What is an Intimacy Director/Choreographer?
According to Intimacy Directors and Coordinators: “An intimacy professional 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.”
Jordan & Intimacy
As an Intimacy Director/Choreographer, Jordan has trained in intimacy choreography with Theatrical Intimacy Education, National Society for Intimacy Professionals, and Cara Rawlings, IDC. They incorporate trauma-sensitive, consent-based, and harm-reduction practices from their training with Liz Lerman’s Critical Response Process, Nicole Brewer’s Antiracist Theatre, as well certifications in yoga (Loom Yoga SchoolRYS) and Psychological First Aid (Johns Hopkins University), consciously employed in reciprocity with their evolving antiracist/anti-oppressive ethos and practice. As an IC, their work is focused on promoting consent-forward collaboration and co-creating intimate moments with respect to the boundaries of all involved. Past intimacy credits include Little Women at the Northwest School and Pippin at Virginia Tech. Jordan is a member of PNW Theatrical Intimacy Professionals Collective and currently available for work in the greater Seattle area.
Personal Statement
"As an Intimacy Director / Choreographer (or Movement Director more generally), I aim to safely and effectively co-create moments of repeatable, heightened physical storytelling with respect to the boundaries of all involved. "In choreographing intimacy, I use Theatrical Intimacy Education’s desexualized language, “The Ingredients” mixed with other accessible and relevant movement vocabularies such as Viewpoints, Laban, Contact Improvisation, and Butoh-Fu. "In establishing safe and effective processes for choreography, I interweave a variety of trauma-sensitive, consent-based, harm-reduction, and transformative justice practices from my training with Liz Lerman’s Critical Response Process, Nicole Brewer’s Antiracist Theatre, Emergent Strategy Ideation Institute, as well as my certifications in yoga (Loom Yoga SchoolRYS) and Psychological First Aid (Johns Hopkins University). My work as an IC is further informed by my degrees in acting/directing (Syracuse University), ensemble-based physical theatre (Dell’Arte International) and formal intimacy training with Theatrical Intimacy Education, National Society for Intimacy Professionals (Canada), and Cara Rawlings, IDC. "I come to intimacy work after a decade as a physical theatre artist/yogi/clown/acrobat working in devised and ensemble-based generative processes. I have emerging lived/learned competencies and interest in trans/non-binary intimacy and am an advocate for gender-inclusive spaces. As an acting teacher, I incorporate consent and boundary practices into every subject I teach and encourage the thoughtful analyses of power and privilege which enable consent to be freely given and informed. I see intimacy work as an avenue to personal and collective liberation. Collaborate with me and let’s create more possibilities!" — Jordan Rosin
Testimonials
Jordan Rosin’s work as an Intimacy Choreographer for high school students ranging from 9th to 12th grade, was thoughtfully scaffolded and wholeheartedly welcomed with engagement, consent and embracing individual boundaries. My highest recommendation and warmest gradidtude for all that Jordan offers to the community of theatre and beyond.
— Ashleigh E. Bragg, The Northwest School of the Arts
Learn More
Download Jordan Rosin’s Intimacy Direction resume here.
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