Swashbuckling
Subtitle: a step-by-step guide to the art of stage combat and theatrical swordplay
By: by Richard Lane.
Edition: 1st Limelight ed.
Publisher: Limelight Editions
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 329
Subjects: Stage fighting.; Stage fencing.
Description: "Swashbuckling is the ultimate guide to stage fighting technique and basic swordplay, in words and in pictures - about 400 of them, almost all taken expressly for this large-format book - it covers everything an actor must know and everything an actor must do to give a dynamic and convincing performance as a stage combatant. Covered in detail are weaponry, warm-up exercises, unarmed combat, footwork, defense and attack techniques, and working with fight directors."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-297.