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Australasian Dance Collective Blue ADC 40th Anniversary Season

14 - 17 May 2025
Playhouse
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$65 - $79 *
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1 hour 50 minutes
including two intervals, subject to change without notice

Something old, something new, something borrowed

Australasian Dance Collective (ADC) celebrates 40 years of dance with Blue, a triple bill that honours the past, embraces the present, and looks boldly toward the future.

Natalie Weir’s When Time Stops returns to the QPAC stage, capturing the fragility and beauty of life’s pivotal moments. An ethereal voyage of life-changing moments, Weir’s choreography, set to a soul-stirring score by Iain Grandage, will move audiences with its depth of feeling. ADC’s extraordinary dancers will be joined by guest artist Riannon McLean for a truly haunting and poetic performance.

One of Australia’s leading choreographic voices, Melanie Lane, treads the slippery realm of dream-thought in her new creation, Glass Teeth. Drawing from the ancient belief that dreaming was considered a supernatural communication or a means of divine intervention, Glass Teeth, in collaboration with UK electronic music visionary, Clark, dances through the uncanny nightmares and fantasies that we are transported to when we sleep.

Global superstar Hofesh Shechter’s seminal work In your rooms is a visceral exploration of society’s chaotic energy and inner tensions. Shechter’s choreography brings together eight dancers in an electrifying performance, delving into the complexity of our collective existence with unflinching honesty.

Celebrate the marriage between the legacy and the future of ADC with something old, something new and something borrowed.

  • Australasian Dance Collective continue to demonstrate their commitment to taking risks, breaking new ground and always seeking to expand what they do.
    Backstreet Brisbane
  • This strong company produces some extraordinary performances, matching the best seen on QPAC stages.
    The Australian
  • ADC is certainly one of Australia’s most exciting dance companies.
    The Courier-Mail
  • Australasian Dance Collective continue to demonstrate their commitment to taking risks, breaking new ground and always seeking to expand what they do.
    Backstreet Brisbane
  • This strong company produces some extraordinary performances, matching the best seen on QPAC stages.
    The Australian
  • ADC is certainly one of Australia’s most exciting dance companies.
    The Courier-Mail
  • Australasian Dance Collective continue to demonstrate their commitment to taking risks, breaking new ground and always seeking to expand what they do.
    Backstreet Brisbane

Important Information

Warning

This performance use strobe lighting, smoke and fog effects. 

Playhouse Access Guide

The Playhouse access guide [PDF, 462KB] provides information on what you can expect while visiting QPAC.

Special Events

Insight Matinee

School groups are welcome to attend any performance however the Insight Matinée has been specially created for school students, young dancers and educators to deepen their understanding and connection to the performance, the professional industry and the artform.

Artistic Director, Amy Hollingsworth, shares aspects of the creative development of each of the works in the program with the opportunity for questions from the audience. 

This talk will be Auslan interpreted.

  • Thu 15 May 2025, 12:30 PM

Presented by Australasian Dance Collective in association with QPAC

Australasian Dance Collective is assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts funding and advisory body and the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.  

This event is supported by the QPAC 40 program, celebrating 40 years of joy, inclusion, gathering and stories. 

 

Gallery

Australasian Dance Collective – Blue David Kelly
Australasian Dance Collective – Blue David Kelly
Australasian Dance Collective – Blue David Kelly

When Time Stops [excerpt]

  • Choreography Natalie Weir
  • Music Composition Iain Grandage
  • Original Costume and Set Design Bill Haycock
  • Original Lighting Design David Walters
  • Lighting Realisation Ben Hughes
  • Performed by ADC Company Artists and Guest Artist Riannon McLean

Glass Teeth

  • Choreography Melanie Lane
  • Music by Clark
  • Lighting Design Ben Hughes
  • Performed by ADC Company Artists

In your rooms

  • In your rooms is presented in association with Hofesh Shechter Company
  • Choreography and Music Hofesh Shechter
  • Original Musical Director Nell Catchpole
  • Original Lighting Design Lee Curran
  • Original Costume Design Elizabeth Barker
  • Lighting Realisation Ben Hughes
  • Stager Sam Coren
  • Performed by ADC Company Artists

Accessibility

For wheelchair users, Companion Card holders or those requiring assistance, dedicated seating options are available, and bookings can be made through our Call Centre by giving us a call on 136 246. You can also find information on access and accessibility at QPAC here.

To book the below accessibility enhanced performances please call QPAC Group Sales on 07 3840 7466 or email groups@qpac.com.au. You can find a full list of accessibility enhanced performances including Audio-Described / Auslan Interpreted / Captioned / Relaxed / Tactile tours here.

Auslan Interpreted

Selected performances are professionally signed by Auslan interpreters. An Auslan interpreter will sign the pre-show welcome and the Artistic Insights talk during the interval of the matinee performance on Thursday, 15 May 2025. Please note, the performance itself will not be Auslan interpreted. 

  • Thu 15 May 2025, 12:30 PM

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