Ballet Philippines President Kathleen Nolasco Lior-Liechtenstein ushered a new era for the country’s premiere dance institution when she took ballet to the digital world. But why did she only accept the position of President nine years after the initial offer? Pia Arcangel finds out in this interview.As an “untier of knots,” Ms. Liechtenstein opened an online theater for dancers to perform, and collaborated with the heavyweights of the international ballet scene for free (!) master classes. In this episode of Power Talks, get to know about her immense love for ballet, which started with just a library book in her childhood years, that led her to successfully steer Ballet Philippines throughout a global pandemic, to bring art to different communities in the Philippines and abroad.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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