Approach

My work in a project starts by interviewing the choreographer/director and finding out their creative vision of the intimate scene as well as which performers are going to be involved in it. In this meeting, I also inform the creative team about the performer’s inherent rights on consent.

The next step would be to have a meeting with each performer separately to tell them about all details related to the scene in order to find out their levels of comfort with the intimate content. If needed, I help performers to set healthy boundaries that they might have difficulty establishing due to the power imbalance in the dynamics at play. To conclude the interview, I convey their rights regarding consent.

Furthermore, I communicate the outcome of the conversation regarding performers' needs and consent to the direction and choreography.

I also coordinate and communicate with the different departments the needs of the scene and the performers’ boundaries: costume, photography, production, marketing, crew, etc.

I support the director's creative process and their relationship with the performer, and I’m available as a resource to bring that vision to life.

I ensure that during intimate scenes only essential members of the team are present, and that unauthorized screening, reproduction or recording of the intimate content is not allowed without the performer's consent.

I make myself available to the performers throughout the entire process for support whenever feelings of vulnerability may be triggered. My presence as an IC is adaptable, varying according to the performers' specific needs and the requirements of the intimate content.