"Nell Blackwoodson" (Eleanor Sampson) (She/Her/Hers)
Advanced Actor-Combatant, Associate Instructor at Art In Arms, LLC
Nell is an Advanced Actor/Combatant based in the Twin Cities, MN. She is an Associate Instructor for the independent stage combat school Art in Arms, LLC, which provides stage combat training in the form of SPTs and supplemental workshops year-round. She is also a perennial performer and sometimes choreographer for Combat Chess United - a stage combat focused sports entertainment performance. Nell has choreographed for Fearless Comedy Productions, Combat Chess United, and the Minnesota Renaissance Festival, and assisted choreographers Dave Schneider and FD Mike Lubke at Breck Performing Arts High School, Hamline University, and Southwest High School. She has assisted and been an intern at workshops from Alleghany Alley Fight to Winter Wonderland Workshop, with several more assistant and intern opportunities paused by the pandemic. By trade Nell is a licensed massage therapist specializing in athletic bodywork, and a folk dance teacher. She is interested in training, choreography, and teaching opportunities at home and elsewhere in stage combat, stunts, pedagogy, and intimacy for the stage and screen.
- fightwithAenor@gmail.com
- Art In Arms
Skill Proficiency History
Date | Weapon | Location | Grade |
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AIA Fall 2023
Dec 17, 2023 | Unarmed | Saint Paul, Minnesota | Recommended Pass |
Dec 17, 2023 | Knife | Saint Paul, Minnesota | Recommended Pass |
Dec 17, 2023 | Rapier and Dagger | Saint Paul, Minnesota | Recommended Pass |
2022 Philadelphia Stage Combat Workshop SPT/SPR
Nov 18, 2022 | Quarterstaff | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Basic Pass |
Brawl of America - Renewals
May 27, 2022 | Rapier and Dagger | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Basic Pass |
AIA Fall 2021
Dec 20, 2021 | Small Sword | Saint Paul, Minnesota | Basic Pass |
MN December Test 2019
Dec 13, 2019 | Quarterstaff | Saint Paul, Minnesota | Basic Pass |
Brawl of America 2019
May 24, 2019 | Broadsword and Shield | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Recommended Pass |
Alleghany Alley Fight STAFF TEST
May 11, 2019 | Broadsword | West Mifflin, Pennsylvania | Basic Pass |
Winter Wonderland Workshop
Jan 11, 2019 | Rapier and Dagger | Chicago, Illinois | Basic Pass |
MN December '18 SPT
Dec 7, 2018 | Rapier and Dagger | minneapolis, Minnesota | Basic Pass |
Dec 7, 2018 | Broadsword | minneapolis, Minnesota | Basic Pass |
2018 TXi SPRs
Sep 2, 2018 | Quarterstaff | Houston, Texas | Recommended Pass |
MN Video Test August '18
Aug 14, 2018 | Knife | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Recommended Pass |
Brawl 2018 SPTs
May 25, 2018 | Single Sword | minneapolis, Minnesota | Recommended Pass |
May 25, 2018 | Unarmed | minneapolis, Minnesota | Recommended Pass |
2017 December SPT/SPRs
Dec 8, 2017 | Small Sword | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Recommended Pass |
Dec 8, 2017 | Broadsword and Shield | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Recommended Pass |
Dec 8, 2017 | Unarmed | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Basic Pass |
Pre- Brawl of America 2017
May 26, 2017 | Quarterstaff | MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota | Basic Pass |
Mpls 2017 knife SPT
Mar 12, 2017 | Knife | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Basic Pass |
2016 December SPT/SPRs
Dec 16, 2016 | Rapier and Dagger | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Basic Pass |