Stand Still - Muziek

Cristina Morrison Was Born In Miami Florida. She's A Multi- Cultural Woman Not Only Because Of Her Background That Is A Mix Between Latin America And The United States But Also From Her "gypsy" Life Experiences. She Has Lived In Quito Miami Rome Los Angeles The Galapagos Islands And Currently New York City. Cristina's First Love Was The Piano And Then She Soon Grew Up To Discover Performing Arts Were Her Passion. Her Acting Debut Onstage Was At The Age Of Sixteen And Started Singing In Cover Bands As Well. Cristina For Many Years Lived Between Miami And Quito And After Finishing High School Moved With Her Mother To Rome Where She Attended Drama School At "La Scaletta". Here She Learned Fluent Italian And Had Her First Encounter With Playwrights Like Tennessee Williams Arthur Miller Anton Chekhov And Fell In Love With The Theatre. Meanwhile She Also Started Listening To Jazz To Musicians Like Chick Corea Keith Jarrett And Standard Tunes That Her Father Listened To From The American Song Book. In The Early 90's She Auditioned And Was Accepted Into The Prestigious American Academy Of Dramatic Arts She Moved To Los Angeles And Graduated A Few Years Later. Since Then Morrison Has Worked Mainly As A Lead Actress In Many Television Films And Series Based On Ecuadorian Literature She Has Opened A Performing Arts Theatre That Ran Until 2003 Has Played Characters Of Written Works By Beckett Brecht Fassbinder Shepard And Bashevis Singer Among Others. She Has Also Worked As An Assistant Director For TV And Written Articles On Entertainment. Musically Cristina Was The Lead Vocalist Of Her Jazz-Blues Band Called "The Baroness And Her Lovers". Her Latest Work In New York Is The Recording At Bennett Studios Of Her First Original Jazz Solo Album Titled "I Love". Here She Showcases Her Talent As A Singer-Songwriter And Is Accompanied By Fine Jazz Musicians.
Currently In Repertoire She's Portraying Five Different Women Roles Throughout Three Generations In The Staging Of "The Aging Of The Plum" Written By The Argentine Aristides Vargas. The Play Has Been Invited To Various Theatre Festivals To Countries Like Mexico And Brazil Among Others TBA. Cristina Also Holds Under Her Sleeve A Future Film Production Project Based On A Journalistic Chronicle Which She Bought The Rights For. The Press Has Defined Morrison As An Analytical Charismatic Creative And A Free Spirited Woman And As A Chameleonic And Versatile Actress Who Works Her Characters At Depth Being Able To Reach Her Audience. read less