José Mateo Ballet Theatre Announces the
Performance Opportunity of a Lifetime: OPEN auditions
Sept. 12 & 13 for Children’s roles in The Nutcracker
Auditions in the Theatre District at The Cutler Majestic Theatre and
The Strand Theatre in Dorchester
WHO:
José Mateo Ballet Theatre
WHAT:
Children’s Auditions for The Nutcracker. José Mateo Ballet Theatre invites aspiring young performers of all ages to audition for the performance opportunity of a lifetime! The Company has embarked on a state-wide search for 200 talented children to fill 3 casts in roles of Party Children, Mice, Soldiers, Angels, Court Attendants, Polichinelles, and Clara.
In celebration of its 30th Anniversary, José Mateo Ballet Theatre presents The Nutcracker back in Boston’s historic Theatre District at The Cutler Majestic Theatre (Nov. 27-Dec.6) after a decade and has added a week of performances at Dorchester’s glorious Strand Theatre (Dec. 11-20). All children cast in the production will perform at both theaters.
WANTED:
Children and teenagers ages 6*-18
*Previous dance experience is not required for children ages 6-10
WHEN/WHERE*:
Saturday, September 12, 2015, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
The Cutler Majestic Theatre
219 Tremont St, Boston
-OR-
Sunday, September 13, 2014, 10:00 am-2:00 pm
The Strand Theatre
543 Columbia Rd, Dorchester
Casting is not affected by audition location
HOW:
Audition fee: $25
WHY:
José Mateo Ballet Theatre’s Nutcracker is the only local professional production to hold open auditions for young dancers outside its own school.
Cuban-born José Mateo is Founder and Artistic Director of José Mateo Ballet Theatre, one of America’s leading producers of new ballets, and the area’s most innovative school for quality ballet training. Founded in 1986, Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre’s highly acclaimed Company regularly presents Mateo’s innovative vision of classical ballet at its stunning Sanctuary Theatre in its home at the Old Cambridge Baptist Church in Harvard Square, Cambridge. The School inCambridge and Dorchester offers an innovative model for a high-quality academy with a humanistic approach to ballet training that fosters diversity and inclusion. The organization is the originator of Dance for World Community, a project that builds local and global networks to expand the role of dance in our culture, and the producer of the annual Dance for World Community Festival.
