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LAUREN STEWART |
Greetings from Chicago! I wanted to quickly introduce myself and share some important details about my life in Chicago. Thank you Kristin for allowing me to join the winger family–I have always enjoyed reading it and am excited about officially becoming a winger and being part of this global comprehensive dance forum. In the spirit of the “Late Night Show” a la David Letterman, I present a top ten:
10. I love Chicago- This is my fourth season dancing for the Joffrey and living in Chicago and I’m continually exploring the city year after year. With so many unique neighborhoods to explore, there is always something new to experience.
9. Seeing Double? I’m a fraternal twin. My twin sister Liza is my only sibling. A non-dancer, she works for Fidelity Investments in Boston and is a grad student at Northeastern University.
8. Crossword Puzzles- I can’t live without doing the daily crossword from the Chicago Red Eye newspaper. It often accompanies me on my commute to the studio.
7. Guilty Pleasures- After a long day of rehearsals or performances, I often relax with a favorite tv show–usually your typical ‘mindless’ broadcast. I find myself lately obsessed with the ever-popular Grey’s Anatomy and Mtv’s The Hills, any show on The Foodnetwork, and Project Runway.
6. Traveling-I love to travel-explore new places, experience different cultures, etc. With the Joffrey, I have been fortunate to tour quite often during each season. Amsterdam has been most enjoyable thus far in my travels.
5. Bookworm- I will always be reading something–whether it be a novel, a New York Times, or a book on Diaghilev. Favorite authors include Austen, Murakami, Coelho, Capote, and Burroughs.
4. The Green Table- One of my favorite ballets-I performed it last season with Joffrey. A ballet in eight scenes that comments on the futility of war and the horror it causes. Choreographed by Kurt Jooss, it has a chilling yet beautiful piano score by Fritz Cohen. It is well known for its table scenes–the gentlemen in black–who discuss hypocritical negotiations around the green table.
3. What’ cha Listening to? As a dancer, music is a vital ingredient to performance or daily class. Many genres of music interest me, obviously classical, and I’m constantly exploring new artists. Whether it be on the train, cleaning my apt, or working out , I always surround myself with a good beat appropriate for the time of day or activity. A few of my favorite artists would include The Stars, The Decemberists, Lily Allen, The Beatles, Arvo Part, Dashboard Confessional, John Legend, Broken Social Scene and Radiohead.
2. Match point- As a child I always enjoyed playing tennis and ever since I have maintained this hobby. Usually during a layoff or the summer months (when the rehearsal schedule is not so rigorous) I like to take advantage of the public courts Chicago has to offer.
1. The Granite State-I was born in Boston, MA and resided in Manchester, NH until my graduation from Central High School. A smaller state in the Northeast, I’m proud of my upbringing in NH. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean, Vermont, Massachusetts, and Maine. Known politically for its primary elections, the state rock is granite, lilac is the state flower, and its motto is “live free or die”. It boasts beaches, mountains-great for skiing and winter sports, and the fall foliage there is globally renowned.
), did you visit the Dutch National Ballet here?
