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With Ita O'Brien, Gemma Bodinetz and Kally Lloyd-Jones Sands: International Film Festival of St Andrews 2023 - FREE but please book

Join Ita O'Brien, Gemma Bodinetz and Kally Lloyd-Jones for a conversation about intimacy co-ordination in theatre and film and how the need for change has driven discussion around how to support creativity with safety, well-being, resilience and advocacy.

Ita O'Brien pioneered the role of Intimacy Coordinator, which is gaining adoption in leading production houses, including HBO, Netflix, and the BBC. O'Brien has been developing practices when working with intimacy, scenes with sexual content and nudity in film, TV and theatre since 2014. Currently Director of Drama, Dance, Production and Film at Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Gemma Bodinetz has championed new works for many of the UK's leading commissioning theatres, including London's Royal Court, Bush Theatre, Hampstead Theatre and the National Theatre, where she was a staff director and was Artistic Director of Liverpool's Everyman and Playhouse Theatres. Kally Lloyd-Jones is Joint Director of the Byre Theatre and founder and Artistic Director of Company Chordelia. She has worked extensively as a director, choreographer, movement director and dancer all over the world.

15+ | 1h

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