BTERD IN THE BONE IS A CONSTELLATION OF THEATRE MAKERS WE HAVE COLLABORATIED TOGETHER TO CREATE OUR TRAINING IN THEATRE TECHNIQUES.
WE HAVE CREATED UPWARDS OF THIRTY FULL SCALE PERFORMANCES AND FILMS, AND OUR OWNTHEATRE FESTIVAL IN PARIS. MANIFESTO HERE
Guðbjörg Ása (GUDDA)
Guðbjörg Ása (Gudda) is an actress from Iceland. She trained as an actor at Rose Bruford College (UK), graduating with a BA(hons) in 2010. Following her graduation, Gudda did a training residency with Bred in the Bone Theatre Company at the Grotowsky Institute in Wroclaw, Poland. Consequently she joined the company as an actor, later on also serving as a trainer. With Bred in the Bone Gudda has performed in 21 Windmills, She is Lear, She is Macbeth and The Ship. Alongside her work in theatre Gudda has worked extensively within the wellfare sector in Iceland, in particular with the elderly. She is enthusiastic about providing a better quality of life for those who have been marginalized in society, firmly believing in the potential of the arts in that perspective. Currently she is studying for her masters degree in Arts and Wellbeing at the Icelandic Academy of the Arts. Gudda has a clown called Plong who has been involved in hospital clowning and activism.
MATTHIEU LELOUP-BELLON
Theatre Actor and Director, Matthieu has trained with Zaddredhin Zahed and Jacques Lecoq in Paris, Judith Holzer in Berlin and Indonesia. He is co-founder of Bred In The Bone Theatre company with Tanya Munday, and Artistic Director since 2009.
Ihave trained as an actor/performer in Paris with Zadredin Zahed (Orgast Peter Brook) and with Jacques Lecoq. I also benefited from UK conservatoire training (Cygnet, Rose Bruford College) before gaining extensive experience in Movement and Somatic training with Prapto Suryodarmo and Judith Holzer in Indonesia. I completed my vocational training with Polish avant-garde and award-winning company Song Of the Goat and collaborated with Grotowski Institute (Wroclaw).
These experiences have nurtured a passion for the actor-performer, their training and the central part they have in the event of Theatre. With Bred In The Bone Theatre Laboratory, we have developed Theatre Musicality actor training that empowers the performer through the practice of ‘scales’, similar in their use and result as those employed by musicians. This is also the topic and central argument of my PhD Research at the University of Plymouth.
MATILDE JALLES
Started her journey in the performing arts with dance. Completed the Trinity Guildhall Exam in MT, level 6 with distinction. Graduated from ESTC in 2016, Acting course. Joined Bred In The Bone, London based company, in 2017 for a professional Internship and has been a member of the company ever since. She’s part of Comicalate, a collective of artists that produces original portuguese web series, such as “Frágil” where she plays one of the protagonists. In theatre she was part of many different projects such as “The Ship” by BITB, “Unspoken” by Companhia do sitio (Co-founder), “Lisbon Sisters” and "Quando Eu Morrer, Vou Fazer Filmes no Inferno!" by Mario Coelho, “As Estrelas Que Hoje Vemos Já Morreram Há 100 Anos”, by Rita Delgado and Diana Narciso. She’s also been involved in several projects within cinema, television and theatre by producing and assisting the creation process, such as "Menos Um" (cinema), “Sempre que Acordo” by Lara Mesquita (theatre), “Scroll” (television) and “TARA” by Mariana Guarda (theatre).
MATTHIEU LELOUP-BELLON
TINNA
TINNA
Tinna graduated from Acting at Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance in the summer of 2010 and has since then partcipated in workshops with different artists and worked with various theatre groups in Iceland.
She is a member of Bred in the Bone Theatre Laboratory and has for the last five years studied classical singing with Alina Dubik at Reykjavik College of Music
Tinna lives in a little hole in Reykjavik, where she likes to croché and cook while
Tinna graduated from Acting at Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance in the summer of 2010 and has since then partcipated in workshops with different artists and worked with various theatre groups in Iceland.
She is a member of Bred in the Bone Theatre Laboratory and has for the last five years studied classical singing with Alina Dubik at Reykjavik College of Music
Tinna lives in a little hole in Reykjavik, where she likes to croché and cook while
KIT RADFORD
A core member of the company since 2013, Kit passed away in 2021 her work and presence is an enduring inspiration for Bred In Thee Bone company.
Kit Radford is a multi-disciplinary artist, writer and theatre maker based in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire. She has been a member of Bred In The Bone since 2014, Performing in Orpheus, Onwards To Progress, She Is Macbeth, The Ship and also sharing her music within the company. She is a multi-instrumentalist, often to be found with a Guitar, and Accordion or singing. She is part of Bred In The Bone's training, using voice and music to incorporate a variety of improvisational sounds into the work.
Solo projects include; Lilith (Theatre Deli On The Moor) Drought (Square Chapel, Hebden Bridge Arts Festival, Vault Festival, San Diego Fringe Festival, Hollywood Fringe) Tiny Metal Islands (Manchester International Festival).