Laura Hague
Dance Artist, Choreographer & Artistic Director
RESIDENCY
July 2023
LOCATION
Studio I + The Annex
ABOUT
Laura Hague is a London-based dance artist, choreographer and educator whose practice spans contemporary dance, jazz, commercial dance and circus. Since graduating from the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) with a First-Class Honours degree in Dance, she has developed a diverse career across stage, screen and live performance, working nationally and internationally.
As a performer, Laura has worked with companies including Alleyne Dance, Ascension Dance and Incandescence Circus, as well as performing at major events and venues including Boomtown Festival and the Royal Albert Hall. Her choreographic credits include Sky Arts, The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts and The Palestinian Circus School.
Alongside her performance career, Laura is passionate about creating work that explores social and political subjects through movement and storytelling. Her practice is rooted in collaboration, accessibility and the belief that dance can create meaningful connections between people and communities.
She is the founder and Artistic Director of Hague Ensemble, through which she continues to develop socially engaged performance and community projects.
Where Are They Now?
Since her residency at FieldWorks Dance, Laura Hague has continued to develop her career as a choreographer, performer and creative producer.
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She founded Hague Ensemble, a dance company established to champion unheard voices, bring communities together and make high-quality performance accessible to audiences across the UK.
Her first full-length production, Do You Understand Me?, developed from the research begun during her FieldWorks residency. The work toured four schools and three venues across the Midlands in 2025, including a public premiere at Birmingham's Midlands Arts Centre. It received a positive review from the British Theatre Guide, with particular recognition for its thoughtful and moving portrayal of dementia.
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Laura continues to work as a performer alongside her own choreographic practice. Her recent performance credits include Out Of The Deep Blue, an outdoor production in which she performs as a dancer and puppeteer, touring across the UK and Europe, and Accelerate with Highly Sprung Performance.
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She is also developing new work through Hague Ensemble, including Pendulum, an outdoor production combining dance and bungee-assisted movement, and is planning a national tour of Do You Understand Me? for spring 2028.
THE PROJECT
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In July 2023, Laura joined FieldWorks Dance for a month-long artist residency to develop an ambitious new immersive performance exploring the experience of living with dementia.
The project set out to investigate dementia from the perspective of the individual, exploring how the condition affects physical, psychological and cognitive function. Laura's initial research focused particularly on changes to vision and mobility, drawing on personal experiences of having close family members affected by dementia, alongside scientific research, medical literature and personal accounts.
Working collaboratively with dancers Kristine Berget and Clara Kerr, Laura explored how movement and projection could be brought together to communicate aspects of the dementia experience and create an immersive environment for audiences. She also planned to draw on the expertise of dementia specialists at Homerton Hospital, alongside artists working in performative installation and image-making.
The residency provided dedicated time and space for research and development, allowing Laura and her collaborators to begin establishing the movement language, visual approach and structure of the proposed work.
Her initial ambition was to create a short film documenting the research, forming part of a portfolio to support future funding applications and the development of a full-length live performance.
The Project – Do You Understand Me?
The research developed into Do You Understand Me?, a multimedia dance theatre production exploring dementia and its impact on both the person living with the condition and those closest to them.
Using movement, projection, sound and visual storytelling, the work follows the relationship between two sisters as dementia changes their lives and their relationship with one another.
Rather than approaching dementia solely through its medical symptoms, the production explores the emotional and human experience of the condition: the gradual loss of familiarity, the challenges of communication, the changing roles within a family and the importance of connection.
The work also grew beyond performance. Laura developed accompanying dementia-focused workshops for people living with dementia and their companions, using movement, coordination, creative tasks, props and storytelling to encourage participation, expression and connection.
Do You Understand Me? was developed into Laura's first full-length indoor production and premiered at the Midlands Arts Centre in Birmingham in November 2025, before touring schools and venues across the Midlands.