A. Christina Giannini

Her dance design credits include costumes for: Alvin Ailey Dance Company, American Ballet Theater, American Repertory Ballet, Ballet Florida, Martha Graham Dance Company, The Joffrey Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet Company, Jose Limon Dance Company. Although Ms. Giannini's costumes have toured the world in the repertory of these and other companies, audiences in Europe, South America, Canada, and the Far East have also seen her work with Ballet du Nord (France), Ballet of Flanders (Belgium), Royal Danish Ballet (Denmark), Hong Kong Ballet (Hong Kong), Teatro Colon Ballet Company (Argentina), Ballet Terese Carrena/Ballet National de Caracas (Venezuela). In 1987, she was the artistic, scenic and costume designer for Chiang Ching's historic eight city tour of China.

Stia's career has included designing costumes for on and off-Broadway theater and opera companies. She has worked for the New York Shakespeare Festival, Hartford Stage Company, Roundabout Theater, and Portland Stage among others. She designed costumes for "Dancing in the Streets" a breakdance musical choreographed by Donald McKayle for Kibbutz Khafblum (Israel). Her opera credits include scenic collaboration for Robert Wilson's "Einstein on the Beach" and costumes for "Traviata" under the direction of Fabrizio Milano with the Santa Barbara Opera.

Ms. Giannini has served as the resident designer for the Ohio Ballet, North Carolina School of the Arts, Spoleto Festival, U.S.A. in Charleston, South Carolina, Dennis Wayne Dancers, and Playhouse in the Park, Philadelphia. She is the resident designer at the Chautauqua Summer Festival.

Choreographers describe her dance designs as "painterly" and "strongly emotionally evocative." Her design philosophy is to integrate the costume with the choreography to create works that are sculptural and complement the dancers' movement and the set. With her broad base of experience in a global artistic arena, she has been compelled frequently to accomplish stunning results with limited budgets and resources.

Costumes designed by Ms. Giannini have graced the cover of Dance magazine on several occasions. In 1996, a Christmas ornament designed and constructed by Ms. Giannini was chosen to hang on the White House Christmas Tree. She has twice won the Venezuelan Oscar for Design, most recently with her designs for the 1996 Ballet National de Caracas' production of the "Nutcracker," choreographed by Vincente Nebrada.