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I'm the proud offspring of two delightfully subversive European defectors, currently languishing in the Washington DC area.

When not writing, I work as the assistant administrator of a website that caters to workers in the adult industry.

In addition, I am a stage combat performer, fire arts performer, actor, belly dancer, (mostly) retired professional dominatrix, musician, and greyhound spoiler.

My longtime and continuing areas of independent study include mythology, sociology, anthropology, history, quantum physics, zoology, visual arts, pop culture, and human sexuality.

This is my first foray into participating in a peer sharing group.

Arts & Humanities > Theater & Drama The art of live stage combat and its future

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Chances are if you mention the term "stage combat" to the average entertainment consumer, you'll be met with either a blank stare or a look of uncertainty. However, if it wasn't for the theatrical art of stage combat, the world of movies and television would be a very different one indeed. The history of stage combat can be traced back as far as tribal cultures demonstrating the prowess of warriors in rituals and dances and the origins of theater back to the Greeks, Romans (along with combat for entertainment thanks to the gladiatorial events), and even further back still. Later playwright...

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