ELENA CARBONELLI

Multidisciplinary artist — The United Artists

Elena

Carbonelli

Dancer, skater, performer, stilt walker and script supervisor. Scenic painter — traditional techniques.

Elena Carbonelli

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01 — Path

From skate to stage

Coming from figure skating, which she practised from the age of 6 up to the national circuit, she developed early on a sensitive relation to the moving body and to the stage. After a degree in sport science (STAPS) in Strasbourg, she continued at the crossroads of artistic disciplines with a master’s in Dance / Performative Practices in Lille, then a year at the School of Fine Arts in Tourcoing.

Her work brings together dance, performance, writing, visual art and photography, and gives rise to a range of artistic collaborations. In 2021 she completed her training with a professional degree in arts project and organisation management (GEPSAC) in Chambéry, before entering the French intermittent-performer scheme.

02 — Collaborations

Projects where artistic practice, transmission and collective creation meet.

She works in particular with Hockey Club de Chambéry and The United Artists, through series of inclusive roller dance workshops leading amateurs towards the experience of performing on stage; and with the independent magazine Presque, for which she has written since 2022.

  • Hockey Club de Chambéry
  • The United Artists
  • Presque magazine

Ongoing project

Roller Frequencies

A participatory roller dance creation programme run by Hockey Club de Chambéry with The United Artists, at the Pierre Cot gym in Chambéry. Skating fundamentals, individual and collective steps, musicality, improvisation, collective choreographic creation.

Roller dance culture developed within African-American communities in the United States, where rinks became places of creation, emancipation and solidarity. Learning happens through watching, mutual help and transmission between peers.

Second season from September 2026.

  • July 2025 — filming with compagnie La Coordonerie
  • April 2026 — Ciné Oké Barbie, Malraux Scène nationale: three appearances during the film
  • March 2026 — danced walk through public space, Chambéry
  • 2025 & 2026 — choreographies at the roller discos
  • 2026 / 2027 — two roller discos at Pierre Cot · Chambéry Carnival, February 2027 · end-of-year celebration in Froges, 12 June 2027

03 — Scenic painting

Traditional techniques

In 2025 she completed her training at the École Française de Décor in Annecy, where she graduated in scenic painting – traditional techniques. This new specialisation extends her interest in visual art and her experience of the stage. She now wishes to continue within scenic painting workshops for the performing arts, developing her skills alongside experienced teams.

A sensitive relation to the body in motion and to the stage.

She works with

The United Artists · Hockey Club de Chambéry · Presque magazine