Nathan Powell

Nathan Powell is a dancer, teacher and choreographer based in Boise Idaho. He is the Co-Artistic Director of Idaho Dance Theatre. Originally from Regina, he received his professional training at Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet School and has danced for numerous dance companies such as Festival Ballet Providence, Ballet San Antonio and Ballet Idaho. He has choreographed numerous works for Ballet Idaho, Idaho Dance Theatre, and Ballet Montana.  His work “What you Wanted for Me” was selected from a pool of over 200 applicants to be a part of the Dance Gallery Festival at Sam Houston State University in Hunstville, TX in October 2017. He has also choreographed works for Black Hills Dance Theatre, Opera Idaho, Anchorage Ballet, Northern Plains Dance, and the Boise Dance Co-op. He is the winner of the “Esther Simplot Award for Choreographic Excellence'' for his work "Suite."  He is also an avid teacher of dance and teaches a number of adult ballet classes regularly. Nathan has taught as a guest instructor for Youth Ballet of Saskatchewan, North Ballet Academy (MN), Sun Valley Ballet, and Anchorage Ballet.