The Artist
ABOUT
Christina grew up in San Francisco where she studied classical ballet with the San Francisco Ballet, the Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington, DC, and the Bolshoi Ballet. She earned her B.A. in Theater at USC in 2019. From 2020-2021 Christina was a series regular in the Full Moon Features sci-fi horror series The Resonator: Miskatonic U directed by William Butler (Madhouse, Leatherface) available on Amazon Prime. Christina played the title role in the film “Miss Brown”, an official Tribeca (2023) selection directed by Christina Burchard. Most recently, Christina played Miss Argentina in Norwegian Cruise Line’s production of Beetlejuice and is a principal vocalist for the Viva ship’s production of Icons.
Beetlejuice (2025) aboard the Norwegian Viva. Photo credit Evelyn Wong.
DANCER
Christina studied classical ballet at the San Francisco Ballet School. She performed with the company in their annual Nutcracker at the War Memorial Opera House as well as in Giselle and Swan Lake.
Christina performed in the Bolshoi Ballet’s production of La Bayadère at Zellerbach Hall.
At the age of fifteen Christina moved to Washington, D.C. to study at the Kirov Academy of Ballet, a boarding school for young ballet dancers.
Christina studied burlesque with Carolina Cerisola and Miss Marquez. She performs under the name Rita Rebel or Rita La Guërita.
Icons aboard the Norwegian Viva ship.
ACTOR
Christina is best known for her roles as the title characters in Miss Brown (dir. Christina Burchard) and thriller short Gemini (dir. Nader Ajib). Christina partnered up again with the Miss Brown director to create Veda in Paradise, a dark short film inspired by Christina’s burlesque experience. Her credits also include horror short film Kept (dir. Alex Geschwind), and horror feature Strange Harvest (dir. Stuart Ortiz). Christina was in the original cast of the Broadway national tour of Peter Pan (2023-2024). Christina played Miss Argentina in Beetlejuice and was a principal vocalist in Icons aboard Norwegian Cruise Line’s Viva Ship in 2025.
La Sylphide with the Kirov Academy of Ballet. Photo credit Paolo Galli.
Veda in Paradise poster.
SINGER
Christina takes voice lessons with Deborah Shulman. She is a lyrical soprano with a high belt.
Photo by Carianne Older, 2024
