Ed Douglas has worked with LA Opera since 1986, choreographing the sword action in productions including Romeo et Juliette, Tristan und Isolde, Don Giovanni, Carmen and Il Trovatore. He also choreographed the swordplay in Opera Pacific productions of Otello and Don Giovanni. Film credits include Wild Bill, Oblivion and Wild Magic. He is on the faculties of the Glendale College Theatre Arts Department, California State Summer School for the Arts and the Los Angeles High School of the Arts. (www.yourbestviolence.com)