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NIDA Bites, Grades 1-2
Holiday course Be challenged by a smorgasbord of several drama skills in one day. Be introduced to voice, movement, improvisation and acting skills in a taste test of what NIDA has to offer. Course components Freeing the Imagination: Discover exercises and games that promote spontaneity, creative expression and self-confidence. Vocal Expression: Participate in games and exercises that promote vocal expressiveness and confidence. Physical Expression: Participate in games and...
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The Snow Queen and the Emperor: Musical Theatre, Grades 3-6
Holiday course The children’s stories of Hans Christian Anderson have inspired some of the greatest theatre and film musicals of all time including The Little Mermaid, The Emperor’s New Clothes and Frozen. Work with NIDA singing, dance and acting tutors to develop a short music theatre performance of your favourite Anderson-inspired musicals. Present your music theatre performance for friends and family at the end of the course. Course components Learn songs from a music theatre...
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The NIDA Games: Filmmaking @ Carriageworks, Grades 7-10
Holiday course What would you do to survive? Go on the ultimate on-screen character adventure in the NIDA Games. Using popular post-apocalyptic fiction such as The Giver, Divergent and The Hunger Games as your inspiration, work with a group of young NIDA artists and a mentor filmmaker to develop original characters and scene work into a short film concept. Perform in and receive a copy of your film. Course components Acting Technique – Explore characterisation and build technical...
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NIDA Quest , Grades 3-6
Holiday course Get ready for the adventure of a lifetime with NIDA Quest! Use storytelling, character development and acting technique to create characters, adventures, landscapes and challenges inspired by popular adventure and strategy entertainment such as Minecraft and Beast Quest. Bring to life the wonders from your wildest imagination then present your real-life work for family and friends at the end of the course. Your imagination just got real! Course components Understand...
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The NIDA Games: Filmmaking @ Carriageworks, Grades 11-12
Holiday course What would you do to survive? Go on the ultimate on-screen character adventure in the NIDA Games. Using popular post-apocalyptic fiction such as The Giver, Divergent and The Hunger Games as your inspiration, work with a group of young NIDA artists and a mentor filmmaker to develop original characters and scene work into a short film concept. Perform in and receive a copy of your film. Course components Acting Technique – Explore characterisation and build technical...
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HSC Drama Performance, Grades 11-12
For HSC students HSC Drama Performance is a comprehensive course for HSC Drama students. Broaden your understanding of performance styles and develop improvisation, acting and devising techniques. The focus is on how best to communicate as a performer to an audience in both the group and individual performance. Learning opportunities Text Analysis: practice the skills of interpreting texts as a performer Devising Techniques: discover strategies for generating performance material...
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Picture This 2-3 Years (with parents)
Holiday course Put yourself in the picture and bring to life a favourite picture book story from this year’s National Book Week Shortlist. Use your body and voice in a creative play adventure inspired by the story and grab a taste of NIDA’s creative classes for 2-5 years olds. Parents are required to be in the room at all times. What is creative play? NIDA Creative Play actively engages children and parents in storytelling and artistic practice through voice, movement and dramatic...
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Spoonful of Sugar: Musical Theatre, Grades 3-6
Holiday course Sing from the rooftops of Edwardian London and dance through the chalk pictures of your imagination in this exciting, practical introduction to the world of musical theatre. Work with NIDA musical theatre experts to learn songs from the Mary Poppins musical. Develop scene work and movement routines to create a short but sweet performance for family and friends. Course components Voice and Song: Learn how the voice works; develop confidence with singing techniques and...
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The Emperor's New Adventures, Grades 3-6
Holiday course Lose yourself in the wonderful stories of Hans Christian Anderson including The Little Mermaid, The Emperor’s New Clothes and The Snow Queen. Work with a NIDA acting tutor to explore storytelling and acting technique as you develop a short theatre performance inspired by your favourite Anderson tales. Present your work for friends and family at the end of the course. Course components Character Development: Develop a unique character for live performance....
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Raw Footage: Making Music Videos, Grades 11–12
Holiday course Love music and have an interest in filmmaking? Bring these two worlds together as you learn the skills required to shoot a music video! Create a concept based on a piece of music, develop your ideas and advance your pre and post production skills as you collaborate with an industry expert to bring a music video to life. Course components Collaboration: Engage in a creative process to develop a music video, assume a variety of roles in a production capacity....
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