Kate Lush / Stage & Screen – South Africa / UK

Kate Lush

Kate is an intimacy coordinator in theatre and film/tv, actor in theatre and film, movement director/coach and movement teacher. Her most recent project was the film Redeeming Love shot in South Africa and prior to that she was the intimacy coordinator on Peacock Channel’s Brave New World (Eps 3-8) for Intimacy on Set. Kate is […]

Julia Effertz / Screen – Germany

Julia Effertz

Based in Berlin, Julia (she/her) is as a pioneering Intimacy Coordinator in Germany, working across Germany and Europe. Julia introduced Intimacy Coordination to Germany in 2019, and has since worked on many productions for German film and television, including ‘The Privilege’ (Bavaria Fiction/Netflix); ‘Legal Affairs’ (UFA Fiction/ARD); ‘Wild Republic’, (X Filme Creative Pool/Magenta TV); and […]

Cornelia Dworak / Screen – Austria

Cornelia Dworak

Cornelia is a pioneering Intimacy Coordinator in Austria and female stunt coordinator. Since 2006 she has been part of numerous movie, tv and stage productions. Her versatile movement background led to years of teaching experience in the fields of dance, movement and stage combat. In addition Cornelia is thai yoga bodywork practitioner, treating clients in […]

Ruth Cooper – Brown / Stage – UK

Ruth Cooper

Ruth Cooper-Brown is a Fight & Intimacy Director and co-founder of Dramatic Violence Company, Rc-Annie Ltd with Rachel Bown-Williams. With 15 years of professional experience; Theatre Credits include: When We Have Sufficiently Tortured Each Other & Cleansed (National Theatre, London); The Duchess of Malfi (Royal Shakespeare Company). Film Credits include: The Seasoning House (Stirling Pictures). […]

Vanessa Coffey / Stage & Screen – Scotland / UK

Vanessa Coffey

Vanessa’s experience as a lawyer, actor, movement director and lecturer means she has a unique skillset which enables her to negotiate sympathetically between actors, directors, casting directors and crew. It allows her to sculpt a scene to achieve the desired outcome, while keeping performers safe: the main goal and purpose of an IC. Vanessa is […]

Rachel Bown – Williams / Stage – UK

Rachel Brown

Rachel is a Fight & Intimacy Director and co-founder of Dramatic Violence Company, Rc-Annie Ltd with Ruth Cooper-Brown. With 15 years of professional experience; Theatre Credits include: When We Have Sufficiently Tortured Each Other & Cleansed (National Theatre, London); The Duchess of Malfi (Royal Shakespeare Company). Film Credits include: The Seasoning House (Stirling Pictures). Rachel’s […]

Malin B. Erikson / Stage & Screen – Sweden

Malin B Erikson

Malin B. Erikson specializes in choreographing authentic intimate scenes, collaborating closely with directors and creatives. Her extensive background in acting coaching, education, and directing, along with advanced training as an intimacy coordinator, led to her pioneering role in introducing intimacy coordination in Sweden in 2019. Dedicated to industry education, Malin shapes best practices through lectures […]

Sara Arrhusius / Screen – Sweden / India

Sara Arrhusius

Sara (they/she), intimacy coordinator, dramaturge and workshop facilitator, is the lead intimacy coordinator for over a dozen of productions, including Young Royals (Netflix). Sara is the founding member of The Intimacy Collective, India, and has developed best practice, standards and protocols for intimacy scenes globally since the beginning of 2020.  Sara’s website