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The Fight Master, January 1988, Vol. 11 Issue 1 Marshall University Marshall Digital Scholar Fight Master Magazine The Society of American Fight Directors 1-1988 The Fight Master, January 1988, Vol. 11 Issue 1 The Society of American Fight Directors Follow this and additional works at: https://mds.marshall.edu/fight Part of the Acting Commons, Other Theatre and Performance Studies Commons, Performance Studies Commons, and the Theatre History Commons JANUA RY 1988 American Fencers Supply Co 1180 Folsom Street San Francisco CA 94103 415/863-7911 UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FIGHT DIRECTORS January 1988 Volume XI number I PATTON AND HIS SABER by Charles Conwell 15 THE METAPHYSICS OF STAGE COMBAT by Mark Olsen 19 WHEN STYLES COLLIDE by T. J. Glenn 223 3 SWORD BELTS AND FROGS by Rod ~asteel 28 TOUCHE 229 9 Oregon Shakespeare Festival 330 0 Coriolanus at the McCarterMccarter Theatre 31 Trinity TrinityRep Rep 31 Scaramouche 332 2 The Three Musketeers 32 True West 333 3 The Rivals .at Berkeley Rep 333 3 The Hairy Ape at Berkeley Rep 334 4 Purloined Poe at the Lifeline 334 4 Richard III at the Guthrie 3 Editor's Comments 4 Vice President's Report 6 Treasurer's Report 6 Workshop Coordinator 7 Film Coordinator 35 Letters 337 7 Points of Interest 442 2 Society News SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FIGIIT DIRECTORS TIIE FIGIITMASTER Journal of the Society of American Fight Directors President Joseph Martinez Vice President Drew Fracher Editor Linda Carlyle McCollum Treasurer James Finney Associate Editor Olga Lyles Secretary Linda McCollum Assistant Editor Todd Tjaden Layout Editor Gregg Hillmar The Society of American Fight Directors was founded in May, 1977. It is a non-non• Graphic Design Akiko Osaka profit organization whose aim is to promote the art of fight choreography as Illustrations Gail Lehtinen an integral pan of the entenainment industry Members of the Society 01of American Fight Directors serve the entertainment industry by promoting thetf>e aesthetics and safety of well-conceivedwell•conceived fight choreography Published January, May, September Application for change in status within the Society should be addressedadd,essed to at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Joseph Maninez, AD.P.O. Box 1053,7053, Lexington, Virginia 24450. All inquiries concerning the Journal Joumal should be sent to: The Fight Master, c/o Linda McCollum, Editor, Department of Theatre Arts, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, ·- Nevada 89154 © 1988 The Fight Master director,director, actoractor oror fightfight choreographerchoreographer believesbelieves hehe hashas putput beforebefore thethe audience.audience. SomeSome ofof thethe problemsproblems withwith stagestage combatcombat thatthat areare repeatedlyrepeatedly mentionedmentioned inin reviewsreviews areare techniquetechnique showing,showing, lacklack ofof focusfocus andand lacklack ofof charactercharacter motivation.motivation. TheseThese areare obviouslyobviously areasareas thatthat needneed toto bebe As we begin the new year, some majormajor dealtdealt withwith andand maymay bebe areas thatthat thethe changes are taking place within thethe SocietySociety shouldshould addressaddress inin itsits trainingtraining Society. These changes are due in partpart toto programs.programs. the in-roads the Society is making inin thethe TheThe NationalNational StageStage CombatCombat entertainment industry. As the Society WorkshopWorkshop andand thethe AdvancedAdvanced TeacherTeacher comes more and more to the forefront and TrainingTraining ProgramProgram willwill bebe atat MemphisMemphis has an impact on contracts, telelvision, State UniversityUniversity againagain thisthis year.year. TheThe film,film, training, and rehearsal processes, it workshopworkshop trainingtraining isis growinggrowing andand thethe becomes necessary that those members needneed forfor additionaladditional workshopsworkshops maymay soonsoon whowho are representing the Society in the bebe needed.needed. ToucheTouche UnlimitedUnlimited isis industryindustry be of the finest quality. sponsoring thethe InternationalInternational AcademyAcademy ofof The officers decided to establish the Sword inin MadridMadrid SpainSpain withwith OscarOscar aa professional wing to the Society with Kolombatovich thisthis June.June. OnlyOnly twelvetwelve thethe professional classifications of advanced students willwill bebe admittedadmitted toto thethe CertifiedCertified Actor/Combatant Proficient in program thisthis year.year. ThisThis isis aa rarerare (specific(specific weapons), weapons), Certified Teacher and opportunity to study withwith somesome ofof thethe toptop CertifiedCertified Fight Fight Master. Those holding professionals in thethe fieldfield inin aa veryvery professionalprofessional