Actors, Dancers and Other Entertainers Nec

Indicative Skill Level:

This occupation requires qualifications equivalent to an AQF bachelor's degree or higher educational level.

Applicants must fulfil at least one of the four criteria mentioned below:

1. Additional qualifications in a highly relevant field of study include qualifications equivalent to the following levels:
   • AQF Diploma
   • AQF Advanced Diploma
   • AQF Associate Degree or
   • AQF Graduate Diploma
2. Bachelor degrees or higher degrees include:
   • AQF Master's degrees or
   • AQF Doctorate degrees

   Highly relevant paid employment periods (20 hours or more per week)

3. A minimum of years of employment highly relevant to the nominated occupation, completed at the appropriate skill level in the five years prior to the date of application for skills assessment.
4. A minimum of 6 years of relevant employment is required - five years of relevant employment (may be outside the last 5 year period) in addition to at least one year of highly relevant employment within the last five years prior to application.

Tasks Include:

• Reading scripts and undertaking research to gain understanding of parts, themes and characterisations.
• Learning lines and cues, rehearsing parts, and applying vocal and movement skills to the development of characterisation.
• Preparing for performances through rehearsals under the instruction and guidance of production directors.
• Acting parts and portraying roles as developed in rehearsals in film, television, radio and stage productions.
• Practising dance routines and interpreting the choreographic content of the production.
• Performing dances for audience entertainment, coordinating body movements and facial expression, usually with musical accompaniment.
• Composing and notating ballet compositions and other dance routines.
• Creating and performing individual performance routines.
• Rehearsing, auditioning and travelling between entertainment venues.

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