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You can apply now for full time courses commencing in 2010. Applications close 30 September 2009. Late applications will be accepted as long as there are audition/interview spaces available.
Applications must be submitted direct to NIDA on a NIDA application form. An online application form will be available here in the week beginning Tuesday 7 July.
If you are thinking of studying at NIDA, firstly you need to decide what kind of talent you have and the type of career you wish to pursue. What do you want to be? An actor, designer, director, stage manager, craftsperson or technician? You must then decide which of the NIDA courses is best suited to your needs. We recommend that you find out everything about the various courses that you are interested in and then lodge your application.
All applicants are auditioned or interviewed so that NIDA's staff can assess abilities and potential to benefit from the course. See here for how to prepare for your audition for the Acting course and here for how to prepare for your interview for all other courses. The auditions and interviews are intended to help applicants to show their abilities to best advantage. Applicants must attend the audition/interview in person. For courses other than the Acting course interviews via webcam are sometimes possible.
Auditions and Interviews are held in most Australian capital cities during November and December 2009. After your application has been received, you will be sent your audition/interview time. Some interviews will be held in late October for Directing applicants in Sydney.
Provided the application is in order, you will be advised of the specific date and place of your audition/interview within three weeks of the application being received.
If misleading information is included on the application form, auditions, interviews and enrolment may be cancelled.
Audition & Interview dates
SYDNEY | MELBOURNE | DARWIN | PERTH | ADELAIDE | BRISBANE | HOBART
SYDNEY
Acting course auditions Friday 6 November Monday 9 November - Friday 13 November Monday 16 November - Friday 20 November Thursday 26 November, Friday 27 November Monday 30 November - Friday 4 December Monday 7 December Recalls - Monday 23 November, Tuesday 24 November, Wednesday 25 November, Tuesday 8 December, Wednesday 9 December
Design course interviews Tuesday 10 November, Wednesday 11 November, Wednesday 18 November, Thursday 19 November, Friday 20 November
Directing (Grad. Dip. & Masters) course interviews Thursday 29 October, Friday 30 October, Wednesday 11 November, Saturday 21 November, Sunday 22 November Recalls – Wednesday 25 November – Friday 27 November
Production course interviews Monday 16 November – Friday 20 November
Production Crafts - Costume course interviews Monday 23 November, Tuesday 24 November
Production Crafts - Properties interviews Monday 9 November – Thursday 12 November
Scenery Construction course interviews Friday 13 November
Voice Studies (Grad. Dip. & Masters) course interviews Friday 27 November, Saturday 28 November
Movement Studies (Grad. Dip. & Masters) course interviews To be advised
Playwriting (Grad. Dip.) course interviews To be advised
MELBOURNE
Acting course auditions Monday 9 November - Saturday 14 November Monday 16 November, Tuesday 17 November Recalls - Wednesday 18 November, Thursday 19 November
Design course interviews Friday 6 November
Directing (Grad. Dip. & Masters) course interviews Saturday 7 November Recalls - Monday 9 November
Production course interviews Friday 13 November
Production Crafts - Costume course interviews To be advised
Production Crafts - Properties interviews To be advised
Scenery Construction course interviews To be advised
Voice Studies (Grad. Dip. & Masters) course interviews To be advised
Movement Studies (Grad. Dip. & Masters) course interviews To be advised
Playwriting (Grad. Dip. & Masters) course interviews To be advised
DARWIN
Acting course auditions Saturday 7 November
Other courses To be advised
PERTH
Acting course auditions Monday 9 November, Tuesday 10 November, Wednesday 11 November Recalls - Thursday 12 November
Design course interviews Friday 13 November
Directing (Grad. Dip. & Masters) course interviews Friday 13 November Recalls - Saturday 14 November
Production course interviews Tuesday 10 November
Production Crafts - Costume course interviews To be advised
Production Crafts - Properties interviews To be advised
Scenery Construction course interviews To be advised
Voice Studies (Grad. Dip. & Masters) course interviews To be advised
Movement Studies (Grad. Dip. & Masters) course interviews To be advised
Playwriting (Grad. Dip. & Masters) course interviews To be advised
ADELAIDE
Acting course auditions Saturday 14 November, Monday 16 November Recalls - Tuesday 17 November
Design course interviews Monday 16 November
Directing (Grad. Dip & Masters) course interviews Monday 16 November Recalls - Tuesday 17 November
Production course interviews Wednesday 11 November
Production Crafts - Costume course interviews To be advised
Production Crafts - Properties interviews To be advised
Scenery Construction course interviews To be advised
Voice Studies (Grad. Dip. & Masters) course interviews To be advised
Movement Studies (Grad. Dip. & Masters) course interviews To be advised
Playwriting (Grad. Dip. & Masters) course interviews To be advised
BRISBANE
Acting course auditions Monday 23 November - Saturday 28 November Recalls - Monday 30 November, Tuesday 1 December
Design course interviews Monday 30 November
Directing (Grad. Dip. & Masters) course interviews Monday 30 November Recalls - Tuesday 1 December
Production course interviews Monday 9 November
Production Crafts - Costume course interviews To be advised
Production Crafts - Properties interviews To be advised
Scenery Construction course interviews To be advised
Voice Studies (Grad. Dip. & Masters) course interviews To be advised
Movement Studies (Grad. Dip. & Masters) course interviews To be advised
Playwriting (Grad. Dip. & Masters) course interviews To be advised
HOBART
Acting course auditions Thursday 3 December Recalls - Friday 4 December
Design course interviews Thursday 3 December
Directing (Grad. Dip. & Masters) course interviews Thursday 3 December Recalls - Friday 4 November
Production course interviews Thursday 12 November
Production Crafts - Costume course interviews To be advised
Production Crafts - Properties interviews To be advised
Scenery Construction course interviews To be advised
Voice Studies (Grad. Dip. & Masters) course interviews To be advised
Movement Studies (Grad. Dip. and Masters) course interviews To be advised
Playwriting (Grad. Dip. and Masters) course interviews To be advised
Selection of students
Students are selected on the basis of talent and their potential to benefit from the NIDA training and to contribute to the arts entertainment industry. There are no quotas based on state of origin, gender or ethnicity. Applications from indigenous and ethnic Australians are actively encouraged.
Students come from diverse backgrounds, with varying levels of experience in theatre, film, television or other arts areas, including fashion, architecture or physical, vocal or visual arts expression.
Information for Overseas applicants Information for New Zealand applicants
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