After the recent Dance Manila and Dance Cup, Ballet
Philippines opens its 47th season. BP is not only the oldest ballet
company in the Philippines but also in Southeast Asia. Wings is the theme for
this season. The season kicks off starting with Firebird which is the suitable
for the season’s theme. It is one of the
known ballet dances that is popular in the ballet world.
Firebird will be choreographed by Mr. Birkadze and the
costumes are designed by Mr. Mark Higgins of Slims Fashion School. For Mr. Birdkadze, he will present Firebird
and recreate it to give it a different look and feel.
Just like Mr. Birkadze, Mr. Higgins designed the costumes in
Asian context. Mr. Higgins wants to create costumes for Firebird that is
already telling the story. It is the first time he is designing costumes for
ballet. Each costume is made specifically for one wearer only. The dancers love
the costumes and they can still dance without worrying about the costumes.
This only shows that this Ballet Philippines’ production of
Firebird is truly a world class standard. Firebird will run on limited time
from August 19-21 at CCP Main Theater (Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo). The rest
of the line up this season are Crisostomo Ibarra/Simoun in October, Awitin Mo
at Isayaw Mo in December, Swan Lake in 2017 and more.
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