| Course Title: Intermediate Courses in Production and Practice: 'Stage Combat I' |
| Start Date: 09/09/2026 End Date: 12/22/2026 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2026 |
| Description: The purpose of this course is to help the actor discover a full awareness of their body so it can be used as an effective tool in creating and performing stage combat. Through a series of classroom exercises and performances this course will focus on giving students a strong foundation in stage combat techniques, including basic martial training, unarmed combat and rapier/dagger work. Students must be comfortable analyzing scenes of violence from contemporary film and stage and be prepared to work in a highly physical setting. |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities , PE - Physical Education , TP - Topics Course |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Noah Tuleja | ntuleja@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 09/09/2026 - 12/22/2026 | Performance | Monday and Wednesday | 10:30AM - 11:45AM | BUCK - Buckland Hall | MULT | Weekly |
| Permission of the Instructor is required of all students who wish to register. | ||
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: FMT-121, FMT-106, or FMT-240CR. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| FMT0003 | FMT-PR: Production/Performance | This course has been approved to count towards the Film, Media, Theater major in the Production/Performance area. |
| PE0002 | PE2: Courses counting for 2 PE units | This course counts for 2 PE units when completed satisfactorily. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Waitlisted | Capacity: 13 | Enrollment: 12 | Available: 0 | Waitlist: 14 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| To be determined. |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is NOT the complete book list for this class. |