+takes+a+final+bow+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila's jester Alvin Santos takes a final bow Still recovering from an injury, Alvin was photographed walking wistfully on the stage of a Russian theater during a Ballet Manila tour. He was surprised when he was told he would be allowed to dance in one of the shows. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1519874939311-HWDDX1OPL5JSTNELWSYE/Ballet+Manila%27s+jester+Alvin+Santos+takes+a+final+bow+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila's jester Alvin Santos takes a final bow The Jester is a character Alvin is comfortable playing, as he likes to joke around in real life. He danced the role in Swan Lake in 2014 (left) and 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1519875118374-B03MCLL2H6AMEGIFVCZB/Ballet+Manila%27s+jester+Alvin+Santos+takes+a+final+bow+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ballet Manila's jester Alvin Santos takes a final bow In Taiwan as a member of the BM delegation to the Ten Drums Festival in 2012. Photo courtesy of Gerardo Francisco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1519875406984-T2V73BC430V6N20T31M5/Ballet+Manila%27s+jester+Alvin+Santos+takes+a+final+bow+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ballet Manila's jester Alvin Santos takes a final bow As one of the Cavaliers in Swan Lake, 2014 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1519875585608-4BV5TB1SDAPB5EDOGVB7/Ballet+Manila%27s+jester+Alvin+Santos+takes+a+final+bow+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ballet Manila's jester Alvin Santos takes a final bow After twenty years with Ballet Manila, soloist Alvin Santos – who always has a ready smile, on and off stage – is getting ready to hang up his dancing shoes. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/2/28/this-month-in-bm-history-february-1996 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1519779424804-CLXDD8UXRC53FOSGOR2V/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+February+1996+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: February 1996 The cover of the souvenir program for Ballet Manila’s first anniversary presentation shows principal dancers Lisa Macuja and Osias Barroso. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1519779516092-DNNGW03P6C2RAFFE428L/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+February+1996+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: February 1996 A feature story in BusinessWorld recounts Ballet Manila’s milestone event. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1519779610923-D64ACTMEOGJXK8PZHJF8/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+February+1996+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: February 1996 Lisa Macuja writes about both the excitement and the tension of preparing to perform new works. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1519779756700-LY0OSGBZMQQ8CEAHSIF2/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+February+1996+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: February 1996 - A flyer for the anniversary show indicates that ticket prices ranged from P50 to P300. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1519779773137-1B8ETJW5X0M3S95N1D6G/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+February+1996+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: February 1996 - A story in the Manila Bulletin reveals what the group of pioneering dancers managed to achieve in its first year. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1519779795703-4DCVQZMPRTWMXK5GXEXF/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+February+1996+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: February 1996 - A press release published in The Philippine Star lists the numbers featured in the anniversary repertoire. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1519780358577-IOV4CTQHGSV8C5KJ8QRM/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+February+1996+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: February 1996 Serguei Vikulov’s Romeo and Juliet used only four characters: Juliet (Lisa Macuja), Romeo (Osias Barroso), Tybalt (Andrei Katuntsev) and Mercutio (Jeffrey Espejo). From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/2/23/dvelopp-cart-devant monthly 0.5 2018-02-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1519362615825-JE1MZDUGOEXHYHFMHX37/De%CC%81veloppe%CC%81+E%CC%81carte%CC%81+Devant+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Développé Écarté Devant https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/2/22/for-glenn-ragel-ballet-is-sweeter-the-second-time-around monthly 0.5 2018-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1519256737710-7I3PKUHGFB77G0JXCT9R/For+Glenn+Ragel%2C+ballet+is+sweeter+the+second+time+around+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - For Glenn Ragel, ballet is sweeter the second time around From his teens to his thirties, Glenn Ragel believes he has lasted in ballet this long because of the training he got from mentor Osias Barroso. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1519259474614-SZIDDRI66X9AX05RSA44/For+Glenn+Ragel%2C+ballet+is+sweeter+the+second+time+around+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - For Glenn Ragel, ballet is sweeter the second time around As one of the Cavaliers to Dawna Mangahas’ Princess Aurora in The Swan, The Fairy and The Princess (2016). Photo by Kurt Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1519259539385-FJVFW4OIOOLORUEAEQ17/For+Glenn+Ragel%2C+ballet+is+sweeter+the+second+time+around+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - For Glenn Ragel, ballet is sweeter the second time around For Ballet & Ballads (2018), Glenn dances opposite Nanami Hasegawa in the West Side Story-based number “Maria” as choreographed by Lisa Macuja-Elizalde. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1519259628542-ABVVSOZL2S5E70DJA3B0/For+Glenn+Ragel%2C+ballet+is+sweeter+the+second+time+around+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - For Glenn Ragel, ballet is sweeter the second time around In Rebel (2016), Glenn (second from right) was one of the loyalists of Imelda (Tiffany Chiang-Janolo). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1519259840762-C162IOGP8G5Q8ZSEKE57/For+Glenn+Ragel%2C+ballet+is+sweeter+the+second+time+around+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - For Glenn Ragel, ballet is sweeter the second time around Glenn (leftmost) is comfortable in performing contemporary pieces such as Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Bloom, featured in BM 21: A Ballet Concert (2016). Photo by Kurt Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1519259921269-KQZYXY77I545GBWCEGEV/For+Glenn+Ragel%2C+ballet+is+sweeter+the+second+time+around+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - For Glenn Ragel, ballet is sweeter the second time around A scene from Carmen in BM 21: A Ballet Concert (2016), where Glenn (foreground) was one of the Soldiers. Photo by Kurt Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1519260007905-XAAR3M3VXNI6D80UN7NN/For+Glenn+Ragel%2C+ballet+is+sweeter+the+second+time+around+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - For Glenn Ragel, ballet is sweeter the second time around Glenn (center) doing double duty in Carmen, this time as one of the Cave Boys. Photo by Kurt Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1519260247134-8YW3LPP3GSBB8R2C89Q0/For+Glenn+Ragel%2C+ballet+is+sweeter+the+second+time+around+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - For Glenn Ragel, ballet is sweeter the second time around Glenn early love was basketball, but once he sidestepped into ballet, there was no looking back for him. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/2/21/three-soloists-promoted-to-principal-dancers monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1519177883655-3CRIOJ0MOSG7WY5W2RJC/Three+soloists+promoted+to+principal+dancers+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Three soloists promoted to principal dancers Artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde (third from left) poses with BM’s principal dancers old and new shortly after her surprise announcement of promotions within the company. With her are, from left, Rudy De Dios, Romeo Peralta, Joan Emery Sia, Elpidio Magat, Katherine Barkman and Gerardo Francisco. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1519178697272-3GM4I1XSC2J0VZZ8T6LV/Three+soloists+promoted+to+principal+dancers+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Three soloists promoted to principal dancers - Elpidio Magat performs a variation in Swan Lake (2017). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1519178659946-DCB9RKX3M05M1NT5LQPA/Three+soloists+promoted+to+principal+dancers+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Three soloists promoted to principal dancers - Joan Emery Sia is the cursed Princess Odette in Swan Lake (2017), opposite Rudy De Dios as Prince Siegfried. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1519178717960-52O7NQ5D3ZVSIKU8R9BG/Three+soloists+promoted+to+principal+dancers+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Three soloists promoted to principal dancers - Romeo Peralta dances as Solor to Katherine Barkman’s Nikiya in Kingdom of the Shades (from La Bayadere), featured in BM 21 (2016). Photo by Kurt Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1519178749440-FZX8XAXI6Q5G44DO3BGL/Three+soloists+promoted+to+principal+dancers+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Three soloists promoted to principal dancers - Elpidio is the sole male danseur in the OPM medley performed by the ABS-CBN Philarmonic Orchestra and choreographed by Jonathan Janolo. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1519178791998-VZ9ZHL1FY1X6UKPC4N80/Three+soloists+promoted+to+principal+dancers+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Three soloists promoted to principal dancers - Romeo and Joan deliver a powerful performance in Bam Damian’s El Adwa which premiered in Ballad & Ballads. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1519179692829-W8PR9DD9MTRDDUTXO7XQ/Three+soloists+promoted+to+principal+dancers+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Three soloists promoted to principal dancers Romeo Peralta, Joan Emery Sia and Elpidio Magat will start as principal dancers in Ballet Manila’s 23rd season opening in September. 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Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1517535723056-TZ1D7UOWPD2JHCXY11OF/Carrying+her+crown+-++Henriette+Garcia+on+life+as+a+ballerina+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Carrying her crown: Henriette Garcia on life as a ballerina Henriette (rightmost) gets a taste of contemporary ballet in Rebel, a full-length choreography by Martin Lawrance, where she danced as one of the “Blue Ladies”. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1517535821863-R01M8CGL8PWA1UQ7K6DD/Carrying+her+crown+-++Henriette+Garcia+on+life+as+a+ballerina+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Carrying her crown: Henriette Garcia on life as a ballerina As one of the princesses in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Cinderella in 2016. 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Stepping Out: Abigail Oliveiro’s Melbourne must-sees What Abi loves most about Melbourne is, of course, her family. In this photo, she and Mark enjoy a happy reunion with her parents Cedric and Angela, and brothers Shane and Valentine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1516934869971-MKN6G6FW5QNPWS599NW4/Stepping+Out+-+Abigail+Oliveiro%E2%80%99s+Melbourne+must-sees+5+-+Ballet+Manula+Archives.jpg Home - Stepping Out: Abigail Oliveiro’s Melbourne must-sees Melbourne is teeming with art venues, including the National Gallery of Victoria. Photo by Jason Ilagan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1516932449875-9F40PDL9K9T0U0AH82M5/Stepping+Out+-+Abigail+Oliveiro%E2%80%99s+Melbourne+must-sees+2+-+Ballet+Manula+Archives.jpg Home - Stepping Out: Abigail Oliveiro’s Melbourne must-sees Luna Park is a historic amusement park offering thrill rides, a variety of food fare and assorted activities. Photo by Adam JWC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1516933269276-HQ7521GZGKLY3A76LC6Q/Stepping+Out+-+Abigail+Oliveiro%E2%80%99s+Melbourne+must-sees+8+-+Ballet+Manula+Archives.jpg Home - Stepping Out: Abigail Oliveiro’s Melbourne must-sees   Abi (fourth from left) is in one of her favorite “op-shop” finds, a blouse she wore to the farewell dinner with her ballet family in Melbourne before she moved to Manila. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1516933350832-8Q5ZP40HSZ58U6GT8HII/Stepping+Out+-+Abigail+Oliveiro%E2%80%99s+Melbourne+must-sees+3+-+Ballet+Manula+Archives.jpg Home - Stepping Out: Abigail Oliveiro’s Melbourne must-sees Natural hot mineral waters flow from the ground into pools and private bathing areas at the Peninsula Hot Springs. Photo by ThinkGeoEnergy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1516934769598-AUFRRJT5W54J8P4UM717/Stepping+Out+-+Abigail+Oliveiro%E2%80%99s+Melbourne+must-sees+4+-+Ballet+Manula+Archives.jpg Home - Stepping Out: Abigail Oliveiro’s Melbourne must-sees Ballet Manila soloist Mark Sumaylo gets to hang around in colorful Hosier Lane. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1516934591712-FV7WFKAE1QQ01AEW4IVV/Stepping+Out+-+Abigail+Oliveiro%E2%80%99s+Melbourne+must-sees+6+-+Ballet+Manula+Archives.jpg Home - Stepping Out: Abigail Oliveiro’s Melbourne must-sees Cafés abound in the laneway known as Centre Place. Photo by Alpha https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/1/24/ballet-dictionary-sissone-ouverte-in-attitude-crois monthly 0.5 2018-01-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1516772425576-JOGSFHWIW5LBVIDZRAN6/Ballet+Dictionary+-+Sissone+Ouverte+in+Attitude+Crois+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Dictionary: Sissone Ouverte in Attitude Croisé https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/1/22/notes-from-the-heart-christian-bautista-performs-in-ballet-and-ballads monthly 0.5 2018-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1516592994882-TD8I9MX30B9VBA97MNAR/Notes+from+the+heart+-+Christian+Bautista+performs+in+Ballet+and+Ballads+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Notes from the heart: Christian Bautista performs in ‘Ballet and Ballads’ Asia’s Romantic Balladeer Christian Bautista lends his voice to romantic melodies as dancers interpret them in movement in Ballet & Ballads. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1516593100309-3KB8QYZM1IWQ62HV9F21/Notes+from+the+heart+-+Christian+Bautista+performs+in+Ballet+and+Ballads+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Notes from the heart: Christian Bautista performs in ‘Ballet and Ballads’ Christian Bautista recently shared his unexpected journey as a performing artist in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s art advocacy program Art 2 Art. Photo by Susan A. De Guzman https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/1/19/jamil-montibon-shares-inspiring-life-story-in-vp-lenis-radio-program-and-istorya-ng-pag-asa-video-clip monthly 0.5 2019-09-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1516359203929-TE9XD9R1V0WLYIS9G3RU/Jamil+Montibon+shares+inspiring+life+story+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Jamil Montibon shares inspiring life story in VP Leni’s radio program and Istorya ng Pag-asa video clip Jamil Montibon tells Vice President Leni Robredo how he overcame struggles to eventually become a Ballet Manila dancer. Photo courtesy of Istorya ng Pag-asa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1516359251471-4BY2VKMXB6MF8WE9RHKO/Jamil+Montibon+shares+inspiring+life+story+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Jamil Montibon shares inspiring life story in VP Leni’s radio program and Istorya ng Pag-asa video clip This Ballet Manila photo of Jamil is included in the traveling photo gallery of Istorya ng Pag-asa, a flagship project of the Office of the Vice President. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1516359388911-IAXBVTYAWVG8O89ZZ78F/Jamil+Montibon+shares+inspiring+life+story+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Jamil Montibon shares inspiring life story in VP Leni’s radio program and Istorya ng Pag-asa video clip A pensive Jamil prepares to share his story in the Istorya ng Pag-asa video. Photo courtesy of Istorya ng Pag-asa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1516359456884-VLQIP6KHZV5U1377KV9G/Jamil+Montibon+shares+inspiring+life+story+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Jamil Montibon shares inspiring life story in VP Leni’s radio program and Istorya ng Pag-asa video clip Though nervous at first about being interviewed by the country’s vice president, Jamil says it was actually like talking to his own mother. Photo courtesy of Jamil Montibon https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/1/18/complicated-love-complicated-ballet-soloist-mark-sumaylo-on-aria monthly 0.5 2018-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1516242117872-IGB6LBO8UQ22U2D8SYOZ/Complicated+love%2C+complicated+ballet+Soloist+Mark+Sumaylo+on+Aria+1.JPG Home - Complicated love, complicated ballet: Soloist Mark Sumaylo on ‘Aria’ For soloist Mark Sumaylo, one of the dancers featured in Martin Lawrance’s Aria, each ballet piece is a chance to express what else he can give as a performer. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1516242218872-MQREPFPSMDXFJLQV3YEN/Complicated+love%2C+complicated+ballet+Soloist+Mark+Sumaylo+on+Aria+2.jpg Home - Complicated love, complicated ballet: Soloist Mark Sumaylo on ‘Aria’ Rehearsing Aria, Mark describes the piece as a look into the complicated world of relationships. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1516242377810-YVXY5AM0DXQNKYQRKP9V/Complicated+love%2C+complicated+ballet+Soloist+Mark+Sumaylo+on+Aria+3.jpeg Home - Complicated love, complicated ballet: Soloist Mark Sumaylo on ‘Aria’ Mark, who has also danced other works by Martin Lawrence including Rebel (2016, opposite Dawna Reign Mangahas), likens rehearsing with the choreographer to “having a long conversation with someone you like.” Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1516242460760-B0KWYXR4EC6IW5Z50E8F/Complicated+love%2C+complicated+ballet+Soloist+Mark+Sumaylo+on+Aria+4.jpeg Home - Complicated love, complicated ballet: Soloist Mark Sumaylo on ‘Aria’ In Gerardo Francisco’s Ibong Adarna (2017), Mark danced as Prince Pedro, the oldest brother with a sinister charm. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1516242597690-99YIQE7UQ3BV778C06V1/Complicated+love%2C+complicated+ballet+Soloist+Mark+Sumaylo+on+Aria+5.jpeg Home - Complicated love, complicated ballet: Soloist Mark Sumaylo on ‘Aria’ Mark is happy to be dancing some of ballet’s most iconic roles, including Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake (2017), where BM artistc director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde played the Queen Mother. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/1/16/talk-about-dance-jacques-damboise monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1516070144218-W1BTOBNKE3IZSXBFTL2L/Talk+about+dance+-+Jacques+d%27Amboise.jpg Home - Talk about dance: Jacques d'Amboise https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/1/10/martin-lawrance-hits-a-high-note-in-new-choreography-aria monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1515548750429-NGCCFBX23UDX1T6PFMDB/Martin+Lawrance+hits+a+high+note+in+new+choreography+Aria+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Martin Lawrance hits a high note in new choreography `Aria’ Since he has worked with Ballet Manila, Martin Lawrance says he has had a nice dialogue with the dancers in developing Aria. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1515548633504-UYEN7O0G5KA0YDBH4NZB/Martin+Lawrance+hits+a+high+note+in+new+choreography+Aria+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Martin Lawrance hits a high note in new choreography `Aria’ Martin talks to dancers Rudy De Dios and Jasmine Pia Dames during rehearsals for Aria last November. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1515727966775-QU0O8MSX9DGDLDA20MSY/Martin+Lawrance+hits+a+high+note+in+new+choreography+Aria+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Martin Lawrance hits a high note in new choreography `Aria’ Fashion designer Jeffrey Rogador, with BM costumes assistant Emma Palada, conducts a final fitting with the dancers. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1515728035923-8B0T9TSHXSB7T3P5NV6C/Martin+Lawrance+hits+a+high+note+in+new+choreography+Aria+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Martin Lawrance hits a high note in new choreography `Aria’ The costumes will bring an added dimension to the intense piece that is Aria. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1515548983511-YFGUPVTWO85WIZ2C93TF/Martin+Lawrance+hits+a+high+note+in+new+choreography+Aria+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Martin Lawrance hits a high note in new choreography `Aria’ Martin Lawrance makes use of expressive melodies from operas to tell different stories involving couples in Aria, his latest choreography for Ballet Manila. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/1/10/my-favorite-dance-movie-godwin-merano monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1515553968554-VNR1LKI7TB8LWT3L3UL8/My+Favorite+Dance+Movie+-+Godwin+Merano+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - My Favorite Dance Movie: Godwin Merano The powerhouse cast of Center Stage was composed mainly of professional dancers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1515554030492-GF8JMQTBHVM7VYBSYCMZ/My+Favorite+Dance+Movie+-+Godwin+Merano+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - My Favorite Dance Movie: Godwin Merano It was a thrill for Godwin to have met Center Stage star Amanda Schull in a dance studio in Toronto called Dance Teq. 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Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/1/8/ballet-dictionary-grand-pas-de-chat-in-attitude-derrire monthly 0.5 2018-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1515386611895-ACAV6WKVSX2BNQQ2THU4/Ballet+Dictionary+-+Grand+Pas+de+Chat+in+Attitude+Derrie%CC%80re+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Dictionary: Grand Pas de Chat in Attitude Derrière https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/1/5/this-month-in-bm-history-january-2000 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1515120619629-4UE8NAAXS21FO5FSZR0Z/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+January+2000+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: January 2000 Clipping from Malaya announces Ballet Manila’s free show to open the year 2000. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1515120960854-95ZF9YS8RE3CZIVFMASK/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+January+2000+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: January 2000 Clipping from Manila Bulletin shows a photo of the company with its then artistic director, Eric V. Cruz. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1515120835196-VGF0UXRVW4G8JJF8ZVK6/This+Month+in+BM+History+-+January+2000+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: January 2000 Clipping from Philippine Daily Inquirer shares Ballet Manila’s repertoire for its Rizal Park performance. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/1/3/christian-bautista-performs-in-ballet-ballads monthly 0.5 2018-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1514941576111-ACBVTX7CWCK53MGRZHW8/Christian+Bautista+with+LME+in+Art+2+Art.JPG Home - Christian Bautista performs in 'Ballet & Ballads' Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde interviews Christian Bautista for her art advocacy program, Art 2 Art, in its January 7 episode. