Storytellers on Toes
Watch the world’s most loved classic fairytale come to life on stage this holiday season! For the third act of its 21st performance season, Ballet Manila, the country’s premier classical dance company, is staging the undying story of the world’s most iconic princess, Cinderella. Happening on November 25, 26 and December 3 at 8:00 p.m. […]
By Susan A. De Guzman After wowing audiences in St. Petersburg, Russia last April, four of Ballet Manila’s brightest young talents are headed to Beijing, China to perform in another festival that is expected to highlight their artistry anew. Nicole Barroso, Alvin Dictado, Joshua Enciso and Marinette Franco are participating in the 2016 Beijing Dance […]
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 […]