Maria Angelica Caruso (born October 12, 1980) is a Pittsburgh native dancer, choreographer, actor, producer, academic, and creative entrepreneur whose enterprise encompasses brand models focused in the arts, education, entertainment, and wellbeing sectors. Caruso's multifaceted syndicate comprises four performance companies, a dance conservatory, a fitness program, and a dance movement therapy system, all under the auspices of the Bodiography brand.
The alliance of organizations under her leadership also include a production company titled M-Train Productions, two film and entertainment companies, RAE Films and En Pointe Entertainment, the dance conservatory Bodiography Center for Movement, and an affiliation with an academic institution of higher learning at La Roche University where she chairs the Performing Arts Department. All the encompassing entities led by Ms. Caruso's vision are known for their commitment to health and wellness in the arts and their championing of positive change in communities regionally and globally.
In addition to her catalog of over 100 ballets created specifically for her company of Bodiography artists, her choreographic works have been innovated for a collection of the world’s most esteemed dance companies, earning them support from their respective ministries of culture and tourism. As a dramatic stage performer, Caruso is best known for her critically acclaimed solo, Metamorphosis, which began off-Broadway in 2021 and followed with a global tour and run in London’s West End in the summer of 2022. Her final sold-out performance at the Lyric Theatre was filmed live on July 4, 2022, and is available on Amazon Primeand Broadway On Demand. In 2024, Caruso previewed her newest solo creation, Incarnation, in São Paulo, Brazil. The show then opened in London's West End at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on October 3, 2024. There Caruso made history as the first artist to perform a solo dance show in the theater since its opening in 1663.