UNLOCKING THE POWER OF NO TO SAY YES: A Theatrical Intimacy Training Workshop

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Unlocking the Power of No to Say Yes

In a world of “Yes”, “Can Do” and “Down for Whatever”, we can often overlook the importance of recognizing our own boundaries and communicating them to others. Balancing an open-minded spirit with strong boundaries can seem contradictory, but learning how to communicate to others what isn’t okay will make everyone feel better about sharing and discovering what IS okay. Establishing boundaries gives us greater freedom. In this workshop we’ll discuss how to learn about your own and others’ boundaries, and how honouring and recognising these allow everyone to feel more at ease in the creative process.

We will also learn what this means in a rehearsal space and on stage and delve deeper into the subject of consent, including what is consensual behaviour in auditions, in rehearsal and during a performance. We will explore intimacy safety principles and how these can be applied to our work to create moments of intimacy that are believable, authentic and consensual.

This workshop is ideal for existing artists who would like to develop skills and tools to help them speak out, reach out and work in an environment where boundaries are respected.

Simone Ellul Intimacy Bio August 2024

Simone is a theatre and film practitioner with experience in acting, directing and scriptwriting. She also has extensive experience as an improviser and improvisation teacher. Simone has an MFA in Staging Shakespeare from the University of Exeter and a background in stage combat. She is an Intimacy Coordinator (Certification Pending) with the IDC (Intimacy Directors and Coordinators) and an Intimacy Director certified with the ISS (Intimacy for Stage and Screen) based in Malta/Europe. She has been exploring ways of making intimacy safe for improvisers and has developed workshops that allow improvisers to dig deeper in their scenes and express intimacy naturally and safely. She was the intimacy director on the theatrical productions Is This Okay? (Toi Toi Collective), Thirst Trap (Studio 18), Ġiraffa Ħarbet minn Kastilja (Spazju Kreattiv), Teatru Tal-Miskin (Saydon Studio), Walking Home (Prickly Pear Productions) and Private Lives (MADC). Her intimacy coordination credits so far include Under Her Skin (Gaumont Ltd.), Żejtune (Pellikola Ltd.), The Wives (Gaumont Ltd.), and Big Boys (Roughcut TV).

Production Team

Lead:Simone Ellul