Laura Christina Edwards
Education
University of Salford - First Class Bachelor of Arts (Physical & Dance Theatre 2011-2014)
Skills
Physical Theatre, Shadow/prop puppetry, Clowning, Contemporary Dance, Improvisation, Somatic practices, Character work, Acting, Devising, Facilitating, Children’s/family theatre, Singing, Song-writing, Stand-up comedy.
Employment as a Performer
Tree of life, Sanskruti Dance Cambridge R&D, 2024
Apple ‘N’ Spice, Sanskruti Dance Cambridge, rural touring, 2023 - 2024
Nocturnal Creatures, Meraki Collective & Elisa Artesero, Sculpture in the City 2023
The Nutcracker, Moxie Brawl, Cambridge Junction 2022
Kill a Witch or Die Tryin’, Meraki Collective, Waterside Arts Centre 2019
Road to Respect, Altru Drama, North-West School tour 2019
Spirit of the Essoldo, Matrafisic Dance, Manchester 2019
Only Speak When Spoken To, Meraki Collective, The Lowry, Contact Theatre, Camden People’s Theatre, Unity Theatre, HOME Theatre 2017-2018
GALA, RITE Collective, Manchester Victoria Baths 2015
Self-devised Performance
Likkle Darling, Laura Edwards, TicTac Art Centre, Brussels 2024
An Iron Rich Snack, Cambridge Junction Troop Short Scratchings 2023
The consequence of sounds, Cambridge Junction Troop Short Scratchings 2023
In movement & Stillness, Space Clarence Mews 2023
And here, now, Space Clarence Mews 2022
Commissions (Meraki Collective)
Making waves bursary, Making Waves Festival, Waterside Arts Centre 2019
Female bursary, Physical Fest, Unity Theatre 2019
Made at HOME, PUSH Festival, HOME Theatre 2018
Seed Commission, SPRINT Festival, Camden People's Theatre 2018
Seed Commission, Shoots at The Lowry 2017
Seed Commission, TURN Festival, Contact Theatre 2017
Recent Continued Professional Development
New Art Club Comedy School, Tom Roden, Cambridge Junction 2024
Killing Time Workshop with Stacy Makishi, METAL 2024
Improvisation on Stage Intensive, David Zambrano, Tictac Art Centre 2024 (DYCP)
Stand Up Comedy Course, The Comedy School, London 2023 (DYCP)
Clown School: Theatre of the Funny, sypmonkey, Circus Factory Cork 2023 (DYCP)
Lost Dog Summer Residency, East Sussex 2023
Year of Making Artist Residency, Space Clarence Mews, London 2022 & 2023
Arts Council England funding
Develop your creative practice - Developing Dance Comedy performance Sept 2023 - Feb 2024
Mentors
Seke Chimutengwende ABOUT | Seke Chimutengwende
Sarah Blanc About – Sarah Blanc
Singing Performance
GRIN 2011-2014Funk/Ska/Reggae Band based in Salford with original songs, performing at Ducie Bridge, Matt & Phreds, Night & Day, Atmosfield Festival
Hosting
Moving Compositions is a bi-monthly live improvised performance event at Cambridge Junction hosted by Laura Edwards in association with Troop Artist Development.
Teaching
Moving Compositions, Improvisation workshops, Cambridge 2022 - present
D.I.Y Theatre, Theatre practitioner/Support worker, Manchester 2019 - 2020
Z-arts, Theatre facilitator, Manchester 2017 - 2020
Together Trust, 150 Artists Project, The Lowry, Lead Artist, Manchester 2019
Creative Experts at Contact Theatre, Lead Artist, Manchester 2017 - 2020
Other skills
Acoustic guitar - beginner
Spoken Italian/French - A2