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		Stage Combat \| poise, power, precision
		A little about the technique… Stage combat is a specialized technique in theatre designed to create the illusion of physical combat without causing harm to the performers. It is employed in live stage plays as well as operatic and ballet productions. The term is also used informally to describe fight choreography for other production media including film and television. It is a common field of study for actors and dancers and is closely related to the practice of stunts. Stage Combat is highly complex as a whole but it can be condensed and tailored to offer all students a skillful yet enjoyable technique, which is useful for a wide range of theatre. With a background in film, television and stage, our trained combatants can facilitate two different disciplines with your students; Stage Combat Un-Armed and Stage Combat Armed. These two workshops are suitable for a wide range of ages and group sizes. Whether you need to choreograph a fight scene for the next Shakespeare play, create a slapstick sequence to increase the humor of a scene, expand your students physical skills or to simply fill an activities day; these workshops will meet you and your students needs – all carried out in a safe and controlled environment. A brief explanation of the workshop content… Un-Armed Workshop – School Year 7 up to adult (Maximum of 30 students in one session) This workshop introduces students to the skills and safety required for effectively using the techniques of Stage Combat. We take them through a careful and steady process graduating through a variety of techniques including movements such as punches, slaps, kicks, falls and many more. We demonstrate how to creatively utilize the combination of skills learnt while integrating them into a short performance and further more to use within future work. The students get an overall experience of the physical demands and awareness required for stage combat as well as exploring the techniques individually and with a partner or team. Armed Workshop – School Year 10 up to adult (Maximum of 25 students in one session) This workshop introduces students to the more menacing aspects of the Stage Combat technique. We take them through a step by step process, exploring the complex skills and safety required for effectively using weapons on stage. They learn about the handling of the weapons, their uses and the essential physical skills required for gaining the desired results. The weapons may include some of the following: Swords, Rapiers, Daggers, Quarterstaff and even lightsabers! The students get an overall experience of the controlled physical demands and heightened awareness required for armed Stage Combat as well as exploring the techniques with a partner or team. How can students use armed or unarmed stage combat in their work? Swashbuckling in a Peter Pan play Sword fighting in a Shakespeare play; such as Mercutio vs. Tybalt in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ A general fight scene with or without the use of knives and daggers Creating a livelier and more engaging experience for the audience.
					The benefits of stage combat… It offers useful skills to incorporate with curricular and non-curricular work such as Shakespeare, Commedia Dell’Arte, devised exam work and standard drama classes It gives many attributes to a scene or play that requires any form of stage fighting or slap stick It increases physical ability and confidence It allows the students to learn a complex technique in a safe environment while learning the significance and benefits of the skills It is an exciting and enlivening technique offering an exhilarating experience It give students a new respect for the safety required for all stage combat techniques Aims of the workshop To understand the basic safety principals behind all stage combat techniques To learn a number of stage combat techniques To work safely with a partner or partners and perform stage combat To understand that stage combat is an acting technique To have fun and gain confidence in a supported environment To give students the basic knowledge and skills of the technique to use in future work

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		Stage Combat \| poise, power, precision
		A little about the technique… Stage combat is a specialized technique in theatre designed to create the illusion of physical combat without causing harm to the performers. It is employed in live stage plays as well as operatic and ballet productions. The term is also used informally to describe fight choreography for other production media including film and television. It is a common field of study for actors and dancers and is closely related to the practice of stunts. Stage Combat is highly complex as a whole but it can be condensed and tailored to offer all students a skillful yet enjoyable technique, which is useful for a wide range of theatre. With a background in film, television and stage, our trained combatants can facilitate two different disciplines with your students; Stage Combat Un-Armed and Stage Combat Armed. These two workshops are suitable for a wide range of ages and group sizes. Whether you need to choreograph a fight scene for the next Shakespeare play, create a slapstick sequence to increase the humor of a scene, expand your students physical skills or to simply fill an activities day; these workshops will meet you and your students needs – all carried out in a safe and controlled environment. A brief explanation of the workshop content… Un-Armed Workshop – School Year 7 up to adult (Maximum of 30 students in one session) This workshop introduces students to the skills and safety required for effectively using the techniques of Stage Combat. We take them through a careful and steady process graduating through a variety of techniques including movements such as punches, slaps, kicks, falls and many more. We demonstrate how to creatively utilize the combination of skills learnt while integrating them into a short performance and further more to use within future work. The students get an overall experience of the physical demands and awareness required for stage combat as well as exploring the techniques individually and with a partner or team. Armed Workshop – School Year 10 up to adult (Maximum of 25 students in one session) This workshop introduces students to the more menacing aspects of the Stage Combat technique. We take them through a step by step process, exploring the complex skills and safety required for effectively using weapons on stage. They learn about the handling of the weapons, their uses and the essential physical skills required for gaining the desired results. The weapons may include some of the following: Swords, Rapiers, Daggers, Quarterstaff and even lightsabers! The students get an overall experience of the controlled physical demands and heightened awareness required for armed Stage Combat as well as exploring the techniques with a partner or team. How can students use armed or unarmed stage combat in their work? Swashbuckling in a Peter Pan play Sword fighting in a Shakespeare play; such as Mercutio vs. Tybalt in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ A general fight scene with or without the use of knives and daggers Creating a livelier and more engaging experience for the audience.
					The benefits of stage combat… It offers useful skills to incorporate with curricular and non-curricular work such as Shakespeare, Commedia Dell’Arte, devised exam work and standard drama classes It gives many attributes to a scene or play that requires any form of stage fighting or slap stick It increases physical ability and confidence It allows the students to learn a complex technique in a safe environment while learning the significance and benefits of the skills It is an exciting and enlivening technique offering an exhilarating experience It give students a new respect for the safety required for all stage combat techniques Aims of the workshop To understand the basic safety principals behind all stage combat techniques To learn a number of stage combat techniques To work safely with a partner or partners and perform stage combat To understand that stage combat is an acting technique To have fun and gain confidence in a supported environment To give students the basic knowledge and skills of the technique to use in future work

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