Manuel Barriga — Apprentice
2008-2009 Season
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Manuel
Barriga was born in Utrecht, Holland, and was
raised in Madrid, Spain. He started his ballet studies
at the age of six in Victor
Ullate Ballet Academy under the tutelage of Aaron
Watkin, Vladimir Álvarez, Anne Marie
Holmes and Victor Ullate himself.
Manuel continued his studies
with Carmina
Ocaña as well as Pablo
Savoye also being trained in the Bournoville
technique.
He has participated in several school
festivals and has appeared in the magazines Marie
Claire (1994) and Tiempo (1996).
He completed the Ballet
San Jose School Summer
Intensive 2007 with Lise
la Cour and Peter Brandenhoff. Recently, Manuel performed with the Corella Ballet Castilla y León in Makarova’s production of La Bayadère in Madrid, Spain.
Manuel joined Ballet San Jose in 2007
as a Trainee and is now an Apprentice.
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Photo by John Gerbetz |
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