2022 NYC Summer Performance Intensive

NYCSS focuses on grounding fights in martial reality to create action that is highly realistic and reveals character as an integral part of the story. Actors learn how violence builds from the written scene and enhances the story being told. The application of skill in a safe environment is extremely important in this art. Learn the relevant skills and professionalism needed to work in our ever expanding and demanding industry. This week of training is perfect not only for Stage and Screen actors, but performers of all disciplines including Dancers and Opera singers! Daily subject matter will draw from classical and contemporary...

$750.00 – $1,150.00
Recurring

Weekly Class: Unarmed & Longsword

Class is open to all skill and experience levels, so don’t worry if you haven’t worked with us before! Enrollment in our weekly class is now done on a month to month basis. Here’s what that means for you: – All students will commit to train for that entire month. – Class will be 2 hours on a weekday evening in Manhattan. – Students pay a single fee for the month (at this time there are no makeup classes). – Class will be capped at 10 people. After 10 people have committed for the month a waitlist will be created....

Recurring

Weekly Class: Unarmed & Rapier

Class is open to all skill and experience levels, so don’t worry if you haven’t worked with us before! Enrollment in our weekly class is now done on a month to month basis. Here’s what that means for you: – All students will commit to train for that entire month. – Class will be 2 hours on a weekday evening in Manhattan. – Students pay a single fee for the month (at this time there are no makeup classes). – Class will be capped at 10 people. After 10 people have committed for the month a waitlist will be created....

Recurring

Weekly Class: Unarmed & Longsword

Class is open to all skill and experience levels, so don’t worry if you haven’t worked with us before! Enrollment in our weekly class is now done on a month to month basis. Here’s what that means for you: – All students will commit to train for that entire month. – Class will be 2 hours on a weekday evening in Manhattan. – Students pay a single fee for the month (at this time there are no makeup classes). – Class will be capped at 10 people. After 10 people have committed for the month a waitlist will be created....

The Rapier: A 6-Week Track

NYCSS 6-Week Weapon Tracks Continue! The Rapier was the preferred weapon of the nobility throughout Europe for most of the 16th-17th century. This Long, slender-bladed sword was often carried with a dagger and saw frequent use in the streets as well as on the dueling field. In modern application the use of the rapier is a fundamental skill for Stage & Screen Combat.  Beginner students will begin with the foundations and fundamentals of using the weapon while students who have trained with NYCSS before will look at more advanced applications and concepts. By the end of the course students will...

$275.00
Recurring

Weekly Class: Unarmed & Rapier

Class is open to all skill and experience levels, so don’t worry if you haven’t worked with us before! Enrollment in our weekly class is now done on a month to month basis. Here’s what that means for you: – All students will commit to train for that entire month. – Class will be 2 hours on a weekday evening in Manhattan. – Students pay a single fee for the month (at this time there are no makeup classes). – Class will be capped at 10 people. After 10 people have committed for the month a waitlist will be created....

Recurring

Weekly Class: Unarmed & Longsword

Class is open to all skill and experience levels, so don’t worry if you haven’t worked with us before! Enrollment in our weekly class is now done on a month to month basis. Here’s what that means for you: – All students will commit to train for that entire month. – Class will be 2 hours on a weekday evening in Manhattan. – Students pay a single fee for the month (at this time there are no makeup classes). – Class will be capped at 10 people. After 10 people have committed for the month a waitlist will be created....

The Rapier: A 6-Week Track

NYCSS 6-Week Weapon Tracks Continue! The Rapier was the preferred weapon of the nobility throughout Europe for most of the 16th-17th century. This Long, slender-bladed sword was often carried with a dagger and saw frequent use in the streets as well as on the dueling field. In modern application the use of the rapier is a fundamental skill for Stage & Screen Combat.  Beginner students will begin with the foundations and fundamentals of using the weapon while students who have trained with NYCSS before will look at more advanced applications and concepts. By the end of the course students will...

Recurring

Weekly Class: Unarmed & Rapier

Class is open to all skill and experience levels, so don’t worry if you haven’t worked with us before! Enrollment in our weekly class is now done on a month to month basis. Here’s what that means for you: – All students will commit to train for that entire month. – Class will be 2 hours on a weekday evening in Manhattan. – Students pay a single fee for the month (at this time there are no makeup classes). – Class will be capped at 10 people. After 10 people have committed for the month a waitlist will be created....

Recurring

Weekly Class: Unarmed & Longsword

Class is open to all skill and experience levels, so don’t worry if you haven’t worked with us before! Enrollment in our weekly class is now done on a month to month basis. Here’s what that means for you: – All students will commit to train for that entire month. – Class will be 2 hours on a weekday evening in Manhattan. – Students pay a single fee for the month (at this time there are no makeup classes). – Class will be capped at 10 people. After 10 people have committed for the month a waitlist will be created....

The Rapier: A 6-Week Track

NYCSS 6-Week Weapon Tracks Continue! The Rapier was the preferred weapon of the nobility throughout Europe for most of the 16th-17th century. This Long, slender-bladed sword was often carried with a dagger and saw frequent use in the streets as well as on the dueling field. In modern application the use of the rapier is a fundamental skill for Stage & Screen Combat.  Beginner students will begin with the foundations and fundamentals of using the weapon while students who have trained with NYCSS before will look at more advanced applications and concepts. By the end of the course students will...

Realism in Knife Combat: A Sunday Seminar

There are many opinions on the realism of knife fights versus the training that people do to be prepared for one. In a storytelling context, we have to be clear about how the fights are furthering the storyline and revealing character. The innate fear/respect of fighters dealing with a knife attack is a great way to accomplish this. Participants will learn knife fight choreography (beginners will do a simple fight while more advanced participants will get a complex tact knife fight). After learning the choreography we will continue to work through it to add realism. This will be done through...

$75.00 – $100.00