Directing & Intimacy Choreography
collaborative | conscientious | consent-forward
Shaping dynamic storytelling with youth and adults based on the script, individuals collaborating, and intended audience while leaning into the versatility and shared experience live theatre provides
Production Highlights
Intimacy & Consent-Forward Theatre Work
Intimacy Choreography & Staging Close Relationships with Minors
Facilitating the choreography for theatrical intimacy and close relationships through an identity conscious lens using desexualized language and a trauma-informed approach to efficiently establish sustainable physical storytelling that achieves the artistic team's vision while honoring the boundaries of all involved
Overview of Potential Collaborations & Supports Intimacy Production Plan Discuss both scripted moments of intimacy and any plans for unscripted moments of intimacy and establish how to best utilize designated rehearsal time Review and advise on casting notices and audition information as needed for content disclosures and role expectations Collaborate on establishing health and safety protocols as needed Full Cast Workshop Lead all members of the cast through introductory exercises to establish relationship, vocabulary, and expectations that can be used throughout the production to support individual and collective boundaries Intimacy Choreography Serve as a support for both the actors and production team to ensure storytelling is consensual, effective, and sustainable for all involved by providing tools, desexualized language, trauma-informed practices, and specific choreography as needed Work with stage management team to document intimacy choreography using best available practices and establish toolkits and intimacy calls as needed Provide oversight, feedback, and guidance throughout the rehearsal process for designers following the finalization of intimacy choreography Production Team Support Collaborate with and provide resources to support costumes, props, lighting, and sound related to intimacy as needed
Workshops & Presentations
Sharing language, tools, and exercises for integrating consent-forward principles and supporting youth and adults in identifying and articulating individual and communal boundaries while also respecting the personal boundaries of others to foster cultures of consent in production processes, learning spaces, and workplaces
Recent Engagements Integrating Consent-Forward Practices into Classrooms and Rehearsals | TYA/USA On Tour @ Imagination Stage | 2022 Consent-Forward, Disability-Centered Practices for Accessibility | The Kennedy Center Leadership Exchange in Arts & Disability (LEAD) National Conference | 2022 Consent Culture & Safe Rehearsal Spaces | Hennepin Theatre Trust’s Spotlight Education’s Director Community Conversation | 2021
Influential Trainings
Certifications
Trauma Support Specialist | Trauma Institute International
Youth Mental Health First Aid | National Council for Behavioral Health
First Aid & CPR | American Red Cross
Brain Story Certification | Alberta Family Wellness & Oxford University
Autism Direct Support | The Autism Society of Minnesota
Inclusion & Equity
Cultural Equity Learning Community 2.0 | Arts Connect International
National Dance Institute Dream Project Workshop | National Dance Institute
Supporting Trans Actors and Creatives | Transgender Training Institute
Culturally Responsive Practice | People Incorporated
Cultural Perspectives | People Incorporated
Consent & Theatrical Intimacy
Working with Minor | Theatrical Intimacy Education
Consent in the Acting Classroom | Theatrical Intimacy Education
Intimacy Choreography | Theatrical Intimacy Education
Best Practices | Theatrical Intimacy Education
Level 2: Foundations of Intimacy II | Intimacy Directors & Coordinators
Consent in the K – 12 Classroom | Intimacy Directors & Coordinators
Working with Underage Performers | Intimacy Directors & Coordinators
Audience Participation: Cultivating a Culture of Consent | Intimacy Directors & Coordinators
Intimacy Intensive with Jessica Steinrock (3-day) | Intimacy Directors International
Intimacy Intensive with Tonia Sina (2-day) | Intimacy Directors International
Bystander Intervention | Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network (RAINN)
Connect & Collaborate
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