Nonoy Froilan, the King of Dance, dances up a storm as Scrooge
Prince Albrecht in “Giselle”; Basilio in “Don Quixote”; Franz in “Coppelia”; Prince Siegfried in “Swan Lake”; and the Young Man in “Songs of a Wayfarer”—name it, this superb Filipino dancer has played...
View ArticleLisa Macuja lives up to title as ‘ballerina of the people’
If you’ve been getting eyestrain from the “Yolanda” postings on Facebook and frustrated by news of unwieldy rescue and relief operations, it might be a good idea to get a quick fix at the theater.
View ArticleLisa Macuja’s Swan Song series to raise funds for typhoon victims
Prima ballerina Lisa Macuja-Elizalde has announced that all proceeds from ticket sales to her Swan Song Series Year 3 shows will be donated to relief operations for the victims of Typhoon Yolanda.
View ArticleLisa Macuja to dance her final ‘Nutcracker’
For prima ballerina Lisa Macuja-Elizalde, dancing as Masha or the Sugar Plum Fairy in “The Nutcracker” is like receiving a Christmas present each time.
View ArticleWelcome to Sofia Elizalde’s dance dream come true
A few blocks away from where mini-skirted, dusky, long-haired ladies in platformed stilettoes stroll hand-in-hand with foreign men in Birkenstocks and cargo shorts, and a corner away from a bar that...
View ArticleTop performing artists of 2013
It was the year music, theater and dance thrived amid unpredictable monsoon floods and record-breaking typhoons and earthquakes.
View ArticleNicole Go Thorp has a good head on her shoulders–and can sure bust a few...
Hip-hop dancers often move with intense feelings, but Nicole Go Thorp of Ateneo de Manila University is a breath of fresh air. She may have been dancing for five years already, yet she’s still your...
View ArticleBallet Philippines mounts ‘for adults only’ production
Ballet Philippines’ principal dancers Carissa Adea and Richardson Yadao execute sensual dance moves in their rehearsal.
View ArticleWest End performers join Ballet Manila in ‘Ballet & Ballads’
Ballet Manila’s long-running “Ballet & Ballads,” with its unique fusion of dance and song numbers, has always been a crowd-pleaser.
View ArticlePhilippine hip-hop steps up
Since 2000, Hip Hop International (HHI) has produced several street dance competitions, one of which has seen the participation of many Philippine teams. This competition is known as World Hip Hop...
View ArticleBallet Manila holds summer workshops; scholarships offered
The Ballet Manila School, the educational arm of the country’s premiere classical ballet company, will hold its annual intensive Summer Workshop dubbed Just Dance 2014 on April 7-May 25. Enrollment is...
View ArticleRidgepointe Ballet holds dance clinic
Ridgepointe Ballet recently performed an extravaganza of classical, contemporary and even celtic dance pieces by Liza de la Fuente and featuring De la Fuente’s ballet adaptation of the children’s...
View ArticleSteps Dance Studio holds summer workshop, 20th anniversary concert
Manila’s premier dance school Steps Dance Studio is holding its summer dance workshop, which is open to all beginning and advanced dance students. This year’s workshop, which runs everyday until May...
View ArticleAnd now, a syllabus for Spanish dance
Since Rose Borromeo came back to Manila after over three decades in Singapore, she has wasted no time in reestablishing herself in dance circles by reopening her dance school.
View ArticleBallet Philippines forges partnership with Caronia
Imagine beauty and grace when nail polish in shades of summer are named after ballet movements.
View ArticleOsias Barroso–Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s ever-reliable partner and co-teacher
In a citation rarely given to classical dancers, Osias Barroso, danseur, teacher and choreographer, received the 2014 Total Award.
View ArticleJapanese dance-drama company comes to town
Asia of Saiyuki, a theater company that integrates dance and drama, recently performed at TIU Theater (formerly Louie’s THX Cinema) in Makati City.
View ArticleLe French May rocks Hong Kong, Macau
This is an exciting month for Southeast Asia’s Francophiles who will schedule visits, or are already on a holiday, in Hong Kong and Macau. Ongoing until June 28 is Le French May, the annual cultural...
View ArticleBallet Philippines launches new studio; to stage revivals for 45th season
The famous sunset at Manila Bay at the Cultural Center of the Philippines complex was the perfect setting for the opening of Ballet Philippines’ (BP) new studio and the launch of its program for its...
View ArticleBallet Manila summer workshop shows promising talents
Not too many people know that long-limbed Janine Mari Tugonon earned the Bb. Pilipinas-Universe 2012 title for her terpsichorean skills. She subsequently became Miss Universe first runner-up.
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