Ballet Manila

Pointe | August 1, 2006| | Copyright

An alternative ballet company in the Philippines, Ballet Manila wants to reach the masses.

"Rebels" is how Ballet Manila artistic director/principal dancer Lisa MacujaElizalde describes the founding members of her 10-year-old ballet company.

"We were dancers from the country's two major ballet companies (Ballet Philippines and Philippine Ballet Theatre) coming together to form our own with an alternative mission to make ballet regular entertainment fair for the masses," says Macuja-Elizalde. "Ballet in my country right now is an art form that is considered unaffordable and elitist. Our goal ...

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