By Michele T. Logarta Dancer and teacher Eileen Lopez has never wanted to be the fiery Kitri of Don Quixote nor has she ever dreamed of portraying the enchanting and magical twin roles of Odette and Odile in Swan Lake or other principal leads of the great classical ballets. That she didn’t seek the most […]
Offstage: Epic leap
They just have to keep on dancing! Ballet Manila artists love their craft so much that even when they’re away from the stage, they end up busting a move, trying out some steps or at least striking a ballet pose or two. Performing Annabelle Ochoa’s Bloom for the 2015 Silk Road Cultural Festival in Gyeongju, […]
Offstage: Willowy ballerina
They just have to keep on dancing! Ballet Manila artists love their craft so much that even when they’re away from the stage, they end up busting a move, trying out some steps or at least striking a ballet pose or two. When Ballet Manila company artist Czarina Villegas’ photographer friend Ruel Tafalla asked her […]
Offstage: Jump!
They just have to keep on dancing! Ballet Manila artists love their craft so much that even when they’re away from the stage, they end up busting a move, trying out some steps or at least striking a ballet pose or two. The papal visit was underway in January 2015 and the whole of Metro […]
Offstage: The happiest pose on earth
They just have to keep on dancing! Ballet Manila artists love their craft so much that even when they’re away from the stage, they end up busting a move, trying out some steps or at least striking a ballet pose or two. Joan Emery Sia was on Cloud 9. After all, she had just scored […]