Australian Dance Theatre

Australian Dance Theatre


"Australia's pre-eminent contemporary dance company"
General information
Name Australian Dance Theatre
Year founded 1965
Founding Artistic Director Dr. Elizabeth Cameron Dalman OAM
Principal venue 126 Belair Road
Hawthorn
South Australia
5062
 Australia
34°58′15″S 138°36′30″E / 34.9709°S 138.6083°E / -34.9709; 138.6083Coordinates: 34°58′15″S 138°36′30″E / 34.9709°S 138.6083°E / -34.9709; 138.6083
Website adt.org.au
Artistic staff
Artistic Director

Australian Dance Theatre (ADT) is a contemporary dance company based in Adelaide, South Australia established in 1965 by Dr. Elizabeth Cameron Dalman OAM.[1][2] Dalman sought to "open the horizons for provocative contemporary and cutting edge dance".[1] The ADT was the first modern dance company in Australia and drew on the techniques of Martha Graham for its inspiration. Eleo Pomare was an early collaborator and the songs of Peter, Paul and Mary featured strongly in their early works, such as This Train.

The company has garnered 28 industry awards since 2002, was the first Australian company invited to the Edinburgh Festival and is the only Australian company to be invited to perform at Théâtre de la Ville in Paris. The company has toured performances extensively throughout Australia, Ireland, Korea, Canada, USA, UK, The Netherlands, Germany, France, Belgium, Monaco, Japan, Spain, Austria, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal and Norway.

History

Artistic Directors

Dalman led ADT from 1965 to 1975. After Dalman, Artistic Directors were: 1977-85 Jonathan Taylor (former dancer Ballet Rambert, UK),[3] 1986-87 jointly Anthony Steel of the Adelaide Festival of Arts and ADT dancer Lenny Westerdijk, 1987-93 Leigh Warren (now with Leigh Warren & Dancers), 1993-99 Meryl Tankard during which time the company was known as the "Meryl Tankard Australian Dance Theatre".[4] Meryl Tankard left after disputes with the Board, Bill Pengelly was interim Artistic Director until the current Artistic Director, Garry Stewart began in 1999.[5][6]

Elizabeth Dalman School of Modern Dance

Established in 1967 the school offered the public an insight into the company through classes, workshops, pre and post show forums/discussions. It also helped to fund the dance theatre in its infancy.

Repertoire

Choreographed by Dr. Elizabeth Cameron Dalman OAM:

Choreographed by Jonathan Taylor:

Choreographed by Anthony Steel & Lenny Westerdijk:

Choreographed by Leigh Warren:

Choreographed by Meryl Tankard:

Choreographed by Bill Pengelly:

Choreographed by Garry Stewart:

References

External links

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