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Teaching

Teaching is at the heart of Yarit's practice. She creates playful, exploratory, dynamic and inclusive spaces where performers can engage with movement, stage combat, intimacy, and physical storytelling. Leading with  with curiosity, joy, and precision, she works with students, emerging artists, and established professionals, to empower each individual to discover new ways of creating, collaborating, and bringing stories to life.

Teaching Areas

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Movement for Actors

Laban for actors and dancers

Somatics & experimental anatomy

Jacques Lecoq's physical theatre subjects

Contact improvisation

Movement composition

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Physical Theatre & Devising (Jacques Lecoq's pedagogy)

Movement Analysis

Neutral Mask

Ensemble Work

Animal Work

Character & Larval Masks

Greek Chorus

Commedia dell'Arte

Clown Basics and Physical Comedy

Yarit provides masks for the above work. 

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Stage Combat BASSC certification courses

Unarmed Combat

Rapier & Dagger

Longsword

Swashbuckling Rapier

Smallsword

Knife

Rapier & Cloak

Quarterstaff

Sword & Shield

Additional subjects: MBA's Comedy Fights, Acting Fights etc. 

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Devising & Collaborative Theatre 

​Yarit has led devised projects for BA Acting International, East 15 and ran workshops in devising movement & intimacy work for MA Collaborative Theatre at Rose Bruford College. 

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Intimacy for Screen & Stage 

Yarit has taught workshops for actors, directors, producers, educators and stage managers in higher education, unions/associations and performance venues. 

Working in Higher Education 

Currently Yarit is an Intimacy Tutor at Guildhall School of Music & Drama. 

She is a Shakespeare's Globe Education Practitioner and teaches movement, and stage combat regularly on their Higher Education courses. 

She is also an Associate Teacher at RADA teaching movement and stage combat on their short courses. 

In the film sector she is a recurring guest Intimacy Coordination Tutor at London Film School, The National Film & Television School and on the BA Film at the University of Arts London. 

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Previous positions:

Stage Combat & Intimacy Tutor at Arts Ed, BA Acting and MA programmes

Movement and Stage Combat Tutor at Rose Bruford College 

Movement Tutor at East 15 Acting BA and MA programmes

Physical Theatre Tutor at Italia Conti Acting teaching Commedia and Neutral Mask

Movement Tutor at Fourth Monkey Physical Theatre School 

Movement & Stage Combat Tutor at Arts University Bournemouth 

Stage Combat Cover Tutor at RADA, Drama Studio London and Royal Central School of Speech & Drama

Intimacy Workshops for students and staff previously taught at: Rose Bruford, Arts Ed, Guildhall & East 15. 

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Previous Fight Direction, Movement Direction and Intimacy Direction on student shows: 

Guildhall School of Music & Drama BA Course

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama - CDT BA course 

RADA Summer School Projects 

Rose Bruford College BA & MA courses

Italia Conti Acting BA

Teaching Internationally

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International teaching includes:

Paddy Crean International Stage Combat Intensive (Canada, 2026)

Stage Combat Guest Teacher, Tourist Trap Weekend Workshop (Florida, USA 2025)

Intimacy Coordination Certification Programme (UK & Italy 2023)

Worlds Stage Combat Conference - sharing Comedy Fights practice session on the Teacher's Workshop (Toronto, Canada, 2019). ​

Winter Wonderland Stage Combat Workshop (Chicago, USA 2015)

Stage Combat Bamburg Theatre Intensive (Germany, 2014)

Stage Combat for Fencers, Be'er Sheva Fencing Club (Israel, 2010)

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Company

MOVING BODY ARTS
www.movingbodyarts.com

Representation

LIVE PERFORMANCE:

Annette Stone Associates 

Alice: alice@annettestone.com

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SCREEN: 

Loop Talent

Matt: matt@looptalent.co.uk

Direct Contact

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Note: at present I don't have the time to offer shadowing, mentoring and professional pathway advice. Please refrain from emailing unsolicited CVs. 

To attend my workshops and training opportunities please go to my company's website.

Copyright © 2019, Yarit Dor 

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