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Choreography

Ring of Steel is the only full-time professional choreography service in Michigan and under the direction of Maestro Christopher Barbeau with 37 years of experience in theatrical choreography and stuntwork, your productions receive nationally recognized excellence in choreography and instruction.

Currently In Production

UM Irish Dancers: The King of Ireland - In rehearsal

Workshops:
Romeo High School - All day hand-to-hand intensive
Bloomfield Hills Middle School - Fights in Plays - Special Topics in Theatre
Lecture w/Hands-on Workshop

Stunt Coordination Naked Angel - Wrapped! Stunt Coordination Trivial Pursuit - Wrapped!
South Lyon East High School: Peter Pan - Done!
Rochester Avon Players: Pirates of Penzance - Done!
Michigan Opera Theater: Carmen - Done!
Walled lake Central High School: Les Miserables - Done!
Birmingham Seaholm: West Side Story - Done!
Marion-Rice High School: Curtains - Done!
Toledo Opera: Salome - Done!
Rudolph Steiner of Ann Arbor Pirates of Penzance - Done!
Pickney High School: Moon over Buffalo - Done!
Waterford High School: Robin Hood - Done!
Michigan Opera Theater: Margaret Garner - Done!
Toledo Opera: Rigoletto- Done!

New Combat & Stunt Class Forming

The Ring's next Free Introduction to Theatrical Swordplay will be on Tuesday, September 9th, 2009 at 6pm and with opening between 4pm & 7pm at our facility in STAC.

Please RSVP to ensure your place!

Swordplay & Stunt Extravaganza!

Prepare to buckle your swashes and enjoy a free swordplay and stunt demonstration on the Campus of the University of Michigan. The Ring of Steel Action Theatre presents a "Stuntacular!" featuring swordplay and stunts for all ages on Saturday, Janaruy 16th, from 6pm-8pm at the Student Theatre Arts Complex 1201 Kipke Road (behind Crisler Arena.)

 

Upcoming Appearances!
January 22nd - Ypsilot! @ Ypsilanti Chamber of Commerce
Younglings now welcome during Sunday
rehearsals from 10am to 12noon
Any Ring member in the group designated "Younglings" may optionally elect to attend Ring's rehearsals on Sunday morning from 10am to 12noon. No commitment or RSVP is necessary.
Performance Season and New Students
Have a young swordplay and stunt fan between 8 and 12 years old? Younger swordplay fans may now join our "Younglings" group which is now accepting students for Winter!
Contact us for more details.
After-school Program is open for fall classes

If you are interested in continuing or starting training this summer, we are planning sessions for 3&4th and 5&6th grade.
Contact us if you're interested in one (or more) of these sessions!

Fencing Classes forming!
We have started a competition fencing (foil only) classes for kids 8-12 years of age on Thursday's at 5pm! (Nearly Full!)
Ann Arbor has no options for younger fans of Olympic-style competitive fencing and as my own coach once said in my hearing when I was 11, "if only I had gotten him when he was eight!" Now, I'm no Yuri Rabinovich who was my Maestro when I was young but I did take a minor national title and studied limitedly under Greg Benko & Gill Pezza both NCAA champions in the late 1970's


03/27/2009

  • To use my children's parlance, "Gi-normous thanks to Diane Miller for her gift to Maestro of The Ballad of the Ring of Steel. She has captured us too well and like Dorian Grey, I find the portrait has not changed in many a year! Now if only the gray hair would do the same!

10/02/2008

  • Congratulations to Journeywoman Athena Eyster who is stunt doubling for Christina Ricci in All's Faire in Love currently being shot on the grounds of the Michigan Renaissance Festival and to one of our alum, Mr. Peter Ransom for his role as General Tso.
  • Check out the video produced by local filmmaker Keith Jefferies of Ascalon Films for Concentrate Media on the Ring of Steel Action Theatre

08/13/2008

  • Ring performs, educates and provides training to the engineers of Black & Veatch!

05/07/2007

  • Calendar - More page repairs and extensions - Data still forthcoming
  • What's New! page - Repaired spelling errors and made general updates

05/06/2007

  • Calendar - Page repaired and updated to 2007 - Data forthcoming - too many HTML errors repaired to count!!!

04/13/2007

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03/29/2007

02/26/2007

02/17/2007

  • Homepage - Updated to improve search engine performance!

12/11/2006

10/31/2006

  • Calendar - Page updated - too many HTML errors repaired to count
  • Club Roster - Updated attendance credits

10/20/2006

  • What's New! page - Receiving updates - Many HTML flaws repaired
  • Former Members - Receiving updates - Records will only be released upon validated and approved request
  • Officers page - Receiving updates - Many HTML flaws repaired - spelling corrected - descriptions and names being updated

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