Katie Groves on Safe Character Work and Mental Health in Performance

Intimacy coordinator and newly trained mental health coordinator Katie Groves talks about why personal trauma shouldn't be a prerequisite for emotional truth, the small sensory tools that keep actors grounded, and how connection—not isolation—is the secret to great performances.

De-Roling The act of being able to step away from your character and return to self.

As an actor taking care of your mental health is vital for a long and healthy career in an industry that is emotionally draining, financially unstable, judgemental, superficial and generally precarious.

Is an intimacy coordinator a legal requirement? Is an intimacy coordinator part of the creative team? Does an intimacy coordinator direct or choreograph intimate scenes? Should an intimacy coordinator just monitor for safety? Does the intimacy coordinator work directly with the actors?

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: The Film & TV Industry Organisations Have Joined Forces To Offer Free Training Of Intimacy Coordinators To Enhance Safety On Local Film And TV Production Sets.

What’s the difference between an Intimacy Coordinator and an Intimacy Coach? Safe Sets are Intimacy Coordinators, but we’re often referred to as Intimacy Coaches…. This blog higlights the key differences.

2021 has been quite a year for the Safe Sets Intimacy Coordination Team in South Africa! Kate Lush, Èmil Haarhoff and Sara Blecher with the assistance of Natalie Fisher and Jacki Job, have Intimacy Coordinated on TV and Film Sets in the Western Cape, Gauteng and the Eastern Cape, helping to create safer, more collaborative, sets, with actor...

In 2021 Safe Sets teamed up with Netflix EMEA to train Intimacy Coordinators to be able to work on sets in Europe and beyond. After many months of conversations and planning, the Safe Sets team and Eugenio Villamizar from Netflix, worked together to create a training opportunity for Intimacy Coordinators who were either already working in Europe,...