Kristi Capps began her professional career with the Atlanta Ballet before joining Cincinnati Ballet, where she rose quickly through the ranks to Principal. In that role, she delighted audiences in leading roles across many major classical and contemporary ballets, both with the company and abroad as a guest artist.
Capps joined Kansas City Ballet as rehearsal director for the 2014–2015 season, after serving as rehearsal director in residence for the 2013–2014 production of Dracula. As répétiteur, she has prepared many of the company’s productions, including Edwaard Liang’s Wunderland, Helen Pickett’s Petal, and Anna-Marie Holmes’ Don Quixote.
Beyond the company, she has staged Devon Carney’s The Sleeping Beauty, Giselle, and Romeo & Juliet for companies such as Ballet Hawaii, Cincinnati Ballet, Grand Rapids Ballet, and Oklahoma City Ballet. She has also staged Septime Webre’s The Great Gatsby and The Wizard of Oz for Kansas City Ballet, and Webre’s The Wizard of Oz for Colorado Ballet, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet, Nevada Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet, and Hong Kong Ballet.
When not serving as rehearsal director, Capps is an instructor at Barre3 Kansas City and works with KC Ballet’s Creative Aging Program, teaching dance to people living with Parkinson’s and dementia.