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October, 2021 – The Harvard Crimson
Community and Social Justice is the Main Act at the Dance for World Community Festival
September, 2021 – The Boston Globe
A dance festival celebrating humanity and inclusivity is coming to Harvard Square
August, 2020 – Boston Magazine
Best of Boston – 2020 Best Family-Friendly Show
April, 2020 – WickedLocal.com
ARTISTS ALONE: Dancers feel isolation of pandemic, says choreographer José Mateo
February, 2019 – Press Release
José Mateo Ballet Theatre Announces Dance Saturdays at the Sanctuary
July, 2018 – Boston Magazine
Best of Boston – Best Dance Troupe
June 3, 2018 – This is New England on NBC Boston (video)
New England Shares: Dance for World Community Festival
June 1, 2018 – Basic Black on WGBH (video)
The Challenges of Running a Dance Company in Boston
May 4 – Dance Studio Life Magazine
Dance for World Community Celebrates 10th Anniversary
April 30, 2018 – WickedLocal.com
An Appreciation of José Mateo’s New Classicism
April 24, 2018 – Dance Informa
José Mateo Ballet Theatre’s ‘Moving Violations’: Remembrances in movement
April 18, 2018 – WBUR The Artery
After 32 Years Directing His Ballet Theatre, José Mateo Shifts Focus to Education and Outreach
April 15, 2018 – WickedLocal.com
Final José Mateo Production is ‘Moving’
April 9, 2018 – Improper Bostonian
Encore! José Mateo on his next act
April 3, 2018 – WickedLocal.com
Last dance: With his company all grown up, José Mateo steps aside
March 5, 2018 – WickedLocal.com
Mateo’s ‘Stolen Hearts’ is a memorable affair
February 15, 2018 – The Boston Globe
For José Mateo, a new direction in dance
January 24, 2018 – JMBT Press Release
José Mateo Ballet Theatre announces long-term plan to grow Dorchester School and Dance for World Community as the organization prepares to launch a national search for Mateo’s successor as Artistic Director of the Performance Company.
December 28, 2017 – WCVB Channel 5 (Video)
The power of dance helps Cambridge girl flourish
December 25, 2017 – The Boston Herald
Final show of ‘The Nutcracker’ presented by José Mateo (Photo Gallery)
December 13, 2017 – Dance Informa
José Mateo Ballet Theatre’s ‘The Nutcracker’: Less can be more
December 4, 2017 – The Patriot Ledger
Mateo’s Ballet Theatre offers a cozy, charming ‘Nutcracker’
November 27, 2017 – The Boston Globe
Intimate Mateo ‘Nutcracker’ brings its own delights
November 21, 2017 – Wicked Local
Young Dancers Revel as Clara in Mateo’s ‘Nutcracker’
October 20, 2017 – The Dorchester Reporter
Dance Perfects Halloween Choreography
October 16, 2017 – The Harvard Crimson
José Mateo Ballet’s ‘Assault on the Senses’ Blends Vigor with Grace
October 7, 2017 – Take Magazine
#TakeAction: José Mateo Harnesses the Power of Dance
August 30, 2017 – Boston Magazine
Culture Vultures: Date Night Ideas to Help Love Take Flight
July 2017 – The Improper Bostonian
Boston’s Best – Arts & Entertainment
June 20, 2017 – CCTV
Dance for World Community Festival Recap
May 18, 2017 – Dance Informa
José Mateo Ballet Theatre’s ‘Inescapable Orbit’: Gravitational Dances
March 31, 2017 – Dance Informa
The surprise and the expected: José Mateo Ballet Theatre’s Taking Flight
March 8, 2017 – Princeton Alumni Weekly
José Mateo ’74 and the ‘Underutilized Power of Dance’
February 20, 2017 – WCVB Channel 5, CityLine
Arts Leaders – José Mateo’s 30+ Year Career
February 20 – Conversations on Dance Podcast
José Mateo
February 15, 2017 – Gloucester Times
Dancing for Diversity
December 20, 2016 – Dance Informa
José Mateo Ballet Theatre’s ‘The Nutcracker’: Beauty in elegance
December 16, 2016 – WGBH News (audio)
José Mateo Ballet Theatre Performs Their 29th Annual Production of The Nutcracker
December 15, 2016 – NECN (video)
Ballerina Puts Her Heart Into ‘Nutcracker’ After Years of Surgeries
December 12, 2016 – The Boston Globe
Why I became a 10-foot-tall cross-dressing ‘dancer’
December 9, 2016 – The Boston Globe
Tiny dancer puts her heart into ‘Nutcracker’ role
December 6, 2016 – The Patriot Ledger
José Mateo’s ‘Nutcracker’ captures the spirit of the season
May 11, 2016 – The Boston Globe
Worlds collide in dramatic program from Mateo
May 9, 2016 – The Patriot Ledger
José Mateo ends 30th season with a flourish
April 10, 2016 – Wicked Local
Polished, strong Mateo troupe dazzles in latest program
April 1, 2016 – WGBH
Open Studio with Jared Bowen (skip to 7:13)
March 2, 2016 – Emertainment Monthly (Emerson College)
A Review of José Mateo Ballet Theatre’s The Cuba Files
February 21, 2016 – The Patriot Ledger
José Mateo pays tribute to Cuba in new ballet
February 18, 2016 – The Daily Free Press
José Mateo’s “The Cuba Files” fuses ballet and history
February 15, 2016 – The Boston Globe
Rhythms of Cuba from José Mateo
December 13, 2015 – The Boston Herald
Dorchester girl fulfills dream in ‘The Nutcracker’
December 5, 2015 – Boston Magazine
Meet the Nutcracker Princes of Boston
December 4, 2015 – Boston Magazine
Meet the Mouse Kings of Boston
December 3, 2015 – NECN (video)
Center Stage: ‘The Nutcracker” Returns to Boston
December 3, 2015 – Boston Magazine
Meet the Snow Queens of Boston
December 2, 2015 – Boston Magazine
Meet the Claras of Boston
December 1, 2015 – The Patriot Ledger
A ‘Nutcracker’ that’s intimate and charming from José Mateo
December 1, 2015 – Boston Magazine
Meet the Sugar Plum Fairies of Boston
November 30, 2015 – Chronicle (video)
Christmas Presence (skip to 2:27 mark)
November 25, 2015 – The Patriot Ledger
New-look ‘Nutcracker’ for José Mateo troupe
November 25, 2015 – The Improper Bostonian
Pointe of View: A fresh look for José Mateo’s Holiday Tradition
November 21, 2015 – The Boston Globe
Nutcracker on a bigger stage
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November 19, 2015 – The Cambridge Chronicle
José Mateo Ballet rings in 30 years with The Nutcracker
June 11, 2015 – NECN
Preview of the Dance for World Community Festival
April 26, 2015 – The Boston Globe
José Mateo Ballet Theatre explores time and ‘Spaces’
December 17, 2014 – Boston.com
José Mateo’s Traditional ‘Nutcracker’ Brings Ballet to Greater Boston
December 16, 2014 – The Boston Globe
Dance Review: José Mateo Ballet Theatre’s ‘The Nutcracker’ at Sanctuary Theatre