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2018/1/1/17-moments-in-2017 monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/12/29/ballet-dictionary-grand-jet-la-seconde monthly 0.5 2017-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1514512707537-G1VBB4LPM3LSAO05UK47/Ballet+Dictionary+-+Grand+jet%C3%A9+%C3%A0+la+seconde+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Dictionary: Grand jeté à la seconde https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/12/27/ballet-manila-caps-2017-with-aliw-award-for-ibong-adarna monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1514334791635-STGE81PSC4TGT0WS7B21/Aliw+Award+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila caps 2017 with Aliw Award for ‘Ibong Adarna’ Gerardo Francisco shows off the Aliw Award that Ballet Manila received for Best Dance Production – for his choreography, Ibong Adarna. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1514334835262-63L6Q0AN0P9BYD4UB0V3/Aliw+Award+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila caps 2017 with Aliw Award for ‘Ibong Adarna’ Abigail Oliveiro enchants as the mythical bird in Gerardo Francisco’s Ibong Adarna. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1514335545888-JVLINAA78KRGPCDKRQTZ/Aliw+Award+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila caps 2017 with Aliw Award for ‘Ibong Adarna’ Francisco is joined by soloist Abigail Oliveiro, Project Ballet Futures managing director Sylvia Lichauco and soloist Mark Sumaylo after receiving the Aliw trophy. Oliveiro and Sumaylo also received certificates as Best Classical Dancer finalists. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1514335622003-F6WFBFHK7AUR901RPDVD/Aliw+Award+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila caps 2017 with Aliw Award for ‘Ibong Adarna’ Sylvia Lichauco receives the award for Best Classical Dancer on behalf of principal dancer Rudy De Dios. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/12/25/osias-barroso-and-nicole-barroso-ballet-is-in-their-blood monthly 0.5 2017-12-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1514182205092-4SMYTP3FSJRKCN2LZN56/Ballet+is+in+their+blood+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Osias Barroso and Nicole Barroso: Ballet is in their blood In his years as a danseur, Shaz partnered Lisa Macuja-Elizalde in Don Quixote numerous times, including in Russia. 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Photo by Kiko Cabuena courtesy of CCP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1514182733604-GLL91TWCNY7A70R9CIAJ/Ballet+is+in+their+blood+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Osias Barroso and Nicole Barroso: Ballet is in their blood When Neeka won back-to-back silver medals at the Asian Grand Prix in 2015 (left) and in 2016, Shaz was right there by her side cheering her on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1514182791986-V2Q91ROJLG7AYDH0HU0E/Ballet+is+in+their+blood+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Osias Barroso and Nicole Barroso: Ballet is in their blood As a mentor, Shaz is sparing in his praise of Neeka; but once in a while, he is simply a proud uncle to her. 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Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/11/13/ballet-manila-in-asean-closing-program monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1510572034750-XYILEJ2BGY1S8MAAHL72/Ballet+Manila+in+ASEAN+closing+program+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in ASEAN closing program Rehearsing the APEC number before Ballet Manila’s performance of Ballet & Ballads in Lingayen, Pangasinan. Photo by Lisa Macuja-Elizalde https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1510572074888-PB40QWBXMPVVFA96L21C/Ballet+Manila+in+ASEAN+closing+program+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila in ASEAN closing program Choreographer Gerardo “Geri” Francisco (left) with the 16 Ballet Manila dancers who will perform in the APEC closing program. 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Photos by G-nie Arambulo and Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1506861159208-SGMVRMWC6W9L9KA5B8OJ/The+Swan+Queen+Diaries+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - The Swan Queen Diaries: Three dancers on making their debut in ballet's iconic dual role Katherine is partnered by Joseph Phillips in Swan Lake. Photo by G-nie Arambulo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1506861905901-M0PA0YW7CE0JB7GE3DAC/The+Swan+Queen+Diaries+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - The Swan Queen Diaries: Three dancers on making their debut in ballet's iconic dual role For Joan, dancing the lead role in Swan Lake for the first time in 2012 was a big confirmation for her of her place in ballet. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1506861288630-FYK5C826MFT0WJ3BKG44/The+Swan+Queen+Diaries+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - The Swan Queen Diaries: Three dancers on making their debut in ballet's iconic dual role Abigail dances with Mark Sumalo. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1506860748264-TSSAJ84DTY4ZLJATJ2TY/The+Swan+Queen+Diaries++8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - The Swan Queen Diaries: Three dancers on making their debut in ballet's iconic dual role Three of a kind: Katherine, Abigail and Joan share light moments and words of encouragement in between the intense rehearsals. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/9/29/ballet-dictionary-retir-passe-devant monthly 0.5 2017-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1506649107113-5N63AKR2E2GSF5SC3OO0/Ballet+Dictionary+-+Retir%C3%A9+Passe+Devant+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Dictionary: Retiré Passe Devant https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/9/28/the-swan-the-prince-and-ballet-manila-staging-swan-lake-over-the-years monthly 0.5 2017-09-28 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/9/27/the-swan-turners-how-eileen-lopez-and-jonathan-janolo-are-restaging-a-beloved-classic monthly 0.5 2017-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1506427770667-G7Q3FK4LV6VL7SGZTF3L/The+swan+turners+-+How+Eileen+Lopez+and+Jonathan+Janolo+are+restaging+a+beloved+classic+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.PG.JPG Home - The swan turners: How Eileen Lopez and Jonathan Janolo are restaging a beloved classic As ballet master and ballet mistress, Jonathan Janolo and Eileen Lopez ensure that well-loved classics such as Swan Lake are properly restaged among new generations of Ballet Manila dancers. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1506427832154-1UQFE10B1EI5ZDVQKQ0L/The+swan+turners+-+How+Eileen+Lopez+and+Jonathan+Janolo+are+restaging+a+beloved+classic+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - The swan turners: How Eileen Lopez and Jonathan Janolo are restaging a beloved classic Partnering prima ballerina Lisa Macuja-Elizalde in Ballet Manila’s 2005 production of Swan Lake was a highlight in Jonathan’s dancing career. Photo by Ocs Alvarez from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1506428112393-I3B7DQH5EH3QQYPN07LZ/The+swan+turners+-+How+Eileen+Lopez+and+Jonathan+Janolo+are+restaging+a+beloved+classic+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - The swan turners: How Eileen Lopez and Jonathan Janolo are restaging a beloved classic Eileen (leftmost) considers herself fortunate to have danced in Swan Lake not just in the Philippines, but also in Russia. Photo by Ocs Alvarez from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1506428226910-3Y7QFONGLNCN20D74FNO/The+swan+turners+-+How+Eileen+Lopez+and+Jonathan+Janolo+are+restaging+a+beloved+classic+4++-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - The swan turners: How Eileen Lopez and Jonathan Janolo are restaging a beloved classic Remembering the lessons she learned from Russian mentor Tatiana Udalenkova, Eileen finds it easy to restage Swan Lake now. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1506428629065-L0B15R82YAD5MW0W1A25/The+swan+turners+-+How+Eileen+Lopez+and+Jonathan+Janolo+are+restaging+a+beloved+classic+5++-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - The swan turners: How Eileen Lopez and Jonathan Janolo are restaging a beloved classic Aside from being ballet teachers, Jonathan says they also become like second parents or friends to the dancers. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1506428722336-MV5OVGBTHSHX4C98JSM1/The+swan+turners+-+How+Eileen+Lopez+and+Jonathan+Janolo+are+restaging+a+beloved+classic+6++-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - The swan turners: How Eileen Lopez and Jonathan Janolo are restaging a beloved classic Eileen and Jonathan rose from the ranks in Ballet Manila; she was a pioneer dancer while he began as a scholar. Photos from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1506428833831-U7ZERHBUDJ7G0D891LAZ/The+swan+turners+-+How+Eileen+Lopez+and+Jonathan+Janolo+are+restaging+a+beloved+classic+7++-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - The swan turners: How Eileen Lopez and Jonathan Janolo are restaging a beloved classic Eileen (leftmost) dancing in Swan Lake's Act 3 Mazurka in 2005. Photo by Ocs Alvarez from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1506429027810-FMEMF9IMG39A7BUWL37Y/The+swan+turners+-+How+Eileen+Lopez+and+Jonathan+Janolo+are+restaging+a+beloved+classic+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - The swan turners: How Eileen Lopez and Jonathan Janolo are restaging a beloved classic Jonathan, seen here in the 2005 Swan Lake, says it takes years of training for ballerinas to become swans. Photo by Ocs Alvarez from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/9/25/lisa-macuja-leads-philippine-artistic-delegation-to-russia monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1506316423600-U3Y55CPILTZEDS1BQD18/Lisa+Macuja+leads+Philippine+artistic+delegation+to+Russia+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Lisa Macuja leads Philippine artistic delegation to Russia Sayaw sa Pamlang by Agnes Locsin. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1506316620985-SJB9290TAA4345O2ARBA/Lisa+Macuja+leads+Philippine+artistic+delegation+to+Russia+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Lisa Macuja leads Philippine artistic delegation to Russia Arachnida by Agnes Locsin. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1506316730264-TJI8SPWKARAGZGMI9XDP/Lisa+Macuja+leads+Philippine+artistic+delegation+to+Russia+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Lisa Macuja leads Philippine artistic delegation to Russia Morions by Gerardo Francisco. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1506316871468-0V5Y48Q1755XTYNDQLYY/Lisa+Macuja+leads+Philippine+artistic+delegation+to+Russia+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Lisa Macuja leads Philippine artistic delegation to Russia Reve by Ernest Mandap. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1506317040051-YE583ONFAJFYN49XM54J/Lisa+Macuja+leads+Philippine+artistic+delegation+to+Russia+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Lisa Macuja leads Philippine artistic delegation to Russia Tinikling by Osias Barroso. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1506317457760-UR33JDHLHHEP2G0LSJF8/Lisa+Macuja+leads+Philippine+artistic+delegation+to+Russia+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Lisa Macuja leads Philippine artistic delegation to Russia Kinabuhing Mananagat by Rudy De Dios. Photo by Giselle Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/9/23/ballet-manila-bags-silver-and-best-dance-artist-awards-from-vietnam-festival monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1506176547042-XD7L4ZU7O0VGVD89KM64/Ballet+Manila+bags+silver+and+best+dance+artist+awards+from+Vietnam+festival+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila bags silver and best dance artist awards from Vietnam festival The two awards that Ballet Manila received and a trophy given to all festival participants. Photo courtesy of Jonathan Janolo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1506176681729-ZUPNGT49QDOFYDNMDGXL/Ballet+Manila+bags+silver+and+best+dance+artist+awards+from+Vietnam+festival+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila bags silver and best dance artist awards from Vietnam festival Ballet Manila ballet master and head of the Vietnam delegation Jonathan Janolo receives the silver plaque for the group’s performance of Muro-Ami in the International Dance Festival 2017. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1506176831092-73A0P55QLN33J09NJPYP/Ballet+Manila+bags+silver+and+best+dance+artist+awards+from+Vietnam+festival+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila bags silver and best dance artist awards from Vietnam festival Nicole Barroso is given her award as Best Dance Artist, along with fellow awardees Nguyen Van Nam of Vietnam and Lu Peng of China. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1506176973667-1EHIDIDKSU1YY0GOXGUS/Ballet+Manila+bags+silver+and+best+dance+artist+awards+from+Vietnam+festival+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila bags silver and best dance artist awards from Vietnam festival Ballet Manila’s delegation to the International Dance Festival 2017 held in Ninh Binh Province, Vietnam. Photo courtesy of Joshua Enciso https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1506177247568-0XK5EX9VW6RMXCODSBO1/Ballet+Manila+bags+silver+and+best+dance+artist+awards+from+Vietnam+festival+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila bags silver and best dance artist awards from Vietnam festival Gerardo Francisco’s Muro-Ami is a haunting depiction of the use of children divers in an illegal form of fishing. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1506177348831-DZZ98WWADGVN0ZD0IBT6/Ballet+Manila+bags+silver+and+best+dance+artist+awards+from+Vietnam+festival+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila bags silver and best dance artist awards from Vietnam festival Nicole Barroso in the Don Quixote Grand Pas de Deux. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/9/20/a-peek-into-swan-lakes-past-8rtwy monthly 0.5 2017-09-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1505873324399-1P40GMQ23RI61G1R2XQQ/A+peek+into+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%E2%80%99s%E2%80%99+past+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - A peek into ‘Swan Lake’s’ past The author performs with Osias Barroso in Philippine Ballet Theater’s production of Swan Lake in 1994 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1505873648491-OK6VN8PUL1TVS5ZRGK7S/A+peek+into+%E2%80%98Swan+Lake%E2%80%99s%E2%80%99+past+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - A peek into ‘Swan Lake’s’ past Prince Siegfried (Osias Barroso) falls for Odile (Lisa Macuja), thinking that she is Odette because of the spell cast by the sorcerer Rothbart (Christopher Mohnani) in Swan Lake, 1994. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/9/21/the-first-swan-of-ballet-manila monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/9/20/choreography-in-focus-muro-ami-by-gerardo-francisco monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1505875503130-4I8Y7RYHM6PZOXZ9WW3T/Choreography+in+Focus+-+Muro+Ami+by+Gerardo+Francisco+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Choreography in Focus: Muro-Ami by Gerardo Francisco Gerardo Francisco’s Muro-Ami portrays the perils of an illegal fishing system that depends on the labors of underage divers. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1505875612320-86N34OXX142O9RMNI46W/Choreography+in+Focus+-+Muro+Ami+by+Gerardo+Francisco+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Choreography in Focus: Muro-Ami by Gerardo Francisco The dancers simulate swimming and use sharp and accentuated movements. 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Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/9/19/ballet-manila-brings-back-swan-lake monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1505783859171-L8U8IWE1GD44MN7HQ59Y/Swan+Lake+announcement+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Manila brings back ‘Swan Lake’ https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/9/15/ballet-dictionary-sissonne-ferme-de-ct monthly 0.5 2017-09-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1505474420860-4WAFQJWLA0NDDW35VNJL/Ballet+Dictionary+-+Sissonne+ferme%CC%81e+de+co%CC%82te%CC%81+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Home - Ballet Dictionary: Sissonne fermée de côté https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/9/13/winged-ballets-swan-lake monthly 0.5 2017-09-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1505270943950-1OBHLC4TG43J4WTNQDVS/Winged+ballets+-+Swan+Lake+1+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Winged ballets: Swan Lake Lisa Macuja dances in Swan Lake in 2011 as part of her Swan Song Series wherein she performed her last Odette/ Odile. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1505271046525-VVK8X94MQOBOCLXUGAW9/Winged+ballets+-+Swan+Lake+2+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Winged ballets: Swan Lake Principal dancer Katherine Barkman and soloist Joan Emery Sia debut in the dual role of Odette and Odile in Ballet Manila’s 2017 production of the full-length Swan Lake. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1505271151528-7DC0C3WTQPZ2N4YS4J9A/Winged+ballets+-+Swan+Lake+3+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Winged ballets: Swan Lake Soloist Abigail Oliveiro performs as Odette, the vulnerable White Swan, in The Swan, The Fairy and The Princess in 2016. 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Souvenir program from the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/9/11/ballet-manila-goes-to-vietnam monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1505103603571-F8BEOHIKPW7VO4AA8NUX/Ballet+Manila+goes+to+Vietnam+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ballet Manila goes to Vietnam Joshua Enciso and Nicole Barroso in Don Quixote. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1505103731773-7MPNPGGPTZJOH9R3RFJE/Ballet+Manila+goes+to+Vietnam+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ballet Manila goes to Vietnam Sayaw sa Pamlang by Agnes Locsin Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1505103878423-PIOJ47FPJ5YZKRNFF4CJ/Ballet+Manila+goes+to+Vietnam+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Home - Ballet Manila goes to Vietnam Muro Ami by Gerardo Francisco. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/9/8/my-favorite-dance-movie-marinette-franco monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1504830796413-GVRV9A7GGZVLM70A35LD/My+Favorite+Dance+Movie%3A+Marinette+Franco+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - My Favorite Dance Movie: Marinette Franco High Strung shows viewers the hard work dancers put into their art and the sacrifices they are willing to make for it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1504831631800-ZYX1IRE6I9BMAWTYUT61/My+Favorite+Dance+Movie%3A+Marinette+Franco+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - My Favorite Dance Movie: Marinette Franco Marinette Franco dances the Raymonda Tableau Variation, her competition piece for the 2017 Asian Grand Prix. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/9/7/this-month-in-bm-history-september-1995 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1504748249767-POE4XZX20I0DZ5ISYQ23/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+September+1995+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: September 1995 Souvenir program of two shows mounted in Davao. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1504748402620-SRTY823TLIS3NPWZVQ3G/BM1+%282%29.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: September 1995 Clipping of an announcement that appeared in the Philippine Daily Inquirer. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1504748391555-TTYU5EU4IYWWAES114VP/BM3+%282%29.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: September 1995 The Mindanao tour showcased the same repertoire that had earned raves and ovations during the company’s Russian tour, according to this item in Malaya. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1504748417432-OTIHY6KCU4140X4XCGA2/BM4+%282%29.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: September 1995 The repertoire included Sari’t Bahag, as pictured in this newspaper calendar item. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/9/6/under-the-ibong-adarnas-spell monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/9/4/ballet-dictionary-grand-jet monthly 0.5 2017-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1504510180737-BR7RP6I8R4NABZMAUMGZ/Ballet+Dictionary%3A+Grand+Jet%C3%A9+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Dictionary: Grand Jeté https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/9/1/gia-macuja-atchison-flies-home-for-ibong-adarna-and-for-her-family monthly 0.5 2017-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1504242539320-GMMOOY7Z9SJRLFNYTZBP/Gia+Macuja-Atchison+flies+home+for+%E2%80%98Ibong+Adarna%E2%80%99+and+for+her+family+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Gia Macuja-Atchison flies home for ‘Ibong Adarna’ and for her family Gia Macuja-Atchison is back in the Philippines to perform in Gerardo Francisco’s Ibong Adarna and to spend time with her Manila-based family. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1504242855237-B8FGH5SYO7SOX0ZEO4HP/Gia+Macuja-Atchison+flies+home+for+%E2%80%98Ibong+Adarna%E2%80%99+and+for+her+family+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Gia Macuja-Atchison flies home for ‘Ibong Adarna’ and for her family For her role as the Singing Adarna, Gia goes back to her classical roots. Photo by Giselle Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1504243178749-143ORU6LBE6RPQ6LXLF7/Gia+Macuja-Atchison+flies+home+for+%E2%80%98Ibong+Adarna%E2%80%99+and+for+her+family+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Gia Macuja-Atchison flies home for ‘Ibong Adarna’ and for her family The Macuja sisters have fun in their Ibong Adarna costumes, as seen in this series of pictures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1504243549066-438AR5QX2ASI8F2MBNOS/Gia+Macuja-Atchison+flies+home+for+%E2%80%98Ibong+Adarna%E2%80%99+and+for+her+family+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Gia Macuja-Atchison flies home for ‘Ibong Adarna’ and for her family Gia records Song of Adarna with composer Diwa de Leon at the Manila Broadcasting Corporation studio upon the request of MBC chairman and Gia’s brother-in-law, Fred J. Elizalde, who wants the song to be played on radio. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1504243706826-8D18D35EE8NPHSS1D1DH/Gia+Macuja-Atchison+flies+home+for+%E2%80%98Ibong+Adarna%E2%80%99+and+for+her+family+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Gia Macuja-Atchison flies home for ‘Ibong Adarna’ and for her family The Atchisons at home in England: Abigail and Jamie are both showing artistic inclinations, no doubt inspired by the example of violinist father Bob and singer-actress mom Gia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1504243863688-QAME9DMAJAFY20ECWX4L/Gia+Macuja-Atchison+flies+home+for+%E2%80%98Ibong+Adarna%E2%80%99+and+for+her+family+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Gia Macuja-Atchison flies home for ‘Ibong Adarna’ and for her family With her dancing alter-egos in Ibong Adarna, Katherine Barkman (left) and Abigail Oliveiro https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/8/31/this-month-in-bm-history-august-1997 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1504157155838-VPXMKAGMCHP2HAWAWCKY/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+August+1997+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: August 1997 Souvenir program of the competition held in Tokyo, Japan. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1504157297446-FMZV6MJEF2YY6DBB0JG4/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+August+1997+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: August 1997 Lisa Macuja-Elizalde writes about the challenges of joining a ballet competition in her column in Malaya dated August 21, 1997. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1504157434978-6IR0KROCZ2AYM8CB2O4K/BM3+%281%29.