▁main ▁perform er ▁in ▁the ▁now - def unct ▁Cleveland ▁International ▁Performance ▁Art ▁Festival , ▁a ▁run ▁in ▁Pitts burgh ▁at ▁the ▁Black ▁She ep ▁Pu ppet ▁Festival , ▁and ▁in ▁Chicago ▁as ▁a ▁regular ▁at ▁their ▁Summer ▁Sol st ice ▁Performance ▁event . ▁ ▁Death ▁and ▁Trans formation ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Christ ensen ▁was ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁l ym ph oma . ▁ ▁Within ▁ 8 ▁months , ▁he ▁succ um bed ▁to ▁the ▁disease . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁ 2 8 ▁years ▁old ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁David ▁died ▁in ▁Richmond , ▁V A . ▁His ▁work ▁was ▁on ▁display ▁days ▁after ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁the ▁Sho ck oe ▁B ottom ▁section ▁of ▁Richmond , ▁V A . ▁ ▁His ▁friends ▁and ▁family ▁attended ▁two ▁services ▁for ▁David , ▁one ▁in ▁Richmond , ▁V A ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁IL . ▁He ▁is ▁currently ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁G rac eland ▁C emetery ▁in ▁Chicago . ▁ ▁After ▁Christ ensen ' s ▁death ▁and ▁Cav alle tt i ' s ▁event ual ▁departure ▁from ▁E E , ▁the ▁the atr ics ▁of ▁the ▁group ▁were ▁alter ed ▁by ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁new ▁energ ies . ▁ ▁Per cussion ist ▁Peter ▁Mu eller , ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁North western ▁University ▁with ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁Performance ▁Studies , ▁helped ▁to ▁engineer ▁script ed ▁pu ppet ry . ▁ ▁Design er ▁and ▁projection ist ▁David ▁Ru iz , ▁along ▁with ▁fellow ▁designer ▁T