Capital company
PARTY Leader is not the usual name for the director of a dance company. But Alison Plevey leads the Australian Dance Party (ADP) in Canberra and her official title is Party Leader. The company’s name, and hers, reflect the role Plevey hopes ADP will fill in the nation’s capital, where political issues are major areas of interest.
When Plevey moved from Bathurst to Canberra a decade or so ago, there was no professional dance company in the city, and there hadn’t been one for a number of years. Plevey could see potential for a company that could address some of the issues, including political issues, that confront the Canberra community. She also recognised the
