Introduction to Intimacy Guidelines

Where: The Pleasance Theatre, Carpenter Mews, North Road, London N7 9EF

When: Friday March 29, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Cost: £15 Concessions / £20 Standard 

Concessions are available for artists who are students, disabled, aged 60+, or members of a union.

Five free spots in each workshop are available to deaf, disabled, neurodiverse, Black, and Global Majority artists on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Access: Part of the Main is committed to meeting the access needs of all participants, including providing support workers and BSL Interpreters as requested. Please contact hello@partofthemain.com as soon as possible to arrange support.

About the Workshop

Join Christina Fulcher for an engaging 2 hour in person workshop designed specifically for directors, theatre makers, movement directors/choreographers, and actors.Participants will engage in practical exercises to reflect on their artistic practice and gain insights into applying intimacy guidelines to support a consent-based rehearsal process by establishing boundaries, providing context, choreography techniques, and implementing closure strategies to create an empowering and collaborative environment for actors and creatives.

Enrich your understanding and approach to intimate content by joining this workshop. Register now for an enriching learning experience and the opportunity for ongoing professional growth.

Please note: There will be NO nudity or simulated sex content in the workshop. This workshop does not constitute Intimacy Practitioner training. Participants agree not to advertise or suggest completion of Intimacy Practitioner training with Christina Fulcher. For further information on becoming an intimacy coordinator, please visit: https://www.bectuintimacybranch.co.uk/

About Christina Fulcher

Christina Fulcher is a movement director and intimacy coordinator working in theatre, opera, and Film/TV. She has completed a portfolio of intimacy training with Intimacy on Set, Principal Intimacy Professionals, Theatrical Intimacy Education, and Intimacy Directors Coordinators. Through these courses, she has honed her skills in creating empowering and supportive spaces for actors and crew members during intimate scenes, ensuring that the artistic vision of the project is realised while prioritizing the physical and emotional wellbeing of all involved. She holds an MFA in Movement Directing & Teaching at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. Also a qualified teacher, Christina instructs actor movement and intimacy practice at drama schools including Leeds Conservatoire, LAMDA, ArtsEd, and The BRIT School. She is an inclusive practice researcher and Co-Founder of Inclusion Collective.Credits as Intimacy Coordinator include BBC TV series and various short films.

Credits as Intimacy Director: Bhangra Nation: A New Musical (The Birmingham Rep); Scandaltown; Woyzeck, Three Sisters, Mosquitoes, An Image of an Unknown Woman, Boudica, The Scar Test, Little Sweet Things (LAMDA); Arminio (Royal Opera House); Village Idiot (Nottingham Playhouse/Stratford East) Coup Coup Club, Crime & Punishment, Christmas Carol, Boys Will Be Boys, Darknet, Spring Awakening, Merrily We Roll Along (Leeds Conservatoire); Girl on the Train (Barn Theatre). As Movement and Intimacy Director: Ragedom (RCSSD); The Angry Brigade (LAMDA); When We Died (EdFringe/UK Tour/VAULT Festival); The Tinker (VAULT Festival); Silla (Northern Opera Group); Beg for Me (EdFringe); The False Servant (Orange Tree Theatre); Cherry Jezebel (Everyman Theatre Liverpool); Cinderella (Barn Theatre); Death and Dancing (Kings Head Theatre).

Explore her current and past projects on her Website.