Intimacy Choreography Workshop with Marci Diamond

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According to SAG-AFTRA, intimacy coordinators are “industry professionals, intimacy coordinators work closely with production personnel to realize the director’s vision while promoting adherence to safety related terms and conditions.” Join VT-based Intimacy Coordinator Marci Diamond, MPA, AEA, SAG-AFTRA for an interactive workshop exploring industry best practices and resources for filming scenes that include intimacy and/or nudity. Clear, respectful, professional boundaries and communication among departments and talent, from casting through production and post, can enable us to sustainably and effectively craft more compelling stories. Based on participants’ interest, we can discuss approaches and resources for both live and on-camera productions. Note: this workshop will NOT prepare you to be an intimacy coordinator, which requires significant training, but rather provide a practical understanding of ways to create safer sets supportive of creative risk-taking; why, when and how to work with qualified intimacy coordinators; and career pathways for those interested in this important crew role.

Marci Diamond

Marci Diamond, M.P.A, SAG-AFTRA, AEA, CPT (she/hers) is a VT-based professional intimacy coordinator & choreographer, union screen & stage actor, circus performer, teaching artist and consultant. She has trained with TIE, IDI, ICC, SAFD, and NECCA, among others, and has an extensive background in social justice organizing and public health, formerly teaching at Boston University and serving as Chair of the National Sexual Violence Resource Center Advisory Council. Marci manages The Actors Company, and co-founded Diamond Family Circus with her daughter Marisa, working globally from Nunavut to Aotearoa New Zealand. As a team, they are the New England SAG-AFTRA delegates to the VT AFL-CIO, and are currently in preproduction on a SAG-AFTRA microbudget dramedy, “Boris & Natasha.”