Paul Christiano

American choreographer

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Paul Christiano

Born|

Paul Philip Christiano[1]

(1976-02-04)February 4, 1976[1]

Bartlett, Illinois, US[2]

Died| c. August 1, 2015(2015-08-01) (aged 39)[2]

Forest Park, Illinois, US[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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

* 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[edit]

* 2001: Ruth Page Award, for Miracle, Interrupted[9][10]
* 2001: One of Chicago Tribune's "Chicagoans of the Year"[22]
* 2002: Illinois Arts Council Artist Fellowship Award[23]
* 2003: COTY (Choreographer of the Year) Award, from Dance Chicago[24]
* 2003: Chicago Magazine "Dancer of the year"[25]
* 2010: One of Time Out's "Dancing Men of 2010"[26]

## See also[edit]

* List of dancers

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Paul Christiano Chicagoland Dance Instructor Convicted Sex Offender Pedophile Activist Child Pornography". KTRS (AM). Retrieved June 16, 2019.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ 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.
4. ^ 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.
5. ^ 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.
6. ^ 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.
7. ^ Smith, Sid (September 15, 2012). "DanszLoop program graceful, but plods". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on June 15, 2019. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
8. ^ Shapiro, Lynn Colburn (July 10, 2009). "Paul Sanasardo and Dmitri Peskov". Dance Magazine. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
9. ^ a b Schmitt, Kyle (April 29, 2005). "Terpsichore dancers show off collection". Antioch News. Lakeland Media. p. B3. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
10. ^ a b Mauro, Lucia (March 8, 2002). "Thodos furthers dance". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on June 15, 2019. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
11. ^ Warnecke, Lauren (August 6, 2015). "Dancer/Choreographer Paul Christiano dies at age 39". Art Intercepts. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
12. ^ 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.
13. ^ a b Zarembo, Alan (January 20, 2013). "In Focus: The pedophile next door". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
14. ^ 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.
15. ^ Luces, Kim (November 1, 2013). "Pedophilia erroneously classified as a sexual orientation in medical manual". GMA Network. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
16. ^ Maluyao, Hannah (October 25, 2013). "Pedophilia Now Classified As A Sexual Orientation". Neon Tommy. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
17. ^ Campea, Matthew (2016). "Tackling a Tough Subject: Why I Made a Documentary About Pedophiles". CBC.ca. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
18. ^ Kleiman, Kelly (June 26, 2003). "Ritual Power". Chicago Reader. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
19. ^ 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.
20. ^ a b Whittenburg, Zachary (September 13, 2011). "Chicago Dance Crash: "Immediate Gratification"". Time Out. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
21. ^ 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.
22. ^ Smith, Sid (December 30, 2001). "Chicagoans of the Year". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on June 15, 2019. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
23. ^ "FY02 Artists Fellowship Awards Round Two". Illinois Arts Council. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
24. ^ "Welcome to Dance Chicago 2014!". Dance Chicago. 2014. Archived from the original on December 29, 2014. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
25. ^ "Mystery plays of fifth century revived for special University production, May 14–15". University of Chicago. May 13, 2004. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
26. ^ 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[edit]

"Unspeakable", 2011 documentary about (and co-created by) Christiano on Vimeo

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