STAGE DIRECTIONS—DAY TWO
Stage Combat: Introduction to Swordplay
Theatre Aquarius Studio (190 King William St)
Sunday October 5, 2025
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Join fight and intimacy director Brianna Love for this beginner stage combat class using rapiers. Participants will learn positions and postures, how to move through space telling an effective physical story, safety procedures, and a short combination of fight choreography using provided rapiers (fencing swords).

You do not need any experience to participate in this class, all materials will be provided. Please wear close-toed shoes and close-fitting clothing you can comfortably bend and move around in. LIMITED SPACES AVAILABLE.

Brianna Love is an Actor, Fight and Intimacy Director based in Toronto—which is quite different from growing up in a small town with a single traffic light, and cows in her backyard.  As a faculty member at multiple colleges in the province, she is passionate about equipping students with the tools to not only be their best as performers but also keep themselves safe in a challenging industry. She is a member of the Association of Acting Coaches and Educators (AACE). Learn more about Violence in Motion at www.violenceinmotion.org.