Page 32 - DANCE 2020 Full Time Studies Guide

full-time studies Guide 2020
Jessica Minas [Flinders University / TAFE SA]
theoretical knowledge and skills necessary for professional practice is essential for gaining employment in the field of contemporary dance performance. This course offers a rigorous program of study, training intense dance and the building of integral choreographic skills in purpose-built teaching spaces – principally at TAFE SA Adelaide College of the Arts, Light Square.
COURSES
Bachelor of Creative Arts (Dance) (3 years): This course places an emphasis on contemporary dance performance in productions and repertory. Graduating students take industry secondments in their final year to develop ties with the profession and prepare them for the workplace. These students have the skills necessary for all levels of performance from mainstream companies to independent projects, and the ability to prepare themselves for subsequent employment in industry.
Main subjects: Contemporary dance, classical ballet, composition, improvisation, acrobatic tumbling, production performance, double work, yoga, anatomy and kinesiology, history of dance, critical studies, music studies for dancers, career management, dance vocational secondment, song and dance, live arts and performance.
Practical dance classes per week:
About 1.5hrs X 10, + related studio work. Contact hours per day: Minimum 6 hours per day, 5 days a week. These hours and their times extend out to include evenings during performance weeks Pre-requisites/entry requirements:
• Any Certificate III or higher
or
• Satisfactory achievement in the Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT)
or
• Successful completion of SACE (year 12) results (or equivalent) achieving an ATAR of 60 or above
An audition is also required.
Auditions are usually held in October and November at the Adelaide College of the Arts and include a classical class, a contemporary class, and some repertoire and improvisation.
In special circumstances a video audition may be acceptable.
Main teachers: Dance Staff for 2019 include Lisa Heaven, Peter Sheedy, Kialea Nadine-Williams, Catherine Wells, Niv Marinberg, Sarah Neville, Lee Brummer, Thomas Fonua, Terry Simpson, Tobiah Booth-Remmers, Jo Stone and
Paulo Castro
Yoga teacher Youngblood Roche Academic Staff for 2019 include Anita
Bruce, Phil Callaghan, Christine Underdown and Catherine Withers
In 2019 the Adelaide College of the Arts students will be performing G by Garry Stewart as part of their repertory studies.
Audition date: Adelaide Friday 18 October and Friday 22 November 2019.
Canberra Friday 25 October 2019. Audition requirements: TAFE SA will mail an audition pack to applicants who have made a SATAC application for the Flinders University Bachelor of Creative Arts (Dance). If you have received your acknowledgment email from SATAC and you have not received an audition pack within the next two weeks of the date of your acknowledgement, please telephone TAFE SA Adelaide College of the Arts on (08) 8463 5000. Applicants are required to provide a positive physical fitness examination report from a recognised physiotherapist and a doctor’s certificate prior to an audition being offered.
Fees: Please refer to website www.flinders.edu.au/dance Scholarships or subsidies:
No scholarships or subsidies available. Possible career options: Mainstream dance companies; fringe theatre dance companies; commercial musical theatre companies; small professional dance companies; theatre; artist in schools; self-devised theatre/dance collectives; community dance companies; government and corporate productions; documentary film/TV; commercial film/TV; training film/ TV; studio teaching; university teaching; touring cabaret; performance art; circus theatre; overseas study; further study and post grad study; variety shows;
corporate productions.
Glenbrook Ballet Theatre 72D Murphy Street
BLAXLAND NSW
P: 0407 402 190
E: enquiries@glenbrookballet.com.au W: www.glenbrookballet.com.au
COURSES
The brand new GBT Academy program was born out of the need for a comprehensive yet individual Full-Time level training program allowing talented students to excel in dance without having to forgo their academic schooling. The program incorporates meticulous full-time Classical Ballet training and scheduled school sessions, integrated into an individual, student centred program focussed on developing excellence.Core classes run on 4 weekdays and Saturdays and include Conditioning, Limber, Classical Technique, Pointe Work, Repertoire, Contemporary, Performance and Theory (including dance history, music, nutrition, anatomy, makeup and audition preparation). Students also have access to pilates studio sessions, and on site physiotherapist visits.
Global Dance Pro
5/17 Crown Court
VARSITY LAKES QLD 4227
E: info@globaldancepro.com W: www.globaldancepro.com
songs, two monologues (Shakespeare and contemporary), and attend a group
dance audition.
Fees: Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP) for domestic students. Scholarships or subsidies: A range of competitive scholarship opportunities are available at both faculty and university level. More information online at: https://scholarships.unimelb.edu.au/ Possible career options: Dancer, choreographer, music theatre performer, singer, actor, artistic director, ballet teacher, creator of new music theatre, community dance artist/teacher, contemporary dance teacher,
performer, freelancer.
Federation University Australia Arts Academy Camp Street Campus,
BALLARAT VIC 3350
P: 1800 333 864
E: info@federation.edu.au W: www.federation.edu.au/ performingarts
COURSES
Bachelor of Contemporary Performance Practice
Flinders University in partnership with TAFE SA Adelaide College of the Arts offers this degree in elite dance performance. The combination of study associated with
Flinders University in partnership with TAFE SA: Adelaide College of the Arts (AC Arts)
39 Light Square
ADELAIDE SA 5000
P: 08 8463 5000
E: Arts.ADL@tafesa.edu.au
W: www.flinders.edu.au/dance
32 | AUGUST / SEPTEMBER 2019 | WWW.DANCEAUSTRALIA.COM.AU
PHOTOGRAPHER: DANIELLE BOS