Payson Burt
Curriculum Vitae


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1999
Stunt Grunts Inc. Stunt Safety Clinic - Los Angeles, CA
9 day clinic for the film industry
High Fall, Ratchet, Air Ram, Burns, Rappelling
SAFD National Conference - Las Vegas - 4 days
Advanced Study with Certified Teachers and Fight Masters.
Assistant to Fight Master David Wooley
The National Stage Combat  Workshop for the Society of American Fight Directors
3 Weeks - LV - Rapier and Dagger
 
1998
SAFD National Conference - Las Vegas - 4 days
Advanced Study with Certified Teachers and Fight Masters.
Rapier and Dagger Workshop: Fight Master Dale Girard: 1 day .Atlanta, Georgia.
1997
Fight Directors Canada National Workshop:
2 weeks study of Smallsword and Fight direction under FDC fight masters J.P. Foiner, Robert Seale.
SAFD National Conference - 4 days - Las Vegas.
Advanced Study with Certified Teachers and Fight Masters.
Workshop with Fight Master Dale Girard - 2 days - Baltimore MD
Working with obstacles and Rapier and Dagger.
 
1996

Paddy Crean Workshop - 3 days - Niagara on the Lake Canada.
Richard Ryan, Drew Fracher, Eric Fredrickson, Pepe Jordenson, John 
Brogan, Jonathan Howell, J.P. Fournier
SAFD National Conference - 4 days - Las Vegas.
Advanced Study with Certified Teachers and Fight Masters.
Assistant to Fight Master J.R. Beardsley - The National Stage Combat 
Workshop for the Society of American Fight Directors - 3 Weeks - LV - Unarmed
National Workshop - Fight Directors Canada - 1 week - Bamff, Alberta
Study with Fight Masters Robert Seale and Jean - Pierre Fournier, 
Steve Wilsher
Workshop with Fight Master David Wooley - 2 days Baltimore, Smallsword, 
Rapier and Dagger, Broadsword.
Movement for the actor - 1 semester work with Kathy Garenella - Temple 
University. Movement study in Horton, modern dance and improvisation.

 

 1995

Lecture Demonstration series with Joseph Martinez - Recreating 
Elizabethan sword fights for the stage under the guidance of Fight Master 
Emeritus Joseph Martinez, Certified Teachers Brad Waller and Lewis Shaw.
One years work with Fight Master David Leong in the variety show “The Men 
of Steel” Guest Directors - Benny Reel, Michael Trautman.
The Patrick Crean Workshop - 4 days Washington, D.C.
Study with: Joseph Martinez, Drew Fracher, Eric Fredrickson, John 
Brogan, Jonathan Howell,Dr. Ray Smith, Derrick Warre, Pepe Jordenson.

 

1994

 Workshop with Fight Master Allen Suddeth - 2 days Baltimore, MA 
Rapier and Dagger.
The Patrick Crean Workshop - 3 days Washington, D.C.
Study with: Joseph Martinez, Drew Fracher, David Boushey, John Brogan, 
Henry Marshall, Jonathan Howell, Ray Smith.
Assistant to Fight Master David Leong - The Advanced Actor Combatant 
Workshop at the National Stage Combat Workshop held by The Society of 
American Fight Directors. 3 weeks Las Vegas, Nevada.
Celebration Barn Workshop: A 2 week workshop on the art of Fight 
Choreography - Teachers - David Leong and Allen Suddeth
South Paris, MN.

 

1993

Workshop with Joseph Martinez - 2 days Washington, D.C. Smallsword
The Patrick Crean Workshop - 3 days Washington, D.C.
Study with: Paddy Crean, John Brogan, Henry Marshall, Jonathan Howell, 
Joseph Martinez, Ray Smith, Joseph Martinez.
Mid Atlantic Movement Festival - Towson State College.- 4 days
Study with: Michael Motion, Bob Berky, Sandra Pyle.

 

1992

The Patrick Crean Workshop - 3 days Washington, D.C.
Study with: Paddy Crean, John Brogan, Ray Smith, Joseph Martinez.
Workshop with Joseph Martinez - 2 days - Washington D.C. Broadsword
Voice Study with Mary Lowry - On site work for outdoor drama.

 

1991

Fight Captain to Fight Master Chris Villa: The Pennsylvania 
Renaissance Faire. Lancaster, PA
Apprentice to Chris Villa - Leather working. Weapon Hangers and Baldrics
Voice Study with Richard Lee - On site work for outdoor drama.

 

1990

Fight Captain to Fight Master Chris Villa - The Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire. Lancaster, PA.
Assistant to Fight Master Chris Villa - SAFD Pro. skills class. 
Lancaster, PA.
Apprentice to Chris Villa - Weapons and prop Construction, Storage and 
Maintenance.
Voice Study with Mary Lowry - On site work for outdoor drama.

 

Workshops in: 

Scansion - Ed Gero
Movement - Tim and Babs Currier
Improvisation - Michael Littman
Text analysis - Maureen Clark

 

1989

2 weeks private study with Patrick Crean - Stratford, Ontario - Canada.

 

1988

Certified as a Teacher of Stage Combat - SAFD National Stage Combat 
Workshop - Memphis TN. 1 week class observance.
Private Study - Alexander Movement Technique - Robin Gilmore

 

1987

Assistant fight director to Fight Master David Leong - “Coriolanus” 
McCarter Theatre - Princeton, NJ.
Assistant to Fight Master David Leong - The National Stage Combat 
Workshop Memphis TN. held by The Society of American Fight Directors. - 
Unarmed Combat 3 weeks
Private Study - Alexander Movement Technique - Robin Gilmore

 

1986

Passed with Recommendation: Proficiency Skills Test - SAFD - The 
National Stage Combat Workshop
- MSU, Memphis, TN. 3 weeks
Instructors - Allen Suddeth, David Boushey, Joseph Martinez, David Leong.
Award: Most improved student from a previous workshop.

 

1985

Irish Creek Academy workshop - 2 week workshop in Fight Choreography 
Instructor - Fight Master Joseph Martinez. Lexington, VA

 

1983 -
1990
Moy Yat Kung Fu - Philadelphia, PA. Studying the martial arts of
Ving Tsun and Tia Chi Chuan, Shiatsu and reflexoligy.
5 days a week - 7 years
 
1982
Passed: Proficiency Skills Test - SAFD - The National Stage Combat Workshop
3 weeks California Institute of the Arts. CA.
Instructors - David Boushey, Eric Fredrickson, Joseph Martinez, Craig  Handel, Rod Colbin.
 
ASSISTANCE

Assistant to Fight Master David Wooley

1999 - National Stage Combat Workshop - Rapier and Dagger

Assistant to Fight Master Dale Girard

1998 - Romeo + Juliet - North Carolina School of the Arts
SETC symposium: Violence in the Theatre

Assistant to Fight Master J.R. Beardsley

1996 National Stage Combat Workshop - Unarmed Combat

Assistant to Fight Master David Leong

1995 Stage combat workshop - Memphis State University, and Rochester school for the deaf
1994 National Stage Combat Workshop, Advanced Actor Combat Workshop - 
1987 National Stage Combat Workshop - Memphis Tennessee. Unarmed Combat.

Assistant to Fight Master Chris Villa

1990 - Professional Acting Company - The Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire; skills test class for the Society of American Fight Directors - 80 contact hours.

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