Storytellers on Toes
Three of Ballet Manila’s top ballerinas share their secrets in keeping their figures in tiptop shape Long and slender, flexible and graceful yet strong. If there was ever one body type all girls wish they could have, that would be a ballerina’s. But achieving such a flawless figure does not come easy. After all, ballerinas […]
These five gorgeous danseurs are out to steal the spotlight away from the ballerinas in Ballet Manila’s The Swan, The Fairy and the Princess This October 14-16, the country’s premier classical dance company, Ballet Manila, is staging a ballet that pays tribute to Peter Tchaikovsky—a.k.a. one of the world’s most distinguished composers of all time. […]
The Lisa Macuja School of Ballet Manila spreads its wings to Quezon City The Lisa Macuja School of Ballet Manila recently opened the doors of its new school in Quezon City — its first outside of Pasay City. Conveniently located at the fourth floor of Fisher Mall, the new school fulfills Prima Ballerina Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s […]
The second act for the 21st performance season of the country’s leading ballet company, Ballet Manila, will bring together some of today’s most esteemed names in the international and local art scene for an unforgettable showcase of talent and mastery of their respective crafts. A production that pays tribute to one of the world’s most […]
By Katherine Barkman (A lost passport, lost luggage, getting lost – Katherine Barkman writes about the things she and fellow Ballet Manila principal artist Rudy De Dios had to contend with on the way to Latvia and while in Hong Kong for recent gala performances.) I can’t begin to describe how thankful I was when […]