Intimacy Choreography
What is an Intimacy Professional?
An intimacy professional (director/choreographer for live theatre and coordinator for film and TV) is a choreographer, an advocate for actors, and a liaison between actors and production for scenes that involve nudity/hyper exposed work, simulated sex acts, and intimate physical contact. (From https://www.idcprofessionals.com/faqs)
Check out my Tumblr on intimacy choreo which features content and resources on who, what, how of this discipline.
An intimacy professional (director/choreographer for live theatre and coordinator for film and TV) is a choreographer, an advocate for actors, and a liaison between actors and production for scenes that involve nudity/hyper exposed work, simulated sex acts, and intimate physical contact. (From https://www.idcprofessionals.com/faqs)
Check out my Tumblr on intimacy choreo which features content and resources on who, what, how of this discipline.
MY UPCOMING WORK
Abdication! with Silver Spring Stage (Jan 2024)
Lend Me A Soprano with Olney Theatre Center (Feb 2024)
Die Fledermaus with Victorian Lyric Opera Company (March 2024)
Abdication! with Silver Spring Stage (Jan 2024)
Lend Me A Soprano with Olney Theatre Center (Feb 2024)
Die Fledermaus with Victorian Lyric Opera Company (March 2024)
PAST WORK (selected)
August Wilson's Radio Golf at Round House Theatre (June 2023) Director - Reg Douglas
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Rocky Horror Show
with Iron Crow Theatre (June 2023)
Director - Sean Elias
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An Empty Plate in the Café du Grand Boeuf at Silver Spring Stage (Oct 2022) Director - Karen Fleming
Bright Star at Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre (June 2022) Director - Jerry Vess
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The Tempest at Round House Theatre (Nov 2022) Director - Aaron Posner
(Photo by Scott Suchman: Ro Boddie (Ferdinand) Eric Hissom (Prospero), and Megan Graves (Miranda) in THE TEMPEST. )
Circle Mirror Transformation at Silver Spring Stage (Sep 2022) Director - Rob Gorman
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Reviews
"Despite the brief moments of physical affection depicted in the play, Silver Spring Stage wisely made use of Intimacy Choreographer Helen Aberger following the growing, much-needed trend of productions safely ensuring the consent and comfort of actors who depict on stage intimacy. Bravo to Silver Spring Stage for taking that extra step to protect their actors. The short scene managed to be quite poignant as well and was one of the play’s most powerful moments, which is even more reason to utilize an Intimacy Choreographer. Here’s hoping that more productions follow the lead of Silver Spring Stage."
-MD Theatre Guide
-MD Theatre Guide
Training & Certification
CERTIFICATION
TRAINING/EDUCATION
- Mental Health First Aid - Adult (certified November 2021) from National Council for Mental Wellbeing
TRAINING/EDUCATION
- Level II Foundations Training with Sasha Smith, Alicia Rodis, and Claire Warden, (Intimacy Directors and Coordinators)
- Best Practices Core Curriculum training with Theatrical Intimacy Education / Workshops: Staging Outercourse, Working With Minors
- Level I "Intimacy For The Stage" Three-Day Training Workshop with Tonia Sina and Claire Warden (Intimacy Directors International)
- Bystander Intervention and Conflict De-Escalation Training with Hollaback! (September/October 2021)
- Practicing Equity and Inclusion with ArtEquity (January 2020)