A History of Intimacy Professionals in Entertainment

An Inside Look at a Movement
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-78029-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 302 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 453 g

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.

Zielgruppe

General, Professional Practice & Development, and Undergraduate Core

Autoren/Hrsg.

Haney, Brooke M.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio Filmführer, Filmkritik
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio Filmproduktion, Filmtechnik
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Theaterwissenschaft Theaterregie, Theaterproduktion
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio Fernsehproduktion

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. We Aren’t 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

Über Autor(innen)

Brooke M. Haney is the Editor of The Intimacy Coordinator’s Guidebook: Specialties for Stage and Screen and creator of The Actor’s 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.