Performer - Choreographer - Dance Pedagogue

Laura Arís is a dance artist working across performance, creation, and teaching. Her practice has developed through collaborations with dance companies, independent artistic projects, and commissioned work.

Her work is grounded in an ongoing dialogue with contemporary dance and other artistic disciplines, as well as an exploration of the relationship with the audience and how performance shapes it. Collaboration with other artists is central to her practice, fostering ongoing exchange and dialogue while maintaining her unique artistic voice.

“If I had to describe what Dance means, I would say it is where I find silence. Not just any silence, but the kind that exists between thoughts, and Dance has the power to extend that space.

Any artistic encounter can be a revealing experience, whether it implodes or explodes within us. It can feel like a slap in the face or be as liberating as breathing. This isn't limited to the relationship between a performance and its audience, but also encompasses the dynamic created between the director and performers during the creative process.

I use dance as a tool rather than a goal. Although it's not my intention, dance has a way of shaping my spirituality. I enjoy crafting theatrical discourses sustained by movement—constantly searching for generators of physicality and then applying filters that enhance the content of my work. In dance, I find an ephemeral logic that reveals fragments of truth. Sometimes, these fragments vanish at the end of the performance, but other times, they endure. I’m captivated by the echo of movement, by what lingers long after the final gesture.'“