On Screen:  Develop on-camera performance skills

Cost: 

Accredited unit (with statement of attainment): $1,470

Non-accredited unit (No statement of attainment issued): $770

Pro-rata enrolments accepted for non-accredited students only

Dates:

April 24

May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

June 5, 12,19, 26

Fridays, 9am – 12pm,

AAA HQ 78 Musgrave Rd, Red Hill, Qld.

Your Tutor: Sherri Smith

Course Description:

• Develop and adapt acting techniques for performing to camera for television & film productions, multimedia displays, or online environments.
• Explore ways performers use voice and convey emotion for screen. 
• Study basic vocal health and voice production techniques. 
• Learn how to break down and convincingly perform scripts for the camera.

You’ll walk away with:

Edited footage to add to your show reel

A boost to your confidence for public appearances, acting, presentations, online conferences, media events, and other filmed or scripted content. 

Whether you are looking to enhance your interpersonal presentation to further your career, explore your creativity, or to develop the necessary skills to pursue acting on screen as a career – this ten-week hands-on course offers professional and personal development in one. 

Appropriate for beginners 16+ (including year 11 and 12 students), school-leavers, and early, mid or late career professionals. 

Gain the skills you need for success in the online era and have fun doing it with Hand to Hand Academy! 

This course can be studied as an accredited unit - CUAPRF420 Develop on-camera performance skills. 

This unit counts towards the 10915NAT Certificate IV in Acting

MIME:  for contemporary performance contexts

Cost: 

Accredited unit (with statement of attainment): $1,470

Non-accredited unit (No statement of attainment issued): $285 (five weeks)

Dates:

May 21, 28, 

June 4, 11, 18

Classes run on Thursdays, 6:30pm - 8:30pm, Warehouse Circus Studios, Chifley, ACT

Your Tutor: Idris Stanbury

Idris is an internationally touring clown, comedian, and performing artist. Idris holds a Bachelor of Circus Arts and is a professional in Clowning and juggling. A full time performer and producer in circus and comedy, touring numerous shows globally to sold out audiences

Course Description:

Explore the fundamentals of mime and physical theatre, focusing on body control, precision and expressive movement. Develop techniques such as isolation, fixed points, and the illusion of weight to create believable invisible objects and environments. Build the skills to communicate emotion, action and narrative without words, using only the body to craft clear, engaging scenes and stories from nothing.

You can also Study Movement Foundations and Mime together as an accredited unit of study -  NAT10915011 Expand physical vocabulary.

This unit counts towards the   10915NAT Certificate IV in Acting.   

Voice:  Expand vocal capacity 

Cost: 

Accredited unit (with statement of attainment): $950

Non-accredited unit (No statement of attainment issued): $495 (eight weeks)

DATES:

April 28

May 5, 12, 19, 26 

June 2, 9, 16

Classes run on Tuesdays, 6:30pm - 8:30pm, Warehouse Circus Studios, Chifley, ACT

Your Tutor: Goldele Rayment

Goldele Rayment is an actor, director, dramaturge, writer and teaching artist. She holds a Bachelor of Performing Arts from Monash University. Goldele has taught adults and young people in a wide variety of contexts including at Perform Australia, Shopfront Arts, the Marian Street Theatre For Young People, the Canberra Theatre Centre, and now for Hand to Hand Academy.

Course Description:

Study basic vocal health and voice production techniques!

Explore ways  performers use their voice. Participants will undertake vocal training to develop a voice able to cope with the demands of being a performer. 

This course can be studied as an accredited unit -  NAT10915005 Expand vocal capacity. This unit counts towards the   10915NAT Certificate IV in Acting

MOVEMENT FOUNDATIONS: from contemporary dance to physical theatre

Cost: 

Accredited unit (with statement of attainment): $950

Non-accredited unit (No statement of attainment issued): $342 (six weeks)

Dates:  

March 26,

April 2, 23, 30, 

May 7, 14.

Classes run on Thursdays, 6:30pm - 8:30pm, Warehouse Circus Studios, Chifley, ACT

Your Tutor:  Nathan Rutups 

Nathan is a talented actor, dancer and director; a dynamic force in the Canberra arts and theatre community. He continues to take on bold new projects and opportunities across Canberra and beyond.  

Course Description:

A Performer must apply a high level of physical awareness and control to integrate voice, movement and acting technique in performance. This course improves body awareness, mind/body and audience connection to expand your physical vocabulary in performance. 

Meisner Acting Technique: Express emotion in performance

Cost: 

Accredited unit (with statement of attainment): $950

Non-accredited unit (No statement of attainment issued): $495 (eight weeks)

DATES: POSTPONED, new dates TBC

Classes run on Tuesdays, 7pm - 9:30pm, Warehouse Circus Studios, Chifley, ACT

Your Tutor: TBC

Course Description:

Develop instinctive, reflexive responses as an actor, so that in the moment of performance, responses to in-scene stimuli are spontaneous, genuine, and uninhibited by intrusive analytical thought. 

Through listening and responding in this way, actors create an authentic existence in performance. Connections between actors in performance enrich an audience’s enjoyment and engagement.

This course can be studied as an accredited unit of study - NAT10915011 Express emotion in performance. This unit counts towards the  10915NAT Certificate IV in Acting.

Working in film or live performance? Rigging, catwalks, elevated stages are part of the job, and it is essential to ensure your team have the right skills to minimise risks!

If you're working in construction, you'll need this too!

Hand to Hand Academy now offers RIIWHS204E Work Safely at Heights — Nationally recognised training built for professionals who work at elevation.

Enrol now in Canberra!

We are also taking expressions of interest in Brisbane. 

Do you have a whole team? We can come to your town or city, too, if you have the venue!

Auditions:  Three-day Intensive

Currently taking Expressions of Interest - this course will run as an intensive sometime in June/July 2026. Get in contact with us!

Cost: 

Accredited unit (with statement of attainment): $950

Non-accredited unit (No statement of attainment issued): $495 (Three-day intensive)

Description:

Get prepared with what you need to audition for work or further study in the performing arts.

This course can be studied as an accredited unit - CUAPRF314 Develop audition techniques. This unit counts towards the  10915NAT Certificate IV in Acting

Make-up: Three-day Intensive

Currently taking Expressions of Interest. Get in contact with us!

Cost: 

Accredited unit (with statement of attainment): $950

Non-accredited unit (No statement of attainment issued): $495 (Three-day intensive)

Description:

Develop the skills and knowledge to apply theatrical make-up and hairstyles for performances.

Ideal for singers, actors, dancers, circus performers, and comedians performing in commercial, competition or community settings. 

This course can be studied as an accredited unit of study -  CUAMUP511    Apply theatrical make-up and hairstyles. This unit counts towards the  11017NAT Advanced Diploma of Performance.