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If you would like more information or would like to discuss bespoke workshops to meet your needs, contact us: courses@independentdrama.com - we look forward to hearing from you.
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Combat Lab - 2nd May - Open Session These sessions are designed to provide a space for students, teachers and friends of ID to keep up their combat skills. Ideal for students taking fight exams or training with stage and screen combat academies to meet and exchange ideas with like minded people. There will always be a ID Teacher on site to help out where required and to manage the space but these are not structured classes. What you practise at the Combat Lab is at your discretion and you are responsible for ensuring you work safely and warm up appropriately. Bring your own weapons or let us know if you would like us to bring something along for you to borrow. Sessions are only £5 to cover the cost of the venue. Book in advance to secure a space. Venue: Daniell House, Cranston Estate, London N1 5EH
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| April 2013 |
Action Toolbox 2013 ID’s annual weekend workshop focusing on non-syllabus elements that can be implemented to improve a fight scene or an actor/combatants skill set – fight bolt-ons if you like. This year we will be focusing on tumbling, reactions, dying, gun handling, kills and take downs. Gun work will include safety and etiquette, handling, drawing, moving, disarms and counters (from disarms). Weapons include handguns, rifles, shotguns, etc and differences of handling between street, police/military, special forces/secret agents. ID Teacher Dan Styles is a certified teacher with the BADC. He has choreographed numerous fights for film, 3D film, green screen, stage, street theatre and motion capture. With over 100 credits to his name stage work includes "The Three Musketeers" (x2), "Romeo & Juliet" (x3), "Macbeth" and "Dracula". Film work includes feature films "Tooting Broadway", "Harsh Light of Day", "Fossil", "Voodoo Magic" and "Charlene". ID Teacher Ronin Traynor is a certified teacher with the BASSC and the committee Vice President. He has directed fights for over 150 productions including film, TV, musicals, opera, motion capture and numerous theatre shows in the UK and overseas. Credits include SEGA's award winning Total War series (Empire, Napoleon, Shogun II, Rome II), award winning web series The Syndicate, Killzone NPG (motion capture) Blue Peter (TV), Candle to Water (feature), Chronicles of Syntax (web series) The Powder Room (feature) and international touring productions for the critically acclaimed Icarus Theatre Collective (Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello, Romeo & Juliet, Spring Awakening) Teaching work includes Drama Studio London, London School of Musical Theatre and RADA summer school. Venue: Daniell House, Cranston Estate, London N1 5EH
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Combat Lab - 4th April - Open Session These sessions are designed to provide a space for students, teachers and friends of ID to keep up their combat skills. Ideal for students taking fight exams or training with stage and screen combat academies to meet and exchange ideas with like minded people. There will always be a ID Teacher on site to help out where required and to manage the space but these are not structured classes. What you practise at the Combat Lab is at your discretion and you are responsible for ensuring you work safely and warm up appropriately. Bring your own weapons or let us know if you would like us to bring something along for you to borrow. Sessions are only £5 to cover the cost of the venue. Book in advance to secure a space. Venue: Daniell House, Cranston Estate, London N1 5EH
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| March 2013 |
Combat Lab - 7th March - Open Session These sessions are designed to provide a space for students, teachers and friends of ID to keep up their combat skills. Ideal for students taking fight exams or training with stage and screen combat academies to meet and exchange ideas with like minded people. There will always be a ID Teacher on site to help out where required and to manage the space but these are not structured classes. What you practise at the Combat Lab is at your discretion and you are responsible for ensuring you work safely and warm up appropriately. Bring your own weapons or let us know if you would like us to bring something along for you to borrow. Sessions are only £5 to cover the cost of the venue. Book in advance to secure a space. Venue: Daniell House, Cranston Estate, London N1 5EH
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| February 2013 |
Combat Lab - 7th February - Open Session These sessions are designed to provide a space for students, teachers and friends of ID to keep up their combat skills. Ideal for students taking fight exams or training with stage and screen combat academies to meet and exchange ideas with like minded people. There will always be a ID Teacher on site to help out where required and to manage the space but these are not structured classes. What you practise at the Combat Lab is at your discretion and you are responsible for ensuring you work safely and warm up appropriately. Bring your own weapons or let us know if you would like us to bring something along for you to borrow. Sessions are only £5 to cover the cost of the venue. Book in advance to secure a space. Venue: Daniell House, Cranston Estate, London N1 5EH
