O R A Y A

O R A Y A movement is an artist dancer, movement director and film maker that mixes the arts (dance, theatre, writing, painting) to tell stories through live performances and film making. 

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Self taught dancer, Oraya met naturally dance at a very young age. A mothertongue and a safe place to be. Her vision of movement in that regard is infused by freedom. Freedom in the way to use the different genre of dances, freedom in the creative process. As a center in Oraya's movement approach, we can find emotions, consciousness, and improvisation. 

 

Chronology - Oraya decided after her master in psychology to devote all her free time to dance and become professional. After two years of sharing her dance mainly on social media, Oraya started to do live performances in 2023, in Bern and Vevey - Switzerland (where she is based), and in Thailand in 2024. She collaborates with other dancers, especially to create dance films/clips. She is currently working on a solo called " the middle way ", while regularly attending dance workshops all around the world (Senegal - Ecole des sables, Switzerland, Thailand, Portugal). Oraya is also giving dance classes using oraya movement technique and performing in art galleries to interpret and give life to art works through the FOR.project. As a main part of her movement exploration, you can also find Oraya performing in nature and public spaces - where she thinks arts should shine, live and inspire. 

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T H E   7  P I L L A R S

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1. Duality, in between dark and light, softness and strength, positive and negative emotions. Oraya loves to play with duality in order to find a way towards balance. 

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2. Spirituality through the use of improvisation an transe. Creating through the connection with the present moment can open the possibility to meet what we can call the source, the universe, or God. 

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3. Nature and Music as the biggest sources of inspiration to create and initiate movements. Nature : The wind, the fire, the earth, and the water are in us. Animal, vegetal and mineral kingdoms are in us. We can connect to them and use their energies to dance, to move and express ourselves. Music : A melody, a rythme can open the heart. Music as a guide to move. Music as a poetry that brings life to any portrait of life. 

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4. Liberty. The feeling of freedom to let go the mask, to speak our truths  and unlearn conditioning. Show to the world who you really are. 

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5. Dance theatre. Using movement to tell stories, integrating different other genre of dances (hip-hop, traditional, contemporary). Facial expressions, presence, walking, body movements and the voice to transmit a message. 

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6. Dance therapy. Movements can speak the unconscious. Movements can be initiate from our life stories. Blocked emotions, energies are in each one of us and we can use them as a creative material. 

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7. Awareness. Oraya uses ancient knowledges and philosophy to assist and nourish her technique and vision.