Mid-Atlantic Melee

Mid-Atlantic Melee The Washington Metro / Baltimore Area Regional Stage Combat Workshop
June 6-7 2026
Howard Community College, Columbia, MD

The Weekend is upon us! Have you registered? Either way you can still join in the learning and community. COME ON DOWN!L...
06/05/2026

The Weekend is upon us! Have you registered? Either way you can still join in the learning and community. COME ON DOWN!

Learn more at MidAtlanticMelee.com

ARE YOU READY? Registered participants sign up for classes TONIGHT.Participants should look out for an email with instru...
06/04/2026

ARE YOU READY? Registered participants sign up for classes TONIGHT.

Participants should look out for an email with instructions at 9pm. Please read the entire email as there will be some important information.

Haven't registered? Do it now to get in on the class signups tonight!

Learn more at MidAtlanticMelee.com

Are you ready for a great weekend? Find out, by answering some of your most asked questions on our FAQ page!Learn more a...
06/03/2026

Are you ready for a great weekend? Find out, by answering some of your most asked questions on our FAQ page!

Learn more at MidAtlanticMelee.com/faq

Registered for the Melee this weekend? Class Signups begin Thursday Night!Registered participants will receive an email ...
06/02/2026

Registered for the Melee this weekend? Class Signups begin Thursday Night!

Registered participants will receive an email at 9pm with instructions to select their schedule from 43 incredible classes.

Haven't registered for the Melee yet? REGISTER TODAY at
https://www.MidAtlanticMelee.com

The Class Schedule for the Mid-Atlantic Melee is LIVE!Join us for 43 different classes taught by industry leaders from a...
05/29/2026

The Class Schedule for the Mid-Atlantic Melee is LIVE!

Join us for 43 different classes taught by industry leaders from around the country (and world)! If you haven't gotten your ticket, REGISTER TODAY!
We'll see you in ONE WEEK!

https://www.midatlanticmelee.com/schedule26

📣 CLASS ANNOUNCEMENT: DOUBLE FEATURE! 📣This is our last teaser post before the schedule becomes live... TOMORROW!!📣 Back...
05/29/2026

📣 CLASS ANNOUNCEMENT: DOUBLE FEATURE! 📣

This is our last teaser post before the schedule becomes live... TOMORROW!!
📣 Back to Basics:
From Zero to Hero! - taught by Melanie Liebetrau
Longsword Dexterity - taught by Chase Whitehurst
Fights from Movies: The Princess Bride - taught by Zhenya Leverett
The Play Ground - taught by James Finley
Intro to Sword and Shield - taught by Melanie Liebetrau
You Got One Shot - taught by Mason Tyer
📣 Open Level for ALL!
Making a Mess - taught by Samantha Kaufman
Nailing the Call - taught by Eric Pasto-Crosby
Fight to Live: Playing the Positive in Shakespeare's Tragedies - taught by Bess Kaye
📣 Selling the Strike
Combat Mime - taught by Sydney Schwindt
Is It "Real"?: The Intersection of Consent and Contact Technique - taught by Bess Kaye
The Secret of Non-Contact Strikes - taught by Zhenya Leverett
Read the descriptions of these classes as you look through the schedule that we'll be making live TOMORROW!!! 8 days out! 💙 🦀 💙

📣 CLASS ANNOUNCEMENT! 📣These six classes are all about building your foundation as a performer and your brand as an arti...
05/27/2026

📣 CLASS ANNOUNCEMENT! 📣

These six classes are all about building your foundation as a performer and your brand as an artist!
📣 The Performer's Instrument: Body Conditioning, Training, and Care - taught by Nigel Semaj
This workshop focuses on the performer’s body as a primary instrument, offering practical tools for conditioning, training, and long-term physical care.
📣 Rehearsal Tools - taught by Mason Tyer
Students will learn a variety of exercises to focus rehearsal efforts toward specific facets and scenarios of performance, from improving targeting and speed to supporting sloppy or musical fights.
📣 How to Make Your Fight SING! - taught by Eric Pasto-Crosby
How to work, practice, make yourself look badass, and rehearse a fight where the performer has a difficult song to sing after, during or before the violence.
📣 Standing Out in Your Market - taught by Samantha Kaufman
Want to book more work and build a thriving career? Learn how to position yourself in the industry, attract the right opportunities, and make an impact! An alternative title for this class is “How to not be slimy when networking.”
📣 Negotiation Time - taught by Jon Rubin
A lecture and Q&A on contracts and negotiation, from the perspective of someone who has been on both sides of the Fight/Intimacy Director and Producer table.
📣 Branding Basics: Turning Your Craft Into A Brand - taught by Nigel Semaj
This workshop introduces theatre movement artists to the basics of personal branding. Whether that be a choreographer, fight director, or performer.

