my education & training
intimacy direction TRAINING
~100 hours of training
THEATRICAL INTIMACY EDUCATION
Upcoming: Staging Outercourse
Chelsea Pace | June 2022
(3 hours)
Upcoming: Staging Intercourse
Chelsea Pace | June 2022
(3 hours)
Staging Non Consent
Chelsea Pace | March 2022
(3 hours)
Trauma-Informed Practices
Chelsea Pace | October 2021
(3 hours)
Intimacy Choreography
Chelsea Pace | February 2021
(7 hours)
Workshop Weekend
Chelsea Pace | November 2019
(16 hours)
INTIMACY DIRECTORS & CHOREOGRAPHERS
CERTIFICATION COURSE, LEVEL 2
Maya Herbsman, Claire Warden (Lavender Section) | June 2021
(15 hours)
CERTIFICATION COURSE, LEVEL 1
Maya Herbsman, Sarah Lozoff | January 2021
(12 hours)
Acting Intimacy for TV and Film
Lizzy Talbot | April 2022
(1.5 hours)
Laban for Intimacy Work
Nicole Perry | February 2022
(8 hours)
Building Robust Pathways of Reporting
Zev Steinrock | November 2021
(1.5 hours)
Intro to Kink & BDSM for Theatre, TV, and Film
Dr Timaree Schmit | November 2021
(1.5 hours)
Consent Culture in Devised Theatre
Colleen Hughes | December 2020
(1.5 hours)
Everybody for Every Body: Understanding Boundaries for the Entire Creative Team
Claire Warden | December 2020
(1.5 hours)
Faculty Leadership: Facilitating Consent in High Contact Disciplines
Jill Matarelli Carlson | November 2020
(1.5 hours)
Consent in Rehearsals
Maya Herbsman | October 2020
(1.5 hours)
Considerations for Virtual Intimacy
Alicia Rodis, Sasha Smith | October 2020
(1.5 ours)
Building Closure Practices
Samantha Kaufman | October 2020
(1.5 hours)
Let’s Talk About Intimacy: Approaching Communication
Yarit Dor | August 2020
(1.5 hours)
Acting Intimacy Essentials
Jessica Steinrock | July 2020
(1.5 hours)
Intimacy Direction & COVID-19
Claire Warden | July 2020
(1.5 hours)
Working Together: Intimacy Directors & Fight Directors
Eli Lynn, Colleen Hughes | July 2020
(1.5 hours)
INTIMACY COORDINATORS OF COLOR
Voicing Sex
Rachel Finley | March 2022
(3 hours)
Intimacy Beyond the Binary
Adi Cabral, Kirsten Baity, Raja Benz, Jace Meyer-Crosby | May 2021
(3 hours)
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MENTAL HEALTH first aid & trauma-informed care
CERTIFICATION in Mental Health First Aid
(6 hours)
Mental Health First Aid Organization, July 2021
READINGS:
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How to Do The Work by Nicole LePera
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Burnout by Emily and Amelia Nagoski
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The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk
ANTI-RACISM & RACIAL EQUITY
Anti-Racist Theatre: A Foundational Course
(6 hours)
Nicole Brewer
March 2021
Building Racial Equity
(6 hours)
Race Forward
August 2020
gender identity & sexual orientation
(Member of the LGBTQ community)
Self-Guided Foundational Safe Zone Training
(1 hour)
The Safe Zone Project
August 2020
anti-harassment
Stand Up Against Street Harassment
(1 hour)
Hollaback!
July 2020
BYSTANDER INTERVENTIOn
Bystander Intervention Certification
(2 hours)
Intimacy Coordinators Alliance Film and Television
July 2020
mediation & conflict resolution
Bystander Intervention 2.0: Conflict De-escalation
(1 hour)
Hollaback!
July 2020
READINGS
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Non-Violent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg
allyship, advocacy & accomplice work
Queering the Schoolhouse: LGBTQ+ Inclusion For Educators
(12 hours)
Coursera: University of Colorado
December 2021
OTHER EDUCATION
Bachelor's in Theatre Education
BYU-Idaho
December 2012
MOVEMENT & CHOREOGRAPHY
Laban for Intimacy Work
Nicole Perry, IDC | February 2022
(8 hours)
Alba Emoting, Level 2 Training
Hyrum Conrad, BYU-Idaho | 2006
(28 hours)
Basic training in Viewpoints; Viola Spolin; Jazz, ballet, and tap
BYU-Idaho | 2004 - 2012
FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHY & STAGE COMBAT
Experience performing, choreographing, and teaching hand-to-hand, unarmed combat, including group violence
Currently seeking certification -- details TBD