Q: When do tickets go on sale for the 2008-2009 Season?
A: Tickets are currently on sale through season subscriptions or group sales. Single tickets on sale August 27, 2008. Nutcracker tickets on sale July 16, 2008

Q: How can I purchase tickets to Boston Ballet?
A: Go in person to the Citi Performing Arts Center Box Office, 270 Tremont Street, Boston.  Monday through Saturday, 10am to 6pm, OR purchase tickets online:
www.citicenter.org
866.348.9738

For Nutcracker tickets, visit www.ticketmaster.com or call
617.931.2787.

To receive the 2008-2009 season brochure, and for season ticket information, email us or call Boston Ballet's Subscriber Box Office at 617.695.6955.

Q: Can I call the Citi Performing Arts Center to purchase tickets?
A: No, the Citi Performing Arts Center Box Office does not accept phone calls. You must go to the box office in person.

Q: Are there discounted ticket prices for seniors, children or students?
A: There are discounts through Group Sales for seniors and we offer Senior Rush on Saturday matinee performances, two hours prior to curtain. $20 for seniors 65+. Discounted Rush tickets are also available to College students (full time only, with ID) and children (proof of age required)- tickets are $20, cash only, available at the Citi Performing Arts Center Box Office two hours before the performance. Learn more about rush tickets.

Q: What is the dress circle?
A: The dress circle is the first elevated seating below the mezzanine that makes a U-shape around the orchestra floor.

Q: Can a small child sit on my lap during the performance?
A: No. Every patron regardless of age must have a ticket.  Lap sitting is not permitted. Infants are NOT allowed in the theater.

Q: What is the difference between a full-length story ballet and a mixed repertory ballet program?
A: A story ballet usually follows a narrative storyline, and tells a tale from beginning to end in a number of acts. Examples of ballets such as this are Swan Lake, Giselle, Romeo and Juliet, and The Nutcracker. A mixed repertory program of ballets often consists of  three or four shorter ballets in one performance. They may have a set storyline, or a more modern, less literal style; they may be the works of a particular choreographer, or a sampling of a few. 

Q: Are the Saturday and Sunday night performances inferior due to having an earlier matinée performance performed on those days?
A: Our Company dancers are trained professionals and are able to dance two performances in one day, but casts change depending on which performance you attend, and rarely does the same cast perform in both the matinée and evening shows on the same day. The evening performance isn't affected by the matinée performance.