Dr. Kate Busselle (she/her) is the founder of Heartland Intimacy Design & Training, an intimacy training company which offers academic, accessible, and affordable intimacy training entirely online. She has taught several workshops on staging and designing intimacy for several productions and films. She is also one of the original co-founders of Theatrical Intimacy Education. She has written extensively on the topic of theatrical intimacy and de-roling and debriefing practices; her publications can be found in journals such as Theatre Topics, The Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism, Theatre/Practice, and Howlround Theatre Commons. Kate is Assistant Professor of Movement, Intimacy, and Violence at the University of Oklahoma, where she teaches foundational and advanced movement courses, stage combat, and theatrical intimacy best practices for performers and stage managers. She also serves as the resident violence and intimacy designer for all School of Drama productions, and provides mentorship opportunities to emerging intimacy professionals within the program. Kate is an Advanced Actor Combatant with the Society of American Fight Directors (SAFD) with certifications in unarmed combat, rapier & dagger, quarterstaff, single sword, broadsword, broadsword and shield, knife, smallsword, and theatrical firearms safety.
Full CV available upon request.INTIMACYFounder, Heartland Intimacy Design & Training Founder, Theatrical Intimacy EducationVIOLENCEAdvanced Actor Combatant with the Society of American Fight Directors (SAFD) since 2011Certifications: Unarmed, Single Sword, Quarterstaff, Broadsword, Knife, Rapier & Dagger, Broadsword & Shield, Firearms SafetyExperience w/ Tomahawk, Bullwhip, Smallsword