Carly DW Bones

THEATRE director, sex educator, intimacy director,
and COMMUNITY FACILITATOR

Community Facilitator

The core of my practice is creating and facilitating brave spaces where communities can explore incidents and topics that include discomfort, conflict or harm. I aim to hold spaces that allow for a deeper level of vulnerability, honest communication, and both personal and community growth. I am dedicated to creating a space where everyone involved belongs and feels empowered to share —without compromising the wellbeing and safety of the folks who are most vulnerable within the group. I work with the group to minimize the possibility and extent of harm, and to allow for folks in the community to be brave and reach toward growth.

I specialize in working with artistic communities, young adults, college communities and communities supporting survivors of sexual violence and/or misogyny. I am passionate about sharing tools and language for communities to create more inclusive spaces where everyone is entitled to respect, dignity and a sense of belonging. 

I bring a consciousness to navigating the systems of power in the room into creating community agreements, and moderating how space is taken up. I believe that people are more open to being accountable and growing when they don’t feel attacked or shamed. I believe in specific accountability over general punishment, and that this work can and must be done for communities to grow and heal together.  

I often use embodied theatre-based exercises to activate a group at the beginning, and somatic tools for re-centering and grounding at the end of every session.