Ballet Manila

14 Aug 2026

6:04PM

Ballet Manila taps Mariinsky stars for landmark La Bayadère

Ballet Manila is pulling out all the stops for the grand finale of its PRIMA Season, bringing in two Mariinsky Ballet stars for a landmark staging of Marius Petipa’s La Bayadère.

3 Jun 2026

4:56PM

Ballet Manila brings full-length 'Paquita' to PH stage

Filipino ballet audiences are set for a historic premiere as Ballet Manila stages the country’s first full-length production of "Paquita," bringing a classical tale of romance, hidden identity and triumph to Aliw Theater in Pasay City.

9 Feb 2026

2:49PM

Lisa Macuja Elizalde marks homecoming legacy with Ballet Manila season

Exactly 40 years ago, Lisa Macuja Elizalde made a defining decision that reshaped the country’s cultural landscape. At the height of a flourishing career with the Kirov Ballet in Moscow, now known as the Mariinsky Ballet, she chose to return to the Philippines. That homecoming became the foundation of a lifelong mission to bring ballet to the people and people to ballet.

11 Dec 2025

4:34PM

Ballet Manila brings Snow White to life for Holiday Cheer Series

Ballet Manila is carrying forward its beloved Holiday Cheer Series with a new staging of “Snow White,” running Dec. 25 to 29, 2025 at the Aliw Theater in Pasay City.

30 Sep 2025

7:27AM

‘Florante at Laura’ returns in Ballet Manila’s major revival

By: Ramon C. Nocon

Lisa Macuja-Elizalde's Ballet Manila (BM) is staging the return of “Florante at Laura” at the Aliw Theater, with performances scheduled on Oct. 3 at 8:00 p.m., and Oct. 4 and 5 at 5:00 p.m.