Joy DeMichelle, is the founder of Acting With Intimacy and Acting with Joy, Inc. Joy's work is committed to an antiracist, consent-based approach to acting which makes space for creatively free performances that honor the truth, history and cultural themes represented in the script. 

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Participating actors learn to advocate, explore and apply a holistic methodology; that allows actors to self direct physical intimacy, emotional intimacy and or culturally charged moments. With boundaries, consent and choreography in place, I have fostered a new approach that supports creative wellbeing and increases the probability of actors reaching their full potential, while maintaining their dignity and self respect. This is a place where actors can create freely within their boundaries allowing them to "Live and Create Joyfully"!