Creative / Artistic Team
Gerardo Francisco Jr.
Artistic Associate & Principal Dancer
Ballet & Modern Dance Teacher, Resident Choreographer Ballet Manila Inc.
As a Choreographer:
- First Prize in the 2009 WifiBody Independent Contemporary Dance Festival for New Choreographer's Competition for BALIKBAYAN (OFW)
- Best Choreography in the 2008 Namcya Ballet Competition, Senior Division for Bulag, Pipi at Bingi (Contemporary Category)
- Best Choreography in the 2009 Namcya Ballet Competition, Junior Division for HILAS (Contemporary Category)
- Best Choreography in the 2nd CCP Ballet Competition, Junior Division for ILI-ILI (2016) (Contemporary Category)
- Semi Finalist in the 2nd Beijing International Ballet and Contemporary Competition (Choreography Division held in China in July 2013)
- Silver Prize for Muro-Ami in International Dance Festival Competition in Vietnam 2017
- Bronze Medal in South Korea's World Maskplay Festival Contest for MORIONS
- Choreographed the Full Length Filipino Ballet IBONG ADARNA which received numerous awards in the 2017 PHILSTAGE GAWAD BUHAY:
- Outstanding Modern Dance Production
- Outstanding Choreography for Modern Dance
- Outstanding Ensemble for Modern Dance
- Outstanding Music Composition
- Outstanding Male Lead for Modern Dance
- Outstanding Featured Male for Modern Dance
- 2017 30th Aliw Awards: Best Dance Production
- 2024 The Philippine LEAF Awards: Outstanding Choreography from a Full-Length Production - Gerardo Francisco’s Ibong Adarna
As a Dancer:
- First Filipino classical danseur to reach the Semi Final round of the Xth International Ballet Competition and Contest of Choreographers in Moscow, Russia in 2005
- First Filipino classical danseur to reach the Final round of the 5th Nagoya Ballet Competition in Japan in 2005
- Competed in the 9th Asian Pacific International Ballet Competition in Japan, 2003
- Competed in Helsinki Ballet Competition in Finland, 2004
- Participated in the 2016 International Dance Festival held in Shanghai, China
- Participated in the 2016 Beijing International Dance Performance Series for Dance School
- 2019 TOYM (Ten Outstanding Young Men) AWARDEE
Training:
- Vaganova Method - Trained under Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Osias Barroso
- Mentored by former Kirov ballerina and visiting Teacher Tatiana Udalenkova and People's Artist of Russia, Sergey Vikulov
Teaching Experience:
- Lisa Macuja School of Ballet (8 years)
- Dance Manila, Modern Dance Teacher (2017)
- Dance Link, Malaysia (Short Program, 2019)
- Zhongli Ballet, Taiwan (Short Program, 2023)
Key Roles Performed:
- The Nutcracker (Prince)
- Don Quixote (Basilio)
- Le Corsaire (Ali)
- La Bayadere (The Bronze Idol)
- Giselle (Peasant Pas de Deux)
- Swan Lake (Jester)
- Romeo and Juliet (Mercutio)
- La Fille Mal Gardée (Colas)