Industry engagement

Part of the success of NIDA’s training comes from its strong industry connections in every discipline. Students are provided with invaluable opportunities to develop working relationships with world-class industry professionals throughout their studies. We are very grateful to all the industry practitioners who have been working with the students.

Examples of artists working with NIDA students in 2021 include: → Fiona Crombie, production designer → Justin Kurzel, director → Fiona Donovan, production designer → Shari Sebbens, STC Resident

Director → Courtney Stewart, STC Directing

Associate → Philip Quast, performer → Kate Champion, Artistic Director

Black Swan → Isabel Hudson, freelance set and costume designer → Anthony Spinaze, freelance designer → Sam Worthington, performer → Ev Shipard, concept artist → Andrew Chan, art director → Hilary Davidson, costume historian → Hamish Elliot, freelance set and costume designer → Ella Butler, freelance set and costume designer → Tanja Biggneli, Staatsoper, Berlin → Alphabet Design studio → Justice Jones, director → Stuart Edgeworth, cinematographer → Laura Turner AV designer → Chloe Ogilvie, lighting designer → Peter Pound, storyboard artist → Nick Schlieper, lighting designer → Jodie Fried, designer and founder of

Armadillo → Rufus Didwiszus, Berlin–based designer → Chloe Lamford, UK–based designer and associate at The Royal Court

Theatre, London → Jessica Arthur, STC Resident

Director → Imara Savage, freelance director, formerly STC Resident Director 2016–18 → Alex Berlag, Co-artistic Director Red

Line Productions, Old Fitz, freelance

director → Kenneth Morelda, freelance director and actor → Daniel Dolling, Sydney Dance Company → Mark Chamberlain, musical director → Holly Austin, performer → Cynthia Simango, hair specialist → Anne–Maree McDonald, musical director → Cathie Goss, Sydney Dance Company → Garth Holcombe, performer → Brittanie Shipway, performer → Les Chantery, screen specialist → Sandra Wograndl, makeup artist → Colin Wilson, prosthetist → Helen Thatcher, hair and wig specialist → David Storie, technical theatre specialist → Mary Benn, stage manager → Tanya Leach, stage manager → Troy Honeysett, performer → Laura Farrell, voice specialist → Monica Sayers, performer → Laura Nagy, producer → Guy Simon, performer

Students placements A major highlight of training for students at NIDA is secondments and work placements, in particular with major theatre companies, Hollywood studios, Australian networks and global streaming services. This gives students an opportunity to develop a pathway into the industry and provides key networking and relationship building for future employment. 95% of our graduates are employed in the performance industry within six months of graduating, with over half working in the screen sector, both locally and internationally. Many students, especially NIDA costumiers, prop-makers and technical theatre specialists, receive promises of employment before graduating. In 2021 NIDA partners for secondments and student placements included: → Abbey Theatre (Ireland) → Adam Lowe Group → Amazon (Class of '07) → AraCourt → Arclight Films (Poker Face) → Bazmark Inc → Bell Shakespeare Company → Belvoir St Theatre → Chamber Made Opera → Christie Koppes Production → Circus Monoxide → City Recital Hall → Disney Theatrical → Endless Adventures Inc → Ensemble Theatre → Force Majeure → Fremantle Australia → Griffin Theatre Company → Global Creatures (Moulin Rouge the Musical) → GWB Entertainment (An American in Paris) → Hayes Theatre Company → ITV Studios → LX Art → Michael Cassel Group (Hamilton,

Mary Poppins) → Michelle Guthrie Presents → Monkey Baa → Netflix (Heartbreak High) → Opera Australia (Phantom of the

Opera) → Rockefeller Productions (new

Broadway Musical of Winnie the Pooh) → Rose Tinted Enterprises → Screentime (Underbelly) → Sean Stewart → Sydney Dance Company → Sydney Festival → Sydney Opera House → Sydney Theatre Company → Technical Direction Company → Transfusion Films → Warner Bros. Village Roadshow (Furiosa) → 20th Century Fox Warner Bros. Easy

Tiger (The Twelve)

Image, this page: Hydrarchos (Photo: Phil Erbach) Opposite page: Mr Burns, Set and Costume design