Neil Adams
Neil Adams is a graduate from the Humber College School of Creative and Performing Arts, a founding member of Violence in Motion, an instructor with the Academy of Dramatic Combat, fight director and stunt performer. He has taught with Steve Wilsher at Humber College while actively pursuing his stunt and acting career. He has worked with the Canadian Opera Company, the National Arts Centre, Grand Theatre (Quebec), Ryerson University, Glendale S.S., and Wexford Collegiate.
Selected stunt credits: Suicide Squad, xXx: Return of Xander Cage, Flatliners, Kin,Designated Survivor, Salvation, American Gods, 11.22.63, Heroes: Reborn, Dark Matter, The Strain, Reign, Robocop, Played, and The Listener.
Julia Dyan
Julia Dyan is a Toronto-based Actor, Fight Director, Stunt Performer and Stage Combat Instructor. She studied at Stella Adler School of Acting, Humber College Theatre Performance, and received her honours BA from The University of Guelph. She completed her Advanced Actor Combatant Certification with the Academy of Dramatic Combat and has since graduated to Instructor with the ADC. Julia is co-founder of Violence in Motion.
Fight Direction/Asst. Fight Direction: Julius Caesar (Spur-of-the-Moment Shakespeare Collective), Macbeth/Richard III (Wolf Manor Theatre Collective), The Three Musketeers (Windsor University), Peter Pan (Glendale S.S.), Les Miserables (Wexford Collegiate), The Night Hart Crane Kissed Me (Toronto Fringe), Diabla Divina (Conqueso Creations/Caminos Festival), and shows with Humber College and Ryerson University.
Stunts: The Umbrella Academy, Designated Survivor, Mouthpiece, Riviera, Far Cry 5, Dark Matter, Saving Hope, Coffee Grinder, The Amazing Race Canada.
Selected TV/FILM (acting): The Boys, Private Eyes, Nurses, Taken, Odd Squad, Awake (feature), Conviction, 88.
Selected Theatre (acting): The Birds and The Bees (Sudbury Theatre Centre), Wrong for Each Other (The Foster Festival), Crees in the Caribbean (Magnus Theatre), Komunka (Hooligans Theatre), Albertine in Five Times (Free Prod.).
Brianna Love
Brianna Love is an Actor, Singer, Writer, and Fight Director based in Toronto—which is quite different from growing up in a small town with a single traffic light, and cows in her backyard. She is a graduate of St. Clair’s Musical Theatre Program. When not on stage, in front of a camera, or dealing with writer’s block, Brianna can be found swinging a sword at Violence in Motion.
Selected Fight Direction/ Assistant Fight Direction: Twelfth Night, Into the Woods, Macbeth, Heart of Robinhood, The Three Musketeers, Moving On
Selected Teaching Credits: St Clair College, University of Windsor, Fanshawe College, Brott Opera, University of Toronto Multidisciplinary Creativity Conference
Selected Theatre (acting): Alex, Nerves (Toronto Fringe 2019); Cassandra, Cassandra Short, Short Play Festival); Aggie, The Bucket(Storefront Festival); Swing, Evil Dead the Musical(Starvox Ent); Cinderella, Cinderella (Chrysler Theatre); Marianne, Riveter (WFT)
Jamie Treschak
Jamie Treschak is a Graduate of the University of Windsor’s Drama Program and founding member of Violence in Motion. After becoming an instructor with the Academy of Dramatic Combat, Treschak has gone on to teach at many schools including: Ryerson, Fanshawe College, St. Clair College, Brock University and the University of Windsor. Treschak has worked for Sibling Rivarly Fight Co., and Havoc Stunts. He continues to fight direct and instruct stage combat for professional and independent theatres throughout the GTA, London region, Niagara region and Windsor-EssexCounty.
Fight Direction Credits Include: The Three Musketeers, Rashomon, As You Like It, Zastrozzi, Evil Dead: the Musical, MacBeth, Dangerous Liaisons, Goodnight Desdemona Good Morning Juliet and many more.
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