REBECCA OSBORNE (BRAZEN STEEL) & XAVI DE SANTOS

DRAMATIC COMBAT

UNARMED & KNIFE

THE WORKSHOP

This Dramatic Combat will be co-led by

Rebecca Osborne and Xavi De Santos.

Step into the thrill of dramatic combat and gain insight into how violence is constructed safely, how to maintain narrative truth under pressure, and how to perform high-stakes action with control and precision.

After starting with a dynamic warm-up, we will then dive into unarmed combat - slaps, punches, and reactions, exploring timing, intensity, and working with different partners. We will explore contact and physical manipulation skills further as we then introduce knife techniques, including attacks, rotations, and disarming.

We will finish by learning a short choreographed sequence with the guidance of both facilitators. Experience the excitement, build confidence, and explore industry skills for stage and screen.

THE FACILITATORS

REBECCA OSBORNE

Becca started her stage combat journey back in 2018 and began her teaching journey in 2022. An experienced stage combat performer and actor combatant, Becca is trained in numerous disciplines from unarmed to axe and shield to rapiers.

A core member of the teaching team at Rebel Action, Becca has also spent time assisting at the Royal Shakespeare Company, LAMDA and Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. A qualified instructor with the Academy of Performance Combat, she founded her own stage and screen combat company; Brazen Steel, in 2024 and has helped to guide a plethora of students from their first taste of combat to daring fight scenes and everything in between.

XAVI DE SANTOS

Xavi is a freelance performance practitioner and the founder of Bath's and Trowbridge Creative Playground. His interdisciplinary practice brings together dance, theatre, and improvisation, with a strong focus on the theatrical potential of the moving body.

Over the last decade, alongside facilitating for Bath Spa University as an associate lecturer for the Dance and Acting degrees, for dance schools and community groups in Bath and Bristol, Xavi has also been devising and performing with Dust Ensemble, as well as for the company he co-founded, AllouAqui Dance Theatre.

Xavi’s professional training began in his hometown of Porto, Portugal, where he studied physical theatre at Balleteatro. Xavi then moved to the UK to complete a BA in Contemporary Dance at Bath Spa University. Most recently, he completed a research Master’s in Performance Practice at Middlesex University in London, with a particular focus on improvisation and devising strategies.

Last year, I founded and have been running Bath’s Creative Playground, a community-rooted space where people can reconnect with their creative selves. After several months of bringing creatives together, I expanded the initiative and created Trowbridge Creative Playground as part of my ongoing commitment to making creativity accessible and strengthening the artistic community.

MORE DETAILS & HOW TO BOOK

Saturday, 6th June, 2-4pm

Old Town Hall, Trowbridge

Market St, Trowbridge BA14 8EQ

Our 2-hour workshop, co-led by two facilitators, has a cost of £10.

Parking available near the venue.

Make sure to bring water and to wear comfortable sportswear.

Please make sure to have your e-ticket saved.

Sessions are non-refundable and cannot be exchanged for future dates.

FIRST TIME HERE?

If this is your first time at coming to a session a Trowbridge Creative Playground, please fill out the registration form below before you book your session.