Charles and Amy Well, it was a pretty great day of LANCE practice out at Mayor Carl Langford park. It was hot as Satan's sweaty palms out there, but that didn't stop us from rehearsing our butts off for our Tournament of Funding event at Cloak & Blaster on November 18th!
Charles, our fight director for the event, arrived early to set up three 12ft. by 12ft. spaces for us. That's the thing, you see: we have to learn to fight in close quarters to allow for the tables that will be nearly boxing in the performance space at Cloak & Blaster. That amps up the difficulty level for us because we're used to having all the grassy field we could want. It also means no sweeping sword movements, no flinging weapons willy-nilly, and absolutely no running away. For those of us fighting Ian (read: me), the "no running away" rule is the hardest one to follow.
Charles, our fight director for the event, arrived early to set up three 12ft. by 12ft. spaces for us. That's the thing, you see: we have to learn to fight in close quarters to allow for the tables that will be nearly boxing in the performance space at Cloak & Blaster. That amps up the difficulty level for us because we're used to having all the grassy field we could want. It also means no sweeping sword movements, no flinging weapons willy-nilly, and absolutely no running away. For those of us fighting Ian (read: me), the "no running away" rule is the hardest one to follow.
Marissa and Michael We have some sweet fights, ya'll. Here's a list of the fights I saw at practice today:
We also got a visit from Keith Newhouse, co-director of The Quest, Choose Your Adventure! (His ambitious production opens at The Venue on November 14th and runs through November 22nd. Get your tickets online now!) Keith is an old friend of AJ and Charles, two of LANCE's trainers. He asked them to choreograph a fight for The Quest a few weeks ago, and they delivered! LANCE is going as a group to see the show, and we hope you can make it, too!
- Amy vs. Charles
- Charles vs. Casey (Me!)
- Marissa vs. Michael
- Ari vs. AJ
- Ian vs. Casey (Me again!)
We also got a visit from Keith Newhouse, co-director of The Quest, Choose Your Adventure! (His ambitious production opens at The Venue on November 14th and runs through November 22nd. Get your tickets online now!) Keith is an old friend of AJ and Charles, two of LANCE's trainers. He asked them to choreograph a fight for The Quest a few weeks ago, and they delivered! LANCE is going as a group to see the show, and we hope you can make it, too!
Marissa and Michael Overall, Sunday was a blast. Sweaty, dirty, and hard work, yes, but well worth a little grit under our fingers. That full body ache we're going to have for the next three days only serves to prove that everyone at rehearsal today did our level best to fake beat the crap out of each other. These are the hallmarks of a great day at LANCE, and we wouldn't have it any other way!
See you next weekend!
-- Casey, Webmaster
See you next weekend!
-- Casey, Webmaster
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