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What does it actually take to stage intimacy - kissing, simulated sex, violence, and emotionally vulnerable moments - safely, ethically, and artistically?


In this episode of The Opera Training Companion, certified intimacy director, movement director/coordinator and BECTU IC Registry coordinator Christina Fulcher is joined by writer-director Laura Attridge and soprano Isabelle Peters to explore what consent-based practice looks like in the rehearsal room and on stage.


Together they unpack what an intimacy director actually does, how directors and singers collaborate with them creatively (not just for safeguarding), and what opera organisations can do to bring this work in earlier and embed it properly and creatively.


They also share practical tools for singers and directors working without an intimacy coordinator - from check-ins to time-out gestures to de-roling techniques for a consent based artist practice. 


Christina recommends:

Equity UK's guidance on staging intimacy and nudity


Follow our guests on Instagram:


@FulcherMovement

@Ich_attridge

@isabellepeters_soprano


📩 Got a question for us? Email podcast@nationaloperastudio.org.uk or find us on Instagram @nationaloperastudio.


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