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ID Intensive: BADC Level 2 Please note that the last day of the course (Sunday 3rd February) is a half day, 2pm-6pm. For those with a British Academy of Dramatic Combat (BADC) level 1 (basic) qualification, or those wishing to renew an expired level 2 certificate. This course will cover two handed broadsword, quarterstaff, and rapier and cloak combat techniques. This is an intensive course with students spending over forty hours learning to safely perform fight choreography in each of the three fight disciplines. The course will also focus on acting skills and students will be expanding upon their knowledge of performing a dramatic fight scene. One weapon system of their choice will also include dialogue. Students will learn to create a fight where they are connected and truthful and as such engaging to an audience. Students will have the opportunity at the end of the course to certify with the BADC at Level 2 in two handed broadsword, quarterstaff, and rapier and cloak. The test fee is included in the course price. ID Teacher Dan Styles is a certified teacher with the BADC. He has choreographed numerous fights for film, 3D film, green screen, stage, street theatre and motion capture. With over 100 credits to his name stage work includes "The Three Musketeers" (x2), "Romeo & Juliet" (x3), "Macbeth" and "Dracula". Film work includes feature films "Tooting Broadway", "Harsh Light of Day", "Fossil", "Voodoo Magic" and "Charlene". This is a BADC affiliated course. Venue: The Last Refuge, Unit 9a, The Bussey Building, 133 Rye Lane, Peckham Rye, London SE15 4ST
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| January 2013 |
ID Intensive: Sword & Shield This is a six day course that will run on weekends: 6th, 12th, 13th, 20th, 26th and 27th January 2013. Sword and shield is a weapon system that captures an audiences imagination when its performed well by actors. It's fast, brutal and loud. Sword and shield weapon combinations appear throughout history in many variations. Vikings, gladiators, medieval knights, highland warriors and many a sci-fi character are among those that have embraced this killer combination. Students will learn the techniques required to perform effective sword and shield fights and will have the opportunity at the end of the course to take the British Academy of Stage & Screen Combat Fight Performance Test. The test fee is included in the course price. ID Teacher Ronin Traynor is a certified teacher with the BASSC and is resident fight co-ordinator for the new British sci-fi series Chronicles of Syntax. He has directed numerous fights for film, musicals, opera, stage plays, street theatre, physical theatre and motion capture. His sword and shield work includes SEGA's BAFTA winning Total War series and his critically acclaimed choreography for Icarus Theatre's international tour of Macbeth. In order to enrol on this course, students must have completed their basic stage combat certification with either the BASSC, BADC, SAFD or equivalent organisation. Students can start sword and shield alongside the ID Intensive BADC or BASSC beginners courses as they will have completed those courses before the fight performance test date on the 27th January 2013. Venue: The Last Refuge, Unit 9a, The Bussey Building, 133 Rye Lane, Peckham Rye, London SE15 4ST
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ID Intensive: Knife Knife is one of the most common weapons used in theatre to portray violent conflict and as such is a great weapon to understand as an actor. Relatively available to characters from all social classes the knife is quick and deadly. Students will learn the techniques required to perform effective knife fights and will have the opportunity at the end of the course to take the British Academy of Stage & Screen Combat Fight Performance Test. The test fee is included in the course price. ID Teacher Ronin Traynor is a certified teacher with the BASSC and is resident fight co-ordinator for the new British sci-fi series Chronicles of Syntax. He has directed numerous fights for film, musicals, opera, stage plays, street theatre, physical theatre and motion capture. His knife work includes Sony PlayStation’s Kill Zone NPG. Venue: The Last Refuge, Unit 9a, The Bussey Building, 133 Rye Lane, Peckham Rye, London SE15 4ST
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ID Intensive: Rapier & Dagger and Unarmed - BASSC Basic This is an eleven day course; there are no classes during the Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th January 2013 weekend. For absolute beginners or those with no previous British Academy of Stage & Screen Combat qualifications; this course will cover rapier and dagger and unarmed combat techniques. This course will help you develop a professional knowledge and understanding of the principles and methods used in stage combat including fundamental safety techniques. The course will focus on unarmed combat and weapon work with rapier and dagger. It is an intensive course with students spending over sixty hours learning to safely perform fight choreography in each of the two "fight" disciplines. The course will also focus on acting skills and students will work on incorporating their fight choreography into dramatic scenes. Exploring topics such as character objective, fight rhythm and staging actors will learn to create a fight where they are connected and truthful and as such engaging to an audience. Students will have the opportunity at the end of the course to certify with the BASSC in Rapier & Dagger and Unarmed. The test fee is included in the course price. ID Teacher Ronin Traynor is a certified teacher with the BASSC and is resident fight co-ordinator for the new British sci-fi series Chronicles of Syntax. He has directed numerous fights for film, musicals, opera, stage plays, street theatre, physical theatre and motion capture. His rapier and dagger work includes Blue Peter, Chronicles of Syntax and The Deserters. His unarmed work includes SEGA's BAFTA winning Total War series and Sony PlayStation’s Kill Zone NPG. Venue: The Last Refuge, Unit 9a, The Bussey Building, 133 Rye Lane, Peckham Rye, London SE15 4ST
