ABOUT
She studied an Art and Design Foundation year at Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK, and then went on to the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama to study BA Theatre Practice: Puppetry in London, before continuing her studies as part of the 10th promotion at l’Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts de la Marionnette in Charleville-Mézières, France.
She is currently in compagnonnage with Compagnie Akselere, based in Caen (France).
Of Dutch origin, Laura was born in Germany and has lived in France, Canada and the U.K before finishing her studies in Charleville-Mézières (France) and moving to Brussels (Belgium), where she currently lives.
Laura Elands is a visual artist and puppeteer, combining both disciplines to create interdisciplinary performances.
She draws her inspiration from her natural surroundings, with a particular interest in the relationship between nature and the human body and mind.
laura.christine.elands@gmail.com
0032 (0)468 02 31 84
ABOUT
She studied an Art and Design Foundation year at Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK, and then went on to the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama to study BA Theatre Practice: Puppetry in London, before continuing her studies as part of the 10th promotion at l’Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts de la Marionnette in Charleville-Mézières, France.
She is currently in compagnonnage with Compagnie Akselere, based in Caen (France).
Of Dutch origin, Laura was born in Germany and has lived in France, Canada and the U.K before finishing her studies in Charleville-Mézières (France) and moving to Brussels (Belgium), where she currently lives.
Laura Elands is a visual artist and puppeteer, combining both disciplines to create interdisciplinary performances.
She draws her inspiration from her natural surroundings, with a particular interest in the relationship between nature and the human body and mind.
laura.christine.elands@gmail.com
0032 (0)468 02 31 84
AME LAME
GRANDFATHER'S HOUSE
COMPAGNIE AKSELERE
© 2022 Théâtre de l'Heure Bleue
AME LAME
2016
From the moment of their conception, some people possess a second soul, coming from either the earth, the sea or the sky. But although it is attached to the first cell of the body, it does not survive the pain of birth. These people grow up with an inner emptiness that they will try to fill throughout their lives, looking for their second soul at its origin: the earth, the sea or the sky. The character of this show is a woman who dreams of living among birds and thus, gets closer to the sky. Her search is interpreted through puppet manipulation and movement that creates the illusion that the performer and the body of the puppet are one.
Text by Jana Rémond
Sound by Lex Kosanke
Lighting by Philippe Lacombe
Advice from Shérazade Ferraj, Nathalie Elain and Alexandra Vuillet
Photo and video by Christophe Loiseau
Created and performed at l’Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts de la Marionnette (ESNAM) in Charleville-Mézières, France.