Australian Institute of Music - Dramatic Arts

Australian Institute of Music -
Dramatic Arts
Former names
 Australian Academy of Dramatic Art (1983-2013)
Type Subsidiary
Established 1983[1]
Parent institution
 Australian Institute of Music
Location Sydney CBD, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates: 33°52′24″S 151°12′29″E / 33.87333°S 151.20806°E / -33.87333; 151.20806
Campus Urban
Website Official website

The Australian Institute of Music - Dramatic Arts (AIMDA, formerly known as the Australian Academy of Dramatic Art (AADA)[2]) is a drama school in Sydney, Australia. It offers a degree in acting and theatre-making as a department of the Australian Institute of Music (AIM).

History

Logo for the Australian Academy of Dramatic Art, the former name of the Australian Institute of Music - Dramatic Arts.

AIM Dramatic Arts, was formerly known as the Australian Academy of Dramatic Art (AADA) and was established in 1983.[1] In 1999, the school was bought by Gillian Levett and became the first drama school in New South Wales to gain State vocational education accreditation.[3] In 2006, AADA became a department of the Australian Institute of Music (AIM),[1] and in 2013 was rebranded as Australian Institute of Music - Dramatic Arts. From 2007, Andrew Davidson was the Head of the School,[1] and in 2013 Peta Downes took over as Head of Dramatic Arts.[4]

The Degree

In 2007, consultation with the theatre industry began to create a unique, university-level qualification. The growing independent theatre scene in Sydney and other Australian capitals was now to be supported by a custom-built training in contemporary theatre practice, "a unique education for the Actor / Creator / Producer". The school took the baton from the University of Western Sydney's now-defunct Theatre Nepean, a training program that gave the Australian performing arts sector over a decade of graduates who are all-round theatre makers. In 2009, the department accepted its first intake of students in the new Bachelor of Performance degree.

Placement

Students undertake a unique interaction with a creative workplace and, often, a future employer. They are matched with leading performing arts companies in Sydney, during or following their final trimester of study. Placement Partners include: Bell Shakespeare, Channel 7, Darlinghurst Theatre Company, Fountainhead Casting, Griffin, Performance Space, Playwriting Australia, Powerhouse, Shopfront, Sport for Jove, Sydney Theatre Company, Tamarama Rock Surfers, and Version 1.0.

Campuses

Australian Institute of Music

Main Campus is located at the Australian Institute of Music, 1-15 Foveaux Street, Surry Hills. Established in 1968 by the late Dr Peter Calvo, the campus of the Australian Institute of Music has grown since the 1990s to house two concert halls, a black box theatre, four dance and drama studios, and multiple classroom, rehearsal and practice spaces.

Pilgrim House

Teaching and performances took place at the historic Pilgrim Theatre, located in Pilgrim House at 262 Pitt Street, Sydney until early 2017. Built in the Italian Palazzo style in 1927-8, the theatre was used as a broadcast and recording hall for live radio during the Great Depression. It was host to international performers including Noël Coward in the 1940s. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation and 2GB Radio were tenants until the 1970s. Throughout the 1990s, Sydney Art Theatre was the resident company. The school's lease began in 2004 and finished in May 2017. The Dramatic Arts department is now situated at AIM's main campus, 1-15 Foveaux Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010, with classes and performances taking place in and around the Drama Theatre, on Level 5 of Building A.

Notable productions

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "August 2007 Vol. 21 No. 1" (PDF). Dalcroze Australia. 2007. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
  2. ↑ "Home > Courses > Dramatic Arts". Australian Institute of Music. Archived from the original on July 26, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2016. Formerly known as the Australian Academy of Dramatic Art (AADA)
  3. ↑ Duncan, Bronwyn (Winter 2006). "Chris Lilley and his Aussie Heroes". Macquarie University. Archived from the original on 2017-07-03. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
  4. ↑ Gallasch, Keith (October 2013). "RealTime issue #117 Oct-Nov 2013 pg. 31". RealTime Arts. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
  5. ↑ Creagh, Sunanda (2004-05-12). "Black side of teenage excess". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
  6. ↑ "AIM DRAMATIC ARTS 2015 Bachelor of Performance Graduating Company 13 by Mike Bartlett Teacher's Education Resource Kit". Australian Institute of Music - Dramatic Arts. 2015. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
  7. ↑
  8. ↑ "Newcastle". Impact Internet Services. 2008. Retrieved 2017-06-22. Reshad graduated from Australian Academy of Dramatic Art (AADA) in 2004.
  9. ↑ "Graduating Company 2015". Australian Institute of Music - Dramatic Arts. Archived from the original on 2015-09-30. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
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