A History of Intimacy Professionals in Entertainment is the first book that explores the evolution of intimacy coordinators, choreographers and directors in the performing arts, highlighting the history of their critical role in fostering safe(r) and respectful environments on set and in theaters.
A History of Intimacy Professionals in Entertainment is the first book that explores the evolution of intimacy coordinators, choreographers and directors in the performing arts, highlighting the history of their critical role in fostering safe(r) and respectful environments on set and in theaters.
Readers will gain a deep understanding of the history and importance of intimacy work in the entertainment industry, as told by an insider, along with insights into the creation of best practices and protocols and the emergence of training organizations. Focused primarily on the USA, part one dives into the cultural events that impacted and galvanized the role of intimacy professionals, like TIME'S UP, #MeToo, Black Lives Matter and the Covid-19 pandemic. It also looks at how unions and the press responded to and affected the movement, as well as other communities that influenced the creation of protocols. Part two consists of interviews with global thought leaders, analysis and resources.
A love letter to the intimacy industry, A History of Intimacy Professionals in Entertainment is meant for producers, directors, actors, educators, students in performing arts programs and anyone who advocates for safer practices in entertainment. Intimacy professionals will also greatly benefit from having the knowledge of how we got here recorded.
1. We Arent the Ones Who Started This
2. Confronting Abuse in the
Industry
3. Early Intimacy Professionals in the US
4. Early Training and
Organizations
5. The Impact of Covid-19
6. White Feminism and the
Colonization of Intimacy
7. Intimacy Choreography in Academia
8. Early
Resources
9. Early Union Involvement
10. Intimacy in the Press
11. A
Conversation with Tonia Sina USA
12. A Conversation with Teniece Divya
Johnson USA
13. A Conversation with Rachel Finley USA
14. A Conversation
with Aryn Mott Canada
15. A Conversation with Yarit Dor UK and EU
16. A
Conversation with Malin B. Erikson Sweden
17. A Conversation with Pia
Rickman UK and Finland
18. A Conversation with Kasia Szustow Poland,
Switzerland and Germany
19. A Conversation with Chiho Asada Japan
20. A
Conversation with Aastha Khanna India
21. A Conversation with Ana Sofía
Sánchez Mexico
22. A Conversation with Romchat Tanalappipat Thailand
23.
A Conversation with Missy Maramara The Philippines
24. Lessons from Thought
Leaders
25. An Addendum
Brooke M. Haney is the Editor of The Intimacy Coordinators Guidebook: Specialties for Stage and Screen and creator of The Actors Warm Down. They were one of the first 50 people in the world recognized by SAG/AFTRA on the registry of qualified intimacy coordinators (IC). As an IC, Brooke has worked for CBS, NBC, HBO, FX, Amazon Prime, Paramount +, Peacock, Disney, Warner Brothers and on numerous films. They are a member of AEA and SAG/AFTRA and have their MFA in performance from the University of Central Florida.
