Kate Lush
Kate Lush is an intimacy coordinator and movement coach from the UK, who has been living and working in South Africa since the beginning of 2020. Kate works as an intimacy coordinator for film and tv, and also has experience intimacy directing for stage.
Since arriving in South Africa, Kate has worked as an Intimacy Coordinator for Film Afrika, Infinity Films, Moonlighting, Advantage Films, Picture Tree, Nagvlug and more. She also runs workshops at AFDA and LAMTA and hosted online sessions for SAGA, Wesgro and the IPO. She also co-founded IPSA and was instrumental in the creation of the Protocols for Working with Intimate Content in Film, TV and Associated Media - South Africa. Most recently Kate, with the Safe Sets team, designed and facilitated an education programe for Netflix EMEA region - training a cohort of Intimacy Coordinators in Europe, India and Brazil.
Prior to arriving in South Africa, she worked on shows for NBC/Amblin/Peacock Channel & Sky Atlantic, and various theatre companies, presented intimacy guidelines in the UK, Europe and SA @ DIFF, and has assisted running workshops and presenting the work to industry, such as HBO/BBC/HULU as well as for various theatre companies and drama schools in Europe for the company she was working for at the time, Intimacy on Set.
In addition to intimacy coordination, Kate is an award nominated actor and movement teacher, has a 1st Class Degree in Performing Arts from the University of Hertfordshire and an MA in Acting from Manchester Metropolitan University having trained in Poland with Teatr Pieśń Kozła (Song of the Goat).
Organisations and Affiliations
Kate Lush is one of the founding members of the Intimacy Practitioners' Guild EU/UK
Kate Lush is one of the founding members of, Intimacy Practitioners South Africa, who have been instrumental in creating the Protocols for Intimate Content in TV, Film and Associated Media - South Africa
Kate Lush currently acts as intimacy Coordinator Membership Rep as a job share, with the UK Intimacy Coordinator, Elle McAlpine, for the Bectu Union (UK) Intimacy Branch.
Kate Lush's CV
KATE LUSH INTIMACY COORDINATION RECENT CREDITS
2022
Movement Coach - DARBY HARPER WANTS TO KNOW YOU Hulu, Disney, Blue Ice, Dir: Silas Howard
Intimacy Coordinator - THE WOMAN KING Sony Pictures Entertainment, Dir: Gina Prince-Bythewood Feature Film
2021
Intimacy Coordinator - THE POWER Sister Productions, (South Africa) EPs 5: Lisa Gunning, Eps 7&8: Ugla Hauksdottir, Eps 10: Neasa Hardiman Amazon Prime TV Series
Intimacy Coordinator - DINGE VAN N' KIND Intimacy Coordinator Nagvlug Films, Dir: Zandré Coetzer, Quentin Krog & Tinarie van Wyk Loots - KykNET Television
Intimacy Coordinator -
TROUKOORS Infinity Films, Dir: Nina Swart - Showmax Television
Intimacy Coordinator - RAISED BY WOLVES Film Afrika/HBO Max/Scott Free, BLK 1-Director: Ernest Dickerson, BLK 2-Director: Sunu Gonera, BLK 3 - Director: Alex Gabassi, BLK 4 - Director: Lukas Ettlin - Television
Intimacy Coordinator - KATVIS Exploded View, Director: Michael Minnie & Anton Scholtz KykNET Televsion
Intimacy Coordinator - ATLANTIS Moonlighting Films, Director: Meg Rickards - eVod
2020
Intimacy Coordinator - THE DAY THE WORLD SWALLOWED ME Vanishing Elephant Director: Petrus van Staden, Short Film
Intimacy Coordinator - THE POWER Sister Productions, (South Africa) (Ep. 1) Director: Reed Morano Amazon Prime Series
Intimacy Consultant - THE DAY WE DIDN'T MEET Nagvlug Films, Director: Johan Cronje Showmax Television Film
Intimacy Consultant - THE DAM Picture Tree/Showmax/Multichoice Director: Alex Yazbek
Intimacy Coordinator - REDEEMING LOVE Advantage Entertainment/Mission Pictures Int, Director: D. J. Caruso, Feature Film
2019
Intimacy Coordinator - I HATE SUZIE Bad Wolf/Sky Vision (Ep. 6 & 8) (for Intimacy On Set) Director: Georgi Banks Davies SKY Television
Intimacy Coordinator - BRAVE NEW WORLD Amblin, Universal/USA Network (Peacock), Director: Craig Zisk (Ep 4), Aoife McArdle, (Ep5&6), Andrij Parekh (Ep 7&8) (for IOS) Peacock Channel
Intimacy Director - BAD SEX (R&D) Intimacy Director Rough Haired Pointer Director: Mary Franklin (for IOS) Theatre
Rehearsal/Workshop Assistant Intimacy Coordinator - I MAY DESTROY YOU HBO/BBC (for IOS) Director: Sam Miller & Michaela Coel
Intimacy Director - THE CENSOR Round Peg Theatre/The Hope Theatre Dir: Imogen Beech (for IOS)
Assistant Intimacy Coordinator - BRAVE NEW WORLD Amblin, Universal/USA Network (Peacock), Director: Owen Harris (Ep 1&2) (for IOS)
RECENT CREDITS - MOVEMENT COACH/DIRECTOR
2018-21
Movement Coach - RAISED BY WOLVES B/G Film Afrika/HBO Max/Scott Free, BLK 4 - Director: Lukas Ettlin
Movement Coach - BRAVE NEW WORLD Amblin, Universal/USANetwork, Director: Aoife McArdle (BLK 3)
Movement/Intimacy Director - DO YOU LOVE THIS PLANET Tristan Bates Theatre, Dir: Anthony Law
Additional Movement Dir - THE TEMPEST The Cockpit Theatre (TBTTC), Dir: Mark Akrill
Movement Direction - ANIMAL FARM Animal The Olde Rose and Crown (TBTTC), Dir: Robert Nicholls
Movement Collaborator - BLUE STOCKINGS The Cockpit (TBTTC), Dir: Clemmie Reynolds
Other Movement Direction and Intimacy Direction for The Bridge Theatre Training Company 2014-18: Midsummer Night's Dream • A Grimm Tale • The Musicians • Grandfathers • Road