Our History & Vision

An innovative, original narrative-dance-theater company, ADC is currently in its fourth year as an L.A. company combining historical and imaginative dance stylings, entrancing stories, and absorbing digital scenography. This growing company is constantly adding, developing, and pursuing new avenues in both their concepts and in their involvement and participation in arts and entertainment. With three new works in development their repertoire is now four productions strong: “Astra,” “Eleonora,” “The Wonderful Tune,” and “Tam Lin.” Each of these tales, whether from classic literature, folk tradition, or original composition, are presented to original music by Regan Remy and narrated by Artistic Director David Wilkinson. By presenting a range of productions from the fairy-tale “Wonderful Tune” to the morally challenging “Astra,” ADC seeks to entertain audiences of all ages, drawing families, children and aspiring dancers to the incomparable experience of live dance-theater performance.

An essential organizing principle of ADC is that the company members be always training, learning and growing. ADC encourages the company members to study ballet, ballroom, folk and diverse dance styles as well as dance-theater-related topics. These topics are learned from talented Los Angeles specialty instructors, through L.A. dance schools, and especially through their Los Angeles Community Colleges.

With a mandate of growing, learning and striving, this dynamic company has initiatives in dance performance, film and educational outreach. Their inaugural show “Astra” performed in 2008 at Burning Man, Blackrock City, Nevada,; in 2009 at the Electric Lodge, in Venice, California; and in 2010 at the historic Million Dollar Theater on Broadway in downtown Los Angeles. The ADC documentary “The Making of a Dream – Behind the Scenes” is an inside look backstage at all the production elements, dynamics and people it takes to put up a dance-theater show—with the additional challenge of staging it at Burning Man! Educational workshops are also in development to offer high school students exposure to dance lessons, introduction to production and to open their eyes to opportunities on and off stage.

Currently in development in ADC’s studio are three short stories, “Eleonora” by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1842; “The Wonderful Tune,” ADC’s first children’s theater piece, an Irish folklore tale; and Tam Lin, a fairy tale from the Scottish borders. The producers are also in discussions regarding a feature film of “Astra.”

With so much on the go, the creative team is also steadily growing. At the helm are David Wilkinson as Artistic Director/Writer, Regan Remy, Co-Creator/Composer, Autumn Fawn, Producer/Director, Sasha Travis, Director/Choreographer, and Mecca Vazie Andrews and Cynthia Marie Mendez as Choreographers.