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Creating with Consent: Onstage Intimacies

Cal Summer Arts 2023

Theatrical Intimacy Education

In the pursuit of becoming a more well-rounded theater artist, I completed a 40 hour intensive led by Amanda Rose Villareal of Cal State Fullerton, focused on the creation of consent-based and trauma-informed theater spaces, as well as the intricacies of creating intimacy choreography in numerous scenarios. At the end of the intensive, I was able to act as an intimacy choreographer in a final showcase piece devised by myself and my fellow students.

My teachings from Amanda Rose Villareal, as well as Laura Rikard, Gregory Geffard, Raja Benz, and Kim Shively, have influenced the way I fundamentally approach theatermaking, and have ultimately led to my pursuit if a career in intimacy choreography.

Learn more about Theatrical Intimacy Education at the link below!

I currently serve as the first Resident Intimacy Choreographer of the student-run theater company at UC Berkeley, BareStage productions, where I act as the intimacy choreographer for mainstage shows, lead workshops on consent-based and trauma-informed theater, and serve as a consultant for directors and performance groups within BareStage and in the UC Berkeley performance community.

Below is an overview of all of the projects I have worked on in my career so far!

Barestage Productions’ Macbeth

Directed by Leo Kearney.

BareStage Productions’ Spring Awakening

Directed by Kira Wefers.

BareStage Productions’ Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812

Directed by Karen Canfield.

Barestage Productions’ Much Ado About Nothing

Directed by Riya Borde.

“THe eye of the beholder”

FIlm by Kira Wefers

The first film that I intimacy choreographed, “The Eye of the Beholder” features the intimacy of the “almost”.

Barestage Productions’ Footloose

Directed by Madeline Jannes.

Untitled Theater COmpany’s Arsenic and Old Lace

Directed by Riya Borde.

Barestage Productions’ Mircalla

Directed by Ella Darlington.

Fortune’s Fool

Short FIlm

Directed by Matilda Macon.

Untitled Theater COmpany’s The Real INspector HOund

Directed by Joshua Gould.

Barestage Productions’ BarePage Fall 24 Showcase

As part of my duties as Resident Intimacy Choreographer with BareStage Productions, I assisted the writing and performance troupe BarePage as their intimacy choreographer for multiple showcase pieces.

Born With Teeth

I served as the intimacy choreographer on the Shakespeare Society of Berkeley’s first full play, Born With Teeth, directed by Arya Vishin, which ran from April 30th to May 1st, 2025.

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