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ACTING

NIDA's offers a variety of short acting courses on a quarterly basis.  Our spring program of shorts is now available for online bookings below.

Auditions and interviews for NIDA's year-long part-time courses for 2009 are being held in November and you can book online now. 

For further information contact the NIDA Open Program
Ph: 02 9697 7626
E-mail: contact form

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ADULT SHORT COURSES ACTING


NIDA Acting Techniques OCTOBER START
Accents
Acting Intensive 16 yrs+ SEPTEMBER START
Audition Intensive 16 yrs+
Auditions and Screen Tests
Body Language
Comic Characters
Improvisation and Spontaneity
NIDA Acting Techniques 2
NIDA Acting Techniques 2 OCTOBER START
NIDA Acting Techniques 3 OCTOBER START
NIDA Acting Techniques AUGUST START
NIDA Acting Techniques JULY START
NIDA Acting Techniques SEPTEMBER START
Performing Shakespeare
Screen Acting AUGUST START
Screen Acting JULY START
Screen Acting OCTOBER START
Voice 18 yrs + JULY START
Voice 18 yrs+ OCTOBER START
Voice and Speeches 18 yrs+
Voice-overs

 

 

NIDA ACTING TECHNIQUES OCTOBER START

Identify and expereince NIDA Acting techniques. Develop skills in voice, and movement, imporvisation and characterisation.  Respond to scripts, related to others effectively, and prepare to act with ease and skill.

 

Course Number:

08AS2003

Age:

16 years+

Fee:

$495.00 (GST incl.) 

Date:

Tuesday, 14 October 2008
14 October to 2 December
06:30pm to 09:30pm
8 Tuesday evenings

Venue:

NIDA

Address:

Kensington, NSW
Australia

Phone:

(02) 9697 7626

Email:

contact us

 

 

ACCENTS

Consider your voice as a tool to create character, and develop skills in a variety of accents, with particular emphasis on American and British.

 

Course Number:

08AS2001

Age:

18 years+

Fee:

$350.00 (GST incl.) 

Date:

Tuesday, 14 October 2008
14 October to 2 December
06:30pm to 08:30pm
8 Tuesday Evenings

Venue:

NIDA

Address:

Kensington, NSW
Australia

Phone:

(02) 9697 7626

Email:

contact us

 

 

ACTING INTENSIVE 16 YRS+ SEPTEMBER START

Develop acting skills including improvisation, voice and movement and gain confidence rehearsing and performing short scenes.

 

Course Number:

08AS5001

Age:

16 years+

Fee:

$220.00 (GST incl.) 

Date:

Saturday, 27 September 2008
27 to 28 September
10:00am to 05:00pm
Saturday & Sunday

Tutor:

Caroline Craig  

Venue:

NIDA

Address:

Kensington, NSW
Australia

Phone:

(02) 9697 7626

Email:

contact us

 

 

AUDITION INTENSIVE 16 YRS+

Discover how to get an audition, what kinds of scenes to choose, and how best to prepare for stage auditions.

 

Course Number:

08AW5003

Age:

16 years+

Fee:

$220.00 (GST incl.) 

Date:

Saturday, 20 September 2008
20 to 21 September
10:00am to 05:00pm
Saturday to Sunday

Venue:

NIDA

Address:

Kensington, NSW
Australia

Phone:

(02) 9697 7626

Email:

contact us

 

 

AUDITIONS AND SCREEN TESTS

Testing for a film role requires different techniques to auditioning for a part in a play. Identify the differences and try out your findings in simulated castings.

 

Course Number:

08AS4001

Age:

16 years+

Fee:

$395.00 (GST incl.) 

Date:

Sunday, 21 September 2008
21 September to 12 October
11:00am to 05:00pm
4 Sundays

Venue:

NIDA

Address:

Kensington, NSW
Australia

Phone:

(02) 9697 7626

Email:

contact us

 

 

BODY LANGUAGE

Free your body of habits of a lifetime, so that you can use it confidently as a tool for communicating as a performer. Extend your physicality, your spatial awareness and understand the nature of human behaviour.

 

Course Number:

08AW2002

Age:

18 years+

Fee:

$350.00 (GST incl.) 

Date:

Tuesday, 29 July 2008
29 July to 16 September
06:30pm to 08:30pm
8 Tuesday evenings

Venue:

NIDA

Address:

Kensington, NSW
Australia

Phone:

(02) 9697 7626

Email:

contact us

 

 

COMIC CHARACTERS

Some say it’s harder to make audiences laugh than it is to make them cry. Explore character development and comic timing; rehearse scenes and routines - have them rolling in the aisles.

 

Course Number:

08AW2003

Age:

18 years+

Fee:

$495.00 (GST incl.) 

Date:

Monday, 28 July 2008
28 July to 15 September
06:30pm to 09:30pm
8 Monday Evenings

Venue:

NIDA

Address:

Kensington, NSW
Australia

Phone:

(02) 9697 7626

Email:

contact us

 

 

IMPROVISATION AND SPONTANEITY

Exercise your imagination, wit and ability to interact with others.  Develop skills to allow you to think on your feet while performing to an audience.

