Wellbeing Coordination in the Arts and Creative Sectors

I am a certified Wellbeing Coordinator, trained through University College Cork in partnership with Safe to Create and Screen Ireland. This training has gently and profoundly informed how I work across movement direction, choreography, and intimacy coordination, bringing a greater sense of care, clarity, and sustainability into my creative practice.

I see wellbeing as something that supports creativity rather than restricts it. Performance does not happen in isolation, and when performers and creatives feel supported, listened to, and resourced, the work can deepen and flourish. Wellbeing is not an add on to my process, but a way of working that allows people to do their best work with confidence and trust.

How Wellbeing Informs My Creative Practice

As a movement director and choreographer, I work with bodies as expressive, intelligent, and responsive instruments. My wellbeing training has sharpened my sensitivity to how energy, focus, and physical availability shift across a rehearsal process. This influences how I pace rehearsals, how physical material is introduced and developed, and how performers are supported through moments of challenge or intensity.

Rather than pushing towards outcomes at all costs, I prioritise processes that are sustainable and responsive. This creates rehearsal rooms where performers feel able to take creative risks, stay connected to their bodies, and engage fully with the work. The result is movement that feels grounded and emotionally present.

Wellbeing and Intimacy Coordination

My approach to intimacy coordination is closely connected to this wellbeing focused way of working. The training at University College Cork reinforced the value of clear communication, shared understanding, and thoughtful preparation. This allows intimate or high impact material to be approached with confidence and care, supporting performers to remain present, embodied, and creatively engaged.

By holding a wider view of how movement, intimacy, costume, scheduling, and creative intention intersect, I am able to support processes that feel coherent and considered. This creates space for intimacy to be expressive and meaningful, rather than something to manage or endure.

Supporting the Whole Cast and Creative Team

Wellbeing is something that benefits everyone involved in a production. My training emphasised the importance of open communication and collaboration across departments, helping to foster environments where people feel valued and included in the process.

I am particularly interested in working in ways that build trust across the whole company, from performers to creative and technical teams. When people feel supported and respected, collaboration becomes easier, communication clearer, and the work itself more cohesive.

A Sustainable Creative Ethos

Across theatre, TV, film, and live performance, I bring an integrated approach that connects movement, intimacy, and wellbeing. This allows me to contribute to work that is ambitious, generous, and artistically rich, while also being sustainable for the people making it.

I believe that when wellbeing is embedded into the creative process, the work gains clarity, confidence, and depth. It supports environments where artists can be bold, present, and fully engaged, both on stage, on screen, and behind the scenes.