DANCE MEETS DESIGN as Jor-el Espina collaborates with Ballet Philippines for its Filipiniana-themed season-ender, Ang Panaginip (The Dream). Mr. Espina is making the costumes for the ballet, which ...

Ballet Philippines closes its landmark 55th season with the grand finale of 'Ang Panaginip,' an original Filipiniana full-length ballet that pays tribute to the modern Filipina.

But it has to be celebrated… it needs to be there.” Mr. Espina is part of a cohort that made Filipiniana outfits cool and casual in 2010s, a trend which we’re happy to report is still going strong.