Intimacy Pōneke

11/03/2021

Our Robbie Taylor Hunt is on the BECTU Intimacy Coordinators Committee in the UK - a Union branch supporting the work of Intimacy Coordinators! As Trainee-IC Rep he'll be looking out for all those who are training as Intimacy Coordinators, uplifting their interests and highlighting their needs.

28/02/2021

Congrats to Intimacy Pōneke's very own Carrie Thiel for her new role at BATS Theatre as Creative Producer. We are so excited to see how her intimacy expertise will change this industry.

BATS Theatre is delighted to announce the appointment of Carrie Thiel, as Creative Producer, and Neenah Dekkers-Reihana (Ngāpuhi), as Programmer. These are two newly created roles developed to support BATS’ new initiatives, such as the Co-Pro Model, BATS Artist Residencies and our upcoming Digital Delivery Unit.

Carrie's career has spanned live theatre and digital performance, dance, music and stunts. She values the relationships she has built in a variety of arenas including digital visual arts, mixed reality and video production. She sees interdisciplinary, experimental and collaborative work as essential to the evolution of our industry and a reflection of social context and current times. She may be most known in BATS circles for her work as an Intimacy and Fight Director and her MFA show, a VR Immersive Theatre production "Dance Me to the End" which showed at BATS in the Six Degrees Festival 2020.

We’re stoked to have Neenah back after her Programming Internship which culminated with Maramataka in Fringe 2020, which was unfortunately only presented once due to COVID-19. Neenah is a much loved and respected member of the BATS whānau. Her knowledge of BATS’ whakapapa and mana makes her leadership as we move into the future of what BATS could be essential. Ka mua, ka muri! Right now, Neenah’s focus is rewriting the many roles she’s played in her career. Renaming. Reclaiming. Reconstructing.

We hope you will join us to welcome these wāhine toa to the BATS team. Nau mai, haere mai, piki mai to Carrie and Neenah!

23/02/2021

Robbie Taylor Hunt and Lori Leigh have been working away on intimacy direction and consultation for these awesome New Zealand Fringe Festival shows: Campfire Calamity, Celestial Nobodies, and The Yellow Wallpaper. Check them out!

16/02/2021

Thanks to all who attended our New Zealand Fringe Festival workshop last week, and special thanks to our guest facilitator Sam Tippet. More workshops on the horizon so watch this space.

12/02/2021

Lovely words from Yellow Cat Co. in their blog about Robbie coming in to do some Intimacy work on their New Zealand Fringe Festival show.

"Last week we got to work with the remarkable Robbie from Intimacy Pōneke and it couldn't have been more groundbreaking for our process. He was integral to helping us create a foundation for our actors to feel safe. The team learned all about assessing their own boundaries and then sharing them with the other members of the team. I found it to be such a good practice of saying no. What a good reminder. I had an urge to say yes to everything out of politeness and I had to remind myself that taking my time and listening to what I am actually comfortable with can lead to much more trusting scenes."

Love to hear it! Go and check out their show.

http://www.yellowcat.co.nz/blog/officially-3-weeks-and-3-days-to-go?fbclid=IwAR1hUBt_dfSj990FbIMJl_6xIloeE36jbWtHIxPz_1ds2UkkfTaxBZjnsTo

WELL WELL WELCOME! To the first offical Yellow Cat Co/Yellow Wallpaper blog post! Whaaaa? Yea I know, here's your jaw, it's happening. Today, currently, it is the day time and many of our lovely...

09/02/2021

"S*x, Consent and Rock & Roll: Why We Need Intimacy Coordinators for Music Videos" by our own Robbie Taylor Hunt. Check it out.

Intimacy Director & Co-ordinator, Robbie Taylor Hunt explores the need for intimacy coordinators in music videos.

04/02/2021

Who’s joining us Monday for the Fringe Intimacy workshop?

Beloved Wellington stage manager Sam Tippet!

That’s right, Sam will be joining the IP crew to answer all your intimacy/stage management questions and sharing her perspective on navigating this territory in your shows.

Workshop info on our page.

03/02/2021

01/02/2021

Here’s a reminder that it’s your last week to sign up for this workshop. We highly recommend it for anyone who has any immersive or interactive elements to your show.

Not doing a Fringe show and keen? No problem, get in touch!

26/01/2021

Calling NZ Fringe artists! Here's an opportunity to weave basic best Intimacy practice into your productions. Let us know if you have any questions!