Category: Onstage
Intimacy direction on the academic stage.
Excerpts from an interview about my thoughts on the discipline and the workshop I organized at Whitman College: 1) What motivated you to put together this workshop? Whenever I have spoken to people about intimacy coordination and what intimacy directors do, invariably the conversation ends with them sharing with me a particular situation where…
Whitman College’s Department of Theatre and Dance is proud to welcome Alexis Black of Intimacy Directors International (IDI) for a master class in intimacy direction.
There is a growing—and urgent—need in the theatre industry to create safer, more respectful working environments. The role of an Intimacy Director or Intimacy Choreographer is increasingly valued in the rehearsal and production process. This master class will demonstrate an intensive introduction to best practices and recommended working conditions for safe on-stage intimacy through discussion…
Sometimes…
the magic is simply day old coffee and a house painting brush. #Frankenstein
Sneak Peek
Smarmy professor, Regency style. #Frankenstein
Life Is a Dream concept collage
I’ve always been an active dreamer. I don’t mean visions for my future, but actual dreams at night. My dreams have always been in a strange narrative style, with the depth and complexity of a movie. I see details, textures, composed shots and wish I had the time to record them in the same detail…
Character revealed through acting exercise
Circle Mirror Transformation, a play written by Annie Baker and a journey taken on by Whitman senior Anthony Reale. The curated synopsis, without spoiling anything, would be: When four lost New Englanders who enroll in Marty’s six-week-long community-center drama class begin to experiment with harmless games, hearts are quietly torn apart, and tiny wars of…
ANNALIESE M. BAKER 