NELA DELEU creates the monologue VLAMINGO.
An intimate and relatable story in documentary form.
An autobiographical play about love and integration.
What inspires you as an artist?
Connection and contact with people from other countries.
How did your artistic journey go so far?
In Bosnia, I was the Bosnian sweetheart, “our” actress. Here … to be continued.
What drove you to create VLAMINGO?
Solitude. It is a remedy that has worked perfectly so far.
What is your favorite piece from the performance?
The part where I play my partner. It’s very liberating to feel what it’s like to be on the other side, facing myself.
What does your husband think of VLAMINGO?
He is threatening to release his side of the story in a book.
If the sky is the limit. So who is on your ultimate dream team?
Somehow STROMAE is part of that team, I don’t know how yet though. And “if the sky is really the limit” I would like to perform this play while politicians of all stripes – left and right – are in the room together.
