The International stagefight summer workshop takes place in Viljandi, July 11th - 23rd 2011. It is orgainised by the NGO Estonian Stagefight Society and Nordic Stage Fight Society. Workshop principal/artistic leader is Peppe Östensson (SWE).

This is already the 17th international stagefight summer workshop, which was last held in Estonia in 2007. We are glad to announce that the summer workshop is again taking placein Estonia and this time in the beautiful town of Viljandi.

The seven internatioanlly aknowledged teachers  come from  Danmark, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States of America. The most well-known of them are Jonathan Howell (UK), Peppe Östensson (SWE) ja Brad Waller (USA).

Timetable:

July 10th – arrival to Viljandi

July 11th to 15rd – stage fight workshops (8 hours per day)

July 16th - resting day

July 17th to 23rd – stage fight workshops (8 hours per day)

July 23rd – exam day in big theater hall of Ugala Theater

July 24th – departure from Viljandi

 

 

The five groups are formed according to the level of participants:

*Beginners – single rapier, broadsword, unarmed

*Basic test – single rapier, broadsword, unarmed

*Intermediate Test 1 – sword &shield, rapier & dagger , quarterstaff

*Intermediate Test 2 - small sword, theatrical martial arts, knife

*Advanced

What classes should I take at the NSFS summer workshop?If you have not trained with the NSFS before, you will be enrolled in the basic training class unless you have a current certification with our sister organizations (SADF, BADC, FDC etc.), in which case you may be enrolled in classes accordingly. If this is the case, please fill out this from.doc and attach it to your registration, in order for us to make an evaluation of where to place you within our test system. Please note that certifications from other organizations are not equivalent, so your NSFS level is not necessarily the same as your level in your home organization. The NSFS may make informal assessment on the first day of the workshop, in order to confirm your placement.

If you have taken classes and/or tests at previous NSFS summer workshops but are still unsure of what class/level to follow, please write to us and we will check the registers.

If you want to participate in a test class (basic test, intermediate 1 or 2) without having participated in a preparatory class (basic training, intermediate prep. 1 or 2), you must have equivalent training. If so, please fill out this from.doc and attach it to your registration.The workshops are held in Ugala Theatre and Viljandi Sports Hall which are located close to each ohter.