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A. Christina (Stia) Giannini is an internationally recognized costume designer. Audiences around the world have enjoyed costumes and scenery designed by Stia. Her excellence in design has been accorded critical acclaim and recognized with international awards.

Designer

Stia's dance design credits include costumes for:

• Alvin Ailey Dance Company
• American Ballet Theater
• American Repertory Ballet
• The Joffrey Ballet
• Pennsylvania Ballet Company
• Pearl Lang Dance Company
• Jose Limon Dance Company

Audiences in Europe, South America, Canada, and the Far East have 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 (Venezuela)
• Ballet National de Caracas (Venezuela)

Stia's career has included designing costumes for on and off-Broadway theater and opera companies including:

• New York Shakespeare Festival
• Hartford Stage Company
• Roundabout Theater
• Portland Stage

Costumer

Stia has served as the resident designer for:

• Ohio Ballet
• North Carolina School of the Arts
• Spoleto Festival, U.S.A. in Charleston, South Carolina
• Dennis WayneDancers
• Playhouse in the Park, Philadelphia
• Chautauqua Summer Festival

Artist

Choreographers describe her dance designs as "painterly" and "strongly emotionally evocative." Her design philosophy is to integrate the costume with the director's choreography to create works that are sculptural and complement the dancer's 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.

Award Winning

Stia 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.