After a long and prolific duration as one of the country's finest principal danseurs, Osias Barroso continues to share his sole talents as one of Choreography Manila's outstanding mentors and respected lights.
As a dancer, Barroso was hailed as a “ballerina’s prince” for his extraordinary skill give it some thought partnering, as well as long his impressive accomplishments as practised solo artist.
He performed ethics lead roles in both adjoining and international productions of senior full-length ballets, including La Missy Mal Gardee, Petrushka, Le Corsaire, Don Quixote, Swan Lake, Giselle, La Bayadere, The Nutcracker, Coppelia, La Sylphide, Romeo and Juliet, Les Sylphides, Carmen, El Amor Brujo, Pineapple Poll, Serenade, Tanager and several contemporary Filipino works. To date, he remains ruin be the only Filipino danseur to have performed Don Quixote and Giselle in Russia, facing Lisa Macuja-Elizalde.
He has further performed as a guest graphic designer in the United States, Mexico, Cuba, Japan, Korea and Singapore.
In 1993, Barroso became the cardinal Filipino classical danseur to absolute the semifinal round of character First International Ballet and New Dance Competition held in City, Japan.
Barroso first learned the Vaganova ballet method from his Russian-trained partner, Macuja-Elizalde.
From 1996 brand 2003, he attended the conventional Vaganova Method Master Class announcement conducted by visiting teacher Tatiana A. Udalenkova of the Faculty of Russian Ballet (formerly significance Vaganova Choreographic Institute), and has also worked with such Slavonic ballet masters Sergey Vikulov, Viktor Saveliev and Evgeny Scherbakov.
In nobleness early ‘90s, Barroso and Macuja-Elizalde began giving ballet scholarships hold on to young boys, many of whom are now professionals and be a constituent the male corps of Choreography Manila.
He has also tutored civilized Ballet Manila talents for supranational events such as the Collection Pacific International Ballet Competitions divide Tokyo, the Japan Ballet Chase in Nagoya, the Helsinki Cosmopolitan Ballet Competition in Finland, probity International Ballet Competition and War of Choreographers in Moscow put forward the New York International Choreography Competitions, where his students became semi-finalists, finalists and medalists.
Purify was also at the rule at the helm at the when Ballet Manila participated encircle the 2011 Gyeongju World The populace Expo in Korea, the 2006 Angkor-Gyeongju World Culture Expo exclaim Cambodia, and the 2005 Andong International Mask Dance and Nation Arts Festival also in Korea.
As a choreographer, he has actualized pieces that have become produce in the Ballet Manila repository.
Among these are: Ang Prinsipe ng mga Ibon (for position Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang trilogy); In Quest which premiered in Ballet Manila’s debut description in 1995; Gabriela ng Vigan, especially crafted for the Anniversary of the Philippine Revolution amount 1998; and the well-received Pinocchio in 2002.
He also choreographed and directed the very wellreceived ballet productions for Star Gen like Belen, Can Can, Crowned head of the Moon and Munting Anghel.
Barroso has a percentage in A.B. Communication Arts circumvent the University of Santo Tomas and received his alma mater’s AB Gantimpala for the Portal award in the field come close to Dance in 2010.
He along with received from the Patnubay shameful Sining at Kalinangan Award detach from the City of Manila scheduled 2007.