Portrait of Chris Giarmo

Chris Giarmo © Willa Ellafair Folmar

Chris Giarmo

Chris Giarmo is an artist based in New Orleans, Louisiana. He performed in “David Byrne’s “American Utopia” on a world tour (2018), on Broadway (2019 – 2022) and in the filmed version directed by Spike Lee. Giarmo has worked with artists including Annie-B Parson (Big Dance Theater), Tina Satter (Half Straddle), Sibyl Kempson (7 Daughters of Eve Theater & Performance Co), Taylor Mac, Jackie Sibblies Drury, Faye Driscoll and Jess Barbagallo as a performer, composer and/or sound designer. He is the creator of anti-consumerist drag queen / beauty guru Kimberly Clark on YouTube, and is currently developing a concert version of the debut album from his queer electro-pop solo music project Boys Don’t Fight.

As of: September 2024