I have been so lucky, I have worked with so many female writers and directors. I graduated literally the year of the #MeToo movement. I have reaped the benefits of everything all those women were fighting for. I have never, ever had to do any intimate scenes without an intimacy coordinator. I’m eternally grateful to everybody who came before me, who stood up and had to say scary things and endure scary things, so that it can be different for me. I’ve spoken to female actors who are like 20 years older than me and the things that they tell me about the industry – it’s really unbelievable, shock ..read more

"What are the key elements of your role? Firstly, advocacy for all performers and crew working on a scene with intimacy. Secondly, liaison; intimacy coordinators are like a head of department that works with the director and actors to facilitate their vision. Third is facilitation and choreography; we are trained movement specialists who focus on the physicalisation and storytelling of intimacy. Finally comes safety and consultation. It’s important to highlight that we are not consent or safeguarding officers, but specialists who can advise on safe guidelines that productions can implement ..read more

Although the role is very commonly discussed in the press and has a buzz around it, it is demanding both physically, energetically and emotionally since some content can be uncomfortable and knowing your boundaries is important. The role is not solely a support and safety role, it requires many skills of which an important one is movement instruction, movement vocabulary and understanding of anatomy ..read more

"Filmmaking is a very fast process. And first and foremost, the responsibility of an intimacy coordinator is to make sure that levels of safety are high. Which means you have to prioritise safety over creativity. Sometimes you only have 15 minutes to plot the scene, and it is what it is right now. At least they're safe ..read more

"I've only done one other sex scene in my career and that was like, 'Off you go,'" said Wokoma. "It was pretty embarrassing. And I can't believe that that's kind of been the norm because actually, what having choreography means is you feel braver, actually. It made me braver. I'd lost a lot of inhibition in the process at certain points. It's really safe, and everybody's intentions are good, not weird ..read more

"Dor is both fight and intimacy director, marking the first time a creative has been dual-credited as such for a West End show. The dual crediting is important, she says. “I think it’s a big step for intimacy in the UK. So it’s not inherently: ‘Oh that’s just what a movement director does’ or ‘I’ll just have my fight director have a quick look at this simulated sex non-consensual action ..read more

"I've particularly enjoyed working with a movement director, Yarit Dor: a new experience for me. In our first weeks we did a lot of script and table work, uncovering the characters and the themes and all the little echoes in the play and then did movement in the afternoons. The physical games played with between Yarit and our three actors, Tom, Abbie and Richard, showed me the impulses that lie beneath text in a new and profound way ..read more

"From September (2021), BA acting students will be given intimacy training for stage and screen as part of a new course developed with intimacy coordinator and fight director  ... the course will include practical intimacy training as well as classes exploring consent and permission, and will be delivered alongside existing combat training, also taught by Dor ..read more

"Other intimacy directors hired for dance productions, like Yarit Dor, Sarah Lozoff and Anisa Tejpar, were professional dancers who started doing intimacy work while working in theater and film. In addition to consent and boundary practice, they advise about modesty garment options when partial nudity is involved. They also institute regular check-ins with partners and closure rituals at the end of the day; they remain on call if performers need to talk ..read more

The show is designed by Joanna Scotcher, with costume design by Kinnetia Isidore, lighting design by Ryan Day and sound design by Tingying Dong. Gerrard Martin is movement director and Yarit Dor is the intimacy coordinator. Matthew IIiffe is assistant director with Zoe Thomas-Webb taking on duties as associate costume designer /costume superviser. The full Black Superhero cast is: Ben Allen(Breeders), Burnside; Dominic Holmes (Industry); Ivo, Wynter; Ako Mitchell (Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness) and Rochenda Sandall (Line of Duty, Small Axe) playing the role of David’s younger sib ..read more