Director - Choreographer - Writer

Arista Detter is an independent artist who creates for both the stage and screen. In the last 4 years, her work has been featured throughout the midwest and in New York City.

Arista’s work is playful, inquisitive, and relishes the swells of human emotion. She is curious about the roadways of verbal text and physical movement as a vehicle for storytelling. Whether scene dialogue or soundscapes, pedestrian movement or concert dance, she enjoys exploring the wide range of possibility to expand and expose ideas, themes, and emotions.

Arista presented her first NYC work in 2025. Her piece entitled, Eden, was performed in Forager Theatre Company’s, “Colors of Paradise” dance concert.

A proud Wisconsinite, Arista has created and collaborated on over 15 works for the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, Sauk Prairie High School, and the UW System’s Flow Project. Her dance piece, Icarus and Apollo, was featured in the Gala Concert at the 2024 ACDA - North Central Conference. This past spring, she directed Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl, at Sauk Prairie High School.

Outside of staged theatre and dance works, Arista has also collaborated with media artist, Sam Calaway, as a choreographer for their short films.