Lauren Warnecke

Lauren Warnecke is the Deputy News Director at WGLT and WCBU, the NPR member stations in Bloomington-Normal and Peoria, Ill. She is also a freelance arts writer, contributing Midwest-focused arts coverage to several publications and serving as the Chicago Tribune’s dance critic since 2017.

Health & Body

For Dancers, 2020 Has Been Full of Uncertainty. Here's How to Keep Coping

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Profiles

2020 Stars of the Corps: The Joffrey Ballet's Dara Holmes

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Career

For Queer Women in Ballet, There's a Profound Gap in Representation. These Dancers Hope to Change That.

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Career

Standout Performances of 2019: Joffrey Ballet's Amanda Assucena and Yumi Kanazawa in "Jane Eyre"

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Profiles

2019 Stars of the Corps: The Joffrey Ballet's Edson Barbosa

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Career

Deeply Rooted: Staatsballett Berlin's Elisa Carrillo Cabrera Celebrates Her Mexican Heritage

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News

What to Watch: Joffrey Ballet and Lyric Opera of Chicago in "Orphée et Eurydice" on PBS

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Profiles

2018 Stars of the Corps: Kansas City Ballet's Lilliana Hagerman

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