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.
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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.
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laura.christine.elands@gmail.com
0032 (0)468 02 31 84
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LAURA ELANDS
Having obtained a degree in puppet theatre at ESNAM (École Supérieure des Arts de la Marionnette) in Charleville-Mézières and at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London, she began her artistic path through visual and textile art.
Puppetry revealed itself to her as a possibility to blend the theatrical space with her visual multidisciplinary approach, which developed her artistic language and expanded her possibilities of expression.
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Her process is intuitive. The chosen subject is explored through textual and visual research, which little by little feed an imaginary world and an artistic language specific to the performance. This is done through sketchbook work and the creation of images expressed through drawing, painting, sculpture as well as photography. These elements are then brought to the stage where they take the form of a scenic language.
She is currently exploring synthetic textile welding and felt making for the creation of puppets, shadow puppetry screens and scenographic pieces.
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Of Dutch nationality, she was born in Germany and has lived in France, Canada and the United Kingdom before moving to Brussels where she currently lives.
