Contemporary Dance Australia

Australian Dance Theatre has been producing consistently extraordinary new dance since it was formed in Adelaide in 1965.

Under the artistic direction of Garry Stewart since 1999, the company has embarked on a distinctive artistic trajectory that has won the company numerous accolades praising Garry Stewart's choreography and this formidable ensemble.

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BalletLab is regarded as one of the most inventive choreographic visionary companies working in Australia today. Artistic Director Phillip Adams has created a significant body of artistic works that are highly sophisticated, physically idiosyncratic and aesthetically unique. His choreography has positioned BalletLab as a unique creative force amongst contemporary dance companies worldwide.

Bangarra Dance Theatre is one of the youngest and oldest of Australia's dance companies. Its living traditions go back at least 40 000 years but it also reflects the lives and attitudes of Indigenous peoples today. This unique company blends traditional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and culture with international contemporary dance influences to create a truly Australian dance language.

Buzz Dance Theatre is Australia’s premier dance theatre company for children and young people. Nationally awarded as a leader in their field, they make performances and lead workshops that are designed specifically to foster creativity in all its shapes and forms.

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Founded by Artistic Director Gideon Obarzanek in 1995, Chunky Move has earned an enviable reputation for producing a distinct yet unpredictable brand of genre-defying dance performance. Chunky Move’s work constantly seeks to redefine what is or what can be contemporary dance within an ever-evolving Australian culture.

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As Australia's fastest growing dance company, Dancenorth creates new works of contemporary dance-theatre for local, national and international audiences, under the athletic and highly acclaimed Artistic Directorship of Gavin Webber.

Founded in 1985 Expressions Dance Company has established a worldwide reputation for originality, energy and exhilarating dance theatre. Not averse to taking risks, Expressions creates works in which speech, dance and visual media combine and confront each other.

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Formed in 2002, Force Majeure is based around a collective of artists from varying disciplines who are committed to creating stimulating movement-based theatre. The company premiered in Europe at the prestigious Lyon Biennele de la Danse in 2006. Force Majeure makes work that communicates clearly and inventively on contemporary life, breaking down boundaries between art forms using highly skilled physicality as the creative conduit and philosophical meeting point. Whether its work is defined as dance, theatre or performance is secondary to its relevance and impact.

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Leigh Warren & Dancers aspires to physical virtuosity, sophisticated choreographic practice and the integration of musical and visual elements to create a unique landscape that melds those elements inextricably together.

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Lucy Guerin Inc. is an Australian dance company which was established in May 2002 to support the creation and production of new work by choreographer Lucy Guerin. Its primary focus is to develop and extend dance as an art form through the creation and performance of new works.

QL2 Centre for Youth Dance in Canberra has a 10 year track record of excellence in youth dance. It is home of Quantum Leap: an auditioned, elite youth dance ensemble.

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STEPS Youth Dance Company provides opportunities for young dancers to work with some of the most dynamic professional artists in WA - choreographers, directors, musicians, technicians and visual/digital media creators.

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Stompin celebrates the talents of young performers in professional, inspiring and bold dance works in site-specific locations from forests to an airline maintenance hangar. The company connects young people with professional artists to lead, create and present new ideas at the edge of contemporary culture.

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Sydney Dance Company is one of Australia's leading contemporary dance company and one of the country's most original and vibrant arts organisations. During the years 1976 – 2007 the Company was led by Graeme Murphy and Janet Vernon.

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Established in 1981 as Australia's first dance in-education company, Tasdance is a vital touring company that nurtures dancers and choreographers. In 2007, the company toured Mercy: A dance for the forgotten as part of Ten Days on the Island throughout Tasmania and New Zealand. Ice Ocean toured with the education projects youth ensemble and Divine Harmonies toured Australia and New Zealand.

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