Intimacy Coordinator

Coordinating a sexually intimate scene is not unlike setting up a fight sequence.

A flow of technical physicality and communication are established first and the performance is layered in second. Anita builds the actors’ confidence with her pragmatic and nonintrusive approach, which translates into a more natural performance.

From Stratford to Star Trek, Anita arrives with professionalism and innovative intimacy design. She meets the challenges of the day with kindness and efficiency. Her approach to the work is both serious & playful, technical, collaborative, and high-spirited.

She continues to be a supreme support to accomplished performers and creatives alike, building a safe atmosphere and supporting individual needs.

Romeo & Juliet

Photo credits Romeo & Juliet (Stratford Festival 2024). Pictured: Jonathan Mason (Romeo), Vanessa Sears (Juliet). Director: Sam White; Set and Designer: Sue LePage; Lighting Designer: Louise Guinand; Composer and Sound Designer: Debashis Sinha; Choreographer: Adrienne Gould; Fight and Intimacy Director: Anita Nittoly. Photo by David Hou.

The Diviners

Photo credits The Diviners (Stratford Festival 2024). Pictured: Irene Poole (Morag Gunn) and Jesse Gervais (Jules Tonerre); Text: Yvette Nolan and Vern Thiessen; Director and Dramaturg: Krista Jackson; Director and Cultural Consultant: Geneviève Pelletier; Choreographer: Cameron Carver; Musical Arranger, Music Director and Sound Designer: MJ Dandeneau; Set and Lighting Designer: Bretta Gerecke; Costume Designer: Jeff Chief; Composer: Andrina Turenne; Fight and Intimacy Director: Anita Nittoly. Photo by David Hou.

Guys and Dolls

Photo credits Guys and Dolls (Stratford Festival 2026). Set Designer: Michael Gianfrancesco. Costume Designer: Dana Osborne. Lighting Designer: Bonnie Beecher. Sound Designer: Haley Parcher. Photographed: Dan Chameroy and Olivia Sinclair-Brisbane. Photos by: David Hou and Ann Baggley.

Guys and Dolls

Photo credits Guys and Dolls (Stratford Festival 2026). Set Designer: Michael Gianfrancesco. Costume Designer: Dana Osborne. Lighting Designer: Bonnie Beecher. Sound Designer: Haley Parcher. Photographed: Dan Chameroy and Olivia Sinclair-Brisbane. Photos by: David Hou and Ann Baggley.

Showcase

Format (2024) is a Canadian horror film written by Darik Maurice and Mike Stechyson, and directed by Darik Maurice, for which Anita was intimacy coordinator and stunt coordinator. Learn more about Format at IMDB.com »

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Anita’s Intimacy Coordinator Credits

On Stage:

  • The Bidding War (Crow’s Theatre)
  • As You Like It (The Grand Theatre)
  • Roberto Zucco (Buddies in Bad Times)
  • Three Sisters (Soulpepper Theatre)
  • Fall on Your Knees (Canstage/NAC/The Grand)
  • Prodigal (Crow’s Theatre)
  • Trojan Girls and The Outhouse of Atreus (Outside The March/Factory Theatre);
  • Our Place (Cahoots/Theatre Passe Muraille)
  • Wendy and Peter (Stratford Festival, 2024 season)
  • Cymbeline (Stratford Festival, 2024 season)
  • Romeo & Juliet (Stratford Festival, 2024 season)
  • The Diviners (Stratford Festival, 2024 season)
  • The Goat (Stratford Festival, 2024 season)
  • La Cage aux Folles (Stratford Festival, 2024 season)
  • Something Rotten! (Stratford Festival, 2024 season)
  • Twelfth Night (Stratford Festival, 2024 season)
  • Get That Hope (Stratford Festival, 2024 season)
  • Salesman in China (Stratford Festival, 2024 season)
  • London Assurance (Stratford Festival, 2024 season)
  • Bad Roads (Crow’s Theatre)
  • Angels in America (Buddies in Bad Times)
  • The Retreat (Imago Theatre)
  • Truth (Young People’s Theatre)
  • Jesus Christ Superstar (Here For Now)
  • WildWoman (Soulpepper Theatre)
  • Hamlet (The Rose)
  • Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes (Thousand Islands Playhouse)

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