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The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) is an Australian national training institute for students of theatre, film, and television, based in the Sydney suburb of Kensington. It is supported by the federal Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts. NIDA is located adjacent to, and has a strong relationship with, the University of New South Wales. It is a member of the "Australian Roundtable for Arts Training Excellence".[1] For other uses, see Motto (disambiguation). ...
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History Established in 1958, The National Institute of Dramatic Art was opened in 1959 with only 23 students and two staff members. The only course offered was in acting. Over the years, courses in areas such as film production, design, theatre director, and theatre crafts were added. Jan. ...
Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Acting is the work of an actor or actress, which is a person in theatre, television, film, or any other storytelling medium who tells the story by portraying a character and, usually, speaking or singing the written text or play. ...
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A theatre director is a principal in the theatre field who oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a play by unifying various endeavors and aspects of production. ...
Admission Admission into the National Institute of Dramatic Art is extremely selective, and its auditions highly competitive; on average, only one out of every hundred applicants is accepted. Each year, approximately 24 actors, 13 production students, eight designers, four properties students and four costume students are admitted. Every two years, up to three people are usually admitted to the scenic construction diploma course.
Graduates from the institution's three-year tertiary education program have gone on to national and international success. Students attend a lecture at a tertiary institution. ...
Campus
 The National Institute of Dramatic Art complex In April 2002 the new NIDA complex was opened. NIDA's facilities include: Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2560 × 1920 pixel, file size: 1. ...
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- A 725-seat proscenium arch style theatre with stalls, two galleries, a large stage, fly tower and orchestra pit (Parade Theatre)
- A self-contained flexible studio theatre, seating 155, with a wrap-around mezzanine and steeply raked seating (Parade Playhouse, formally the NIDA Theatre)
- Two intimate 80-120 seat spaces with flexible seating arrangement (Parade Studio and Space)
- Reg Grundy Studio for film and television training and production
- A new library to accommodate NIDA's theatre and media collection of books, videos, CDs, audio-visuals and multi-media
- New rehearsal rooms for training, outside hire, and NIDA's Corporate Performance and Open Program courses.
- A foyer space for formal occasions such as product launches, conferences, and sit-down dinners for 300 people.
- Scenery, Properties and Costume workshops for manufacturing and maintaining production elements of NIDA productions
- Lighting and Sound studios for the training of students
Courses The National Institute of Dramatic Art provides excellence in training for entertainment professionals including; full-time courses, short courses and corporate performance coaching. The award winning theatre complex hosts in-house and commercial productions. NIDA houses Australia's largest performing arts library and a broad range of theatre resources and archives.
Full-time Full-time courses at the National Institute of Dramatic Art include: - Acting
- Directing
- Design
- Voice Studies
- Production
- Movement Studies
- Production Crafts – Costumes
- Scenery Construction
- Production Crafts – Properties
Short courses The National Institute of Dramatic Art also offers a range of short courses, each relating to the dramatic arts. Such subject areas include acting, design, Production, directing and voice, all of which are offered to members of the general public. Acting is the work of an actor or actress, which is a person in theatre, television, film, or any other storytelling medium who tells the story by portraying a character and, usually, speaking or singing the written text or play. ...
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A theatre director is a principal in the theatre field who oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a play by unifying various endeavors and aspects of production. ...
Harry Belafonte singing, photograph by C. van Vechten Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with speech. ...
Staff
 Entrance to the National Institute of Dramatic Art complex The National Institute of Dramatic Art has many prominent industry professionals visit the institute throughout the teaching year to assist in the training of students in their selected fields. The 2007 full-time staff are: Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2560 × 1920 pixel, file size: 1. ...
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- Director: Aubrey Mellor OAM
- Deputy Director: Peter Cooke (T.W.A.T)
- General Manager: Elizabeth Butcher AM
- Head of Acting: Tony Knight
- Head of Voice Studies: Bill Pepper
- Head of Movement: Julia Cotton
- Head of Design: Peter Cooke (T.W.A.T)
- Head of Directing: Egil Kipste
- Head of Production: Moira Hay
- Head of Stage Management: Sophie Clausen
- Head of Production Crafts: Nick Day
- Head of Costumes: Fiona Reilly
- Head of Properties: Krishna Thomas
- Head of Scenery: Tony Pierce
- Head of Open Program: Amanda Morris
- Head of Corporate Performance: Barbara Warren
- Head of Administration: Julia Selby
- Operations Director: Russell Mitchell
- Technical Manager: Robert Kelly
- Facilities Manager: Peter Fisher
- Venue Manager: Les Currie
Program Each course at the National Institute of Dramatic Art is dependent on all the others. Actors, stage managers, designers, costume makers, crafts people, and people who look after the audience, are all part of an interdependent team. The creative and professional dynamics of that team is the core of good theatre. Play productions are NIDA's most important teaching activity, with around 25 plays being produced at NIDA each year.
Each course is centred on training practitioners for work in a demanding and unpredictable industry. Each day provides students with a structured series of activities, which balance the acquisition of vocational skills with artistic excellence.
