I was once a small child waiting in the wings. The heat and glow of the stage lights pressing against my face as I waited for the music’s cue to step out onto the small stage at the University of Waterloo at Carousel Dance with an audience full of eager and anxious parents and distracted…
Tag: Lauren Herfindahl
Mirror Mirror On the Wall Who’s the Fiercest of Them All?
Even though Swan Lake is still on, Boston Ballet’s Mirrors has also opened and like Odette and Odile the shows’ “personalities” could not be more different. While Swan Lake is a classic story ballet, Mirrors is a quartet of pieces including two world premieres and a piece four decades old that still resonates today. Part of why I…
Leah's Life: Pearls and Oysters 