Choreographer

Alice Reyes

Filipina dancer and choreographer

Born 1942 · ManilaPhilippines
Alice Reyes
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Alice Reyes is a Filipino choreographer, born in 1942 in Manila.

Biography

Alice Garcia Reyes (born October 14, 1942) is a Filipina dancer, choreographer, teacher, director and producer. The founder (together with Eddie Elejar) of Ballet Philippines, she received since June 20, 2014 from the Philippine President Benigno Aquino III as a recipient of the National Artist designation for Dance. She played a significant role in the development of contemporary dance in the Philippines with the Alice Reyes Dance Company, which

staged the first modern dance concert at the Cultural Center of the Philippines Main Theater in February 1970. It was this company that later became Ballet Philippines. She is best known for "Bungkos Suite", "Carmen", "Carmina Burana", "Romeo and Juliet", "Rama Hari", "Cinderella", "Amada", "Itim-Asu", and "Tales of the Manuvu"—all incorporating elements of Filipino culture.

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Contemporaries

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