The Academy of Fight Directors Canada

Get ready to expand beyond the basics of stage combat! The Intermediate Actor Combatant course takes you from Basic Certification and prepares you to become an Advanced Actor Combatant! Weapons covered in Intermediate are Smallsword, Broadsword (Longsword), Rapier and Dagger, and Unarmed Eastern Martial Arts. Concepts include more focus on acting technique, with emphasis on character choices and tactics expressed throughout the fight scene.

PREREQUISITE:

Basic Actor-Combatant certification with FDC or any of the Sister Organizations.

You have to have received your Basic certification no later than November 11, 2012, however some exceptions can be made. Contact us for more details.  workshop@stagecombat.ca, or call 647-225-4022

COST:

This course is based on an expenses-sharing format, meaning that students share all costs of the workshop, rather than paying a flat rate. This also means that the price lowers with each additional student. Expected prices for this workshop are:

4 students: $1298

5 students: $1062

6 students: $905

Cost includes rehearsal space, weapons, no fewer than 80 hours with instructor, FDC membership and adjudication fees.  Accounting breakdown will be forwarded with first correspondence.

DATES and TIMES:

Mondays and Thursday, 10 am to 3 pm, February 25 to May 11**

**One of the cornerstones of this workshop is flexibility. If you need to miss some classes let us know, and we’ll make alternate arrangements to be sure that you receive your full compliment of training!

LOCATION:

Bavia Arts Studio, Toronto

898b St. Clair West Ave, east of Oakwood

beautiful 2000 sq ft studio!

CONNECT:

Please e-mail workshop@stagecombat.ca, or call 647-225-4022 for more information.

website: www.stagecombat.ca

FAQ:

Absolutely! We are committed to preparing you for the exam.

That works for us, too! You will receive the full training course, but don’t need to take the exam at the end. If you’re not sure at this time, you can change your mind later.

Correct! You can take this course to brush-up or expand your skill set, or perhaps as an opportunity to delve into more fight-scenework.

INSTRUCTOR:

Siobhan Richardson is a Certified Instructor (FDC), and has taught stage combat in Canada, USA, England, Scotland, Finland, Estonia, Norway and Sweden, and at international events, including “The Paddy Crean” International Art of the Sword Workshop in Banff, and for the Nordic Stage Fight Society. Closer to home, Siobhan has taught for FDC’s National Workshop, Tarragon Theatre, Young Peoples’ Theatre, Rosedale Heights School for the Arts, Waterloo Region District School Board, and Rapier Wit. She received a Chalmers Arts Fellowship in 2009 which she used to study with Fight Masters Brad Waller (Washington DC), Jonathan Howell (UK) and Peppe Östensson (Sweden). As a Fight Director, she has worked with (among others) Soulpepper, Native Earth, Nightwood, and The Grand Theatre (London).

Always exploring and expanding her stage combat and acting practices, she has never stopped training, and since her first National stage combat workshop in 2001, Siobhan has taken workshops and studied with over 50 different Stage Combat Instructors, Fight Directors, and Historical Martial Artists from 11 different countries. And all you need to do is be in Toronto to benefit!