Christina Hélène Braa

Christina Hélène Braa

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The Artist

ABOUT

Christina is a Los Angeles-based artist.  She grew up in San Francisco with a theater and performing arts background.  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. Christina is currently playing Miss Argentina in Norwegian Cruise Line’s production of Beetlejuice and is a principal vocalist for the Viva ship’s production of Icons.

 
 

Miskatonic U. (2021)

Christina as Lillian Holiday in Happy End (USC, 2017).

Happy End (USC, 2017).

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.

Currently, Christina studies burlesque with Carolina Cerisola and Miss Marquez. She performs under the name Rita Rebel or Rita La Guërita.

ACTOR

Christina is best known for her in Miss Brown, an official Tribeca 2023 selection directed by Christina Burchard. Christina and Christina partnered up again a year later to create Veda in Paradise, a dark short film inspired by Christina’s burlesque experience. Christina is known for playing iconoclastic, intelligent women, particularly in the horror/scifi genre. Her credits include Full Moon’s series Miskatonic U (dir. William Butler), horror short film Kept (dir. Alex Geschwind), and thriller short film Gemini (dir. Nader Ajib). Christina was in the original cast of the Broadway national tour of Peter Pan (2023-2024). Currently Christina plays Miss Argentina in Beetlejuice and is a principal vocalist in Icons aboard Norwegian Cruise Line’s Viva Ship.

Christina as a sylph in La Sylphide with the Kirov Academy of Ballet. Photo courtesy of Paolo Galli.

La Sylphide with the Kirov Academy of Ballet. Photo courtesy of Paolo Galli.

Christina with Jorge Esquivel as Clara in the San Francisco Ballet Nutcracker. Photo courtesy of Erik Tomasson.

San Francisco Ballet Nutcracker. Photo courtesy of Erik Tomasson.

SINGER

Christina takes voice lessons with Deborah Shulman. She is a soprano with a high belt.

Christina as Yvonne in Sunday in the Park With George. Photo by Nicholas Gingold/Capture Imaging. (USC, 2019)

Sunday in the Park With George. Photo by Nicholas Gingold/Capture Imaging. (USC, 2019)

Christina as a Fairy in Sleeping Beauty with the Kirov Academy of Ballet. Photo courtesy of Paolo Galli.

Sleeping Beauty with the Kirov Academy of Ballet. Photo courtesy of Paolo Galli.

 

Photo by Carianne Older, 2024

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