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DCF Teachers List

Ville is a Finnish Actor, Stunt performer and coordinator, and NSFS Stage Combat Instructor. Ville has been working professionally as an actor since 2004, and has been doing stage fight with Nordic Stage Fight Society since 2011. Summer Workshop 2024 he taught Block 3 Theatrical Martial Arts and beginner rapier, with additional classes on firearms. Ville has been shooting professionally since 2020 at Osuva gun range. He has been teaching weapons handling and shooting techinque to actors and performers, both with live pistols and safety props. Recent professional fight credits: Theatrical: Carnage, Fight Director; Pienen Hauen Pyydystys, Fight Director and Performer; Figaro’s Wedding, Fight and Movement Director; Romeo + Juliet, Fight Director and Performer Camera: Koskinen, Stunt and Performer; Harjunpää, Stunt and Performer; Conflict, Stunt and Stunt Coordinator

Ville Seivo

NSFS Certified Teacher, 2024

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Oula Kitti is Finnish Actor, Stunt, Fight Director, and NSFS Stage Combat Instructor with a wide history in physical theatre. He graduated as a Master of Arts in acting from Tampere University at 2004 and has since worked both as an actor and fight director in theaters all around Finland. He has taught stage combat and directed fights on stage since 2003. As a NSFS instructor, he graduated from the NSFS mentor program at 2011 with Peppe Östensson as his mentor. As a stunt performer and fight coordinator he works for the main Finnish stunt company Stunt and FX Artists Finland. Oula is a founding member of Finnish Stage Combat Society and an Honorary Fight Director at the Fight directors Canada . He was also a member of NSFS´s Research and Education board for years and NSFS representative at the Worlds comitee. Currently Oula works as an freelance stunt performer and fight director and as a resident stage combat instructor for the Helsinki Theater Academy. Recent professional fight credits: Theatrical: Lord of the Rings, Asst. Director/Movement and Fight Director; Shakespeare in Love, Fight Director; The Heart of the Robin Hood, Fight Director/Guy Gisbourne; Three musketeers, Fight Director; Ouch!, Director; Tarzan The Musical, Fight Director/Choreographer; Jesus Christ Superstar, Fight Director/Stunt Consultant. Film/TV: The Unknown Soldier, Fight Coordinator/Stunt; Karppi, Fight Coordinator (credited as cast trainer); Dionysos

Oula Kitti

NSFS Certified Teacher, 2011

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Iiro Heikkilä is a teacher at Dramatic Combat Finland and a performing artist with a dance and circus background. He graduated from NSFS mentor program in 2019, and has been co-teaching with Oula for half a decade. Iiro has been performing as a professional on stage and screen mainly in musicals and physical theater productions since 2004.

Iiro Heikkilä

NSFS Certified Teacher, 2019

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Kristo Salminen is an actor (MA) and a founding member of Dramatic Combat Finland. Kristo graduated from the British Academy of Stage and Screen Combat, becoming a first BASSC certified teacher in Finland.

Kristo Salminen

BASSC Certified Teacher

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