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: August 1997 - The list of finalists includes Sandra Lynn Huang (competitor J026 in the junior division) and Elline Damian (competitor S016 in the senior division). From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1504157470167-VQQ05K8JO3QGB8SL26DE/BM4+%281%29.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: August 1997 - Page from the souvenir program shows Ballet Manila’s junior competitor Sandra Lynn Huang. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1504157513988-E13IOJ7HQ88NNZBPUKT5/BM5+%281%29.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: August 1997 - Page from the souvenir program shows Ballet Manila’s senior female competitors Elline Damian and Aileen Gallinera. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1504157554367-UUBZ38117R51VZGRVA7U/BM6+%281%29.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: August 1997 - Page from the souvenir program shows Ballet Manila’s three male competitors – Eduardo Espejo, Jeffrey Espejo and Christopher Mohnani. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1504157694761-8Q6C4K6YNIF988CRIRM3/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+August+1997+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: August 1997 An item in The Manila Standard after the group’s return also announces the dancers’ participation in a gala performance, The Stars of Kirov Ballet and Lisa Macuja. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/8/30/capturing-adarna monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/8/29/from-hip-hop-to-ballet-elmoe-dictados-call-to-dance-1 monthly 0.5 2017-08-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1503991027581-8JJMZD6ZZYGFNIUMTZ2I/From+hip-hop+to+ballet%3A+Elmoe+Dictado%E2%80%99s+call+to+dance+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - From hip-hop to ballet: Elmoe Dictado’s call to dance Patience and hard work are the cornerstone of Ballet Manila soloist Anselmo Dictado’s career in ballet. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1503993271882-41HYQ2VIDHDY7GFFRVBN/From+hip-hop+to+ballet%3A+Elmoe+Dictado%E2%80%99s+call+to+dance+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - From hip-hop to ballet: Elmoe Dictado’s call to dance His roots being hip-hop, Elmoe had to struggle when he shifted to ballet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1503991502976-ITXUHTMLURS91Z960BBQ/From+hip-hop+to+ballet%3A+Elmoe+Dictado%E2%80%99s+call+to+dance+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - From hip-hop to ballet: Elmoe Dictado’s call to dance Elmoe has come a long way from his first recital – expanding his repertoire to include classical favorites such as Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty and Pinocchio among many others. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1503991796504-U950WXQA16PPP5FRL7QP/From+hip-hop+to+ballet%3A+Elmoe+Dictado%E2%80%99s+call+to+dance+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archive Home - From hip-hop to ballet: Elmoe Dictado’s call to dance In front of the Magnolia Theater in China, Elmoe represented Ballet Manila in the 2016 Shanghai Contemporary Dance Ferstival together with principal dancer Gerardo Francisco. Photo by Gerardo Francisco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1503992347485-E0A6HJTOLJ8SIWXBCB6N/From+hip-hop+to+ballet%3A+Elmoe+Dictado%E2%80%99s+call+to+dance+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - From hip-hop to ballet: Elmoe Dictado’s call to dance Big break: Rehearsing with principal dancer Katherine Barkman and choreographer Gerardo Francisco for Ibong Adarna where Elmoe is taking on the lead role of Don Juan. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1503992711138-U3ZCPFD0PBBYJ67UZJAC/From+hip-hop+to+ballet%3A+Elmoe+Dictado%E2%80%99s+call+to+dance+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - From hip-hop to ballet: Elmoe Dictado’s call to dance Harlequinade is one of the many classical ballet pieces that Elmoe has come to enjoy performing. Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1503992847914-JXW876SM6IL4N6V0XAI1/From+hip-hop+to+ballet%3A+Elmoe+Dictado%E2%80%99s+call+to+dance+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - From hip-hop to ballet: Elmoe Dictado’s call to dance Elmoe can’t imagine himself not dancing. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/8/24/g-nie-arambulo-re-imagines-ballet-manila-dancers-in-photography-exhibition monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1503543588017-WTNKZHR0P39TRGNGK1GO/G-nie+Arambulo+re-imagines+Ballet+Manila+dancers+in+photography+exhibition+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - G-nie Arambulo re-imagines Ballet Manila dancers in photography exhibition Dance is passionate, like fire. Photo by G-nie Arambulo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1503543683611-3UBZYQJWCHANKKF3H03D/G-nie+Arambulo+re-imagines+Ballet+Manila+dancers+in+photography+exhibition+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - G-nie Arambulo re-imagines Ballet Manila dancers in photography exhibition Master photographer G-Nie Arambulo behind the scenes with movement choreographer Jonathan Janolo and project manager Angela Ureta. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1503545429733-L4F0FAGS4QCXKC04HHWV/G-nie+Arambulo+re-imagines+Ballet+Manila+dancers+in+photography+exhibition+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - G-nie Arambulo re-imagines Ballet Manila dancers in photography exhibition Principal danseur Geri Francisco gets hoisted to achieve the perfect shot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1503545494598-CVPPNJP5SAZUDP5MLGZ0/G-nie+Arambulo+re-imagines+Ballet+Manila+dancers+in+photography+exhibition+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - G-nie Arambulo re-imagines Ballet Manila dancers in photography exhibition The invitation to G-nie Arambulo’s first photo exhibit featuring Ballet Manila dancers in 2002. From the Ballet Manila Archives collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1503544622541-3W4IQV1RIC3SO3JVE1DE/BM+ballerinas+Jessa+Balote+and+Tiffany+Chiang-Janolo+conjur+the+mysterious+grace+of+Spirit..jpg Home - G-nie Arambulo re-imagines Ballet Manila dancers in photography exhibition - BM ballerinas Jessa Balote and Tiffany Chiang-Janolo conjur the mysterious grace of Spirit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1503544724693-YOHEFYP9MD84Z43ZSV6Q/The+rawness+of+earth+embodied+in+BM+danseurs+Rudy+de+Dios%2C+Elpidio+Magat+and+Romeo+Peralta..jpg Home - G-nie Arambulo re-imagines Ballet Manila dancers in photography exhibition - The rawness of earth embodied in BM danseurs Rudy de Dios, Elpidio Magat and Romeo Peralta. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1503545113983-SN0OPPFOVQIBFSF87PLD/BM+soloist+Mark+Sumaylo+leaps+through+a+rainstorm..jpg Home - G-nie Arambulo re-imagines Ballet Manila dancers in photography exhibition - BM soloist Mark Sumaylo leaps through a rainstorm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1503545156153-7B1R0I4M0MD4JUORP1IE/The+lightness+of+air+personified+by+ballerinas+Rissa+May+Camaclang%2C+Pia+Dames%2C+and+Jessa+Balote..jpg Home - G-nie Arambulo re-imagines Ballet Manila dancers in photography exhibition - The lightness of air personified by ballerinas Rissa May Camaclang, Pia Dames, and Jessa Balote. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/8/23/elpidio-magat-more-highs-than-lows-in-ballet monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1503465816012-P32SLB8SHP0KY9G56K9A/Elpidio+1.JPG Home - Elpidio Magat: More highs than lows in ballet Soloist Elpidio Magat has learned to live with stage fright by focusing of the choreographer and getting to know the character he is portraying. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1503466321578-498VUQGQP1SJ1KWV022P/Elpidio+Magat%3A+More+highs+than+lows+in+ballet+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Elpidio Magat: More highs than lows in ballet Elpidio was memorable as Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1503466458564-F6S44TWA4LH98CB55JEM/Elpidio+Magat%3A+More+highs+than+lows+in+ballet+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Elpidio Magat: More highs than lows in ballet In what Ballet Manila artistic director and CEO Lisa Macuja-Elizalde describes as the “Swan Lake switch-around,” Elpidio took on the role of the prince in Ang Prinsipe ng mga Ibon – one of the featured stories in Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1503466644538-PPT0G02W707BNBFIIHOX/Elpidio+Magat%3A+More+highs+than+lows+in+ballet+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Elpidio Magat: More highs than lows in ballet In fighting form: “Ballet is hard when you don’t have 100 percent control over your body,” said Elpidio who has only recently returned from a back injury. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1503466758220-O21JQZYJ9CFUKU3U42RW/Elpidio+Magat%3A+More+highs+than+lows+in+ballet+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Elpidio Magat: More highs than lows in ballet Performing the all-male choreography, Aramica, best illustrates how far he has come – from a clueless ballet student to a serious dancer who is fully aware of his presence on stage. Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1503466942964-CGA4S9AFSLJB59I2CU9X/Elpidio+Magat%3A+More+highs+than+lows+in+ballet+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Elpidio Magat: More highs than lows in ballet Admittedly more serious than his peers, he exerts his influence over his younger “brothers” – Anselmo Dictado and Rudolph Capongcol – in Ballet Manila’s upcoming production of Ibong Adarna. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1503467087260-K1TRWDZOQDCOW6NTIJOT/Elpidio+Magat%3A+More+highs+than+lows+in+ballet+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Elpidio Magat: More highs than lows in ballet The three princes of Ibong Adarna in rehearsal with choreographer Gerardo Francisco. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1503467186515-R1FA5Z6KWWI7L6W4FBYB/Elpidio+Magat%3A+More+highs+than+lows+in+ballet+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Elpidio Magat: More highs than lows in ballet Elpidio values his achievements which he considers a reflection of how well he represents Ballet Manila and the country. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/8/22/diwa-de-leon-makes-the-adarna-sing-and-fills-its-world-with-music monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1503382273760-CQHHUQXSLE0IFHHGP92K/Diwa+de+Leon+makes+the+Adarna+sing+and+fills+its+world+with+music+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Diwa de Leon makes the Adarna sing and fills its world with music Diwa de Leon has used the many inspirations in his musical life in composing the theme for Gerardo Francisco’s Ibong Adarna. Here, he holds the hegalong, a two-stringed lute that he likes making music with. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1503382344937-VPXY58ZWRXJZGOP2081H/Diwa+de+Leon+makes+the+Adarna+sing+and+fills+its+world+with+music+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Diwa de Leon makes the Adarna sing and fills its world with music The creative team behind Ibong Adarna after a recent run-through, from left: scriptwriter Angela Blardony Ureta; composer Diwa de Leon; choreographer Gerardo Francisco; actor Bodjie Pascua (the Ermintanyo); Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde; soprano Gia Macuja-Atchison (the singing Adarna); and Ballet Manila co-artistic director Osias Barroso. Photo by Eileen Lopez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1503382428804-YI8424VUB7H353EPVVTQ/Diwa+de+Leon+makes+the+Adarna+sing+and+fills+its+world+with+music+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Diwa de Leon makes the Adarna sing and fills its world with music Ibong Adarna will soar to music that composer Diwa de Leon hopes viewers will be humming long after they’ve left the theater. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1503382629140-A8CODDXLNL69J8J4IMAY/Diwa+de+Leon+makes+the+Adarna+sing+and+fills+its+world+with+music+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Diwa de Leon makes the Adarna sing and fills its world with music Diwa explains his creative process to Art 2 Art host Lisa Macuja as a guest of the program in 2013. Photo by Susan A. De Guzman https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/8/18/ballet-dictionary-dvelopp-la-seconde-en-relev monthly 0.5 2017-08-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1503037231878-0QBIZ2M9S2UZ2FSELKLC/MarinetteDED.jpg Home - Ballet Dictionary: Développé à la Seconde en Relevé https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1503037540340-PT37XENXT2M8247SG8Q5/Ballet+Dictionary%3A+D%C3%A9velopp%C3%A9+%C3%A0+la+Seconde+en+Relev%C3%A9+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Dictionary: Développé à la Seconde en Relevé https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/8/17/winged-ballets-sarit-bahag monthly 0.5 2017-08-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1502948862967-NGLV2Q9KWZ236O3RI0JG/Winged+ballets%3A+Sari%E2%80%99t+Bahag+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Winged ballets: Sari’t Bahag Sofia Sangco-Peralta (leftmost) dances as the ominous Idaw Bird in Sari’t Bahag. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/8/16/rudolph-capongcol-prince-of-tights monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1502857966129-2LFKLPBTMZO6RDRRY200/Rudolph+Capongcol%3A+Prince+of+tights+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Rudolph Capongcol: Prince of tights He once couldn’t stand wearing tights, but Rudolph Capongcol has embraced it as a reality in being a danseur. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1502858649201-RB4M88KP6CWU60P7P0KS/Rudolph+Capongcol%3A+Prince+of+tights+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Rudolph Capongcol: Prince of tights Rudolph has been taking on the prince roles in Ballet Manila’s classical productions such as The Nutcracker. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1502858926905-5FGPGF4CBQEYXQK808BM/Rudolph+Capongcol%3A+Prince+of+tights+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Rudolph Capongcol: Prince of tights Aiming high, Rudolph works hard not just to equal his idols in dance but to surpass them. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1502860146857-B4NPSKUZEA3SSECGI80N/Rudolph+Capongcol%3A+Prince+of+tights+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Rudolph Capongcol: Prince of tights Rudolph fulfilled his long-time dream role when he danced as Basilio in Ballet Manila’s Don Quixote. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1502860269399-X9I2EK5MD1V3YR182HNJ/Rudolph+Capongcol%3A+Prince+of+tights+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Rudolph Capongcol: Prince of tights The second cast of Ibong Adarna rehearses with choreographer Gerardo Francisco (second from left). In photo are (from left) Rudolph Capongcol, Anselmo Dictado and Elpidio Magat as the three princes. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1502860422829-6D4F5DWZXCLSC4S8Y9ZQ/Rudolph+Capongcol%3A+Prince+of+tights+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Rudolph Capongcol: Prince of tights Dancing with prima ballerina Lisa Macuja-Elizalde in Martin Lawrance’s Rebel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1502860521715-8HPEVDYIU329TTKSMXJ4/Rudolph+Capongcol%3A+Prince+of+tights+9+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Rudolph Capongcol: Prince of tights Rudolph is known to talk incessantly before performing – a habit that his fellow princes in Ibong Adarna, Elpidio Magat and Anslemo Dictado, have gotten used to. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1502860667731-YEWTR0T64OTT3ANJOCXN/Rudolph+Capongcol%3A+Prince+of+tights+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Rudolph Capongcol: Prince of tights Before taking the Rebel stage, Rudolph received a gentle tap of encouragement from Lisa whom he partnered in a haunting dance for two in this original choreography. Photo by Ian Santos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1502858510574-IJPW68BM5XTKVHD97VIB/Rudolph+Capongcol%3A+Prince+of+tights+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Rudolph Capongcol: Prince of tights Rudolph Capongcol says laziness has no place in ballet. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/8/10/agp monthly 0.5 2017-08-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1502674333053-TE1YW9IDGU7CWFEWBHEJ/Brian+Ramos+Sevilla.jpg Home - Ballet Manila dancer takes the silver in 2017 Asian Grand Prix Brian Ramos Sevilla won the silver medal in the Junior B category, receiving his award from jury member Ou Lu who is head of Ballet of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. Photo by Eileen Lopez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1502675252995-PLT1X1P14XU2ZFA4B4QL/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila dancer takes the silver in 2017 Asian Grand Prix Joshua Enciso placed fifth in the Senior category. Photo by Susan A. De Guzman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1502380137720-S64QJO6DHN3NR8M4Q1PZ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila dancer takes the silver in 2017 Asian Grand Prix Brian Ramos Sevilla, Silver Medalist, Junior B: Franz Variation. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1502380487426-D2GQGEP7UJ5UUQTNI2YG/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila dancer takes the silver in 2017 Asian Grand Prix Joshua Enciso, Fifth Place and Sansha Awardee, Senior: Solor Variation. Photo by MarBI Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1502380517478-Q1UF9Q9T3TKGLK2PILJD/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila dancer takes the silver in 2017 Asian Grand Prix Loraine Gaile Jarlega, Finalist, Pre-Competitive 3: The Fairy Doll Variation. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1502380353747-7T3SQF0Q90X6EWB40S1I/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila dancer takes the silver in 2017 Asian Grand Prix Jos David Andes, Finalist, Junior A: Franz Variation. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1502380262023-4N9M7PUE0KGB3NLQKG8N/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila dancer takes the silver in 2017 Asian Grand Prix Elyssabeth Apilado, Finalist, Junior B: 3rd Shades Variation. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1502380038165-9O1H5PH17QI7AD9LOKR5/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila dancer takes the silver in 2017 Asian Grand Prix Alvin Dictado, Finalist, Junior B: La Fille Male Variation. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1502380624136-JCVYQ0MHOSTGROQ9VBXB/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila dancer takes the silver in 2017 Asian Grand Prix Shaira Comeros, Finalist, Senior: Sleeping Beauty Act 3 Variation. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1502380555455-OARGWCAYXCL9Y7DX2QXE/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila dancer takes the silver in 2017 Asian Grand Prix Marinette Franco, Finalist, Senior: Raymonda Tableau Variation. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1502380593273-YDE0EUWWR7TN8CWDV53Q/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila dancer takes the silver in 2017 Asian Grand Prix Monique Valera, Competitor, Junior A: Princess Florine Variation. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1502380296951-MLRRYLE1W3LSHNJNTYFZ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila dancer takes the silver in 2017 Asian Grand Prix Fiona Delos Santos, Competitor, Junior B: Odalisque 2nd Variation. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1502380111994-U2MDIQ51QOX88096M688/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila dancer takes the silver in 2017 Asian Grand Prix Ashley Salonga, Competitor, Junior B: 2nd Shades Variation. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1502380324289-RR60V7II5JN50SISFX2O/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila dancer takes the silver in 2017 Asian Grand Prix John Carl Concepcion, Competitor, Senior: Prince Desiré Variation. Photo by MarBi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1502380849411-B3ESCLV331S8E4ZATN2K/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila dancer takes the silver in 2017 Asian Grand Prix Team Ballet Manila with co-artistic director Osias Barroso and ballet mistress Eileen Lopez at the send-off concert for Asian Grand Prix participants held August 5 at Star Theater. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/8/10/grace-and-strength-katherine-barkman-as-ibong-adarna monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/8/9/the-balancing-act-of-brian-ramos-sevilla monthly 0.5 2017-08-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1502249095410-3OJY61ROMZTSZWC3X57M/The+balancing+act+of+Brian+Ramos+Sevilla+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The balancing act of Brian Ramos Sevilla An unexpected audition led Brian Ramos Sevilla away from hip hop and on the road to ballet. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1502249214709-1AO41Q72Z60EOT2CONGN/The+balancing+act+of+Brian+Ramos+Sevilla+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The balancing act of Brian Ramos Sevilla His natural flexibility combined with the strict discipline and training from Ballet Manila helped Brian achieve the 5th place and Sansha Award in the Junior B category of the Asian Grand Prix 2015. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1502249325374-YVSH6T3KU0PLXYFDYVKF/The+balancing+act+of+Brian+Ramos+Sevilla+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The balancing act of Brian Ramos Sevilla Balancing ballet and school was a challenge that Brian has learned to overcome. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1502249471374-51QUPC7N44Y5TUAUX2U9/The+balancing+act+of+Brian+Ramos+Sevilla+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The balancing act of Brian Ramos Sevilla Despite problems with the music, Brian clinched the 3rd prize in the CCP Ballet Competition’s Junior category. Photo by Kiko Cabuena/CCP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1502249555234-56LAOZCSG73ZSLYTGZ17/The+balancing+act+of+Brian+Ramos+Sevilla+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The balancing act of Brian Ramos Sevilla After encountering difficulties with his classical piece in the CCP Ballet Competition, Brian poured his heart into his modern piece choreographed by Ballet Manila soloist Mark Sumaylo. Photo by Kiko Cabuena/CCP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1502249837788-DWHWKZXVMNYKWCP88JY6/The+balancing+act+of+Brian+Ramos+Sevilla+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The balancing act of Brian Ramos Sevilla Preparing once again to compete in the Asian Grand Prix, Brian is now considering a professional career in ballet to be within his reach. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/8/8/winged-ballets-the-dying-swan monthly 0.5 2017-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1502158804041-AZTHCC1JKTKSPQDK6KGQ/Winged+ballets%3A+The+Dying+Swan+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Winged ballets: The Dying Swan The Dying Swan poignantly captures the final moments in a swan’s life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1502159011663-5STR37H40WCCKASKDSG0/Winged+ballets%3A+The+Dying+Swan+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Winged ballets: The Dying Swan Lisa Macuja-Elizalde dances The Dying Swan to live music by pianist Cecile Licad and cellist Wilfredo Pasamba in The Legends and the Classics. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/8/7/the-princes-of-ibong-adarna-brothers-through-twinkle-toes-and-woes monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1502088420241-A1FK4ESAAH4Y883HPNAN/The+princes+of+%E2%80%98Ibong+Adarna%E2%80%99%3A+Brothers+through+twinkle+toes+and+woes+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The princes of ‘Ibong Adarna’: Brothers through twinkle toes and woes Ballet Manila danseurs Rudy de Dios, Romeo Peralta and Mark Sumaylo may be playing brothers in conflict in Gerardo Francisco’s Ibong Adarna but in real life, they are kindred spirits. