EDUTAINMENT SERVICES
by
Yurble
A New Stage Combat Training Club in the Hudson Valley!
About our Club
The Hudson Valley Fight Club is a donation-funded weekly impromptu stage combat workshop / open training session hosted at various locations in Dutchess and Ulster county NY. Our mission is to empower actor-combatants, choreographers, directors, and filmmakers of all levels of experience by providing an open-forum space to train, share expertise, and prepare oneself to safely and confidently engage in stage combat related disciplines.
HVFC meetings offer a physical warm-up followed by a 1-hour member-led or guest-led workshop, on topics including:
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General-Curriculum Stage Combat Training
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Fight-Call Audition / SAFD Exam Prep
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Fight and Intimacy Choreography
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Violent Scene Study
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Stunt Reel Production
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Polearm Woodworking
…and much more!
Guest lectures, field trips, and film shoots are organized based on donations and volunteer schedule availability. Donations also fund our armory, which members have access to borrow stunt-safe weapons, armor, and safety equipment for use in their projects.
About the Organizers
The Hudson Valley Fight Club is an independent and unregistered social club organized by Yurble and Erin Hebert
Yurble (they/them) is a SAG-AFTRA actor and combatant certified for performance in multiple weapon disciplines with the Society for American Fight Directors (SAFD). They work as a Fight Corps cast member at the NY Renaissance Faire, and have conceived, choreographed, and captained numerous stage fights in plays, musicals, and Shakespeares in the Hudson Valley area. Yurble also aggregates a professional network of stunt performers, armorers, filmmakers, martial artists, and movement specialists.
Erin Hebert (she/her) began training in fight choreography during undergraduate study at Yale, training under Yale School of Drama fight choreographer Michael Rossmy. Over the past 4 years, she has established herself as a go-to fight choreographer for the Hudson Valley, having choreographed 20+ shows in that time. Favorite credits include She Kills Monsters, Henry V, Rebel Without a Cause, and Romeo & Juliet.