A multidisciplinary creative force
Haruka Kuroda
Fight Director | Intimacy Director/Coordinator
Actor | Voice-Over Artist
Young Performer Support Specialist (YPS)
About Me
I am a fight director, BADC certified senior instructor, a BECTU registered intimacy coordinator/ director, actor and voice-over artist.
Nearly 3 decades of working in this creative, challenging and ever-changing industry in the U.K., I have cultivated an eclectic skill set that spans multiple creative disciplines.
Rather than feeling like a "Jack of all trades", I choose to think of myself as a bowl of delicious ramen noodles (bear with me, it will make sense in a sec!).
A bowl of authentic ramen is a harmonious medley of contrasting unique flavours, colours, and textures. Similarly, my career brings together seemingly distinct elements—acting, voice work, fight directing, and intimacy coordination—into a unified whole. Like a skilled ramen chef, I blend these facets with care, ensuring that each project I undertake leaves collaborators with a sense of satisfaction, warmth, and inspiration.
As a fight director and intimacy director (for theatre)/ intimacy coordinator (TV& Film), my priority is to create a space which everyone involved are compassionately looked after so that they are able to fully commit to their creative challenges and produce their best work.
I offer my expertise and experience to bring authenticity, precision and excitement to those violent and/or intimate moments in every productions I work on. I thrive in collaborative process and I humbly trust that my creative flexibility will always lead me to discover greater physical storytelling.
As an actor, I enjoy choosing productions and stories that bring joy, a sense of play and allow me to explore infinite creative possibilities. From My Neighbour Totoro (RSC) to a one-person Kamishibai storytelling shows that I create and produce with A Thousand Cranes Theatre Company, I love connecting with the audience with my passion for storytelling and share the magical imaginary world of theatre.
As a Global majority creative professional in the U.K., I am passionate about representation in the arts.
I actively seek opportunities to work with productions that elevate marginalized voices and advocate to showcase stories and talents from diverse cultural backgrounds.
I am a proud member of Equity and currently serving as a Stage Actor committee member.
I am an Intimacy Coordinator on the BECTU IC Registry.
YPS is an on-set professional focusing specifically on diffusing traumatic, difficult, sensitive and possibly harmful content for minor actors through imaginative play, acting coaching and specific protocols for working with minors.
By working closely with the director, the YPS will assist in creating believable performances, while keeping the minor safe, comfortable and engaged. The YPS is different from a chaperone, child minder, tutor or intimacy coordinator.
In the U.K. filming industry this role does not officially exist yet and as one of the first cohorts of the YPS training by Safe Set, I am passionate about advocating for the importance and necessity of this role for the well-being of our young performers and the future of the industry.
Current & Upcoming shows
A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
Dir: Emily Lim
Book tickets: Shakespeare's Globe (23 Apr to 29 Aug)
Our Eyes Looking for God by TD Moyo
Dir: TD Moyo
Composer: Renell Shaw
LIbrettis: April Koyejo-Audiger
Book tickets: Barbican (9-13 Sep)
Chaos by Laura Lomas
Dir: Amelia Sears
Book tickets: Guildhall School of Music and Drama (19 to 24 Oct)
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Adapted by Sally Cookson, Mike Akers and The Original Cast
Dir: LIly Dyble
Book tickets: Mercury Theatre (26 Sep to 10 Oct)
Rose Theatre (13 to 24 Oct), Northern Stage (3 to 7 Nov)
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