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NICA takes part in ARTS8 Transformation project

NICA takes part in ARTS8 Transformation project

The Arts8 Transformation project was hosted by AFTRS and NIDA and involved two students and one staff member from each of the eight elite arts training..

2 Feb 2022 Media , Training
2011 NICA Youth Circus Finale

2011 NICA Youth Circus Finale

The show, based on a Fairy Tales theme, brought together 140 students participating in NICA’s Community Circus classes.

2 Feb 2022 Training
Making a career with dance: the journey from dance to circus

Making a career with dance: the journey from dance to circus

it clear they go together rather finely, but what is it really like to be a dancer and circus artist?

2 Feb 2022 Training
NICA’s community circus ends on a high with the 2012 Youth Circus Finale

NICA’s community circus ends on a high with the 2012 Youth Circus Finale

Cr Claude Ullin from the City of Stonnington opened proceedings to a supportive and enthusiastic audience of over 400 at the NICA National Circus Centre.

2 Feb 2022 Training
NICA Graduates Liam Dummer and Jordan Twartz representing Australia in Vietnam

NICA Graduates Liam Dummer and Jordan Twartz representing Australia in Vietnam

The festival gathers elite circus artists and arts managers from around the world..

2 Feb 2022 Media , Training
NICA and NIDA collaboration - Eurydike + Orpheus

NICA and NIDA collaboration - Eurydike + Orpheus

NICA partnered with Australia’s leading institute for education and training in the dramatic arts, NIDA

2 Feb 2022 Media , Training
NICA students gain from cultural exchange to China

NICA students gain from cultural exchange to China

NICA students and staff participated in a Cultural Exchange Study Tour to China, supported by Arts Victoria.

2 Feb 2022 Training
Giving flight to artistic talent

Giving flight to artistic talent

Some of Australia’s most gifted young actors, dancers, singers, film makers and musicians spent three days developing..

2 Feb 2022 Media , Training
First year students perform in Alwin in E Minor

First year students perform in Alwin in E Minor

The show, titled Alwin in E Minor, is based on the seven stages of man from the famous monologue in Shakespeare’s play 'As you Like It'

2 Feb 2022 Media , Training
ARTS8 Collaborative project - Embodied Country

ARTS8 Collaborative project - Embodied Country

Developing artists from each organisation displayed disciplined expertise whilst working with the shared vision of the collective..

2 Feb 2022 Media , Training
News from NICA trainer in Indonesia

News from NICA trainer in Indonesia

Andrea Ousley in Jakarta, Indonesia working for a not-profit organisation called The Red Nose Foundation Hidung Merah.

2 Feb 2022 Media , Training
Graduate Highlight: Lewie West And His Varied Career

Graduate Highlight: Lewie West And His Varied Career

Since completing his Bachelor of Circus Arts, Lewie has worked with some of Australia’s most notable contemporary circus companies.

2 Feb 2022 Alumni , Training
NICA Audition interview with Hugo

NICA Audition interview with Hugo

The best thing about running away with the circus is that I have a daily schedule that I can follow and specialist trainers in my field of interest.

2 Feb 2022 Training
Shaping Future Leaders in the Performing Arts

Shaping Future Leaders in the Performing Arts

Students studying circus arts, acting, directing and design come together to make new work.

2 Feb 2022 Media , Training
NICA trainer clowns around for a worthy cause

NICA trainer clowns around for a worthy cause

NICA aerials trainer Kathryn Niesche recently returned from five days in the Central Desert, touring remote Indigenous Warlpiri communities

2 Feb 2022 Media , Training
Graduate Highlight: Maya Tregonning Comes To You Live From London

Graduate Highlight: Maya Tregonning Comes To You Live From London

Maya took the time to answer a few quick questions about life at NICA, and where it has since taken her.

2 Feb 2022 Alumni , Training
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