Sttars Competitors

Masters of the credible incredible. Setting the standard for the spectacular. WE ARE NICA. We make the extraordinary world of circus arts a professional reality with world-class training, innovation, research, and development. It’s through these tools that NICA creates truly extraordinary, industry-elite artists. NICA is an internationally renowned Centre of Excellence based in Melbourne, Australia. We are a proud member of the Arts8 Organisations. Currently flying under the flag of Melbourne’s Swinburne University, we provide tertiary-level, innovative education, training, performance, research, leadership and talent to the local, national and global circus arts industry. At NICA, we utilise our world-leading credentials to unlock and bolster pathways to the extraordinary. We’re an authority on the awe-inspiring and set the standard for the spectacular through our seamless blend of accredited training and exceptional talent.

Australian Dance Theatre (ADT) is one of Australia’s leading contemporary dance company, enthralling audiences locally, nationally and internationally since 1965. Based in Adelaide, ADT has developed a body of artistically innovative work that reflects Australia’s ingenuity and vibrancy. The company is renowned for pushing the boundaries of dance and its collaborations with artists from a wide range of cultural and scientific domains, including robotics, photography, neuroscience, architecture, 3D graphics, video and virtual reality technology. ADT tours extensively across Australia and around the world, and has, since 2001, performed to over 250,000 people in Europe, Asia and North America at some of the most prestigious theatres in the world including the Sydney Opera House, Sadler’s Wells (London), Southbank Centre (London), Théatre de la Ville (Paris) and The Joyce Theater (New York). For the past 20 years, ADT has been under the artistic direction of Garry Stewart, recipient of the inaugural Australia Council Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance and named as one of the world’s fifty most influential choreographers. With its repertoire extending beyond the stage to include film, interactive installations, gallery exhibitions and works for public spaces, ADT has been the recipient of numerous Helpmann, Green Room, Export and Australian Dance Awards.