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.

ENTER

Online program

9:30am – 9:50am
  • BFA
  • MFA
  • General
  • VET

Welcome and introduction to Open Day 2024

Introduction to Open Day with welcome from NIDA’s Uncle-in-residence Matthew Doyle, 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 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.

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

Diploma of Live Production and Technical Services 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.

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

Bachelor of Fine Arts Set Construction Technologies 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.

10:45am – 11:15am
  • VET
  • Course Information

Diploma of Screen and Media (Specialist Make-up Services) information session

Meet our expert teaching staff at course information sessions and view a special effects make-up demonstration.

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

Diploma of Stage and Screen Performance 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.

11:00am – 11:45am
  • BFA
  • Course Information

Bachelor of Fine Arts Design for Performance 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 – 12:45pm
  • MFA
  • Course Information

Master of Fine Arts Dramatic Writing 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 – 12:45pm
  • BFA
  • Course Information

Bachelor of Fine Arts Costume 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 – 12:45pm
  • Alumni
  • Course Information

Alumni Panel: Theatre Tech & Stage Managers

A selection of alumni in a panel discussion moderated by Course Leader Nicole Robinson followed by Q&A with audience.

12:30pm – 1:00pm
  • VET
  • Course Information

Diploma of Musical Theatre Cabaret Performance

A special cabaret performance from NIDA’s Diploma of Musical Theatre students.

1:00pm – 1:30pm
  • VET
  • Course Information

Diploma of Musical Theatre 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.

1:00pm – 1:45pm
  • MFA
  • Course Information

Master of Fine Arts Directing 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.

1:00pm – 1:45pm
  • BFA
  • Course Information

Bachelor of Fine Arts Props and Effects 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.

1:45pm – 2:30pm
  • Alumni
  • Course Information

Alumni Panel + Q&A: Performers

A selection of alumni including Clare Hughes (Acting, 2022) who stars in the upcoming ABC series Ladies in Black, Albert Mwangi (Acting, 2020) featured in Stan original series BUMP and CW’s tv series Tom Swift and Ryan Panizza (Acting, 2020) best know for his roles in rom-com Anyone But You and Australian horror film Sissy, in a discussion moderated by NIDA’s Head of First Nations Travis Cardona and followed by a Q&A with the audience. 

2:00pm – 2:30pm
  • MFA
  • Course Information

Master of Fine Arts Cultural Leadership Alumni 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.

2:00pm – 2:45pm
  • Alumni
  • Course Information

Alumni Panel: Designers & Makers

A selection of alumni in a panel discussion moderated by Tobhi Stone Feller (Design, 2005) and followed by Q&A with audience. 

3:00pm – 3.30pm
  • Alumni
  • Course Information

Alumni Panel: ‘Gaslight’

Hosted by Director Lee Lewis (Directing, 2003) with panellists Kate Fitzpatrick (Acting, 1967), Toby Schmitz (Acting, 1999), Isabella Thompson (Technical Theatre and Stage Management, 2022). Introduction by Executive Producer Ben Finn (Cultural Leadership, 2023).

3:00pm – 3.45pm
  • BFA
  • Course Information

Bachelor of Fine Arts Technical Theatre and Stage Management 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.