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Congratulations to our dancers on their first performance of the year!! Thank you @nordhoffrangerasb @ojaiunified @kween_of_the_kort @korteenie_ #dance #homecoming #rio #nordhoffdance #nordhoffhighschool

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Gianna Burright's "As if everything was perfect" receives its world premiere next month!

This work is a character-driven dance piece embodying a woman’s internalized sense of responsibility. Humor, surreal imagery, and sharp physicality move through memories, fantasies and imagined futures colliding with the push and pull of expectation: too much, too little, too early, too late.

Get your tickets now at the link in our bio!

📸: Stephen Cummings

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“As if everything was perfect,” directed and choreographed by Gianna Burright, was included in the @nytimes fall dance preview! Don’t miss its world premiere in November.

In this video, take a look into the creation of the piece.

Tickets available at the link in our bio!

🎥: @svixjo

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Tune in to our latest St. Louis Dancescapes interview with @giannaburright now to learn more about his approach to creating and returning to her works - available wherever you stream podcasts! 🎙️

Gianna Burright is a Choreographer, Dancer, and Educator, who explores emotional extremes—happiness and sadness, grief and euphoria, rage and mindfulness, nightmares and dreams—through movement. A self-proclaimed late bloomer she has had the opportunity to work with acclaimed organizations such as Baryshnikov Arts, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Create Summer Program, Jacob’s Pillow Ann and Westin Hicks Choreography Fellow, Kennesaw State University Choreographic Residency, Carmel Dance Festival Choreography Fellow, Dance Gallery Festival Ardsley Residency. Gianna has presented choreographic work in fifteen countries including at iconic venues such as The Bonnie Byrd Theater, The Place, Turner Contemporary Gallery, Waterloo East Theatre, STEPS, Opendoors North America, the International Edinburgh Fringe Festival, The Odyssey Theater, LA Theatre Center, and LA Dance Project. This year Gianna is commissioned by Baryshnikov Arts to develop her evening-length work, As if everything was perfect and received a commission from MADCO to develop a new work Oddities. She has been mentored by some of the most acclaimed figures in the world of dance including Jojo Alsberry, Lillian Barbeito, Peter Chu, Alex Ketley, Dianne McIntyre, and Risa Steinberg.

Gianna is an educator who works with dancers and movers of all ages and abilities, including in K-12 school systems and university settings. She aims to create understanding through sensory experiences, articulation & vocabulary (verbally & physically), awareness, joy, sadness, connection, and listening. Burright holds a BFA in Dance from UCSB and an MFA in Choreography from Trinity Laban Conservatory of Music and Dance.

#dance #madcodance #stldancescapes #stl

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Now streaming 🎙️ St. Louis Dancescapes Episode No. 2 features MADCO guest choreographer Gianna Burright alongside MADCO’s artistic director Arianna Russ. Carly Vanderheyden and Soraya Cohen pull back the curtain on Gianna’s process of creating “Oddities” for its Spring 2026 premiere, as well as the expansion of the work for MADCO’s 2026-2027 Season.

Head to the link in our bio now to listen wherever you stream podcasts 📲

#stldancescapes #stldance #dancepodcast #stl #dance

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The moment you’ve been waiting for… our next St. Louis Dancescapes Podcast drops this Monday 9/7! 🎙️

Episode No. 2 features MADCO guest choreographer Gianna Burright alongside MADCO’s artistic director Arianna Russ. Carly Vanderheyden and Soraya Cohen pull back the curtain on Gianna’s process of creating “Oddities” for its Spring 2026 premiere, as well as the expansion of the work for MADCO’s 2026-2027 Season. Tune in tomorrow 9/7 at 9am wherever you stream podcasts!

Gianna Burright is a Choreographer, Dancer, and Educator, who explores emotional extremes—happiness and sadness, grief and euphoria, rage and mindfulness, nightmares and dreams—through movement. A self-proclaimed late bloomer she has had the opportunity to work with acclaimed organizations such as Baryshnikov Arts, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Create Summer Program, Jacob’s Pillow Ann and Westin Hicks Choreography Fellow, Kennesaw State University Choreographic Residency, Carmel Dance Festival Choreography Fellow, Dance Gallery Festival Ardsley Residency. Gianna has presented choreographic work in fifteen countries including at iconic venues such as The Bonnie Byrd Theater, The Place, Turner Contemporary Gallery, Waterloo East Theatre, STEPS, Opendoors North America, the International Edinburgh Fringe Festival, The Odyssey Theater, LA Theatre Center, and LA Dance Project. This year Gianna is commissioned by Baryshnikov Arts to develop her evening-length work, As if everything was perfect and received a commission from MADCO to develop a new work Oddities. She has been mentored by some of the most acclaimed figures in the world of dance including Jojo Alsberry, Lillian Barbeito, Peter Chu, Alex Ketley, Dianne McIntyre, and Risa Steinberg.

Gianna is an educator who works with dancers and movers of all ages and abilities, including in K-12 school systems and university settings. She aims to create understanding through sensory experiences, articulation & vocabulary (verbally & physically), awareness, joy, sadness, connection, and listening. Burright holds a BFA in Dance from UCSB and an MFA in Choreography from Trinity Laban Conservatory of Music and Dance

#dance #madcodance #stldancescapes #stl

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"As if everything was perfect," directed and choreographed by Gianna Burright, receives it's world premiere this November!

