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Auditions and Screen Tests, Grades 7-10
Holiday course Become confident in how to present yourself to a theatre or screen director, practice auditions for theatre, film and TV. Participate in a ‘mock audition’, receive constructive feedback on your audition preparation and technique. Course components Text interpretation: Interpret and bring to life a short written text for live and recorded performance. Industry knowledge: Learn what casting agents and directors expect from actors through the casting process. Audition...
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Drama School, Grades 7-10
Holiday course A comprehensive course for committed young people. Develop performance skills including improvisation, voice and singing, movement and dance, devising and acting to camera. The program includes a session on auditions and screen tests. Course components Ensemble: Work as part of a team to develop a shared creative vision. Creative Voice: Assume a variety of roles in a creative development process to generate new ideas for a live presentation. Spontaneity: Explore...
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NIDA's Amazing Race, Grades 7-10
Holiday course Go on an amazing race through various locations across Sydney. Create characters and document their journey as you stage and record various challenges, detours, pit-stops and road-blocks. Learn how to create your own mini-episode of NIDA’s Amazing Race and receive a copy of your work. Start each day at NIDA, shoot on location and edit your work in NIDA’s Video Edit Suite. Course components Filmmaking: Under the guidance of a professional filmmaker create characters...
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NIDA Bites, Grades 7-10
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 Spontaneity: Introduction to improvisation, discover how it can be used as both a rehearsal technique and performance tool. Voice: Practice fundamental voice technique and discover why voice training is essential to the actors tool kit. Movement: Experience movement training...
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NIDA's Amazing Race, Grades 11-12
Holiday course Go on an amazing race through various locations across Sydney. Create characters and document their journey using smart phones or mobile devices as you stage and record various challenges, detours, pit-stops and road-blocks. Learn how to create your own mini-episode of NIDA’s Amazing Race and receive a copy of your work. Participants may use their own smart phone or recording device. Start each day at NIDA, shoot on location and edit your work in NIDA’s Video Edit...
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NIDA Bites, Grades 11-12
Holiday course Be challenged by a smorgasbord of several drama skills in one day. Take classes in voice, movement, improvisation and acting in a taste test of what NIDA has to offer. Course components Improvisation: Improve your confidence and spontaneity as a performer and use these skills to create engaging characters Voice and Movement: Become vocally and physically articulate as you work with an industry expert in the safely of the rehearsal room. Technique: Unpack NIDA’s...
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NIDA Murder Mystery , Grades 7-10
Holiday course That’s it! No pencils. No Scripts. Just a ‘real live murder’ at the party. The mystery is solved by revealing secrets, investigating clues and enacting events surrounding the murder. In role, come in costume and play a character, pursue objectives and build relationships to solve the crime before making your accusations. Who will be the victim? Who will be the murderer? Get ready for some serious super sleuthing. Important information Please read our Cancellation and...
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Acting Boot Camp, Grades 7-10
Holiday course A fast-paced intensive course for acting recruits: build skills in fundamental acting technique including improvisation, character development and scenework. Course components Spontaneity: Explore stories, ideas and narrative scene work through improvisation. Creative Expression: Participate in fun and engaging acting exercises to develop new creative ideas with others. Text analysis: Bring to life through the application of acting technique a short written text for...
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Pop Up Bard - Shakespeare on the Go! Grades 11-12
Holiday course Immerse yourself in the architectural possibilities of the NIDA building to create your own site-specific soliloquy. Take your audience on a ride through space and discover Shakespeare like he’s never been performed before. Course components Technique: Gain confidence in the application of Shakespearean text analysis, iambic pentameter and figurative speech. Production: Discover the benefits and challenges of site-specific theatre as you put on your very own...
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Acting Boot Camp, Grades 11-12
Holiday course A fast-paced intensive course for acting recruits: build skills in improvisation, character and scenework. Course components Improvisation: Discover the key principles and improve your spontaneity as a performer. Characterisation: Participate in practical exercises under the guidance of an industry expert designed to provide you with tools to create diverse character depictions. Technique: Unpack NIDA’s acting technique to identify the given circumstances of your...
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