Associate Fight DirectorAn individual who has at least 25 fight directing credits, with at least 5 plays or musicals depicting contemporary and/or unarmed violence, and 5 plays or musicals depicting period style violence. Additionally, Associate Fight Directors must be recognized as Dueling Arts Theatrical Combatants.
An individual who has at least 50 credits with 10 being equity credits, and with at least 10 credits being plays or musicals depicting contemporary and/or unarmed violence and 10 credits being plays or musicals depicting period style violence. Alternatively, an individual who primarily directs for Universities and/or Community Theatre may be recognized as a Full Fight Director without any equity credits provided that they have at least 75 total credits, with at least 15 credits being plays or musicals depicting contemporary and/or unarmed violence, and at least 15 credits being plays or musicals depicting period style violence. Additionally, Full Fight Directors must be recognized as a Dueling Arts International Advanced Theatrical Combatant.
An individual who has at least 100 credits with at least 20 equity credits, and with 15 credits being plays or musicals depicting contemporary and/or unarmed violence and 15 credits being plays or musicals depicting period style violence. Additionally, Senior Fight Directors must also be recognized as a Dueling Arts International Advanced Theatrical Combatant.
An individual who has 200 credits with at least 50 equity credits, and with at least 25 credits (15 of which must be equity) being plays or musicals depicting contemporary and/or unarmed violence, and 25 credits (15 of which must be equity) being plays or musicals depicting period style violence. Additionally, Master Fight Directors must also be recognized as a Dueling Arts International Advanced Theatrical Combatant.
All Fight Directors recognized thru Dueling Arts International must have attended and successfully completed a Dueling Arts International Fight Directors Workshop. Additionally, please note that acknowledgement as a Fight Director is based primarily upon the number of shows actually contracted for and completed, and not based upon an assessment of artistry as Dueling Arts understands that many aspects of evaluation involved in the Art of Fight Direction may, in fact, be subjective. This further acknowledges that the number of credits does in some manner reflect ability and artistry over time in the professional world as theatres and educational institutions chose to hire these individuals to fulfill their needs for theatrical fight direction on a continuing and recurring basis. Finally, though Dueling Arts understands that the Art of Fight Directing does at times require the teaching of fundamental fight skills, Dueling Arts recommends, but does not require that recognized Fight Directors also be recognized as Instructors as these may in fact be different career paths, though most, if not all Fight Directors may also be Recognized Instructors.
Any individual recognized by Dueling Arts International as a Fight Director shall assume their own responsibility for their actions, directing choices, and liability thereof. Dueling Arts International assumes no liability for the actions and decisions of Recognized Fight Directors thereof.