Ballet Manila

Ballet Manila
General information
NameBallet Manila
Year founded1995
Principal venuePasay, Philippines
Websiteballetmanila.com.ph
Artistic staff
Artistic DirectorLisa Macuja-Elizalde (Artistic Director and Principal Dancer)
Resident ChoreographersGerardo Francisco (Resident Choreographer and Rehearsal Master for Modern Dance)
Other Artistic Staff
  • Osias Barroso (Artistic Associate & Rehearsal Master)
  • Jonathan Janolo (Assistant Ballet Master/Set & Costume Designer)
  • Eileen Lopez (Assistant Rehearsal Mistress)
Other
Associated schoolsVaganova Ballet Academy
FormationPrincipal
Jr. Principal
Senior Soloist
Soloist
Demi Soloist
Company Member
Company Apprentice
Company Scholars

Ballet Manila is a classical ballet institution[1] and dance company in the Philippines. It currently[when?] highlights more than fifty highly trained dancers in the highly rigorous Russian (Vaganova)[1] method of classical ballet. Locally the company has performed in 47 cities[1] holding more than 4,100[1] performances. The company has done tours in Asia, Europe and North America, where it has held more than 140[1] performances. The company is most notable[according to whom?] for its in-house creative director,[2] principal dancer and prima ballerina[3][4] Lisa Macuja-Elizalde. Along with Ballet Philippines and the Philippine Ballet Theatre, Ballet Manila is one of the three[5] major ballet companies in the Philippines. It regularly held its performances at the Aliw theater and Star Theater which were damaged by a fire in 2019, which are both located within Star City at Pasay. The concept [1] of a ballet company by the dancers, of the dancers and for the dancers[6] was the idea of Lisa Macuja-Elizalde when she, along with ballet master Osias Barroso[1][7] and ten other dancers established Ballet Manila in 1995.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Company Profile". Ballet Manila. Archived from the original on January 13, 2012. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
  2. ^ "Lisa Macuja-Elizalde". Ballet Manila. Archived from the original on October 24, 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
  3. ^ "Prima Ballerina Lisa Macuja visits The Park Club". THE PARK CLUB UK. Retrieved 2011-09-27.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Lisa Macuja Interview". University of Washington. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
  5. ^ "Letter from the Philippines - dance in the Philippines". Reynaldo Gamboa Alejandro. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
  6. ^ "Ballet Manila". Kantor Pos. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
  7. ^ "History Profile (Non-recent)". First BM Website. Archived from the original on October 4, 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-27.