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Combat Lab - 10th January - Open Session These sessions are designed to provide a space for students, teachers and friends of ID to keep up their combat skills. Ideal for students taking fight exams or training with stage and screen combat academies to meet and exchange ideas with like minded people. There will always be a ID Teacher on site to help out where required and to manage the space but these are not structured classes. What you practise at the Combat Lab is at your discretion and you are responsible for ensuring you work safely and warm up appropriately. Bring your own weapons or let us know if you would like us to bring something along for you to borrow. Sessions are only £5 to cover the cost of the venue. Book in advance to secure a space. Venue: Daniell House, Cranston Estate, London N1 5EH
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| December 2012 |
Combat Lab - 20th December - Open Session These sessions are designed to provide a space for students, teachers and friends of ID to keep up their combat skills. Ideal for students taking fight exams or training with stage and screen combat academies to meet and exchange ideas with like minded people. There will always be a ID Teacher on site to help out where required and to manage the space but these are not structured classes. What you practise at the Combat Lab is at your discretion and you are responsible for ensuring you work safely and warm up appropriately. Bring your own weapons or let us know if you would like us to bring something along for you to borrow. Sessions are only £5 to cover the cost of the venue. Book in advance to secure a space. Venue: Daniell House, Cranston Estate, London N1 5EH
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Combat Lab - 6th December - Open Session These sessions are designed to provide a space for students, teachers and friends of ID to keep up their combat skills. Ideal for students taking fight exams or training with stage and screen combat academies to meet and exchange ideas with like minded people. There will always be a ID Teacher on site to help out where required and to manage the space but these are not structured classes. What you practise at the Combat Lab is at your discretion and you are responsible for ensuring you work safely and warm up appropriately. Bring your own weapons or let us know if you would like us to bring something along for you to borrow. Sessions are only £5 to cover the cost of the venue. Book in advance to secure a space. Venue: Daniell House, Cranston Estate, London N1 5EH
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| November 2012 |
Combat Lab - 22nd November - Open Session These sessions are designed to provide a space for students, teachers and friends of ID to keep up their combat skills. Ideal for students taking fight exams or training with stage and screen combat academies to meet and exchange ideas with like minded people. There will always be a ID Teacher on site to help out where required and to manage the space but these are not structured classes. What you practise at the Combat Lab is at your discretion and you are responsible for ensuring you work safely and warm up appropriately. Bring your own weapons or let us know if you would like us to bring something along for you to borrow. Sessions are only £5 to cover the cost of the venue. Book in advance to secure a space. Venue: Daniell House, Cranston Estate, London N1 5EH
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Combat Lab - 8th November - Open Session These sessions are designed to provide a space for students, teachers and friends of ID to keep up their combat skills. Ideal for students taking fight exams or training with stage and screen combat academies to meet and exchange ideas with like minded people. There will always be a ID Teacher on site to help out where required and to manage the space but these are not structured classes. What you practise at the Combat Lab is at your discretion and you are responsible for ensuring you work safely and warm up appropriately. Bring your own weapons or let us know if you would like us to bring something along for you to borrow. Sessions are only £5 to cover the cost of the venue. Book in advance to secure a space. Venue: Daniell House, Cranston Estate, London N1 5EH
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| August 2012 |
Combat Lab - 23rd August - Open Session These sessions are designed to provide a space for students, teachers and friends of ID to keep up their combat skills. Ideal for students taking fight exams or training with stage and screen combat academies to meet and exchange ideas with like minded people. There will always be a ID Teacher on site to help out where required and to manage the space but these are not structured classes. What you practise at the Combat Lab is at your discretion and you are responsible for ensuring you work safely and warm up appropriately. Bring your own weapons or let us know if you would like us to bring something along for you to borrow. Sessions are only £5 to cover the cost of the venue. Book in advance to secure a space. Venue: Daniell House, Cranston Estate, London N1 5EH
