Jeanne Wilde

Jeanne Wilde, a.k.a. Aurore Smets is a London-based writer, composer, filmmaker, singer, and multi-instrumentalist whose multidisciplinary work blends music, literature, cinema, and anthropology. As a songwriter and composer, she has written, produced, and released over 130 original songs . From performing in Berlin, London, and Paris, to playing at renowned festivals and iconic venues including The Dublin Castle, the Camden Club, the Phoenix Arts Club, The Fiddler's Elbow, Le Chat Noir, The New Morning; she is known for her remarkable ability to improvise effortlessly with the audience's input, at length and across any genre, she attributes this skill to her synaesthesia, experiencing music visually, as if watching a film. For her, composing is a form of cinematic storytelling. With a background in anthropology, Jeanne has conducted and published four fieldwork studies: an immersion in the Buddhist monastery of Wu Wei Si in China; an analysis of Thangka painting practices in Dharamsala, India; a study of collective creativity within the artistic community Mix’Art Myrys in Toulouse; and documented the process of scientific discovery at the LAAS CNRS. Jeanne is also the creator of a series of short films dedicated to building resilience through creative methods, blending artistic practice with psychological insight. Her work often highlights the transformative power of creativity, which she credits as central to her own healing journey. https://wwww.jeannewilde.com