The best acting school in Los Angeles. Founded in 1927, Theatre of Arts is now a multi media conservatory, specializing in teaching every acting discipline from Meisner to Stella Adler; from Lee Strasberg to Michael Chekhov. Learn on-camera film and television technique, advanced stage disciplines and the business of acting from our highly qualified faculty in our Hollywood studios, situated above Disney's El Capitan Theater and opposite the famous KODAK theatre, home of the Academy Awards.

Owner of Sword Fights, Inc., Brian Danner graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a BFA in acting and stage movement.

He is the Fight Director for The Furious Theatre in Pasadena, CA and for Theatre Banshee in Burbank, CA, and writer and creator of The Fight Before Xmas.

Brian has trained Madonna, Natalie Portman, Kevin Garnett, Marc Singer and co-choreographed for Paul Rudd, Tim Conway, Jeremy Piven, Sandra Bullock, Sir Ben Kingsley, Chris Pine, Anne Hathaway, Alexis Bledel, Sandra Oh, Marty Klebba, Lee Arenberg and more.