Australasian Dance Collective’s 2025 Season
Join Australasian Dance Collective as they celebrate their 40th season. Tickets are on sale now for Relic and Blue.
Step into the world of Relic—a daring reimagining of Jack Lister’s award-winning Still Life film trilogy. In an unprecedented collaboration, ADC and Urban Art Projects (UAP) invite you to experience art as never before, in a site-specific dance theatre creation that defies the boundaries between performance and visual art.
Inspired by the timeless themes of 16th and 17th-century still life paintings and the haunting symbolism of the memento mori movement, Relic reimagines these age-old notions of mortality through the fearless spirit of motocross—helmets for skulls, smoking rubber for snuffed-out candles, and the inevitable heralding of the final lap for the sands in the hourglass.
The industrial grandeur of the Foundry will be transformed into a mesmerising journey of discovery. The audience will be led through the space and immersed in a collection of exquisitely crafted vignettes—each scene a momentary glimpse of the delicacy of life.
Join ADC for the finale of this enduring series, featuring their award-winning Company Artists and special guest Leanne Kenneally, Opera Queensland Soprano.
Relic will be at the UAP Foundry 7-9 March. General Admission begins at $45. Book now.
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, presents her latest creation in collaboration with UK electronic music visionary, Clark. Known for her striking blend of physicality and emotional nuance, Lane’s choreography is masterful and touching in its humanity. Set against a cutting-edge soundscape, this world premiere is sure to captivate and challenge.
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.
ADC’s 40th anniversary celebration, Blue, will be at QPAC’s Playhouse 14-17 May. Tickets begin at $65. Book now.
ADC Relic, Photo credit David Kelly