5 years of training and practice. 1 year of writing. 6 more months of editing. This is longer than a birth! But now, the book is ready to be out in the world. And I want to celebrate that, with you!
Ways you can celebrate with me:
Read MorePre-Order Care-full Creativity in Theatre and Dance Education Consent-Forward, Trauma-Informed, Psychologically Safe Movement Pedagogy Now!
Care-full Creativity in Theatre and Dance Education is written for dance and movement educators as they develop consent-forward, trauma-informed, psychologically safe classrooms, rehearsals, and studio spaces.
Read More2025 in Review- Podcasts and Articles
Everything I wrote, was interviewed for, or was cited in in 2025 (that I know of, anyway) is linked on my Linktree! There are pieces there for dance, for theatre, and for film, about being a dance educator and an intimacy coordinator /intimacy director
2026 will be full (hopefully) of pieces about my book, so stay tuned for more links!
Mental Health and Theatre
Nicole was interviewed, with colleagues Ann James and Molly Schenck, as well as frequent actor-collaborator and friend Niki Fridh for an Equity News Magazine feature on mental health in theatre, and how boundary and closure practices can contribute.
Sharing my Gratitude with at the Acknowledgement from "Care-full Creativity in Theatre and Dance Education"
Since this is a time for gratitude (and since my book FINALLY has official pre-order [Jan 2, 2026] and publication [Jan 23, 2026] dates!), it seems like a great time to share the acknowledgements for "Care-full Creativity in Theatre and Dance Education: Consent-forward, Trauma-informed, Psychologically Safe Movement Pedagogy". This book exists because of these folks (and so many more that I need to apologize for not mentioning here).
Read MoreNew Podcast Episode about the Intimacy Field, and Working in Florida
Larry Elkin of Palisades Hudson and I have been talking about recording this podcast for awhile, and we finally did it!
In this episode of “Something Personal” Larry and I, with host Amy, talk about the “what” and “how”, as well as the Florida-particular “where” of working as an Intimacy Coordinator and Intimacy Director.
There are also shout-outs to Thinking Cap Theatre’s “Lizzie” and “Cymbeline”, my big fall projects.
Intimacy Coordination Blog
I’m excited to on the list of the top Intimacy Coordination blogs on the internet! And in some great company!
Want to know more about being an Intimacy Coordinator? Check out the FREE FAQ sheet!
Last of the Red Hot Robots Review
This new, silly, campy show produced by Latiné Theater Lab is playing through Sept. 27 in Fort Lauderdale!
Check out our first review- that even mentions the Intimacy Director!
And another rave (and discussion of intimacy!).
See the Events page for ticket info.
Photo by Alex Gonozalez. Featuring L to R: Samuel Krogh, Wendy Chamorro, and Ryan Towsend.
Review for "Mud" at Latiné Theater Lab
Mud is such an iconic play of abstract, theatrical, modern work. It was my pleasure to create the intimacy and violence for this inaugural performance of the new Latiné Theater Lab in South Florida!
Check out our review here.
A few production photos are also up on my Work Samples page!
All the Natalie Portmans review
I was honored to be the movement director (handling intimacy, fights, and dance) for All the Natalie Portmans at Thinking Cap Theatre. Check out the production’s review in South Florida Theater Magazine here.