The Ballet Manila Archives is the repository of documents, print, photographic, audio and video materials and memorabilia relating to the history of Ballet Manila and the life and career of its founder, prima ballerina Lisa Macuja-Elizalde. This site is powered by Ms. Elizalde and Project Art, Inc.
We caught up with the artistic director at the press launch of Paquita and asked her to flesh out the elements that make this ballet a must-watch.
We look back on three such gems – choreographies that are as iconic to Tito Tony as they are to Ballet Manila.
Asked what particular element about the making of Paquita she finds fun, Abi points to being able to present her own version of playful.
Since Iñigo is very nuanced character, Mark is conscious about not turning him into a typical villain, who just spends a lot of time disrupting the lovers in a story.
With opening night drawing near, Lisa is thrilled to be sharing the ballet that has been keeping her on her toes since March.
In this clip from The Legends and the Classics Encore (2013), Lisa danced as Paquita for the last time with her then dance partner, principal artist Rudy De Dios.
“Parati lang niyang sinasabi sa akin na once binigyan ka ng opportunity, i-grab mo po talaga ’yon.”
To mark National Heritage Month, we revisit Pista and look at some facets of local culture highlighted in this energetic choreography.
Of all the wonders that the world had to offer, only art promised immortality.
The trip to Krasnoyarsk, in the heart of Siberia, was the fifth for Lisa Macuja and Osias Barroso.
Maybe that’s why Dumaguete is still the kind of city where a ballet like Swan Lake matters. Because we haven’t lost our capacity to believe in beauty.
We take a step, then we stumble. The joy in life comes when we make a dance out of both.
In celebration of Mother’s Day, we turn the spotlight on these women of many facets – fierce, gracious, hopeful – as they have been portrayed by Ballet Manila.
In what has become an annual tradition for us at the Ballet Manila Archives, we celebrate Flores de Mayo with a showcase of floral-focused scenes at the ballet!
For this significant commemoration, we show the varied portrayals of the workforce that have been seen on the Ballet Manila stage.
As the world celebrates International Dance Day, we reflect on the words of Crystal Pite who penned this year’s message.
Go within every day and find the inner strength so that the world will not blow your candle out.
