Philippine ballet adapts folktales and epics from local and neighboring regions through dance, using precise movements, gestures, and facial expressions to portray stories without words. Some examples presented by ballet companies include episodes from Severino Reyes' "Mga Kwento ni Lola Basyang" and adaptations of the Indian epic "Ramayana." Well-known Philippine ballet companies that perform both classical and adapted works include Ballet Philippines, the Alice Reyes Ballet Company, and Ballet Manila.

8.  This dance form has been used to interpret stories
of all kinds.
 It does so by allowing the characters to come
alive, not in spoken dialogue but in body
movements or pantomime.
 Creative steps, arm gestures, facial expressions,
and body movements are the dancers ways to
express the meaning of the story being revealed.

9. BALLET
an artistic dance form
performed to music using
precise and highly formalized
set steps and gestures.

10. PHILIPPINE BALLET

11.  Present folktales based on local tables for
example, Lola Basyang as well as epics from
neighboring regions, such as India’s Ramayana
 Lola Basyang and Rama Hari are additions to
the usual Western ballets presented by
Philippine ballet companies.

12.  Ang Kapatid ng tatlong marya
 Ang Mahiwagang Biyulin
 Ang Prinsipe ng mga Ibon

13.  An adaptation of Severino Reyes ‘Mga
Kwento ni Lola Basyang
 It was meant to instill and rekindle the
interest of the Filipino youth in the beauty,
richness, heritage of Philippine literature.
 Two episodes of such stories were
presented by Ballet Manila, with Liza
Macuja-Elizalde as the company’s Executive
Director and prima ballerina.

14.  MUSIC: Joey Ayala
 Choreography: Lisa Macuja-Elizalde

16. Musical Drectors
 RYAN CAYABYAB
 ARNOLD BUENA
 TONY FABELLA

17.  MUSIC: Ryan Cayabyab
 Musical Arrangement: Arnold Buena
 Choreography: Tony Fabella

18.  MON FAUSTINO
 OSIAS BARROSO

19.  Musical Arrangement: Mon Faustino
 Choreography: Osias Barroso

20. Epic tale adaptation of
the India’s RAMAYANA

21.  Philippine adaptation of the Indian epic
Ramayana set to music, dance and drama.
 Originally presented on February 8 to 17,
1980, with the creative team of Ryan
Cayabyab (Music), National Artist Alice Reyes
(Choreography), National Artist Bienvenido
Lumbera (Literature), and National Artist
Salvador Bernal.

23. FAMOUS PHILIPPINE BALLET
COMPANIES

24.  Is a Classical ballet institution and dance
company in the Philippines.
 It currently highlights more than 50 highly
trained ballet dancers
 Performed in 47 cities with 4,100
performances

25.  A ballet company which was founded in 1969
by Alice Reyes
 Full length classical ballets and internationally
recognized
 The company has been cited for its strong
dance foundation and flexibility of style and
exciting sense of theater

26.  FOUNDED IN 1987
 Established itself as the preminent ballet
company in the Philippines

27.  IT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1988

30. MUSIC PLAYS

31.  Popular and generally lighter form of musical
drama than the opera
 Themes are usually more contemporary, and the
musical melodies are more manageable by the
average singer.
 Acting is less intense and dramatic
 Choreography and dance sequence provide
entertaining breaks in the unfolding plots

32.  Showboat- first major Broadway musical in
1927
 The king and I- Siamese royalty
 My Fair Lady- English aristocracy
 The Sound of Music- Austrian history
 Camelot- medieval English tragedy
 West side story- interracial gang rivalry and
romance