José Mateo Ballet Theatre Presents RUMBLINGS and More Tonight

CAMBRIDGE, MA - José Mateo Ballet Theatre celebrates its 30th Anniversary with a groundbreaking season filled with original ballets by New England's celebrated dance-maker Artistic Director/Founder José Mateo. Rumblings (tonight, October 9-25) opens the season with thrilling suspense and drama, perfectly suited to get you into the spirit of the Halloween season.

Rumblings (October 9-25, 2015, press night Oct. 16)

Features Isle of the Dead (1993) set to Sergei Rachmaninoff's score of the same name. A compelling drama that eloquently speaks of the hope that prevails in the face of devastation, Isle of the Dead is the inspiration behind David Kasman's glorious sculpture that graces the entrance to The Sanctuary Theatre, now one of the most photographed landmarks in Harvard Square. Circles (2010), set to Alfred Schnittke's Concerto for Piano and Strings, explores the unrestrained psycho-emotional stress of personal interdependency. A ballet thriller, Covens(2005) set to James MacMillan's Symphony No. 3 is a haunting tale about love and deception amidst the hysteria of a witch hunt.

Tickets: $42 for reserved cabaret-style seating

The Sanctuary Theatre, 400 Harvard St., Harvard Square, Cambridge

Call (617) 354-7467 or http://www.ballettheatre.org/

FRI Oct. 9, 16, 23 8:00 pm

SAT Oct. 10, 17, 24 8:00 pm

SUN Oct. 11, 18, 25 4:00 pm

THU Oct. 22 8:00 pm

The remainder of the season at a glance:

The Nutcracker (Nov. 27-Dec. 20, 2015)

José Mateo Ballet Theatre returns its treasured production of The Nutcracker to the Cutler Majestic Theatre in Boston's historic Theatre District after 15 years. Once home to Mateo's Nutcracker for almost a decade in the 90's, the Cutler Majestic provides the perfect venue for a refreshed version of Mateo's original version featuring new sets and costumes (Nov. 27-Dec. 6, 2015). For the fifth consecutive season the Company will continue to bring its Nutcracker to new audiences with an extended run of performances at The Strand Theatre in Dorchester (Dec. 11-20)

Tickets for both theaters: $75, $52, $40, $20

The Cutler Majestic Theatre, 219 Tremont St., Boston

(617) 824-8000 or https://cutlermajestic.org/Online/default.asp

The Strand Theatre, 543 Columbia Road, Dorchester

(617) 354-7467 or http://www.ballettheatre.org/

JMBT's NEW Dorchester Studio: In Dorchester Beyond The Nutcracker

In addition to the Company's remarkable season of performances and events, the 30thAnniversary also marks the expansion of JMBT's renowned School from its studios in Cambridge. In keeping with its long-term vision to provide dance opportunities to all in the Boston area, this fall the Young Dancers Program launches a studio in Dorchester at the St. Mary's Episcopal Church at 14 Cushing Ave with classes for children ages 3-9. The Dorchester Studio will grow in future years to offer classes for students of all ages. Classes are open to boys and girls of all backgrounds. No dance experience necessary.http://www.ballettheatre.org/young-dancers-program-dorchester/

The Cuba Files (Feb. 12-March 6, 2016)

• Escape (2004), Leo Brouwer, Concerto for Guitar and Violin
• Arroz con Mango (2004), Various Cuban Composers
• PREMIERE to Cuban composer

Hearts Disguised (April 1-17, 2016)

• Schubert Adagio (1991), Franz Schubert, Quintet in C
• Courtly Lovers (2003), Joseph Haydn, Surprise Symphony #94
• Timeless Attractions (2010), Alberto Ginastera, String Quartet #2

Light to Dark (May 6-13, 2016)

• Back to Bach (2002), Johann Sebastian Bach, Piano Concerto in G minor
• Dark Profiles (2001), Ludwig van Beethoven, Grosse Fuge in B Flat
• PREMIERE

About Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre
Founded in 1986, José Mateo Ballet Theatre is one of America's leading producers of new ballets, the area's most innovative ballet school, and the creator of Dance for World Community™, an initiative that builds community by expanding the role of dance in our culture. Over the past 30 years Cuban-born Founder/Artistic Director José Mateo has developed his unique vision to create a new model for an inclusive and socially responsible ballet organization that engages today's diverse audiences.

THE COMPANY, praised by local and national critics and hailed by Boston Magazine as "Best of BostonDance Performance", regularly presents Mateo's highly acclaimed concerts at its Sanctuary Theatre in its home at Old Cambridge Baptist Church in Harvard Square. Its presentation of Mateo's treasured version of The Nutcracker at The Cutler Majestic Theatre in Boston's Theatre District and The Strand Theatre in Dorchester offers an intimate, dance-focused, and affordable holiday experience.

THE SCHOOL offers an innovative model for a high-quality academy with a humanistic approach to ballet training that fosters diversity and inclusion at both its Cambridge campus and new Dorchester studio. The Young Dancers Program provides expert training for students ages 3-18 and the Open Class Program for Adults offers Introduction to Ballet courses and daily drop-in classes for all levels.

DANCE FOR WORLD ™ makes dance accessible to thousands of children, families, and new audiences through several year-round outreach programs and its annual Dance for World Community Festival in June, a three-day indoor/outdoor festival in Harvard Square.