Storytellers on Toes
Ballet Manila is 23 years strong this season. Dubbed as Tour De Force, audiences can expect an exciting line-up – a selection of our best originals, a ballet classic, a returning favorite, and a world premiere of a double header. Ballet Manila has always been about bringing ballet to the people and the people to […]
Ballet Manila’s 22nd performance season is set to close with the most star-studded installment of “Ballet & Ballads” yet. With final preparations underway, the audience should also prepare for a full showcase of the company’s storytelling prowess and mastery of the Vaganova technique. Ballet Manila CEO and Artistic Director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde shares that it’s almost […]
After the success of the two “flight” ballets, Ballet Manila’s 22nd performance season “Flights of Fantasy” is now ready to be a full-on fantasy feast. Lisa Macuja-Elizalde proudly brings us “Snow White,” her second masterpiece featuring all-original choreography from the Prima Ballerina herself. When asked about how fairy tales and the ballet go hand-in-hand, the […]
Prima Ballerina – Lisa Macuja Elizalde in full costume as the White Swan for her Swan Song Series back in 2013. It was the ballet that started it all. At 14, Ballet Manila CEO and Artistic Director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde saw Swan Lake with Prima Ballerina Yoko Morishita as the Swan Queen in all her tiny […]
Ballet Manila Reaches New Heights with its Much-Awaited 22ndPerformance Season This coming August, we invite you to join us for a season of magic, adventure, dreams, and romance as they lift the curtains on their much-awaited 22nd performance season. Aptly named Flights of Fantasy, the new season will feature two world premieres, a beloved classic that proves once and for all that there is nothing in […]