Orihana Aide Calcines
is a writer, composer, lyricist, translator, and performer.
She was born in San Antonio De Los Altos, Venezuela. Her family moved to The Hague in the Netherlands when she was 5.
as a lyricist, composer, and book writer,
she has worked on more than a dozen projects in three different languages.
as a translator, she has worked on Disney’s AIDA for Stage Entertainment, and has translated songs from Dear Evan Hansen, Waitress, and Mean Girls
as a screenwriter, director, and editor,
she has won various awards for music videos,
short films, and documentaries.
EDUCATION HIGHLIGHTS
COURSES AND INTERNSHIPS
2024. Maracas Workshop, The Royal Conservatory
Alirio Torrealba
2024 Writing Workshop: The Year of the Shadow
Liesbeth Maliepaard
2022 SONGWRITING FOR MUSICAL THEATRE
Benj Pasek & Justin Paul
2022 RHYME AND OTHER LITERARY TECHNIQUES
Toronto Songwriting School
2021 STORY DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP
Aaron Blaise (The Lion King, Mulan) & Chuck Williams (Aladdin, the Little Mermaid)
2021 MASTERING MUSICAL COMMUNICATION
MUSICAL LEADERSHIP with Carlo Balemans
2021 SONG INTERPRETATION
Ben Fankhauser & Lilli Cooper
2019 COMPOSING FOR MUSICAL THEATRE
M-Lab Masterclass by Paul de Munnik
NEW YORK CITY STUDIES
2019 THE ART OF ORCHESTRATION
The Juilliard School
2019 A STRANGE LOOP - PLAYWRITING PERSPECTIVES
Playwrights Horizons
2019 LYRIC WRITING WITH MARCY HEISLER
The New York Songspace
2019 BROADWAY DIRECTING WORKSHOP
Broadway Teaching Group
2019 SONDHEIM & LAPINE, BROADWAY EXPERIMENTALISTS: INTO THE WOODS +
MUSIC FROM BRAZIL: THE RISE OF THE BOSSA NOVA
Behind the Music with Louis Rosen, 92Y School of Music
2019 WORKING - A MUSICAL: WRITER’S NIGHT, NEW YORK CITY CENTER
Jeanine Tesori, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Stephen Schwartz
2019 Singing Class with Natalie Weiss
Sunlight Studios, Manhattan
“Through her talent, knowledge, and honesty,
Orihana’s music and writing touch you
precisely where she wants to.”
— carlo balemans
Erasmus+ Courses and Trainings
Stress and Trauma Training - Yerevan, Armenia
A training exploring psychological tools to deal with anxiety, pain, and loneliness, using techniques such as Somatic Experiencing, Gestalt psychotherapy, art, and Neuro-linguistic programming to be able to better connect, support, and lead as a youth worker.
Trade Cherry - Pedoulas, Cyprus
A youth exchange with 43 adolescents from 7 countries, discussing topics such as entrepreneurship, personal development, and employability, while working at the Cherry Festival in the village of Pedoulas.
Wild Dreamers - Valpore, Italy
an 8-day training hosted by Teatro Invisibile, underscoring the significance of detaching from societal norms to facilitate genuine self-expression, cultivate presence, and engage in introspection, fostering a deeper bond with themselves and the natural world.
Authentic (You)th - ČiČmany, Slovakia
A ten-day training focussing on non-violent communication, radical honesty, spontaneity, and authenticity, with influences from nature and movement, learning about how the truth can make us brave, conscious and resilient adults.