Performance Experience
Photos by Jeremy Ruth Howes
Performance Experience
Tess performed child roles in ballets such as The Nutcracker (2014-2018), Le Corsaire (2016), La Sylphide (2018), and Coppelia (2019) while studying with Boston Ballet. Learning how to operate in a professional performance setting at a young age primed her for the pre-professional experience she would later take on.
During her time at NSB’s Conservatory she has performed a range of roles in neoclassical, contemporary, and classical works. She also received many performance opportunities through summers spent at Chautauqua Institution.
Now, as a Professional Division student with Pacific Northwest Ballet she receives opportunities to perform alongside the company and collaborate with company members to create new works for the Next Step and School Performance programs. Having training that emphasized the importance of performance experience prepared her to thrive in a professional environment.
2025
The Sleeping Beauty (Petipa) - PNB
2024
The Nutcracker (Balanchine) - PNB
Gaîté Parisienne (Jefferies) - NSB Trainee
Les Sylphides (Fokine) - NSB Trainee
2023
Paquita Grand Pas Classique (Petipa) - NSB Trainee
Sleeping Beauty Act III (Petipa) - NSB Trainee
Here and Now (Ruth Howes) - NSB Trainee
More (Wilkes) - Chautauqua
Union Jack (Balanchine) - Chautauqua
Play (Welch) - Chautauqua
2022
Cinderella (Jefferies) - NSB Trainee
Raymonda Suite (Jefferies) - NSB Trainee
2021
The Urban Nutcracker (Williams) - City Ballet of Boston
Sideralis (Godden) - Chautauqua
Giselle Act III (Petipa) - NSB Trainee