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Down Syndrome NSW
Level 6/410 Church St, North Parramatta
9am-5pm Monday - Thursday
T: 9841 444


Friday, 27 March 2009

NIDA: Drama for Young People with Intellectual Disabilities

Weekly classes
NIDA offers weekly drama classes for young people with intellectual disabilities.
Term 2 will advance physical theatre skills as students devise scenes. Discover how to convey meaning to an audience using movement as the key technique for telling a story. Each group will be allocated a bag of props, images, words and music to use as the stimulus to inspire their work.


When: Term 2 starts from 17 May to 28 June and runs on Sundays from 12.00pm to 1.30pm.

Where: National Institute of Dramatic Art, 215 Anzac Parade, Kensington, NSW 2033

Who: For young people 13-20 years.

Cost: $195 per term ($180 for payment before 13 April 2009)




Weekend event - July 2009
Music Theatre for Young People with Intellectual Disabilities- a weekend of music theatre for young people with intellectual disabilities.


Build and develop confidence and stage presence and pratice telling a story through song.

When: Saturday to Sunday 10.00am – 4.00pm, 25 to 26 July 2009

Where: National Institute of Dramatic Art, 215 Anzac Parade, Kensington, NSW 2033

Who: For young people 13-20 years.

Cost: enquiries to NIDA

For both programs:

Contact: phone NIDA Open Program on 02 9697 7626

Access: Accessible venue & toilets

More information: www.nida.edu.au (we found entering "disabilities" in the search box the easiest way to locate the relevant information)


Source: Accessible Arts Newsletter, March 2009 where you will also find a news item about Genevieve Clay and Gerard O'Dwyer and their Tropfest awards, and a short profile of Gerard, with photos.

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