An Australian artist who has worked as a production, stage, site and tour manager, lighting and set designer, consultant, technical director and a fire sculptor with arts organizations, institutions and freelancing on events and installations around the world ranging from intimate theatrical works, shows on and off Broadway in NYC and on London’s West End.
His work includes large scale indoor and outdoor festivals, the Sydney Olympic Ceremonies, the Melbourne Commonwealth Games Ceremonies & Cultural Festival, Melbourne International Arts Festivals, Montreal Just for Laughs, Edinburgh Fringe, Melbourne International Comedy Festivals, Vancouver Winter Olympics Cultural Festival, MASS MoCA’s Solid Sound, Centennial celebrations, river & street parades, tours & various music festivals.
Rus has worked with many artists over 30+ years of which some include Shamel Pitts|TRIBE, Merce Cunningham, Laurie Anderson, John Leguizamo, Phillip Glass, Brian Eno, Tim Robbins & The Actors Gang, Taylor Mac, Patti Smith, Trisha Brown Dance Company, Bandaloop, Camille A. Brown & Dancers, DeLanna Studi & Octopus Theatricals, Abraham.In.Motion, Streb & Phantom Limb Company and on projects and tours through Australia, USA, Canada, Tunisia, Europe, Asia & South America. Rus worked at PS122 many moons ago and was the founding Production Manager & Resident Lighting Designer at Oz Arts in Nashville TN, before continuing to freelance around the world.
