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This Fil-Am ballerina is helping underprivileged kids become touring dancers

Bam V. Abellon
Updated as of Dec 26 01:41 PM

On her second visit to the Philippines, Stella Abrera brought a former scholar of The Center of Excellence in Public Elementary Education with her. Discovered by Abrera last year, the young dancer is now touring with the American Ballet Theatre. Read more »

Alice Reyes recreates 'Cinderella' to celebrate Ballet Philippines’ 50th Season

ANCX
Posted at Dec 02 04:43 PM

The stage icon collaborated with two other National Artists—Francisco Feliciano and the late Salvador Bernal—to mount this end-of-decade highlight.  Read more »

Ballet Phillipines battles Disney, typhoons and poverty to endure

Cecil Morella, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 18 01:27 PM

From fierce typhoons and tight budgets to losing its dancers to cruise ships and theme parks, Ballet Philippines has weathered almost every type of storm, but as it celebrates its 50th anniversary the renowned arts organization is determined the show will go on. Read more »

Alicia Alonso, Cuba's ballet legend, dies at age 98

Richard Chang, Reuters
Posted at Oct 18 11:17 AM

Legendary Cuban ballerina Alicia Alonso, who achieved global acclaim in the 1940s and went on to run the internationally renowned National Ballet of Cuba for decades, died on Thursday at age 98, state-run media said. Read more »

'We will dance no matter what': Ballet Manila reschedules show after fire hits Aliw Theater home

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 04 05:27 PM

Ballet Manila announced Thursday that its upcoming performance of "Giselle" will now be held at the Cultural Center of the Philippines Main Theater instead of the Aliw Theater, which had been damaged by the fire that gutted the Star City theme park. Read more »

The Russian stars of Ballet Philippines’ ‘Swan Lake’ talk falling in love on and off the stage

ANCX Staff
Updated as of Aug 30 06:54 PM

BP is opening its 50th season with an all-star cast production of Swan Lake. Over lunch, it’s Swan Queen and Prince Siegfried talk about the difficulties of their profession.  Read more »

3 Pinoy nag-uwi ng mga medalya mula sa ballet competition sa Singapore

Dynah Diestro, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 25 01:30 PM

Karangalan ang dala ng 3 mananayaw mula Zamboanga del Norte matapos humakot ng mga medalya sa larangan ng ballet sa Asia Pacific Arts Festival sa Singapore. Read more »

KILALANIN: 16 anyos na ballerina na humakot ng mga medalya sa HK competition

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 12 12:39 PM

Humakot ng mga medalya sa timpalak sa Hong Kong ang isang 16 anyos na ballerina mula San Fernando, Pampanga. Read more »

Philippine Ballet Theatre to tour California this June

Rommel Conclara, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 04 04:43 PM

The Philippine Ballet Theatre and NorCal Academy of Performing Arts will present "Filipino masterpieces" and "Serye at Sayaw," a special concert featuring a unique cultivation of music and dance inspired by Filipino-American culture and history.  Read more »

These stunning, rule-breaking posters represent the CCP’s 50-year saga

Jerome Gomez
Updated as of May 24 01:37 PM

You have only until this weekend to see this landmark show. Read more »

Moscow Ballet ‘La Classique’ to perform ‘Swan Lake’ in Manila

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 05 04:42 PM

The world-renowned Moscow Ballet “La Classique” is coming to Manila this June to perform the timeless favorite “Swan Lake.”  Read more »

Move over Huling El Bimbo: this rock opera by two National Artists is returning to the stage

ANCX Staff
Updated as of Mar 18 06:11 PM

Alice Reyes is bringing back the Bien Lumbera libretto of Tales of the Manuvu back to life Read more »

'Mga Kwento ni Lola Basyang' balik-entablado

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 27 11:13 PM

Binuhay muli ng ballet diva na si Lisa Macuja-Elizalde ang "Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang" ni Severino Reyes sa bago niyang Christmas dance production.  Read more »

Lisa Macuja, nagbigay saloobin sa pagiging National Artist

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 23 06:55 PM

Tuloy-tuloy pa rin ang kampanya ng Pinay ballerina na si Lisa Macuja-Elizalde na ilapit ang ballet sa kabataang Pilipino. Read more »

12 things to do this weekend: November 30 - December 2

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 07:13 PM

Here are some of the events, shows, and activities you can check out this weekend. Read more »

Ballet Manila brings back 'Cinderella' for the holidays

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 21 06:10 PM

Ballet Manila is bringing back the beloved rags-to-riches story of Cinderella for the holidays.  Read more »

Jay Ledford’s journey as a Filipino-American transgender ballerina

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 01 03:34 PM

A Filipino-American transgender is slowly tiptoeing her way to performance stages across the United States one grand jete at a time. Read more »

Ballet Manila sets sail on a pirate adventure with 'Le Corsaire'

Anjie Ureta
Posted at Oct 19 06:09 AM

Ballet Manila brings back one of the world’s most breathtaking ballet productions, "Le Corsaire," which goes onstage for one weekend only. Read more »

Arthur Mitchell, trail-blazing black American ballet dancer, dead at 84

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 20 07:57 AM

Arthur Mitchell, a pioneering black American ballet dancer, died Wednesday at the age of 84, the Dance Theater of Harlem troupe which he co-founded announced.    Read more »

Review: The graceful grandiloquence of BP's 'Carmina Burana'

Fred Hawson
Posted at Sep 11 12:36 PM

To open its 49th season this year, Ballet Philippines chose to re-stage a dance interpretation of "Carmina Burana" choreographed by National Artist for Dance Alice Reyes and first staged in 1974. Read more »