In Alpha Order:
Adriana Chavez - Performer
Adriana Chavez was raised in Southern California and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Performance from Chapman University, in the city of Orange. She made her way to the east coast in the summer of 2002 and has since trained, performed and directed at Shakespeare and Company in Lenox, MA; productions include Two Gentlemen of Verona and Much Ado About Nothing. After finishing the New York City Teaching Fellow program, where she taught theatre in Harlem while obtaining a Masters in Education, Adriana entered the physical theater program at the esteemed Del Arte Institute in Norther California.
Leif Krinkle - Media Artist
For more than ten years Leif Krinkle has been collaborating with artists, musicians and designers from around the world, developing multidimensional media and challenging the potential of traditional art forms.
In 2000 Leif created Krinkle New Media, a production company specializing in interactive sound and video production. He has since produced albums for internationally acclaimed musicians, designed multimedia performances, and engineered interactive installations.
Today Leif is fabricating musical robots, designing large nonlinear display systems, and engineering physical devices for interaction with immersive multimedia environments.
Chris Schiavo - Visual Director
Chris Schiavo is a multi-media artist working in film, photography, site specific constructed enviornments and general noise making. She has received fellowships from NYFA, NYSCA, BCAT and residencies at Macdowell, Yaddo, Ucross, Milay, VCCA and the Marie Walsh Sharpe studio Program. Her work has been shown extensively throughout the US and in various publications. A life time resident of NYC, recently ousted by realty scum, she now travels the world in her 4 door 89 Volvo 240 Gl, white (because Oscar Madison and Felix Unger seem not to be home ). She currently finds inspiration in making drive-by road art, living the wandering geurillia lifestyle with the " Studio-in-a Car " set . Chris is delighted to be a part of the COC.
Ryan Tracy - Artistic Director / Composer
Founder of COC, Ryan Tracy holds a Master's Degree in Music Composition from the Mannes College of Music, and Bachellor's degrees in Composition and Choral Conducting from Chapman University.
Ryan is also a writer. In 2007, he founded CounterCritic.com. He has written feature articles and reviews for the New York Press, Brooklyn Rail, culturebot.org, and has written for Chez Bushwick.
Paula White - Vocalist
Paula White graduated from Westminster Choir College with a B.A. in Music. She can be seen in the cabaret show, “White Girls,” with her twin sister Tessa, at multiple venues in New York City and New Jersey. The cabaret will be touring to other cities in the following months. Other credits include Closer Than Ever, Pippin, Sweeney Todd, and Riders to the Sea with the Actors Company of the Westminster Conservatory. Paula was also a member of Westminster Choir and performed in the Spoleto Festival '03 production of Lakme in Charlseton, SC.