Storytellers on Toes
It will be a full circle moment when the full-length romantic ballet Giselle has its gala on June 25, 8 p.m., at the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo of the Cultural Center of the Philippines. This tribute performance dedicated to dance icon Felicitas “Tita” Radaic, long dreamt of by her student Lisa Macuja-Elizalde, is itself a nod […]
From classical ballet to folk dance, from pole dance to a dance fitness routine fusing Latin and hip-hop – the extensive variety of dance and movement will be on full display at the local celebration of International Dance Day on April 29. Ballet Manila, in cooperation with Manila Broadcasting Company and Aliw Theater, and in […]
Ballet Manila received 22 nominations for its various productions in the upcoming 2015 Gawad Buhay! Awards. Leading the charge are BM2.0 and the full-length Romeo & Juliet with seven nominations each. BM2.0, BM’s 20th anniversary concert held in in March 2015, picked up five nominations for Bloom: Outstanding Modern Dance Production for which it was […]
Philstage honored Ballet Manila with 15 Gawad Buhay! citations for its performances held in the fourth quarter of 2015. Recognized with 10 citations was Romeo and Juliet which was lauded for both the performances and the production. It earned citations for Outstanding Classical Dance Production and Outstanding Ensemble Performance for Classical Dance. Also cited were […]
In Philippine ballet, no partnership has been as enduring as that of Osias Barroso and Lisa Macuja-Elizalde. They danced together for sixteen years, performing in over 250 shows in five continents – 60 of which were full-length ballets. Sometime during that period, the duo led ten other dancers in forming Ballet Manila. Now, as co-artistic […]