Kristi Hansen is a Theatre Artist who has called Edmonton Amiskwaciwâskahikan / ᐊᒥᐢᑲᐧᒋᐋᐧᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ home for the past 20 years. Kristi trained as an actor at Grant MacEwan’s Theatre Arts Program from 1999-2001, and then at the University of Alberta’s Bachelor of Fine Arts Acting Program from 2001-2004. Since then, Kristi has worked as an actor with Catalyst Theatre, the Confed Centre, Vertigo Theatre, the National Arts Centre, Theatre Network, Edmonton Opera, Wildside Productions, Northern Light Theatre, L’Unithéâtre, the Nexfest Arts Company, Ghost River Theatre, Freewill Players, the Citadel Theatre, Teatro la Quindicina, Shadow Theatre, the Edmonton International Fringe Festival, the Edmonton Street Performers’ Festival, Crosswalk Theatre, Surreal SoReal Theatre, the Mayfield Dinner Theatre, Azimuth Theatre, the Alberta Workers’ Health Centre, Concrete Theatre, Ground Zero Theatre, Trunk Theatre, the University of Alberta, Firefly Theatre, and many other Independent companies throughout the city making them one of Edmonton’s most prolific actors.
In addition to her career as a freelance actor, Hansen co-founded Edmonton’s women and underrepresented genders’ theatre company, The Maggie Tree, whose mandate is to support the development and visibility of women and people of underrepresented genders in creative leadership roles in the arts. The company was launched in 2007 by Vanessa Sabourin and Hansen. The Maggie Tree continues to provide opportunities for women and people of underrepresented genders to work together, and share universal stories through a femme perspective for a non-gender specific audience.
Kristi’s work as a theatre artist includes dramaturgy, direction, stage management, administration, and teaching. Kristi is the former co-Artistic Producer of
Azimuth Theatre: a socially engaged theatre company that creates and presents original Canadian performance that examines society and the human condition with a critical gaze. She is the current Associate Artist at the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton. Kristi’s one-person show, Woody, is a compare/contrast of her life as an amputee juxtaposed with other amputees living all over the world and the struggles, joys, and lessons that come along as a disabled human.
Kristi loves dogs and treats.
Ryan Parker Photography
Are you Inspired? by Kristi Hansen
The Transformations Project for the National Arts Centre
Commissioned by Catalyst Theatre
As part of this national project artists from across the country were asked: "What would it take to transform society for the betterment of all?"
Here's my wonderment (heavily "inspired" by #NotYourInspiration on Disability Twitter, my fellow disabled artist pals, and by the late, great disability advocate Stella Young):
"What if disability were a part of humanity and neither an inspiration nor a repulsive thought? What if disabled people were allowed to live, love, fail, and exist without the pressures of being an inspiration?"
Performers: Kristi Hansen and Chris Dodd
Directors: Kristi Hansen and Tamarra Lessard @tamarracanudop
Director of Photography: Tamarra Lessard @tamarracanudop
Editor: Sarah Taylor @sarahtayloreditor
Live Sound Technician: Aaron Macri @aaronmacri
Hair: Amy Glena @amyglena
Make-up: Kendra Humphrey @kendyyanne
Assistant Camera Operator: Johanna Irwin @johannabananamo
Varscona Theatre technician/Grip: Tristan Fair
DotBox: Moment Discovery Collective
Body-interactive technology: Will Bauer and Conroy Badger
Works in the film: ‘Worley’ by Jonah Badger; ‘Dance’ and ‘Blue Hands’ by Pamela Anthony
Movement composition: Kristi Hansen
Thank you to Patsy Thomas and the Citadel Theatre, The Varscona Theatre, FAVA, Leona Brausen, Davina Stewart, Pamela Anthony, and Stir Catering @stircatering
The Silver Arrow
THE UNTOLD STORY OF ROBIN HOOD
The world premiere of a new twist on the classic Robin Hood adventure story.
By MIEKO OUCHI
Music Composed by HAWKSLEY WORKMAN
Directed by DARYL CLORAN
Set and Costume Design by DREW FACEY
Lighting Design by LEIGH ANN VARDY
The Act of Being Normal 2018
Tamarra Canu Productions