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Combat Lab - 9th August - Open Session These sessions are designed to provide a space for students, teachers and friends of ID to keep up their combat skills. Ideal for students taking fight exams or training with stage and screen combat academies to meet and exchange ideas with like minded people. There will always be a ID Teacher on site to help out where required and to manage the space but these are not structured classes. What you practise at the Combat Lab is at your discretion and you are responsible for ensuring you work safely and warm up appropriately. Bring your own weapons or let us know if you would like us to bring something along for you to borrow. Sessions are only £5 to cover the cost of the venue. Book in advance to secure a space. Venue: Daniell House, Cranston Estate, London N1 5EH
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| July 2012 |
Combat Lab - 26th July - Open Session These sessions are designed to provide a space for students, teachers and friends of ID to keep up their combat skills. Ideal for students taking fight exams or training with stage and screen combat academies to meet and exchange ideas with like minded people. There will always be a ID Teacher on site to help out where required and to manage the space but these are not structured classes. What you practise at the Combat Lab is at your discretion and you are responsible for ensuring you work safely and warm up appropriately. Bring your own weapons or let us know if you would like us to bring something along for you to borrow. Sessions are only £5 to cover the cost of the venue. Book in advance to secure a space. Venue: Daniell House, Cranston Estate, London N1 5EH
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Movie Mash-Up 2012 Fighting for film and themed film fights. On set etiquette, experience and camera technique. Venue: Daniell House, Cranston Estate, London N1 5EH
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Combat Lab - 12th July - Open Session These sessions are designed to provide a space for students, teachers and friends of ID to keep up their combat skills. Ideal for students taking fight exams or training with stage and screen combat academies to meet and exchange ideas with like minded people. There will always be a ID Teacher on site to help out where required and to manage the space but these are not structured classes. What you practise at the Combat Lab is at your discretion and you are responsible for ensuring you work safely and warm up appropriately. Bring your own weapons or let us know if you would like us to bring something along for you to borrow. Sessions are only £5 to cover the cost of the venue. Book in advance to secure a space. Venue: Daniell House, Cranston Estate, London N1 5EH
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| June 2012 |
Combat Lab - 28th June - BASSC Training This session is reserved for students training with the British Academy of Stage & Screen Combat. Prepare for your next certification or practise the skills already learnt. If you would like to borrow weapons e-mail courses@independentdrama.com with any requests. If we have it we will bring it along but cannot guarantee we will always have spare weapons available. There will always be a ID Teacher on site to help out where required and to manage the space but we do not lead these sessions. What you practise at the Combat Lab is at your discretion and you are responsible for ensuring you work safely and warm up appropriately. Sessions are only £5 to cover the cost of the venue. Book in advance to secure a space. Venue: Daniell House, Cranston Estate, London N1 5EH
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Combat Lab - 14th June - Open Session These sessions are designed to provide a space for students, teachers and friends of ID to keep up their combat skills. Ideal for students taking fight exams or training with stage and screen combat academies to meet and exchange ideas with like minded people. There will always be a ID Teacher on site to help out where required and to manage the space but these are not structured classes. What you practise at the Combat Lab is at your discretion and you are responsible for ensuring you work safely and warm up appropriately. Bring your own weapons or let us know if you would like us to bring something along for you to borrow. Sessions are only £5 to cover the cost of the venue. Book in advance to secure a space. Venue: Daniell House, Cranston Estate, London N1 5EH
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| May 2012 |
Combat Lab - 24th May - Open Session These sessions are designed to provide a space for students, teachers and friends of ID to keep up their combat skills. Ideal for students taking fight exams or training with stage and screen combat academies to meet and exchange ideas with like minded people. There will always be a ID Teacher on site to help out where required and to manage the space but these are not structured classes. What you practise at the Combat Lab is at your discretion and you are responsible for ensuring you work safely and warm up appropriately. Bring your own weapons or let us know if you would like us to bring something along for you to borrow. Sessions are only £5 to cover the cost of the venue. Book in advance to secure a space. Venue: Daniell House, Cranston Estate, London N1 5EH