 

Course Number:

08AS2002

Age:

16 years+

Fee:

$395.00 (GST incl.) 

Date:

Wednesday, 15 October 2008
15 October to 3 December
06:30pm to 09:00pm
8 Wednesdays

Venue:

NIDA

Address:

Kensington, NSW
Australia

Phone:

(02) 9697 7626

Email:

contact us

 

 

NIDA ACTING TECHNIQUES 2

For those who have completed NIDA Acting Techniques. Work with an experienced director on in-depth character and scene analysis, and challenging acting exercises. Perform complex scenes confidently. Develop emotional truth in your acting.

 

Course Number:

08AW2007

Age:

18 years+

Prerequisites:

For participants who have completed NIDA Acting Techniques.

Fee:

$495.00 (GST incl.) 

Date:

Tuesday, 29 July 2008
29 July to 16 September
06:30pm to 09:30pm
8 Tuesday evenings

Venue:

NIDA

Address:

Kensington, NSW
Australia

Phone:

(02) 9697 7626

Email:

contact us

 

 

NIDA ACTING TECHNIQUES 2 OCTOBER START

For those who have completed NIDA Acting Techniques. Work with an experienced director on in-depth character and scene analysis, and challenging acting exercises. Perform complex scenes confidently. Develop emotional truth in your acting.

 

Course Number:

08AS2004

Age:

18 years+

Prerequisites:

For participants who have completed NIDA Acting Techniques.

Fee:

$495.00 (GST incl.) 

Date:

Wednesday, 15 October 2008
15 October to 3 December
06:30pm to 09:30pm
8 Wednesday evenings

Venue:

NIDA

Address:

Kensington, NSW
Australia

Phone:

(02) 9697 7626

Email:

contact us

 

 

NIDA ACTING TECHNIQUES 3 OCTOBER START

For those who have completed NIDA Acting Techniques 2.  Explore alternative approaches to creating character, including Laban. Experience a range of stimuli to find what works best for you. Arrive at a performance that’s committed and affecting.

 

Course Number:

08AS2005

Age:

18 years+

Prerequisites:

For participants who have completed NIDA Acting Techniques 2.

Early Bird Fees:

$470.00 (GST incl.)
until: Friday, 25 April 2008

Fee:

$495.00 (GST incl.) 

Date:

Thursday, 16 October 2008
16 October to 4 December
06:30pm to 09:30pm
8 Thursday Evenings

Venue:

NIDA

Address:

Kensington, NSW
Australia

Phone:

(02) 9697 7626

Email:

contact us

 

 

NIDA ACTING TECHNIQUES AUGUST START

Identify and experience NIDA acting techniques. Develop skills in voice, movement, improvisation and characterisation. Respond to scripts, relate to others effectively, and prepare to act with ease and skill.

 

Course Number:

08AW3002

Age:

16 years+

Early Bird Fees:

$470.00 (GST incl.)
until: Friday, 25 April 2008

Fee:

$495.00 (GST incl.) 

Date:

Saturday, 2 August 2008
2 to 30 August
11:00am to 05:00pm
5 Saturdays

Venue:

NIDA

Address:

Kensington, NSW
Australia

Phone:

(02) 9697 7626

Email:

contact us

 

 

NIDA ACTING TECHNIQUES JULY START

Identify and experience NIDA acting techniques. Develop skills in voice, movement, improvisation and characterisation. Respond to scripts, relate to others effectively, and prepare to act with ease and skill. 

COURSE FULL:PLEASE CALL NIDA OPEN PROGRAM ON 02 9697 7627 IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE PUT ON A WAITING LIST FOR A SECOND CLASS

 

Course Number:

08AW2006

Age:

16 years+

Early Bird Fees:

$470.00 (GST incl.)
until: Friday, 25 April 2008

Fee:

$495.00 (GST incl.) 

Date:

Monday, 28 July 2008
28 July to 15 September
06:30pm to 09:30pm
8 Monday Evenings

Venue:

NIDA

Address:

Kensington, NSW
Australia

Phone:

(02) 9697 7626

Email:

contact us

 

 

NIDA ACTING TECHNIQUES SEPTEMBER START

Identify and experience NIDA acting techniques. Develop skills in voice, movement, improvisation and characterisation. Respond to scripts, relate to others effectively, and prepare to act with ease and skill.

 

Course Number:

08AW3003

Age:

16 years+

Early Bird Fees:

$470.00 (GST incl.)
until: Friday, 25 April 2008

Fee:

$495.00 (GST incl.) 

Date:

Saturday, 13 September 2008
13 September to 11 October
11:00am to 05:00pm
5 Saturdays

Venue:

NIDA

Address:

Kensington, NSW
Australia

Phone:

(02) 9697 7626

Email:

contact us

 

 

PERFORMING SHAKESPEARE

Bring to life scenes and monologues from famous Shakespeare plays. Find textual clues to performance, and uncover techniques to perform Shakespeare confidently.

