BRETT SJOBLOM

From Columbia, Mo.
With Nashville Ballet since 2012

Training and Education
Columbia Performing Arts Center, Virginia School of the Arts, The Boston Conservatory

Previously
NB2

BIO
Brett Sjoblom started dancing at the age of thirteen at Columbia Performing Arts Centre in his hometown of Columbia, Missouri. As a high school student, he danced competitively across the state while maintaining his studies. During his senior year, he moved to Lynchburg, Virginia to study ballet at the Virginia School of the Arts under the direction of Martha Faesi and Adam Sage. 

After graduating high school, Sjoblom attended The Boston Conservatory in Boston, Massachusetts, where he was able to perform new works by Bonnie Mathis, Danny Pelzig, Viktor Platnikov, Gianni Di Marco, and Danielle Agami. He also performed in works like The Moors Pavane by Jose Limon, Blank on Blank and Mechanical Organ by Alwin Nikolais, and Three by Ohad Naharin. Sjoblom later graduated with honors from The Boston Conservatory with a Bachelor’s in Fine Arts degree.

After college, Sjoblom joined NB2, Nashville Ballet’s official second company, before being promoted into the main company. During his time at Nashville Ballet, Sjoblom has performed in Artistic Director Emeritus Paul Vasterling’s Sleeping Beauty, Nashville’s Nutcracker, and Romeo and Juliet and in new works by Darrell Moultrie, Jennifer Archibald, Carlos Pons Guerra, and Matthew Neenan. Other notable performances include Val Caniparoli’s The Lottery, Christopher Wheeldon’s Ghosts, Jiri Kylian’s Pettite Mort, and Christopher Bruce’s Sergeant Early’s Dream and Moonshine. His favorite roles over the years include Romeo in Paul Vasterling’s Romeo and Juliet, Sugar Plum Cavalier in Nashville’s Nutcracker, and a Wind God in Salvatore Aiello’s Satto. 

Outside of the studio, Sjoblom enjoys cooking, playing guitar, and teaching dance.