Ballet Manila opens their 20th Season today with Tatlong Kwento ni Lola Basyang. Their offering is not a world premier. In fact it is traditionally Ballet Manila. The Lola Basyang series is almost like the Company's advocacy supporting the glorification of Filipino art for the benefit of the masses. The show will revolve around the literary works of the legendary Severino Reyes. Choreography was done by Ballet Manila staples Osias Baroso, Lisa Macuja and the late Tony Fabella. So why watch it of you know it will be back to the season's repertoire soon enough??! My Ms. Universe answer would of course be..."It is a nationalistic and artistic effort. It is important to support something you can call your own. ". My real Kris Aquino answer would be... "The presence of youngbloods with talent should be enough to lure any crowd to the theater". The latter being one that I feel more intently as of this moment. Ballet Manila will open with four award winning dancers joining their roster. Katherine Barkman, their newest recruit recently just won the 2015 Asian Grand Pix prize recently done in Hong Kong. She also received the silver in the Pas De Deux category of the same competition. The wonder twins of ballet will now step into the professional stage. Both Jasmine Pia Dames and Jessica Pearl Dames were awardees in the 2011 NAMCYA Junior Competition. Jasmine took home the 3rd Prize and JEssica took home the Two Tony Special Award. Internationally, they also fared well in the 2014 Asia Grand Prix competition. Jasmine bagged the silver medal in the Senior Division and Jessica ranked 4th. Recently, Recently, Jasmine heroically took home the Bronze Medal in the Professional Category of the 2015 World Ballet Competition. These three girls are not the only glittery recruits of the Company. However they are the ones that I am particularly interested in at the moment. I'm eager to see how they fare with the regulars of the Company. Add any extreme to a mix and it will always result to an interesting flavor. Wealth of experience and youth I believe creates a good balance which I think will help Ballet Manila sustain their season with ease.
Take a look at the Ballet Manila 20th Season Line up.
Preview Photography by Erica Marquez Jacinto
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| (MISCHIEF OR MAVERICK CHOREOGRAPHY BY MARTIN LAWRENCE) |
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| (PINOCCHIO CHOREOGRAPHY BY OSIAS BARROSO) |
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| (MURO AMI CHOREOGRAPHY BY GERARDO CRUZ) |
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| ROMEO PERALTA AND TIFFANY CHIANG-JANOLO (HANSEL AND GRETEL CHOREOGRAPHY BY ALLAN HINELINE) |
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| ROMEO PERALTA AND TIFFANY CHIANG JANOLO (HANSEL AND GRETEL CHOREOGRAPHY BY ALLAN HINELINE) |
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