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NIDA Summer Courses Canberra
Create your own story this summer with NIDA’s performing arts courses at The Street Theatre. Courses are available for young people (grades 3–12) and adults (18 years+).
Book by Friday 18 December to save with the 10% earlybird discount.
Acting Boot Camp
A fast-paced intensive course for acting recruits: build skills in fundamental acting technique including improvisation, character development and scenework. Perform scenes for family and friends at the end of the course.
Dates & Times: Sat 23–Sun 24 Jan 2016, 10am–5pm
Grades: 3–6, 7–10, 11–12
Course fee: $320, earlybird $288
NIDA Heroes, Villains and Spies
Get ready for five days of outrageously fun on-screen antics as you act out scenes from famous hero, villain and spy adventures. Develop skills in acting and characterisation as you rehearse and film scenes to camera. Present live and on-screen scenes at the end of the course for family and friends.
Dates & Times: Mon 18–Fri 22 Jan 2016, 10am–5pm
Grades: 3–6
Course fee: $595, earlybird $535.50
NIDA Drama School
A comprehensive course for committed young people. Develop performance skills including improvisation, voice and movement devising, acting and rehearsing scenes. Perform scenes at the end of the week for family and friends.
Dates & Times: Mon 18–Fri 22 Jan 2016, 10am–5pm
Grades: 7–10
Course fee: $595, earlybird $535.50
NIDA Acting 101
Sharpen your performance skills through a comprehensive workshop with a theatre practitioner drawing on NIDA acting techniques. Developing key principles of actor training, and extending into characterisation and scenework, interpret, rehearse and present some of the most exciting writing produced for young people today.
Dates & Times: Mon 18–Fri 22 Jan 2016, 10am–5pm
Grades: 11–12
Course fee: $595, earlybird $535.50
Truth and Spontaneity on Screen
Explore the various performance techniques actors use to keep their performances fresh on screen whilst negotiating technical demands such as maintaining sight lines and blocking. Apply these heightened skills into the exploration of a screen role.
Dates & Times: Mon 18–Fri 22 Jan 2016, 10am–5pm
Ages: 18 years+
Course fee: $595, earlybird $535.50
Acting Essentials
Develop core acting skills including improvisation, voice and movement. Gain confidence rehearsing and performing short scenes.
Dates & Times: Sat 23–Sun 24 Jan 2016, 10am–5pm
Ages: 18 years+
Course fee: $320, earlybird $288