Get tickets now—use code early for 25% off now through September 4.

📸: Stephen Cummings

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A look back at our process of renewing “Oddities” by @giannaburright! This work premiered in Spring 2026, and we cannot wait to reintroduce it for EMERGE in April 2027 at @cocastl’s Catherine B. Berges Theatre 🌱🪑✨

Lock in your season subscription now to ensure you experience every moment of our 51st season! You can secure early bird pricing now through September 1st. Act fast 👀 madcodance.com

📸 @carly.vanderheyden.photo

#dance #stl #stldance #dancephotography #madcodance

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In this new video, director and choreographer Gianna Burright discusses the props and symbolism in “As if everything was perfect.”

“As if everything was perfect” receives its world premiere at BAC this November. Get tickets at the link in our bio! Use code EARLY for 25% off now through September 4.

🎥: @svixjo

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Join us in reimagining “Oddities” by @giannaburright 🎶🪑✨

We have spent the past two weeks renewing Gianna’s exceptional work that premiered this past spring, and will now be reintroduced in 2027 for “EMERGE”.

Gianna describes her piece as a deep dive into the female compulsion to create and carry - an inheritance through which women have moved people, memory, and culture across generations.

Lock in your season subscription now to ensure you experience every moment of our 51st season! You can secure yours today through the link in our bio, early bird pricing goes through September 1st! ✨🔗🌱

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MADCO is kicking off our 26/27 Unfurl Season with @giannaburright to restage and expand on her work “Oddities” for our Spring Concert EMERGE 🌱

Gianna Burright (she/her) is a Choreographer, Dancer, and Educator, who explores emotional extremes—happiness and sadness, grief and euphoria, rage and mindfulness, nightmares and dreams—through movement. A self-proclaimed late bloomer she has had the opportunity to work with acclaimed organizations such as Baryshnikov Arts, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Create Summer Program, Jacob’s Pillow Ann and Westin Hicks Choreography Fellow, Kennesaw State University Choreographic Residency, Carmel Dance Festival Choreography Fellow, Dance Gallery Festival Ardsley Residency. Gianna has presented choreographic work in fifteen countries including at iconic venues such as The Bonnie Byrd Theater, The Place, Turner Contemporary Gallery, Waterloo East Theatre, STEPS, Opendoors North America, the International Edinburgh Fringe Festival, The Odyssey Theater, LA Theatre Center, and LA Dance Project. This year Gianna is commissioned by Baryshnikov Arts to develop her evening-length work, As if everything was perfect and received a commission from MADCO to develop a new work Oddities. She has been mentored by some of the most acclaimed figures in the world of dance including Jojo Alsberry, Lillian Barbeito, Peter Chu, Alex Ketley, Dianne McIntyre, and Risa Steinberg.

Gianna is an educator who works with dancers and movers of all ages and abilities, including in K-12 school systems and university settings. She aims to create understanding through sensory experiences, articulation & vocabulary (verbally and physically), awareness, joy, sadness, connection, and listening. Burright holds a BFA in Dance from UCSB and an MFA in Choreography from Trinity Laban Conservatory of Music and Dance.

Subscribe before September 1st to secure an early bird discount on your tickets for MADCO’s complete 26/27 Season! Learn more at madcodance.com and via the link in our bio 📲

#stl #stldance #dancersofig #madcodance #femalechoreographer

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As we look toward REMNANTS this fall, we’re celebrating a few of the artists who are moving into their next chapters, but whose impact remains a part of MADCO long after their final bow.

@annesleygrace 💌
Celebrating Annesley and the artistry and heart she brought to MADCO. We’re so grateful for the time we shared and can’t wait to see what’s next!

Choreography by @ariannaruss
Photo/Video by @carly.vanderheyden.photo

As we look toward REMNANTS this fall, we’re celebrating a few of the artists who are moving into their next chapters, but whose impact remains a part of MADCO long after their final bow.

@annesleygrace 💌
Celebrating Annesley and the artistry and heart she brought to MADCO. We’re so grateful for the time we shared and can’t wait to see what’s next!

Choreography by @ariannaruss
Photo/Video by @carly.vanderheyden.photo

As we look toward REMNANTS this fall, we’re celebrating a few of the artists who are moving into their next chapters, but whose impact remains a part of MADCO long after their final bow.

@kd0n_96 💌
After 11 incredible seasons, Daryon leaves behind an undeniable mark on MADCO. A huge chapter in our story, and one we’re so grateful for. We look forward to seeing what’s next.

Choreography by @ariannaruss
Photo/Video by @carly.vanderheyden.photo

As we look toward REMNANTS this fall, we’re celebrating a few of the artists who are moving into their next chapters, but whose impact remains a part of MADCO long after their final bow.

@kd0n_96 💌
After 11 incredible seasons, Daryon leaves behind an undeniable mark on MADCO. A huge chapter in our story, and one we’re so grateful for. We look forward to seeing what’s next.

Choreography by @ariannaruss
Photo/Video by @carly.vanderheyden.photo

As we look toward REMNANTS this fall, we’re celebrating a few of the artists who are moving into their next chapters, but whose impact remains a part of MADCO long after their final bow.

@gabbybillyray 💌
Eight seasons of artistry, passion, and memories with MADCO. Celebrating everything Gabby has given to this company and cheering her on in her next chapter.

Choreography by @giannaburright
Photo/Video by @carly.vanderheyden.phot

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