DANCING QUEEN National Artist for Dance Alice Reyes For ballet artists, Alice Reyes has become a prominent figure in the sacred art through the years. Having been conferred as the National Artist for Dance by former President Benigno Aquino III in 2016, the Miriam College alumna has since...
ARDP in Erl Sorilla's Kasadya. (Photo by Ivan Castronuevo) The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), in partnership with the local governments of the Negros Islands and Leyte, is bringing Filipino dance to the Visayas through 'Sayaw Tanan!' - a program that features artists from the CCP's...
A star-studded cast of today's top Filipino musicians and theater performers will take on major roles in the re-staging of the hit Filipino rock opera ballet, "Rama, Hari." The production features direction and choreography by National Artist Alice Reyes, music by National Artist Ryan Cayabyab,...
The National Artist for Dance breaks a leg with a new company Spending an afternoon with Philippines National Artist for Dance Alice Reyes will always be a distinct pleasure. Under her mentorship, since June 2020, a number of pandemic-displaced Filipino dance artists found renewed purpose in their...
It’s Women’s Month, and National Artist for Dance Alice Reyes is definitely a lady worth recognizing By Tats Rejante-Manahan In the ‘70s, the vision of Alice Reyes—her dancer’s carriage with turned out feet, her long black whiplash hair, and just her mere presence in the room—could...
A question of procedure Images by NOEL PABALATE Over the past weeks, much has been said about the recent goings-on at Ballet Philippines. It’s a topic of conversations—often passionate, sometimes hushed—among friends who, for one reason or another, are invested in the future of the Cultural...
