Dramatic combat is the art of making fights on stage and screen look real and thrilling for the audience, while keeping the performers safe. In this half-way workshop we will explore a range of practical unarmed techniques, then put them together in the context of a choreographed fight sequence. Expect to punch, slap, grab, throw and fall over - all safely and repeatably!
We will be highly active and on our feet the whole time, so please wear clothes and shoes that you feel comfortable moving in (no jeans or boots!), have a layer that you can put on / take off as we warm up, and bring a bottle of water and any snacks you would like to have with you
Robin Hellier is a Fight & Intimacy Director for stage, screen and motion capture, and is a certified Teacher with the British Academy of Dramatic Combat. He was born in Dundee, raised in Scone and Perth, and now works across the UK from his base in London. His first experience of performance was at Perth Youth Theatre, which led him to take part in student theatre while studying in Edinburgh, then eventually to train as a performer at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow.
Recent credits include: Lear, Sunshine on Leith, The 39 Steps, Grease, The Great Gatsby and A Streetcar Named Desire (Pitlochry Festival Theatre), Romeo & Juliet and The Merry Wives of Wishaw (Bard in the Botanics), Little Shop of Horrors (Derby Theatre and Northern Stage), The Three Musketeers (Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre), Sweeney Todd (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland), The Crowning of Poppea (Hampstead Garden Opera) and REVENGE: After the Levoyah (Soho Theatre London, UK tour). He teaches dramatic combat at drama schools including East 15, ArtsEd and MetFilm School London, and runs training courses across the UK
Note - A £10 deposit is required to secure your place on the masterclass. This will be automatically refunded to the bill payer once the session has been completed. Please allow up to 5 working days for this to appear in your account.
If you are unable to attend, we kindly ask that you provide at least 48 hours’ notice so we have the opportunity to offer your place to someone else. Please note that refunds will not be issued where less than 48 hours’ notice is given, or in the case of non-attendance.
If you try to book a place but it is full, please contact the L&E team to request to be put on the waiting list and a member of the team will be in touch with you should a space become available.
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