Cleveland Ballet’s Lauren Stenroos Takes Her Final Bows As A Company Dancer In ‘Handel’s Messiah’ [INTERVIEW]

By Steve Sucato* After a 20-year professional performance career, Cleveland Ballet’s Lauren Stenroos is retiring from the company as a dancer this weekend, following the company’s performances of Handel’s Messiah with the Cleveland Chamber Choir and BlueWater Chamber Orchestra at KeyBank State Theatre in Cleveland.  A Bath, Ohio native, Stenroos began her dance training at Nan Klinger’s Excellence in Dance and the Cuyahoga Valley Youth … Continue reading Cleveland Ballet’s Lauren Stenroos Takes Her Final Bows As A Company Dancer In ‘Handel’s Messiah’ [INTERVIEW]

Vertigo Dance Company’s ‘Reshimo’ finds lingering beauty in the ordinary

Like choreographer Mark Morris’ ability to take what look to be simple movement phrases and weave them into moments of brilliance, Wertheim’s beautifully-spaced choreography for Reshimo was clever and satisfying. Continue reading Vertigo Dance Company’s ‘Reshimo’ finds lingering beauty in the ordinary