MOVING VIOLATIONS, Two Stunning Mateo Ballets Plus A Premiere, Open 4/6-29

This is it...After 32 years, THE final performance under the direction of Artistic Director José Mateo is here! Don't miss Moving Violations, two all-time favorite Mateo ballets plus a premiere, April 6-29, 2018

As recently announced, with a new shift in position, Mr. Mateo will be putting the company's repertory performances on hold making Moving Violations THE FINAL repertory performance under his direction after his 32-year tenure. One of the leading producers of new ballet in the country, Artistic Director José Mateo has become known for choreographing inspiring and dynamic new repertory works featuring his signature minimalistic and modern approach.

In celebration of the transition, Moving Violations features two of the most requested Mateo ballets of all time from the Company's vast 80 plus repertory of original work; Schubert Adagio and House of Ballet. The concert culminates with what might be Mr. Mateo's last premiere (details TBA). Moving Violations takes place at the stunning Sanctuary Theatre, featuring a dance experience like no other with intimate cabaret-style seating, close-up view of the dancers, and beer and wine during the show. The one-of-a-kind experience was recently selected as "Boston's Best Date Night 2017" by The Improper Bostonian.

MOVING VIOLATIONS, April 6-29, 2018

Schubert Adagio (1991)
Franz Schubert, Quintet in CHouse of Ballet (1993)
Alfred Schnittke, Gogol Suite- PREMIERE
Composer and Music to be announced

Tickets: $45 Reserved cabaret-style seating. Order at http://www.ballettheatre.org/the-201718-season/ or (617) 354-7467

One of the area's most prolific choreographers, Mateo is the recipient of the Massachusetts Cultural Council's Commonwealth Award for Achievement, the state's highest honor in the arts. Preparations for a national search for a new Artistic Director of the performance troupe will begin this fall. Meanwhile, the company will continue its annual performance of The Nutcracker at the Cutler Majestic and Strand Theatres, under Mateo's direction until a new artistic director is hired. Mateo will continue as Director of the School and Dance for World Community. 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 32 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 Boston Dance 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 week-long indoor/outdoor festival in Harvard Square.