Name: Stage Combat Workshop with Affair of Honor!
Start: 2026-04-14T11:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-04-17T17:00:00-04:00
Location: The Gladstone Theatre

Stage Combat Workshop with Affair of Honor!

Boy do we have an announcement for you!
We are hosting our friends at Affair of Honor for a Stage Combat Workshop coming to Ottawa this April!
Come train with Affair of Honor in an immersive 4-day stage combat workshop as they bring the fight to Ottawa for the very first time! As a fight and movement-based company, Co-Founders Nathania & Jackie are thrilled to share the core fundamentals and dynamic techniques they use with their own ensembles to prepare for fight-heavy rehearsals and productions.
This hands-on workshop dives into the essential tools of stage combat; punching, pushing, pulling/dragging, kicking, falling and all the safety fundamentals that keep our work sustainable and exciting. Together, we’ll explore how storytelling, movement, and precision collide to create thrilling, committed combat onstage.
Artists will gain practical skills to meet the demands of stage combat, learn how to advocate for their needs in any production involving violence, and develop tools that deepen performance, clarity, and confidence. By the end of the workshop, participants will bring everything together by learning and performing a fully choreographed stage combat sequence.
This class is open to anyone looking to learn some new skills and a fun way to access physicality! We work with all skill levels providing training that will empower each artist in the room.
Come and throw down with us at the Gladstone Theatre this April!
About the company and instructors:
Affair of Honor is a fight and movement based theatre company from Vancouver BC. Co-Founders Nathania Bernabe and Jackie T. Hanlin started the company to showcase fight based theatre with stories that have women presenting characters at the forefront. Nathania and Jackie are both certified Instructors with the Academy of Fight Directors Canada and have been teaching and sharing their love of the art form for over 10 years.

Visit Affair of Honors website
Class schedule:
Tuesday April 14th - Friday April 17th from 11am-5pm
Cost:
$450
Interested in signing up?
Please email us at [email protected]. Once you’re registered a $50 deposit is due, final payments are due 1 week before class (April 7th 2026)- if you would like to arrange and alternate payment plan please let us know in your email!