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1502088637246-X2Z59WWHTFTTJ1RE2FTP/The+princes+of+%E2%80%98Ibong+Adarna%E2%80%99%3A+Brothers+through+twinkle+toes+and+woes+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The princes of ‘Ibong Adarna’: Brothers through twinkle toes and woes Rudy de Dios: A natural fit in prince roles. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1502088829626-R1JYCNRJKSHRNLFYPKP1/The+princes+of+%E2%80%98Ibong+Adarna%E2%80%99%3A+Brothers+through+twinkle+toes+and+woes+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The princes of ‘Ibong Adarna’: Brothers through twinkle toes and woes Romeo Peralta: No regrets about choosing ballet. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1502089080679-I0US7BO3PVGRSF1Q4U91/The+princes+of+%E2%80%98Ibong+Adarna%E2%80%99%3A+Brothers+through+twinkle+toes+and+woes+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The princes of ‘Ibong Adarna’: Brothers through twinkle toes and woes Mark Sumaylo: A dancer’s life is never boring. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1502089239941-WX6NXTJ54E1C33O1ZUIP/The+princes+of+%E2%80%98Ibong+Adarna%E2%80%99%3A+Brothers+through+twinkle+toes+and+woes+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The princes of ‘Ibong Adarna’: Brothers through twinkle toes and woes Rehearsing with Ibong Adarna choreographer Gerardo Francisco and soloist Abigail Oliveiro in the title role. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1502089578852-FIX5945BDBFH8OOASMEK/The+princes+of+%E2%80%98Ibong+Adarna%E2%80%99%3A+Brothers+through+twinkle+toes+and+woes+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - The princes of ‘Ibong Adarna’: Brothers through twinkle toes and woes Boys just wanna have fun: Rudy, Romeo and Mark crack up, recalling their most embarrassing moments on stage. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/8/4/finale-gerardo-francisco-completes-the-choreography-of-ibong-adarna monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/8/3/winged-ballets-firebird monthly 0.5 2017-08-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1501723704443-OKEDMY3NKTE9U6JQLXU0/Firebird+1.jpg Home - Winged ballets: Firebird Firebird – with production, libretto and choreography by Jean Paul Comelin – had its world premiere in September 2000. Photo courtesy of the Ballet Manila Archives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1501723815378-CY36F1KPJQHXUGQ325TB/Winged+ballets%3A+Firebird+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Winged ballets: Firebird Aileen Gallinera as the Firebird and Osias Barroso as the Shaman wore costumes created by Belgian designer Inga Borg. Photo courtesy of the Ballet Manila Archives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1501723901001-G5Q17LHK5ILQWQQBUVHQ/Winged+ballets%3A+Firebird+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Winged ballets: Firebird Ballet Manila pioneer Pamela Asprer alternated in the title role of the Firebird. Photo courtesy of the Ballet Manila Archives https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/8/1/ballet-dictionary-russian-pas-de-chat monthly 0.5 2017-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1501552260108-31FUYTV2Z5U0SSHVWCV6/Ballet+Dictionary%3A+Russian+Pas+de+chat+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Dictionary: Russian Pas de Chat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1501553000607-Q5AF37DAP9LV61QE3GRV/Ballet+Dictionary%3A+Russian+pas+de+chat+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Dictionary: Russian Pas de Chat https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/7/31/ballet-manila-dancers-to-compete-in-2017-asian-grand-prix monthly 0.5 2017-07-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1501483627084-L8WIIF44K2R7UURJ66WT/Ballet+Manila+dancers+to+compete+in+2017+Asian+Grand+Prix+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila dancers to compete in 2017 Asian Grand Prix Twelve young dancers will be representing Ballet Manila in the upcoming Asian Grand Prix 2017 to be held in Hong Kong (Front row: John Carl Concepcion, Shaira Comeros, Alvin Dictado, Jos David Andes, Elyssabeth Apilado, and Loraine Gaile Jarlega; Back row: Monique Valera, Fiona Delos Santos, Ashley Salonga, Marinette Franco, Joshua Rey Enciso, and Brian Ramos Sevilla). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1501483696844-YGMGNU1Z1DEI9XM4Y3C2/Ballet+Manila+dancers+to+compete+in+2017+Asian+Grand+Prix+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Manila dancers to compete in 2017 Asian Grand Prix BM scholar Loraine Gaile Jarlega is personally coached by prima ballerina and BM artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1501483790900-EB9A9WMD7H1R94V63BU1/Ballet+Manila+dancers+to+compete+in+2017+Asian+Grand+Prix Home - Ballet Manila dancers to compete in 2017 Asian Grand Prix Co-artistic directors Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Osias Barroso confer with BM trainee Elyssabeth Apilado after rehearsals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1501483881259-XJRJ65FQLDCD93PCE0D3/ANDES_JOS+DAVID+.jpg Home - Ballet Manila dancers to compete in 2017 Asian Grand Prix - Jos David Andes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1501483887109-2JKB6095CM67WNU80GWG/APILADO_ELYSSABETH.jpg Home - Ballet Manila dancers to compete in 2017 Asian Grand Prix - Elyssabeth Apilado https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1501483902720-4Q6GSY1HOKQS0Z683LX1/COMERO_SHAIRA+MAY.jpg Home - Ballet Manila dancers to compete in 2017 Asian Grand Prix - Shaira Comeros https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1501483899373-GKGCGMW845JP0YMECNKG/CONCEPCION_JOHN+CARL.jpg Home - Ballet Manila dancers to compete in 2017 Asian Grand Prix - John Carl Concepcion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1501483913368-VKS8XQTUPE7SN5V3OO4L/DELOS+SANTOS_FIONA+BELLE.jpg Home - Ballet Manila dancers to compete in 2017 Asian Grand Prix - Fiona Delos Santos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1501483916324-WL4D69XR0L8HPNBM8ASU/DICTADO_ALVIN.jpg Home - Ballet Manila dancers to compete in 2017 Asian Grand Prix - Alvin Dictado https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1501483927109-08TR1QQQOS2VMEYG2NVV/ENCISO_JOSHUA+REY.jpg Home - Ballet Manila dancers to compete in 2017 Asian Grand Prix - Joshua Rey Encisco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1501483934237-P7BO3VW59UP0V4A04FD9/FRANCO_MARINETTE.jpg Home - Ballet Manila dancers to compete in 2017 Asian Grand Prix - Marinette Franco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1501483938310-ORN9S71GHD3CS741G6VO/JARLEGA_LORAINE+GAILE.jpg Home - Ballet Manila dancers to compete in 2017 Asian Grand Prix - Loraine Gaile Jarlega https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1501483945915-EUY6EUU1YU6KWF6LRFJ8/SALONGA_ASHLEY.jpg Home - Ballet Manila dancers to compete in 2017 Asian Grand Prix - Ashley Salonga https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1501483949415-H81B9IVSADFBNRRUXVHP/SEVILLA_BRIAN.jpg Home - Ballet Manila dancers to compete in 2017 Asian Grand Prix - Brian Ramos Sevilla https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1501483956645-N6R04FLT2GEVXHKN348B/VALERA_MONIQUE.jpg Home - Ballet Manila dancers to compete in 2017 Asian Grand Prix - Monique Valera https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/7/28/this-month-in-bm-history-july-1999 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1501217011201-B2TQHQ0T4VXF0DRQJV9N/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+July+1999+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: July 1999 Souvenir program of an all-Filipino season offering. Photo courtesy of the Ballet Manila Archives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1501217120818-J2SSCK6SLHDH57JNOGP8/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+July+1999+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: July 1999 Clipping of an announcement of An Evening of Filipino Ballet that appeared in the Manila Bulletin. Photo courtesy of the Ballet Manila Archives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1501217209729-M84UNQDJY97VWIPBYBI1/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+July+1999+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: July 1999 Dancers Lisa Macuja-Elizalde, Osias Barroso, Jeffrey Espejo and Melanie Motus with Sugar Step Elizalde choreographer Tony Fabella. Photo courtesy of the Ballet Manila Archives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1501217338996-HAX45XFN8MK12F8UGTTI/This+Month+in+BM+History%3A+July+1999+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - This Month in BM History: July 1999 A review by columnist Rina Jimenez-David in the Philippine Daily Inquirer. Photo courtesy of the Ballet Manila Archives https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/7/25/gerardo-francisco-and-the-flight-of-the-ibong-adarna monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1500950383252-4I0AJNXDS4UV7CIQX5YN/Gerardo+Francisco+and+the+flight+of+the+%E2%80%98Ibong+Adarna%E2%80%99+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Gerardo Francisco and the flight of the ‘Ibong Adarna’ Ballet Manila principal dancer and resident choreographer Gerardo “Geri” Francisco is happy to be creating a ballet version of a Filipino literary classic in Ibong Adarna. It is also his first full-length choreography. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1500950821031-N81JQEFVY6R2LN3LJZ67/Gerardo+Francisco+and+the+flight+of+the+%E2%80%98Ibong+Adarna%E2%80%99+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Gerardo Francisco and the flight of the ‘Ibong Adarna’ Geri coaches the first cast of Ibong Adarna – Abigail Oliveiro partnered by Rudy De Dios, and at the back, in mid-air, Romeo Peralta and Mark Sumaylo. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1500951156488-AFRLUSH8WJAJZ2PJIL0C/Gerardo+Francisco+and+the+flight+of+the+%E2%80%98Ibong+Adarna%E2%80%99+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Gerardo Francisco and the flight of the ‘Ibong Adarna’ The making of Ibong Adarna is documented in Geri’s notebook. He shows his choreography, broken down into dots, dashes and scribblings that only he can decode. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1500951944835-L645XI637MAR31OJDZND/Gerardo+Francisco+and+the+flight+of+the+%E2%80%98Ibong+Adarna%E2%80%99+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Gerardo Francisco and the flight of the ‘Ibong Adarna’ At work in the studio with principal dancer Katherine Barkman and Elmoe Dictado. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1500952177662-VGPE24J547YFSV8KTSTR/Gerardo+Francisco+and+the+flight+of+the+%E2%80%98Ibong+Adarna%E2%80%99+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Gerardo Francisco and the flight of the ‘Ibong Adarna’ Geri says holding improvisation classes with the dancers helps them express themselves more freely in movement. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1500952299470-HRBZIEVFLMAQ7MAVDX4E/Gerardo+Francisco+and+the+flight+of+the+%E2%80%98Ibong+Adarna%E2%80%99+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Gerardo Francisco and the flight of the ‘Ibong Adarna’ As a choreographer, Geri has many other ideas that he wants to flesh out. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/7/24/ibong-adarnas-first-flight monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/7/21/the-women-warriors-of-gerardo-franciscos-ibong-adarna monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/7/19/bm-soloists-in-melbourne-shows-singapore-classes monthly 0.5 2017-07-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1500433262481-33QWV25N409VC6O932BH/BM+soloists+in+Melbourne+shows%2C+Singapore+classes+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - BM soloists in Melbourne shows, Singapore classes Teacher Abigail (front, seventh from left) with one of her classes at an intensive dance workshop she conducted for The School of Dance, Singapore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1500433333856-BDRAG71Z9QPQMPK71KXS/BM+soloists+in+Melbourne+shows%2C+Singapore+classes+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - BM soloists in Melbourne shows, Singapore classes Mark leads one of the Lyrical classes at the Singapore workshop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1500433423155-02E3AP9AF54N3KG0EUHG/BM+soloists+in+Melbourne+shows%2C+Singapore+classes+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - BM soloists in Melbourne shows, Singapore classes Abigail gets a surprise birthday cake from aunt June Lee, director of The School of Dance, Singapore, and her husband Jeff Macpherson. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1500433520772-L9F7GE9ING46UYUCF080/BM+soloists+in+Melbourne+shows%2C+Singapore+classes+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - BM soloists in Melbourne shows, Singapore classes Invited by director Chito Javier onstage after their performance in Acts of Love, Mark Sumaylo and Abigail Oliveiro take the chance to talk about Ballet Manila. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/7/18/manila-honors-mbcs-fred-j-elizalde-bms-rudy-de-dios monthly 0.5 2017-07-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1500346354075-BQQZF8I4PHWEOG9B72RK/Manila+honors+MBC%E2%80%99s+Fred+J.+Elizalde%2C+BM%E2%80%99s+Rudy+De+Dios+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Manila honors MBC’s Fred J. Elizalde, BM’s Rudy De Dios Seated onstage, Rudy De Dios (second from right) waits for his turn to receive his award. Manila Broadcasting Company’s Freddie Elizalde (second from left) was there to accept an award on his father Fred J. Elizalde’s behalf. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1500347096442-34KSOQFKIO08LTJJTLGC/Manila+honors+MBC%E2%80%99s+Fred+J.+Elizalde%2C+BM%E2%80%99s+Rudy+De+Dios+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Manila honors MBC’s Fred J. Elizalde, BM’s Rudy De Dios Manila Broadcasting Company (MBC) chairman and Ballet Manila (BM) benefactor Fred J. Elizalde with BM artistic director and CEO Lisa Macuja-Elizalde. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1500346433615-AP76FB64EV7FN0INXLS9/Manila+honors+MBC%E2%80%99s+Fred+J.+Elizalde%2C+BM%E2%80%99s+Rudy+De+Dios+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Manila honors MBC’s Fred J. Elizalde, BM’s Rudy De Dios Lending support to Rudy is former Ballet Manila principal dancer and his girlfriend Dawna Reign Mangahas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1500347286069-HRWKY31O4N0OSKO0ILEF/Manila+honors+MBC%E2%80%99s+Fred+J.+Elizalde%2C+BM%E2%80%99s+Rudy+De+Dios+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Manila honors MBC’s Fred J. Elizalde, BM’s Rudy De Dios Also in attendance was Sylvia Lichauco, a prominent resident of Manila and currently the director of Ballet Manila’s Project Ballet Futures scholarship program. Both are wearing sampaguita crowns accorded to the night’s guests. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1500347402286-3OE8229VVVTI70KSZV8L/Manila+honors+MBC%E2%80%99s+Fred+J.+Elizalde%2C+BM%E2%80%99s+Rudy+De+Dios+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Manila honors MBC’s Fred J. Elizalde, BM’s Rudy De Dios Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada presents the Patnubay ng Sining at Kalinangan Awards to the honorees. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/7/10/ballet-dictionary-attitude-derrire monthly 0.5 2017-07-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1499658638086-EZ1UBG02X7NXOVPOA451/Attitude+derri%C3%A8re+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Dictionary: Attitude derrière https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/7/10/ballet-dictionary-pench-in-first-arabesque monthly 0.5 2017-07-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1499658103120-17RTPKFULI4OURARXUP3/Pench%C3%A9+in+first+arabesque+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Dictionary: Penché in first arabesque https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/7/10/ballet-dictionary-dveloppdevant-en-relev monthly 0.5 2017-07-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1499657554285-2RIRD4BBZF92IL2GH7LB/D%C3%A9velopp%C3%A9%C2%A0devant+en+relev%C3%A9+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Ballet Dictionary: Développé devant en relevé https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/7/5/winged-ballets-agila monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1499228259681-IP23IWIAUQ8UERSBETJT/Agila+1.JPG Home - Winged ballets: Agila Agnes Locsin’s Agila – performed by Gerardo Francisco in 2003 – is characterized by aggressive and sharp movements. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1499228325799-MXL70PRVKHWPO6PE2F47/Agila+2.JPG Home - Winged ballets: Agila Alvin Santos dances Agila which represents the power and might of an eagle. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/7/3/rudolph-capongcol-soloist monthly 0.5 2017-07-03 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/6/30/this-month-in-bm-history-june-1996 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1498800444425-J44ID7KROXN6YNXRZ4Q4/image-asset.jpeg Home - This Month in BM History: June 1996 Newspaper clipping announces the kick-off of Ballet Manila’s US performance tour in New York. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1498800961468-UCPX687QYBHADKFR5Z7V/BM2.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: June 1996 - Leaflet for Ballet Manila’s New York show Leaflet for Ballet Manila’s New York show https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1498801026489-UE8DNH3X7KZZM5Y18FC7/BM3.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: June 1996 - Invitation to a reception for BM in Corpus Christi, Texas Invitation to a reception for BM in Corpus Christi, Texas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1498801029341-K0UEU8S9GCX17PIW8V1G/BM5.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: June 1996 - The Corpus Christi Caller-Times gives Ballet Manila a positive review. The Corpus Christi Caller-Times gives Ballet Manila a positive review. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1498801041574-S1YID8WZS89PRZHW5E6U/BM6.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: June 1996 - Cover of souvenir program in Ohio Cover of souvenir program in Ohio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1498801475937-L9TMZHIIEY8T4CL6NQSL/image-asset.jpeg Home - This Month in BM History: June 1996 Photo from a newspaper feature shows three BM dancers rehearsing for their shows in Corpus Christi https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/6/28/offstage-river-dance monthly 0.5 2017-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1498617073641-AAARW8EDIX04DYH8J935/image-asset.jpeg Home - Offstage: River dance https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/6/26/jasmine-pia-dames-soloist monthly 0.5 2017-06-26 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/6/21/ballet-manila-aims-to-soar-with-flights-of-fantasy-for-22nd-season monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1498017919662-ET43KLUZHDUKUR71KKHQ/1.JPG Home - Ballet Manila aims to soar with `Flights of Fantasy' for 22nd season Abigail Oliveiro takes flight as she assumes the lead role in Ibong Adarna, Ballet Manila’s 22nd season-opener in August. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1498018009619-U6TJ2DPAW5ATIVQFA7BQ/2.JPG Home - Ballet Manila aims to soar with `Flights of Fantasy' for 22nd season Katherine Barkman and Joan Emery Sia in Swan Lake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1498108782369-2CS56G06EQH4GJYNKQE0/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila aims to soar with `Flights of Fantasy' for 22nd season Snow White (Katherine Barkman) finds new friends in the forest in the ballet interpretation of Snow White. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1498018356594-JB80MB142LA605G4GHBW/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila aims to soar with `Flights of Fantasy' for 22nd season The evil queen in Snow White, as portrayed by Abigail Oliveiro, is vanity personified. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1498018463052-XX7L3HRTZ0H7D9PQ6PDO/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila aims to soar with `Flights of Fantasy' for 22nd season Rudy De Dios, Mark Sumaylo and Romeo Peralta as the princes in Ibong Adarna https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/6/17/a-fathers-wisdom monthly 0.5 2017-06-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1497710303287-LTP5I9QDIGAMF7W1KO07/1.jpg Home - A father’s wisdom - Think long term (L-R): Cesar Macuja with his daughter, prima ballerina Lisa Macuja-Elizalde, and his wife, Susan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1497710318475-6HT0604LOWK3IQ3NPGVE/2.jpg Home - A father’s wisdom - Be close to the less fortunate (L-R): Osias Barroso Jr. with his father, Osias Sr., nephew AJ, mother Anita, sister Aniceta, cousin Theresa and brother Joseph https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1497710408929-7MNRWRDMV8C91SNNZKTK/3.jpg Home - A father’s wisdom - Nothing worthwhile is easily attained (L-R): Katherine Barkman with her father, Peter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1497710417101-CSEYH4VX9P36LC90TCTH/4.jpg Home - A father’s wisdom - Compete with yourself (L-R): Joan Emery Sia with her father Edgar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1497710459725-Y7YJVL3YVT0U2I3HALMO/5.jpg Home - A father’s wisdom - Stand on your own two feet (L-R): Mark Sumaylo with his father Antonio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1497710459495-EEQ2GKK5635PQ0R8YXZO/6.jpg Home - A father’s wisdom - Be patient (R-L): Violet Hong with her real life romantic partner Alfren Salgado, her mother Goh Geok Poey, and her father Hong Fook Kam https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1497710519729-EMGW8PLEXY5KS77UCPED/7.jpg Home - A father’s wisdom - Deal with difficulties (L-R): Toto Comeros with his daughter, Shaira https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1497710521564-U7JDNYCRXA0YQP1TIJY7/8.jpg Home - A father’s wisdom - Find a job that you love (L-R): Jimmy Villanueva with his daughter, Jillian https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/6/18/what-fatherhood-has-taught-me monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1497709175868-8BTDZMXA6PZ1HQW4F6MI/image-asset.jpeg Home - What fatherhood has taught me Out on a movie date: Geri Francisco with wife Jed and kids Jerree, Jed and Jesee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1497709250310-N3QAGEXT7A5ZBBPHEE3J/image-asset.jpeg Home - What fatherhood has taught me Playtime: Romeo Peralta with wife Sofia and kids Ethan, Liam and Stephen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1497709323228-5XV8AZ07TS95XG80U4UA/image-asset.jpeg Home - What fatherhood has taught me Celebrating Christmas: Alvin Santos with wife Kristine and kids Kakay and Matteo https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/6/10/katherine-barkman-follows-her-dream-all-the-way-to-moscow monthly 0.5 2017-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1497069294535-976HK9MINZ9VZ48EALI9/image-asset.jpeg Home - Katherine Barkman follows her dream – all the way to Moscow Ballet Manila's MIBC delegation: coach Jonathan Janolo, competitor Katherine Barkman, and non-competing partner Rudy de Dios https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1497069412742-QE18HQ67STLK114LACJA/image-asset.jpeg Home - Katherine Barkman follows her dream – all the way to Moscow BM artistic director and prima ballerina Lisa Macuja-Elizalde personally trained the young company principal for Moscow competition: "I hope that she gets to show the world what she has gained from taking that risk and moving across the oceans to work in the Philippines." