What are the Dramatic Combat Arts?
Dramatic Combat Arts are an essential tool for the performer that makes the bridge between movement and acting. The Dramatic Combat Arts address the physical risk involved in some Tragic or Comic dramatic conflicts and the need to propel the story through a dramatic combat scene. The techniques used apply to all the Martial Arts Eastern or Western, period or modern. The performance of such scenes calls for the synergy of two aspect: the Technical and the Expressive. The Technical aspect is the integration of movement that needs to be done to acquire specific motricity and the learning of terms and techniques specific to the different combat style. It is the control and precision that must possess the actor to ensure his/her and his/her partner’s security. The Expressive aspect is the embodiment needed to bring intents and strategic choice support to the movement. It is the proper channel to the emotional impulse and the capacity of the actor to focus and relax – to obtain the abandonme
