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Ballet Philippines (BP) is a ballet company in the Philippines founded in 1969 by Alice Reyes with the support of Eddie Elejar and the Cultural Center of the Philippines. Proficient in both ballet and modern dance, [ 1 ] the company synthesizes diverse dance [ 2 ] and movement forms into distinctively Filipino contemporary expressions.
Alice Garcia Reyes (born October 14, 1942) [1] [2] is a Filipina dancer, choreographer, teacher, director and producer. The founder (together with Eddie Elejar) of Ballet Philippines, she received since June 20, 2014 from the Philippine President Benigno Aquino III the highest award in the Arts, National Artist of the Philippines. [3]
Lisa Teresita Macuja Elizalde (born October 3, 1964) is a Filipino prima ballerina. [1] [2] In 1984, she became the first foreign soloist to ever join the Kirov Ballet.In the Philippines, she is the Artistic Director and CEO of Ballet Manila and was the Vice-Chairman of the Philippine UNESCO National Commission.
Along with ballet education, they are also given full meals, vitamins and other nourishment good for six days of the week, as well as ballet uniforms and shoes. The kids are chosen through an audition, [ 34 ] where the successful ones are given daily ballet class training in an accelerated dance program.
The Philippine Ballet Theatre pursues the goal of bringing the art of dance to the general appreciation of Filipino audiences. With its concurrent preservation of the classical story ballets, [ 2 ] such as Swan Lake , Giselle , The Nutcracker , and Raymonda , the theatre also launches contemporary ballets like Carmina Burana [ 3 ] by David Campos.
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Leonor Orosa Goquingco (July 24 1917 – July 15, 2005) was a Filipino national artist in creative dance, who was also known for breaking tradition within dance. [1] She played the piano, drew art, designed scenery and costumes, sculpted, acted, directed, danced and choreographed.
Georgina Johanna Garcia Sanchez is a ballerina from the Philippines. [1] From 1995 to 2002 she was a company dancer of the ballet company, Ballet Philippines.She was invited by European choreographer and director Nicolas Musin to join the Abcdancecompany [2] in St. Potten, Austria where she has been featured since 2002.