AD Of Cleveland's Verb Ballets Departs Suddenly, Evidently Fired
"Hernando Cortez, the former member of noted New York dance companies who raised Cleveland's Verb Ballets to national status, is stepping down immediately as Verb's artistic director." The company's board president says Cortez is leaving "to follow other artistic interests," but an internal e-mail suggests otherwise. Plain Dealer (Cleveland) 11/18/08

Posted November 18, 2008 09:11 PM