Ballet Philippines ends season with ‘Don Quixote’
Ballet Philippines, a resident company of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), ends its 48th season with a beloved warhorse, which deserves to be up there with romantic bestsellers
Ballet Philippines, a resident company of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), ends its 48th season with a beloved warhorse, which deserves to be up there with romantic bestsellers
Nobuo Fujino believes his “magic hands” are his best asset as a ballet performer. More than the ease of lifting his female partners, the Japan-based guest artist who will portray
Ballet Philippines’ final offering for the season, “Wings,” took to soaring heights with its glowing production of “Swan Lake.” Tchaikovsky’s tragic tale of an enchanted princess-turned-swan, cuckolded by her prince
Ballet Philippines is set to restage the all-time great classic ballet “Swan Lake,” beloved for its haunting tale of love under siege, music by the master Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky, and
As we sadly bade adieu to Candice Adea, perhaps the most decorated Filipina ballet dancer to date, garnering all colors of medals in international competitions, the bittersweet reality is that she now finds herself in a “better place.” She has accepted the invitation of the Hong Kong Ballet as soloist, making her debut as company member on Nov. 2 in Balanchine’s “Theme and Variations.”
In Ballet Philippines’ 43rd- season opener “Dragon Song,” artistic director Paul Morales could not have chosen a better mix than this repertoire of modern, neoclassical, neo-ethnic and a dash of neoclassical kundiman charm, each showcasing the choreographers’ respective fortes.
A Filipina international ballet star is born. She is Candice Adea, principal dancer of Ballet Philippines, who brought pride to our country not once, but many times over, most recently on June 7, when she bested 69 ballerinas from all over the world to win first place in the elite Helsinki International Ballet Competition (HIBC).
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