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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.
History
Aristotle is quoted as noting that "conflict is the essence of drama". Although the physical enactment of combat was not a feature of ancient Greek or Roman theater, traditional dances such as the pyrrachia served a similar purpose, being mimetic representations of combat techniques performed as public entertainment.
European stage combat has an extensive history reaching at least as far back as the Elizabethan era. It is speculated that Richard Tarleton, who was a member of both William Shakespeare's acting company and of the London Masters of Defence weapons guild, was among the first fight directors in the modern sense.
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Wow, stage combat. Thank you for the aching joints you have bestowed upon me.
Top2Bottom (Top2Bottom) Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:36:03 -0000
Wow, stage combat. Thank you for the aching joints you have bestowed upon me.
is guess what everyone!!! I am taking a stage combat workshop tomorrow and get to learn how to fake beat people up!!!
Amanda_Hall (Amanda Hall) Sat, 05 Dec 2009 05:54:21 -0000
is guess what everyone!!! I am taking a stage combat workshop tomorrow and get to learn how to fake beat people up!!!
@thatzak Parts of it may in fact be choreographed by the same, but without the "stage" part of the "stage combat".
Lingenfizzle (Jay Lingenfelter) Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:30:55 -0000
@thatzak Parts of it may in fact be choreographed by the same, but without the "stage" part of the "stage combat".
Theater | How to take a stage-combat punch http://bit.ly/7UxpNJ (via @TimeOutNewYork)
emilyowenspr (Emily Owens) Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:59:01 -0000
Theater | How to take a stage-combat punch http://bit.ly/7UxpNJ (via @TimeOutNewYork)
What's new? Today, Joy speaks at the National Press Club! Tomorrow, The Solid Gold Cadillac pay-what-you-can AND a stage combat workshop!
studio_theatre (The Studio Theatre) Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:25:34 -0000
What's new? Today, Joy speaks at the National Press Club! Tomorrow, The Solid Gold Cadillac pay-what-you-can AND a stage combat workshop!
Theater | How to take a stage-combat punch http://bit.ly/7UxpNJ
TimeOutNewYork (Time Out New York) Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:36:35 -0000
Theater | How to take a stage-combat punch http://bit.ly/7UxpNJ
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