In the future we are facing, we will continue to hold our humanity at the centre of our narrative and at the centre of our use of technology. As a collective, we consider our future deeply, using art to make sense of the world’s increasing complexities. We reimagine our boundaries by developing works across multiple platforms and engaging in interdisciplinary exploration.
About ADC
Australasian Dance Collective
Australasian Dance Collective is one of Australia’s leading contemporary dance companies.
Established in 1984 as Expressions Dance Company by Maggi Sietsma AM, the company has created more than 180 works by 80 national and international choreographers. Harnessing the talent of an extraordinary ensemble of six dancers, the company has achieved significant recognition through national awards, including three Helpmann Awards and three Australian Dance Awards.
Brisbane-based ADC is a significant cultural resource and a leading provider of dance performance and sector development. We recognise the need to be nationally and internationally connected, represented through our diverse range of local and global partnerships.
Our core desire is to harness the power of the collective. Our signature is one of plurality, not a singular fingerprint. In all areas of creation and performance, we work as a collective where like-minded individuals have robust and invigorating conversations that give rise to new dance, to new art.
ADC invests in artists and art and cultivates interdisciplinary collaborations and imaginative partnerships. Through dance, we embrace an intergenerational focus and innovative co-creations – eliciting and presenting these myriad voices and forms to create something never seen before.
“This strong company produces some extraordinary performances, matching the best seen on QPAC stages.”— The Australian
“ADC is certainly one of Australia’s most exciting dance companies.”— The Courier Mail
“Australasian Dance Collective continues to carve its path as leading Australian artists.”— Australian Stage
Our Vision
#We will harness the power of the collective.
Through dance, we embrace an intergenerational focus and innovative co-creations — eliciting and presenting myriad forms to create art never seen before.
Our Purpose
#To promote and nurture creative capability
in our company and community, through dance.
Our Approach
#Above all, we embrace collaboration
creating a welcoming vibrant environment committed to excellence and sustainability, where we work as a collective to share, shape and nourish our craft and community.
We approach all that we do with purpose, curiosity, courage, empathy, ambition, and workmanship.
We acknowledge the First Nations people as the Traditional Owners of Meanjin (Brisbane).
Australasian Dance Collective acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their deep connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
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