SHREVEPORT, La. -- It’s a little like magic. It takes trust, and it is all about illusion. “The contract between the two actors is trust,” said Andrew Ray. “The characters get seriously hurt onstage.

Atis Kleinbergs (right) and Paige Summers (left) practice with knives during a class at the “Brawl of America” conference at Hamline University in St. Paul on Saturday.

The Stage Combat Minor All dramatic literature is filled with conflict. Often that conflict takes the form of some kind of physical violence. Performers hired possessing the ability to perform these ...

Teen programming includes Acting Technique, Playwriting, Improvisation, and Stage Combat. For younger students, Luna offers Creative Drama, Improvisation and Stage Combat. An adult Acting Technique ...

Throwing punches, sword fighting, and starting duels. For Anika Hahn ’25, the fight captain of Brandeis University’s sold-out production of Twelfth Night, these are a major part of every performance.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO — “Gladiator 2” continues to be a ...