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To open its 17th performance season, Ballet Manila brings back Alamat: Si Sibol at si Gunaw, an all-Filipino original production that combines magic, myth and a message of love for Mother Earth.

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In typical fashion, Ballet Manila lived up to its standard of excellence in Romeo and Juliet.

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The announcement was unmistakable: Lisa Macuja was making her farewell appearance in Swan Lake — Vikulov’s version to Tchaikovsky’s music.

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At each Ballet Manila performance — the current one being “The Nutcracker” — amazement never ceases.

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For every concert, each ballet company faces the challenge of rendering ballet tradition dynamic and attractive. In its most recent program, Ballet Manila faced a new challenge: the fusion of ballet and ballads as envisioned and conceptualized by MBC president Fred Elizalde, husband of Lisa Macuja, Ballet Manila’s leading ballerina and artistic director.

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Christine Rocas, a protégé of prime ballerina Lisa Macuja-Elizalde, arrived home before noon yesterday aboard Cathay Airways Flight CX-901 at Ninoy Aquino International Airport. She was accompanied by her dancing partner and fellow member in Ballet Manila Company, Francis Cascaño.
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