Global InformationManiya Barredo information
Maniya Barredo | |
|---|---|
| Born | Josephine Carmen Imutan Barredo November 19, 1951 Manila, Philippines |
| Occupation | Ballet dancer |
| Years active | 1955–present |
| Relatives | Baby Barredo (aunt) Lea Salonga (cousin) Gerard Salonga (cousin) |
Josephine Carmen Imutan Barredo (born November 19, 1951), known professionally as Maniya Barredo, is a Filipina ballet dancer and instructor. She is best known as the first and only Prima ballerina of the Philippines, an honor that was declared in 1978.[1]
She performed for the Joffrey Ballet,[2] Atlanta Ballet,[3] and the Les Grands Ballets Canadiens. She has taught at the Mount Dora School of Ballet[4] and is the Founder and Director of Metropolitan Ballet Theatre.[5] She has been described as the “technical trump card” of the Hariraya Ballet Company. In 1977, she was selected by Alicia Alonzo[6] to represent the company in Cuba for the international festival.[7] In Manila in 1977, she performed with Burton Taylor. She received a greeting on the occasion of her 50th anniversary in the dance profession from the President of the Philippines, Benigno S. Aquino III for her “enrichment of the Philippine arts”[8] and the Gawad CCP Para Sining (Sayaw) Award of Excellence in 1992.[9] She was invited to tour with the Stars of the World Ballet.[10] Among others she has trained: Colette Tilinski, Luis Gonzalez, and Sarah Cordia.[11]
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- ^ Kriegsman, Alan M. (November 5, 1979). "The Atlanta Ballet". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
- ^ "DANCE: ATLANTA BALLET IN BROOKLYN". The New York Times. April 9, 1984. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
- ^ "Prima ballerina Maniya Barredo teaches at Mount Dora School of Ballet". tribunedigital-orlandosentinel. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
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- ^ Villaruz, Basilio Esteban S. (2006). Treading Through: 45 Years of Philippine Dance. UP Press. ISBN 9789715425094.
- ^ "A Message to the First Filipino Prima Ballerina, Ms. Maniya Barredo from Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III". Retrieved May 30, 2018.
- ^ "Gender and Development | Cultural Center of the Philippines". culturalcenter.gov.ph. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
- ^ "Maniya Barredo restages Romeo & Juliet – BusinessWeek Mindanao". www.businessweekmindanao.com. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
- ^ "Metropolitan Ballet Theatre". Metropolitan Ballet Theatre. Retrieved May 30, 2018.