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SAFETY: Hiring a fight director
« on: Jul 18, 2017, 03:29 pm »
Nice article on Hiring a Fight Director on HowlRound today.

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Re: SAFETY: Hiring a fight director
« Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2017, 06:32 pm »
Thanks for the great read: it's vitally necessary that everyone in the biz get serious about respecting fight choreography. It is not something to "figure out" on the spot or play around with until something clicks: it is a part of the process that should be respected and integrated. It kills me that people will hire a dance choreographer at the drop of a hat but not a fight choreographer, to the detriment of actor safety and the artistic quality of the show.
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