Dramatic Combat Intensive (Intermediate)

2025 Intensive course dates to be announced

For the first time in summer 2024, Mountview will offer Stage Combat training to a limited number of participants in short-course format. This 6-day course, led by professional fight director and a registered BADC (British Academy of Dramatic Combat) combat instructor Marcello Marascalchi, will culminate in an in-house Exam leading to an internationally recognised BADC certification.

A BADC Intermediate qualification enables participants to work with a wider range of weapon systems and performance styles. At our state-of-the-art facilities in Peckham, for an investment of £400 (exam fee included), a maximum of 12 performers will develop and grow their level of technical mastery, control and understanding, enabling them to lean into roles as fight captains or featured fight performers.

Key Course elements:

Safety principles
Technical competence
Commitment and intention
Choreographed Sequences
Performance context

Places on this course are limited and early registration is advised.

All individual weapon qualifications are valid for 4 years.

BOOKING CLOSED

Duration: 1 week (6 days / Mon-Sat including exam)
Minimum age: 18+
Entry requirement: BADC Standard qualification
Course leader: Marcello Marascalchi

Marcello Marascalchi

Marcello has been involved in stage and screen combat for over 3 decades. In that time, he has taught at several London drama schools and travelled the UK and Europe offering workshops and fight choreography for Opera, Theatre, and film companies. Marcello has also worked as an actor for 30 years and as such this puts him in the unique position of knowing exactly what skills are required to be a competent and safe actor/combatant for stage and screen. Having worked on such films as Captain America, Interview with a Hitman, Rush, First Knight, Ben Hur, Rise of the Foot Soldier 3 and, most recently, Mission Impossible 7 –Dead Reckoning, Marcello has gained many insights into what directors want and expect from actors that may be required to do their own fights and small stunts. Marcello has been the fight instructor/director at Mountview for 12 years and is delighted to be able to offer professional actors and those still in training the chance to gain an industry recognised qualification in combat.

USEFUL INFO

Course Fee

£400

BADC Standard qualification

All course fees must be paid in full before the start of a course.

If written notification of cancellation is received by email to shortcourses@mountview.org.uk no later than 14 calendar days before the start of the course, the course fees paid to date will be refunded. With any less than 14 calendar days’ notice, no course fees can be refunded.

In some instances, due to circumstances beyond our control, we may need to cancel or postpone a course. If this happens, course fees will be reimbursed, however Mountview cannot be held responsible for any additional expenses.

In the event of a course being cancelled once it has started, a relevant % of course fees will be refunded to cover any training not provided. If a student chooses to leave a course before its completion, full course fees will still apply.

Mountview is committed to a comprehensive policy of equal opportunities for students in which individuals are selected and treated according to their relevant merits and abilities. No applicant will receive less or more favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, age, ethnic origin, disability, religion and marital/parental status or any comparable grounds.