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+ } + + .roots-item::before { + content: ''; + position: absolute; + left: -2.65rem; + top: 0.5rem; + width: 10px; + height: 10px; + border-radius: 50%; + border: 2px solid var(--warm-gold); + background: var(--midnight); + } + + .roots-item .roots-period { + font-size: 0.7rem; + letter-spacing: 0.2em; + text-transform: uppercase; + color: var(--warm-gold); + margin-bottom: 0.5rem; + } + + .roots-item h3 { + font-family: var(--font-display); + font-size: 1.5rem; + font-weight: 400; + margin-bottom: 0.35rem; + } + + .roots-item .roots-institution { + font-size: 0.85rem; + color: rgba(245, 240, 232, 0.5); + margin-bottom: 0.75rem; + font-style: italic; + } + + .roots-item p { + font-size: 0.9rem; + line-height: 1.75; + color: rgba(245, 240, 232, 0.6); + max-width: 600px; + } + + .roots-degrees { + display: flex; + flex-wrap: wrap; + gap: 0.5rem; + margin-top: 0.75rem; + } + + .roots-degree { + padding: 0.35rem 0.9rem; + background: rgba(212, 168, 83, 0.08); + border: 1px solid rgba(212, 168, 83, 0.15); + border-radius: 100px; + font-size: 0.7rem; + letter-spacing: 0.05em; + color: var(--warm-gold); + } + + /* ---- Speaking & Workshops ---- */ + .speaking { + background: var(--deep-purple); + overflow: hidden; + } + + .speaking-container { + max-width: 1200px; + margin: 0 auto; + } + + .speaking-grid { + display: grid; + grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; + gap: 5rem; + align-items: start; + margin-top: 4rem; + } + + .speaking-text p { + font-size: 1.05rem; + line-height: 1.85; + color: rgba(245, 240, 232, 0.7); + margin-bottom: 1.5rem; + } + + .speaking-topics { + margin-top: 2rem; + } + + .speaking-topics h3 { + font-family: var(--font-display); + font-size: 1.2rem; + font-weight: 400; + margin-bottom: 1.25rem; + color: var(--warm-gold); + } + + .topic-item { + display: flex; + align-items: flex-start; + gap: 1rem; + margin-bottom: 1.25rem; + padding-bottom: 1.25rem; + border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(245, 240, 232, 0.05); + } + + .topic-item:last-child { + border-bottom: none; + margin-bottom: 0; + padding-bottom: 0; + } + + .topic-icon { + width: 6px; + height: 6px; + min-width: 6px; + border-radius: 50%; + background: var(--warm-gold); + margin-top: 0.6rem; + } + + .topic-item h4 { + font-family: var(--font-display); + font-size: 1.1rem; + font-weight: 400; + margin-bottom: 0.25rem; + } + + .topic-item p { + font-size: 0.8rem; + line-height: 1.6; + color: rgba(245, 240, 232, 0.5); + margin-bottom: 0; + } + + .speaking-formats { + display: grid; + grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; + gap: 1.5rem; + } + + .format-card { + padding: 2rem; + background: rgba(245, 240, 232, 0.03); + border: 1px solid rgba(245, 240, 232, 0.06); + border-radius: 4px; + transition: all 0.4s ease; + } + + .format-card:hover { + background: rgba(245, 240, 232, 0.06); + border-color: rgba(212, 168, 83, 0.2); + } + + .format-card h4 { + font-family: var(--font-display); + font-size: 1.2rem; + font-weight: 400; + margin-bottom: 0.5rem; + } + + .format-card p { + font-size: 0.8rem; + line-height: 1.6; + color: rgba(245, 240, 232, 0.5); + } + + .format-card .format-duration { + display: inline-block; + margin-top: 0.75rem; + font-size: 0.65rem; + letter-spacing: 0.15em; + text-transform: uppercase; + color: var(--warm-gold); + opacity: 0.7; + } + + /* ---- Insights ---- */ + .insights { + background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--deep-purple), var(--midnight)); + overflow: hidden; + } + + .insights-container { + max-width: 1200px; + margin: 0 auto; + } + + .insights-header { + text-align: center; + max-width: 700px; + margin: 0 auto 4rem; + } + + .insights-header p { + font-size: 1.05rem; + line-height: 1.8; + color: rgba(245, 240, 232, 0.65); + margin-top: 1.5rem; + } + + .insights-grid { + display: grid; + grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); + gap: 2rem; + } + + .insight-card { + background: rgba(245, 240, 232, 0.02); + border: 1px solid rgba(245, 240, 232, 0.06); + border-radius: 4px; + overflow: hidden; + transition: all 0.4s ease; + } + + .insight-card:hover { + background: rgba(245, 240, 232, 0.05); + transform: translateY(-4px); + } + + .insight-visual { + height: 200px; + position: relative; + overflow: hidden; + } + + .insight-visual-1 { + background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--rich-indigo), var(--terracotta) 60%, var(--warm-gold)); + } + + .insight-visual-2 { + background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--kente-green), var(--midnight) 50%, var(--warm-coral)); + } + + .insight-visual-3 { + background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--warm-gold) 0%, var(--deep-purple) 50%, var(--kente-red)); + } + + .insight-visual::after { + content: ''; + position: absolute; + inset: 0; + background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 80%, rgba(0,0,0,0.3), transparent 70%); + } + + .insight-body { + padding: 2rem; + } + + .insight-category { + font-size: 0.65rem; + letter-spacing: 0.2em; + text-transform: uppercase; + color: var(--warm-gold); + margin-bottom: 0.75rem; + } + + .insight-card h3 { + font-family: var(--font-display); + font-size: 1.35rem; + font-weight: 400; + line-height: 1.35; + margin-bottom: 0.75rem; + } + + .insight-card .insight-excerpt { + font-size: 0.85rem; + line-height: 1.7; + color: rgba(245, 240, 232, 0.55); + margin-bottom: 1.25rem; + } + + .insight-read-more { + font-size: 0.75rem; + letter-spacing: 0.15em; + text-transform: uppercase; + color: var(--warm-gold); + text-decoration: none; + display: inline-flex; + align-items: center; + gap: 0.5rem; + transition: gap 0.3s ease; + } + + .insight-read-more:hover { + gap: 0.75rem; + } + /* ---- Scroll Reveal ---- */ .reveal { opacity: 0; @@ -893,6 +1229,15 @@ .entity-block.reversed .entity-text { order: 0; } + .speaking-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 3rem; } + .speaking-formats { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } + + .insights-grid { + grid-template-columns: 1fr; + max-width: 500px; + margin: 0 auto; + } + .footer-content { flex-direction: column; gap: 1rem; @@ -940,8 +1285,9 @@ + +
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+ Roots +

