Daniel Levinson has been performing, directing and teaching stage and screen combat professionally since founding Rapier Wit, Canada’s oldest stage combat school and production company, in 1991.  Daniel is proud to be a Fight Master with Fight Directors Canada, Canada's only internationally recognized transnational stage combat association. Daniel has directed fights and trained actors for companies such as: The Stratford Festival (5 seasons), Canadian Stage, Jesus Christ Superstar on Broadway, Volcano Theatre, Actors Repertory Company, Second City, A.C.T. Productions, Shakespeare In the Square, Factory Theatre, Shakespeare in the Rough, Theatre Aquarius, The Actor’s Repertory Company, Theatre Passe Muraille, The Tarragon Theatre and The Guild Festival Theatre. Daniel has taught at the University of Sheridan, the University of Toronto Mississauga, and the University of Waterloo.