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1497069496928-8CTTF23Y25JHTBTCVLNM/image-asset.jpeg Home - Katherine Barkman follows her dream – all the way to Moscow Katherine Barkman as captured by the lens of master photographer G-Nie Arambulo https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/6/7/celebrating-a-marriage-of-the-arts monthly 0.5 2017-06-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1496808195623-HBQ1HGX9EMJTFSDM4HTH/Painting+1.jpg Home - Celebrating a marriage of the arts Fred has painted many works depicting Lisa, including the one shown in this family photo taken in 2002. With the couple are their children Sasha, Missy and Manuel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1496808175727-PLHKLEXYFDUTA5K5V290/Painting+2.jpg Home - Celebrating a marriage of the arts This photo culled from a Philippine Star clipping shows Fred with a painting of Lisa that he was working on in 1997. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1496809069207-WIG4MNII3F9DAT0P8ANQ/Painting+3.jpg Home - Celebrating a marriage of the arts Fred’s artwork, an oil on canvas titled Lisa, is featured on the cover of Ballet Manila’s souvenir program of Firebird (2001). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1496808052630-HD60K9UA0M0S8G5NZQBT/Painting+4.JPG Home - Celebrating a marriage of the arts Lisa, shown here on the set of her Art 2 Art program, mimics the dancer’s pose depicted in Fred’s painting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1496809683388-JOE0TX5MAAG1TG3ILEYB/B%26B+1.jpg Home - Celebrating a marriage of the arts Advertisement for Cagayan de Oro show with Ariel Rivera, 1997 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1496809697102-0P3LGP1MSKONM5XMPBT4/B%26B+2.jpg Home - Celebrating a marriage of the arts Invitation for Davao show, 1997 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1496809739762-0ULA09520TXUTM3BJW4O/B%26B+3.jpg Home - Celebrating a marriage of the arts Souvenir program of Davao show with Nelson del Castillo, 1997 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1496809857498-1OQALF2VBCOFRS779W3X/B%26B+4.jpg Home - Celebrating a marriage of the arts Poster announcing a 1998 show in Pangasinan. The image is from Lisa’s biography, Ballerina of the People. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1496809625095-Z3DQY19T6LDQKZG2AWIX/B%26B+5.jpg Home - Celebrating a marriage of the arts Leaflet for Dumaguete show with Lani Misalucha and Brix Ferraris, 2000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1496809563039-UC14JFZIXE7CUSF85KXE/B%26B+6.jpg Home - Celebrating a marriage of the arts Ticket for Iloilo show, 2000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1496809738938-ZFGW9SETWQHVY408KBMG/B%26B+7.jpg Home - Celebrating a marriage of the arts Newspaper clipping of Ballet & Ballads concert with Basil Valdez at Aliw Theater, 2010 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1496810797046-3VNX5EAJPFJEZXUBLVTE/Support+1.jpg Home - Celebrating a marriage of the arts In 1997, Fred transformed a pelota court in the family compound in Pasay into a studio for Ballet Manila as documented in this newspaper feature. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1496810878259-X0P14WI5AITWOXRI4U79/Support+2.jpg Home - Celebrating a marriage of the arts Fred and Lisa lead the inauguration of Star Theater in 2001. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1496810959005-LSW54T6OVAOESY37UJ7L/Support+3.jpg Home - Celebrating a marriage of the arts The 850-seater Star Theater, found in the Star City amusement park at the CCP Complex, was Fred’s gift to Lisa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1496810961373-42G5FULZ7O90V3KWDHFY/Support+4.jpg Home - Celebrating a marriage of the arts A feature in the Philippine Daily Inquirer in 2002 relates the various ways Fred has supported Lisa and Ballet Manila. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1496811067866-EGR0CYR8W11L84472KW4/Support+5.jpg Home - Celebrating a marriage of the arts Another gift to Lisa, the 2,750-capacity Aliw Theater was launched in 2002 and has since become Ballet Manila’s venue for its annual performance season. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1496811074559-HZYWQW94X49DDUXHNBVX/Support+6.JPG Home - Celebrating a marriage of the arts Osias Barroso’s Ecole has graced the Aliw Theater stage numerous times. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1496811074298-OMBK8HM4K676ZRI1Y4RA/Support+7.jpg Home - Celebrating a marriage of the arts With another branch now open in Fisher Mall, Quezon City, Lisa has expanded the reach of the Ballet Manila School. Here, she conducts a ballet demonstration before a free show at the said mall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1496810817976-1NQXAOXU901I0RW9UDI0/Support+8.jpg Home - Celebrating a marriage of the arts Fred is on hand to congratulate the BM dancers who won medals and citations at the Asian Grand Prix in Hong Kong in 2015. Standing to his left is principal artist Katherine Barkman who bagged the competition’s top prize. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1496811742427-XHB5VFQT0QI5IGG4HPWT/Shows+1.jpg Home - Celebrating a marriage of the arts The Circus D’Ballet series was launched in 2001 with the show Belen which re-imagined the fabled journey of the Magi and was directed by Osias Barroso. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1496811775118-SPZ66HQSUT7RV39W2YB0/Shows+2.jpg Home - Celebrating a marriage of the arts In 2002, Can-Can premiered at Star Theater. Based on Fred’s artistic concept, it’s the story of an Egyptian princess and her beloved who break the barriers of time and space to save their romance from a malevolent force. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1496811749723-7NO2KAG32QHUHXKCU8QB/Shows+3.jpg Home - Celebrating a marriage of the arts Joy! regaled Star City crowds in 2015. It was Fred who chose the simple and straight-to-the-point title of the holiday presentation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1496811851772-Z8JDMOPMD5ILUUOUYXX1/Shows+4.JPG Home - Celebrating a marriage of the arts Kutitap, about an angel who falls to earth and befriends different people, was Ballet Manila’s Christmas production at Star City in 2016. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1496811694849-WN6QCSWQAM1UP6Z2AWIC/Shows+5.jpg Home - Celebrating a marriage of the arts Ballet Manila’s Romeo and Juliet in 2001 featured Fred’s architectural concept for the set design, as credited in the show’s souvenir program. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1496815296572-SHY2EVVY4OK9RHLQZGSP/Art+1.JPG Home - Celebrating a marriage of the arts Fred visits Lisa on the Art 2 Art set in 2013, with movie queen Susan Roces as guest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1496815469179-YZ15EBT0BJXXRK1T69Z0/Art+2.jpg Home - Celebrating a marriage of the arts Since its initial broadcast in 2007, Art 2 Art has won several awards for its art advocacy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1496815464041-676FS3OI9OGP8WZGG4L5/Art+3.JPG Home - Celebrating a marriage of the arts Lisa shares a light moment with National Artist for Literature Bienvenido Lumbera. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1496815502763-NHG7H9BVCEJBR5F5JI5P/Art+4.jpg Home - Celebrating a marriage of the arts Lisa and Fred receive the Gawad Tanglaw citations in 2011, for Lisa as Best Radio Anchor and for Art 2 Art as Best Educational Program on Radio. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1496815142364-D6OC2PBSHAYQZYOYKKEK/Art+5.jpg Home - Celebrating a marriage of the arts Fred joins the Art 2 Art team in Baguio for the taping of a series of summer specials in 2011. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1496815167685-ZOJGEE22RV74VH8FULUJ/Art+6.JPG Home - Celebrating a marriage of the arts Asia’s Queen of Songs Pilita Corrales invites Lisa to join her in a duet, and the latter gladly obliges. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1496815214189-78Q45EQI182Y2AKCT78F/Art+7.JPG Home - Celebrating a marriage of the arts The Art 2 Art team celebrates in the studio after receiving the Hildegarde Award for Women in Media from St. Scholastica’s College in 2013. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1496815194045-U80KA9JKMPRZWPNS3P7B/Art+8.jpg Home - Celebrating a marriage of the arts National Artist Virgilio Almario (Rio Alma) wrote this message for Lisa in the Art 2 Art guestbook when he guested on the show for a tribute episode on Jose Rizal as a writer. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/6/5/winged-ballets-ang-prinsipe-ng-mga-ibon monthly 0.5 2017-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1496647948416-U259R49386PT1OYSLK07/image-asset.jpeg Home - Winged ballets: Ang Prinsipe ng mga Ibon In Ang Prinsipe ng mga Ibon, the prince (Elpidio Magat) and his flock come to the rescue of a besieged kingdom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1496648084383-LP30R0D2D09W9B8JVCTM/image-asset.jpeg Home - Winged ballets: Ang Prinsipe ng mga Ibon Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang, which featured Ang Prinsipe ng mga Ibon as one of three stories, had its world premiere in 2008. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1496648260345-WYT4LPP3M84POJ4R0MCL/image-asset.jpeg Home - Winged ballets: Ang Prinsipe ng mga Ibon The princess (Katherine Barkman) chooses to transform into a bird to be with her beloved. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/6/2/ballet-and-butterflies-in-sta-ana-summer-recital monthly 0.5 2017-06-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1496386498892-L6G8PAQPEGJ6VFVGY29J/Sta.+Ana+1.jpg Home - Ballet and butterflies in Sta. 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Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/4/19/offstage-exit-strategy monthly 0.5 2017-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1492479866044-CNS9GD9XJMLNRCHQBFZZ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Offstage: Exit strategy Photo by Mark Sumaylo https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/4/18/ballet-manila-names-scholars-for-2017-summer-intensive monthly 0.5 2017-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1492479075471-WKWK09TH2DIZI4F27YSA/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila names scholars for 2017 Summer Intensive Teacher Jonathan Janolo holds a class with the Project Ballet Futures scholars on the opening day of the 2017 Summer Intensive. Photo by Eileen Lopez https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/4/12/joan-emery-sia-soloist monthly 0.5 2017-04-12 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/4/10/my-favorite-dance-movie-jessica-pearl-dames monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1491483723547-F4KFE8ENC7BH8Q6RYMW0/image-asset.jpeg Home - My Favorite Dance Movie: Jessica Pearl Dames Mao’s Last Dancer is based on the true story of Li Cunxin, a Chinese boy who eventually becomes a principal dancer of an American ballet company. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1491484269992-VMJGMMEGIU1NEBCRPUGF/image-asset.jpeg Home - My Favorite Dance Movie: Jessica Pearl Dames Jessica Pearl Dames as Amour in Ballet Manila’s Don Quixote: “We should never give up on our dreams.” Photo by Konrad Ong https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/4/8/talk-about-dance-misty-copeland monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1491470205130-H4SLDIA1GOCBT0ECLEEK/Talk+about+dance+-+Misty+Copeland.jpg Home - Talk about dance: Misty Copeland https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/4/7/circus-dballet-at-star-city monthly 0.5 2017-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1491468645727-N2R9B9LPFA3S4UOTO01V/Circus+1.JPG Home - Circus D’Ballet at Star City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1491468712050-6UH79C7V28JZJ1KBMADU/Circus+2.JPG Home - Circus D’Ballet at Star City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1491468751840-SJLE8QZ076NIVQM0LNWS/Circus+3.jpg Home - Circus D’Ballet at Star City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1491468800949-OOH1E4H43DCKL2287XZ2/Circus+4.jpg Home - Circus D’Ballet at Star City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1491468831523-KO34YNMOF3VFZT9YVZB5/Circus+5.jpg Home - Circus D’Ballet at Star City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1491468619901-T56OMUG74DH8M037IQ7Y/Circus+6.jpg Home - Circus D’Ballet at Star City https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/4/6/this-month-in-bm-history-april-1997 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1491467739843-E0JVIYXOL7ECGV130K8C/image-asset.jpeg Home - This Month in BM History: April 1997 Manila Standard tells the story of Ballet Manila moving to its new headquarters in Pasay and preparing for a busy season. Clipping courtesy of the Ballet Manila Archives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1491467874961-H9J0WPM8235ESQO9EHJ3/2.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: April 1997 Leaflet for Ballet Manila’s first summer workshop underscores its offered training in the Russian Vaganova Method. Image courtesy of the Ballet Manila Archives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1491468204818-WCNTYCI7VWOES3O25FER/image-asset.jpeg Home - This Month in BM History: April 1997 Announcement in The Philippine Star lists classes and faculty members for Ballet Manila’s first summer workshop. Clipping courtesy of Ballet Manila Archives https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/4/4/choreography-in-focus-ecole-by-osias-barroso monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1491293872674-5766BA52BMWSIZEAHTH5/Ecole+1.JPG Home - Choreography in Focus: Ecole by Osias Barroso Ecole shows the progression of a dancer’s work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1491294130026-1D1C2L0LFBBLKX6TPE0Q/image-asset.jpeg Home - Choreography in Focus: Ecole by Osias Barroso Osias Barroso at work in the studio with Ballet Manila company artist Jessa Balote https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1491296495692-3BGAY37BD2Y6905Z38L3/image-asset.jpeg Home - Choreography in Focus: Ecole by Osias Barroso The final movement of the music makes it appear like the ballerinas and danseurs are out-dancing each other. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/3/31/in-praise-of-vaganova monthly 0.5 2017-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1490923162787-67CJR9KF1OAOMJFHJDZQ/Vaganova+1.jpg Home - In praise of Vaganova A portrait of Agrippina Vaganova hangs in the studio at the Leningrad Choreographic Institute where Lisa Macuja (third from left) learned the training method developed by the ballet pedagogue. 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The streets of San Francisco are typically tilted and steep like this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1490751449578-8YXMNS6KW4VV9RBBA2X8/1.JPG Home - Stepping Out: An American road trip Bonding with my family on a rare vacation together in the United States https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1490751486742-33VPKTRKRC9MA20YLAOH/2.JPG Home - Stepping Out: An American road trip One of the views we saw from the highway https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1490751531025-1ELWTJDJLMVA7B928H62/3.JPG Home - Stepping Out: An American road trip With my sis beside a replica of Denmark’s The Little Mermaid statue in Solvang. The statue is based on a fairy tale written by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1490751500612-F0ER89MQSLZ5SX4TY7WN/4.JPG Home - Stepping Out: An American road trip We stayed at The Clement on Cannery Row. Cannery Row is a waterfront street in Monterey Bay that used to be the site of fish canning factories. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1490751536780-CQWWGM2F1FT2JCX1Y7M4/5.JPG Home - Stepping Out: An American road trip It was a cold and windy day in San Francisco, with the Golden Gate Bridge enveloped in mist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1490751535824-EBRN3CAD9TPEEIYTM8GK/6.jpg Home - Stepping Out: An American road trip Advertisement of The Nutcracker on a Sanfo bus. Ballet has become an American tradition every December. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1490752194037-O5O3R4CS4MGE9Y0MND8A/13.JPG Home - Stepping Out: An American road trip Ballet shot at beautiful Lake Tahoe Beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1490752177749-H7ADCE2G7QSKU3KMNLR3/8.JPG Home - Stepping Out: An American road trip 3000-year-old tree at the Humboldt Redwood State Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1490752247610-GYRBKXNE6AK3518KLE99/9.JPG Home - Stepping Out: An American road trip The Holiday Inn Express in Klamath. A cabin in the woods! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1490752241716-3BBWK92UOZOC9UD4VQSP/10.jpg Home - Stepping Out: An American road trip With my half-sister below the Nevada Stateline sign https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1490752259484-D59ZJOR9IQHQW728IRQI/11.JPG Home - Stepping Out: An American road trip Braving the cold for a ballet photo in the snow! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1490752321855-VH70E43LOQL5STZXC05P/12.jpg Home - Stepping Out: An American road trip Excited not just to see but hold snow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1490752477567-R07MQJJS49XA6H0WAIR5/18.JPG Home - Stepping Out: An American road trip Breathtaking view at Horseshoe Bend https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1490752539730-35KRZDDF7MC2YJVGNQL6/14.JPG Home - Stepping Out: An American road trip Entrance to the Upper Antelope Canyon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1490752547578-PW3GP97NP5WAJWIU72QF/15.jpg Home - Stepping Out: An American road trip The magnificent sandstone formations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1490752577308-UP2GUDY855J6KV0ATHGO/16.jpg Home - Stepping Out: An American road trip These “sculptures” were formed by erosion over hundreds of years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1490752552566-X5A78YG8FBJ9AM01BAN6/17.JPG Home - Stepping Out: An American road trip Dancing in the desert! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1490752823808-NBIAZM7OYXNK43A07EG7/20.JPG Home - Stepping Out: An American road trip When the sun comes up, Vegas goes to sleep. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1490752803490-KFSYJ5D22RAQ14NI50V7/19.JPG Home - Stepping Out: An American road trip Cirque du Soleil's LOVE (The Beatles musical) plays at The Mirage where we stayed but we didn't get to see the show. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/3/28/making-the-most-of-summer-ballet-classes monthly 0.5 2017-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1490678453169-M3X6IX5BBUVFMOA6YGMF/image-asset.jpeg Home - Making the most of summer ballet classes Ballet Manila co-artistic director Osias Barroso (facing camera) and Jonathan Janolo conduct an evaluation class of potential Project Ballet Futures scholars for this year’s Summer Intensive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1490678573778-O4V9S57B3ABAGNZ5CBGY/image-asset.jpeg Home - Making the most of summer ballet classes For Jonathan Janolo and Eileen Lopez, patience and love for their work are key to teaching kids at Ballet Manila. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1490678643994-UZFJ6GRBXC2118WL3VBC/image-asset.jpeg Home - Making the most of summer ballet classes Teacher Eileen says it’s fulfilling to see students do everything that she’s taught them. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/3/22/an-uplifting-debut-in-russia monthly 0.5 2017-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1490166393735-NLK712WVCQA3CE2PQLO4/image-asset.jpeg Home - An uplifting debut in Russia In front of the theater in Chelyabinsk where Ballet Manila had also performed several years before https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1490166752387-T7PQLHGT4LVUTSGMQT37/image-asset.jpeg Home - An uplifting debut in Russia Touring Misha’s hometown after rehearsals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1490166880120-TVZQA86NJ1WZT0A3T9ZQ/image-asset.jpeg Home - An uplifting debut in Russia With Larissa, who has been the hairdresser of ballerinas in Russia for over 50 years! She insisted we take a photo of my hair before putting it into a bun for Don Quixote. I then insisted she also get in the photo! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1490167023315-3XVBPUNTRFYJWYZ34RR5/image-asset.jpeg Home - An uplifting debut in Russia Pre-performance make up routine when I get centered and get ready to go onstage mentally and physically https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1490167635206-9LSQSAIOJSI3X2FP4U7O/image-asset.jpeg Home - An uplifting debut in Russia Choosing courage before Don Quixote https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1490167695109-HZYQOMOB3F61J0AFG2OP/image-asset.jpeg Home - An uplifting debut in Russia Dancing the solo, La Femme qui Voulait Parler avec le Vent (The Woman who Wants to Speak with the Wind), choreographed by Ernest Mandap. Photo from Tatiana Predeina’s Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1490167879898-R2W9W0IMV9EKEZOPY4SL/image-asset.jpeg Home - An uplifting debut in Russia Don Quixote pas de deux with Misha in Russia. Just a week before, we had danced the full-length Don Q with Ballet Manila. Photo from Tatiana Predeina’s Facebook Page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1490167972953-QOIPLVR4ZBLC61A63CRX/image-asset.jpeg Home - An uplifting debut in Russia Feeling only gratitude during the final curtain call, with Misha Martynyuk, prima ballerina Tatiana Predeina who organized the gala and the entire cast. Photo from Tatiana Predeina’s Facebook page https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/3/17/shaira-comeros-receives-ani-ng-dangal-award monthly 0.5 2017-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1489459227128-3TD958NR5C66EFFQZ2ZH/image-asset.jpeg Home - Shaira Comeros receives Ani ng Dangal award Shaira Comeros receives her Ani ng Dangal award at a program hosted by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts in Intramuros. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1489459464073-DTXOFEI1CTCSTLB6FP1S/image-asset.jpeg Home - Shaira Comeros receives Ani ng Dangal award Shaira Comeros with her dad Toto who is also Ballet Manila’s costume maker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1489459537318-A2FSO9Y8QN5DQ6REUN7F/image-asset.jpeg Home - Shaira Comeros receives Ani ng Dangal award Carrying her Sarimanok trophy, Shaira Comeros stands beside a panel showcasing her achievements in dance. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/3/15/ballet-bollywood-and-street-dance-classes-at-bm-summer-workshop monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1489458463303-JU57JVBXSW2N5GVCQUZU/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ballet, Bollywood and street dance classes at BM summer workshop Classical ballet classes follow the Russian Vaganova method which Ballet Manila and its school are known for. Photo by Gerardo Francisco https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/3/14/bm-looking-for-summer-workshop-scholars monthly 0.5 2017-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1489457190222-LBONBGRNAMUBAE27YHSX/image-asset.jpeg Home - BM looking for summer workshop scholars The chosen scholars will have the chance to enhance their skills in ballet at The Lisa Macuja School of Ballet Manila Summer Intensive Workshop. 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Photo courtesy of the Ballet Manila Archives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1489018349437-YR1O4PJDQ3M370X8QWN7/image-asset.jpeg Home - This Month in BM History: March 2004 Souvenir program of a one-night-only performance. Photo courtesy of the Ballet Manila Archives https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/3/8/post-don-q-katherine-barkman-off-to-russia-1 monthly 0.5 2017-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1488934198455-LNBINS8JSUOP1UMR4YKN/image-asset.jpeg Home - Post-Don Q, Katherine Barkman off to Russia Katherine Barkman and Mikhail Martynyuk give a rousing performance as Kitri and Basilio in Ballet Manila’s Don Quixote. Photo by G-nie Arambulo https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/3/7/ballet-manila-holds-open-house-on-march-12 monthly 0.5 2017-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1488845931267-UXANUSPAO5K274GID2ZA/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila holds open house on March 12 The Lisa School of Ballet Manila offers an ideal learning environment for dance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1488845974182-2KBLDCAVLEWS948WA00B/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila holds open house on March 12 Ballet enthusiasts will have a chance to take sample classes during Ballet Manila’s open house. