- Intimacy coordinator
Born 1981 in Warsaw (43 Years)
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- Tages_Anzeiger: Live-Sex auf der BühneAls erstes Schweizer Theater arbeitet das Schauspielhaus mit einem Intimacy Coach. Kasia Szustow erklärt, wie sie arbeitet – und warum das Theater sein Publikum warnt.https://bit.ly/Tages_Anzeiger_Szustow
- NZZ: Wie Intimacy-Coaches neuerdings Übergriffe stoppen sollenAm Schauspielhaus Zürich werden in der laufenden Spielzeit erstmals sogenannte Intimacy-Coaches eingesetzt. Ihre Aufgabe ist es, Schauspielerinnen und Schauspielern in heiklen Szenen den Rücken zu stärken. Das wird nicht von allen goutiert.https://bit.ly/NZZ_Szustow
- Vogue Magazine: Kasia Szustow - the Intimacy CoordinatorIn the summer, the thriller series directed by Jan Holoubek 'Rojst '97' (the second season of the series, 2021) appeared on the Netflix platform, on which Szustow was already working in a new role.https://bit.ly/Vogue_Szustow
At the same time, she is undergoing a series of training courses for intimacy scene coordinators under the guidance of specialists in the industry. Amanda Blumenthal of the Intimacy Professionals Association, the first intimacy coordinator in Los Angeles, who has just become her individual mentor.
'Intimacy happens at the intersection of fantasy and the body, and it's easy to get lost, to lose track,' she says. That's why she always starts her work with an actress or actor with the phrase: "Your boundaries are in the perfect place, we just need to name them".
About Kasia Szustow
Certified intimacy coordinator (affiliation: Netflix, Sefe Sets), member of the European Intimacy Practitioners' Guild, crisis coach, facilitator of safe creative processes. An Initiator and co-author of the "Polish Guidelines for Intimate Scenes'' developed by a coalition of 11 film organizations.
She is a member of the Berufsverband Intimitätskoordination und Kampfchoreografie e. v. (German association for intimate scene coordination and fight choreography in the DACH Region: Germany, Austria, Switzerland). Graduate of the Theatre Academy in Warsaw (MA Theatre Studies) and the Warsaw School of Economics (post-MA: Project Management, post-MA: Coaching). During the 2023 semester she is a Guest Lecturer at the Filmwissenschaft Institut Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.
As a Consent Coach she provides individual support systems for challenging creative projects, and as a Crisis Coach she helps cultural organizations to implement an efficient and non-violent organizational culture.
As an intimacy coordinator she worked on more then 80 scenes for film productions such as: "Perfect Addition" (dir. Castille Landon, stars: Ross Butler, Kiana Madeira, Matthew Noszka, Constantin Film, 2023), "Elephant" (dir. Kamil Krawczycki, 2022, best micro-budget film, Gdynia, winner of Chicago LGBTQIA Film Festival), "Filip" (dir. Michał Kwieciński, 2022, Silver Lions, Gdynia Festival), "Rojst'97" (dir. Jan Holoubek, Netflix). She has worekd for Disney+ and Gaumont Gmbh ("German House” mini-series), Constantin Film "In The Lost Lands” (stars: Milla Jovovich, Dave Bautista), Netflix ("Freestyle” dir. Maciej Bochniak).
Kasia just wrapped polish "Lubię wracać” dir. By Małgorzata Szumowska & Michał Englert, stars: Joanna Kulig), she is currently working on a Swiss series for SRF&Netflix (TBA), and "The Assessment” with Alicia Vikander and Elizabeth Olsen.
Szustow has worked for Schauspielhaus Zürich on two productions as an Intimacy Coach for "Kurze Interviews mit fiesen Männern – 22 Arten der Einsamkeit" based on David F. Wallace, directed by Yana Ross (2021), and as Consent Coach for the production "Wilhelm Tell" by Switzerland's most important director Milo Rau (2022).
She finished one-year Safe Sets–Netflix Apprentices developing Intimacy Coordination talents for Netflix across the EMEA region. The course was a part of Grow Creative global fund created by Netflix to support Inclusion & Diversity initiatives in the industry. (Certificate 2021)
She is a member of the Berufsverband Intimitätskoordination und Kampfchoreografie e. v. (German association for intimate scene coordination and fight choreography in the DACH Region: Germany, Austria, Switzerland). Graduate of the Theatre Academy in Warsaw (MA Theatre Studies) and the Warsaw School of Economics (post-MA: Project Management, post-MA: Coaching). During the 2023 semester she is a Guest Lecturer at the Filmwissenschaft Institut Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.
As a Consent Coach she provides individual support systems for challenging creative projects, and as a Crisis Coach she helps cultural organizations to implement an efficient and non-violent organizational culture.
