With the whip and the whirlwind of spring, I almost missed Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre’s season finale Uncontainable.  Thank goodness for the company’s wonderful communications director for keeping me in the loop – I would be remiss to have missed this program. Out of the Dark, the most recent installment of [...]

Since reviewing José  Mateo Ballet Theatre’s production of The Nutcracker, I have been anticipating their next production.  Having enjoyed the performance of the JMBT Company of dancers accompanied by 200+ students in The Nutcracker, I was looking forward to seeing a program performed exclusively by the company.  Out of the Dark, [...]

When Christmas parties, yankee swaps, secret santas, maxed out credit cards, boxes, tissue, ribbon and wrapping paper have taken hold of your life, attending a third or fourth holiday performance can seem like a chore.  Even after a Christmas show on Friday, and a family Christmas party on Sunday, the Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre’s production [...]

As Christmas approaches the airwaves are filled with Christmas Carols.  Holiday Specials are broadcast on television, interrupted by holiday advertisement.  Retail stores are filled with gifts and their wrappings.  Town squares and city blocks are decorated with the flavors of the season.  Most prevalent in my recollection of a Bostonian’s holiday season tradition is Boston [...]