{"id":3021,"date":"2010-07-27T21:43:50","date_gmt":"2010-07-28T02:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.playfighting.ca\/?p=3021"},"modified":"2012-02-16T08:56:50","modified_gmt":"2012-02-16T08:56:50","slug":"a-stage-combat-exemplar-rick-sordelet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/playfighting.ca\/combat\/stage-combat-2\/a-stage-combat-exemplar-rick-sordelet\/","title":{"rendered":"A Stage Combat Exemplar: Rick Sordelet"},"content":{"rendered":"

New York-based Rick Sordelet seems to be the most prolific fight director in America right now. The certification of Fight Director is a lot easier to attain in the U.S. than in Canada, so most of those certified aren’t really worth a damn. Rick is the opposite end of that spectrum: he has an excellent philosophy which he puts into practice getting phenomenal results in a huge number of productions every year.<\/p>\n

Rick Sordelet is not only an excellent fight choreographer, he’s incredibly articulate. In this video, he says it better than most:
\nSordelet Fight Director Video<\/a><\/p>\n

Rick is in the news right now for his Romeo & Juliet, which he directed and fight directed in Philadelphia. Here’s a snippet from the Philadelphia Inquirer:<\/p>\n

‘Romeo & Juliet,’ splendidly staged<\/strong>
\nThe sexy, passionate Romeo and Juliet that opened last weekend at the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival is just what R&J should be: a mix of potent chemistry between the two teens that rips through a starry-eyed first half and a star-crossed second.<\/p>\n

It’s directed with a command of both the characters and the language by Rick Sordelet, who also happens to be the busiest fight choreographer on Broadway; this season, he’s directed the brawling in the revival of Fences and the new musical The Addams Family. Sordelet also provides a historic link to this production: He did the fight scenes for Romeo and Juliet at the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, on the campus of DeSales University near Quakertown, in 1992 – its inaugural season.<\/p>\n

This time, he does double duty as director and fight director, and expect to see lavish swordplay, at one point with a Tybalt (Mike Rossmy) who brandishes a weapon in each hand as the characters swoop through Steve TenEyck’s simple but evocative set.
\n‘Romeo & Juliet,’ splendidly staged | Philadelphia Inquirer | 07\/27\/2010<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We’ve got to get this guy into Fight Directors Canada. I think an invitation to teach at next year’s Nationals would be an excellent opportunity to share expertise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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