A Rare Convergence

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+ Most people choose between art and science. Elle chose both—and found that the space between them is where the deepest human truths live. +

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2007 – 2011
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Rice University

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Houston, Texas
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A triple degree that mapped the territory Elle would spend the next decade exploring: the brain, the society it inhabits, and the art that transforms both.

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+ B.S. Neuroscience + B.A. Sociology + B.A. Visual & Dramatic Arts +
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Acting & Performance
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Gaiety School of Acting

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Dublin, Ireland
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Training in one of Europe’s most storied acting traditions—learning to inhabit character, embody emotion, and understand the performer’s nervous system as an instrument of storytelling.

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Ongoing Practice
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Somatic & Ancestral Studies

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West & Central Africa, Global
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Deep study in somatic therapeutic practices, sensory wellness modalities, and the ancestral knowledge systems of West and Central Africa—traditions that understand healing and story as inseparable.

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+ Speaking & Workshops +

Igniting Rooms
& Rewiring Minds

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+ Elle brings over a decade of multidisciplinary practice to the stage—weaving neuroscience research, cinematic storytelling techniques, and embodied wisdom into talks and workshops that leave audiences fundamentally changed. +

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+ Whether addressing a conference of neuroscientists, a film festival audience, or a room of corporate leaders seeking deeper creative practices, Elle meets every audience exactly where they are and takes them somewhere new. +

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Signature Topics

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The Neuroscience of Story

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How narrative physically reshapes neural pathways—and why the stories we tell ourselves matter more than we think.

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Cineasthesia: When Senses Cross

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Designing multi-sensory experiences that bypass the rational mind and speak directly to the body’s intelligence.

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Ancestral Futures

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How West African storytelling traditions offer a blueprint for immersive art, communal healing, and regenerative culture.

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Art as Medicine

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The emerging science behind art-based healing—and practical frameworks for integrating creativity into wellness practices.

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Keynote

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High-impact talks that weave research, personal narrative, and live demonstration into an unforgettable experience.

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Workshop

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Hands-on sessions where participants experience neuroaesthetic principles through guided creative exercises.

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Panel & Moderation

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Bridging conversations between art, science, technology, and healing communities with depth and nuance.

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Residency

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Extended immersive engagements with institutions, festivals, or communities exploring the intersection of narrative and neuroscience.

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Thinking at
the Edge

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+ Dispatches from the frontier where storytelling meets brain science, ancestral wisdom meets emerging technology, and art becomes a tool for human evolution. +

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Neuroaesthetics

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Why Your Brain Can’t Tell the Difference Between a Story and a Memory

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Neuroscience reveals that narrative activates the same neural architecture as lived experience. What happens when we design stories that know this?

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Ancestral Knowledge

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The Griot’s Neural Map: West African Storytelling as Somatic Technology

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Long before neuroscience had a name, griots understood that story is medicine—and that the body remembers what the mind forgets.

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Immersive Art

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Beyond the Screen: Designing Experiences That Rewire the Nervous System

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AR/VR and immersive installation offer something film cannot: the chance to place the audience inside the story. Here’s what that means for healing.

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