{"id":12071,"date":"2021-06-18T15:45:07","date_gmt":"2021-06-18T15:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/?p=12071"},"modified":"2025-04-21T07:16:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T07:16:23","slug":"christiane-cristo-ezewoko","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/index.php\/2021\/06\/18\/christiane-cristo-ezewoko\/","title":{"rendered":"Christiane Cristo-Ezewoko"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 data-block-id=\"block-5e022df2-7bba-49ed-b174-5f14575a0b67\"><strong>Christiane Cristo-Ezewoko<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 data-block-id=\"block-f90067a4-d4c7-4ab1-9ac5-99aa47e8deff\"><strong>Dance Theatre of Harlem: Soloist<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div data-block-id=\"block-46e4c535-5fb3-4c91-8de8-054f6def28d2\">\n<figure style=\"width: 224px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ql-img\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/pRV-sHIyxyPpjAgrnOD636QH5wGPGcby00R77I9kIIJAT4Nsf1niZe-PPje6cvfZ5-FoRogDayHtlkAkiTs3ocWurrF2UoQIaBSZR14UjV7Yrli133tSzkDGIikQirtcgXzCnJ0t\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"224\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonballet.org\/people\/christiane-cristo-ezewoko\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Ballet<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div data-block-id=\"block-f47a3f74-41b7-4d80-9782-690881a365da\">Christiane Cristo-Ezewoko, a native of Brasilia, Brazil, trained at the Conservatoire de Danse de Paris, The Ailey School, and Dance Theatre of Harlem as well as with Gisele Santoro.<\/div>\n<div data-block-id=\"block-fa0d86ff-e59e-4d77-8e02-05a22e3599fb\">\n<p>As a member of Dance Theatre of Harlem, Cristo-Ezewoko reached the rank of soloist and performed works by George Balanchine, Geoffrey Holder, Arthur Mitchell, Jerome Robbins, and Michael Smuin.<\/p>\n<p>Cristo-Ezewoko has taught at The Washington Ballet School, BalletNova Center for Dance, and the MOVE program at Northern Virginia public schools.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 593px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ql-img\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/cGdSrpuhCEaxb-3rYQ4jUcbTOoreabSsm7FarPewYHSGTwsINcYiFEo5w9nFcb2wwLBwU648gYe6rbMb1NBe8lrpWfJ2Ukh1EPSxgPC6AeQedsNlrbiMTbJu1W4E7NnjhXomJZnA\" alt=\"\" width=\"593\" height=\"385\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christiane Cristo-Ezewoko in <em>South African Suite<\/em>, photo by Lori Shepler via <em>The Los Angeles Times<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Sources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ql-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonballet.org\/people\/christiane-cristo-ezewoko\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christiane Cristo-Ezewoko, The Washington Ballet<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"ql-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2004\/07\/30\/movies\/dance-review-on-a-slippery-stage-rising-and-falling-to-the-occasion.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">On a Slippery Stage, Rising (And Falling) to the Occasion, The New York Times<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"ql-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers.com\/image\/189863385\/?terms=%22Christiane%20Cristo%22%20%22ballet%22&amp;match=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Harlem Troupe Taps Its Classical Heritage, The Los Angeles Times<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christiane Cristo-Ezewoko Dance Theatre of Harlem: Soloist Christiane Cristo-Ezewoko, a native of Brasilia, Brazil, trained at the Conservatoire de Danse de Paris, 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