Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance)

Recorded Audition requirements

All applicants must submit a recorded audition portfolio. We highly recommend you have prior training in contemporary dance and other dance techniques including those of non-Western lineages.

The video audition involves submitting four short video files:

• Short introduction talking to the camera
• Demonstration of classwork and technique
• Set movement phrase
• One minute solo

Detailed video audition guidelines will be available to applicants in the supplementary application form.

Preparing and Recording Your Audition

• Perform in a safe environment, and use the space you have available to you: ideally on a smooth floor in a volume of space with no obstacles. It is understandable that not all applicants may not have access to a large dance space during these times.
• It is not an expectation that you access or purchase additional recording equipment beyond a basic smartphone, iPad, or laptop/desktop device. For smartphones, many recent models already have very good microphones built-in.
• Make sure you are well lit and can be seen clearly; you may wish to ask a friend or relative to video you or use a tripod or video stand.
• Please keep your head and feet in the video at all times.
• Do not use filters or effects, please keep editing to a minimum.

How will I be assessed?

Audition

You will be assessed against the following criteria by the selection panel:

• Evidence of advanced skills in physical thinking
• Embodied literacy in diverse styles and approaches to dance practice and performance
• Kinaesthetic awareness of self
• Ability to contribute to the creative process
• Creative autonomy and agency.

Group Workshop & Interview

In the callback workshop and interview, short-listed applicants will be assessed on:

• Ability to collaborate with others
• Responses to tasks in a group setting
• Capacity to move with spatial awareness and sensitivity to others
• Interest and motivation for undertaking the course
• Ability to articulate dance goals and have insight into how to achieve these
• Understanding of dance as an art form and its significance and potential in the cultural and arts field and in relation to other arts.