We choreograph stage fights for youth, teen, university, and professional productions. We also frequently run stage combat workshops from ages 12 through adult. Our emphasis is the character behind the combat-- the why that motivates each hit, parry, or attack.
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Our specialty is in western swordplay. Josephine is a certified combatant through the British Association of Stage and Screen Combat (BASSC) in Sword & Shield, Broadsword, & Swashbuckling, and through the British Academy of Dramatic Arts (BADC) in Single sword, Unarmed, Sword & Dagger, Case of Rapiers, Quarterstaff, Cagefighting, Cloak & Rapier, & German Longsword.
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She has interned with fight choreographer Jon Toppo at Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Kit Wilder at Santa Cruz Shakespeare, and trained for several years with RC-Annie, resident fight team for the RSC and The Globe Theatre. She currently studies historical fencing (HEMA) techniques for smallsword.
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We've choreographed fights and taught in the
Bay Area (WEST Performing Arts, CYT, Berkeley Rep Players, Terra Nova High School, Cabrillo College PAC, All About Theatre, UCSC,),
Ashland (Randall Theatre, Southern Oregon University),
& Chicago (Chicago Children's Theatre, Theatre Above the Law, Northbrook Youth Theatre).
Josephine has trained predominantly in London, with RC-Annie (who provide fight work for the RSC) and Independent Drama Ltd.
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Most recent fight work includes...
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She Kills Monsters (Pacific Collegiate School, 2024)
She Kills Monsters (Terra Nova High School, 2023)
Swordplay Scene Study class (Gateway School, 2023)
Heartless fight club workshop series (2023)
Teatro Oscuro (GIH project, 2023)
GRIMM (Theatre Above the Law, 2022 & 2021)
Stage combat workshop (Chicago Children's Theatre, 2022)
Combat for the Stage (Northbrook theatre camp, 2022)
Cyrano de Bergerac (GIH, 2018)
The Rover (Southern Oregon University, 2018)