Stage Combat

Warm up your battle cry and stretch out those muscles, things are going to get physical. Stage Combat will give you the skills to create dynamic and effective fight scenes while keeping you and your partner safe. We’ll look at techniques used in theatre, television and film and look at how we can physically define different characters and storylines with these and many other skills and techniques.

TUTOR: ALLAN HENRY

Allan discovered Stage Combat in 1999, when he was a student at NYDS. There he met his eventual teacher and mentor, Tony Wolf. Allan has been teaching workshops and choreographing for professional and educational institutions across New Zealand at the highest levels, yet he always looks forward to returning to NYDS. He always relishes the chance to provide people with the skills and confidence to use their own natural creativity and personal talents to create safe, effective staged violence.

Stage Combat tutor Allan Henry shares his NYDS experience (2014)

TUTOR: TYLER WILSON-KOKIRI

Tyler (he/him) (Ngaati Porou), graduated from Toi Whakaari in 2016 and has worked in the Stage and Screen profession since, in a variety of roles. He is an actor, voice actor, stage combat choreographer, writer, producer and Professional Wrestler. Some of his Screen Credits include Shortland Street, Ahikāroa, and Not Even, as well as a multitude of Stage Credits including the recently renewed Pop Up Globe performances of Twelfth Night and Romeo and Juliet, and Albert Belz’ Astroman.