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