Chelsea Pace, Laura Rikard, and Amanda Rose Villarreal proclaim the mission of the Journal of Consent-Based Performance and invite readers, artists, educators, and scholars to contribute to documenting the evolution of the field of intimacy specialization and consent-based practices in performance.

Amanda Rose Villarreal endeavors to summarize and analyze the literature that is foundational to consent-based performance practices and intimacy specialization, acknowledging the artistic and scholarly accomplishments that form the launchpad for this journal.

Kari Barclay evaluates desexualized language through multiple lenses. In this thought-provoking work, Barclay invites intimacy specialists to consider the multitude of impacts carried within our language and communication practices.

Laura Rikard revises a previous piece, clearly outlining an easy-to-follow protocol for staging kissing. These new revisions introduce practices for improving health and safety in response to COVID’s lasting impact upon our society.

Yarit Dor’s expansive article reflects upon her personal practice as a leader in the development of ‘modesty garments’ for performed intimacy. This piece details the history, types, and use of such garments, as well as providing useful checklists for building an intimacy specialist’s kit and Yarit’s process working on productions.

Kim Shively engages with Theatrical Intimacy Education (TIE) practices, neurological theories, cognitive science, and her own practice-based research, analyzing the current state of consent-based practices for directing and teaching youth, and arguing for the need for more specialized development in this area.

Chelsea Pace explicates Theatrical Intimacy Education’s stance on certification vs. qualification for intimacy specialization. Further opining on the ethics of gatekeeping inherent in certification, Pace calls for consent-based practitioners to develop collaborative, inclusive, and accessible ways of learning and growing as a field.

Editorial

Call for future submissions

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