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Combat Lab - 10th May - Open Session These sessions are designed to provide a space for students, teachers and friends of ID to keep up their combat skills. Ideal for students taking fight exams or training with stage and screen combat academies to meet and exchange ideas with like minded people. There will always be a ID Teacher on site to help out where required and to manage the space but these are not structured classes. What you practise at the Combat Lab is at your discretion and you are responsible for ensuring you work safely and warm up appropriately. Bring your own weapons or let us know if you would like us to bring something along for you to borrow. Sessions are only £5 to cover the cost of the venue. Book in advance to secure a space. Venue: Daniell House, Cranston Estate, London N1 5EH
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| April 2012 |
Combat Lab - 26th April - Open Session These sessions are designed to provide a space for students, teachers and friends of ID to keep up their combat skills. Ideal for students taking fight exams or training with stage and screen combat academies to meet and exchange ideas with like minded people. There will always be a ID Teacher on site to help out where required and to manage the space but these are not structured classes. What you practise at the Combat Lab is at your discretion and you are responsible for ensuring you work safely and warm up appropriately. Bring your own weapons or let us know if you would like us to bring something along for you to borrow. Sessions are only £5 to cover the cost of the venue. Book in advance to secure a space. Venue: Daniell House, Cranston Estate, London N1 5EH
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Green Room 2012 - Sunday Classes, seminars and discussions on the art of combat in theatre and film and workshops on fight performance. This year we will be running sessions on the following: * Slapstick - exploring comedy in fights * Tragedy - exploring the reverse of comedy when violence boarders on 'too much' for the audience * Industry skills - Exploring what is an actor combatant, how can you promote your skills, how to work with a fight director, fight notation, the makings of a good and bad fight partner * The rhythm of the fight * Guest direction - each afternoon we will have an industry guest director come in to direct participants in a scene which will be sent to you in advance and will include some basic fights. This year our guest directors are Clara Armand and Jemma Gross. Clara Armand An inspirational theatre director with a wealth of experience in directing theatre, television, and film / video. Clara won the best director prize in Edinburgh Fringe Theatre Festival '94 for the production of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" and consequently, directed for BBC drama series. In addition to directing Clara has also taught acting at various instiutions including E15, The Royal National Theatre education department and Rose Bruford. Jemma Gross Jemma is an international theatre director and has worked with leading theatre, fight and movement practitioners from around the world. Jemma is the artistic director for Black Sun Theatre Company. She had also worked as Assistant Director with Phil Willmott on King John (Nominated Best Off West End Production and Best Director 2012); Jessica Swale on The Belle’s Stratagem at Southwark Playhouse (Time Out Critics Choice, Nominated Best Off West End Production 2011); Maurice Thorogood on Relatively Speaking at the Maxim Theatre in Stockholm. Jemma uses a combination of emotional release work and under-reading in rehearsal to physicalize the internal emotions of characters. Using exercises to confuse and park the body’s natural defences, muscle memory will be encouraged to safely explore the emotional and corporeal depths of character. This work, alongside in-depth actioning and textual analysis allows for a more nuanced performance and its immediacy in the rehearsal room encourages intense movement and fight work to be explored organically alongside exploration of text, soundscape and light. Venue: Daniell House, Cranston Estate, London N1 5EH
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Green Room 2012 - Saturday Classes, seminars and discussions on the art of combat in theatre and film and workshops on fight performance. This year we will be running sessions on the following: * Slapstick - exploring comedy in fights * Tragedy - exploring the reverse of comedy when violence boarders on 'too much' for the audience * Industry skills - Exploring what is an actor combatant, how can you promote your skills, how to work with a fight director, fight notation, the makings of a good and bad fight partner * The rhythm of the fight * Guest direction - each afternoon we will have an industry guest director come in to direct participants in a scene which will be sent to you in advance and will include some basic fights. This year our guest directors are Clara Armand and Jemma Gross. Clara Armand An inspirational theatre director with a wealth of experience in directing theatre, television, and film / video. Clara won the best director prize in Edinburgh Fringe Theatre Festival '94 for the production of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" and consequently, directed for BBC drama series. In addition to directing Clara has also taught acting at various instiutions including E15, The Royal National Theatre education department and Rose Bruford. Jemma Gross Jemma is an international theatre director and has worked with leading theatre, fight and movement practitioners from around the world. Jemma is the artistic director