“The music is out there, all you have to do is listen.”
At 14, Christian
Tuipulotu Lane is a composer, actor, singer and humorist. He has been
working with his parents
and in the local community since 2005,
performing his own compositions, along with musical/drama performances
and dancing with Ballet Bitterroot Performing Arts.
Like most
kids his age, he enjoys playing video games and watching movies, reading
about history, building things
with Lego's, playing
music, drawing and cartooning. He
loves fishing and spending time at the local lakes
and rivers.
One of his favorite places to visit is the Silverwood theme
park in Idaho. Though he is not much into rollercoaster's
he really
enjoys the water park and the water slides.
His favorite song is
“August’s Rhapsody”, from the movie August Rush.His favorite movie is
The Incredible Hulk,
his favorite book is
The Bellmaker, from the Redwall series, and his favorite game is
Monopoly
Accomplishments:
Christian has performed in local children’s drama camps, with a local ballet company, written, composed and performed several
original movie scores. Working with family in music, narratives and Focus on the Family live radio theatre skits from 2005-2008, including live recordings and studio voice-overs.
STAGE AND SCREEN
In 2007 Christian participated with the presentation and filming of Yeshua Ha Mashiach, Jesus the Messiah,
the Hamilton Performing Arts Center in Hamilton Montana, as an Actor/Singer/Musician. The production
has been aired over Missoula Public access television. He has been involved with many live radio theater
presentations with Living Worship Ministries at the Performing Arts Center, several local churches and at the
Ravalli county fair grounds. He has also been a participant/instructor in several drama camps given by
Living Worship Ministries in association with the Voice of the Martyrs and Unlimited Learning Success.
TRAINING/EDUCATION
2004-2008 - Dance/performance, Bitterroot Ballet Performing Arts
2004-2005 - Voice and Speech, ULS Academy
2006-2007 - Cold Reading/SFX/foley fx and technical applications, ULS drama camps
2006-2007 - Workshops/Acting, Bitterroot Valley community drama
2005-2008 - live actor/musician/vocalist, Living Worship Ministries
Cold Reading 2006-2008 LWM theater
A BRIEF TESTIMONY
Christian, born in 1995, was diagnosed at 18 months of age with PDD ( a generic autism diagnosis). By four
years of age, Christian
had attained several additional labels,
including – Attachment Disorder,
Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Autism and was placed in
institutional therapy by the state
of Utah. After a few years, the state attempted to have him
permanently
institutionalized.
Stephanie, Christians mother, along with her
new husband Rick’s support, aggressively began working with each one of
Christian’s
function problems using exercises that created growth and
development. With the Lord’s
guidance and help, Christian was released from
institutional therapy in
March of 2000. Within six months of starting
a developmental program with
ICAN, Christian’s auditory and
visual processing had significantly
changed. At first he was stuttering terribly with lots of reversals, but
with perseverance and God's help,
the reversals and stuttering completely stopped
nine months later. The progress has proven to be permanent.
Christian, now 14 years old, has scored well above his academic grade level
on his latest CAT tests, ranging from his current grade
level well up
into college level comprehension. His auditory and visual
processing are normal/typical, he is an avid reader and an all around
red blooded American teenager.
Every person is created
with a purpose. Many people fall to the mistaken idea that the pain and
mistakes of life can
keep them from the power of Christ being poured out
in their situations. At the moment of salvation a work begins, and
God
will surely raise even the most desperate of situations to display His
resurrection power and glory! Christian’s life has
been a work in
miracles!
Copyright 2009 Christian Lane