LDI 2017

Christopher Harris started working for Sapsis Rigging in 1991. Originally hired to oversee scenery construction, he is now the Lead Safety Inspector and a Rigging Installation Supervisor. Including the many domestic theaters he has done inspections, installations or renovations for, he has also been involved in installations internationally, including Kingdom Schools in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Teatro Nacional Sucre in Quito, Ecuador and Teatro Villa Juana in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He has also supervised the inspections of all of Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines performance spaces since 2011. In 2005 he became an ETCP Certified Rigger in Theater Rigging. He attended the College Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati (‘87-‘91) where he received a BFA in Theater Design and Production with an emphasis on Technical Direction. Before attending college, he was a trained dancer attending the New Jersey Ballet School and training with the Darvash Ballet Studio in New York City. He performed professionally with the New Jersey Ballet Co., Atlanta Ballet Co., Colorado Ballet Co. and Ballet de France.