FULL DAY WORKSHOPS

If you are placed in a “Full Day Workshop” you will be in this class for the whole week and will not take any other classes.

  • A young woman with reddish hair and a black shirt stands behind a table, looking up at a person standing in front of her. The person in front is holding a cloth and is wearing a black shirt with white text on the back. The background is black.

    Advanced Acting

    For those looking towards a career in acting for stage or screen or wanting to prepare for tertiary training auditions.

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  • Two acrobats on a vertical rope, one hanging upside down and holding onto the other with their legs, performing an aerial routine. A third person on the floor looks on and holds a pole, with a shadow of the acrobats cast on the wall behind them.

    Circus Skills

    Open to everyone – you don’t have to be a gymnast! You will have the thrill of presenting some very exciting and spectacular work after only one week!

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  • Group of 15 diverse young people smiling and posing together indoors, with some kneeling in the front row and others standing behind them.

    Directing

    We will cover investigating the basics of directing, articulating your own directing style, leading the creative rehearsal room, and tools for coaching actors.

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  • A young woman with long red hair and braces smiling with arms outstretched, holding a piece of paper, in front of a whiteboard.

    Playwriting

    Students will explore the basics of plot and character development, scene structure, theme and dialogue, and will touch on production considerations and the role of the dramaturg.

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  • A young man and a young woman are singing into microphones at a karaoke or talent show venue, with an audience seated in the background.

    Songwriting

    Write songs from scratch in a supportive, collaborative environment for the entire week. 

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  • Young man operating a digital music keyboard with colorful illuminated buttons in a dark room, with several people watching in the background.

    Technical Stream

    Both classes (beginners and advanced) include light and sound rigging, plotting, show operation, stage management, design elements, and more!

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Home Groups & Tasters

If you are placed in a “Home Group” you will be in this class for the bulk of the week but will also be allocated an afternoon “Taster” class (also based on your rankings), which you will attend on Monday and Wednesday afternoons.

  • A student with curly hair, wearing a red plaid shirt, appears emotional and is talking to another woman with straight hair, in a room with yellow walls. There are people in the foreground, one of whom is taking a photo or video.

    Clowning

    With its roots in physical comedy and being alive to the audience, clowning celebrates spontaneity, failure and vulnerability – foundational skills for any creative art. 

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  • Group of young people dancing on stage during a performance.

    Dance & Choreo

    Get ready to move and create in this hands-on dance class led by a full-time member of a professional dance company.

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  • A group of performers on stage dressed in colorful, glamorous outfits, dancing in front of a dark background with stage lighting.

    Dare to do Shakespeare

    This course will concentrate on the simplicity of Shakespeare. His scripts give the actor all the clues needed to create the character and the drama.

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  • Performer dressed in a sparkling red dress with bright red hair styled in voluminous waves, stage makeup, and a floral headpiece, performing with other performers in colorful outfits on stage under dark lighting.

    Drag School

    Extravagance, fierceness, glamour, glitter and self-expression. Drag School is an intensely fun week of lip sync, dance, clowning, makeup, and character and costume design. 

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  • Young girls participating in a discussion or performance, with one girl in a colorful flower crown and a teal jacket, and others standing in the background.

    Improv Comedy

    Learn to embrace the fear and freedom of acting without a script, how to trust your instincts and find the comedy, tension and game of a scene with your fellow performers.

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  • A woman with dark hair and a white blouse speaking into a microphone on stage, with a young person with curly hair and a white T-shirt standing beside her, both under pink stage lighting.

    Musical Theatre

    Students in our popular Musical Theatre class will unite with kindred spirits from across Aotearoa as they get put through their singing, acting and dancing paces. 

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  • Three young people standing on a dark stage, with a young man speaking into a microphone and the two young women reading from papers.

    Poetry in Performance

    Using a range of poetic forms, we will reach across communities and between disciplines to find the voices of our young storytellers - voices that are authentic, silly and critical. 

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  • Puppetry

    New in 2026!

    Puppetry is one of the oldest forms of storytelling, and continues to amaze and delight audiences as an art form that can often express what an actor cannot.

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  • Three young women sit on a bench in a classroom and are being recorded or streamed, with their image displayed on a monitor in front of them. A man in a blue shirt holds a coffee cup and is speaking to or recording them. The classroom has a whiteboard, posters, and various equipment and supplies.

    Intro to Screen Acting

    Discover what goes into effective on-camera work, what it takes to create a compelling performance, the challenges actors face, and the techniques they need. 

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  • Three women engaged in a physical confrontation on stage with a dark background and red geometric structures, one woman is grabbing another from behind, and a third woman appears to be preparing to strike.

    Stage Combat

    Learn the skills to create dynamic and effective fight scenes while keeping you and your partner safe. We’ll look at techniques used in theatre, television and film.

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  • A young man performing stand-up comedy on stage, holding a microphone with a black background.

    Stand-up Comedy

    Become a stand-up superstar! Learn the fundamentals of writing, performing, mic technique and stagecraft, while also exploring how those basics can be used in different places and in different careers.

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  • Woman with red hair and glasses recording a podcast in a studio with a microphone, and a group of young people sitting behind a glass window listening.

    Voice & Voiceover

    A week of play and exploration of the human voice using the medium of ‘Voice Over’. Learn the fundamentals to enhance your own natural voice.

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