Choreography and Fight Scenes for ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Actors
Last weekend Fight Director Isaac Fullbrook came into School to work with the cast of Romeo and Juliet on choreography and fight scenes. Having recently delivered Fight Direction for Ink Festival, Isaac who lives in Bristol, spent two hours working through the basic principles of stage combat before working exclusively with actors who have fight sequences in the upcoming production.
Year 12’s Lala attended the workshop, and explained, “I found Sunday’s workshop to be a hugely insightful experience and I feel that it definitely developed the creative attitude within the cast. To trust your peers in a hugely physical environment completely relies on the fact that we are all working to achieve the same thing; a tense, action filled atmosphere.”
She continued, “Inviting a new creative perspective into our workspace is always exciting as a drama student and Isaac allowed us to play to our strengths whilst incorporating his extensive knowledge. I think everyone gained something new from the workshop and I’m excited for everyone to see what we have created!”
This is the first time we’ve held such a masterclass in School, and we’re hopeful it’s the first of many since it was so well received, students really engaged and it will definitely ensure our audience gets to see some intense fight scenes during the performance of Romeo and Juliet next week.
