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This documentary examines one of the most formidable weapons of of the Middle Ages: the Viking Ulfberht sword: a light, razor sharp, virtually indestructible weapon, with the name ULFBERHT inlaid along the...
Instructional tapes on choreographing sword fights presented by Tim Weske. The 7 tapes cover Macbeth, Richard III, Twelfth Night, Hamlet, King Lear, The Taming Of The Shrew, As You Like It and Romeo and...
Instructional. Master combat choreographer David Boushey in several weeks of rehearsals for a production of Romeo and Juliet at the Utah Shakespeare Festival.
Explores the problematic relationship between event, text and performance in Shakespeare’s Henry V. Also focuses on the way war, and images of war, are presented on stage and on film. In five sections: 1)...
A practical guide to fighting with a rapier and a dagger. It also chronicles the advent of the civilian duel and looks at its different styles, including twelve costumed fights from a variety of periods. The...
A history of swordplay tracing the evolution of civilian swords and fighting techniques from the street fights of the 16th century to the swordplay of the 18th century fencing schools, drawing on texts and...
Shows how a full set of ‘Greenwich’ armour of the 1580’s, weighing 74 pounds and consisting of 222 individual plates, was put on. Uses the setting of Bodiam Castle in Sussex. Combined on one...
This scene comprises part of the video compilation ‘Theatrical Motions Pictures from the Paper Print Collection’ of the Library Congress. Shot by cameraman G W Bitzer in New York City on 15 July 1905,...
Historian Justin Champion tracks the history of the duel, investigates its influence, and learns about some particularly pivotal duels. Champion talks to Shakespeare scholars to discuss how frequently...
Audio podcast. An irreverent and often rude look at Shakespeare, hosted by actor-directors Lisa Ann Goldsmith and Owen Thompson. This edition looks at examples of duels in Shakespeare’s plays.
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