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Wonderland Adventures, Grades K-2
Holiday course Discover the amazing world of Alice and the characters she meets on her extraordinary adventures. Create characters using props and costume as you devise your own Wonderland scenes. Don’t be late! Course components Creative Voice: Participate in fun and engaging creative exercises inspired by Alice’s Wonderland adventures. Storytelling : Explore stories, character adventures and creative problem solving through group and individual improvisation. Characters:...
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Heroes, Villains and Spies: Screen Acting, Grades 3-6
Holiday course Get ready for three days of outrageously fun on-screen antics as you act out scenes from famous hero, villain and spy adventures. Stop moving trains, intercept international secrets and save the world, all from the safety of the rehearsal room! Discover how to work with green screen technology, develop skills in characterisation, rehearse and film scenes to camera. Course components Technique: Practice acting to camera techniques. Discover the difference between live...
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Costume and Design Challenge, Grades 3-6
Holiday course Your mission is to design and create a theatrical costume for a character of your own choosing! Learn contemporary design techniques and amazing ways of creating costume using recycled clothing and non-traditional fabrics. Present your costumed character to family and friends at the end of the course. Course components Design: Apply fundamental design skills in the creation of a visual story Drawing: Explore costume rendering techniques to suit the needs of a design...
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NIDA Reel Life: Mockumentary Making, Grades 3-6
Holiday course Inspired by popular TV shows like Modern Family and The Office, create your own ‘mockumentary’ with the NIDA team. Develop a unique character, create original scenes and experience green screen technology. Course components Character Development: Develop a unique character for recorded performance. Collaboration: Work in a group to incorporate new, shared ideas into a recorded performance work. Spontaneity: Use improvisation in a screen performance. Apply...
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Picture This 2-3 Years (with parents)
Holiday course Put yourself in the picture and bring to life a favourite picture book story from this year’s National Book Week Shortlist. Use your body and voice in a creative play adventure inspired by the story and grab a taste of NIDA’s creative classes for 2-5 years olds. Parents are required to be in the room at all times. What is creative play? NIDA Creative Play actively engages children and parents in storytelling and artistic practice through voice, movement and dramatic...
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Musical Theatre Boot Camp, Grades 3-6
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! Present your song and story presentation to family and friends at the end of the course. Course components Voice and Song: Learn how the voice works, develop confidence with singing technique and performance. Creative Expression:...
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TV Presenting @ Taronga Zoo, Grades 4-6
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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Improvisation and Playbuilding Demonstration
Syntax error in "{image name:“Demographic: School and Teachers”}" There's no image with the name: Demographic: School and Teachers For primary school students Demonstrations at NIDA provide an opportunity for students to see actors at work as they test the skills, processes and techniques students are required to use in classrooms on the rehearsal room floor. Opportunities for students include: Watching actors respond spontaneously to a range of stimuli as they participate in a...
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National NIDA News: TV Presenting @ the ABC, Grades 3-6
Holiday course Breaking news stories from around the country! This course focuses on what it takes to be a TV Presenter. Develop your own news stories and learn how to present them to camera. Course components Presenting: Understand and apply TV presenting technique. Vocal Expression: Learn how the voice works and develop vocal confidence in a live and recorded performance setting. Physical Awareness: Learn effective physical preparation with postural alignment, body language and...
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NIDA's Amazing Race, Grades 7-10
Holiday course Go on an amazing race through various locations across Sydney. Create characters and document their journey as you stage and record various challenges, detours, pit-stops and road-blocks. Learn how to create your own mini-episode of NIDA’s Amazing Race and receive a copy of your work. Start each day at NIDA, shoot on location and edit your work in NIDA’s Video Edit Suite. Course components Filmmaking: Under the guidance of a professional filmmaker create characters...
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