Ballet Philippines

PERFORMANCES

Ballet Philippines can do anything and everything … and you can bear witness to it.

It's a fact; Ballet Philippines, one of the oldest ballet and contemporary dance company in the Philippines, has the widest dance repertoire in the country today. BP can do excerpts from internationally-acclaimed classical ballets such as Swan Lake and then turn around to do modern choreographies set to heart-tugging kundimans which never fail to strike a chord in the Filipino heart.

This unique production incorporates the synergy between pop culture and the well-loved classics. Its overall concept depicts a dance competition not unlike the style of traditional classic pieces by using the highlights of the well-loved classical ballets as competition entries. A panel of actors will bind the entire production together, extending their facetious commentaries, scathing remarks, and outright hysterical extravagancies.

DANCE SCHOOL

The CCP Dance School is the professional training ground of the country’s most promising young talents in dance.

With a unique curriculum that encompasses various dance styles and techniques, the systematized method and approach to instruction takes highly into account children’s anatomy at various ages and levels so that the training is first and foremost physically safe, technically effective, and artistically interesting for all children.

Constantly at work and in performance with acclaimed local and international dance artists, the CCPDS students are strikingly different from other dance students. Discipline, dedication, full knowledge of theater decorum and etiquette are the core values that the system imparts together with technique training and artistic mastery.

Regular courses in dance (Classical Ballet and Modern Dance for all levels) including specialized lecture series and workshops are offered from July to March. From April to May, the school conducts a 6-week intensive technique training culminating in a dance showcase at the CCP Main Theater.

Through a consortium agreement between DLSU-College of Saint Benilde and Ballet Philippines, college degree courses in the Performing Arts major in Dance are now available. Academic subjects are taught at DLSU-College of Saint Benilde while Dance Technique classes are conducted by Ballet Philippines.

To encourage excellence among its students, the CCPDS and its mother company, Ballet Philippines, maintains the highest roster of scholars in the country. Scholarships are given to all training levels from children to advance dance students on a regular basis. The scholars comprise the elite group of the school, who by their status, become candidates for company membership. Scholars regularly perform at the CCP Main Theater for the company’s season productions. Any CCPDS student from 8 years old and above is eligible for scholarship and may join the regular auditions conducted both by the school and Ballet Philippines. The scholarship categories include Children’s Level, Male Scholarship Program, Provincial Student Scholarships, Company Scholarship and Company Apprentices.

39th Concert Season вЂ"

A SEASON OF NEW BEGINNINGS

Alan Hineline and Max Luna III Named New Ballet Philippines Artistic Directors

Distinguished Ballet Master and Choreographer

Joins With Alvin Ailey Veteran To Take Charge April 1, 2008

January 14, 2008 (MANILA) вЂ"The Ballet Philippines (BP) of Manila, Philippines is pleased to announce the appointment of Alan Hineline and Max Luna III as Artistic Directors. The appointment is the culmination of an intensive search resulting in a unanimous vote of support for Hineline and Luna from the board of trustees. The appointment, which begins April 1, 2008, coincides with the start of Ballet Philippines thirty-ninth season.

Hineline comes to Manila from the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet (CPYB) where he has served on the faculty, as resident choreographer and as guiding force to the organization for the past eleven years. Luna, a product of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and a former member of Ballet Philippines, returns to the Manila after a celebrated career abroad with Ballet International de Caracas, Joyce Trisler Danscompany and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre.

Board President Ma-an Hontiveros says “the ideas that Hineline and Luna bring to Ballet Philippines reflect the boards longstanding desires to create a shining cultural ambassador for the Philippines to the rest of the world.