🎉 🦀 TEN DAYS OUT!!! 🦀 🎉

📣 CLASS ANNOUNCEMENT! 📣Six more classes we'd like to highlight!! Check them out, and tell your friends!📣 Staff As An Ext...
05/22/2026

📣 CLASS ANNOUNCEMENT! 📣

Six more classes we'd like to highlight!! Check them out, and tell your friends!

📣 Staff As An Extension of Your Body - taught by Leraldo Anzaldua
This class will explore the long weapon of staff from two different cultures, European and Chinese, to find ergonomic but powerful ways in using the staff that is different than what you typically see in stage combat.
📣 Climate Inspired Combat - taught by Sydney Schwindt
Explore how stage combat can be used to tell the violence of the climate crisis. We will develop choreography using classical language, modern text, and news sources.
📣 Mad Monkey King - taught by Casey Kaleba
This class will study more advanced staff choreography and technique, with an emphasis on swift shifts from long and short form and a continuously flowing fight.
📣 Fight A "Star" - taught by Eric Pasto-Crosby
This class will cover having to fight the lead and what your job entails both on film, musicals, Opera, and stage for making them and you look good!
📣 Voiceover Foundations - taught by Leraldo Anzaldua
This class will give foundational knowledge to begin voiceover work, covering things like demos, character, audiobook narration, as well as what you need to begin the journey to record!
📣 Exploration of Pro Wrestling - taught by James Finley
Explore how stage combat, stunt performance, competitive grappling, and brawling come together to create the art of Professional Wrestling!

14 DAYS OUT!!! SEE YOU SOON!!!!! 💙 🦀 💙

📣 CLASS ANNOUNCEMENT! 📣Class Teasers have begun!! We wanted to start off sharing some oldies but goodies that we HAD to...
05/20/2026

📣 CLASS ANNOUNCEMENT! 📣

Class Teasers have begun!! We wanted to start off sharing some oldies but goodies that we HAD to bring back this year! We're also starting off strong with three martial arts based classes from three of our amazing out-of-town instructors!

📣 Gun Fu - taught by Craig Lawrence
Close quarters gun fights are all the rage lately, and there are specific tricks and protocols to making those fights work, both on stage and on screen.

📣 Mass Battle on the Revolve! - taught by Jenny Male
Come learn how to safely work on a spinning stage and then see what exciting opportunities it provides.

📣 Blood Effects of the Grand Guignol - taught by Casey Kaleba
This class will analyze the tricks of the Grand Guignol and provide a methodology for students to design their own blood effects. Discussion and demo – get ready to get icky.

📣 Rope Dart - taught by Chase Whitehurst
Exploring both martial and flow perspectives to uncover foundational concepts of this ancient weapon from all over the world.

📣 Double Sword vs. Spear - taught by Leraldo Anzaldua
This class explores concepts inspired from shaolin kung fu and will include aspects of double swords (butterfly/whin chun) swords and Spear weapon skills.

📣 Hubud? For You, Bud! - taught by Mason Tyer
Hubud-Lubud is a training method in Filipino martial arts that creates a dynamic listening platform to a partner’s energy, directionality, leverage, and tempo toward smart and fluid martial play.

Stay tuned for more class announcements over the next two weeks!! GET EXCITED!! 🦀🎉

Today's the last day to guarantee a workshop t-shirt! You won't want to miss out on this style and comfort!The Mid-Atlan...
05/19/2026

Today's the last day to guarantee a workshop t-shirt! You won't want to miss out on this style and comfort!

The Mid-Atlantic Melee 2026 is just 17 days away! Register now at MidAtlanticMelee.com

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