RUSSIAN HALL INTENSIVES
July 28 - Aug 2
Come share our love for stage combat and physical theatre. Information about our long form company classes that give you an inside look into how we work in a rehearsal hall.
Affair of Honor is excited to announce that they will be touring to the East Coast of Canada for the first time! Come train with them as they prepare to put the fast paced, hard hitting production of Multi - Vs on the road. All workshops in the summer of 2025 are fundraisers for their tour, so check out what they have to offer and come play, sweat and fight!
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Stage Combat and Physical Theatre Intensives at the Russian Hall
All intensives located at the Russian Hall
600 Campbell Avenue
Vancouver, BC V6A 3K1
The Russian Hall is located on the unceded, ancestral territories of the Coast Salish Peoples,
​including the xÊ·mÉ™θkÊ·É™yÌ“É™m (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and sÉ™lilwÉ™taɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.
Check out our intensive offerings and register below!
Stage Combat Movement Bootcamp
July 29 - August 1
Learn how we train and prepare for shows. Using physical theatre, stage combat and sword work! Focusing on body mechanics and techniques, we will move across the floor, learn company warm ups, drills, rolls, punches, kicks, fight choreo; all different ways to engage, move and challenge your body in a fun and bad ass way!
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Schedule:
Tuesday July 29, 2025: 11am - 1pm
Wednesday July 30, 2025: 11am - 1pm
Thursday July 31, 2025 : 11am - 1pm
Friday August 1, 2025: 11am - 1pm
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Cost: General $160
*We believe in financially accessible training. Sliding scale and pay what you can options available.
Clash Course
July 28 - August 2
"Steel" yourself. Come for 18 hours of sword work. This Intensive is open to all levels, doing drills, reviewing safeties and playing with choreo. We will then assemble into a big opening number using the swordplay we’ve developed over the intensive! Come challenge your physicality and have fun learning new skills. En garde!
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What we will cover:
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Drills and skills
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Footwork, sword movement and safeties
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Choreography retention
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Text and movement work
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Speed and drive
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Group fighting and duels
Schedule:
Monday July 28, 2025: 2pm - 5pm
Tuesday July 29, 2025: 2pm - 5pm
Wednesday July 30, 2025: 2pm - 5pm
Thursday July 31, 2025 : 2pm - 5pm
Friday August 1, 2025: 2pm - 5pm
Saturday August 2, 2025 Tech: 12pm - 3pm
Saturday August 2, 2025 Invited Showcase: 6pm - 9pm
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Cost: General $450
*We believe in financially accessible training. Sliding scale and pay what you can options available.
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Scene & Destroy
July 28 - August 2
From text to fight. This class is open to all levels and will focus on exploding into a fight;
how to play in high emotional states while working your techniques and keeping your partner safe. We will be exploring a group scene that launches all characters into an all out fight to the death! We will work fast, introducing safeties and techniques as we go and build our violent delights.
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What we will cover:
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Functional and Dynamic Movement choreography
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Moving as an ensemble
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Foundations to Compound and Complicated Skill Building (unarmed and weapon work)
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Working fights and movement, including explosive 1v1 duel style and group brawl melee style.
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Creating an ensemble based Affair of Honor opening number
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Physical movement drills and skills
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Honing range of motion with a focus on stamina and strength training
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Choreography retention
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Text and movement work
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Schedule:
Monday July 28, 2025: 6pm - 9pm
Tuesday July 29, 2025: 6pm - 9pm
Wednesday July 30, 2025: 6pm - 9pm
Thursday July 31, 2025 : 6pm - 9pm
Friday August 1, 2025: 6pm - 9pm
Saturday August 2, 2025 Tech: 3pm - 6pm
Saturday August 2, 2025 Invited Showcase: 6pm - 9pm
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Cost: General $450
*We believe in financially accessible training. Sliding scale and pay what you can options available.
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WITHDRAWAL POLICY:
Cancellations made more than 7 days in advance of the start date will receive a 100% refund of the workshop fee.
Cancellations made within a week to the workshop start date will receive a 50% refund.
No refunds will be given once the workshop has started.
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Register with your name, workshop choice, and let us know if you need sliding scale or pay-what-you-can pricing.