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Fight director

Also called fight choreographer

A fight director choreographs staged violence and works with the actors to rehearse it so that it tells the story convincingly and nobody is hurt.

On stage they usually attend a limited number of rehearsals, after which the actors repeat the sequence safely at every performance.

Last updated 4 Oct 2026

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