Laura Arend joined the Conservatoire National Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Lyon (CNSMDL), then the Jeune Ballet. In 2009, she was accepted into the Merce Cunningham Studio in the USA. She left New York in 2011 to join the Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company (KCDC) in Israel.
She choreographed with LAC the shows YAMA, FIVE, ANNA, YIRO ,MIDAS and LEON.
Laura was commissioned to create short pieces for the Jeune Ballet Européen, the Jeune Ballet d’Aquitaine and the Conservatoire of Amiens. She was also commissioned by the Tel-Aviv Museum of Contemporary Art to create a performance to mark the centenary of the Dada movement.
In 2023, Laura took part of the evening curated by Kammertballetten, a shared evening with Paul Lightfoot and Ella Rotshchild.
In parallel with her choreographic work, Laura makes herself available for various experiences: she dances in Valérie Donzelli’s feature film “Notre Dame”, in 2019 and takes part in events such as the Opéra National de Paris under the direction of Dimitri Chamblas and poses for the editorial of Gala magazine. She collaborates with LA HORDE for the runway of Isabel Marant during Paris Fashion Week.
As a performer she also works choreographer Jill Crovisier and Axelle Lagier
Laura Arend is the founder of GALA HOPE. A charity dance gala. In 2024, she created the solo MAGNUS for Marie-Agnes Gillot.
Amazone is her new creation. A female trio inspired by the Brazilian warriors.
