The role of intimacy directors is to ensure a high level of care for performers engaging in simulated sex, nudity, hyper exposure and other intimate or vulnerable content in live performance while helping execute the creative vision of the director.
What support does an intimacy directors provide?
- Facilitating clear communication of boundaries and consent between actors
- Acting as a liaison between actors and creatives
- Monitoring emotional and physical safety
- Facilitating closed rehearsals
- Protecting the emotional and physical safety of performers
- Increasing efficiency of the rehearsal process
- Advocating for actors
- Ensuring adherence to proper protocols
- Choreographing and coaching movement
- Providing guidance on content notices
- Establishing consent protocols for audience interaction
When to hire an intimacy director
Essential:
- Simulated sex
- Nudity
- Semi-nudity
- Undressing
- Making out
- Groping
- Simulated sexual violence
- Portrayal of contact with chest or genitals
- Intense mouth-to-mouth kissing
- Kissing on the body
- Presence of Child Actors, Young Adult Actors or Vulnerable Artists in a scene containing intimacy
- Use of prosthetic genitalia/breasts
Recommended:
- Mouth-to-mouth kissing
- Insinuation of sexual actions
- Any instance in which a performer requests one
- Flirting or seduction
- Sexual language
- Sexualized dancing
- Childbirth
- Medical procedures
- Familial intimacy
- Any other sensitive/vulnerable content
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