1st Edition
The Art of Knife Fighting for Stage and Screen An Actor’s and Director’s Guide to Staged Violence
1. Introduction 2. The Elements of Theatrical Violence 3. Holding the Weapon & Stances 4. Footwork and Body Dynamics 5. Basic Attacks 6. Blocks, Deflections & Checks 7. Grabs, Locks & Disarms 8. Threats, Cuts, Murders & Suicide 9. Adding Flair 10. Final Thoughts for Actors and Directors
Biography
Erick Vaughn Wolfe is the current Chair of Theatre, Co-Director of Musical Theatre, and Program Director for the Arts Management and Leadership program at Missouri Southern State University in Joplin, Missouri. He earned his BFA in Performance from Oklahoma Central University, and his MFA in Film and Theatre Directing from the University of New Orleans. He is a certified teacher with both the British Academy of Dramatic Combat (BADC) and Academy of Performance Combat (APC). Erick has been working in film, theatre, opera, ballet, and musical theatre for over 20 years as a fight choreographer, stunt performer, and director. After running his own stage combat training centre for 10 years, Erick traveled around teaching combat and movement across the United States and the United Kingdom before entering into teaching at the university level.
