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GUEST ARTISTS, Cont.
Tristen Hanson, Guest Artist
Tristen Hanson was born in Rolla, MO. From a very early age, he trained at his
mother’s dance school. At 14, he chose to further his ballet education at COCA
in St. Louis. A few years later, Tristan left home to pursue his love of ballet and
train full-time with Kansas City Ballet School. While at KCBS, he was able to
perform with the Kansas City Ballet in Septime Webre’s World Premiere of The
Wizard of Oz, Devon Carney’s The Nutcracker, and Devon Carney’s Romeo &
Juliet. During his senior year of high school, he traveled to Kansas and Colorado
to perform as a guest artist. At age 18, he accepted a contract with Louisville
Ballet, performing in a variety of works, including “The Merry Widow” by Ronald
Hynd, “Velocity” by Stanton Welch, “Tonal” by Daniel Riley, and “Rite of Spring”
by Andrea Schermoly. Tristen is in his second season with NOBT.
Hannah Wang Powell, Guest Artist
Hannah Wang Powell is originally from Austin, Texas where she started dancing
at Ballet Austin at age three. She began her pre-professional training at Austin
Metamorphosis Dance Academy. She studied there under Melanie Kregel and
Melissa Glouchkova for seven years while performing with Metamorphosis
Dance Ensemble. She had the opportunity to participate in Bailando Dance
Festival and also perform as a guest artist for Corpus Christi Concert Ballet.
Hannah spent summers studying at American Ballet Theatre, Ballet West, and
Joffrey Ballet Chicago. In 2017, she joined the Atlanta Ballet Conservatory
Program under the direction of Sharon Story where she had the opportunity
to perform in the world premiere of Yuri Possokhov’s The Nutcracker, Johan
Kobborg’s La Sylphide, and Bruce Wells’ Beauty and the Beast. Subsequently
in 2019, Hannah was offered a scholarship to Richmond Ballet’s trainee
program under the direction of Judy Jacob and Stoner Winslett. She toured and
performed with Richmond Ballet for two years, including in their productions of
Paquita and The Nutcracker. Hannah joined New Orleans Ballet Theatre in 2021
and this will be her third season with the company.
Jonathan Robbins, Guest Artist
Jonathan Robbins started his professional training in Salt Lake City, Utah, at
Ballet West Academy in 2017, where he trained closely under the mentorship of
Jeff Rogers. While at Ballet West, he was invited to perform with the company
in their production of Cinderella with original choreography by Sir Frederick
Ashton. In the fall of 2018, he performed in Las Vegas as a guest with Nevada
Ballet Theatre in their production of Ben Stevenson’s Dracula. While in Salt
Lake, he had many opportunities to train with world-renowned artists such
as Stephanie Saland, Susan Jaffe, and Sofiane Sylve. In 2019, he was offered
a traineeship with the Richmond Ballet, where he trained for two years. He
studied repertoire ranging from Swan Lake to George Balanchine’s Tarantella
and worked closely with notable dancers and teachers such as Igor Antonov and
Dianna Seay. Jonathan is excited to start his first professional year as a dancer in
New Orleans.