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
a visual poem on the experience of grief
RACINES DU CIEL
2021
contemporary puppetry performance
35 minutes
age 10 +
without words
Directed and performed by Laura Elands
Lighting design by Boris Vandystadt
Sound design by Isi Milton
Technical management by Adèle Evans
Racines du Ciel (roots of heaven) evokes the experience of grief – how loss can upset our inner landscape and uproot us. And then, little by little, without forgetting what has been lost, the connection with the lost ones is transformed so that we may renew ourselves and move forward.
Racines du ciel is the story of a woman who loses her loved one and is faced with her grief and with herself.
We follow her journey through a performance that uses puppets, mask and sculpture.
You are invited to a poetry of images, without words, a journey of sensations which, through its universal symbols, appeals to the sensitivity of each individual.
Please contact le Théâtre de l'Heure Bleue if you wish to receive the presentation dossier.
With the support of:
Festival Mondial des Théâtres de Marionnettes de Charleville-Mézières
Le Centre de la Marionnette de Tournai
Magisch Theatertje, Maastricht
La section francophone du Centre belge de l’UNIMA
Le Centre Culturel de Tubize
Le Théâtre C.R.E.A. Bruxelles
Les Manies ASBL, Grez-Doiceau
This performance project is the result of a companionship with Compagnie Akselere, between 2018 -2019. The companionship scheme is an initiative of the DRAC and the Ministry of Culture in France.
