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.

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9:30an – 10:00am
  • BFA
  • MFA
  • General
  • VET

Welcome and introduction to Open Day

Introduction to Open Day with official welcome from Uncle Peter McKenzie, NIDA CEO Liz Hughes and Head of First Nations Travis Cardona and an overview of the day.

10:00am – 10:45am
  • BFA
  • Course Information

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Acting course information session

Meet our expert teaching staff at course information sessions and discover more about our course offerings and outcomes. Question and answer session with audience available.

10:30am – 11:00am
  • VET
  • Course Information

Diploma of Live Production and Technical Services course information session

Meet our expert teaching staff at course information sessions and discover more about our course offerings and outcomes. Question and answer session with audience available.

10:30am – 11:15am
  • MFA
  • Course Information

Master of Fine Arts, Directing course information session

Meet our expert teaching staff at course information sessions and discover more about our course offerings and outcomes. Question and answer session with audience available.

10:40am – 11:10am
  • VET

Special FX Make-up demonstration

Live demonstration from an expert tutor on special effects make-up for stage and screen.

11:00am – 11:30am
  • VET
  • Course Information

Diploma of Stage and Screen Performance course information session

Meet our expert teaching staff at course information sessions and discover more about our course offerings and outcomes. Question and answer session with audience available.

11:15am – 12:45pm
  • BFA
  • Course Information

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Design for Performance course information session

Meet our expert teaching staff at course information sessions and discover more about our course offerings and outcomes. Question and answer session with audience available.

11:30am – 12:15pm
  • MFA
  • Course Information

Master of Fine Arts, Dramatic Writing course information session

Meet our expert teaching staff at course information sessions and discover more about our course offerings and outcomes. Question and answer session with audience available.

12:00pm – 12:30pm
  • BFA
  • Course Information

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Technical Theatre and Stage Management course information session

Meet our expert teaching staff at course information sessions and discover more about our course offerings and outcomes. Question and answer session with audience available.

12:30pm – 1:00pm
  • General

Diploma of Musical Theatre course information session

Meet our expert teaching staff at course information sessions and discover more about our course offerings and outcomes. Question and answer session with audience available.

12:30pm – 1:15pm
  • MFA
  • Course Information

Master of Fine Arts, Cultural Leadership course information session

Meet our expert teaching staff at course information sessions and discover more about our course offerings and outcomes. Question and answer session with audience available.

12:45pm – 1:15pm
  • BFA
  • Alumni
  • Course Information

Alumni Panel + Q&A: Designers & Makers

Designers, Costume and Prop makers in a panel discussion moderator by multi-disciplinary designer and NIDA lecturer, Tobhi Stone Feller, followed by Q&A with audience.

1:30pm – 2:15pm
  • BFA Alumni Panell Course Information

Alumni Panel: Performers

Join us for a special alumni panel moderated by NIDA’s Director of Partnerships and Development, Jamie Campbell, featuring the star of Netflix’s Heartbreak High and the new feature film Land of Bad from Hoodlum Chika Igokwe (Acting, 2018), Australian stage and screen royalty Susie Porter (Acting, 1995) best known for WentworthPuberty BluesEast West 101 and Better Than Sex, and Callan Colley (Acting, 2016) founder of the Actors Kit and performer of numerous stage productions for Melbourne Theatre Company, Darlinghurst Theatre Company and Malthouse Theatre, as well as on screen for both film and television.

1:30pm – 2:00pm
  • BFA Alumni Panel Course Information

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Props and Effects course information session

Meet our expert teaching staff at course information sessions and discover more about our course offerings and outcomes. Question and answer session with audience available.