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The institution that eventually became Ballet Philippines was first conceived in 1969, with the opening of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP). [8] It was initially conceived by dancer-choreographers Alice Reyes (now a National Artist of the Philippines for dance), Eddie Elejar, and Tony Fabella as the CCP Summer Dance Workshop. [8 ...
Sanchez returned in 2008 to teach at Ballet Philippines’ summer dance workshop [5] and also during the same season, taught with her sister Gianne at the Garcia-Sanchez School of Dance in Bacolod city. [6] After the end of that season she left again for Germany for another take on the European dance scene.
Ballet Manila School started as a spin-off from the “Lisa Macuja Summer Workshop” [30] which was originally conducted in the summer of 1995. Previously, the classes were held at the old Ballet Manila Studio which was located [30] in Quezon city. The pilot class performed their first piece entitled Etudes [30] in June 1996.
The Philippine Ballet Theatre was founded in 1987 out of an alliance of leading dance groups. It quickly won recognition, as a resident ballet company of the Cultural Center of the Philippines. [1] The Philippine Ballet Theatre pursues the goal of bringing the art of dance to the general appreciation of Filipino audiences.
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]
Lucrecia Faustino Reyes-Urtula (June 29, 1929 – August 4, 1999) was a Filipino choreographer, theater director, teacher, author and researcher on ethnic dance. She was the founding director of the Bayanihan Philippine National Folk Dance Company and was named National Artist of the Philippines for dance in 1988.
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Olayvar studied ballet at Goldcrest Dance Workshop under the tutelage of Jinggay Formoso and Josette Salang. In 1995, she transferred to Steps Dance Studio [1] where she trained with Sofia Zobel de Ayala-Elizalde and Raul Sauz. At Steps, she has danced the lead roles of many of its shows including the Sugar Plum Fairy for "The Nutcracker ...