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The Duelling Dames is an all female, multi-generational sword fighting group that offers a play for all ages, and live workshops.
The Dames teach history with hilarity, astound with swordfighting skills, and are daring enough to bring audience members onstage. Female empowerment? Yes! Anti bullying? We’ve got it! Workshops that disseminate violence in the media? Only the Dames do that! |
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Duelling Dames All ages 35 minute show, plus a meet & greet. The Quinquagenarian Queen and the Puerile Princess argue...about everything. The Queen believes rulers should be like a sword: Possessing strong hilts. The Princess believes a sharp tip, representing youth, is a better metaphor. Fighting over how to fight, these loveable characters bring knights onstage, whom they train for minutes and minutes...for a battle that is a hilarious as it is real, for there are no winners. A delightful tale that both excites families about history while teaching anti violence strategies Tech requirements:
Minimum playing area of 20x30with a 10" ceiling height |
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Swordfighting
Workshops
Ages 8+
The essential introduction to swordplay for actors. Learn techniques from a master Fight Director. Improve physical clarity onstage, and connect stage combat to acting intent and emotion.
Stage Combat is a codified art form that once learnt, makes it easy to choreograph and work with fight directors around the world.
Teens/Adults we can accommodate real swords for up to 10 participants at a time. For foam swords, we can accommodate 20 participants at a time.
Workshops
Ages 8+
The essential introduction to swordplay for actors. Learn techniques from a master Fight Director. Improve physical clarity onstage, and connect stage combat to acting intent and emotion.
Stage Combat is a codified art form that once learnt, makes it easy to choreograph and work with fight directors around the world.
Teens/Adults we can accommodate real swords for up to 10 participants at a time. For foam swords, we can accommodate 20 participants at a time.
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Unarmed
Workshops
Ages 4+
Learn to kick, punch, and slap without getting hurt. The Dame reveals the secrets to the illusion of stage combat, instructs choreography notation, and provides the confidence to create original fights.
Stage combat teaches discipline, co-operation, conflict/resolution, theatrical concepts, and how to disseminate violence in the media.
Workshops
Ages 4+
Learn to kick, punch, and slap without getting hurt. The Dame reveals the secrets to the illusion of stage combat, instructs choreography notation, and provides the confidence to create original fights.
Stage combat teaches discipline, co-operation, conflict/resolution, theatrical concepts, and how to disseminate violence in the media.
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The Dames have duelled at...
Tahoe Renaissance Faire SEAWAY MALL Walnut Library Folsom Renaissance Faire Guelph Creativity Picnic YMCA of the Rockies Stronghold Renaissance Faire PortFringe Lady of the Lakes Renaissance Faire MONTALVO Long Beach Pirate Invasion Big Bear Pirate Faire Santa Monica Playhouse California City Renaissance Faire Steve and Kates Camps LKTYP HUMBER COLLEGE School of Comedy Belleville Library Dwight Library Arroyo Grande Libraries Baysville Library Petrolia Library Thedford Lilbrary Sarnia Library Bright's Grove Library Picton Library Stouffville Library Napanee Library Alviston Library Sante Fe Springs Library Sweetwater County Libraries Forest Suites Lambton Shores Public Library System And many other libraries! |
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"In this #me2 movement, why would you NOT hire female fight directors? A lot of actors I know, male and female, have had traumatic experiences with stage combat before. Thanks for teaching me there is another way".
-PARTICIPANT, PortFringe workshop.
-PARTICIPANT, PortFringe workshop.
Stage Combat workshops connect with students whom are typically difficult to reach.
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duellingdame@gmail.com
Fight like a girl |
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