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
AME LAME
GRANDFATHER'S HOUSE
COMPAGNIE AKSELERE
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LE THÉÂTRE DE L'HEURE BLEUE
Le Théâtre de l'Heure Bleue (The Blue Hour Theatre) is a puppet theatre company based in Brussels, founded by Laura Elands,
an alumni of the 10th promotion of ESNAM (École Nationale Supérieure des Arts de la Marionnette) in Charleville-Mézières, France.
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It expresses its artistic identity through a visual and sensorial theatre of puppet figures and materials.
The experience of feeling is revealed, sensations that live within us, bodily and emotional, that are difficult to put into words and go beyond logic.
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This approach is conveyed through a visual art language, made up of various materials, which is articulated in space and time on the stage, creating 'paintings' that evolve over time. These images can evoke memories and lead to associations, they touch upon a universal symbolism and an individual understanding in relation to one's own sensitivity.
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The blue hour is a peculiar hour. It is the time between day and night, and between night and day, a magical time when the sky is filled with a deep blue. For only a few minutes, the birds sing. It is a time of end and beginning, the noise and movement of the day cease but it is not yet night. The moon is already appearing, but the stars have not yet been revealed. It is an interval that allows a moment of reflection, to look within and find stillness.