Verse and Violence - Fight Choreography for Theatre, Film/TV, and Opera

I received a Facebook message overnight from a Zbigniew Gabor claiming that this page will be shut down due to “violation of Meta’s trademark rights.” This is an egregiously false claim, as this business name was registered with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts over 20 years ago. This is either an attempt by Meta to force me to pay a monthly fee for the page, OR it’s retribution for my being actively and loudly ANTI-OLIGARCHY on my personal page. Just want that out there in case this page does disappear.

Currently in Staunton, VA at the 2019 Blackfriars Conference at the American Shakespeare Center. I'm a presenter in today's colloquy on Embedded Performance Studies.

Coming up - fight choreography for ROMEO AND JULIET at Worcester State University, and WEST SIDE STORY at Harvard.

Photos from this past summer's project - Praxis Stage's production of HAMLET (which I directed and choreographed.)

Next project: HAMLET - presented by Praxis Stage. Performances begin on July 5 in Cambridge. See the graphic for all dates, times, and locations.

A fascinating look at the lethal aspects of GAME OF THRONES - but also a detailed examination of the uses and depictions of violence and death in large-scale storytelling.
Now do one on the Shakespeare history plays.

“Death is certain, the time is not”: mortality and survival in Game of Thrones Game of Thrones is a popular television series known for its violent and graphic portrayal of the deaths of its characters. This study aimed to examine the mortality and survival of important characters in Game of Thrones. Important characters appearing in Seasons 1 to 7 of Game of Thrones were incl...

There is NO EXCUSE for this happening. "No injuries" is beside the point - lawsuits need to happen. This is reckless endangerment.

Cop Fires Real Bullets At Actor During Indiana Film Shoot It was a terrible mistake during the filming of a robbery scene in central Indiana; no one was injured.

Documenting the dynamics of swords | Ensis Sub Caelo , a tool designed to document the dynamic properties of swords and other hand-held weapons. The tool was built by Vincent Le Chevalier, in collaboration with Peter Johnsson who provided design insights and precious sword data, during the preparation of the exhibition