Happy Valentines Day, all! We figured what better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than bringing back one of our most popular guests, the incredible Cessa Betancourt, to chat about Intimacy Directing. In this episode, Cessa digs into just what intimacy directing is, offers some tips for setting up a rehearsal room that is supportive of intimate moments, as well as some real-life applications this work can teach all of us!

About Cessa: Francesca (Cessa) Betancourt is an actor, intimacy director, dancer/choreographer, and teaching artist. Her work is based in social/emotional learning and trauma-informed facilitation, social justice, compassion, autonomy, and physical storytelling. She is the artistic director of a recurring storytelling event and podcast called "she is FIERCE: stories from the female and genderqueer perspective" and is a founding member of HERON, an interdisciplinary theatre ensemble. Cessa holds two BAs from Western Washington University in Theatre Arts and Sociology.

Bustle Article Referenced: https://www.bustle.com/articles/178198-planned-parenthood-graphic-uses-fries-to-explain-consent-in-a-way-anyone-can-understand

Find out more about Cessa:
Website: https://francescabetancour.wixsite.com/theatreartist/home

LinkedIn: Francesca Betancourt

Insta: betandalsocourt

For more info on She Is Fierce:
Website: sheisfierce.org

IG: @sheisfiercesotries

FB: She Is Fierce Stories

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