Theatrical Intimacy for Designers
Theatrical Intimacy for Designers opens up conversations around designers and intimacy with actors in the workplace. The presence of an intimacy director for intimate material for the stage and screen is becoming as common as the necessity of a fight director for physical safety. With the rising presence of intimacy directors in the theatre, the opportunity has arisen for designers to be part of the process around recent protocols and this new and evolving aspect of theatre practice. How can the relationship between designers and actors be part of this aspect of production, and what specific areas do we need to look at in our changing Canadian theatre practice as we embrace a shift towards more inclusive and healthy work environments?
Treena Stubel
Treena Stubel is a movement specialist for the theatre, and has been working for over three decades as a dancer, actor, choreographer, and in recent times as a director and intimacy director. In the past year, she directed acclaimed productions of Kristen Thompson’s I Claudia, as well as the Canadian remount of the hit musical Ride the Cyclone which she choreographed and co-directed. She holds an MFA in Physical Theatre from LISPA in London UK and has studied movement for the theatre extensively, both nationally and internationally with master teachers. She is an award winning choreographer; her work includes the Dora Award winning inaugural Canadian tour of Ride the Cyclone and a wide range of numerous other productions. She has been movement director and choreographer for The Belfry Theatre, Bard on the Beach, Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre and The Caravan Farm Theatre among others. She has served as intimacy director for The Belfry Theatre, Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre, The Canadian College of Performing Arts and The University of Victoria. She is also a sought after teacher of movement in addition to her private practice as a movement coach for actors.