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Fight Jam 2.12 – The Way of the Samurai

By Diana | Published: May 3, 2011

The Way of the Samurai! It’s time to travel back in time and to the Far East for a bit of samurai swordplay. A taste of the bloody basics. Wednesday May 18, 2011 7 to 9 pm At Stage 773 (North) 1225 W. Belmont, Chicago, IL (Map it) And be sure to catch Soul Samurai [...]

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Shout Out Saturday

By Diana | Published: April 23, 2011

Raise your hand if you like zombies–good, that’s what I thought. Now you should take you, and your zombie love to The Spot (4437 N Broadway) for Zombie Truth Now (produced by Zombies Attack Chicago). Two of our Scrappers are involved with this madness; Zev as violence coordinator and Gabe as fight captain and performer. This interactive show runs [...]

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Shout Out Saturday

By Diana | Published: March 26, 2011

aaaaannnnnnd I’m back So other than me really failing at posting weekly, things in the Fight Jam world have been going quite well. Our last Jam was Street Fighting where we took a look at how to make some of our standard unarmed choreography extra messy, unexpected and vicious. I think we all came away [...]

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Shout Out Saturday

By Diana | Published: January 29, 2011

I would like to give a belated shout out to everyone who made the 2011 Winter Wonderland Workshop a rock’n good time. Upcoming classes and workshops: Smallsword CT Lewis Shaw On February 19 from 10:00AM-4:00PM Lewis Shaw will teach a workshop on the small sword styles of Donald McBane and Sir William Hope. Cost for [...]

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Shout Out Saturday

By Diana | Published: December 25, 2010

  Here’s another cop-out post due to the whole Christmas thing. I’m currently sitting in the dining room/kitchen of my mother’s child-hood home in Niagara Falls, NY, simultaneously watching the snow come down and Christmas dinner being prepped. I’m always amused by the juxtaposition between the peaceful flurries blowing around and the frantic scramble of [...]

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Shout Out Saturday…….Monday

By Diana | Published: December 21, 2010

Aaaaaannnnnd I’m back!   My first shout out goes to William-Sonoma for their sweet-ass Star Wars cookie cutters. ———————————————————————————————————— Here’s a reason to stay up until 2 a.m.: We’re expecting a full lunar eclipse around 1:40 a.m. Tuesday. ———————————————————————————————————— The first of its kind: a stage combat workshop with a class track focused on STAGE [...]

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Shout Out Saturday!

By Diana | Published: November 28, 2010

I would like to say a big thank you to all who came to our most recent jam (Kicking and Screaming with the Alexander Technique). I learned a lot and had a blast while doing so. Soooooo with all the family hub-bub this week, I haven’t had time for a proper post. For the time [...]

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Shout Out Saturday!

By Diana | Published: October 2, 2010

Looking for something fun to do this Wednesday night?! I think you are – and boy do I have a deal for you! True Twilight: a Glee Club Musical, is a joyous mash-up/parody of all things campy; True Blood, The Twilight Saga, GLEE, and High School Musical. Thanks to the talent and creativity of all [...]

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Shout Out Saturday

By Diana | Published: September 25, 2010

Now playing: The Mystery of Irma Vep directed by ensemble member Connie Canaday Howard (fight work done by the one and only, John Tovar) September 23 – October 17 Buffalo Theatre Ensemble McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage Fawell and Park Boulevards. Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 http://home.cod.edu/atthemac/bte When I’m back to having a proper [...]

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