Hello!
Ariel Leigh Cohen
Intimacy Coordinator
About me
Ariel Leigh Cohen (she/her) is an Equity Card carrying Intimacy Coordinator and Director residing in Los Angeles. Her mentors include Marcus Watson and Ashley H. White.
History in the Industry
With 10+ years of experience in the entertainment industry in New York City, she achieved success as a Props Designer on Broadway, Director Off-Off Broadway, Actor, Singer, Sketch Comedian, Playwright, and Artisan.
Since moving to Los Angeles in 2019, Ariel found her home as an Intimacy Professional, specializing in staging period pieces, queer intimacy, kink, comedic situations, and supporting productions with safe, inclusive, professional, and culturally competent direction.
Intimacy Coordinator Reacts (Video) – Girlship TV
Intimacy Training
2020 - 2023
147 Hours
Intimacy Directors and Coordinators (IDC)
2021 - 2023
31 Hours
Theatrical Intimacy Education (TIE)
2021 - 2022
8 Hours
Intimacy for Stage and Screen (ISS)
2021
Anti-Racist Theater with Nicole Brewer
2021 - 2022
17 Hours
Humble Warrior Movement
2022
3 Hours
National society of intimacy Professionals (NSIP)
2021 - 2022
17 Hours
Transgender Training Institute (TTI)
2021 - 2022
- Psychological First Aid Certificate from John's Hopkins ('21)
- MFHA Youth Mental Health First Aid ('22)
Education
University of Vermont
BA in Theater and Film
Burlington, VT, 2013
Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts
Shakespeare Summer Intensive
London, UK, 2012
Syracuse University
Musical Theater Summer Intensive
Syracuse, NY, 2008