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/3/4/mark-sumaylo-soloist monthly 0.5 2017-03-03 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/3/3/rissa-may-camaclang-a-scholar-dances-her-way-to-success monthly 0.5 2017-03-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1488506011796-JOOESS0GMC43PVNKOLA2/image-asset.jpeg Home - Rissa May Camaclang: A scholar dances her way to success Ballet Manila company artist Rissa May Camaclang never thought she would be a ballerina, but now says this is all that she wants to be. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1488506452983-PUX0OOGVHPQGX68VGDMM/image-asset.jpeg Home - Rissa May Camaclang: A scholar dances her way to success Rissa May danced as Mercedes in Ballet Manila’s recent production of Don Quixote, opposite Francis Cascaño as her Espada. Photo from Rissa May Camaclang’s Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1488506539102-UK7G80467DQO1KYE3HZO/rissa+4.JPG Home - Rissa May Camaclang: A scholar dances her way to success Rissa May (center) was among the dancers featured in Paquita, excerpted in BM 2.0, Ballet Manila’s 20th anniversary show in 2015. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1488506338708-V2GW4CDY39PTF8LHFXAG/image-asset.jpeg Home - Rissa May Camaclang: A scholar dances her way to success Sultry and stunning in the ethnic-flavored Sayaw sa Pamlang, a choreography by Agnes Locsin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1488506851942-BYNU6WREKDMA1A2MXVL0/image-asset.jpeg Home - Rissa May Camaclang: A scholar dances her way to success After winning the third prize in the Junior Category of the CCP Ballet Competition in 2014, Rissa May (second from left) celebrated by eating fried chicken. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1488506978863-AGGBCG1YD18RGVE8DE34/image-asset.jpeg Home - Rissa May Camaclang: A scholar dances her way to success Up in the air, doing the Gypsy Dance, also in Don Quixote (2017). Photo by Konrad Ong https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1488507262383-UNMXETIO1PPNGET5AB88/rissa+7.jpg Home - Rissa May Camaclang: A scholar dances her way to success Teacher Jonathan Janolo (middle) captioned this photo with scholars Jessa Balote and Rissa May on his Facebook page this way: “Years ago they got introduced to their first pliè! Yes, malaki na sila! (They are big now.)” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1488507344685-UNEF0EV5AZLAJY8WM0CX/image-asset.jpeg Home - Rissa May Camaclang: A scholar dances her way to success Carmen is one of her dream roles, says Rissa May, who does the iconic pose of the ballet character in this picture. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/3/2/abigail-oliveiro-soloist monthly 0.5 2017-03-02 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/2/24/talk-about-dance-jane-austen monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1487899196786-AESO98TZLAGH60RVVBSR/Talk+about+dance+-+Jane+Austen+.jpg Home - Talk about dance: Jane Austen https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/2/23/memories-of-basilio monthly 0.5 2017-02-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1487823202129-2XV8SSHGWV4JA7UWKLTS/image-asset.jpeg Home - Memories of Basilio Osias Barroso rules the stage as Basilio in a performance of Don Quixote in Ulan-Ude, Russia in 1994. Image courtesy of the Ballet Manila Archives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1487823276023-7LYLK08NHCXPJT7OI8HZ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Memories of Basilio A clipping from a Russian newspaper in 1992 shows a triumphant Lisa Macuja and Osias Barroso (lower photo), the latter making his full-length debut in Don Quixote. Image courtesy of the Ballet Manila Archives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1487823363087-5P1PVRK6P9MBI455URUL/image-asset.jpeg Home - Memories of Basilio Barroso and Macuja-Elizalde would return to Russia in 1993 to perform the full-length Don Quixote and Giselle, earning raves as reported in this news item. Image courtesy of the Ballet Manila Archives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1487823570762-IMBNV5CIESY7CC02BDRX/image-asset.jpeg Home - Memories of Basilio As Basilio and Kitri, Osias Barroso and Lisa Macuja-Elizalde charmed audiences in Ulan-Ude in 1994. Image courtesy of the Ballet Manila Archives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1487823692466-YLX2OHS0J3UZD4LF3YFB/image-asset.jpeg Home - Memories of Basilio Barroso, seen here in Ulan-Ude in 1994, learned his first full-length Don Quixote in just three days. Image courtesy of the Ballet Manila Archives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1487823761987-OTBOG1TB0Y4YIER460TT/image-asset.jpeg Home - Memories of Basilio Ballet Manila performed Don Quixote for the first time in 1996 in collaboration with the Krasnoyarsk Ballet. Principal dancers Macuja-Elizalde and Barroso assumed the lead roles, as seen in this souvenir program for the Iloilo shows. Image courtesy of the Ballet Manila Archives https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/2/21/bad-boy-of-ballet-makes-good monthly 0.5 2017-02-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1487600810328-BHL8N24MDDT4Z214NNWJ/image-asset.jpeg Home - ‘Bad Boy’ of ballet makes good Though often cast as the villain in productions, Ballet Manila company artist Francis Cascaño says he is quite friendly in real life. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1487600941733-ALPRTV7NOWZ24Z1XHPYH/image-asset.jpeg Home - ‘Bad Boy’ of ballet makes good In 2011’s Romeo and Juliet, Francis is Tybalt, Juliet’s short-tempered cousin who is eventually slain by Romeo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1487601099289-7HYEN3K9SI7TT31YZHFN/image-asset.jpeg Home - ‘Bad Boy’ of ballet makes good Francis is menacing as the evil sorcerer Rothbart in Swan Lake (2011). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1487601251013-XVH6KQZ3LTE9RIWRQBRS/Francis+3.jpg Home - ‘Bad Boy’ of ballet makes good As the self-assured bullfighter Escamillo in Carmen (2012), he steals Carmen away from Don Jose. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1487601368504-TMJ0W84286XK33A1TR81/image-asset.jpeg Home - ‘Bad Boy’ of ballet makes good Francis plays the destructive twin Gunaw in the environmental fable Alamat: Si Sibol at Si Gunaw (2005). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1487601461922-498Q3RGKI9KQ7OKPBPM1/Francis+6.JPG Home - ‘Bad Boy’ of ballet makes good Francis (front) in the contemporary piece Bloom by choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, restaged for Ballet Manila’s anniversary show BM 21 in 2016 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1487601615731-0KINYEH41Z12XDUUFXAJ/image-asset.jpeg Home - ‘Bad Boy’ of ballet makes good Among the most important lessons Francis has learned in ballet is to love his craft and to dance with all his heart. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/2/16/this-month-in-bm-history-february-1995 monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1487215086206-MBPVZQIVFTWUBCOE6PX1/BM1.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: February 1995 - Ballet Manila takes wing Lisa Macuja writes about the launch of Ballet Manila in her newspaper column. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1487215065271-E9VSDASZFJB9S5UITIQ8/BM2.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: February 1995 - Ballet Manila Debuts One of the many published items that came out about BM’s debut performance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1487215118877-5AKL9EU2R86U0RSN2GTL/BM3.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: February 1995 - Bringing the classics to Generation X In this article, artistic director Eric V. Cruz cites the dancers as “the major driving force” behind Ballet Manila. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1487215113773-W6V0EAUSPDAATLWG4KG9/BM4.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: February 1995 - An invitation A page from a BM dancer’s scrapbook shows a cut-up copy of the invitation for the company’s special guests https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1487215120775-PKXUH51TBDGRIPH3SG8B/BM5.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: February 1995 - Announcing Ballet Manila A streamer outside the PCIBank building announces BM’s initial presentation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1487215122737-A0DDDL2YNAMRE791YVNW/BM6.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: February 1995 - The Pioneer 12 The twelve pioneers onstage, just before curtain time: (standing, from left) Jeffrey Espejo, Pamela Asprer, Aileen Gallinera, Sandralynn Huang, Elline Damian, Eileen Lopez, Eduardo Espejo; (middle row, from left) Ianne Damian, Lisa Macuja, Osias Barroso, Kristin Dabao; and (foreground) Christopher Mohnani. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1487215126577-I31SOHUKACA8B6QIJQB3/BM7.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: February 1995 - Notes of encouragement Lisa scribbled this good-luck note to dancer Eileen Lopez on opening night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1487215129702-KVEJ7Y75MDFKX3JU07YF/BM8.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: February 1995 - A classical program The souvenir program shows a predominantly classical repertoire… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1487215131595-CWMZ8HAMRACY4B03QPQG/BM9.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: February 1995 - A BM twist …except for Osias Barroso’s In Quest which had its world premiere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1487215568419-20XL52HTXABNJI6IL231/BM10.jpg Home - This Month in BM History: February 1995 - To the future! Eric V. Cruz (standing, leftmost) leads the group in toasting the success of Ballet Manila’s two-night debut show. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/2/15/ballet-manila-welcomes-new-pbf-scholars monthly 0.5 2017-02-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1487139497989-NL8YPVRF2EBW4XA80IVN/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila welcomes new PBF scholars Ballet Manila co-artistic director conducts a preliminary session with the successful auditionees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1487139561384-GRKM27F22LO6W8JW0R7X/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila welcomes new PBF scholars Ballet Manila rehearsal mistress Eileen Lopez checks a student’s flexibility during one of the auditions for Project Ballet Futures scholars. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1487139637250-I4XSDGGHS9COQNDZ83D1/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila welcomes new PBF scholars Ballet Manila rehearsal master Jonathan Janolo leads an orientation meeting with the new PBF scholars and their parents. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/2/14/being-kitri monthly 0.5 2017-02-14 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/1/28/a-taste-of-china monthly 0.5 2017-01-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1485419395123-0AEK96FDETTHY647PW2C/image-asset.jpeg Home - A taste of China https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/1/27/ballet-ballads-in-laguna monthly 0.5 2017-01-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1485418829195-BY2J9OTVOQ1E78LQKRV4/Cinderella.jpg Home - Ballet & Ballads in Laguna Abigail Oliveiro and Mark Sumaylo find their happily ever after in Cinderella. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1485418534581-P8BTSCKG8TO9842AKFKN/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ballet & Ballads in Laguna isa Macuja-Elizalde returns to the stage in the dramatic piece, Dying Swan. Photo by Jojo Mamangun https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2017/1/19/2-kitris-and-a-basilio monthly 0.5 2017-01-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1484744485251-EM32AQ12YDQ758V4LP9L/image-asset.jpeg Home - 2 Kitris and a Basilio Melannie Motus, Maritoni Rufino, and Lisa Macuja clutched their fans fiercely as they channel the fiery Kitri in this photo shoot at Casa Manila. Photo courtesy of the Ballet Manila Archives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1484744625220-DHSF9QFZ9EZ0UHW5FZGW/image-asset.jpeg Home - 2 Kitris and a Basilio Parrish Maynard of the American Ballet Theater was one of the Basilios in a 1993 performance of Don Quixote. Photo courtesy of the Ballet Manila Archives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1484744741818-DOZ6VM5ZI7U7R89AVYD4/image-asset.jpeg Home - 2 Kitris and a Basilio Wes Chapman, also from the American Ballet Theater, partnered Lisa Macuja in the same production at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. Photo courtesy of the Ballet Manila Archives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1484745046827-WDQ5GTA0S53BAJ7K3A84/image-asset.jpeg Home - 2 Kitris and a Basilio Clipping of Lisa Macuja’s column published in Malaya. 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With them is Lisa’s best friend, writer Angela Ureta. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1484183945020-887BZEXKAH37TV9E295K/image-asset.jpeg Home - Susan Macuja: Ballet Manila’s mom for all seasons Mrs. Macuja (fourth from left) was with the BM group that went to Vietnam in 2016 and performed at the Saigon Opera House in Ho Chi Mihn (above) and in Can Tho City. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1484184004651-CAE54H0LE0QQF31C72GH/image-asset.jpeg Home - Susan Macuja: Ballet Manila’s mom for all seasons Lisa Macuja posted this vacation photo on Instagram to greet her mom on Mother’s Day in 2016, saying “I love you very, very much! 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Ballet Manila dancers guest in ‘Nutcracker’ shows in Canada, US Ballet Manila principals Katherine Barkman and Rudy de Dios will dance the roles of the Snow Queen and the Snow King in The Nutcracker. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1481089660262-C5GPH98G4GVHKABEL5EE/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila dancers guest in ‘Nutcracker’ shows in Canada, US Soloist Mark Sumaylo guests as the Nutcracker Prince in Vancouver. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1481089719988-KK0L3JIJ7LT4MQ8KF37A/BM+artists+3.jpg Home - Ballet Manila dancers guest in ‘Nutcracker’ shows in Canada, US Soloist Rudolph Capongcol was a guest artist in another Nutcracker performance in San Francisco. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2016/12/5/jessa-balote-wins-aliw-award-as-best-classical-dancer monthly 0.5 2016-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1480861496052-MMROC1OTM5CMISTXNDJI/image-asset.jpeg Home - Jessa Balote wins Aliw Award as best classical dancer Jessa Balote considers her Aliw Award as Best Classical Dancer as an early Christmas gift. 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Photo by Ernest Mandap https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2016/11/30/violet-hong-finds-her-footing-in-ballet-manila monthly 0.5 2016-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1480313809271-PZJ93B38GLE7L7ETWXI2/image-asset.jpeg Home - Violet Hong finds her footing in Ballet Manila The once painfully shy Violet Hong is now charting her own course in dance. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1480318758337-K777ME6WYO86U1YGQCV6/Violet+4.jpg Home - Violet Hong finds her footing in Ballet Manila Joining the corps of Ballet Manila meant performing in the company's various full-length productions. Violet joined the cast of Carmen as part of BM’s 21st anniversary offering. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1480318848271-VE59ALLH1XNJB7XD7MIB/Violet+5.jpg Home - Violet Hong finds her footing in Ballet Manila Dancing as Odile opposite Elpidio Magat in the Black Swan Grand Adagio, featured in Ballet Manila’s Two! in 2014. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1480319469591-4MQFIAZD0RLGQU1SYS4W/image-asset.jpeg Home - Violet Hong finds her footing in Ballet Manila In her element on the set of Le Corsaire, 2013. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1480318951918-ZZUQA1M16WNPYB6CMTTQ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Violet Hong finds her footing in Ballet Manila Violet took part in the corps' performance of the Kingdom of the Shades from La Bayadere, for which Ballet Manila received much acclaim. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1480319561055-SO33Q416HW0QQRX1U9SZ/Violet+8.jpg Home - Violet Hong finds her footing in Ballet Manila Backstage with one of her closest friends in BM, Joan Emery Sia, after dancing as Chinese Dolls in Osias Barroso’s Pinocchio. Photo from Joan Emery Sia’s Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1480318336134-9WJT0M9KHFKXQ3V28YLS/image-asset.jpeg Home - Violet Hong finds her footing in Ballet Manila While the tutu made her feel very pretty, performing the Lilac Fairy meant so much more to Violet. This major solo role jumpstarted her career which was stalled by incidences of illnesses. Photo by Kurt Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1480318465583-EHI3JOHX5MDW80CIF3JG/Violet+3.jpg Home - Violet Hong finds her footing in Ballet Manila Violet and Tiffany Chiang-Janolo as the wicked stepsisters and Jonathan Janolo as their mom are all set for the ball in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Cinderella. From Tiffany Chiang-Janolo’s Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1480313913265-POD298GBFFYOAZXKAWDE/image-asset.jpeg Home - Violet Hong finds her footing in Ballet Manila Despite the aches and pains, ballet – Violet has realized – is so much fun! Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2016/11/28/godwin-merano-born-to-dance monthly 0.5 2016-11-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1480304053572-ABRY8I08YMOU760AAN1B/image-asset.jpeg Home - Godwin Merano: Born to dance ance has been a constant in Godwin Merano’s life, from his boyhood in Quezon to his teenage years in Canada and now with Ballet Manila. Photo by Ernest Mandap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1480304163181-E5O0TMSPFDQZO9KFR5AJ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Godwin Merano: Born to dance Godwin stands tall among fellow winners at the CCP Ballet Competition where he won first prize in the Senior Category. Photo from Godwin Merano’s Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1480304277924-RVPGJ56M3ZJ4ME8YULYI/Godwin+3.jpg Home - Godwin Merano: Born to dance With his mom, Grace Merano, who flew all the way from Toronto to surprise him and watch him compete in CCP and perform in Cinderella with Ballet Manila. Photo from Godwin Merano’s Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1480304537948-O5V6W86RC0PSI8SVRZ85/image-asset.jpeg Home - Godwin Merano: Born to dance Godwin (standing at the back, third from left) joins his Ballet Manila colleagues in this group picture with CCP Ballet Competition jury head Jae Keun Park. Photo by Osias Barroso https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1480304713318-GLTDO3JI1L7ESNRK3GNM/image-asset.jpeg Home - Godwin Merano: Born to dance With his National Ballet School classmate Charlotte Reid when they partnered for Bluebird Pas de Deux in their school’s spring showcase in 2014. Photo from Godwin Merano’s Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1480304819692-VRIZ5STYQYX05VFPH1EK/Godwin+6.jpg Home - Godwin Merano: Born to dance Godwin is willing to work hard so he can eventually dance his dream roles in full-length ballets such as Albrecht in Giselle, Prince Desiré in The Sleeping Beauty and the Golden Idol in La Bayadere. Photo by Karolina Kuras https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2016/11/25/talk-about-dance-cinderella monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1479656213646-CDPXFWXV2Y6C3MQ58MBT/image-asset.jpeg Home - Talk about dance: Cinderella https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2016/11/24/bm-school-ambassadors-back-from-beijing monthly 0.5 2016-11-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1479655200324-PMNMY687Y5HQOPL0Y1P9/image-asset.jpeg Home - BM School ‘ambassadors’ back from Beijing lvin Dictado, Marinette Franco, Joshua Enciso and Nicole Barroso take in the sights at the Forbidden City together with delegation head, BM principal dancer Gerardo Francisco. 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Photo courtesy of Gerardo Francisco https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2016/11/23/after-her-ccp-win-its-back-to-the-studio-for-nicole-barroso monthly 0.5 2016-11-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1479653594409-NM86RM4FDNZ917AAEPDX/CCP.Ballet.Competition2016+%2897%29.JPG Home - After her CCP win, it’s back to the studio for Nicole Barroso Nicole Barroso performs the First Variation from Pas de Trois, Act 1, of Paquita. Photo by Kiko Cabuena/ CCP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1479654139334-QZ2E3GXQ03Y4KDKGKHCM/image-asset.jpeg Home - After her CCP win, it’s back to the studio for Nicole Barroso After her first-place finish at the CCP Ballet Competition, Nicole Barroso says that the best celebration is being able to perform onstage. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1479653861308-SJUGOWVBH8VC0M12859X/image-asset.jpeg Home - After her CCP win, it’s back to the studio for Nicole Barroso Nicole (standing, second from left) celebrates her win with her uncle and Ballet Manila co-artistic director Osias Barroso (standing, rightmost) and colleagues (standing, from left) Gerardo Francisco, Marinette Franco, (kneeling, from left) Joshua Enciso and Brian Sevilla. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2016/11/20/shoe-talk-with-ballet-manilas-cinderellas-third-of-three-parts monthly 0.5 2022-10-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1479652375249-ZG5PUMFHYRLBREJTSQJX/image-asset.jpeg Home - Shoe talk with Ballet Manila's Cinderellas (Third of three parts) awna likes using Gaynor Minden pointe shoes because she gets to use them again and again. