Adagio to ‘Limang Daan’
Ballet Philippines' ‘Limang Daan’ opens on 8 March, International Women’s Day, at the Theatre at Solaire. It tells the story of the Filipina woman, about her beauty, wisdom and fortitude through a time-bending narrative.
What does it take to put together a ballet that encapsulates the story of the Filipina through half a century timeline?
Next month, Ballet Philippines will premiere Limang Daan, a full-length, original ballet depicting the struggles and illuminating the transcendence of Filipina women-bending narrative that spans roughly 500 years of history.
Depicted through a feminist lens, Limang Daan's cross-generational heroines mirror one another, revealing lives of pain and suffering.
Behind this important production are creatives who were tasked to imagine the storytelling using their distinct talents.
"It's the inspiration of the heritage, of the history of Filipinos, but on the lens of a feminist, of a woman. Because it's the triumphs, the struggles, the crying, the laughing, the joys that bring us together," says Ballet Philippines president Kathleen Liechtenstein, who is the brainchild behind Limang Daan.
Founded in 1969 as an important cultural ambassador of the Philippines, Ballet Philippines is the first resident company of the Cultural Center of the Philippines and the country's leading professional classical and contemporary dance institution.