for Black Sun Theatre Company. She had also worked as Assistant Director with Phil Willmott on King John (Nominated Best Off West End Production and Best Director 2012); Jessica Swale on The Belle’s Stratagem at Southwark Playhouse (Time Out Critics Choice, Nominated Best Off West End Production 2011); Maurice Thorogood on Relatively Speaking at the Maxim Theatre in Stockholm. Jemma uses a combination of emotional release work and under-reading in rehearsal to physicalize the internal emotions of characters. Using exercises to confuse and park the body’s natural defences, muscle memory will be encouraged to safely explore the emotional and corporeal depths of character. This work, alongside in-depth actioning and textual analysis allows for a more nuanced performance and its immediacy in the rehearsal room encourages intense movement and fight work to be explored organically alongside exploration of text, soundscape and light. Venue: Daniell House, Cranston Estate, London N1 5EH
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Combat Lab - 12th April - Open Session These sessions are designed to provide a space for students, teachers and friends of ID to keep up their combat skills. Ideal for students taking fight exams or training with stage and screen combat academies to meet and exchange ideas with like minded people. There will always be a ID Teacher on site to help out where required and to manage the space but these are not structured classes. What you practise at the Combat Lab is at your discretion and you are responsible for ensuring you work safely and warm up appropriately. Bring your own weapons or let us know if you would like us to bring something along for you to borrow. Sessions are only £5 to conver the cost of the venue. Spaces are limited to 8 people per session so book in advance to secure a space. Venue: Daniell House, Cranston Estate, London N1 5EH
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| March 2012 |
Combat Lab - 22nd March - Open Session These sessions are designed to provide a space for students, teachers and friends of ID to keep up their combat skills. Ideal for students taking fight exams or training with stage and screen combat academies to meet and exchange ideas with like minded people. There will always be a ID Teacher on site to help out where required and to manage the space but these are not structured classes. What you practise at the Combat Lab is at your discretion and you are responsible for ensuring you work safely and warm up appropriately. Bring your own weapons or let us know if you would like us to bring something along for you to borrow. Sessions are only £5 to conver the cost of the venue. Spaces are limited to 8 people per session so book in advance to secure a space. Venue: Daniell House, Cranston Estate, London N1 5EH
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Combat Lab - 8th March - Open Session These sessions are designed to provide a space for students, teachers and friends of ID to keep up their combat skills. Ideal for students taking fight exams or training with stage and screen combat academies to meet and exchange ideas with like minded people. There will always be a ID Teacher on site to help out where required and to manage the space but these are not structured classes. What you practise at the Combat Lab is at your discretion and you are responsible for ensuring you work safely and warm up appropriately. Bring your own weapons or let us know if you would like us to bring something along for you to borrow. Sessions are only £5 to cover the cost of the venue. Book in advance to secure a space. Venue: Daniell House, Cranston Estate, London N1 5EH
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| January 2012 |
ID Intensive: Smallsword In order to enrol on this course, students must have completed their basic stage combat certification with either the BASSC or BADC. Students can enrol on this course at the same time as either of the ID Intensive beginners courses and provided that they complete the beginners course, may follow on with this smallsword intensive. Students may also enrol on the quarterstaff intensive course as the classes do not clash and the last day (Saturday 28th January) is examination day for both intensive courses. Don't let the title of "small" fool you. The Small Sword of the eighteenth century is arguably the deadliest sword to appear in Europe and was to dominate the scene of personal defence until the evolution of the gun. Quick, deadly and the sword of gentleman, courtiers and kings the small sword is just as much a statement of class as it is of violent possibilities. Featured in plays such as "les Dangerous Liaisons", and films like "The Count of Monte Cristo" the ability to use one is a useful tool in the actor’s box. Students will have the opportunity at the end of the course to certify with the BASSC in Smallsword. ID Teacher Ronin Traynor is a certified teacher with the BASSC. He has directed numerous fights for film, 3D film, green screen, musicals, opera, stage plays, street theatre, physical theatre and motion capture. Venue: Daniell House, Cranston Estate, London N1 5EH
