DAPHNÉ RICQUEBOURG
DAPHNÉ MENOZ
ACTRESS - FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHER
DAPHNÉ MENOZ
I have always been fascinated by the fighting scenes. From Totally Spies to Walker Texas Rangers with Chuck Norris. When I was little I was already captivated by the magical side of fighting. I’m absolutely passionate about the technical aspects of the fights and the interpretation of these.
After my masters degree in theater, I devoted some time to doctoral research along with training as an actress and practicing wrestling for several years. It was during this research that I developed what I call « the dramaturgy of hitting » or in French « dramaturgie des coups » : how to write a fight for cinema and theater and why.
I try to create a « chorégraphie d’auteur » : each choreography is unique and gives each actor and actress the opportunity to reveal a new facet of their character.
I have fed on several artistic approaches like dance or theater. Even filmmaking by Quentin Tarantino, Paul Verhoeven or Xavier Dolan.
Today, passion has become my full-time profession. I write fight scenes for theater and cinema. I train and coach actors about the stage fight, to respond to a project or a specific request.
SKILLS
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Coordination
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Physical fitness
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Mental preparation
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Directing the actors into fight scene
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Psychological approach to violence
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Acceptation of the character
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Evaluating the setting
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Being present on a movie set
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Coordination with all team manager
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Dramaturgy of hitting
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Coherence and credibility
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Violence degree
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ACTRESS'BIOGRAPHY
I discovered theater in High School, classical theater. I was rather attracted to slam, so discovering the theater through the character of Clytemnestre...
It was rather confusing !
I continued on this path with a bachelor and a master’s degree in theater studies, which allowed me to discover different facets of theater, including contemporary and performative theater.
I explored different artistic approaches, then I trained for three years in the Actor’s Studio method.
After a time devoted to the development of fight choreography, I resumed my training as an actress. I particularly like the roles of powerful women who are determined and subtly manipulative. All the same, I feel quite comfortable playing the opposite, or the so-called " bodily " roles, that are wilder and have an animal instinct.
I am experimenting in parallel with contemporary dance, modern jazz and animal locomotion. The objective being to explore several possibilities of the body.
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GUESTBOOK
They chose to experience artistic, technical and human collaboration with a fight choreographer. Together, we gave life to one or more scenes of fights. It was a first for some ; here is the memory they keep of it.
"Autant dans ses chorégraphies de combat que dans son coaching, Daphné a su s'adapter aux comédiens, au scénario et à mes envies de mise en scène pour retranscrire à l'image des scènes crédibles et dans la continuité de l'histoire. Très professionnelle et toujours de bonne humeur, elle sait mettre en condition, proposer des alternatives en fonction des contraintes et saura clairement apporter à votre projet ce petit plus qui fait toute la différence ! Les comédiens des Colériques Anonymes vous le diront à l'unanimité : sa présence les a rassurés et les a amenés à se surpasser."
Jan Caplin
réalisateur Les Colériques Anonymes