Australian Dance Party is led by the vision of dance artists and makers, Artistic Director Alison Plevey and Associate Director Sara Black, in collaboration with our board, artists, places and community.
Our vision is to:
- develop and present innovative dance work that communicates contemporary issues
- lead as the flagship dance company of Canberra, with a national profile
- provide employment and development for professional dance artists in Canberra
Our interest is in the unique qualities of dance works and immersions as communicators and vehicles for change.
We imagine adventurous performance experiences involving performers, thinkers and experts in site specific and theatre spaces that challenge audiences to think, question ideals and celebrate life.
Our Story
Based on the lands of the Ngunnawal people, Canberra, Australian Dance Party is an award-winning company of dance artists creating inventive and powerful dance experiences.
As a site-specific company, we are collaborators and celebrators of the spaces and places around us, opening up conversations and enlivening stories through our choreographies. Our immersive work engages diverse, and often unsuspecting audiences, creating a space for them to connect, reflect and awaken.
Led by award-winning “tour de force” dance artist and choreographer Alison Plevey, we share unique and lasting experiences with diverse and unsuspecting audiences, developing unlikely collaborations and partnerships that lead to inventive and meaningful new work.
Established in 2016, ADP is demonstrating an important role in the ACT arts and the broader community in strengthening and deepening artistic practice and art enjoyment. We sustain and nurture careers for dance artists in the ACT, providing professional pathways, development, and employment for emerging and established dance artists.
Board
The team of individuals who lead and guide the Party
Artists
Creatives who form the heart and soul of The Party
TEAM
The people who help keep ADP going
Collaborating Artists
Guest artists who move us in new ways
“Dancing is certainly as old as man and his desire to express himself, to communicate his joys and sorrows, to celebrate and to mourn with the most immediate instrument at his disposal: his body.”
(Walter Sorrell, 1967)
