Hannah Drover

Hannah Drover has been a full-time soloist with Kittiwake Ballet since 2020 and was the inaugural RBC-Kittiwake Emerging Choreographer-in-Residence. She graduated from the George Brown College Dance Performance program (Honours), receiving the Dean’s Honour Medal and the Ballet, Contact Dance, and Faculty Awards.

Before college, she trained and performed with Kittiwake, Canada’s Ballet Jörgen, and Dance Studio East. After graduation, she continued her professional development through the Performance Research Program, Kenny Pearl’s Emerging Artist Intensive, Arts Umbrella, and Ballet Jörgen Junior Company.

Since joining Kittiwake, Hannah has performed a variety of roles, including the Sugar Plum Fairy, Snow Queen and Peppermint Princess in The Nutcracker, and Peter Pan in Peter Pan the Prequel. Hannah has also had the privilege of dancing in contemporary works created for Kittiwake by several Canadian choreographers such as James Kudelka, Jean Grand-Maître, and Syreeta Hector. Hannah participated in a choreographic mentorship with Human Body Expression in 2019, and has since choreographed works for Kittiwake Ballet, Neighbourhood Dance Works’ Festival of New Dance, George Brown Dance Ensemble, The Garage Collective, and St. John’s International CircusFest.

In 2023, Hannah also co-choreographed Kittiwake’s original story ballet Narnia, alongside Martin Vallée. Hannah has a strong love and passion for dance, and as a proud Newfoundlander, she is grateful for the opportunity to share her joy performing in Newfoundland and Labrador.