TMA 325

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Stage Combat

Theatre and Media Arts College of Fine Arts and Communications

Course Description

Skills of safe hand-to-hand combat, including use of rapier, dagger, and broadsword, for stage and screen.

When Taught

Fall

Min

2

Fixed

2

Fixed

4

Fixed

2

Other Prerequisites

BFA acting major status.

Title

Body Awareness and Storytelling

Learning Outcome

Students will demonstrate a deeper awareness of body and its impact on the storytelling process in scene work.

Title

Physical Coordination

Learning Outcome

Students will demonstrate improved individual physical coordination through modeling correct fighting techniques for rapier, rapier and dagger and broadsword.

Title

Terrminology

Learning Outcome

Students will use various technical terms from a glossary of Society of American Fight Directors Lexicon.