4 Things to get excited about On Pointé for Ballet Manila’s 24th performance season
For more than two decades, Ballet Manila,
one of the country’s most solidly trained classical ballet company, has been
staging a series of breathtaking shows filled with graceful dancing. And now
for its 24th season, the best performance is yet to come.
For this 24th season, Ballet
Manila is ever ready with its On Pointé theme which set to highlight the most
iconic element in a ballet performance – the pointé shoes which make a ballerina
stand and dance daintily on her toes. The theme is also fitting for the ballet
company’s upcoming performances as it is also a play on being “on point” which
defines something to be excellent and perfect – the kind of shows that Ballet
Manila consistently gives to their audience.
According to Ballet Manila CEO and
artistic director Lisa Macuja Elizalde, the decision to go with the theme is
related to Ballet Manila’s Russian Vaganova style of training and dancing.
"It defines what classical ballet is – being able to dance on pointé," Macuja Elizalde said.
This season there are four things to get
excited about as Ballet Manila will be staging a thoughtfully curated line up
of four shows and they are:
The first one is the restaging of Snow White, the second installment in
Macuja Elizalde's Princess Trilogy, which will run from September 7-8, 2019;
Giselle, a romantic ballet in two acts, will
follow on October 19-20, 2019;
Sleeping
Beauty, the last
installment in the Princess Trilogy, will have its world premiere on December 7-8,
2019;
And lastly, the season’s finale will be Carmina Burana and La Traviata, a
collaboration of opera, ballet, and orchestra, which will be staged on February
29 and March 1, 2020.
“When I plan a season, I first program
the full-length classical ballet that we need to present every year. My teacher
and mentor Tatiana Udalenkova told me that I should always have a classical
warhorse every season to strengthen the company," Macuja Elizalde spoke of
their decision to perform Giselle.
She also wanted to revisit the earlier
installment of her Princess Trilogy and present Snow White before the premiere of The Sleeping Beauty, which will be the company’s Christmas
production, to factor in continuity.
"I love the fact that we are
opening our 24th season with Snow White
because it captures the fun everyone needs to have when watching and dancing
ballet," she said.
After the first two installments of the
trilogy, Macuja Elizalde said that the best is yet to come with the final
production. "I am saving the best for last. The Princess Trilogy is going
to conclude with a bang!" she said.
Talking about the last show, Carmina Burana and La Traviata, Macuja Elizalde
said that the back-to-back presentation is a fitting finale to their 24th
season.
"I have always wanted to
choreograph to the music of my favorite opera – La Traviata – and am excited to collaborate with my long time “partner
in crime”, Ballet Manila co-artistic director Osias Barroso. Rudy De Dios,
recently retired principal dancer of the company, will be making an auspicious
choreographic debut in his first full-length evening work with Carmina Burana," she said.
With the start of the 24th season just
around the corner, Ballet Manila is all set to once again capture the hearts of
their audiences and showcase a production that reflects their refined
techniques, dignified artistry, magnificent storytelling, and genuine passion
for dancing.
All of Ballet Manila’s 24th
performance season shows will be staged at the Aliw Theater, Pasay City. To buy tickets, visit any Ticketworld outlet, call
891 9999, or go to their website www.ticketworld.com.ph.
For
more information, visit https://balletmanila.com.ph/ or https://www.facebook.com/BalletManilaOfficial/.
On Pointé for Ballet Manila’s 24th performance season
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