In 2015, Australia’s oldest contemporary dance company, Australian Dance Theatre (ADT), will be celebrating its 50th anniversary. To commemorate the milestone, ADT will present a “50th Anniversary Gala” at the Dunstan Playhouse in July. The company will pay tribute to the history of the company, honouring current and former artistic directors, and will also present a new work created by Garry Stewart and co-choreographed with former dancer Larissa McGowan.
Other 50th anniversary events include a Founders' Celebration held in the Adelaide Arcade – the first home of the dance company, a commemorative book which will be launched in November and involvement with the 2015 Australian Dance Awards which will be held in Adelaide in September.
In it’s 50th anniversary year, ADT will also tour nationally and internationally. Garry Stewart’s Be Yourself will be presented in WA, NSW and SA, and his dance film Collision Course will be presented in Melbourne’s Federation Square in February as part of the Recharge: Experimenta Biennial of Media Art.
Two European tours of the company’s newest work Multiverse will take place in March and June to French and Spanish theatres, including the Théâtre National de Chaillot in Paris. ADT will also tour to South America - a new market for the company.
DATES:
20 June: Mandurah Performing Arts Centre (WA)
24 – 27 June: State Theatre Centre (Perth)
7 July:Dubbo Civic Theatre (NSW)
10 -11 July:Illawarra Performing Arts Centre (Wollongong, NSW)
5 – 6 August: Barossa Arts & Convention Centre (SA)
7 August:Marion Cultural Centre (SA)
14 August: Murray Bridge Town Hall (SA)
For more information about ADT’s 2015 program, including these performance and others, education activities and events, and research projects, head to www.adt.org.au