Workshops, fight direction, and performer training, built on 15 years of helping performers tell stories safely.
"Students were highly engaged, more so than I have seen them be in other workshops before."
Ruby Pinkerton
Cardijn College
"A moment of violence is any planned, emotionally driven physical or psychological conflict between characters. Whether it's a slap, a push, or a finger poke, they're storytelling tools, meticulously choreographed to keep performers safe and the story true."
-Jethro Pidd, Founder
Our guiding principles.
Every workshop, fight call, and teaching session is guided by these values.
01.
PRECISION
Strong technique creates confidence, clarity, and believable storytelling. We teach the millimetre work behind every staged moment.
02.
Inclusivity
Training shouldn't be gatekept. Every space we create is safe, supportive, and open to performers of any experience.
03.
Storytelling
Combat and movement aren't ends in themselves. They're craft in service of character, emotion, and tension. We teach choreography as storytelling, not spectacle.
Meet Jethro
Jethro Pidd is a theatre practitioner, educator, and fight director based in Adelaide. His work spans stage combat, physical theatre, musical theatre, directing, acting, and arts education. Three decades of it.
He holds a Bachelor of Education in Drama and Dance, and continues to train as a Fight Director with the Society of Australian Fight Directors Inc. (SAFDi). He also serves as SAFDi's South Australian State Representative.
Across his career, Jethro has worked in schools, youth theatre, community theatre, and professional productions. Clash Theatre Co. is where that experience lives now: a training brand built to make dynamic, professional, and accessible performance work available to anyone who wants it.