Intimacy Direction with Sharon Bajer

My philosophy as an Intimacy Coordinator is to help create an environment that encourages creativity through care, communication and consent in scenes involving simulated sex, nudity, sexual violence and hyper exposed material in film and television. I work as an advocate for actors, a support for directors and the go to person on set for all departments, coordinating the specific needs of intimate scenes.”

In this workshop, Sharon will lead students through a series of consent-based exercises designed to empower performers in the rehearsal process and provide them with the tools to navigate intimate scenes within a professional setting, either in theatre or film.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Sharon is a certified Intimacy Director and Coordinator. She has worked on such projects as The Long Walk, Nobody 2, Love Hurts, Altar, Psycho Killer, Suitcase 8, The Holiday Shift, Don’t Even, Malgre Moi, El Toro, Winner, Little Bird, The Porter, Skymed, Alter Boys, Wintertide, as well as many others. She was the recipient of ACTRA National’s inaugural Visionary Award earlier this year for bring IC work to sets and stages in Manitoba.