Meet the DCS teachers.

Meet the DCS teachers.

Our teachers are certified by the Nordic Stage Fight Society

Our teachers are certified by the Nordic Stage Fight Society

Meet our certified teachers

At Dramatic Combat Sweden, our pedagogy is grounded in embodied learning, where physical awareness, intention, and storytelling are developed together. Technique is always connected to expression, presence, and meaning in performance.

Our teachers work from a holistic and process-oriented approach, encouraging curiosity, experimentation, and individual growth. Training is built around listening to the body, refining perception, and trusting inner knowing in movement.

All instruction is rooted in professional performance practice, integrating dramatic combat as an artistic tool rather than a separate skill. The aim is to support performers in creating clear, confident, and alive physical storytelling.

Hilde Östensson
Hilde Östensson

Hilde Östensson.

Hilde Östensson.

Director, actress, singer, fight director and production manager with international experience. Former chairperson and certified teacher of NSFS. Honorary Fight Director, FDC. Currently the facilitator of the NSFS Artistic Council.

https://www.hildeandpeppe.com

Director, actress, singer, fight director and production manager with international experience. Former chairperson and certified teacher of NSFS. Honorary Fight Director, FDC. Currently the facilitator of the NSFS Artistic Council.

https://www.hildeandpeppe.com

Simon Manns
Simon Manns
Simon Manns

Simon Manns.

Simon Manns.

Swedish-born fight director and stage combat teacher with over 30 years of international experience. Former NSFS chairperson, founder of Aotearoa Fight Directors, and Honorary Fight Director with Fight Directors Canada, recently moved back to Sweden.

https://aotearoafightdirectors.nz

Neil Owens
Neil Owens
Neil Owens

Neil Owens.

Neil Owens.

Welsh performer working across stage, film, and television, known for combining acting and dance. Uses strong physicality and movement-based storytelling in both performance and direction. Certified NSFS teacher.

https://nordicstagefight.com/

Anders Jacobsson
Anders Jacobsson

Anders Jacobsson.

Anders Jacobsson.

NSFS member since its founding and among the first certified teachers. Active since 1997 as performer, instructor, and fight choreographer. Focuses on integrating natural movement and accelerated learning into stage combat.


https://nordicstagefight.com/

Jürgen Wenzel
Jürgen Wenzel

Jürgen Wenzel.

NSFS certified teacher (mentored by Peppe Östensson), freelance drama teacher, choreographer, actor, writer, and director. Active in dramatic combat since 1995 and an NSFS member since 2003, with a lifelong passion for creating drama for stage and screen.

https://nordicstagefight.com/

NSFS certified teacher (mentored by Peppe Östensson), freelance drama teacher, choreographer, actor, writer, and director. Active in dramatic combat since 1995 and an NSFS member since 2003, with a lifelong passion for creating drama for stage and screen.

https://nordicstagefight.com/

Ville Seivo
Ville Seivo

Ville Seivo.

Ville Seivo.

Finnish actor, stunt performer, and NSFS stage combat instructor based in Malmö. Has performed professionally since 2004, specializing in theatrical martial arts, firearms handling, and fight coordination for stage and camera productions.


https://www.dramaticcombat.fi/

Finnish actor, stunt performer, and NSFS stage combat instructor based in Malmö. Has performed professionally since 2004, specializing in theatrical martial arts, firearms handling, and fight coordination for stage and camera productions.


https://www.dramaticcombat.fi/

Hanna-Karin Berglund
Hanna-Karin Berglund

Hanna-Karin Berglund.

Horse trainer and riding instructor with decades of experience, singer and certified drama pedagogue. NSFS teacher since 2025, specializing in stage fight education for youth, integrating horsemanship and dramatic combat.

https://nordicstagefight.com/

Horse trainer and riding instructor with decades of experience, singer and certified drama pedagogue. NSFS teacher since 2025, specializing in stage fight education for youth, integrating horsemanship and dramatic combat.

https://nordicstagefight.com/

Peppe Östensson
Peppe Östensson

Peppe Östensson.

Peppe Östensson.

Workshop principal.
Director, actor, choreographer, and fight director specialising in process and expression. 30 years of international experience. Founder of the Nordic Stage Fight Society. Certified NSFS teacher. Honorary Fight Master, FDC.

https://www.hildeandpeppe.com

Workshop principal.
Director, actor, choreographer, and fight director specialising in process and expression. 30 years of international experience. Founder of the Nordic Stage Fight Society. Certified NSFS teacher. Honorary Fight Master, FDC.

https://www.hildeandpeppe.com

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We are looking forward to filling this space with another Swedish teacher! Could it be you? Get in contact with us if you want to know more about the NSFS mentorship program.


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