The Stage Combat Workshop

Stage Combat Actor Training

These classes provide an opportunity for everyone to learn stage combat, whether they attend acting school or not. There are classes and workshops that cater for all levels of skill. These are open to everyone - professional and amateur actors, theatre technicians, academics, and those who are simply interested.

The Stage Combat Workshop

The course will cover important safety skills for use in stage combat, as well as rapier and dagger fight techniques and unarmed combat for stage and screen. For each system, the emphasis is on the theatrical presentation of the techniques. As the course progresses, more advanced techniques will be introduced and preperation for the optional fight proficiency test will begin. This is a practical course, with students first observing and then participating in the techniques and excercises, while being closely watched by a qualified instructor. Throughout the course, students will gradually move on to more performance based work, applying action to text. 

On successful completion of this course, you may opt to take the Irish Dramatic Combat Academy (IDCA) fight proficiency test. Successful students will be awarded with the IDCA Basic Actor Combatant Certificate.

Tutor

Paul Burke is a member of the Equity Stunt Register. He has worked as a Fight Director, Actor and Stunt Performer. Theatre credits include productions for The Abbey and Peacock Theatres, The Gate Theatre, Rough Magic, Barabbas and Semper Fi Theatre Company. Film/Television includes King Arthur, The Tudors, Feud and Murphy's Law.

 

Days: Sundays
Cost: €345
Age: 18 +
Location: Gaiety School of Acting, Temple Bar

Times

12.00pm - 5.00pm

Term 1

Sun 4th Oct - Sun 17th Jan 2009

(No classes 25th Oct, 20th Dec, 27th Dec, 3rd Jan)

Term 2

Sun 31st Jan - Sun 2nd May

(No classes 28th Mar & 4th Apr)

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