Courses on offer:
The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) is Australia’s leading centre for education and training in the performing arts. For those wanting to start a career in the creative arts, we offer full-time accredited Bachelor courses in Acting, Costume, Design for Performance, Properties and Objects (props), Staging, and Technical Theatre and Stage Management; and Masters courses in Cultural Leadership, Design for Performance, Directing, Voice and Writing for Performance. We also offer Vocational Diploma courses in Musical Theatre, Live Production and Technical Services, Specialist Make-up Services, and Stage and Screen Performance.
What makes us different:
At the heart of NIDA’s success is our emphasis on balancing academic and practical study. Whilst all our students receive a strong theoretical grounding for their area of study, we also make sure they have many opportunities to put that knowledge into practice. NIDA students have the chance to work on full-scale theatre works, musical productions and film projects. The NIDA campus in Sydney is an award-winning facility tailored to performing arts training. In addition to the new NIDA Graduate School – a designated purpose-built facility for graduate students – students have access to theatres, rehearsal rooms, multimedia and CAD studios, a sound stage, a lighting studio, fully equipped production workshops and the latest in audio-visual facilities. As Cate Blanchett so rightly mentioned, “NIDA is central to nurturing the creativity required for Australia to develop and maintain a rich performing arts sector.”
Who are the teachers?
The NIDA teaching staff bring a wealth of professional experience and expertise as well as invaluable industry contacts, providing students with access to the skills and knowledge required to build a career in their chosen career. Practising artist and NIDA’s deputy director and head of design for performance, Michael Scott-Mitchell, is a great example. In addition to designing the world-renowned Sydney 2000 Olympic cauldron, last year he worked on Broadway’s Doctor Zhivago, and more recently, completed his 35th show for the Sydney Theatre Company.
Take the next step:
As NIDA has been welcoming students since 1958, we are proud of our alumni’s success, including the likes of Cate Blanchett, Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, Joel Jackson and Sarah Snook, among many others. Other success stories include the likes of design graduate Deborah Riley, who is the current production designer of international cult sensation, Games Of Thrones. 2015 technical design and stage management graduate Sally Withnell not only had the opportunity to complete a secondment in New York earlier this year, she is now the production manager at Sydney’s iconic Belvoir St Theatre, and recent directing graduate Kip Williams is currently the co-resident director at Sydney Theatre Company as well as continuing his association with NIDA through teaching directing subjects.
What else you need to know:
Applications for the 2017 intake open July 1 and close September 30 for NIDA’s Vocational Diploma, Bachelor and Masters courses, with all eligible applicants offered an interview/audition. For more information about interview and audition preparation, visit apply.nida.edu.au. NIDA short courses, including audition preparation classes, are offered through NIDA Open year-round and accommodate all ages and skill levels. For more information, visit open.nida.edu.au.
Open Day:
Potential applicants can watch the 2016 NIDA Open Day stream online at apply.nida.edu.au.
NIDA’s Sydney Campus isat215 Anzac Pde, Kensington. For more info call (02) 9697 7600, email [email protected] or head to nida.edu.au.
