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ADC Youth Ensemble 21-23MARCH
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SUCCESSION
The Playing Field / Riannon McLean and the ADC Youth Ensemble
10 min interval
15LOVE / Lilly King
10 min interval
Automaton / Riannon McLean
Australasian Dance Collective acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their deep connections to land, sea, and community We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today
Welcome to Succession 2024
We arrive to March with a burst of excitement and fulfilment as we make our way into our sixth year of practice-based findings, creating art for performance spaces. Leading with connection, a strong sense of purpose and togetherness, our ensemble of dancers once again bring resounding strength and curiosity to their creativity Their efforts of leadership and confidence have developed in a very short space of time, and I am very excited to see what the future of our ensemble will accomplish in 2024. As supporters of these young individuals, I know that we are all eager to cheer on the enthusiasm and talent that they all share for their developing art form and as their ensemble director, I feel very honoured to share it.
Congratulations!
2024 Youth Ensemble
Rylee Crossley
Isabel Dowd Lingtong Feng
Amity Gentle-Briese
Isla Gillespie Haruhi Kawaura
Vivelle Kenzler
Isa King
Annika Lewis
Morgan McAleer Bridie Norton
2024 Youth Ensemble
Mia Raeli
Meena Sayed Hannah Sayed
Matilda Shanks
Charlotte Sloan Aaliyah Solomon
Lara Stevenson
Angela Warr Sofia Webb
Amy Wake Amelie Williams-Steven
Riannon McLean
Youth Ensemble Director
Succession returns in 2024 with an exciting program where our young Youth Ensemble artists are front and centre as key contributors and collaborators of their own creative vision. What started out as a singular envelope crafting multiple outcomes of chance, has transformed into a decisive whirlwind of masterful decision making to arrive to ‘The Playing Field’
ADC Company Artist, Lilly King, brings her new work ‘15LOVE’ to Succession this year highlighting the performative absurdity of a tennis match, and we return with ‘Automaton’, choreographed by Youth Ensemble Director, Riannon McLean crafted in 2021. A robotic notion and interpretation of how we view the human form as a selfoperating machine
As its name suggests, Succession is a key platform in ADC’s commitment to actively developing the next generation of dancers and dance makers
ADC are focused and committed to create meaningful opportunity to each of our ensemble members so that they may have exposure to both our main stage company as well as inspiring industry professionals Their experience, purpose and artistic journey is what makes this program incredibly special. They celebrate each other’s highest achievements and continue to flourish not only as individuals but as a unified ensemble
THE PLAYING FIELD
Think deeper, Master the muddle
Show your hand Cards of colour
Think deeper , A game of chance
Show your hand
A dual as cover.
Creatives
CHOREOGRAPHER
Riannon McLean & the ADC Youth Ensemble LIGHTING DESIGN
Lauren Sallaway COSTUME DESIGN
Riannon McLean MUSIC
Openings/ Max Richter
Drifting Circles/ Anne Muller
Crane/ White Lightening/ The RZA/Charles Bernstein
Human Heartbeat/ sound effects
Teeth Marks On A Pallet/ Clouds
Lights, camera, action Beginners to the stage Game, set, match
15LOVE touches on the similarities between a dance performance and a tennis match
Myself and the six Youth Ensemble artists (Angela, Aaliyah, Amelie, Matilda, Mia & Vivelle) have collaborated to create this short work - there is no way I could have made this without the efforts of these fabulous artists We are working with set choreography and improvisational scores to highlight the performative absurdity of a tennis match
Lilly King
Choreographer & ADC Company Artist
Creatives
CHOREOGRAPHER
Lilly King
LIGHTING DESIGN
Lauren Sallaway
COSTUME DESIGN
Riannon McLean
DANCERS
Vivelle Kenzler, Mia Raeli, Matilda Shanks, Aaliyah Solomon, Angela Warr, Amelie
Williams-Steven MUSIC
Sport, Wimbledon Tennis Match Sound
Effect by Sound Effects - Topic Sound of Tennis by GreatGeorgable
Take on Me by a-ha
15LOVE
AUTOMATON
A robotic notion and interpretation of how we view the human form as a self-operating machine
Creatives
CHOREOGRAPHER
Riannon McLean
LIGHTING DESIGN
Lauren Sallaway
COSTUME DESIGN
Riannon McLean
MUSIC
Gallery/ Hildur Guonadttir
The Door/ Hildur Guonadttir
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Artistic Director & CEO
Amy Hollingsworth
Associate Artistic Director
Jack Lister
M e e t t he C o l l e c t i v e
Rehearsal Director & Artistic Advisor
Gabrielle Nankivell
Head of Operations
Jade Ellis
Head of Marketing
Jade Fantozzi
Production Manager
Candice Marshall
Head of Creative Learning
Katherine Duhigg
Youth Ensemble Director
Riannon McLean
Mature Program Coordinator
Jaime Redfern
Administration Officer
Josephine Reid
Accountant
Karen Mitchell
Finance Officer
Elizabeth Lepua
Board of Directors
Alan Scott Chair
Tony Denholder
Amy Hollingsworth
Julie Garner
Balveen Ajimal
Company Artists
Harrison Elliott
Taiga Kita-Leong
Lilly King
Jack Lister
Lily Potger
Georgia Van Gils
Succession Lighting Realiser
Lauren Sallaway Photography
Jade Ellis
PRE-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM Full-time training for contemporary dancers starting 2025. AUDITIONS Brisbane | September 2024 Applications open June 2024 Gain invaluable experience training alongside a professional company and graduate with an Advanced Diploma of Professional Dance (Elite Performance) australasiandancecollective.com/training Program supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland’s Strategic Partnerships Fund and The L&R Foundation Photography Justin Ridler Pictured Josie Weise
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Our Partners and Supporters
Australasian Dance Collective acknowledges the assistance of the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland
Government Partners Foundation Partners
PatriciaMacDonaldMemorialFoundation
L&RFoundation
Production Partners
Special Thanks
Special thanks to the ADC Company Artists for their instrumental energy and support of the ADC Youth Ensemble
ADC Youth Ensemble Dance Studios
Special thanks to the dance studios which members of the ADC Youth Ensemble attend for their continuous support in the dancers’ commitment to this program
Footlights Dance Studio
Redland Dance
The Dance Centre
Centenary Dance Academy
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