Janine is an Edmonton-based intimacy coordinator (her role on Nowhere Normal) and stunt performer. Selected Intimacy Coordinator credits include Under the Banner of Heaven (Disney), Billy the Kid (MGM), and The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw (A71 Entertainment). Stunt credits include Black Summer (Netflix) and Karate Couple (JD Buzz).
A director and certified movement instructor since 1991, Janine has drawn from her experience in dance, theatre and film to develop her stage combat and intimacy practices. She is an internationally certified Advanced Actor Combatant with Fight Directors Canada (FDC) and the Society of Australian Fight Directors (SAFDi) and a certified Actor Combatant with the Society of American Fight Directors (SAFD), the British Academy of Stage and Screen Combat (BASSC) and the Nordic Stage Fight Society (NSFS.)
Janine is an active member of the Alberta Theatre and Film Communities and was recently award the first Alberta ACTRA Intimacy Coordination contract after having choreographed the violence and intimacy for over 75 plays and films in the past decade. Her passion lies in teaching new talent and the joy of discovery in safe spaces. Janine graduated from the MacEwan Theatre Arts program and is a proud mother of four.
