Paul Christiano
American choreographer
Paul Christiano
Born Paul Philip Christiano
[ 1] (1976-02-04 ) February 4, 1976[ 1] Died c. August 1, 2015(2015-08-01) (aged 39)[ 2] Occupation(s) Choreographer , dancer
Paul Philip Christiano (February 4, 1976 – c. August 1, 2015) was an American choreographer and dancer , known for his work and career in Chicago , Illinois .
Career
Christiano started out as a gymnast .[ 3] [ 4] By age twelve, he moved into dance.[ 3] After high school, he spent three years on a scholarship with the Lou Conte Dance Studio .[ 3] He joined Hubbard Street II in 1998, Thodos Dance Chicago in 1999, and Lyric Opera of Chicago in 2008.[ 5] He worked for Joffrey Ballet .[ 6] As a contemporary concert dancer , he was lauded for his "wondrous skills"[ 7] and "striking acrobatic skill".[ 8]
In 2001, he received a Ruth Page Award for his first choreographic effort, Miracle, Interrupted .[ 9] [ 10] His choreographed works have since been featured in the repertories of Thodos Dance Chicago, Joffrey Ballet, and River North Dance Chicago,[ 11] among other dance companies .
Personal life
Christiano grew up in the western suburb of Bartlett .[ 2] [ 3] In 1999, he stepped into a federal sting operation when he ordered child pornography .[ 12] He avoided prison but was permanently added to the Illinois sex offender registry , and received five years of state-ordered therapy .[ 12] [ 13] The presence of Christiano's name on the registry frequently interrupted his career.[ 2] He became "an outcast",[ 14] made several suicide attempts ,[ 13] and volunteered for US-based pedophilia advocacy group "B4U-ACT".[ 15] [ 16] He poisoned and killed himself at the age of 39:[ 2]
"Paul Christiano, who would kill himself six months later after an incident around misreporting his address to the police. [...] There was an inconsistency in the records he gave, and rather than face almost certain prison time, he decided to take his own life."[ 17]
Selected choreographed works
Miracle, Interrupted (2001)[ 5]
First Love; Second Sight (2003)[ 18]
Tyranny of the Geek (2006)[ 19]
Virgo (2007)[ 6]
Two Sides to Every Studio Apartment (2008)[ 6]
ADHDivas (2010)[ 19] [ 20]
Immediate Gratification (2011)[ 20] [ 21]
101 Cures for Boredom (2011)[ 19]
Awards
See also
References
^ a b "Paul Christiano Chicagoland Dance Instructor Convicted Sex Offender Pedophile Activist Child Pornography" . KTRS (AM) . Retrieved June 16, 2019 .
^ a b c d e f Jones, Chris (August 4, 2015). "Paul Christiano, talented dancer and choreographer with a difficult past, is dead at 39" . Chicago Tribune . Archived from the original on June 14, 2019. Retrieved June 16, 2019 .
^ a b c d Smith, Sid (November 9, 2001). "Dancer with a gymnastic mentality" . Chicago Tribune . Archived from the original on June 15, 2019. Retrieved June 16, 2019 .
^ Smith, Sid (November 14, 2003). "Young choreographers get a shot in spotlight" . Chicago Tribune . Archived from the original on June 15, 2019. Retrieved June 16, 2019 .
^ a b "An Evening of Dance in Three Acts with Guest Choreographer Eddy Ocampo" (PDF) . Dance Chicago . Nomi Dance Company. November 24, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 17, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2019 .
^ a b c Molzahn, Laura (April 22, 2009). " 'Movement' represents more than masculinity" . Chicago Tribune . Archived from the original on June 15, 2019. Retrieved June 16, 2019 .
^ Smith, Sid (September 15, 2012). "DanszLoop program graceful, but plods" . Chicago Tribune . Archived from the original on June 15, 2019. Retrieved June 16, 2019 .
^ Shapiro, Lynn Colburn (July 10, 2009). "Paul Sanasardo and Dmitri Peskov" . Dance Magazine . Retrieved June 16, 2019 .
^ a b Schmitt, Kyle (April 29, 2005). "Terpsichore dancers show off collection" . Antioch News . Lakeland Media. p. B3. Retrieved June 16, 2019 .
^ a b Mauro, Lucia (March 8, 2002). "Thodos furthers dance" . Chicago Tribune . Archived from the original on June 15, 2019. Retrieved June 16, 2019 .
^ Warnecke, Lauren (August 6, 2015). "Dancer/Choreographer Paul Christiano dies at age 39" . Art Intercepts . Retrieved June 16, 2019 .
^ a b Zarembo, Alan (January 14, 2013). "Many researchers taking a different view of pedophilia" . Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on March 21, 2019. Retrieved June 16, 2019 .
^ a b Zarembo, Alan (January 20, 2013). "In Focus: The pedophile next door" . Portland Press Herald . Retrieved June 16, 2019 .
^ Molzahn, Laura (August 16, 2015). "Dance for Life 2015: laughs, tears and dance" . Hartford Courant . Archived from the original on June 14, 2019. Retrieved June 16, 2019 .
^ Luces, Kim (November 1, 2013). "Pedophilia erroneously classified as a sexual orientation in medical manual" . GMA Network . Retrieved June 16, 2019 .
^ Maluyao, Hannah (October 25, 2013). "Pedophilia Now Classified As A Sexual Orientation" . Neon Tommy . Retrieved June 16, 2019 .
^ Campea, Matthew (2016). "Tackling a Tough Subject: Why I Made a Documentary About Pedophiles" . CBC.ca . Retrieved June 16, 2019 .
^ Kleiman, Kelly (June 26, 2003). "Ritual Power" . Chicago Reader . Retrieved June 16, 2019 .
^ a b c Kleiman, Kelly (September 28, 2011). "Critics theater picks; early Halloween, Chicago Dance Crash(es), and 'Brand' yourself" . WBEZ . Retrieved June 16, 2019 .
^ a b Whittenburg, Zachary (September 13, 2011). "Chicago Dance Crash: "Immediate Gratification" " . Time Out . Retrieved June 16, 2019 .
^ Cammarata, Natalie (October 3, 2011). "Chicago Dance Crash's Immediate Gratification" . ChicagoNow . Tribune Publishing. Archived from the original on November 14, 2011. Retrieved June 16, 2019 .
^ Smith, Sid (December 30, 2001). "Chicagoans of the Year" . Chicago Tribune . Archived from the original on June 15, 2019. Retrieved June 16, 2019 .
^ "FY02 Artists Fellowship Awards Round Two" . Illinois Arts Council . Retrieved June 16, 2019 .
^ "Welcome to Dance Chicago 2014!" . Dance Chicago . 2014. Archived from the original on December 29, 2014. Retrieved June 16, 2019 .
^ "Mystery plays of fifth century revived for special University production, May 14–15" . University of Chicago . May 13, 2004. Retrieved June 16, 2019 .
^ Whittenburg, Zachary (December 16, 2010). "The dancing men of 2010" . Time Out . Archived from the original on December 17, 2010. Retrieved June 16, 2019 .
External links
"Unspeakable", 2011 documentary about (and co-created by) Christiano on Vimeo