Drama for People with Intellectual Disabilities 18 Years+, NIDA Kensington
Practical skill-based learning in the performing arts led by industry experts with a focus on personal and creative development.
Learning framework
Each term we focus on a specific area of performance practice to ensure students have a varied experience and learn a range of essential creative skills.
Students are able to join us at the start of any term during the year.
NIDA Open Drama courses are designed across a four term structure within the following learning framework:
Term one Improvisation and Performance Craft
Term two Voice and Movement
Term three Devising and Contemporary Performance
Term four Script Work and Staging
Term 1, 2023: Off the Cuff
Get ready to take your improvisation and creative skills to the next level! Learn fundamental short and long form improvisation skills then showcase your skills in an entirely made up, off the cuff, seat of your pants performance at the end of the term. Know nothing, risk everything and learn how to be at your best in every moment.
Course components
- Craft: Participate in improvised scene work to develop basic acting and improvisation technique.
Spontaneity: Engage your imagination and develop lateral thinking skills through spontaneity and improvisation exercies.
Ensemble: Work as part of a team to achieve a shared goal through improvised performance.
Term 2, 2023: On the Air
Explore the imaginative world of radio drama! Extend your vocal range and character interpretation as you explore and rehearse a radio play. Use your creative performance skills to record a sensory experience to share with friends and family.
Course components
- Vocal Expression: Practice and apply vocal performance technique in a live presentation.
Characters: Experiment with vocal and physical expression to create an original character.
Performance Craft: Develop your understanding of different styles of scripts.
Term 3, 2023: Only 5 minutes until…
What if there was only 5 minutes until the portal back to your world closed forever? Or till your house was swallowed by a sinkhole? Or your boat went over the enormous waterfall? What would you do? Learn how to devise high stakes scenarios as you race against the clock to save yourself and keep your audience on the edge of their seats.
Course components
- Physical Awareness: Take command of your physical presence on stage. Practice movement and performance skills through physical exercises and training.
Creative Expression: Participate in fun and engaging performance exercises, learn how to develop and share your original ideas with others.
Collaboration: Incorporate and develop shared ideas into a live presentation.
Term 4, 2023: Just add theatre!
Join an instant’ theatre company and get a taste of what NIDA has to offer. As a company of actors you will rehearse short, contemporary scripted works then consider the logistics and requirements of staging, to gather insight into what it takes to move your rehearsals towards a performance reality. Show your scene work as a company in a workshop presentation for family and friends at the end of the course.
Course components
- Text Analysis: Interpret and bring to life a short written text for live performance.
Stage Craft: Consider the elements that contribute to the physical realization of a performance.
Performance: Apply acting, voice and movement practice to a short scripted, live presentation.
Important information
- Please read our Cancellation and Transfer Policy.
- Flights and Accommodation: From time to time we may need to cancel an advertised course. Before booking flights and accommodation for travel to attend a NIDA Open course, please contact the NIDA Open office to confirm if your course will proceed as planned. NIDA does not accept liability for any associated costs of attendance or cancellation.
- Please wear comfortable clothing you can move in for all drama and performance related courses. Clothing that restricts movement is inappropriate.
- Please wear closed-in shoes. Shoes may be removed in the rehearsal room on the direction of the class tutor.
- Please bring along a pen, notebook or electronic device and a bottle of water to all classes.
Enrol for the full year in advance to receive a 15% discount off the full price!
- Discount is only applicable when booking all four terms within the same calendar year.
- Discount is not available online. Please book over the phone by calling the office on 02 9697 7626 to receive the discount.
- If students do not attend all four terms, the discount is no longer valid.
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