As an intimacy coordinator she worked on more then 80 scenes for film productions such as: "Perfect Addition" (dir. Castille Landon, stars: Ross Butler, Kiana Madeira, Matthew Noszka, Constantin Film, 2023), "Elephant" (dir. Kamil Krawczycki, 2022, best micro-budget film, Gdynia, winner of Chicago LGBTQIA Film Festival), "Filip" (dir. Michał Kwieciński, 2022, Silver Lions, Gdynia Festival), "Rojst'97" (dir. Jan Holoubek, Netflix). She has worekd for Disney+ and Gaumont Gmbh ("German House” mini-series), Constantin Film "In The Lost Lands” (stars: Milla Jovovich, Dave Bautista), Netflix ("Freestyle” dir. Maciej Bochniak).
Kasia just wrapped polish "Lubię wracać” dir. By Małgorzata Szumowska & Michał Englert, stars: Joanna Kulig), she is currently working on a Swiss series for SRF&Netflix (TBA), and "The Assessment” with Alicia Vikander and Elizabeth Olsen.
Szustow has worked for Schauspielhaus Zürich on two productions as an Intimacy Coach for "Kurze Interviews mit fiesen Männern – 22 Arten der Einsamkeit" based on David F. Wallace, directed by Yana Ross (2021), and as Consent Coach for the production "Wilhelm Tell" by Switzerland's most important director Milo Rau (2022).
She finished one-year Safe Sets–Netflix Apprentices developing Intimacy Coordination talents for Netflix across the EMEA region. The course was a part of Grow Creative global fund created by Netflix to support Inclusion & Diversity initiatives in the industry. (Certificate 2021)
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Training
| Year | |
|---|---|
| 2021/9 | Mental Health First Aid England (Mental Health First Aid course) |
| 2021/8 to 2022/8 | Safe Sets SA/ Netflix (Netflix Intimacy Coordination Development Program for the EMEA Region) |
| 2021/5 to 2021/6 | Intimacy Directors & Coordinators, LA, US (Consent in Academia; 6 weeks course) |
| 2021/2 to 2021/3 | Intimacy Directors & Coordinators, LA, US (Stage Managing Intimacy; 3 weeks course) |
| 2020/9 to 2021/7 | Warsaw School of Economics (Coaching; post-MA, one-year studies) |
| 2006/9 to 2007/6 | Warsaw School of Economics (Project Management; post-MA, one year studies) |
| 2000/10 to 2006/6 | Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw [pl] (MA Theatre Studies) |
Basic data
| Languages | EnglishGermanPolishRussian |
|---|---|
| Experience abroad | Central Europe: Germany, Switzerland Western Europe: England |
| Special skills | Safe creative process's facilitator with sense of humour |
| Own equipment | Intimacy kit (modesty garments) |
| Licences | B (car) [eu], First Responder DGUV 304-001 [de] |
| Education | Certified Intimacy Coordinator (affiliation: Netflix, Sefe Sets), member of the European Intimacy Practitioners' Guild, crisis coach, facilitator of safe creative processes. Graduate of the Theatre Academy in Warsaw (5 years MA studies, 2006) and the Warsaw School of Economics (post-MA: project management 2007, coaching 2021). Besides of 220+ hours intimacy coordination training Kasia passed certificated courses: – MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (MHFA England) – SEXUAL HARRASMENT PREVENTION – SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN, level2 – BULLYING & HARASSMENT – EQUALITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION – CONFLICT RESOLUTION – CORONAVIRUS AWERNESS In addition to Netflix&Safe Sets training Kasia took part in series of seminars and courses organized by Intimacy Directors and Coordinators (US), Intimacy on Set (UK), Intimacy For Stage And Screen (UK), Theatrical Intimacy Education (US): – Consent in Academia – 6 weeks course with Judi Lewis Ockler, Renee Redding-Jones, IDC – Stage Managing Intimacy – 3 weeks course with Alexis Black Tina Newhauser, IDC – Content Warnings for Theatre for Intimacy Directors and Coordinators with Gaby Labotka – Digging Deeper into Boundaries with Samantha Kaufman – Staging Intimacy with Young Actors for Educators with Intimacy for Stage and Screen – Facilitating Group Closure with Mitchell McCoy – Modesty Garments, Barriers, Masking with Chelsea Pace (Theatrical Intimacy Education) – Best Practices with Chelsea Pace (Theatrical Intimacy Education) – An introduction to Intimacy for Producers working in Film and TV with Ita O’Brien – Introduction to the world of Intimacy Coordination for the screen with Lizzy Talbot – Intimacy in Opera with Tonia Sina, Doug Scholz-Carlson – Intimacy Across Borders with Lizzy Talbot nad Claire Warden – Birth and Other High-Exposure Scenes with Carly Zien, Elan Mcallister, NYC Women Filmmakers (NYCWF) – Mental Health Check-In & Wellness Workshop by NYC Women Filmmakers – Intimacy from page to screen with Mia Schachter |
| Further references | Certified Intimacy Coordinator (affiliation: Netflix, Sefe Sets) the European Intimacy Practitioners' Guild full member |
| Preferred place of work | Global |
| Immediate working area | Cologne |
| 2nd residence (if applicable) | Warsaw |
| 1st residence (federal state or country) | Germany - North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Accommodation possibilities | Cologne, Warsaw |
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