Carefully Close: Intimacy Coordination for Actors
Ages: 18+.
Step into a safer, more connected creative process. This interactive experience introduces actors to the fundamentals of intimacy coordination through games, group exercises, and real-world tools. Learn how to navigate boundaries, build trust on stage and screen, and advocate for yourself with clarity and care. Whether you’re a seasoned pro or just getting started, this workshop offers skills and insight every actor deserves.
Intimacy Coordination is becoming more of a standard practice, but there are many student films and low budget film projects that might not have coordinators on set with you. We are hosting this workshop to provide you with tools so you are safe and empowered the next time you are on set and intimacy is required or suggested.
We are so excited to host Eric, as we continue to build a well rounded curriculum for today’s on-camera actor. Join us and help us give a warm welcome to Eric Wittenmyer.
EARLY BIRD COUNTDOWN CLOCK
Workshop Goals for Actors
– Understand how intimacy coordination protects your autonomy, dignity, and artistry
– Build confidence in voicing boundaries and needs on stage/screen
– Practice choreographing connection without sacrificing comfort
– Learn how to advocate for yourself and others in rehearsal and on set
WORKSHOP OUTLINE (BRIEF)
- Warm-Up + Framing the Space
- Consent in Practice
- Power Dynamics + Navigating Uncertainty
- Break #1
- Creating Intimacy with Intention
- Tools You Can Ask For
- Break #2
- Holding Space + Your Voice Matters
- Wrap-Up + Resources
INSTRUCTOR BIO
Eric Wittenmyer (he/they) is an emerging Intimacy Coordinator based in Seattle. With a background in consent practices through Cuddlist.com and several years of volunteer work with the Bureau of Erotic Discourse (B.E.D.), Eric is passionate about blending his love for the performing arts with their expertise in consent to help create safer, more supportive working environments for performers and creatives alike.