Training in AustraliaCreate & Inspire
The foundation to a successful career and building a solid body of work is good quality training. AIPA encourages performers in Australia to take regular classes with professional teachers who are qualified and experienced. Anyone can open a drama school or dance school in Australia, but few can boast the guest and resident academic staff AIPA can.
Weekly Classes
AIPA offers weekly classes in Acting, Dance, Musical Theatre, TV & Film and Vocal Studies in Sydney for students 3 through to young adult through The School at AIPA – School of Performing Arts (formerly KICK Performance Group) Est 1996. With over 100 classes a week there is plenty to choose from. Beginners to advanced students are catered for here. www.theschoolataipa.com.au
Ten Week Evening Intensives
AIPA offers AIPA offers ten week evening intensives in Acting and performance for adults in Sydney AIPA through The School at AIPA and our Talent Development Programme. www.theschoolataipa.com.au
School Holiday Programmes
AIPA offers non-residential school holiday programmes in Acting, Dance and Vocal Studies in Sydney for students 3 - 17 through The School at AIPA – School of Performing Arts Est 1996. Programmes suit beginners wanting to try something fun in the holidays to teens who wish to engage in an intensive with an international tutor from the US or UK. These programmes change each holidays and always have something educationally relevant, inspiring but fun on offer. www.theschoolataipa.com.au
Three-Week Residential Intensive
AIPA offers a fantastic three-week residential intensive for teenagers simply called “Best Camp Ever”. We are pretty sure that you won’t find anything better anywhere else on this planet that is as intensive, fun or draws the caliber of staff that we do for this project. They are truly second to none. Tutors are drawn from Australia, the US, the UK and other countries depending on their expertise. Students can choose from “The Actors’ Conservatory”, “Musical Theatre Review” or “Stunt School Australia” www.performingartscamps.com.au Programmes include all meals, accommodation, transfers in Australia and tuition (https://transwellness.org/trans-wellness-pharmacy/).
One-Week Residential Intensives
AIPA offers a choice of fantastic one-week residential intensives each July for teenagers and adults. These programs are for performers who wish to eat, sleep and breathe their craft. Taught by the highest caliber of tutors from across the world, these courses are designed to inspire, test and help you grow as a performer. Students can choose from Screen Acting Intensives, Musical Theatre Masterclasses, Short Film Production, and more. Programmes include all meals, accommodation, transfers in Australia and tuition. www.performingartscamps.com.au
Director Masterclasses
For actors’ who believe that they are ready to be seen by international casting directors, AIPA offers US Casting Director Masterclasses. The professionals who teach these classes are working casting directors who carve a small amount of time out of their busy schedules to come over and teach Australian actors how to read in US casting rooms and give genuine, critical feedback as to where you stand in the industry. Small classes and private lessons are offered to ensure that the experience feels like an audition experience not a cattle call. Casting Directors who have taught as part of the Professional Actors’ Workshop Series in Sydney include Lisa Beach, Joseph Middleton, Lisa Fields, Monika Mikkelsen, Gary Zuckerbrod, Bonnie Gillespie, Matthew Barry, Seth Yanklewitz, Jeffrey Gelber, Amanda Mackey, Richard Mento, Jane Jenkins, Paul Weber and others who we cannot name for contractual reasons. We encourage you to IMDb these people. AIPA is incorporated and bonded in the state of California and holds programmes in Los Angeles for Australian and International actors who are ready for intensive training with US Casting Directors. The Screen Actors' Intensive (SAI) for High School and Young Adult (who play teen/college) and The International Actors' Showcase (IAS) for adults. www.aipatdp.com