About

Our Mission
Aru Dell’Arte Dance Company is a DMV-based contemporary ballet company founded by choreographer and artistic director Olga Aru. The company creates bold, emotionally charged work rooted in strong classical training and combination of modern language and physical theatre. Through original productions, touring engagements, and public-facing programming, Aru Dell’Arte brings ballet into a more immediate, resonant, and dynamic space.
Olga Aru - Artistic Director & Founder
Believes that artistry goes beyond physical performance and uses the movement itself, as an additional tool of story telling.
Deep, emotional choreography which
resonates with the audiences on various levels.
Aru has a large background of professional performing in classical and contemporary
ballet productions, staging, choreography composition, audition directing and teaching in the field of dance. Her experience and vision defines her style as a choreographer and an artist.
