GEORGIA PAIZI (she/her) is a bilingual (Greek/English) Intimacy Coordinator, movement teacher & funded choreographer, born in Athens/Greece (1985). Georgia trained as an intimacy coordinator with the US-based Intimacy Directors & Coordinators Professionals (IDC, 2022-2024), completing their internationally renowned program recognized by SAG-AFTRA (IDC member certification expected April 2025).
Georgia is the first Greek performing arts professional, and one of the very few based in Southern Europe & the Balkans, to specialize as an intimacy coordinator. She has a background in dance & voice, and university degrees in theatre & social sciences, with studies across Greece, Europe, UK & the US (BA, PG, MA, vocational trainings). She is an ARTworks (SNF) fellow in choreography, (2021), a State Scholarshiprecepient, and a Gill Clark Bursary and Trinity Laban awardee.
Having worked primarily as a choreographer & movement educator in Athens, London & Berlin -with additional experience as a performer in dance, film & theater, as well as assistant directing and producing- Georgia brings over 10 years of experience in the performing arts industry & education to her role as an intimacy coordinator. She curates COCHLEA studia and is the artistic director of international mid-career dance & movement course GUTS | EYES | BONES | BOUNDARIES. She has a extensive experience in pioneering movement pedagogies in Northen Europe & the US since the 1970s. She is a member of the Alexander Technique teachers' International, the Skinner Releasing Technique teachers' Network, the Greek Dance Union, and is a mother of two.
Georgia's approach to intimacy work is rooted in continuous education, high artistry and strong bonds to the collegial community. She works closely with a network of specialists whose embodied and professional expertise bring nuance and diversity to her work, in confidence that simulated sex and intimacy in film and performance are powerful storytelling elements that require detail, care and multidisciplinary craftswomanship.
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