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Lisa Teresita Pacheco Macuja-Elizalde (born October 3, 1964) is a Filipino prima ballerina. [1] [2] In 1984, she became the first foreign soloist to ever join the Kirov Ballet. In the Philippines, she is the Artistic Director and CEO of Ballet Manila and was the Vice-Chairman of the Philippine UNESCO National Commission.
Lisa Macuja-Elizalde was the first Filipino ballerina to bring home a laureate prize – a silver medal – from the 1987 Asia-Pacific Ballet Competition in Tokyo.
Macuja was the first foreign soloist in the prestigious Kirov Ballet, also known as the Imperial Russian Ballet. "Lisa is hailed as the 'ballerina of the people.'. No Filipina ballerina has yet surpassed the recognition and pride Lisa Macuja-Elizalde has brought to the Philippines.
May 12, 2019 · A performing arts family, the Prima Ballerina of the Philippines, Lisa Macuja’s Daughter – so much of who I was raised to be, by society, by external influences, by the media and my mother’s fame, was no longer who I was.
Sep 19, 2017 · Lisa Macuja-Elizalde has achieved a dream that is generally believed to be impossible for a classical ballerina in the Philippines – bringing ballet to the people and people to the ballet. Undoubtedly the most phenomenal ballerina the country has ever produced, the easiest way to sum up her unpara.
Lisa Macuja Elizalde : Ballerina. 28,685 likes · 674 talking about this. Welcome to Lisa Macuja Elizalde's official Facebook page! Visit the page everyday for personal news, updates on performances,...
Mar 31, 2021 · In her dancing career, prima ballerina and Ballet Manila artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde performed four versions of Romeo and Juliet – by Malcolm Burns with the Royal New Zealand Ballet, by Tom Pazik of the Atlanta Ballet and two by People’s Artist of Russia Sergei Vikulov.
Feb 1, 2024 · Company director and revered ballerina Lisa Macuja-Elizalde unveiled the lineup at a press conference last January 31 in Aliw Theater, Ballet Manila's home for over two decades now.
16K Followers, 1,124 Following, 2,879 Posts - Lisa Macuja Elizalde (@lisamacujaballerina) on Instagram: "Artistic Director & CEO @balletmanila School Directress of @lisamacujaschool".
The Lisa Macuja School of Ballet. “First a school.”. This was the famous answer of legendary dance icon George Balanchine when he was asked to put up a ballet company in New York that would rival the companies that were already thriving in Europe in the early years of the 20th century.
