By PABLO A. TARIMAN THE 50th birthday gala of Lisa Macuja Elizalde was an evening of virtual dance excitement and breath-taking choral music. The gala was threatened by heavy rains but the crowd nevertheless showed up. The ballet fans were there to give moral support. For the ballet non-initiates, it was obvious they
By PABLO A. TARIMAN THE typhoon that killed hundreds in the Visayan region elicited shock and an outpouring of sympathy from the country’s leading performing artists. “It is horribly sad,” said pianist Cecile Licad who expressed willingness to participate in any fundraising concert. The pianist once again received standing ovations for her performance of
By PABLO A. TARIMAN
MANILA’S balletomanes could have watched their last Filipino Giselle when Lisa Macuja Elizalde danced what she said was her last crack at this ballet masterpiece Sunday night with David Makhateli (formerly of The Royal Ballet) and with the Manila Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Alexander Vikulov of the Marinsky Theater.
By ELIZABETH LOLARGA
THE brief transcendent experience of witnessing "The Dying Swan," featuring ballerina Lisa Macuja, cellist Wilfredo Pasamba, especially flown in for this number, and pianist Cecile Licad--all three marking a historic first in the Philippines with live music played to this dance interpretation of Saint-Saens piece from Le Carnaval des Animaux--nearly redeemed Saturday's traffic nightmare.
By ELIZABETH LOLARGA
IT may come as a surprise to some that seasoned pianist Cecile Licad, ballerina Lisa Macuja and singer Lea Salonga, who continue to light up stages here and abroad, confess to pre-concert jitters.