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1479652567786-ZBAUYL5MXBPBOTZGUZL5/image-asset.jpeg Home - Shoe talk with Ballet Manila's Cinderellas (Third of three parts) Dawna Reign Mangahas dances the title role in Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Cinderella https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2016/11/20/bm-dancer-tops-ccp-ballet-competitions-senior-category monthly 0.5 2016-11-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1479650954280-J7GA6FSYM8PW5O4SUIEL/image-asset.jpeg Home - BM dancer tops CCP Ballet Competition's senior category Godwin Merano (center) receives his finalist certificate in the CCP Ballet Competition from Cultural Center of the Philippines VP and artistic director Chris Millado (right) and dance mentor and critic Basilio Esteban Villaruz. Photo by Osias Barroso https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1479651076050-F8TAA183IS56VEBEKUTG/3+-+certificates.jpg Home - BM dancer tops CCP Ballet Competition's senior category A photo of Godwin's certificates from the CCP competition which he posted on Facebook, a day after his victory. Photo from Godwin Merano's Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1479651230206-2AAAY9N8JXTUB3KJFWB4/image-asset.jpeg Home - BM dancer tops CCP Ballet Competition's senior category Godwin (standing at the back, third from left) joins his Ballet Manila colleagues in this group picture with jury head Jae Keun Park. Flanking Mr. Park are Junior Category winners Brian Sevilla (third prize) and Nicole Barroso (first prize). Photo by Osias Barroso https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2016/11/18/bm-junior-dancers-triumph-at-ccp-ballet-competition-2016 monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1479447824224-FNNYODIF16L3B2ZABWHI/image-asset.jpeg Home - BM junior dancers triumph at CCP Ballet Competition 2016 The winners in the Junior Category of the CCP Ballet Competition 2016 with the members of the jury. In photo, from left, are: jurors Raul Leopoldo Sauz and Jeng Halili; Joshua Enciso, interpreter of the winning choreography Ili-Ili, representing Gerardo Francisco; Brian Sevilla, third place; Michaella Carreon, second place; Nicole Barroso, first place; jurors Melanie Motus and Mia Monica Mañosa and head of jury Jae Keun Park. Photo by Osias Barroso https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1479447969718-4814R2DQHMYJ9687O0SQ/image-asset.jpeg Home - BM junior dancers triumph at CCP Ballet Competition 2016 Gerardo choreographed Ili-Ili, the contemporary piece interpreted by Joshua Enciso. Photo by Giselle Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1479448043724-WVOZIPZQBJJ9NGUBMK7S/image-asset.jpeg Home - BM junior dancers triumph at CCP Ballet Competition 2016 Ballet Manila co-artistic director Osias Barroso (standing, rightmost) congratulates the winners and special awardees backstage: (standing, from left) Gerardo Francisco, Nicole Barroso, Marinette Franco, (kneeling, from left) Joshua Enciso and Brian Sevilla. Photo by Giselle Kasilag https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2016/11/18/the-making-of-lisa-macuja-elizaldes-cinderella monthly 0.5 2016-11-18 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2016/11/17/czarina-villegas-from-ballet-fan-to-ballerina monthly 0.5 2016-11-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1479316004724-9Q5L620FDPA87ODZAIDC/image-asset.jpeg Home - Czarina Villegas: From ballet fan to ballerina Czarina Villegas will always be that little girl fascinated by the ballet, transported to a world of princesses. Photo by Giselle P. Kasilag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1479317114498-IEMYOJYAGFI3WUIQI99Y/Czarina+3.jpg Home - Czarina Villegas: From ballet fan to ballerina Czarina (right) backstage with the other “Blue Ladies” of Martin Lawrance’s Rebel (from left): Henriette Garcia, Marika Añonuevo, DoHyun Choi, Abigail Oliveiro and Joan Emery Sia. Photo by Violet Hong https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1479317226228-QQQ7I23IWXVY3B17ZZPP/image-asset.jpeg Home - Czarina Villegas: From ballet fan to ballerina The card that Czarina gave BM in 2001 partly reads: “Thank you for sharing once again with the people of Iloilo City a night of exquisite dancing. May God reward you for your generosity. BRAVO! We look forward to more Ballet & Ballads in the coming years.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1479317636978-D9YKCV6RFD3KPT88DEQ7/image-asset.jpeg Home - Czarina Villegas: From ballet fan to ballerina Ballet Manila is now like a second home to Czarina (leftmost). She admits to feeling intimidated when she first came to the BM studio as she says all the dancers there were so good. Photo by Joan Emery Sia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1479317978732-X2E07Q20Z4KSQ1R9M0JL/Czarina+2.JPG Home - Czarina Villegas: From ballet fan to ballerina The lithe and lean Czarina loves the classics, especially those laced with tragedy such as Romeo and Juliet, Swan Lake and Giselle. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1479317292045-0SBSX2O5RSCUK6ZPRKBO/image-asset.jpeg Home - Czarina Villegas: From ballet fan to ballerina An outdoors enthusiast, Czarina can’t seem to resist making ballet poses even while on a vacation. Photo from Czarina’s Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1479317425595-820MRJST2BDMWMNMM42P/image-asset.jpeg Home - Czarina Villegas: From ballet fan to ballerina Together with Jasmine Pia Dames (center), Czarina plays stepsister to the hapless Cinderella (Dawna Reign Mangahas) in Ballet Manila’s forthcoming production of the beloved fairy tale. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1479317783653-2IRWAI2L51MGMYHG8SQW/image-asset.jpeg Home - Czarina Villegas: From ballet fan to ballerina Czarina (third from left) joins the other girls in an excerpt from La Bayadere, as presented in BM 21, a prelude to the company’s all-classics 21st season. Photo by Konrad Ong https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1479318119150-RZV5IBTBY73E09EKHXUZ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Czarina Villegas: From ballet fan to ballerina Czarina is pleasantly surprised upon being shown a thank-you note she had written to Ballet Manila in 2001 after watching their performance in Iloilo. The card is part of the BM Archives collection. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2016/11/16/shoe-talk-with-ballet-manilas-cinderellas-second-of-three-parts monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1479225640315-WLBOLFFJIE56COXJHXJ7/image-asset.jpeg Home - Shoe talk with Ballet Manila's Cinderellas (Second of three parts) Abigail Oliveiro gets to try on a special pair of shoes in Chacott Singapore. “The details on the shoes were absolutely divine! The photo doesn't do them justice,” she gushes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1479225731139-GNMAB5RBFSADD04P9TYV/Abigail+1.JPG Home - Shoe talk with Ballet Manila's Cinderellas (Second of three parts) Abigail Oliveiro dances the title role in Cinderella, Ballet Manila's interpretation of the beloved fairy tale. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2016/11/11/my-favorite-dance-movie-jonathan-janolo monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1478830438679-5YHM82WNHNHNZOWCHXOP/Jonathan+1.jpg Home - My favorite dance movie: Jonathan Janolo Burlesque stars Cher and Christina Aguilera in an extravaganza that combines music, dance and performance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1478830552188-8SGEBD0J8ZCXDY6AXR2P/Jonathan+2.jpg Home - My favorite dance movie: Jonathan Janolo Jonathan Janolo likes Burlesque because it echoes how artists share a passion for a great performance. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2016/11/9/tiffany-chiang-janolo-shining-through monthly 0.5 2016-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1478650408338-HGUMCY4P33G1K8FY2BAP/image-asset.jpeg Home - Tiffany Chiang-Janolo: Shining through Ballet Manila soloist Tiffany Chiang-Janolo reflects on her many struggles to make her dreams come true. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1478650578077-Q8SOP9UQLSU8KEVSHTNC/image-asset.jpeg Home - Tiffany Chiang-Janolo: Shining through Upon joining Ballet Manila in 2009, Tiffany immediately found herself dancing a solo in Don Quixote. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1478650748266-V0B9P1Q2H6J73MJVUNP9/Tiffany+3.JPG Home - Tiffany Chiang-Janolo: Shining through Taking on the role of Imelda Marcos in Martin Lawrance’s Rebel tops the list of Tiffany’s most memorable performances. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1478650991397-JRTX9U89CRFR0V6Y68NR/image-asset.jpeg Home - Tiffany Chiang-Janolo: Shining through Technically challenging – dancers’ code for hard and painful – is how Tiffany describes the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker. Another favorite role, she performed this for the first time in 2014 and again in 2016. Photo by Konrad Ong https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1478651157412-B1OADC5E94V1QBATDBH0/Tiffany+5.JPG Home - Tiffany Chiang-Janolo: Shining through Since joining Ballet Manila, Tiffany has taken part in a variety of productions including the contemporary piece Bloom by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa. Photo by Ocs. Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1478651826436-JA84KHUUDL62ZHSZ8LXJ/Tiffany+6.jpg Home - Tiffany Chiang-Janolo: Shining through On tour in Korea, the girls of Bloom take a quick “groupfie” in the dressing room. In the photo with Tiffany are, from left, Joan Emery Sia, Jasmine Pia Dames, Jessa Balote and Abigail Oliveiro. Photo taken from Tiffany’s Facebook account https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1478651911640-MZBSOY7K954CESV2YTHM/image-asset.jpeg Home - Tiffany Chiang-Janolo: Shining through Apart from a dancing career, Tiffany also found her Prince Charming – Jonathan Janolo – in the Philippines. Photo provided by Jonathan Janolo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1478652100140-KC43OLWBB87SESSFOM3L/image-asset.jpeg Home - Tiffany Chiang-Janolo: Shining through In Ballet Manila’s next production, Tiffany will be playing a wicked stepsister together with Violet Hong to Abigail Oliveiro’s Cinderella. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1478652216361-049FTILL46XS51H7TRAF/image-asset.jpeg Home - Tiffany Chiang-Janolo: Shining through Coming out of herself has become a recurring theme in Tiffany’s career. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2016/11/7/shoe-talk-with-ballet-manilas-cinderellas-first-of-three-parts monthly 0.5 2016-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1478444005006-O1H2SJH2P9HO8D4LL7QI/image-asset.jpeg Home - Shoe talk with Ballet Manila's Cinderellas (First of three parts) Katherine Barkman can have up to six pairs of pointe shoes on rotation at a time, with the older and broken-in ones more suitable for certain roles or rehearsals. 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It is a happiness deep inside that he can't quite describe. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1477236355614-ZW6MGJR673AJ9CL5VKED/image-asset.jpeg Home - Alfren Salgado: Learning life lessons in ballet Bam Damian's M.A.Z.N. is titled after the initials of the four dancers on whom it was choreographed, including Alfren (partnering Joan Emery Sia). Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1477236737825-2Y0L5PWGYP1OG8DJO2ZC/image-asset.jpeg Home - Alfren Salgado: Learning life lessons in ballet In Carmen, Alfren gets to dance as Escamillo. Photo by Ocs Alvarez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1477236018314-OVGVDPJGRSS6ZG6BYZYU/image-asset.jpeg Home - Alfren Salgado: Learning life lessons in ballet Dancing the full-length Swan Lake in 2014 made it relatively easy for Alfren to do its Act 2 recently, even with just a day's notice. Photo by D. Trinidad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1477237273001-LMDXENY0D57XT8HWPR85/image-asset.jpeg Home - Alfren Salgado: Learning life lessons in ballet Alfren will be seen next in Cinderella, a new Ballet Manila production that uses the choreography of Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Osias Barroso. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1477237504795-YQ2ACJJSGTY4OGKX9036/image-asset.jpeg Home - Alfren Salgado: Learning life lessons in ballet Partnering Joffrey Ballet's Christine Rocas in Romeo and Juliet at Dance.MNL. Photo by Glyszah Marie Garcia Ching https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1477237900562-62HZK17EUG5TIQGYE6Y8/image-asset.jpeg Home - Alfren Salgado: Learning life lessons in ballet Alfren loves ballet so much that he vows to continue dancing as long as he can. 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With her in the photo are 11 of the 18-member BM delegation who also reached the finals: (standing, from left) Rodney Catubay, Joshua Encisco, Danielle De Guzman, Alvin Dictado, artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde, silver medalist Nicole Barroso, Raymond Salcedo, Lyssa Apilado, and co-artistic director Osias Barroso; (seated, from left) Ana Andes, Loraine Gaile Jarlega and Ashley Salonga. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1476784589847-3DU9YPHIH0S2BEBDZQ4S/image-asset.jpeg Home - A promising future in dance for Shaira Comeros Celebrating with her mentor Osias Barroso outside the Y-Theater in Hong Kong, shortly after the AGP awarding rites. Photo from Osias Barroso's Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1476784744870-B4E1HXRU3ODWQH30EFF5/image-asset.jpeg Home - A promising future in dance for Shaira Comeros Shaira (front, fourth from left) enjoys being part of Ballet Pinoy, a free show that Ballet Manila offers at Star City. Photo from Osias Barroso's Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1476784915461-ZVCPROX7NYOV5Z69Z4PG/image-asset.jpeg Home - A promising future in dance for Shaira Comeros As Red Riding Hood in The Sleeping Beauty, featured in The Swan, The Fairy and the Princess, opposite John Balagot as the Wolf. Photo by Stan de la Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1476784157641-F9U5RQRBQJPZD332KP2X/image-asset.jpeg Home - A promising future in dance for Shaira Comeros Dancing as one of the enchanted Wilis in Ballet Manila's Giselle was very challenging, Shaira describes. 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Photo courtesy of Cultural Center of the Philippines https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2016/10/14/choreography-in-focus-the-sleeping-beauty monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2016/10/12/abigail-oliveiro-a-swan-takes-flight monthly 0.5 2016-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1476190606380-3R2RCD9E55V745ZVY8MX/image-asset.jpeg Home - Abigail Oliveiro: A swan takes flight Dancing as Odette, the White Swan, in The Swan, The Fairy and the Princess is a perfect fit for Abigail Oliveiro's lithe, willowy frame and distinct musicality https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1476193437581-AQSAK8774W7Z4B21GCD4/image-asset.jpeg Home - Abigail Oliveiro: A swan takes flight In Annabelle Lopez-Ochoa's contemporary piece, Bloom. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1476192249190-U7X2RKHG4X1SR3JJ2L95/image-asset.jpeg Home - Abigail Oliveiro: A swan takes flight One of Abi's most challenging roles so far has been that of Imelda in Martin Lawrance's Rebel where she played the former Philippine First Lady. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1476192559753-062AQ88BTDEZZUJWR5BA/image-asset.jpeg Home - Abigail Oliveiro: A swan takes flight In some performances of Rebel, Abi (standing, third from left) was one of Imelda's Blue Ladies, along with (standing, from left) Henrietta Garcia, Marika Añonuevo, Czarina Villegas, (kneeling, from left) DoHyun Choi and Joan Emery Sia. Photo from Joan Sia's Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1476192723537-K3UBHRK20FIEOVM9NVW7/image-asset.jpeg Home - Abigail Oliveiro: A swan takes flight Abi performs as the cunning Odile, the Black Swan, in a full-length production of Swan Lake in 2014. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1476192805984-S4U5NUDCK5YGMBJ5G65S/image-asset.jpeg Home - Abigail Oliveiro: A swan takes flight Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang gave Abi (leftmost) a taste of Filipino classics as she was cast in the story “Ang Kapatid ng Tatlong Marya” together with Dawna Mangahas, Alvin Santos and Joan Emery Sia. Photo from Alvin Santos' Facebook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1476193097259-UZG1W1HYD9NKC5ZMUV4B/image-asset.jpeg Home - Abigail Oliveiro: A swan takes flight Accepting her award as silver medalist in the Senior Division of the Asian Grand Prix 2015 in Hong Kong. Photo courtesy of Asian Grand Prix https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1476194381587-49XJ3MZZBMEYW5S4WHCP/image-asset.jpeg Home - Abigail Oliveiro: A swan takes flight Partnered by real-life beau Mark Sumaylo in Cinderella, Ballet Manila's pre-holiday presentation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1476194528972-OJWUNH8KATH1A773NICU/image-asset.jpeg Home - Abigail Oliveiro: A swan takes flight Abi – dancing in Paquita for BM 2.0 – is grateful for the rigorous training and growth opportunities Ballet Manila has provided her. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2016/10/10/katherine-barkman-born-a-princess monthly 0.5 2016-10-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1476061106147-ULZR22CTN21F9WN3R3PX/image-asset.jpeg Home - Katherine Barkman: Born a princess Katherine Barkman is excited to dance as Princess Aurora in The Swan, The Fairy and the Princess. “The style, the character, the music, everything about this ballet resonates with me” she enthuses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1476061347652-VYRTWVF9T3Q6RAHT7BLP/image-asset.jpeg Home - Katherine Barkman: Born a princess Katherine will dance her first full-length Don Quixote opposite partner Rudy De Dios in 2017 as part of Ballet Manila’s 21st season. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1476061463364-6S2RY1EVK4ZUT2R9XQSP/image-asset.jpeg Home - Katherine Barkman: Born a princess Ethereal as Giselle in her performance at the Winners’ Gala at the 6th Asian Grand Prix last August. 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She brings to life the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Swan, The Fairy and the Princess. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1475724157517-ZAYQFCKQRWEH8TJTWZOB/image-asset.jpeg Home - Dawna Reign Mangahas: The reluctant Fairy Queen In Carmen, Dawna plays the title role of the seductive temptress. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1475724249443-61GUDCWTIPSPEB6QXZN5/image-asset.jpeg Home - Dawna Reign Mangahas: The reluctant Fairy Queen Dawna turns in a sensitive portrayal of Corazon Aquino in Martin Lawrance’s Rebel, opposite Mark Sumaylo as Ninoy Aquino. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1475724496539-IW78TNBWDRZD245TW03S/image-asset.jpeg Home - Dawna Reign Mangahas: The reluctant Fairy Queen Annabelle Lopez-Ochoa’s breathtaking piece, Bloom, features Dawna in the lead. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1475724837215-IQ1PZA70KY9SKC09TSLZ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Dawna Reign Mangahas: The reluctant Fairy Queen As the temple dancer Nikiya in La Bayadere https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1475725344106-AB76U9LTECZ3A9E0NMM2/image-asset.jpeg Home - Dawna Reign Mangahas: The reluctant Fairy Queen Dawna and fellow Ballet Manila dancer Abigail Oliveiro guest in Art 2 Art, a program hosted by their mentor and artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde (left) in 2014. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1475725406380-CH7SW7GXXO10MJ8JWM5M/image-asset.jpeg Home - Dawna Reign Mangahas: The reluctant Fairy Queen As part of Ballet Manila’s Vietnam performance tour last June, Dawna (in red) led the Sayaw sa Pamlang cast. Completing the delegation are (standing, from left) Glenn Ragel, Jessa Balote, Romeo Peralta, Gerardo Francisco, Alvin Santos, Anselmo Dictado, (front, from left) John Ruiz de Luzuriaga, Rissa May Camaclang and Joan Emery Sia. 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Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1475032130010-9LWZBY59CQYHLL8UXR8S/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila’s Dames twins: Dancing is double the fun Pia is paired with Rudolph Capongcol in Francis Jaena’s Tuwing Umuulan at Kapiling Ka, for the Dance MNL festival’s Winners’ Circle show. Photo by Konrad Ong https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1475032277616-BWSHQQIKTFYIOEJSA8SC/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila’s Dames twins: Dancing is double the fun Pearl (third from left) joins fellow Ballet Manila dancers in Sayaw Pinoy, another number in Ballet & Ballads. Photo by Ernest Mandap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1475032641159-A1S1HKQW15ARX7GGDNO5/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila’s Dames twins: Dancing is double the fun The twins show their winning forms in another photo shoot in Singapore. Photo by Irving Neil Kuok https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1475032475882-7O0164ZRPP0VKSYTF2JD/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila’s Dames twins: Dancing is double the fun During one of their Ballet & Ballads stops: Rissa May Camaclang, Jasmine Pia Dames, Abigail Oliveiro, Dawna Reign Mangahas, Jessa Balote, Jessica Pearl Dames, Ina Villanueva and (foreground) Joan Emery Sia. Photo from Joan Sia’s FB page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1475031996733-W8QIROHCWBP8CCK5I9VK/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ballet Manila’s Dames twins: Dancing is double the fun In Ernest Mandap’s Lune, they dance as two women who try to outdo each other but end up doing exactly the same thing. Lune is part of Ballet Manila’s ongoing Ballet & Ballads series. 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Rebel colors Inang Bayan, represented by Lisa Macuja-Elizalde (dance) and Joanna Ampil (song), is appropriately swathed in the colors of the Philippine flag. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1471837535606-2XUKKP5GCCVFUGU2Q6H6/4.JPG Home - Rebel colors Since red is associated with Marcos' political party, Rogador uses it for the stylized barong worn by Gerardo Francisco who plays Ferdinand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1471837604436-BNTV6ATMRAWG8W21J2ZN/5.JPG Home - Rebel colors Tiffany Chiang-Janolo becomes Imelda in a terno-inspired dress in royal blue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1471837692704-5IV1DHDKT5DRJDW9ROLI/6.JPG Home - Rebel colors A take-off from the real-life “Blue Ladies” of the former First Lady, Rebel's Imelda clique is clad in shades of blue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1471837713146-E7ZS9K31W6AH3BE2Q5SK/7.JPG Home - 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Late bloomer Elmoe Dictado thriving in ballet Ballet Manila soloist Elmoe Dictado steps into Pinocchio's shoes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1471224190894-QWJZ1B3CI1KGGUBROGIW/image-asset.jpeg Home - Late bloomer Elmoe Dictado thriving in ballet Performing the Grand Pas Classique with Jessa Balote. 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De Guzman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1470640056416-YKBB6Q51H1WDW5KQ554N/image-asset.jpeg Home - Flashback to a competition Katherine is also named silver medalist, along with partner Elpidio Magat Jr., in the AGP 2015 Pas de Deux Division. 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Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1470222054950-B720ACP47P1DDFTKHVUU/image-asset.jpeg Home - Mark Sumaylo finds his true self in ballet Bloom is very special to Mark because it was choreographed on him, Dawna Reign Mangahas and their fellow Ballet Manila dancers by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa. Photo by Jimmy Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1470222170918-6NHNIB1H71TX2WH0L9P9/image-asset.jpeg Home - Mark Sumaylo finds his true self in ballet When he partnered Lisa Macuja-Elizalde for the first time, Marks recalls he was so nervous that the prima ballerina had to remind him to relax. 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Urban chic meets EDSA colors in Ballet Manila's 'Rebel' The Rebel lead cast sporting their respective colors: Jeffrey Rogador made sure all costumes would not only have visual impact but give the dancers freedom of movement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1606822655995-1II9X4240IB3EEQHCOAK/2+%281%29.JPG Home - Urban chic meets EDSA colors in Ballet Manila's 'Rebel' - The colors of the Philippine flag are infused in the costumes of Inang Bayan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1606822659378-EDSZBE81DW7LRNB6HJP3/3+%281%29.JPG Home - Urban chic meets EDSA colors in Ballet Manila's 'Rebel' - Lisa Macuja-Elizalde as Inang Bayan wears a dress embodying the elements and colors of the Philippine flag. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1606822839875-CIML1HRMARNZEIXMSW28/4+%281%29.JPG Home - Urban chic meets EDSA colors in Ballet Manila's 'Rebel' - Benigno wears white, while his followers are in outfits combining yellow, mustard, white and gray. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1606822840898-5GIEQVJT89IPEGC0T664/5+%281%29.JPG Home - 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Urban chic meets EDSA colors in Ballet Manila's 'Rebel' - Imelda (Tiffany Chiang-Janolo) and Ferdinand (Gerardo Francisco) command attention in their boldly colored attire. