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TAHANAN PRESENTS BALLET MANILA IN CHICAGO |
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 CHICAGO, IL — The Philippines' foremost ballet company, Ballet Manila, is scheduled to perform on Sunday, June 19, 2005 in the Harris Theater at Chicago's Millennium Park. Ballet Manila will showcase the uniqueness and richness of the Philippine culture with a concert filled with incredible dancing and world-class artistry all highlighting the beauty of the Philippines. Chicago's Philippine cultural group, Tahanan, proudly hosts Ballet Manila's inaugural visit to Chicago on the day commemorating the birthday of writer, patriot and Philippine national hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal.
Former Ballet Manila member, and current principal dancer of the Nashville
Ballet, Christopher Mohnani describes Ballet Manila's performances as,
"neo-classical". He adds, "The dancers are still going to be en pointe, but this
isn't straight classical ballet with tutus and tiaras and straight pas de deux."
Instead, concertgoers should expect cultural costumes and exciting pieces based
on Philippine traditional dances. Ballet Manila's artistic director is
internationally acclaimed ballerina Lisa Macuja-Elizalde, formerly of the Kirov
Ballet in St. Petersburg, Russia.
About Ballet Manila
Philippines - Critics have referred to Ballet Manila as the "ballet company of
the new millennium" because of its unwavering commitment to excellence in
classical dance, both as a professional performing company and as a formidable
training ground for young dancers. Ballet Manila has achieved an impressive
track record of over 200 local performances - from Abra to Zamboanga. They have
brought the magic of dance to Filipinos from all walks of life and in all
corners of the archipelago, performing classical and neo-classical ballet pieces
in non-traditional venues without compromising the fine artistry of its
craft.
In 1995, within six months of its creation, Ballet Manila (BM) was invited to
represent the Philippines at the 2nd International Music Festival of the
Asia-Pacific Region in Krasnoyarsk, extending to a six-week Russian Tour
comprising in four Siberian cities. The following year, BM went on a four-city
tour of the United States, including a debut performance in New York to
celebrate Philippine Independence Day. It was the first gala performance of a
Filipino classical ballet ensemble in what is considered "the dance capital of
the world". A 2004 Ballet Manila highlight is the completion of another
successful US tour, where the company presented shows jam-packed theaters in
Missouri, Louisiana, Tennessee, Washington
D.C., Michigan, and Ohio.
About Tahanan
Tahanan is a non-profit organization with an end goal of establishing a
Philippine museum in Chicago. Tahanan's board members are comprised of
civic-minded individuals from within the Midwest's Filipino American community,
who are in the process of establishing an organization that seeks to promote
awareness of the Filipino heritage and legacy.
Tahanan will pursue its mission to provide comprehensive cultural, literary,
performing arts, and civic programs by becoming the educational stop for those
who wish to know more about the Philippines. The organization hopes to create an
edifice, which the Filipino community can proudly identify with, congregate and
ultimately use as its epicenter. To encompass these goals the name "Tahanan" was
chosen, which translated from Tagalog means "home". Tahanan - the future home of
Filipino arts and culture.
About the Harris Theater
The Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance is located at 205
E. Randolph Drive, Chicago, Illinois. Situated in the heart of downtown, the
Harris Theater represents Chicago architecture at its best. Its innovative and
economical design by the Chicago firm of Hammond Beeby Rupert Ainge has earned
critical accolades and the Chicago Athenaeum's 2002 American Architecture Award.
State-of-the-art acoustics and superb sightlines ensure an extraordinary
experience for every Harris Theater patron. Exceptional patron care is one more
reason why the Harris Theater is fast becoming the "place to be" for the
performing arts in Chicago.
Sunday June 19 at 6:00 pm
Tickets $30, $35, $55, $75, $95 and $150
FOR MORE INFORMATION, please go to
http://www.tahanan.org or purchase tickets online at the Harris
Theater site at
http://www.harristheaterchicago.org/tahanan.shtml
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