dan levinson
fight director

Daniel Levinson is a fight director, performer, and educator with over three decades of experience in stage combat. A graduate of York University's BFA Acting Conservatory, he founded Rapier Wit in 1991, Canada's oldest stage combat school and production company. A certified Fight Master and former two-term President of Fight Directors Canada, Daniel has created fight choreography for the Stratford Festival, Canadian Stage, Broadway's Jesus Christ Superstar, Volcano Theatre, Second City, Factory Theatre, Tarragon Theatre, and Theatre Passe Muraille. His work spans theatre, musical theatre, and screen performance, with a focus on creating compelling and safe physical storytelling. Daniel has taught stage combat at Sheridan College, the University of Toronto, and internationally. He is a member of Canadian Actors' Equity Association and ACTRA.