Biography
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Christopher Morant, was born in Melbourne 1976, and grew up in the Eastern suburbs of Melbourne. At the age of 18 he learnt to control his emotions through Chinese Martial arts, which gave him the foundations of Discipline, Determination and Desire. “Learning how to hurt people is easy” according to one of Chris’s teachers, if you want to be great, you must learn how to heal people. So this is where Chris embarked down the path of Chinese Medicine: Acupuncture, Massage and Pharmacology of which he has an Advanced Diploma in Health Sciences, and had further study in China.
Another discipline Chris pursued was the ancient Venetian art of hand made leather masks. Moreover this is where the relationship of the Comedia Dell ‘Arte and Carnival came to influence Chris’s Shows and Characters.
In 2001 Chris was contracted in his first Major Production at the Reef Casino Hotel Sofitel in Cairns Queensland, The audiences were mainly Japanese and international visitors. His amazing Fire routines left audiences mesmerized, the Cabaret style ‘Carnivale’, and ‘Tropical Fantasy’ shows, were a great success.
In 2003 Chris returned to Melbourne to continue working in Cabaret Shows at the Dragonfly Theatre Restaurant, performing 4 acts in ‘Is this Love’ and currently in ‘Island Getaway’. His Acts vary from UV Magic and Mime, Whip Cracking, Juggling, Dance, stilt characters, to World Class Fire Manipulation.
In the past 11 years Chris has Directed and Choreographed many Corporate, Private, and Themed events. Of casts up to 10 artists, as well continuing his passionate studies in Acting, Acrobatics, Mime, Magic and Juggling.
