LEGAL INFO - ICOC DISCLAIMERS & DEFINITIONS

Effective date: [[ January 1, 2022 ]]

Definition

Intimacy Choreographers are responsible for the consensual crafting and staging of stories with content of sexual nature or that leverages race, disability, religion, or age with appropriate cultural context and competency. They consult on scenes with otherwise loaded, heightened, or charged content that draws on the actor’s identity.

Qualifications

A qualified intimacy choreographer has expertise in consent, boundary establishment, physical storytelling, and documentation procedures. An intimacy choreographer works in support of the production and supports the director’s vision while working within the boundaries of the actors.

This role supports the production in physical and emotional engagements with these protected characteristics. ICOC qualified individuals have the following certifications and experience:

Mental Health and First Aid certification (3 years)
Anti-Sexual Harassment training
Bystander Intervention training
Course and training equivalent of The ICOC Approach
Cultural Bias training
Anti-Racism training
JEDI training

Scope

Intimacy choreography does not, and cannot, exist in a vacuum. For an intimacy choreographer to be successful, a producing organization must actively support a culture of consent from season selection to casting, through production. That is not inherently the responsibility of the intimacy choreographer. As an additional responsibility, an intimacy choreographer may also be contracted to serve as a consent or policy consultant for an organization or production.

Disclaimer

Intimacy Coordinators of Color can highly recommend the professionals on our list. They in no way pay ICOC for any connections to the industry or for mentorship. The individuals listed are not employed by ICOC, but we sure believe in what they provide to the industry.

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