INTIMACY TOOLS FOR ACTORS
Acting asks us to give everything: to be emotionally and physically vulnerable, and to navigate intimacy in performance. But how do we give fully while caring and advocating for ourselves?
This one-day, all-levels workshop designed by Sydney Cox focuses on giving actors essential tools to advocate for themselves, understand their boundaries, and navigate intimate storytelling with confidence and agency.
You’ll explore body-based boundary setting, trauma-informed rehearsal practices, and consent that goes beyond just “yes” and “no.” You’ll learn how to stay grounded, safe, and connected—even in vulnerable scenes through movement, reflection, and partnered exercises.
This is not only about the choreography of physical intimacy. It’s about integrating this work into your artistic practice before you are in a high-pressure setting, empowering you as a performer and individual. Leave knowing what’s yours, what’s shared, and how to center emotional sustainability in the craft.
1 Day Workshop
Upcoming Classes
Sunday, 11:00a-2:00p
Starts November 16
Sydney Rene Cox
Sydney is an actor and intimacy coordinator working at the intersection of performance, consent, & embodied storytelling.Testimonials
Sydney (Renee Cox) protected everyone's peace of mind, very authentic to the work and responses. She didn't necessarily have the answer to all questions, but she was able to approach every hypothetical with grace and respect from a human perspective.
— Daniel Ford
Syndey is a phenomenal listener, and totally sensible in answering pretty hard-hitting questions. Her approach is completely trauma-informed, and I felt really cared for and safe to immerse myself in the class. During the Intimacy Workshop, she led exercises to demonstrate how to apply tools in incredibly low-stakes but highly impactful ways, and was never out of ideas for other tools if the ones we were working with felt weird or difficult for someone. One of my fav acting classes I've ever taken!
— Workshop Student
I loved learning that intimacy (Intimacy Workshop) not only includes physical contact but also cultural and other aspects of respect in the experience. So important!
— Anne Gearhart