status status must re-certify every unusual setting. threethree years years in in order order to to maintain their It is my hope thatthat thethe lettersletters professionalprofessional status status in in the Society. Drew section will expand thisthis year.year. ManyMany ofof FracherFracher carefully carefully reviews this process you voice concerns and ask veryvery astuteastute andand the the conversion conversion process process in his report questions in your phone conversations. inin this this issue. issue. By sharing our individual concerns withwith AA similar similar concern concern with standards other members we can have anan openopen isis to to be be found found in in the the review review section section which dialogue. Only by sharing of opposingopposing II instituted instituted upon upon becoming becoming editor editor of the view points and opinions can therethere bebe journaljournal in in the the spring spring of of 1984. 1984. I I have potential for growth and change withinwithin encouragedencouraged our our members, members, non non members members the organization. andand readers readers to to send send in in articles articles that specificallyspecifically deal deal with with fight fight choreography. choreography. Linda Carlyle McCollum EachEach review review is is the the individual's individual's personalpersonal opinion, opinion, his his response response to to what what he sawsaw during during the the theatrical theatrical experience. experience. It It is is hopedhoped that that this this response response will will be be knowledgeableknowledgeable as as well well as as objective. objective. SinceSince we we humans humans are are naturally naturally judgemental,judgemental, it it is is always always easier easier to to see see whatwhat we we don't don't agree agree with with than than what what we we do,do, and and we we tend tend to to respond respond to to the the former.former. The The respondent respondent needs needs perceptiveperceptive critical critical eyes eyes and and must must be be able able toto evaluate evaluate the the part part being being examined examined in in relationshiprelationship to to the the total total concept concept of of the the production,production, even even if if the the respondent respondent does does notnot agree agree with with the the concept. concept. The The reviewer reviewer merelymerely responds responds to to what what h h e e saw/experiencedsaw/experienced regardless regardless of of what what the the 3 All of the levels of membership within the organization will·will- change to Professional and Non-Professional status. Certified Actor/Combatants, Certified Teachers and Certified Fight Masters will be the only levels of membership sanctioned by the organization to work professionally and these three classifications are the only My Fellow Members and Colleagues, ones that may use the name of the Society With our president, Joseph of American Fight Directors in order to Martinez, being out of the country, I find procure employment. In other words, myself responsible for the President's these three classifications are the only Report in this our first issue of 1988. levels of membership that are sanctioned First of all I would like to take this by the Society in the professional arena. opportunity to wish all of you the very Our aim is to improve the quality of our best in the coming year. Secondly, I membership as we offer ourselves for would request that each and every one of professional employment. Those you "take the ball and run with it" and individuals presently holding the status of strive to make 1988 the most productive Affiliate or Associate will be given ample and prosperous year the Society has ever time to complete the required conversion seen. A great many changes and much of status, without cost, and after that progress have been realized in the last grace period the status of those that year and now is the time to keep the choose not to convert will remain in the momentum going and to continue taking non-professional status. At the end of the the giant steps forward that 1987 brought grace period, which is March 1990, the forth. A great many members have seen levels of membership status will be: terrific progress in their personal careers Professional as actor/combatants, teachers and Certified Fight Master choreographers during the past year and Certified Teacher this is a tremendous boon to all of us and Certified Actor/Combatant the organization at large. The lines of Proficient in(Specific Weapons) communication amon members are Non-Professional continuing to grow and the Society is fast Associate becoming THE organization to look to for Affiliate stage combat in this country. I urge all of Friend you to keep up the great work and to keep the Society banner held high.
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