THRE 3354 - Advanced Stage Combat

UG
Credit Hours: 3

A suggested upper-level elective for all theatre majors. A study of advanced edged weapons systems and their adaptation for use in classical theatre productions. Weapon systems studied include eighteenth century small sword, Elizabethan rapier and dagger, Renaissance sword and buckler, and medieval hand-and-a-half broadsword. The course of study includes safety protocols, training sequences, fight notation and student choreography projects.

Prerequisites: THRE 2330 or permission of instructor.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0

When Offered: (Spring odd years)