Who should read this: Professional and Student – Actors, Directors, Singers and Dancers. Writers for Screen and Stage, Novelists and Journalists. Producers of Film, Television and live theatre including Dance Theatre, Music Theatre and Web productions. Students and professionals often ask me about… Parody. What is parody?...
Australian Performing Arts Conservatory (APAC) is the only education institution in Australia that has a stand-alone license to teach stage combat. The styles of training you can receive at APAC are unarmed combat, broad sword, rapier and dagger. Students at APAC get training on how to...
Acting is a doing word and unless you are continually practising you will lose the skills you have already accumulated. Establishing any kind of routine and repetition will be advantageous for your skills. If you went to the gym once a week for a year, you would...
As I was watching the incomparable BBC 3-part series, Mrs Wilson, on ABC television recently I was trying to work out whether or not its lead actor, Ruth Wilson, was related to that other brilliant British actor of the 1960’s and 70’s, Sarah Miles. Not...
This is Las Las went to TPAC to study acting Las has starred in a movie with Scarlett Johanssen Las is making the biggest Australian war movie ever Be like Las [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew1K3LOIk6w&feature=share[/embed] We are thrilled to announce TPAC Graduate Lasarus Ratuere is currently filming Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan. Where will TPAC...
The Performing Arts Conservatory Graduate - Luke Mckenzie Luke Mckenzie studied at TPAC and then went on to win roles on Home and Away, Wentworth, Conan, and Rescue Ops after graduation. We are delighted to report that Luke has ended up on the flip side with a starring...
If you want a career in acting, then you need the right school to help take your skills to the next level. There are plenty out there to choose from, but it is important to do your research to find the perfect school for you....
Casting directors have the job of finding the right actor or actress to fill a specific role. To do this, they hold auditions that could literally see hundreds of actors walk through the doors to read for the role. This sounds daunting to many aspiring...
It is very unlikely that the actors, singers or dancers you see on the screen just walked into a role. The audition process is something everyone in the Performing Arts industry will have to endure. This may seem daunting to many, but with the right...
Many aspiring actors believe that they have to put their entire focus on either screen or stage. If passions lie in being on the stage for live performances, someone may want to put all of their efforts into that, and vice versa for someone who...