Mature Ensemble

Australasian Dance Collective believes creativity, reciprocity and artistic spirit know no age limit.

Aimed at those 50-plus, this program facilitates a range of movement practices, fosters a sense of community, promotes healthy living and positive ageing. 

Our tailored program invigorates and inspires, developing your physical and creative skills in a welcoming, inclusive, and stimulating environment.

The benefits of dance on your physical and mental health are well-documented, and at ADC you will be encouraged to reconnect with your body, challenge yourself, and explore the power of your creativity.

The Mature Program encompasses three streams of opportunity:
/ Mature Classes
/ Mature Intensive
/ Mature Ensemble

We invite you to connect with yourself, your physicality and your community with our Mature Classes. Designed for anyone who has an interest in moving their bodies, joyously. No previous dance experience is necessary.



Our 2025 Mature Ensemble will work collectively with Mature Program Coordinator Jaime Redfern to create an adaptation of Alone Together, a landmark 1995 work by founding director Maggi Sietsma AM.

This acclaimed dance theatre piece toured nationally and internationally, and now our Mature Ensemble will contribute to its legacy by bringing a new perspective to this significant chapter in our company's history.
As an original cast member of Alone Together, Jaime will guide our Ensemble through the re-staging process to creatively reimagine and shape their own interpretation of this remarkable work.

Inspired by the evocative paintings of Edward Hopper, Alone Together unfolds in a stark world of venetian blinds and deck chairs, seeking to reveal the heart and undercurrents beneath the sophisticated veneer of our lives.

Rehearsal Dates
Saturday 26 July, 12:30pm-5pm
Saturday 2 August, 12:30pm-5pm
Saturday 9 August, 12:30pm-5pm
Saturday 16 August, 12:30pm-5pm
Saturday 23 August, 12:30pm-6pm
Sunday 31 August, 1pm-4pm
Saturday 6 September, 12:30pm-6pm
Saturday 13 September, 12:30pm-5pm
Sunday 21 September, 12:30pm-5pm
Saturday 27 September, 12:30pm-5pm
Saturday 4 October, 12:30pm-5pm
Saturday 11 October, 12:30pm-5pm
Sunday 12 October, 12pm-5pm
Production Week
Wednesday 15 October - Saturday 18 October

Season Dates
Friday 17 October — Saturday 18 October

Participation Fee
$450 (non-refundable deposit $90)

Location
ADC Studio 1, Judith Wright Arts Centre, Fortitude Valley,
Meanjin/Brisbane

Registrations
Click below to register to join our 2025 Mature Ensemble.

Jaime Redfern

Jaime Redfern

Mature Program Coordinator
Maggi Sietsma AM

Maggi Sietsma AM

Founding Artistic Director


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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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