Paul Christiano

Personal life Christiano grew up in the western suburb of Bartlett. In 1999, he stepped into a federal sting operation when he ordered child pornography. He avoided prison but was permanently added to the Illinois sex offender registry, and received five years of state-ordered therapy. The presence of Christiano's name on the registry frequently interrupted his career. made several suicide attempts, He poisoned and killed himself at the age of 39:

Selected choreographed works Miracle, Interrupted (2001) Tyranny of the Geek (2006) Virgo (2007) Immediate Gratification (2011) 101 Cures for Boredom (2011) 2002: Illinois Arts Council Artist Fellowship Award 2003: COTY (Choreographer of the Year) Award, from Dance Chicago 2003: Chicago Magazine "Dancer of the year" 2010: One of Time Outs "Dancing Men of 2010"