Intimacy Work

I OFFER

Intimacy Coordination for Film & TV
Intimacy Direction for Theatre and Live Performances
An introductory workshop covering Intimacy best practices, consent work, creating psychological safety and bystander intervention training
Resources for continuing the work of consent in art-making and in acting classrooms

RATES

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Regina De Vera creates a warm, inviting environment for actors to own their performances, thus providing the director with a rich palette to experiment with. It is a treat to have worked in such an environment! I appreciate her application of Viewpoints as vocabulary for both choreography and consent: the specificity helps make scenes safe, repeatable, and precise, accompanied by a certain musicality to her choreography which draws from the characters’ given circumstances. Regina helps make moments of passion and tension matter more — and with her onboard, you will have a reliable guide watching for everyone’s wellbeing as you journey toward the team’s artistic vision.

- Geráld Diola, dramaturg-director (UP Diliman)
Miss Julie: Reimagined under UP Dulaang Laboratory (2024)

TRAINING & WORKSHOPS ATTENDED

Master of Fine Arts in Acting, The Juilliard School, New York, NY
- Best practices for stage intimacy workshop, Alicia Rodis of Intimacy Directors and Coordinators (2018)
6 hours of training in Theatrical Intimacy Education's "Best Practices" Workshop
6 hours of training in Theatrical Intimacy Education's "Intimacy Coordination for Film & TV" workshop
6 hours of training in Theatrical Intimacy Education's "Intimacy Choreography for Live Performance" workshop
6 hours of training in Theatrical Intimacy Education's "Best Practices when Working with Minors" workshop
3 hours of training in Theatrical Intimacy Education's "Modesty Garments, Barriers, and Masking" workshop
Introduction to Trauma Informed Communication with Instructor Roque Rodriguez c/o IDC
Anti-Racist Theater: A Foundational Course by Nicole Brewer
How to respond to harassment for people experiencing anti-Asian/American harassment training by Hollaback! (now Righttobe.org)
Bystander Intervention to stop anti-Asian/American and xenophobic harassment by Hollaback! (now Righttobe.org)
Bystander Intervention to Stop Police Sponsored Violence and Anti-Black Racist Harassment training by Hollaback! (now Righttobe.org)
Conflict De-escalation Training by Hollaback! (now Righttobe.org)

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TESTIMONIALS

"Regina, tunay ang paghanga ko sa kabuuan mo. Kinakapitan ko ang tapang at tindig sa lahat ng ginagawa mo. Pangarap kong matuto pa sa lahat ng pamumukadkad at ng pagtulong mo sa paglago ng iba. Isa kang biyaya!"

- Serena Magiliw, independent transpinay theater and film actor, director, performance artist, educator, advocate and cultural worker
Huling Palabas (Cinemalaya 2023 entry)

"More than my expectations, I'm glad to know more things that we must and we can do in order to practice having safe space in the theater.
Something I was amazed here is that there's what we call intimacy call. Here, we can say how we are going to execute a choreography well with security.
I hope these kinds of activities reach more audiences here in our country, not just for events like VLF or TE because I find this very beneficial to myself as a performer."
- Dan Sheneill
PLV - BACSTAGE

"All of it was unique! The importance of the steps in achieving a safe space for your actors and how can they imbed these things to your own organization."
- Noesis Marquez
Overall Stage Manager & Community Building Officer
Pelikulove Corp.

"Excellent! It was beyond what I was expecting. I was stunned and engaged in the discussion.
Everything is new to us, honestly. There were instances that we've come to realization some things would be different if we had done this on our previous production... Ms. Regina is simply superb at what she does! Kudos!"
- Marriane Campos
PLV BACSTAGE