Advanced Longsword for Stage
MELBOURNE: Thursday evenings from 31st October to 14th November 2024
*PLUS CERTIFICATION UP-SKILL: Monday 18th November and Tuesday 19th November*
A specialist 3-week evening course in advanced Longsword… with an exciting option for further training and upskill for a SAFDi Specialisation Certification and BADC Advanced Single Weapon Certification.
WHAT IS IT?
A chance to hone in on advanced fighting with Longsword for stage – with applications for Shakespeare, fantasy and gaming.
This great new course has been created for those who have already some experience in stage and screen combat, who would like some focus time for this frequently-used weapon. We will cover detail in historical forms, dramatic contexts and ways of really hooking the audience into a textured and dynamic story.
The General Course is run over three Thursday evenings, which is ideal for those students who would like the space to really enhance their skills. You then have the option of an additional two days of training at the Up-skill Course for a Specialist weapon certification with the Society of Australian Fight Directors inc, and Advanced Single Weapon certification with the British Academy of Dramatic Combat*.
*To gain the certifications, participants must have a current SAFDi Fundamentals and BADC Standard certification; or expired SAFDi Specialist or BADC ASW certification. If you do not have these you are still heartily welcome to join us for the Upskill Training, without submitting for the final certifications.
WHEN IS IT?
General Course: Thursday evenings, 31st October to 14th November, 6:30pm to 9:30pm.
Certification Up-skill Course: Monday 18th November 10:00am – 5:00pm; and Tuesday 19th November 12:00pm to 6:00pm.
Students wishing to gain certification must attend all classes to meet the minimum training hour requirements for both SAFDi and the BADC.
WHERE IS IT?
Dancehouse Carlton, Upstairs Studio
150 Princes St, Carlton North, 3054
WHO IS IT FOR?
This course is designed for students who already have weapons training in stage and screen combat. Please get in touch if you are unsure whether you are ready for the course this time around. If you would like beginners training, do look up our Drop-in Classes and the Fight the Good Fight Stage Combat Intensive. We will also be setting up our next SAFDi Fundamentals/BADC Certification Course in early 2025.
To be eligible for certification, students must have a current (within 3 years) SAFDi Fundamentals Certification or BADC Standard Certification; or expired SAFDi Specialist or BADC Advanced Certifications.
Captivate actively supports diverse and equitable work- and learning-spaces. We also fiercely protect safe work- and learning-spaces for all of our participants. If you have any concerns or questions please get in touch with us.
HOW MUCH IS IT?
GENERAL COURSE:
EARLY BIRD: $295 (+GST) Register and finalise payment by 30th September 2024
CCONCESSION: $315 (+GST)
STANDARD: $335 (+GST)
CERTIFICATION UP-SKILL (combined):
EARLY BIRD: $635 (+GST) Register and finalise payment by 30th September 2024
CCONCESSION: $655 (+GST)
STANDARD: $695 (+GST)
*Exam fees are in addition to workshops costs: BADC $40, SAFDi $50*
A deposit of at least 50% of your course fee is required on registration. Places are confirmed only on completion of full payment, which we kindly ask to be completed by 17th October. Please note we are unable to hold places without a deposit, and any payments made are not refundable.
We accept online transfer (no additional fee) for this course – details will be sent to you on registration.
HOW DO I JOIN IN?
Bookings are now open. Spots are very competitive as we have strict capacity limits and this course sells out quickly, so register early to save your spot (and to get the Early Bird price). Just fill out the online registration form once bookings open, and we will reply with your registration confirmation. A minimum 50% deposit is required to complete the registration.
Make sure you get a text box confirmation that your registration form has gone through as soon as you SUBMIT. If you do not hear from us within 48 hours, check your junk mail, and then send us an email.
About your tutors:
LYNDALL GRANT (she/her): Fight Director
LYNDALL GRANT (she/her) is a Fight Director, Movement Director, actor and Motion Capture Specialist who works in Australia and Internationally for stage and screen. She is a senior teacher and Management Committee member for the Society of Australian Fight Directors, and certified Dramatic Combat teacher with the British Academy of Dramatic Combat. Lyndall currently teaches stage combat at the Victorian College of the Arts, 16th Street Actors Studio and National Theatre Drama School.
Lyndall trained as an actor as London’s ArtsEd School of Acting, before specialising in fight performance and physical performance. She began working as a fight director in London in 2010. In 2013 Lyndall established Captivate Action Ltd. in the U.K., as the first company to specialise in training and performance in action and Motion Capture, and brought this company home to Australia in 2016. Lyndall was an actor and movement captain in Melbourne’s production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child from 2018 to 2022
Recent fight/movement directing credits include: Beauty and the Beast (Disney Australia); Rusalka (Western Australia Opera); Groundhog Day the Musical; Sunset Boulevard, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf, Death of A Salesman, 2:22 A Ghost Story (GWB); Cruel Intentions The Musical (National Tour, DVE); An American in Paris (GWB/Australian Ballet); 37, Topdog/Underdog, The Almighty Sometimes, A Very Jewish Christmas Carol, My Sister Jill, Is God Is, Sunday, As You Like It, Berlin, The Lifespan of a Fact, Torch the Place, Cosi, Storm Boy, Astroman, The Violent Outburst that Lead Me To you, The Architect, The Lady in the Van, Hungry Ghosts, Vivid White, Macbeth, Minnie and Liraz, Melbourne Talam, Lillith the Jungle Girl, Straight White Men (Melbourne Theatre Company); Nosferatu, Atlantis, The Return, Looking for Alibrandi, Because the Night, Cloudstreet (Malthouse Theatre); Il Viaggio a Reims (Opera Australia); Milked, Two Remain, Punk Rock (45 Downstairs); No Exemptions (Shift Theatre); Alice in Winterland, The Wind in the Willow, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe (Rose Theatre Kingston, U.K.); Lohengrin (Melbourne Opera); The Way Things Work (Red Stitch Theatre).
JOSH BELL (he/him): Assistant Fight Director
JOSH BELL (he/him) is a journey fight director, actor and theatre maker based in Melbourne. Currently under the mentorship of Lyndall Grant, he is an assistant fight director at Captivate Action and has been a member of the Society of Australian Fight Directors since 2018. He has a BFA in Theatre Practice as a member of Acting Company 2016 at the Victorian College of the Arts.
Josh recently taught at the 2022 SAFDi Nationals Workshop in Brisbane. He has taught stage combat and movement workshops for St Martins Youth Theatre; Melbourne Opera; Dreamhouse Theatre; Footscray College; Wesley College and for Captivate. He has also assisted teaching at the VCA and 16th Street Actors Studio.
Fight direction credits include A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Melbourne Shakespeare Company); The View From Up Here (The Voice in My Hands, Theatreworks); Gundog (Three Fates Theatre); Cloud 9 (VCA); Everyone is Famous (Riot Theatre); The Cane (Red Stitch Theatre); The Human Voice Project (Periscope Productions); and Stockholm (Et Tu Theatre).
We look forward to seeing you there!
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