ABOUT
ABOUT

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

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

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:
Matt: matt@looptalent.co.uk
Direct Contact
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.



