*** Given the unprecedented global health crisis we currently face, Belvoir has made the difficult but necessary decision to cancel all remaining performances of Dance Nation. ***

Although our venue’s capacity is less than 500, we are being cautious and following the government’s directive to restrict public gatherings. The health and safety of our audience, staff and actors is always our first priority. For more information click here.***

Co-Produced with State Theatre Company South Australia

Somewhere in America, away from the bright lights, a group of young teen girls prepare for the most important event of their lives – a dance show contest. But all the anxieties and confusions of the adult world come sashaying on stage, revealing a dog-eat-dog drama. The girls are played by adult women, as if they’re reliving past agonies and triumphs.

This is a comic play of memory and feminist power, and a subtly subversive exploration of the time of life when the demons get in.

This came out of America and has taken the world by storm. Theatrically playful, unapologetically ratbaggy, with a great ensemble of adult performers playing the teen dancers, this one promises to be as intriguing as it is entertaining. – Eamon Flack, Artistic Director

“The ride for the audience is …extreme, confronting, hilarious, outrageous, thrilling and shocking” – The Adelaide Advertiser
“Funny, ferocious and closely observed” – The Australia
★★★★ – The Guardian UK
★★★★1/2 – “Wild, funny, ferocious drama” – Time Out

Dance Nation is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc., a Concord Theatricals Company.