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/home/2019/2/23/osias-barroso-meet-the-force-behind-ballet-manila monthly 0.5 2019-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/1550924603512-R3I534W4TMUVG6CH4MQ3/Osias+Barroso%3A+Meet+the+force+behind+Ballet+Manila+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives Home - Osias Barroso: Meet the force behind Ballet Manila Osias Barroso is among this year's recipients of The Oustanding Thomasian Alumni Award (TOTAL) given by his alma mater, the University of Santo Tomas, where he graduated with a degree in A.B. 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Performance Season - Carmina Burana and La Traviata Carmina Burana and La Traviata – February 29, 2020, 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.; March 1, 2020, 3 p.m. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/osias-barroso-jr-ballerinas-prince daily 0.75 2024-12-16 https://balletmanilaarchives.com/osias-barroso-jr-ballerinas-prince/2023/12/20/ballerinas-prince monthly 0.5 2023-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/816bf837-5b3d-4f9a-b2f7-0eb41e453270/Osias+Barroso+Jr+-+Ballerina%27s+Prince.png Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - Ballerina's Prince - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/osias-barroso-jr-ballerinas-prince/2023/12/18/the-birth-of-an-artist monthly 0.5 2023-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/359e69d6-4578-40da-a3f5-b8d1223d8fe4/The+Birth+of+an+Artist+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Birth of an Artist - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/931e51a5-196e-418b-be79-43ff05e1224f/The+Birth+of+an+Artist+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Birth of an Artist - Make it stand out The boy nicknamed “Toto” was less than a year old when this photograph was taken. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/23740e5d-cbee-44d6-8abd-7c278550df4c/The+Birth+of+an+Artist+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Birth of an Artist - Make it stand out His mother’s side of the family, the Gepilanos, was a big clan that would have music and dance numbers at gatherings. Toto is seen here in front, sitting on the floor at left. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d564ce8d-4803-4617-87ad-99b4ddb39a87/The+Birth+of+an+Artist+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Birth of an Artist - Make it stand out For a cousin’s debut when he was 15, the would-be danseur (right, foreground) choreographed a special number to the song, Night to Remember, for himself and his Barroso cousins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/94c8e8a3-d387-46c9-9d59-a468b42d1a0e/The+Birth+of+an+Artist+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Birth of an Artist - Make it stand out Family members led by mother Anita and sister Icet (first and second from right) came to watch when Toto (third from right) had his first performance with Vella Damian’s Dance Concert Company in Puerta Real in Intramuros. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/26dacdb8-9b3b-4af9-8c43-8c917c442dcf/The+Birth+of+an+Artist+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Birth of an Artist - Make it stand out Toto became “Teacher Shaz” to two of his nieces, Nicole Barroso (left) and Sophia Villamater (right), both of whom have followed his footsteps and entered the field of dance. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/osias-barroso-jr-ballerinas-prince/2023/12/18/the-dancer monthly 0.5 2023-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/86a440c5-79ca-4fec-8632-aa89a3fbf893/The+Dancer+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Dancer - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/3e5b9e2d-17f5-473a-bcaa-d4228d46c358/The+Dancer+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Dancer - Make it stand out Shaz was an original member of Philippine Ballet Theater in 1987 and was promoted to principal dancer in 1994. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c7091d2d-aeb7-4792-baf0-e5d6bd1d9ef0/The+Dancer+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Dancer - Make it stand out Lisa Macuja writes a story about Shaz’s dance journey for the newspaper Malaya. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/a9487afd-2dd9-4860-ba28-cd63983bffa4/The+Dancer+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Dancer - Make it stand out Ballet Manila presented Swan Lake with an all-Filipino cast for the very first time in September 2003, with Lisa and Shaz in the lead roles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/336488c9-e96d-4d7d-9828-a3a13464a090/The+Dancer+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Dancer - Make it stand out Equally adept in contemporary fare, Shaz played the noble head warrior in Jojo Lucila’s Sari’t Bahag for Ballet Manila. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/524aab20-0c60-40e1-8a0a-d3bcc54677b0/The+Dancer+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.png Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Dancer - Make it stand out Shaz was given The Outstanding Thomasian Alumnus Award (TOTAL) by the University of Santo Tomas in 2019 for his priceless contributions to the performing arts. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/osias-barroso-jr-ballerinas-prince/2023/12/18/the-dancer-in-pictures monthly 0.5 2023-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/81a7b020-fd22-4773-90d3-d22c1a151d29/The+Dancer+in+Pictures+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Dancer in Pictures - Make it stand out As Basilio in Don Quixote Lisa Macuja-Elizalde: “A quick study, Osias had to learn and perform the full-length Don Quixote with only four days’ notice. He debuted in the title role of Basilio, opposite this writer’s Kitri, as a last-minute replacement at the Music and Arts Festival in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. He pulled it off with his usual reliable partnering, Spanish temperament underlining his very Hispanic family name Barroso, and his quick-step assured technique. The performance ended in a standing ovation.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/2f513469-487e-4135-b77d-38a5a00dd754/The+Dancer+in+Pictures+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Dancer in Pictures - Make it stand out As Siegfried in Swan Lake “Swan Lake is a classic especially for the men. You can see that in the four acts, Siegfried is always there. There’s a lot of depth in character. You have to show how he matures. His range is wide but you need to be subtle because he is a prince. And you have to be a good partner.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/97d7e19c-2e1e-4ec2-a545-b3a8fb8b3c42/The+Dancer+in+Pictures+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Dancer in Pictures - Make it stand out As Romeo in Romeo and Juliet “This is a part that any male dancer with classical background can do. All you have to do is be romantic, and of course, you must be able to act. You must be secure about your technique and equally secure about your partner. But what really counts is the acting and the emotions. They all have to be there. The thing is to fall in love with your partner as soon as you hear the music.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/11a0fc0b-99d3-4553-8dfc-2e3fea05b44e/The+Dancer+in+Pictures+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Dancer in Pictures - Make it stand out As Conrad in Le Corsaire “What I like about Le Corsaire is that a lot of dancers are given the opportunity to shine. It is action-filled, particularly because there are four male leads – Conrad, Ali, Lankadem and Birbanto. There are many fierce duels, dramatic leaps and turns and demanding solo variations.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e8d52581-44c3-4c88-b13d-cee055c110c7/The+Dancer+in+Pictures+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Dancer in Pictures - Make it stand out Petrushka by David Campos “Maybe the similarity to Petrushka with me would be the devotion to somebody or to something. Whatever happens, if I love something – like ballet – whatever the consequences, I will keep on fighting for it even if it’s difficult.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/46e28d62-da48-4457-bd9f-f9c712577f7e/The+Dancer+in+Pictures+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Dancer in Pictures - Make it stand out Arnis by Ric Culalic “It’s ingenious, it’s original, it’s very technical. Arnis is not for the weak of heart! It is quite challenging to learn the choreography. What Arnis teaches the dancer is not only technique and endurance, but dancing well together, as a team.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/89d50e7f-4283-4e9f-b590-98a219ac6cd6/The+Dancer+in+Pictures+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.png Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Dancer in Pictures - Make it stand out As Albrecht in Giselle “For me, Albrecht is the best in the male repertoire because it’s a combination of technique and emotions. It’s very dramatic, so you have to give more onstage, in acting and dancing. It takes a certain kind of dancer to learn and perform it.” https://balletmanilaarchives.com/osias-barroso-jr-ballerinas-prince/2023/12/18/the-partner monthly 0.5 2023-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/5506ec4b-7aa5-4eb1-83a0-f7767904a45f/The+Partner+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Partner - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e743ef07-fb5e-4289-80c1-7ba05c25f272/The+Partner+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Partner - Make it stand out Shaz was Colas to Ballet Manila pioneer Pamela Asprer’s Lise in the lighthearted ballet, La Fille Mal Gardee, in 2000. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d614b1c5-152c-475a-b37d-26b0bccf57af/The+Partner+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Partner - Make it stand out Lisa and Shaz guested in ballet festivals in Russia many times, including a performance tour in November 1994 announced in this clipping. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c23f1cc1-2a79-4e3c-b53b-07c8483c34a4/The+Partner+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Partner - Make it stand out Aileen Gallinera danced the title role in Jean Paul Comelin’s Firebird, with Shaz providing support as the Shaman in search of enlightenment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e093b764-b4d2-4170-a655-36e99147d520/The+Partner+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Partner - Make it stand out During Ballet Manila’s first few years, Shaz and Lisa performed the Diane et Acteon pas de deux in the touring group’s shows across the country. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/5d6270a5-6e66-47c3-9ac5-c9c866396fd6/The+Partner+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpeg Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Partner - Make it stand out Shaz was Diego Silang to Melanie Motus’ Gabriela Silang in his own choreography, Gabriela ng Vigan https://balletmanilaarchives.com/osias-barroso-jr-ballerinas-prince/2023/12/19/the-partner-in-pictures monthly 0.5 2023-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/0078e3b1-3e57-4940-9b66-012b76c31d84/The+Partner+in+Pictures+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Partner in Pictures - Make it stand out The ballerina and her prince: It’s a fairy-tale moment as Shaz joins Lisa on the opening night of her first full-length choreography, Cinderella. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/db29b0fd-ada5-4304-ac9a-a0eadb53da08/The+Partner+in+Pictures+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Partner in Pictures - Make it stand out Even after a standing ovation on a Ballet Manila tour in 1995, principal dancers Lisa and Shaz would rush back to their lodgings to wash their tights and get them dried for the next day’s performance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/4b3549b1-1230-4e27-ab0b-e18cd435effb/The+Partner+in+Pictures+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Partner in Pictures - Make it stand out Giselle dies in the arms of Albrecht in this scene from Giselle where the two Filipino ballet artists were supported by an all-Russian corps de ballet in Russia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/90b933ab-20e2-4a6d-a3c6-d251ae0a2e4b/The+Partner+in+Pictures+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Partner in Pictures - Make it stand out Shaz and Lisa are seated in business class on a 2016 flight to Jakarta, Indonesia to teach ballet. Despite decades of tours, the pair still enjoyed traveling together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/3073d00b-b2f7-4a3a-b7cf-98eb1096fdf8/The+Partner+in+Pictures+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Partner in Pictures - Make it stand out As co-artistic directors, Lisa and Shaz opened Ballet Manila’s 23rd performance season in 2018 with two shows that each featured a different repertoire of the company’s iconic works. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/226ca2e6-1048-428a-b111-e069d79b99bc/The+Partner+in+Pictures+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Partner in Pictures - Make it stand out In 2004, Shaz and Lisa celebrated 16 years of dancing together, a fruitful collaboration that saw them performing on stages in the Philippines and other countries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/87844592-e425-4570-9e98-6f4f2f4f1284/The+Partner+in+Pictures+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.png Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Partner in Pictures - Make it stand out Shaz said in 2004: “’Yung Lisa Macuja-Osias Barroso tandem parang Guy and Pip. Hindi mo puwedeng palitan. When the younger generation succeeds us, they will be different. They will be who they are, the same way we are us right now.” https://balletmanilaarchives.com/osias-barroso-jr-ballerinas-prince/2023/12/19/the-choreographer monthly 0.5 2023-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/23b75daa-b87d-4de6-82c6-6ca31925afeb/The+Choreographer+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Choreographer - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d41eb4ab-5c65-4ba3-82d3-50bb7c0624b4/The+Choreographer+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Choreographer - Make it stand out Beyond dancing, Shaz was able to express himself creatively through choreography. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/4e2a7a58-c673-4ee0-978b-b29dc233dcb6/The+Choreographer+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Choreographer - Make it stand out The expanded Pinocchio was part of Ballet Manila’s 20th performance season in 2015 dubbed “From Page to Stage.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/66b4e5c7-796c-4d26-8b57-6432271a1119/The+Choreographer+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Choreographer - Make it stand out There’s a touch of whimsy to The Enchanted Garden, one of Shaz’s earliest works for the recitals of the Lisa Macuja School of Ballet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/20ff0e47-46d2-43b1-a697-1b86918d3894/The+Choreographer+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Choreographer - Make it stand out Shaz co-choreographed this ballet with a timely environmental message with Gerardo Francisco Jr. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/d776b246-d6c7-48db-bc35-1ab23a08adc6/The+Choreographer+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Choreographer - Make it stand out The Circus D’Ballet series combines the beauty of classical dance and the spectacle of carnival acts. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/osias-barroso-jr-ballerinas-prince/2023/12/19/the-choreographer-in-pictures monthly 0.5 2023-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/90f76c03-86a3-4881-ae12-5da2ac892d1d/The+Choreographer+in+Pictures+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Choreographer in Pictures - Make it stand out Ecole “A creation for the school, Ecole has produced many generations of dancers and has become such a banner piece as it requires the students to go through their classical ballet technique class in a choreography that solidifies their Russian Vaganova training.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/486abcc1-e1a2-47aa-97b1-89663dc4c2be/The+Choreographer+in+Pictures+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Choreographer in Pictures - Make it stand out Ang Prinsipe ng Mga Ibon in Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang “Being assigned to do a romantic ballet is truly my forte. I love the fluidity and seamless motion of a romantic ballet.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/85657cb8-c633-4e85-88fc-4e4dabe1a30a/The+Choreographer+in+Pictures+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Choreographer in Pictures - Make it stand out Pinocchio “Pinocchio reminds us of the value of family and friendship. What I like most about the material is the lesson on truthfulness. It stood the test of time. It had an impressive track record in terms of sales and audience feedback.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/0e554c3b-bc3b-4c1d-9095-d9912e8066e4/The+Choreographer+in+Pictures+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Choreographer in Pictures - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/97d94b6a-279c-423e-9adb-d91a520d787f/The+Choreographer+in+Pictures+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Choreographer in Pictures - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/95e7dc53-01bd-4647-a209-958ec9d8a13f/The+Choreographer+in+Pictures+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Choreographer in Pictures - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/f04f5b6b-afba-4fe3-891f-d03a2c25a370/The+Choreographer+in+Pictures+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Choreographer in Pictures - Make it stand out Alamat: Si Sibol at Si Gunaw “This new task is quite challenging but at the same time, self-fulfilling… knowing that at the end of the performance, the audience will be reminded of two things: family and nature – two of the most irreplaceable things in life.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/93f91833-1f18-465a-bbcb-cb010fb878be/The+Choreographer+in+Pictures+8+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Choreographer in Pictures - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/da4388b7-9f6a-407d-afc2-cb42b6954dd8/The+Choreographer+in+Pictures+9+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Choreographer in Pictures - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/4d7867aa-2fef-41db-8011-539a07107bd3/The+Choreographer+in+Pictures+10+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.png Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Choreographer in Pictures - Make it stand out Gabriela ng Vigan Based on the real-life story of Gabriela Silang who went from wife to widow to warrior following the assassination of her husband Diego, the dance-drama honors a woman’s bravery and heroism. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/osias-barroso-jr-ballerinas-prince/2023/12/19/the-teacher monthly 0.5 2023-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/6bb855ca-3d4b-4ed8-936c-4c6dabcc2b22/The+Teacher+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Teacher - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e40afb84-2898-415b-ba10-7e6bbcc4d91b/The+Teacher+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Teacher - Make it stand out Shaz coaches Nicole Barroso and Joshua Enciso at the USA International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Mississippi in 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/2a449bbf-5858-4e70-b082-43672a91af55/The+Teacher+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Teacher - Make it stand out One of Shaz’s students, Project Ballet Futures scholar Juan Angelo De Leon, has become an award-winning dancer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/2743a9ba-487c-4d69-a4cd-e3ea2dfee0a6/The+Teacher+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Teacher - Make it stand out Shaz gets a taste of teaching ballet during a pandemic, conducting classes online from his condo unit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/20d93baf-84e9-4732-b62e-37f22c1ffebd/The+Teacher+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Teacher - Make it stand out With members of the Boys’ Class, 2012: “Male ballet dancers are expected to be good dance partners apart from mastering the various technical moves.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/a3dd198d-d983-4857-affd-a739b71b3e6d/The+Teacher+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Teacher - Make it stand out Shaz gives pointers to budding dancers of Taiwan’s Zhongli Youth Ballet in 2020. https://balletmanilaarchives.com/osias-barroso-jr-ballerinas-prince/2023/12/19/the-teacher-in-pictures monthly 0.5 2023-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/5956959c-a341-408f-8a99-5827256b153d/The+Teacher+in+Pictures+1+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Teacher in Pictures - Make it stand out A perfectionist, Shaz gives last-minute instructions to the Ballet Manila team before the curtains rise for Lisa@20, Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s 20th anniversary show in 2006. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/edb796c4-afd2-4f79-88be-806fff3d79f2/The+Teacher+in+Pictures+2+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Teacher in Pictures - Make it stand out It’s a proud moment for Teacher Shaz after his students sweep the top prizes in the 2018 CCP Ballet Competition’s junior division: Alvin Dictado, bronze; Brian Sevilla, gold; and Rafael Perez, silver. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/41016b11-c6a7-4c06-bbf6-307c1f3f22c0/The+Teacher+in+Pictures+3+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Teacher in Pictures - Make it stand out Shaz (left) shares tips with fellow dancers backstage before the company’s show in Tacurong, Sultan Kudarat in 1995 as artistic director Eric V. Cruz (right) listens in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/e1605ec4-b83b-4c44-8f05-da64ebf2d045/The+Teacher+in+Pictures+4+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Teacher in Pictures - Make it stand out A big believer that ballet can transform lives, Shaz meets a new batch of Ballet Manila’s Project Ballet Future Scholars. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/c529b4d1-9654-41fb-9b88-703023252198/The+Teacher+in+Pictures+5+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Teacher in Pictures - Make it stand out Together with Eileen Lopez (center), Shaz (right) rehearses the Ballet Manila corps for Giselle at CCP’s Main Theater in October 2019. Still reeling from a fire that had damaged Aliw Theater days before, the company decided they should continue with the show when an alternative venue was offered. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/bde61475-1a94-4cd6-96e1-a85928bba49f/The+Teacher+in+Pictures+6+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.jpg Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Teacher in Pictures - Make it stand out Shaz is a tireless teacher and mentor. “One of the hardest things is, I need them to be able to comprehend what I tell them – every combination – because every day, it’s different.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/52ac5494-b9b9-4971-a07f-776aff9d365f/The+Teacher+in+Pictures+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.JPG Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Teacher in Pictures - Make it stand out Even in an improvised studio – this time a gazebo while on Ballet Manila’s US Tour in 2004 – Shaz manages to conduct company class for the dancers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a161b86b8f5b9351b72247/8667207c-bf96-4571-b8e9-8f5dcfab943b/The+Teacher+in+Pictures+7+-+Ballet+Manila+Archives.png Osias Barroso Jr.: Ballerina's Prince - The Teacher in Pictures - Make it stand out Shaz leads the Ballet Manila delegation to the 15th International Ballet Festival Dance Open in Russia in 2016, composed of Joshua Enciso, Marinette Franco, Nicole Barroso and Alvin Dictado. 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