NIDA Events

In addition to the Writers Readings and productions in the three major productions seasons, NIDA has many regular productions that are part of its practice-based learning. These include: → Articulate – where 3rd Year Actors voice scenes from well-known films and TV. → Actors Showcase – the final showcase for 3rd Year Actors to the creative industry, including agents. → Diploma of Musical Theatre Showcase → Diploma of Stage and Screen

Performance Showcase → Magic Show (Technical Theatre &

Stage Management) → Unplugged – 3rd Year Actors twohanders for industry guests Other student-facing masterclasses were a Screenrights Masterclass, TikTok Masterclass, a talk by actor and mental health leader Ben Steel and a NAISDA Collaboration. Special Conversations Throughout the year NIDA hosted a number of public and invite-only conversation events. These included public in person talks: Jeffrey Seller, the multi-award winning and original producer of musical Hamilton and Rent, shared his inspiring journey with NIDA Artistic Director in Residence David Berthold and students. NAIDOC Week Annual Lecture featuring Elaine Crombie in conversation with Dr Sandra Phillips. Stuart Beattie, BAFTA Award winning Australian & Hollywood screenwriter and director in conversation with Margaret Pomeranz. NIDA alumnus Alex Russell screened his film Under My Skin, followed by a Q&A with Alex and director David O'Donnell, moderated by Chika Ikogwe. NIDA Nights David Berthold, NIDA’s Artistic Director in Residence, hosted monthly talks during lockdown with NIDA Alumni for students, donors and NIDA staff. The artists featured were Simon Burke AO, Kate Box and Katrina Milosevic, and Marta Dusseldorp and Ben Winspear. NIDA In Conversation

NIDA's In Conversation online series was taken over by an impressive line-up of curators spanning film, theatre, tv and digital media who assembled a diverse line-up of guests exploring their roles in impacting and changing Australian culture through the arts. In 2021, the curators were multi-awardwinning theatre and opera director Imara Savage (St Joan, Top Girls); playwright, screenwriter and multidisciplinary Thai-Australian artist Anchuli Felicia King (White Pearl); director, playwright and dramaturg Tasnim Hossain (ABC TV’s Carpark Clubbing); actor and one of Casting Guild of Australia’s Rising Stars of 2020 Bridie McKim (Bump, The Heights); and director and actor Darren Yap, whose 2020 directing credits alone include Joseph and His Amazing Dream Coat (Tokyo), Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam (Belvoir), Double Delicious (Contemporary Asian Australian Performance/Sydney Festival), and Next to Normal (NIDA). Guests included:

Emily Dash, writer, actor, producer and speaker, discussing how the arts and entertainment industry is incorporating inclusive practice and showcasing more stories from disabled artists, in conversation with Bride McKim.

Osamah Sami, award-winning actor, writer, director, poet, and stand-up comedian (Ali’s Wedding, Good Muslim Boy) in conversation with Tasnim Hossain. Angus Cerini, multi-award-winning writer, performer and theatre-maker (Wonnangatta, The Bleeding Tree, Resplendence) in conversation with Imara Savage. Anne-Louise Sarks, internationally acclaimed director, writer and dramaturg (Artistic Director of Melbourne Theatre Company) in conversation with Tasnim Hossain.

Sue Giles AM, award-winning theatre maker, Artistic Director/co-CEO of Polyglot Theatre and President of the International Association of Theatre for Children and Young People, in conversation with Tasnim Hossain.

David Finnigan, award-winning playwright (Kill Climate Deniers) discussing his ongoing work with research scientists to produce theatre about climate and global change, in conversation with Tasnim Hossain.

Brian Quirt, dramaturg, playwright, director, theatre-maker and Artistic Director of Nightswimming, a dramaturgical company based in Canada, and Director of the Banff Centre Playwrights Lab, in conversation with Tasnim Hossain.

David Henry Hwang, internationally acclaimed playwright, screenwriter, television writer and opera librettist (M. Butterfly, Chinglish, Yellow Face) in conversation with Anchuli Felicia King. Anthea Williams, award-winning theatre and film director and Churchill Fellow, in conversation with Bridie McKim.

Callum Francis and Chloe Zuel, two team members of We The Industry Inc., established in 2020 to create greater representation and inclusion within the Australian theatre industry, in conversation with Imara Savage. Julio Himede, founder of Yellow Studio in New York City specialised in production design, creative direction and art direction for television and live events, in conversation with Darren Yap. Tasnim Hossain, playwright, dramaturg and director (Yellow Face) in conversation with David Berthold.

Anchuli Felicia King, playwright/ screenwriter and multidisciplinary Thai-