Art of Combat Workshops

ART OF COMBAT
NEW YORK CITY INTENSIVE
A Week-long Fight Directing and Combat for Stage and Screen Workshop July 15-21, 2012.

Each year we end the workshop with a live performance at the Access Theatre in New York City. We do this for two main reasons:
1. The best way to solidify what we've learned it to put it to practical use right away. We believe that this philosophy is extremely important in this art. Not only do the students get to commit what they've learned to their muscle memory, but the instant feedback from the audience let's them know if they've successfully utilized the tools they've learned over the week.
2. What other workshop in the business offers the student NYC credit? It's all about the resume, and an acting/combat credit from a NYC theatre always looks good to directors!

Last year's performance was entitled When Words Fail!

Enjoy these clips of When Words Fail!, which was performed in NYC July 8th & 9th 2011, Combat Therapy which was performed in NYC July 9th & 10th, 2010, and Let's Fight About It, which was performed in NYC August 14th & 15th, 2009. These are the culmination of the 4 1/2 days of work. You can find pics of the workshop here

When Words Fail 2011
"Three Musketeers" (FD: Brian Brockenshire)	"Speed the Plow" (FD: Jared Kirby)


"Pizarro" (FD: John Lennox)	"Lovers and Executioners" (FD: Karl Sine)


"A Christmas Mumming" (FD: Kyle Rowling)	"A Taste of Honey" (FD: Kyle Rowling)


"I Hate Hamlet" (FD: Jared Kirby)	"Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest" (FD: John Lennox)



Combat Therapy 2010
"Les Liaisons Dangereuses" (FD: Scott Schultz)	"The Maid's Tragedy" (FD: Jared Kirby)


Metamora" (FD: John Lennox)	"Happy Gilmore" (FD: Brian Brockenshire)


"Private Lives" (FD: Jared Kirby)	"Romeo and Juliet" (FD: John Lennox)



Let's Fight About It 2009
Video 1- "Taken" (FD: Michael Reynolds) Video 2- "Zastrozzi" Girls (FD: Jared Kirby)	Video 1- "Macbeth" (FD: Bryce Bermingham) Video 2- "Streetcar Named Desire (FD: John Lennox)


Video 1- "Fight Club" (FD: Jared Kirby) Video 2- "Zastrozzi" Boys (FD: Michael Reynolds)

If you have any questions please email us. Join the Facebook groups AoC Fight Directing Workshop and Art of Combat.

About Art of Combat…
Art of Combat was created by a group of fight directors who had a vision for a new direction in stage combat. This concept was shared by other like-minded artists who then joined the company, allowing it to grow to become an international organization within the first five years of its existence. Learn More

Scholarship Opportunities…
There may be scholarship opportunities through certain organizations that partner with the Art of Combat NYC. Contact Jared Kirby for details.