Education
1970s - She studied Kathakali, a South Indian dance drama, for two years in the southern Indian state of Kerala. She worked with one of the established masters of this art form, Guru Gopinath.
1970s - She studied Kathakali, a South Indian dance drama, for two years in the southern Indian state of Kerala. She worked with one of the established masters of this art form, Guru Gopinath.
She was heavily involved in contemporary transport-cultural theatre being both an active participant in the ISTA in collaboration with Eugenio Barba and the Odin Teatret (serving as its link to Bali) and with the Magdalena Project. 1945 – Born in Milan, Italy. 1983 – First arrival in Bali to recover from a severe car accident in Australia.
Captivated by Balinese dance, she studied under great master I Made Jimat of Batuan.
She would later join his troupe, tour Bali with them and teach workshops with him around the world. 1992 – Cristina spearheads the foundation of the Gambuh Preservation Project with help from the Ford Foundation.
1995 – Beginning of Collaboration with ISTA and Eugenio Barba. 1999 – Release of the Music of Gambuh Theater Civil Defense with proceeds going toward the Gambuh Preservation Project.
1999 – Founded Topeng-Shakti, an all-female troupe to promote empowerment through the arts for women.
Traveled with them to Paris for performances and workshops in 2000 and 2001. 2000 – Published Drama Tari Bali via Yayasan Lontar publishers of Jakarta in Indonesian. 2004 – Published "Il Gambuh, un archetipo delle arti sceniche balinesi", Teatro e Storia, n°24, Editions Bulzoni in Italian, January/February 2004
2006 – Performed Hamlet infused with traditional Gambuh influences in collaboration with Eugenio Barba in Denmark.
2008 – Took the Pura Desa Batuan troupe to Europe to perform in a collaboration with Eugenio Barba"s ISTA"s production of The Marriage of Medea a month before she suddenly died.