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ID Intensive: Quarterstaff This is a six day course that will run on weekends: 8th, 14th, 15th, 21st, 22nd and 28th January. In order to enrol on this course, students must have completed their basic stage combat certification with either the BASSC or BADC. Students can enrol on this course at the same time as either of the ID Intensive beginners courses and provided that they complete the beginners course, may follow on with this quarterstaff intensive. Students may also enrol on the smallsword intensive course as the classes do not clash and the last day (Saturday 28th January) is examination day for both intensive courses. Yes, the quarterstaff is a broom handle all grown up but don't underestimate this humble weapon. Used by such Hollywood legends as Kevin Costner (Robin Hood Prince of Thieves), Eddie Murphy (Coming To America) and Donatello (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), the staff is the weapon of choice when you want to stick it to them! Readily available and cheap, the staff has been a favoured weapon for both western and eastern warriors for centuries. Famous fencing masters of old including George Silver and Joseph Swetnam all agreed that the staff was among the best, if not the very best, of all hand weapons. There will be an opportunity at the end of the course to take the British Academy of Stage & Screen Combat Fight Performance Test. ID Teacher Ronin Traynor is a certified teacher with the BASSC. He has directed numerous fights for film, 3D film, green screen, musicals, opera, stage plays, street theatre, physical theatre and motion capture. In 2010 Ronin went to China to train with the Shaolin monks learning eastern staff techniques. Venue: Daniell House, Cranston Estate, London N1 5EH
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ID Intensive: BADC Level 1 Please note that the last day of the course (Saturday 21st January) is a half day, 2pm-6pm. For absolute beginners or those with no previous British Academy of Dramatic Combat qualifications, or those wishing to renew an expired level 1 certificate. This course will cover rapier and dagger, single sword and unarmed combat techniques. This is an intensive course with students spending over thirty hours learning to safely perform fight choreography in each of the three fight disciplines. The course will also focus on acting skills and students will work on incorporating their fight choreography into dramatic scenes. Exploring topics such as character objective, fight rhythm and staging actors will learn to create a fight where they are connected and truthful and as such engaging to an audience. Students will have the opportunity at the end of the course to certify with the BADC at Level 1 in rapier & dagger, single sword and unarmed combat. ID Teacher Dan Styles is a certified teacher with the BADC. He has choreographed numerous fights for film, 3D film, green screen, stage, street theatre and motion capture. This is a BADC affiliated course. Venue: Daniell House, Cranston Estate, London N1 5EH
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ID Intensive: Rapier & Dagger and Unarmed This is a ten day course; there is no class on Sunday 8th January 2012. For absolute beginners or those with no previous British Academy of Stage & Screen Combat qualifications; this course will cover rapier and dagger and unarmed combat techniques. This course will help you develop a professional knowledge and understanding of the principles and methods used in stage combat including fundamental safety techniques. The course will focus on unarmed combat and weapon work with rapier and dagger. It is an intensive course with students spending over sixty hours learning to safely perform fight choreography in each of the two "fight" disciplines. The course will also focus on acting skills and students will work on incorporating their fight choreography into dramatic scenes. Exploring topics such as character objective, fight rhythm and staging actors will learn to create a fight where they are connected and truthful and as such engaging to an audience. Students will have the opportunity at the end of the course to certify with the BASSC in Rapier & Dagger and Unarmed. ID Teacher Ronin Traynor is a certified teacher with the BASSC. He has directed numerous fights for film, 3D film, green screen, musicals, opera, stage plays, street theatre, physical theatre and motion capture. Venue: Daniell House, Cranston Estate, London N1 5EH
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| October 2011 |
ID Warriors Unleashed: Musketeers Coinciding with the release of the latest incarnation of ‘The Three Musketeers’ franchise, our ID Warriors Unleashed Autumn workshop will be exploring the styles and traits of the Musketeer character. The Musketeer was epitomised by Alexandra Dumas' famous series of books. The French Musketeer was a junior unit of the royal household guard created in 1622 by King Louis XIII. They soon gained a reputation for boisterousness and fighting spirit because the only way for social and career advancement was excelling at their task as mounted light dragoons. Weapons of choice for the musketeer included rapier and main gauche (dagger) flintlock musket, and wheellock pistol. Students will learn the Musketeer’s sword fighting techniques as well as some unarmed brawling for both one-on-one and group fights. The workshop will be suitable for all levels of experience. Venue: Brady Arts and Community Centre, 192-196 Hanbury Street, London E1 5HU
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| March 2011 |
