Elena Puchol Sola
ABOUT ELENA
1996 Valencia, Spain
Elena Puchol was born in 1996 in Valencia, Spain. Where she had her ballet training at the Conservatorio Superior de Danza de Valencia. Right after she developed her contemporary skills at Rambert School in London, finishing her Foundation/BA (Hons) Degree.
Since 2019, Elena have been freelancing around Europe and working as a performer for different dance companies, art collectives and artists such as TAIAT DANSA (Valencia) AOMaon (France), La Imperfecta (Madrid), Chantal Kohllmeyer, Nicolas Ventura, Jesus Pedroche, Olivia Grassot, etc.
Elena since 2021 is developing her own choreographic work like RYTTARNA (3rd prize award at the XX Choreographic competition Burgos-NY), currently part of Castilla & León Young Company’s repertoire and performed around Spain in various theaters. Her last choreography called NO HAY HUECO EN EL JARDÍN have been performed in theaters such as Teatros del Canal (Madrid), Paco Rabal Theater (Madrid), Conde Duque Theater(Madrid), and also finalist at the 36º Choreographic Contest of Madrid winning 5 prizes. Elena has received invitations to develop new creations with companies such as Dantzaz in Errenteria, Spain, and at the American Dance Festival in North Carolina, United States.
She is currently an artist-in-residence for the 2024 research residencies at the Centro Coreográfico Canal, Madrid.
She also co-direct her co-founded business company Bscene as the artistic director of production under the parent company Branda, which creates, produces, and distributes intellectual property in Live Events for multinational brands.
STUDIES
Superior Degree in performance
at Conservatorio Superior de Danza María de Ávila, Madrid, Spain.
Higher Degree in Visual and Shows Production
at IFP Madrid, Spain.
Foundation Degree and BA Honors
at Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance in London, UK.
Classical Degree
at Conservatorio Profesional de Danza de Valencia
ABOUT THE COMPANY
2022 Madrid, Spain
In 2022, Elena launched her own company and debuted her first short piece, NO HAY HUECO EN EL JARDÍN. This work took her across the globe, with over 30 performances in just one year. NO HAY HUECO EN EL JARDÍN garnered its five awards at the 36th Madrid Choreographic Contest, received two more prices at the 10 Sentidos Festival, it has been awarded Best Work at the 2024 Cáceres International Dance Festival and has won first prize at the XI DanzaXtrema Choreographic Contest. it has been showcased at various national and international dance festivals and contemporary dance platforms, including Teatre Riflessi (Sicily), Traslación (Lanzarote), Espai Inestable (Valencia), Bucles (Valencia), Cervandantes (Madrid), La Mercè (Barcelona), CC Paco Rabal Theater (Madrid), among others.
In July 2023, Elena created a new piece for students at the American Dance Festival titled Los Verdugos. This short piece explored the emotion of guilt as a tool for social manipulation and later evolved into a medium-length work with the Dance Company Dantzaz in December 2023. This piece became the seed for her new work, LA CULPA, which delves into the emotion of guilt from both psychological and religious perspectives. Currently, is in a research residency at Teatros del Canal in Madrid, with its premiere set for 2025.
In 2024, Elena premiered her first full-length work in Madrid, MOM, I AM A RICH MAN, a site-specific contemporary dance installation examining the paradox of the American Dream. Through both sociocultural and personal lenses, the piece explores the cost of chasing dreams, the pursuit of illusory goals, and the false promise of eventual success. A shorter, 15-minute version of this work is also available.