Ballet Philippines Opens 43rd Season with Local and International Works
A bold gala of local and international works opens the season of Ballet Philippines’ 43rd Season: Dragon Song in Songs, on July 6-8, 2012 at the CCP Main Theater. “Dragon years are always significant with their great energy and sense of renewal, the beginning of a new cycle,” says BP Artistic Director Paul Alexander Morales. “ Let’s all rally behind and embrace the company that has brought much pride to the country—after all, it is truly OUR OWN.” Songs also features sensational masterworks in the arsenal of Ballet Philippines including: Les Petit Mots D’Amour by Redha Beintefour (France) A compelling dance piece that embodies man’s innermost desires. In it, man is reduced to his primal origins as he covets and yearns for an interactive idea. This vigorous search thrusts him into an enigmatic core of emotional existence. First performed in the Philippines in 1994. Moriones by Agnes Locsin (Philippines) Inspired by the Moriones Festival of Marinduque, Locsin’s MORIONES was choreograph...