Bringing it home - domestic and street violence! ID Teachers Ronin Traynor and Dan Styles have been working on a variety of film and stage productions in 2011 so far and have more to come. A lot of these productions have asked for nasty, gritty, and shocking fights; no flashy moves, no special weapons, no super-human abilities and no posing. The course will consist of 4 classes, each giving you the skills to lead up to a gritty, climatic group fight. Students will need to bring one prop for the found weapon workshop. This can be any item found in the home as long as it’s not actually sharp. Please wear trainers and suitable movement clothing. Session 1: Get out of my pub! Basic techniques for domestic and street violence; unarmed, grappling and found weapons. Session 2: Bringing the fight home Acting the fight in a domestic setting. Please note that some scenes may tackle sensitive issues. There will be options to tackle lighter subjects if you desire but other students will be re-enacting scenes which may be disturbing to watch. You have the choice not to perform your work in front of others or not observe other scenes. Session 3: Not just a number Understanding the psychology of the group fight through exercises and tactics - can you be the last one standing? Session 4: Clash of the Titans A mass group fight minus the CGI monsters. Venue: Caxton House, 129 St Johns Way, London N19 3RQ
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| January 2011 |
Sword Play Cut and thrust with a bit of sword throwing thrown in - a workshop designed to refine your sword skills. Venue: London
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| October 2010 |
Knife workshop One of theatre's most popular and vicious weapons - learn knife combat with rhythm, spontaneity, intention and technique. Venue: The LOST Theatre, 208 Wandsworth Road, London SW8 2JU
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To The Beat Of The Drum The course will focus around applying choreographed sword work to music, forming an orchestra of weapons. The course is an experimental process of how stage combat can be used to provide a visual rhythmical score for performance and is developed from previous workshop experience and work on theatre shows that have begun to explore this medium. Venue: The LOST Theatre, 208 Wandsworth Road, London SW8 2JU
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| September 2010 |
Found Weapons workshop This workshop will focus on stage combat techniques with every day objects that may be lying around - it could be a set of keys, a book or even a pen. Channel into your dark creative side and figure out how to use different objects as weapons. Venue: The LOST Theatre, 208 Wandsworth Road, London SW8 2JU
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| August 2010 |
Intermediate/Advanced Small Sword workshop A brief introduction to small sword, its techniques and subtleties. Venue: The LOST Theatre, 208 Wandsworth Road, London SW8 2JU
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Beginners Single Sword workshop An introduction to the single sword style, learn sword handling and footwork. Venue: The LOST Theatre, 208 Wandsworth Road, London SW8 2JU
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| July 2010 |
Victorian Style Prize-Fighting & Case of Rapiers A course in fighting for stage and screen, incorporating 'Queensberry Rules' unarmed fighting and duelling with a pair of rapiers. Please be aware that to be eligible for the B.A.S.S.C fight performance test, there is a minimum hours attended requirement. For the benefit of all students, regular attendance is required. Whilst there is some leeway on the required hours, the course is a commitment. Regular non-attendance will result in the student being asked to leave the course. Venue: International School of Screen Acting, Three Mills Studio, Unit 3, 24 Sugar House Lane, Bromley-by-Bow, London E15 2QS
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| June 2010 |
Fighting the Pain - beginners Not many of us have been punched, kicked, stabbed, bludgeoned, had bones broken or crushed. Learn how to recognise and act pain and how to maintain it throughout a fight scene. Venue: The LOST Theatre, 208 Wandsworth Road, London SW8 2JU
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Fighting the Pain - intermediate/advanced Not many of us have been punched, kicked, stabbed, bludgeoned, had bones broken or crushed. Learn how to recognise and act pain and how to maintain it throughout a fight scene. Venue: The LOST Theatre, 208 Wandsworth Road, London SW8 2JU
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| May 2010 |
ID Warriors Unleashed – Jedi Knight - all levels On each ‘Warriors Unleashed’ session we will look at the fighting styles and weapons of a famous warrior in history or film. In this session we will visit one of the greatest warriors of the silver screen, the Jedi Knight. Learn to handle and manipulate a light sabre and work to create some Jedi vs. Sith choreography. Venue: The LOST Theatre, 208 Wandsworth Road, London SW8 2JU
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| April 2010 |
ID skills upkeep - Rapier & Dagger Take your rapier and dagger combat knowledge further with greater attention given to rhythm, spontaneity, intention, and technique. You must have studied rapier and dagger to certification or currently enrolled on an ID rapier and dagger course. Venue: The West Wing Arts Centre, Stoke Road, Slough SL2 5AY
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An introduction to ID Stage Combat Workshops - beginners An introduction to unarmed stage combat – learn how to punch, slap, kick and much more. Venue: The LOST Theatre, 208 Wandsworth Road, London SW8 2JU
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An introduction to ID Stage Combat Workshops - intermediate/advanced Take your unarmed combat knowledge further with greater attention given to rhythm, spontaneity, intention, and technique. Venue: The LOST Theatre, 208 Wandsworth Road, London SW8 2JU
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