Background and Bio
Cristian's first time on stage was for a breakdance show when he was 15 years old. Since then, he has appeared on hundreds of stages around the world, as a host, trainer, facilitator, dancer, performer and stand-up comedian. His versatile stage experience results in a powerful stage presence. He strives to create safe environments where audiences feel engaged and encouraged to get out of their comfort zone. No worries he can also let them stay in their comfort zone if necessary.
In 2005 Cri started training breakers on how to be more creative in dance and in 2010 he hosted his first breakdance street show in Italy. In 2014 he started giving talks about sustainable energy and the sharing economy. In 2017 Cri co-founded and started hosting #BRAINCANDIES LIVE, a series of out of the box speakers events about the most pressing societal issues where the audience is an active participant. During #BRAINCANDIES LIVE Cristian also trained tens of speakers. In May 2024, Cristian hosted his 25th #BRAINCANDIES LIVE SESSION, during Urban Dans Days 2024 at the Parktheater in Eindhoven. In 2022 Cri created, produced and hosted Surprise Yourself Club, an improvisation game nights for "artists who like to surprise themselves". In 2023 he created and hosted another event, called Cri and Friends, an evening of multi-disciplinary performances, that had a second edition in 2024. Throughout the years Cri hosted cultural events, performances, hackathon and design thinking sessions for clients, among others EMOVES, Innoenergy, and TU/Eindhoven.
MULTIDISCIPLINARY BACKGROUND
Cri is able to relate with audiences and professionals from very diverse cultural and professional backgrounds thanks to his multidisciplinary background across different sectors. Cri is formally trained as an engineer, after getting his BSc at Politecnico di Milano in Energy Engineering in 2012, he obtained his MSc in Sustainable Sustainable Energy Technology from TU Eindhoven (TUE)in 2014. In the same year he became Dutch country manager for TimeRepublik, a global time sharing platform. With his graduation project, he was one of the four national finalists of the Shell Bachelor Master Prize. In 2015, he attended the post-master's programme in Smart Energy Building & Cities at the TUE. He started a cultural enterprise, wedowe in 2015 that is currently running. From 2015 to 2017, he led HipHop empowerment projects in Nepal, India, Brazil, Bosnia and Morocco, where he also judged breakdance competitions. He advocated for the power of Hiphop culture with his theatre play Liquido and in an interview on Bosnian National Television. In 2016, Cri participated in the Erasmus For Young Entrepreneurs programme with ConsorzioSIS, a consortium of Italian social enterprises. From 2017 to 2023 he ran talent development programs for creatives in the audiovisual sector and produced more than 100 between short films, documentaries, short videos and music videos. Cri also consulted organisations on their journey in becoming more inclusive as well as giving related training and facilitating work-sessions.
