Lauren Pschirrer [Naperville, IL] graduated from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and apprenticed at Rochester City Ballet and the Joffrey Ballet, as well as receiving private coaching from Arleen Sugano. While with the Joffrey, she danced works by Sir Frederick Ashton and George Balanchine. With Ballet Memphis, Pschirrer performed works by Matthew Neenan and Gabrielle Lamb. Pschirrer joined Smuin in 2016, and has performed in works by Val Caniparoli and Helen Pickett, and featured roles in Amy Seiwert’s Broken Open and Falling Up. This is her fourth year with NCI.