Australian Dance Theatre

Australian Dance Theatre
"Australia's pre-eminent contemporary dance company"
General information
Name	Australian Dance Theatre
Year founded	1965
Founding artistic director	Dr. Elizabeth Cameron Dalman OAM
Principal venue	57A Queen Street Norwood, South Australia South Australia 5067 Australia 34°58′15″S 138°36′30″E / 34.9709°S 138.6083°E / -34.9709; 138.6083
Website	www.adt.org.au
Artistic staff
Artistic Director	Daniel Riley Sarah-Jayne Howard (Associate)

Australian Dance Theatre (ADT), known as Meryl Tankard Australian Dance Theatre from 1993 to 1999, is a contemporary dance company based in Adelaide, South Australia, established in 1965 by Elizabeth Cameron Dalman OAM. The ADT was the first modern dance company in Australia, and drew on the techniques of Martha Graham for its inspiration.

The company has garnered many industry awards, was the first Australian company invited to the Edinburgh Festival, and is the only Australian company to be invited to perform at Théâtre de la Ville in Paris. The company has toured performances extensively throughout Australia as well as internationally.

As of 2022^[update] the artistic director of the company is Daniel Riley, who took over after Garry Stewart had spent 22 years at the helm.