Amara van der Elst
Elzo Arsenio

Amara van der Elst

Spoken word artist

In 2021, Amara impressed the whole of the Netherlands with her performance during the National Remembrance Day event on 4 May. In 2022 she was proclaimed ‘Talent of the year’ by the Education Innovation Fund NL. She also founded the spoken-word writers’ camp ‘Rhyme & Reason’ and shone on the spoken-word music album Binnenste Buiten by Spraakuhloos. During the previous edition of the Opera Forward Festival, she was part of a spoken-word programme curated by Manu van Kersbergen in the foyer of Dutch National Opera & Ballet. Amara is currently completing her Creative Writing degree at ArtEZ University of the Arts in Arnhem.