Founded and run by performers with more than 10 years experience in illuminated weapons ("lightsabers") stage combat, Rogue Alliance brings far away galaxies close to home in a way other groups can't. Our performances blend varied genres into a familiar science fiction setting, featuring characters inspired by and incorporating elements from numerous sources while keeping a familiar feel. This blending of genres and tones, ranging from Shakespeare to Westerns to Film Noir, makes each show to be a one of a kind experience that sets us apart from the crowd.

A UNIVERSE OF POSSIBILITIES

Rogue Alliance encourages its members to make a character all their own. While other groups may focus on making members costumes as uniform as possible, Rogue Alliance members are encouraged to add and work with elements that inspire them, in order to transform a familiar base into a unique character that is both familiar and new. There are no "background characters" in Rogue Alliance, as we encourage every member to consider their character the star of their own story.

Our members embrace the idea that Star Wars is a large universe with stories that explore multiple genres and story styles, and we encourage them to bring the elements they love into the familiar setting. This includes elements from the stories and settings they love to outside the official universe, building possibilities and stories not normally available. Members are encouraged to find ways to blend these ideas with traditional costuming elements to create new characters and stories, rather than simply doing imitating known characters and giving them a laser sword.

This flexibility allows us to theme to stories and events, creating a universe that includes both more traditional looks, as well as “mash-up” costume. We can tell stories both serious and silly, infusing well known tropes with new life. Our costuming standards are built to both facilitate creativity as well as work to bring disparate worlds together into a cohesiveness to a universe of a hundred influences.

MAKING EACH OTHER BETTER

Performers work at our weekly workshops to learn the sword, hand to hand and theatrical skills that will allow even members with no prior martial or performance background to become performance ready. These workshops are not classes in the sense that someone might attend a yoga or sword class, but are geared to teach members, and prospective members, the skills necessary to perform in our shows and appear at events. However, these workshops are open to the public so that interested individuals 18+ can learn what we do.

Although we occasionally welcome guest instructors who have additional training in specific techniques, we are a collective learning environment, whose members are also its instructors. Members with backgrounds in martial arts, melee weaponry, theater and film share their knowledge on a weekly basis. With each new member our knowledge base grows. This knowledge base is reflected in our fight performances which demonstrate real world weapons styles like fencing, staff, escrima and longsword, and martial styles such as akido, jujutsu and baguazhang.

SAVING THE GALAXY A LITTLE BIT AT A TIME

Rogue Alliance is dedicated to using their performance skills and passion for a galaxy far, far away to help raise funds and awareness for charitable causes. In 2017 Rogue Alliance has donated their time and raised money for charities such as The Trevor Project, City Harvest, GEMS (Girls, Education & Mentoring Services), Starlight Children's Foundation and AIDS Walk New York. Rogue Alliance is committed to ensuring that 100% of every donation collected goes directly to charity, with Rogue Alliance members covering all costs associated with our fundraising.

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