(/d kraɪst/) b. 1971, Torrance CA, USA
Cheerful dirges from Manchester NH™
Xhrist is a queer performer from Manchester, NH USA. She has performed for over two decades as a soloist and ensemble player in jazz, ambient, no-wave, and avant garde.
Xhrist uses voice, electronics, and movement to create performances that merge liturgical music with noise. Each performance is improvised. She has performed at several festivals of experimental music, and theater. She hosts the living-room venue House of Goings-On, and organizes XFest MA, an annual meetup of music and movement improvisers for skill and practice development.
Themes
- Distortions of perception, including dream logic, culture, time travel, and physical space
- Language as a byproduct of meaning, sound, and context
- Puns
Mediums
- Line illustrations
- Papier-mâché
- Collage
Groups of work
- Performances with Birdorgan and various collaborations
- Voyeur boxes
- Comics
- Illustrations
Dei Xhrist 