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Babes With Blades presents: Swords for Rusty Broads (and Gents!)

St. Peter's & Chase Park
Chicago, IL

Playing Gender: How do we instantly know a man is a man, or a woman is a woman? This day-long workshop will investigate the conscious and unconscious ways that men and women proclaim their gender in everyday interactions. Participants will then manipulate these subtle, non-verbal communications to adopt the "gender cues" of the opposite gender. The emphasis is not on how to "pass," but rather how to capture and portray the essence of masculine or feminine, in preparation for playing cross-gender roles.

Saturday 9/13, 10-5 (lunch break 1-2)
St. Peters (621 W. Belmont, Chicago)
led by BWB founder Dawn 'Sam' Alden
$70 pre-registration, $80 at door

Swords For Rusty Broads (and Gents!):Mastering the Blade

9:30 - 12:30: "Coming to grips with the sword" with Tony Wolf - an intensive exploration of the halbschwert (half-sword) style of fighting with the medieval hand-and-a-half sword. *Bring Sturdy gloves.

1:30 - 4:30: Heavy rapier with R&D Choreography
From the most skilled duelist to the untrained combatant
forced to pick up a sword for the first time, the cool
calculator to the frenzied lunatic - all are trying to
kill without being killed.
(space will be open at 9:15 for stretching)

Sunday 9/14, 9:30-4:30 (lunch break 12:30 - 1:30)

Chase Park theater space (4701 N. Ashland, Chicago)
$70 pre-registration, $80 at door

For both: $120 pre-registration, $150 at door

Note: Watch this space and the website for more details about the instructors and their classes!

Minimum Age: 13

Kid Friendly: No

Dog Friendly: No

Non-Smoking: No

Wheelchair Accessible: No

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