by Siobhan Richardson | Apr 17, 2018 | Best Practices
I’m starting to take a webinar with The Virtues Project. I first heard about it from Christine Ayling when I was up in Grande Prairie to teach. From talking to Christine in person, to listening to her TEDtalk (see below), and reading up on The Virtues Project...
by Siobhan Richardson | Apr 4, 2018 | Moving to Toronto
Flashfood is a way to get discounted groceries. Grocery stores post when they area putting food on at a discount, you purchase it, and pick it up! Super easy! At all FarmBoy locations in Ontario. Check out their website for more info. Download the free app (scroll to...
by Siobhan Richardson | Mar 26, 2018 | Self-Care
Mindfulness training can make you more resilient and compassionate, less reactive in situations of high stress. Soldiers reported that not only did daily mindfulness exercises decrease the chances of PTSD, but it also INCREASED the chances of Post-Traumatic GROWTH....
by Siobhan Richardson | Oct 17, 2017 | Best Practices
In light of the current #metoo, I want to be sure that people know some of their options when facing harassment in the performance workplace. Ideally these actions are prevented, but if you have experienced harassment in the workplace here is how your unions have your...
by Guest Contributor | Oct 10, 2017 | Best Practices
Intimacy choreography has been a fundamental tool for me as an actor and as a human with boundaries. My boundaries are very different now from what they were when I was 16. I have triggers now that never existed before. Without intimacy choreography, I don’t know that...
by Siobhan Richardson | Oct 5, 2017 | Best Practices
You need a fight director/stunt coordinator. Find a good one. Engage their services. Celebrate your incident-free production. NB: No one is harmed in this body cam footage. Also, as soon as the police show up, DO WHAT THEY SAY, and read what Carly says below. ...
by Siobhan Richardson | Sep 18, 2017 | Moving to Toronto
Where has this been all my life?! I picked this up at the Toronto Public Library today. Has some excellent info on riding your bike in Toronto, including a quick reminder of the rules of the road, how to signal, handling intersections, and what you can be fined for....
by Siobhan Richardson | Sep 7, 2017 | Intimacy For The Stage, Uncategorized
I’ll be on the panel for FILM INTIMACY at the ACTRA Fall Members’ Conference. Schedule here. The conference is free to members who register. Register...
by Siobhan Richardson | Sep 5, 2017 | Intimacy For The Stage
In 2004, Tonia Sina began her work on creating what is now the Intimacy for the Stage method. At the time, the idea of being an “Intimacy Specialist” was completely new. 12 years later, Intimacy Directors International (IDI) was founded to support the growing...
by Siobhan Richardson | Mar 6, 2017 | Best Practices
Putting this here for safe-keeping and reference! I’m going to be doing a pocketLIVE broadcast where I go over my book. This looks like a good jumping off point. ...
