Ela Portnoy

Performer Deviser Writer

Ela (he/they/she) is an actor and up-and-coming drag artist. They are interested in experimental work that pushes the boundaries of art, political theatre, cabaret, clowning, puppetry and good stories that bring fresh voices to the fore.

Credits

Drag artist, Keela Kraving's Grand Show, 1 night, 2022
Drag artist, AYN King Showcase, 1 night, 2022
Writer-performer, Green Shoots, 1 night York Theatre Royal, 2022
Writer-performer, Queer Spaces, 1 night York Theatre Royal, 2022
Scare Actor, The York Dungeon, 6 months, 2021
Deviser-performer, Crossings, East15, 1 night, 2020
Writer-puppeteer, Silver Spoons: A Puppet Cabaret, East15, Short Film, 2020
Writer-Puppeteer, The Secret Sex Lives of Nail Varnish, Virtual Puppet Residency, Short Film, 2020
Writer-Puppeteer, The Soup, Bristol 48h puppet film festival, 2020
Lady Macbeth, Macbeth, East15, 2020
Jailer's Daughter, Wind in the Willow, Ryedale Festival, 1 week, 2019

Training

East15 MA Acting 2019-20
National Youth Theatre, 2019
Emma Rice's School of Wise Children, 3 week residential, 2019

Location

London

Experience

2-5 years

Art forms / Disciplines

  • Theatre / Live perfomance

What I do

  • Devising
  • Dialect / Voice Direction
  • Facilitating
  • Languages
  • Music - Can Read
  • Music - Plays Instruments
  • Music - Singing
  • Outdoor performance
  • Performing
  • Physical Theatre / Mime
  • Puppetry
  • Site Responsive/Immersive
  • Teaching / Coaching
  • Verbatim theatre

Additional Languages

Hebrew, Spanish, German

Social

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