Tristan Grannum

Tristan Grannum is originally from Brooklyn, New York. He began training in classical ballet at the age of 14 at Fiorello H. Laguardia High School for Performing Arts and Manhattan Youth Ballet.

Over the years he has trained at the School of Pennsylvania Ballet, and Dance Theater of Harlem,  where he was selected to dance in several outreach performances. He has also attended many notable ballet summer programs on full scholarship, including the Harid Conservatory, San Francisco Ballet, Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, and Charlotte Ballet.

In June 2017 he was invited to participate in an international dance competition (Royal Dance Grand Prix) held in Beijing, China, under the direction of Nadege Hottier (Premiere Division). There he won first place in the contemporary ballet category. His professional performance credits include dancing with Brooklyn Ballet, Ballet Austin, Dayton Ballet, and the Black Iris Project. He has performed works by George Balanchine, Gerald Arpino, Septime Webre, Stephen Mills, Marianna Oliviera, and Tan Dao.

Tristan has taught at several ballet/dance institutions across the country. He is a certified dance teacher through the Mark Morris Teacher Artist Training Program and the American Ballet Theater National Training Curriculum . He is on the faculty of Brooklyn Ballet and Mark Morris Dance Group. In 2021, Tristan was chosen as an emerging dance leader for the Dance/USA DILT program under Peter Boal’s mentorship. Tristan was also chosen as a School of American Ballet National Visiting Fellow for the 2021-2022 cohort.

Tristan was formerly the associate artistic director for the Brooklyn Center for the Arts, an arts organization which provides access to classical art forms for underprivileged individuals across New York City. There Tristan established more than  15 dance programs throughout the Department of Education.

Currently, Tristan is currently the Director Of Community Engagement and Rehearsal Director for Brooklyn Ballet.