THEATRE
Intimacy, Consent, & Body Autonomy in collaborative spaces
A workshop with Cessa betancourt
June 4
A workshop for actors, directors, and leaders in the arts on how to develop a culture of consent, respect, care, trust, comfort, intersectionality, and agency in your rehearsal rooms, organizations, collaborative work, relationships to self.
In this workshop, we will explore how intimacy and consent come into play in fluid art and theatre spaces. Cessa will outline practices for communicating and navigating consent in rehearsal, exploratory, and performance contexts for both artists and audiences. We will also cover developing your relationship with your body and boundaries, personal advocacy, building boundary practices and accountability for a company, and fostering trauma-informed, brave, and creative spaces.
About Cessa
Francesca Betancourt aka Cessa (she.her.hers) is an actor, intimacy director, facilitator, and producer. She has worked as an artist & facilitator in Ireland, India, the Philippines, New York, Washington, Wisconsin, Maryland, Washington D.C., Florida, and internationally in the virtual world. She holds two BAs from Western Washington University in Theatre Arts and Sociology, and has trained in Applied Theatre at City University of New York. Recent intimacy credits include Mrs. Caliban (Book-It Repertory), Two Mile Hollow (Intiman), Hamlet, and As You Like It (Seattle Shakespeare Company). She is currently a facilitator for Art With Impact, South End Stories, and Intimacy, Directors, & Coordinators. Her work is based in trauma informed social/emotional arts practice, cultural competence, access, agency, and physical storytelling.
Instagram: @betandalsocourt
Website: https://www.francescabetancourt.com/
WHEN
June 4 – 11am