By PABLO A. TARIMAN IT is probably a good idea to mix popular grand pas with new works. Indeed, contemporary works need focus not just from the dancers but from the audiences as well. If the subject dwells on the philosophical and the existential, the more you need more receptive mindset. You trust your
BY PABLO A. TARIMAN WEDNESDAY night at the Newport Performing Arts Theater at Resort World, Manila’s music lovers heard the pop opera quartet, Il Divo, for the second time around and loving every minute of it. The group was apparently conceptualized to appeal to all races and thus the different nationalities of the members of
By JOSEPH CORTES WHEN Lisa Macuja-Elizalde dances this Sunday, December 8, the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy in Ballet Manila’s production of “The Nutcracker,” she will have formally retired all her major dance roles. It took her three years to say goodbye to the roles of Odette and Odile in “Swan Lake,” Juliet,
By PABLO A. TARIMAN THEY are no doubt about it, the best in their respective artistic fiefdom. What happens when they share the stage for two nights? Metro Manila got a most-needed respite from scams and scandals when Cecile Licad, Lea Salonga and Lisa Macuja Elizalde — along with the ABS CBN Philharmonic under Gerard
By ELLEN TORDESILLAS THERE’S no sweeter applause than the ones coming from the hometown audience. For the audience, there are no stars who shine brighter than those from home. On Saturday, dance enthusiasts will have a rare treat of Filipino dance artists who are shining in the world stage perform together. Ballet Manila’s
By ELLEN TORDESILLAS
THE real beauty of Ballet Manila’s latest project bringing together eleven international ballet stars in a once-in-a-lifetime production is that it will benefit talented Filipino students in public schools who dream of becoming ballet dancers.
