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Source: Back Stage West, Sept 19, 2002 v9 i38 p36-A(1).
Title: Stage combat/ stunt. (Acting Schools And Coaches).(Brief
Article)(Directory)
Subjects: Entertainment industry - Directories
Acting schools - Directories
Locations: United States
SIC code: 7922
Electronic Collection: A92403502
RN: A92403502
Full Text COPYRIGHT 2002 VNU Business Media
The following institutions and individuals train performers in stage combat
exclusively, but other schools offer combat classes, as well. Check other
categories for details.
ACTION ACTOR'S ACADEMY
The Action Actor's Academy is a company of actors learning to tell stories
through physical movement and acting techniques. Classes include martial arts,
T'ai Chi, European, Asian, and Filipino weapons. Robert Goodwin, sword master
of the academy, has trained (or choreographed) the Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtles, Illeana Douglas, Ving Rhames, Eric Roberts, Ran Perlman, Crispin
Glover, and Jennifer Tilly. Goodwin's film credits include fight coordinator
and sword master for The King's Guard and stunt coordinator on the films Fast
Sofa, Circuit, Sex and Violence, and Uh-Oh. www.actionactorsacademy.com. (310)
558-1143. See ad on page 24-A.
SWORDPLAY FENCING STUDIOS
Tim Weske's SwordPlay has been responsible for coordinating fight sequences in
film and television for more than a dozen years. Recent projects--such as Far
Side of the World, The X-Files, Angel, Firefly, Young Blades, The Gilmore
Girls, and Disney's Cinemagique--demonstrate the style of SwordPlay's
swordmasters. Ongoing classes and individual lessons focus on "extreme detail
while blending balance and the actor's intent to the throughline of the
story." SwordPlay focuses on the safety and excitement of acted violence, both
on-camera and onstage. Actors such as Russell Crowe, Brad Pitt, Robert
Patrick, Melissa Joan Hart, and Vern Troyer have wielded a weapon under the
guidance of SwordPlay. Also offered at SwordPlay's working fencing studio are
Olympic-style fencing classes taught by world-class fencing coaches.
www.swordplayla.com. (818) 566-1777.
THE THROWN GAUNTLET
The Thrown Gauntlet has directed fight and battle sequences for theatre and
opera throughout the United States including the Texas Shakespeare Festival,
Santa Fe Opera, Glendale Centre Theatre, and California State University,
Northridge. TTG Founders Andrew Villaverde and David Kessler were recently
featured on Fox Channel's Good Day Life and BBC's Liquid News. (818) 636-5329.
www.thethrowngauntlet.com.
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