  {"id":61077,"date":"2018-09-05T11:08:54","date_gmt":"2018-09-05T16:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/?p=61077"},"modified":"2018-09-10T16:33:40","modified_gmt":"2018-09-10T21:33:40","slug":"uwm-grad-designs-theater-fight-and-intimacy-scenes-that-look-and-feel-real-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/uwm-grad-designs-theater-fight-and-intimacy-scenes-that-look-and-feel-real-director\/","title":{"rendered":"51ÁÔÆæ grad designs theater fight scenes that look and feel real"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When director Christopher Elst choreographed swordfight scenes for \u201cBonny Anne Bonny\u201d at Milwaukee\u2019s Theater Red, he wanted to make sure that audience members thought that they were going to witness a murder, while never actually fearing for the actors\u2019 safety.<\/p>\n<p>His goal? To make the audience believe that the characters are really trying to kill, or at least seriously injure, one another.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven those people who are experienced in theater will say, \u2018I can\u2019t believe you let that person hit that other person,\u2019\u201d Elst said.\u201cAnd I say, \u2018I didn\u2019t, it was fake.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_61080\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61080\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-61080\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2018\/08\/Elst250x300DSC_0030-250x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-61080\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christopher Elst<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Elst, who graduated from 51ÁÔÆæ with a bachelor\u2019s in literature and cultural studies, has built a career in theater, both as an actor and fight director, over the past two decades. He\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christopherelst.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">performed dozens of roles<\/a> in theaters in the Milwaukee area, including Oliver \u201cDaddy\u201d Warbucks in a Sunset Playhouse production of \u201cAnnie\u201dand Gaston in a Lakeland Players production of \u201cBeauty and the Beast.\u201d In 2013, he co-founded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theaterred.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Theater Red<\/a> with his wife, Marcee Doherty-Elst.<\/p>\n<p>But it&#8217;s his specialty of choreographing both fight and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/entertainment\/arts\/2017\/10\/19\/every-kiss-every-touch-design-renaissances-sex-strangers\/754945001\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">intimacy scenes<\/a>\u00a0that has had him working on numerous productions throughout southeastern Wisconsin. He\u2019s one of the few doing so.<\/p>\n<p>As a theatrical combat instructor, Elst prides himself in creating safe spaces for actors to learn how to fight safely, and giving them the power to speak up when asked to do things that they are not comfortable with.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was a moment where one of the actors that I worked with on \u2018Bonny Anne Bonny\u2019 didn\u2019t feel comfortable with what was happening onstage while she was in another, unrelated production,\u201d Elst said. \u201cShe called me and asked what she should do, and she was very comfortable advocating for her own safety and for the safety of the other actors and of the audience. That is what I\u2019m trying to do; I\u2019m trying to create a world where actors feel safe advocating for their own safety, especially in the world we\u2019re currently living in.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Creating safe spaces<\/h3>\n<p>Elst is a strong proponent of creating safe spaces where actors can learn to fight safely and convincingly onstage. He has trained in taekwondo, Krav Maga, and tai chi, and draws inspiration from each of these diverse martial arts styles when choreographing theatrical violence, which he considers a \u201cmodern martial art.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A certified teacher with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.safd.org\/MemberProfile\/Details\/32578\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Society of American Fight Directors<\/a> and associate instructor with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.duelingarts.com\/instructors\/midwest-region\/christopher-elst\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dueling Arts International<\/a>, Elst has taught numerous workshops throughout Wisconsin and Illinois, and has choreographed and directed fight scenes in over 100 theater productions, including \u201cRomeo and Juliet,\u201d \u201cThe Pirates of Penzance\u201d and \u201cFiddler on the Roof.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His style of instruction places emphasis on actors\u2019 and directors\u2019 inherent strengths, and gives them autonomy to bring their own creative visions to life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a stage violence teacher, Chris is an outstanding facilitator of enthusiasm and excitement,\u201dsaid <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jaredmcdaris.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jared McDaris<\/a>, a playwright, actor and director who has collaborated with Elst on numerous occasions. \u201cI think his sense of humbleness and focusing on others is helping to forge a bright new generation. I\u2019m seeing a lot more focus on the arts and the artists from the newer generations of directors, and I think role models like Chris are largely responsible for that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In order to make fight scenes believable onstage, the actors have to believe in what they are doing, and trust their scene partners and director, so that they feel comfortable taking risks. Elst\u2019s teaching style takes this into account, and the combination of empowerment and skill that he concocts paves the way for fight scenes that leave the audience on the edge of their seats.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christopher Elst has carved out a niche in southeastern Wisconsin\u2019s theater world: He\u2019s one of the few who helps create fight scenes so real that the audience worries about someone getting hurt. 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