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face="Times New Roman">Stage Combat Club<BR></FONT><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">June 9 - August 25<BR>Thursdays, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00
p.m.<BR></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT color=#800000 size=4><EM>Ages
15 and up<BR></EM></FONT>Tuition $350 (12 classes)<BR></FONT></FONT><FONT
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face="Times New Roman"><I><B>Hack and Slash's Stage Combat Club</B> covers the
basics of stage fighting and the critical elements of physical storytelling
needed to really "sell the fight" to an audience. Stage Combat is one of the
most exciting and beneficial study points of a play. This workshop focuses on
basic combat and physical storytelling techniques used in professional theatre.
Learn to develop the story of a fight on stage: How does a fight happen? How
does it start? How is a stage fight different than a real fight? How can actors
keep the story of a stage fight clear for the audience? How is a stage fight
performed safely? Students in class will present their work on August 25th with
a final class performance. </I><BR></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="PAGE-BREAK-AFTER: avoid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"
class=MsoNormal align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman"><STRONG>John
Davis</STRONG> has performed more than three thousand live stage combat shows in
sixteen countries with his Comedy sword-fighting show <B>Hack and Slash</B>. As
Oberlin College professor of Stage Combat and Resident Fight Choreographer, John
has choreographed hundreds of productions nationally. Local credits include the
Cleveland Shakespeare festival, teaching and choreographing for Kent State
University Stark, Malone College, Baldwin Wallace College, The Beck Center for
the Performing Arts and Weathervane Playhouse. After Sept 11th 2001, John
traveled to sixteen countries including the most remote regions of Iraq and
Afghanistan on six USO tours. <BR><BR></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Register online at
weathervaneplayhouse.com</FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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