All the full-time courses are conducted in two modes. The first, the Teaching Program, consists of formal class work, practical instruction, seminars and research, often supplemented by periods of secondment in the industry. As part of the teaching program, students attend formal classes, seminars and/or discussion groups each morning.
The second mode, the Production Program provides practical learning experiences. Each student is given the opportunity to practice the intellectual, imaginative and technical skills acquired in the Teaching Program, working in the performance, design, manufacture or management of productions for presentation to the general public. Production work involves afternoon, night and weekend rehearsals or performances.
The NIDA School Year consists of three terms of 11 to 16 weeks. Courses usually commence in early February and end in mid-November.
Productions Play productions are the National Institute of Dramatic Art's most important teaching activity. Actors in particular learn by repetition, by performing a role many times in the theatre before different audiences. Once they have acquired the basic skills, students in the other courses learn by taking on the kind of responsibilities they will be faced with in the industry.
All NIDA plays are a microcosm of the industry, with every element of the production from lighting and set construction to costumes and properties being produced by the students.
Graduate careers Graduates of the National Institute of Dramatic Art's full-time courses go on to work in a range of careers, in industries including film, theatre, television, opera, dance, animation, puppetry and events.
Career options for the NIDA graduate include:
- Actor
- Movement Coach
- Voice-over artist
- Voice Coach
- Performance Artist
- Choreographer
- Stage Manager
- Director
- Production Designer
- Scenery Maker
- Set Designer
- Special Effects Technician
- Costume Designer
- Properties Maker
- Lighting Designer
- Scenic Artist
- Sound Designer
- Costume Maker
NIDA courses are professionally effective and there is a high rate of employment of graduates in the expanding Australian and international arts entertainment industry.
Alumni Notable graduates from the National Institute of Dramatic Art include: Robyn Nevin, Mel Gibson, Helen Morse, Pamela Stephenson, Baz Luhrmann, Judy Davis, Hugo Weaving, Philip Quast, Colin Friels, Jacqueline McKenzie, Jeremy Sims, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Catherine McClements, Steve Bisley, Tom Burlinson, Richard Roxburgh, Susie Porter, Simon Baker, Tom Long, Sam Worthington, Emilie de Ravin, Ian Roberts, Bridie Carter, Miranda Otto and Dennis Olsen. Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson, AO (born January 3, 1956) is an American-Australian actor, historian, Academy Award-winning director, producer and screenwriter. ...
Helen Morse (born 1948) is an Australian actress and costume designer who has appeared in films, on television, and on stage. ...
Pamela Stephenson also known as Pamela Stephenson Connolly, (born December 4, 1949 in Takapuna, Auckland) is a New Zealand-Australian clinical psychologist and former actress and comedian, now resident in New York, New York, USA. // After attending the University of New South Wales and then Australias National Institute of...
Baz Luhrmann (born Mark Anthony Luhrmann on September 17, 1962) is an Oscar and Golden Globe-nominated Australian film director, screenwriter, and producer. ...
Judy Davis (born 23 April 1955) is an Academy Award-nominated and 3-time Emmy Award-winning Australian actress. ...
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Philip Quast is an Australian actor perhaps best known for his role as Inspector Javert in the 10th Anniversary production of Les Misérables at the Royal Albert Hall, London. ...
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Jacqueline Susan McKenzie (born October 24, 1967 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian film, television and stage actress. ...
Jeremy Sims (born 10 January 1966 in Perth, Western Australia) is an actor. ...
Catherine Élise Cate Blanchett (born May 14, 1969) is an Academy Award- and Golden Globe Award-winning Australian actress and stage director. ...
Toni Collette (born November 1, 1972) is an Academy Award-nominated Australian actress and musician. ...
Catherine McClements (born 1965 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian actress and NIDA graduate. ...
Steve Bisley (born 1951 at Lake Munmorah, New South Wales, Australia), is a well-known Australian actor, who attended the National Institute of Dramatic Art. ...
Tom Burlinson is an Australian actor. ...
Richard Roxburgh (born January 1, 1962) is an Australian actor, who has starred in many Australian films and has appeared in prominent supporting roles in a number of Hollywood productions, usually as villains. ...
Susie Porter is an Australian television and film actress. ...
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Tom Long is an Australian actor. ...
Sam Worthington is an Australian actor, born 2 August 1976. ...
Emilie de Ravin (pronounced )[1] (born 27 December 1981)[2] is an Australian actress. ...
Ian Roberts (born 31 July 1965 in London) is an Australian rugby league player and actor. ...
Bridie Carter (born December 18, 1970) is an Australian actress best known for her role as Tess Silverman McLeod Ryan on the popular television drama show McLeods Daughters. ...
Miranda Otto (born December 16, 1967) is an Australian Film Institute-nominated and Logie Award-winning Australian actress. ...
Dennis Olsen (born February 28, 1938 in Adelaide, South Australia), is an accomplished pianist, actor, director and is Australias leading exponent of Gilbert and Sullivan operas. ...
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