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Joseph Gatti- Artistic Director of United Ballet Theatre

United Ballet Theatre (UBT) is a professional ballet company based in Orlando, Florida, currently in the process of obtaining 501 (c)(3) status. Helmed by Artistic Director Joseph Gatti, UBT aims to preserve their dancers with a unique work schedule and regimen designed to maintain overall health and prolong the length of their careers. UBT will feature world-renowned dancers, teachers, and choreographers and is slated to begin performances in 2018.

About Joseph Gatti

Joseph Gatti is United Ballet Theatre’s Artistic Director. He was formerly a Principal Dancer with the Cincinnati Ballet and Corella Ballet, and First Soloist with Boston Ballet. He was born in Warwick, New York and raised in Orlando, Florida, where he began dancing at the Orlando Ballet School and continued his training with Vadim Fedotov and Irina Depler. Joseph danced at Orlando Ballet as an apprentice from 2001-2003, under the direction of Fernando Bujones. Joseph was nominated as Best Male Dancer for the 2006 Benois de la Danse in Moscow, Russia. That same year, he became a bronze medalist at the USA International Ballet Competition and a silver medalist at the Seoul International Ballet Competition in Korea. He was also chosen to be featured in a video entitled “The Male Ballet Dancer” presented by master teacher Finis Jhung. In 2007, Joseph was coached by Magaly Suarez for the first World Ballet Competition in Orlando, Florida, where he received the gold medal. Mr. Gatti also received the bronze medal at the 2010 Istanbul International Ballet Competition. In 2013, Joseph received the Mr. Virtuosity Award at the Dance Open Ballet Festival in St. Petersburg, Russia. In 2014, he also received the “Best Pas De Deux” award at the Dance Open Festival in St. Petersburg.