Stage Combat Books and Videos

Stage Combat Books and Videos

Many folks have asked me "Zorikh, are there any good books or videos about stage combat?" Well, I have searched, listened to experts, and asked around myself. Here is a list of what I came up with. By using your mouse to click on the book titles or covers, you can go directly to Amazon.com. There you can order the books right over your computer or use your keyboard to write a review on books you may already have.

Note that these books and videos are about stage combat ONLY. I also have a list of books about historical swordfighting and combat. Many people find that knowing about historical combat styles helps them choreograph and direct stage fights. This is a non-judgemental list. If you join the Yahoo Groups listed at the bottom of this page, the folks there may be able to give you critiques of the books.

Thanks to John Lennox, Ann C. Harlin, Kyna Hammill, and others for having posted many of the books on this list in various Yahoo groups about stage combat.

BOOKS

This list is alphabetical by author
Basics of Stage Combat: Unarmed- Andrew Ashenden (2012) Basics of Stage Combat: Single Sword- Andrew Ashenden (2012) Social Significance of the Duel in Seventeenth Century French Drama- Norman A. Bennetton (1931)
 Sword Play for Actors- Fred Gilbert Blakeslee (1905) Stage Combat: Fisticuffs, Stunts, and Swordplay for Theater and Film- Jenn Zuko Boughn (2006) Duelling Scenes and Terms in Shakespeares Plays- Horace Craig (1940) More Champagne, Darling- Patrick Crean
L Escrime au Théâtre: Rapière et Dague- George Dubois (1910) Sword Fighting: A Manual for Actors & Directors- Keith Ducklin & John Waller (2001)
 Brawl Ridiculous: Swordfighting in Shakespeares Plays- Charles Edelman (1992)
 Gewalt im Spiel- Helma Fehrman and Ingrid Roth (1988)
 Actors On Guard- Dale Anthony Girard (1997)
 The Fight Arrangers Companion: A Detailed Lexicon of Terms, Historical and Modern, Used in the Art of Staged Conflict- Dale Anthony Girard (1995)
 Stage Fights: A Simple Handbook of Techniques- Gilbert Gordon (1973)
They Fight: Classical to Contemporary Stage Fight Scenes- Kyna Hamill (2003)
 Writers to Fighters: Moving Stage Combat From Text to Production- Nathaniel Hedrick (2003) A Selected and Annotated Bibliography of Stage Combat Resource Materials- Michael Wayne Hill (1995) Fight Direction for Stage and Screen- William Hobbs (1980)
 Stage Combat: The Action to the Word- William Hobbs (1980)
 Techniques of the Stage Fight- William Hobbs (1967) Enter the Whole Army by Walter C. Hodges (1999)
Stage Fighting: A Practical Guide- Jonathan Howell (2009) Swordplay for the New Renaissance- Arthur Louis Joquel, II (1965) Theatre Spiel: Fechten in der Darstellenden Kunst- Walter Kamm (1994) Stage Violence: Techniques of Offense, Defense and Safety- Samuel Katz (1976) Principles of Stage Combat Handbook- Claude Kezer (1995)
 Bühnenfechtkunst Lehrbuch- I.E. Koch (1954) Fight Choreography: The Art of Non-Verbal Dialogue- John Kreng (2007)
BLOOD AND BEAUTY by Terry Kroenung
 Swashbuckling: A Step-By-Step Guide to the Art of Stage Combat and Theatrical Swordplay - Richard Lane (1999)
 Le Théâtre Héroïque- Gabriel Letainturier-Fradin (1903?) Manhood and the Duel: Masculinity in Early Modern Drama and Culture- Jennifer Low (2003)
 Stage Swordplay, or So You Want to be Errol Flynn?: A Manual of Dramatic Combat for Actors- Henry Marshall (1977) Combat Mime: A Non-Violent Approach to Stage Violence- J. D. Martinez (1982)
 The Swords of Shakespeare: An Illustrated Guide to Stage Combat Choreography in the Plays of Shakespeare - J.D. Martinez (1996)
Fight Choreography: A Practical Guide for Stage, Film and Television- F. Braun McAsh (2011) Swordplay and the Elizabethan and Jacobean Stage- Robert Morseberger (1974)
 The Textbook of Theatrical Combat- Richard Pallaziol (2009) Sword and Masque- Julius Palffy-Alpar (1967)
 Swordsmen of the Screen: From Douglas Fairbanks to Michael York- Jeffery Richards (1977)
 Techniques and Training for Staged Fighting- James Strider (1995)
 Methods and Practice of Elizabethan Swordplay- Turner & Soper (1990)
Academy of Theatrical Combat Basics Level 1 (Volume 1)- Dan Speaker, Jan Bryant, Kim Turney (2012) Fight Directing for the Theatre- J. Allen Suddeth (1996)
 Weapons in the Theatre- Arthur Wise (1968)
 A Terrific Combat!!! Theatrical Duels, Brawls and Battles, 1800-1920- Tony Wolf (2009) Acted Aggression- Dr. Kara Wooten (2003)

VIDEOS AND DVD'S

Listed alphabetically by title
Basic Stage Combat (2004)
 Combat Acting Guide Round One
 Combat for the Stage

LINKS

Historical combat books and videos
Battle Tactics and Strategy in Ancient, Medieval, and Renaissance Warfare
Asian martial arts books and videos
Stage Combat Sword Merchants
Medieval/renaissance/fantasy/swordfighting movies
Fight Director's Yahoo Group
Stagefight Yahoo Group
Stage Combat NYC Yahoo Group

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