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Improvisation Essentials
For adults 18+ Level: Beginner Explore practical techniques to encourage spontaneity and unlock your imagination. Develop the fundamental skills to think on your feet and improvise with confidence in the rehearsal room and in performance. Course components Explore the fundamental principles of improvisation including accepting and extending offers, responding truthfully in the moment and following a spontaneous impulse. Engage in voice and movement training to enhance your...
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Voice: An Introduction
For adults 18+ Level: Beginner The importance of vocal training to a successful performance is immeasurable. Spend a day focusing on this most necessary of tools for an actor. Course components Discover your breath, resonance and articulators, then project with ease as you participate in vocal warm ups. Gain personal guidance from an industry expert as you find your physical self and understand the importance of neutral position in relation to your vocal ability. Apply vocal...
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Reel Warrior, Grades 11-12
Holiday course Investigate the complexities of being a heroine or hero in popular culture scenarios. Deconstruct film and fiction such as “The Giver”, “Divergent” and “The Hunger Games”. Act in high stakes situations as you explore pivotal scenes and sequences. Develop skills in dramatic improvisation, green screen technology and stage combat. Course components Technique: Establish strong camera technique as you explore the potential of stage combat whilst using green screen...
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Musical Theatre Boot Camp, Grades 11-12
Holiday course Work with a NIDA musical theatre expert to create a short song and story presentation for stage. This is a great way to introduce yourself to the magic of musical theatre and find out just what it takes to become a musical theatre star. Course components Singing: Focus on developing your vocal range and ability through singing intensives. Acting: Apply NIDA acting technique to song lyrics to unlock the meaning behind the words. Dancing: Perform choreographed routines...
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Audition Essentials
For adults 18+ Level: Beginner Discover how to get an audition, what kinds of scenes to choose and how to best prepare for the audition process. Course components Discover how to prepare audition scenes and monologues. Participate in a simulated audition process with an industry professional. Gain personalised feedback to improve your audition. Outcomes Ability to select and prepare audition pieces in a professional manner. Effective and consistent audition technique. Industry...
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Set Design Essentials
For adults 18+ Level: Beginner Discover how to create an imaginative world through bold and inventive design choices. Develop skills in set design for the theatre through practical exercises. Course components Explore design principles through practical demonstrations and activities in class. Investigate and analyse a script for the purpose of set design concept development. Learn how to create a concept board and share these ideas with other members of the production team....
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Sound Design Essentials
For adults 18+ Level: Beginner Gain an understanding of the techniques used in practical sound design and realisation. Learn how to extract sound elements from a dramatic source. Use professional equipment to realise a sound design. Course components Break down a text for sound ideas. Learn processes for creating a simple sound design. Use professional equipment to realise a simple sound design. Outcomes Ability to use a dramatic source to generate sound ideas. Knowledge of the...
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TV Presenting @ Taronga Zoo, Grades 7-10
Holiday course Design and film a television lifestyle program set at Taronga Zoo. Develop skills in TV presenting and reporting as you learn to enhance your on-screen presence and increase your confidence. Receive a copy of your segment. Course components Presenting: Understand and apply TV presenting technique. Collaboration: Engage in a group creative process to develop an original TV lifestyle program. Vocal Expression: Learn how the voice works and develop vocal confidence in a...
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Laban: An Introduction
For adults 18 years + Level: Core Techniques Explore Rudolf Laban’s unique approach to performance and discover why it is a popular rehearsal tool for actors and directors when considering how to create character. Course components Master the use of Space, Weight, Flow and Time in realising the physical truth of a character. Explore principles of dynamic alignment, breath, flexibility and impulse to work from the 'outside in.' Unlock the theory behind Laban’s movement analysis and...
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Stanislavski: An Introduction
For adults 18 years + Level: Beginner Workshop Stanislavski’s methods in a practical fast-paced intensive course. Uncover the magic ‘if’, given circumstances, actions, objectives and stakes. Learn how to analyse a script to uncover the life of the character. The Stanislavski approach is one of the most widely acknowledged and enduring actor training systems in the world, closely connected to the birth of modern drama and psychological realism. Course components Explore the...
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