Paul Christiano Explained
Paul Philip Christiano (February 4, 1976 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] By age twelve, he moved into dance. After high school, he spent three years on a scholarship with the Lou Conte Dance Studio. He joined Hubbard Street II in 1998, Thodos Dance Chicago in 1999, and Lyric Opera of Chicago in 2008.[4] He worked for Joffrey Ballet.[5] As a contemporary concert dancer, he was lauded for his "wondrous skills"[6] and "striking acrobatic skill".[7]
In 2001, he received a Ruth Page Award for his first choreographic effort, Miracle, Interrupted.[8] [9] His choreographed works have since been featured in the repertories of Thodos Dance Chicago, Joffrey Ballet, and River North Dance Chicago,[10] among other dance companies.
Personal life
Christiano grew up in the western suburb of Bartlett.[11] 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.[13] The presence of Christiano's name on the registry frequently interrupted his career. He became "an outcast",[14] made several suicide attempts, and volunteered for US-based pedophilia advocacy group "B4U-ACT".[15] [16] He poisoned and killed himself at the age of 39:
"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)
- First Love; Second Sight (2003)[18]
- Tyranny of the Geek (2006)[19]
- Virgo (2007)
- Two Sides to Every Studio Apartment (2008)
- ADHDivas (2010)[20]
- Immediate Gratification (2011)[21]
- 101 Cures for Boredom (2011)
Awards
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Paul Christiano Chicagoland Dance Instructor Convicted Sex Offender Pedophile Activist Child Pornography. KTRS (AM). 16 June 2019.
- News: Paul Christiano, talented dancer and choreographer with a difficult past, is dead at 39. Jones. Chris. 4 August 2015. Chicago Tribune. 16 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190614221758/https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/ct-paul-christiano-obit-20150802-story.html. 14 June 2019.
- News: Young choreographers get a shot in spotlight. Smith. Sid. 14 November 2003. Chicago Tribune. 16 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190615145440/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2003-11-14-0311140149-story.html. 15 June 2019.
- Web site: An Evening of Dance in Three Acts with Guest Choreographer Eddy Ocampo. 24 November 2012. Dance Chicago. Nomi Dance Company. 16 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20160817075527/https://dancechicago.com/documents/NomiNov24Program_V5.pdf. 17 August 2016.
- News: 'Movement' represents more than masculinity. Molzahn. Laura. 22 April 2009. Chicago Tribune. 16 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190615160227/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2009-04-22-0904210464-story.html. 15 June 2019.
- News: DanszLoop program graceful, but plods. Smith. Sid. 15 September 2012. Chicago Tribune. 16 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190615160927/https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-xpm-2012-09-15-ct-ent-0917-danz-loop-20120916-story.html. 15 June 2019.
- Paul Sanasardo and Dmitri Peskov. Shapiro. Lynn Colburn. 10 July 2009. Dance Magazine. 16 June 2019.
- Web site: Terpsichore dancers show off collection. Schmitt. Kyle. 29 April 2005. Antioch News. Lakeland Media. 16 June 2019. B3.
- News: Thodos furthers dance. Mauro. Lucia. 8 March 2002. Chicago Tribune. 16 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190615162625/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2002-03-08-0203080386-story.html. 15 June 2019.
- Web site: Dancer/Choreographer Paul Christiano dies at age 39. Warnecke. Lauren. 6 August 2015. Art Intercepts. 16 June 2019.
- News: Dancer with a gymnastic mentality. Smith. Sid. 9 November 2001. Chicago Tribune. 16 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190615140307/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2001-11-09-0111090042-story.html. 15 June 2019.
- News: Many researchers taking a different view of pedophilia. Zarembo. Alan. 14 January 2013. Los Angeles Times. 16 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190321150541/https://www.latimes.com/world/la-xpm-2013-jan-14-la-me-pedophiles-20130115-story.html. 21 March 2019.
- News: In Focus: The pedophile next door. Zarembo. Alan. 20 January 2013. Portland Press Herald. 16 June 2019.
- News: Dance for Life 2015: laughs, tears and dance. Molzahn. Laura. 16 August 2015. Hartford Courant. 16 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190614220948/https://www.courant.com/ct-dance-for-life-2015-20150816-column.html. 14 June 2019.
- Web site: Pedophilia erroneously classified as a sexual orientation in medical manual. Luces. Kim. 1 November 2013. GMA Network. 16 June 2019.
- News: Pedophilia Now Classified As A Sexual Orientation. Maluyao. Hannah. 25 October 2013. Neon Tommy. 16 June 2019.
- Web site: Tackling a Tough Subject: Why I Made a Documentary About Pedophiles. Campea. Matthew. 2016. CBC.ca. 16 June 2019.
- News: Ritual Power. Kleiman. Kelly. 26 June 2003. Chicago Reader. 16 June 2019.
- Web site: Critics theater picks; early Halloween, Chicago Dance Crash(es), and 'Brand' yourself. Kleiman. Kelly. 28 September 2011. WBEZ. 16 June 2019.
- Web site: Chicago Dance Crash: "Immediate Gratification". Whittenburg. Zachary. 13 September 2011. Time Out. 16 June 2019.
- Web site: Chicago Dance Crash's Immediate Gratification. Cammarata. Natalie. 3 October 2011. ChicagoNow. Tribune Publishing. 16 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20111114214513/https://www.chicagonow.com/everybody-dancenow/2011/10/chicago-dance-crashs-immediate-gratification/. 14 November 2011.
- News: Chicagoans of the Year. Smith. Sid. 30 December 2001. Chicago Tribune. 16 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190615104907/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2001-12-30-0112300317-story.html. 15 June 2019.
- Web site: FY02 Artists Fellowship Awards Round Two. Illinois Arts Council. 16 June 2019.
- Web site: Welcome to Dance Chicago 2014!. 2014. Dance Chicago. 16 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20141229190441/https://www.dancechicago.com/index.html. 29 December 2014.
- Web site: Mystery plays of fifth century revived for special University production, May 14–15. 13 May 2004. University of Chicago. 16 June 2019.
- Web site: The dancing men of 2010. Whittenburg. Zachary. 16 December 2010. Time Out. 303. 16 June 2019. 304. https://web.archive.org/web/20101217070406/http://chicago.timeout.com/articles/dance/90953/the-dancing-men-of-2010. 17 December 2010.