Farewell again to Chris

Like a famous opera diva, Chris D. left last semester to work for the Order of the Mouse, but then returned for a farewell tour as Stage Combat Club member and camera operator extraordinaire. Now he's retiring again (okay, so it was just to finish his last semester of school and go back, but this is more colorful), so we all say bye-bye to Chris. We hope that you end up in some awesome stunt show, or doing cool tech for one, and making piles of money. Good wishes. ~Jenn

Image is Chris and Jenn enjoying the brand spanking new MSCD swords. Ignore his thumb--there's so much wrong with that...

Podcast

The last MSCD Stage Combat Club meeting consisted of shooting for a lightsaber-themed short podcast to celebrate the upcoming summer class. I was going to wait to post this until I had lightsaber special effects, but why? :) ~Jenn

MSCD Stage Combat Club Spring is done!

Good semester, all! We in the Stage Combat Club had a great semester, how about you?
We made some great podcasts and began some other fun projects this semester.

The next two big movement arts events that I'd encourage all Stage Combat Club members (and everyone else) to attend the following:

THE 3220 final exam performance: May 16, 10am in ARTS 271 on campus.
Lightsabers Class: June 4 - July 30 on campus. Thursdays 12:30-2pm.

To conclude, here's the latest instructional podcast made by the MSCD Stage Combat Club of Auraria. Titled: flying and falling.

Podcasts

Look what happens when you do a Google Video search for "Stage Combat Colorado." Who do you think shows up top of the list? Yup, that's right, the MSCD Stage Combat Club podcast. And you only have to scroll down a little way to see the D&D Day one. Nice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxLL_Dv1rlM

Random Movement pic

It's time to dig into the movement image archives...hmmmm what do we have here? Ah!

I know a sledgehammer isn't the first weapon one thinks of when one thinks of a ninja, but a sometime-member of the Stage Combat Club (Aaron) had this realistic-looking-yet-light-plastic version that was as delightful as a rubber chicken. So a ninja will use any weapon at hand. Image: Aaron begging for mercy, Jenn as ninja bringing the hammer down. From MSCD Stage Combat Club 2009. Doesn't it make you want to join?

Fight Clip Club

Another group wall-fall. Also funny. Also from the MSCD Stage Combat Club April 25th. Enjoy.

MSCD Stage Combat Club April

The next podcast the MSCD Stage Combat Club is concocting will be focused on jumps, falls, and rolls. We took a bunch of footage today for said podcast, and one clip in particular continues to make me chortle out loud. I'm not even sure why I find it hilarious, I just do. I hereby share this clip with you, lovely lurkers: I hope you get a laugh from it as I do. Oh, there is one barely-audible mild swear word which may be NSFW or little ones. ~Jenn

Spring Fling Part Two: Wednesday

Wednesday the MSCD Stage Combat club had an electrical connection and a TV playing some old performances from past classes and events. And Lego ninjas. When are they not appropriate table dressing? Before you answer that, know that Team Bonzuko had Lego pirates and ninjas adorning their wedding cake. Here are a couple images from Wednesday: the view of the Spring Fling Scene from the table, and the Legos. Apparently they are susceptible to wind, says Nick. I guess they don't have green belts yet? :)

MSCD Spring Fling Part One: Thursday

Yes, Part One is Thursday and Part Two will be Wednesday. So I can go back in time. Maybe I'm a Time Lord. Well, I like jelly babies anyway...

Thursday was quite fun, as we guarded our ninja stars with our lives, passed out more flyers, got nearly sunburned, and posed for some interesting pictures involving fake throat cutting and Lego ninjas vs. wrestlers. And the sunburns were the deadliest things of all.

Images from Thursday. Nate, Nick, and me. Stay tuned for Part Two. ~Jenn

This Week in Stage Combat

Spring Fling is happening this week at Denver's Auraria campus--tables and booths will abound all over the quads, with foods and goods for sale as well as all manner of school groups showing off their stuff. It's a way to be festive and let loose a little as the semester winds to a close and the weather starts to make us not want to be in a classroom.

The MSCD Stage Combat Club of Auraria will be there, showing live demos, taped events, and showing off their new mascot. Wednesday go bug Nick and Nate, and on Thursday come throw a fake punch at them or Jenn. If you're interested in the club and just never got around to stopping by a meeting, this week's your chance to let us know. We'll be brewing summer and fall schedules the next few weeks as well, so do drop by.

Affiliated Events:
Summer 2009 Advanced Class: lightsabers!
The Club is on Facebook--check us out.
Fall 2009 Fundamentals class: basic unarmed and sword for college credit.
New swords as of Fall 2009!

Nick Bove freaking rocks for designing the club mascot: Parrot Punch!