"Heated Rivalry and How Do Actors Portray S-x Scenes"

About this episode

Sean and intimacy director Nicole Perry discuss how actors portray sex scenes in various media, inspired by the show 'Heated Rivalry'.

Season 4, Episode 3. With Heated Rivalry, the steamy Canadian TV show about gay hockey players, still on everyone's minds, Sean and intimacy director Nicole Perry are answering your questions about how actors perform sex scenes on stage and in tv and film. Contains adult content. Nicole Perry, MFA, CLMA, CID/C is an award-winning movement professional, working as an intimacy director, an intimacy coordinator on the SAG registry, and a dance choreographer. She was the intimacy coordinato...

People in this episode

Host: Sean

Guest: Nicole Perry

Topics covered

• intimacy direction
• sex scenes
• acting techniques
• performing arts
• LGBTQ representation

Keywords

• intimacy director
• sex scenes
• acting
• Heated Rivalry
• Nicole Perry
• performance
• LGBTQ

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SAG

Books & works: Heated Rivalry

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