Grades 7–10 Acting

NIDA Drama School, Grades 7-10

A comprehensive holiday course to ignite creativity in improvisation, character development, devising and acting.

NIDA Drama School, Grades 7-10

Course Fee

$735 $662

Duration

5 days, 35 hours

Grade Requirements

Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10

NIDA Drama School, Grades 7-10 (5 January 2026)

Chatswood

Jan 5, 2026 - Jan 9, 2026

$735
$662
Sessions
DateTime
5 January 202610:00 AM - 1:15 PM AEDT
5 January 20261:45 PM - 5:00 PM AEDT
6 January 202610:00 AM - 1:15 PM AEDT
6 January 20261:45 PM - 5:00 PM AEDT
7 January 202610:00 AM - 1:15 PM AEDT
7 January 20261:45 PM - 5:00 PM AEDT
8 January 202610:00 AM - 1:15 PM AEDT
8 January 20261:45 PM - 5:00 PM AEDT
9 January 202610:00 AM - 1:15 PM AEDT
9 January 20261:45 PM - 5:00 PM AEDT

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10:00am - 5:00pm AEDT
$735 $662
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10:00am - 5:00pm AEST
$735 $662

NIDA Drama School, Grades 7-10

Overview

Join us for a week-long comprehensive holiday course designed to ignite creativity in improvisation, character development, devising and acting. Dive into engaging voice and movement activities and explore original storytelling and devising techniques with an ensemble of like-minded peers. Discover performance skills to bring your ideas to life.  

Learn from NIDA Open teaching artists who are leaders in their fields and bring a wealth of industry experience to a supportive, encouraging environment. Build self-confidence, teamwork, and creativity in a welcoming space where your passion for drama can thrive! 

Components

  • Spontaneity: Explore stories, ideas and narrative scene work through improvisation. 
  • Voice: Introduction to how the voice works, exploration of fundamental vocal performance techniques. 
  • Physical Awareness: Practice and apply fundamental movement technique for the actor including alignment, presence and spatial relationships. 
  • Creative Voice: Assume a variety of roles in a creative development process to generate new ideas for a live presentation. 

For more information, please see our Terms & Conditions.

NIDA acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which we learn and tell stories, the Bidjigal, Gadigal, Dharawal and Dharug peoples, and we pay our respects to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders past and present.