The Australian Choreographic Ensemble (ACE) (1992 - 1998) was an Australian contemporary dance company based in Sydney formed by

Paul Mercurio Paul Joseph Mercurio (born 31 March 1963) is an Australian actor, dancer, TV presenter and politician. Mercurio is best known for his lead role in '' Strictly Ballroom'' 1992 and his role as a judge on TV series ''Dancing with the Stars''. H ...

in 1992. The company's founding dancers were Mercurio, Jan Pinkerton, David Prudham, Benedict Leslie, Brett Daffy, Katherine Arnold-Lindley and Paulina Quinteros. Other dancers included Sean Dwyer and Sharon Dalla-Costa The company toured to large cities and small regional centres in Australia (excluding Western Australia), performing in a range of indoor and outdoor venues.

Dance works

Dance works performed include: *''Contact'' (1992) choreographed by Mercurio *''Waiting'' (1993) choreographed by Mercurio *''Dancing with I'' (1993) choreographed by Mercurio *''Imprint a work for 10 dancers'' (1993) a collaboration between Mercurio, Jan Pinkerton, Carolyn Hammer and

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*''In-side-out'' (1994) comprising two works, ''Norman's Siren'' choreographed by Jan Pinkerton and ''A Place to Rest Your Head'' choreographed by Carolyn Hammer.

Films

The company was associated with two films: *''Life's Burning Desire'' (1992) documented the establishment of ACE and the creation of Contact as well as Mercurio's diverse theatrical career, including his work with

Sydney Dance Company Sydney Dance Company is a contemporary dance company in Australia. The company has performed on stages around the world, including the Sydney Opera House in Australia, the Joyce Theater in New York, the Shanghai Grand Theatre in China, and the ...

, was documented.Life's Burning Desire at IMDb
/ref> *''Envy'' (1992) a short film, choreographed by Mercurio and one of the ABC-TV project,

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. While one dancer, Benedict Leslie featured in the Australian Movie, Billy's Holiday

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* Dance companies in Australia Contemporary dance companies Culture of Sydney 1992 establishments in Australia 1998 disestablishments in Australia {{Australia-org-stub