ARIANNA RUSS (Artistic Director) Originally from Milwaukee, WI, Arianna relocated to St. Louis to join the Modern American Dance Company (MADCO) in 2018. While dancing with the main company, Arianna worked with artists such as Stephanie Martinez, Carl Flink, Joshua Peugh, Nejla Yatkin and a host of others. She was honored to become Artistic Director in 2022, and most recently finished choreographing and producing MADCO's latest evening-length works, "Right Here, Right Now." and "Bound".

Arianna has also performed professionally in the NBA, with the Cedar Rapids Opera, and in dance festivals across the country including Green Space Blooms Festival and WHITE WAVE Dance Festival in New York, Harvest Contemporary Dance Festival in Chicago and an artistic exchange with the University of Puerto Rico in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Since living in St. Louis, she has been on faculty at Lindenwood University, Southeast Missouri State University, and has been a Guest Teaching Artist at Webster University. Arianna received her MFA in Dance Performance from the University of Iowa in 2018.  

Contact Arianna at artisticdirector@madcodance.com.