Guide to the National Aboriginal & Islander Skills Development Association (NAISDA) : programs and related material collected by the National Library of Australia, 1975

Summary

Collection number:

EPH PROMPT .NAISDA

Language:

English and English

Availability:

Available

Background

Content Summary:

The National Aboriginal Islander Skills Development Association (NAISDA) Dance College was established in 1975 to train Indigenous Australians in dance. It is based in Gosford on the Central Coast of New South Wales, and is a registered training organisation and offers Certificates II, III and IV and a Diploma in Careers in Dance. Graduates have worked in the performing arts: arts management, dance, music, theatre and film, both at the elite and community level. The Bangarra Dance Theatre developed from NAISDA, and the College was the subject of an ABC TV documentary From Dreamtime to Dance broadcast in 2002. Bangarra Dance Theatre (For related material refer to separate files under Bangarra , and Aboriginal Islander Dance Theatre in the PROMPT collection).

Material in the Australian performing arts programs and ephemera (PROMPT) collection consists of programs and related items for Australian performing arts organisations, Australian artists performing overseas, professional productions performed in Australia (including those featuring overseas performers) and overseas performances of Australian plays, music, etc.

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

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