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7.15.2006

Lisa Macuja




Lisa Macuja
AKA Lisa Macuja Elizalde


  • 1st Filipina Ballerina to win a Laureate Prize - a silver medal from the Asia-Pacific Ballet Competition in Tokyo (1987)
  • 1st Filipina Ballerina to win the 1st major international award in ballet for the Philippines
  • 1st Filipina Ballerina to join the Kirov Ballet in Russia (1984)
  • 1st Filipina Artist-in-residence at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (1986)
  • Founder of Ballet Manila


QUOTE

“It's cool to read because you can transform into anything and anyone you want or dream of becoming. You can go to any place you want to be. You can learn about any subject you can think about. You can change your very being. Just think about all that power!.”


ALIAS
"Ballerina of the People"


FATHER:
MOTHER: Susan Macuja


HUSBAND Fred J. Elizalde
CHILDREN: Michelle Elizabeth (Missy) and Manuel Cesar (Mac)


USEFUL LINKS

Lisa Macuja-Elizalde: Artistic Director
Interview with Lisa Macuja-Elizalde
Ballet Manila



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