Tag: Ballet Philippines

Ballet Philippines’ Tales of the Manuvu is back at the CCP

One of Ballet Philippines’ most celebrated original, distinctly Filipino masterpieces, Tales of the Manuvu, is back at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. The widely successful rock opera ballet that brought together fans of rock, pop, ballet and neo Filipino dance on the stage back in the 70s is being revived to culminate the company’s 49th season. Most monumental coup Choreographed by National Artist for Dance and Ballet Philippines’ Artistic Director Alice Reyes in 1977, […]

Firebird and other ballets: A visual, musical spectacle at the CCP

  Caesar Vallejos EBC Correspondent They flew, fluttered and floated with invisible wings in a flight to push the boundaries of Philippine dance. Ballet Philippines, the country’s flagship classical and contemporary dance company opened its 47th performance season with “FIREBIRD and other ballets”, a mixed bill of contemporary and neoclassical works. It featured the pieces by David Campos, Dwight Rodrigazo, and Carlo Pacis, and an all-new “Firebird”, choreographed by George Birkadze. “Birds, dragons, fairies and […]