 

Course Number:

08AS4002

Age:

16 years+

Fee:

$395.00 (GST incl.) 

Date:

Sunday, 21 September 2008
21 September to 12 October
11:00am to 05:00pm
4 Sundays

Venue:

NIDA

Address:

Kensington, NSW
Australia

Phone:

(02) 9697 7626

Email:

contact us

 

 

SCREEN ACTING AUGUST START

THIS CLASS IS NOW FULL PLEASE CONTACT NIDA OPEN PROGRAM ON 02 9697 7626 TO BE PLACED ON THE WAITING LIST.

Discover your individual screen presence. Rehearse and perform scenes from contemporary film and TV and gain confidence in acting boldly but honestly for the camera.

 

Course Number:

08AW3004

Age:

16 years+

Early Bird Fees:

$470.00 (GST incl.)
until: Friday, 25 April 2008

Fee:

$495.00 (GST incl.) 

Date:

Saturday, 2 August 2008
2 to 30 August
11:00am to 05:00pm
5 Saturdays

Venue:

NIDA

Address:

Kensington, NSW
Australia

Phone:

(02) 9697 7626

Email:

contact us

 

 

SCREEN ACTING JULY START

Discover your individual screen presence. Rehearse and perform scenes from contemporary film and TV and gain confidence in acting boldly but honestly for the camera.

FIRST CLASS NOW FULL PLEASE PHONE NIDA OPEN PROGRAM ON 02 9697 7626 TO BE PUT ON THE WAITING LIST FOR A SECOND CLASS.

 

Course Number:

08AW2012

Age:

16 years+

Early Bird Fees:

$470.00 (GST incl.)
until: Friday, 25 April 2008

Fee:

$495.00 (GST incl.) 

Date:

Wednesday, 30 July 2008
30 July to 17 September
06:30pm to 09:30pm
8 Wednesday evenings

Venue:

NIDA

Address:

Kensington, NSW
Australia

Phone:

(02) 9697 7626

Email:

contact us

 

 

SCREEN ACTING OCTOBER START

Discover your individual screen presence. Rehearse and perform scenes from contemporary film and television, and gain confidence in acting boldly but honestly for the camera.

 

Course Number:

08AS2006

Age:

16 years+

Fee:

$495.00 (GST incl.) 

Date:

Monday, 13 October 2008
13 October to 1 December
06:30pm to 09:30pm
8 Mondays

Venue:

NIDA

Address:

Kensington, NSW
Australia

Phone:

(02) 9697 7626

Email:

contact us

 

 

VOICE 18 YRS + JULY START

Free your breath and voice, exercise your tongue and lips, enjoy playing with language. Find your individual speaking voice without fear.

 

Course Number:

08AW2018

Age:

16 years+

Fee:

$350.00 (GST incl.) 

Date:

Monday, 28 July 2008
28 July to 15 September
06:30pm to 08:30pm
8 Monday Evenings

Venue:

NIDA

Address:

Kensington, NSW
Australia

Phone:

(02) 9697 7626

Email:

contact us

 

 

VOICE 18 YRS+ OCTOBER START

Free your breath and voice, exercise your tongue and lips, enjoy playing with language. Find your individual speaking voice without fear.

 

Course Number:

08AS2020

Age:

18 years+

Early Bird Fees:

$325.00 (GST incl.)
until: Friday, 25 April 2008

Fee:

$350.00 (GST incl.) 

Date:

Monday, 13 October 2008
13 October to 1 December
06:30pm to 08:30pm
8 Monday Evenings

Venue:

NIDA

Address:

Kensington, NSW
Australia

Phone:

(02) 9697 7626

Email:

contact us

 

 

VOICE AND SPEECHES 18 YRS+

Apply vocal exercises and language analysis to well-known speeches.  Develop your ability to engage and communicate with an audience as a solo performer.

 

Course Number:

08AW2019

Age:

18 years+

Early Bird Fees:

$325.00 (GST incl.)
until: Friday, 25 April 2008

Fee:

$350.00 (GST incl.) 

Date:

Thursday, 7 August 2008
7 August to 25 September
06:30pm to 08:30pm
8 Thursday evenings

Venue:

NIDA

Address:

Kensington, NSW
Australia

Phone:

(02) 9697 7626

Email:

contact us

 

 

VOICE-OVERS

Breath, pitch, pace. Explore the technical crafts required of an actor in the sound studio and ways to create memorable characters using your voice.

 

Course Number:

08AS3004

Age:

16 years+

Fee:

$495.00 (GST incl.) 

Date:

Saturday, 18 October 2008
18 October to 15 November
11:00am to 05:00pm
5 Saturdays

Venue:

NIDA

Address:

Kensington, NSW
Australia

Phone:

(02) 9697 7626

Email:

contact us