The Company

Celebrating 50 Years in 2015.

Under the directorship of Garry Stewart, Australian Dance Theatre creates dance that is an intelligent progression of the art form engaging audiences the world over.

Australian Dance Theatre is Australia’s pre-eminent contemporary dance company and the longest running in the country. For 50 years Australian Dance Theatre has pioneered new work that has contributed to defining dance in this region.

Some of the most laudable names in Australian dance have been part of the company’s evolution. For the past 15 years, under the artistic direction of Garry Stewart, Australian Dance Theatre has engaged in unique collaborations with artists from a wide variety of fields. With the dancers of the company, Garry Stewart has developed a distinctive movement vocabulary that underpins the company’s unique identity.

What’s On

January 2017

Date

Venue

Program

Bookings
30 - 30 Jan ADT Studios - 126 Belair Road, Hawthorn Youth Ensemble audition more info
1 - 31 Jan Second Stage Development The Beginning of Nature

February 2017

Date

Venue

Program

Bookings
18 - 18 Feb ACMI Proximity Interactive - White Night Melbourne Free event

March 2017

Date

Venue

Program

Bookings
2 - 31 Mar Art Gallery of South Australia Doppelganger As part of the Versus Rodin exhibition
31 - 31 Mar Art Gallery of South Australia ADT Youth Ensemble - Teen Takeover Free event. Register via AGSA

April 2017

Date

Venue

Program

Bookings
1 - 31 Mar Art Gallery of South Australia Doppelganger As part of the Versus Rodin exhibition
26 - 26 Apr ADT Studios 126 Belair Road, Hawthorn Rough Draft Entry by donation. Register your seats here.

June 2017

Date

Venue

Program

Bookings
1 - 17 Mar Art Gallery of South Australia Doppelganger As part of the Versus Rodin exhibition
18 Jun ADT Studios - 126 Belair Road, Hawthorn Body Image: the basis of who we are and how we act - workshop Click here to book

August 2017

Date

Venue

Program

Bookings
15 - 12 Sep National Tour - QLD, NSW, VIC Be Your Self Click here for full details
2 - 5 Aug The Sumner, Southbank Theatre Melbourne Be Your Self Southbank Theatre
03 8688 0800
15 Aug Townsville Civic Theatre Be Your Self Click here to book
(07) 4727 9797

September 2017

Date

Venue

Program

Bookings
18 - 22 Sep ADT Studios, Adelaide Secondment Week Applications are now open
(08) 8373 7733

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The Beginning of Nature in Virtual Reality - download the app

Friday, March 11, 2016

To accompany the world premiere of The Beginning of Nature, ADT has collaborated with Adelaide technology companies Sandpit and Jumpgate to create a virtual reality experience.

Viewed through an ingenious app, coupled with Google cardboard technology, allowing the user to experience the dancers performing choreography from The Beginning of Nature filmed in 3 stunning natural locations in South Australia in 360 degrees.

Composed by Brendan Woite, The Beginning of Nature’s score is performed on stage by the Zephyr Quartet and features Kaurna language sung by indigenous classical singers Vonda Last and Shauntai Batzke. The Kaurna language will also be featured in the virtual reality scenes – showing English translations.

The Kaurna words have been chosen by The Beginning of Nature’s Indigenous language consultant, Jack Buckskin.

To download:

Available for free on the App Store (for iPhone) or Google Play (for Android). Ensure you are on wifi, then head to ADT.org.au/VR.

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body, and through the Department of Communications and the Arts’ Indigenous Languages and Arts program.