The Violence Design Lab is the podcast destination for fight choreographers, theatre directors, stage combatants, actors, teachers of theatre, or anyone interested in the art of stage combat who wants to learn to design violence for theatre. Join me for weekly advice and tips on how to create better designs, act fights more convincingly, and use the power of stage combat more effectively in your directing project!
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The Violence Design Lab is the podcast destination for fight choreographers, theatre directors, stage combatants, actors, teachers of theatre, or anyone interested in the art of stage combat who wants to learn to design violence for theatre. Join me for weekly advice and tips on how to create better designs, act fights more convincingly, and use the power of stage combat more effectively in your directing project!
We are used to training our bodies to do physical tasks like stage combat or sports, but have you ever considered how much your brain is working when you fight? This week's episode examines how our brain's processing capacity can be overwhelmed by all the information bombarding it during each moment of a fight, and how you can "automate" some tasks to lessen the load.
Plus, what to do with the cognitive dissonance of learning when new theories or techniques challenge what you've always thought or done in the past; when is it acceptable to question your teachers or the conventional wisdom of your craft?
Violence Design Lab Podcast
The Violence Design Lab is the podcast destination for fight choreographers, theatre directors, stage combatants, actors, teachers of theatre, or anyone interested in the art of stage combat who wants to learn to design violence for theatre. Join me for weekly advice and tips on how to create better designs, act fights more convincingly, and use the power of stage combat more effectively in your directing project!
