INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT
Valuable industry connections 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 2020 include: → Dr Michael Mohammed Ahmad – founding director of Sweatshop Literacy Movement and editor of After Australia (Affirm Press, 2020) → Sean Bacon – Accomplished Australian video designer specialising in visual media in theatre → Jacob Boehme – Creative practitioner, artistic director and curator → Damien Cooper – World renowned Lighting Designer
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→ Gayda de Mesa – Technical specialist, Belvoir → Wesley Enoch – Artistic director, theatre director, writer → Eugenia Farrell – Senior stage manager at Opera Australia → Drew Ferors – Leading audiovisual expert from Technical Direction Company → Nick Fry – Australian designer specialising in theatre, film and live event design → Kim Hardwick – Stage director/ theatre producer, Griffin Theatre Company → Jennifer Irwin – Costume designer, Bangarra Dance Theatre → Priscilla Jackman – Director, Bluebeard’s Castle: Opera Australia → Tanya Leach – Stage manager, Sydney Theatre Company, Pinchgut Opera → Adam Mada – Leading magician, entertainer and magic/Illusion coach and consultant
→ Michael McCarthy – Film director, producer and consultant in film logistics → Dr Liza-Mare Syron – Indigenous Scientia senior lecturer UNSW and senior artistic associate at Moogahlin Performing Arts → Lauren Proietti – Hair, wigs and make-up supervisor, Sydney Theatre Company → Annette Shun Wah – Artistic director, OzAsia Festival and Contemporary Asian Australian Performance → Beryl Waldron – Senior ladies cutter, Opera Australia → Chrissy Zemura – Hair specialist, Zemura salon
Image, this page, Technical Theatre and Stage Management students presenting their 2020 Magic Show with guest artists Adam Mada and Kim Hardwick
