Eduardo “Toto” Sicango’s return to the country was a homecoming for sentimental reasons. More than 40 years ago, he created his first set design for a Ballet Philippines (BP) production.
Confusion marred the June 14 opening night of the Manila run of the popular ballet “Swan Lake” at the New Frontier Theater in Quezon City.
Stunning individual and ensemble performances, classic choreography and dramatic music marked the June 20 show of “Swan Lake,”
For meeting the challenge head on, Ballet Philippines’ Denise Parungao said the year 2017 was for her the year of “Swan Lake” and “The Nutcracker.”
“Those were highly demanding ballets and I am glad I hurdled the challenge with very big support from both ballet masters and audiences,” she told Inquirer.
The world’s most romantic ballet is poised to capture the hearts of Filipino audiences once more, as Ballet Manila highlights its 22nd performance season with the return of the immortal
There were only seven productions that were up for consideration for the 2017 Philstage Gawad Buhay midyear citations: five plays and two dance productions. Three of the five plays
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
A NEW version of Stravinsky’s celebrated ballet, “Firebird”; back-to-back presentations of Rizal’s heroes, Crisostomo Ibarra the idealistic reformer who becomes Simoun, jeweler and revolutionary; more Filipino dance productions capped by
Ballet Philippines opens its season with “Body Positive +, A Dance Gala for HIV Awareness.” Featuring excerpts from “Swan Lake,” Mark Bogaerts’ “Bolero, “Enrico Labayen’s “Cloth” and other landmark pieces,
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