User:Orihana21/Orihana Calcines

Orihana Aide Calcines (San Antonio de los Altos, Venezuela, August 21, 1996) is a Dutch-Venezuelan lyricist, songwriter and translator. She is mainly active in the musical theatre world. She works on several music and theatre projects. Together with Ryan van der Heijden, she forms the duo Calcines & Van der Heijden, best known for translating Disney's Aida (2023).

Biography
Orihana Calcines was born in the Venezuelan city of San Antonio de los Altos. The first five years of her life, she lives in Los Castores. Her parents raise her bilingually: her mother only speaks Spanish and her father only speaks English to her. During her childhood, Calcines is already extremely interested in singing, reading and watching Disney musicals. When she is five years old, she moves with her parents and younger sister to the Netherlands, with a view to a better future.

Within six months, Calcines learns the Dutch language. At age eight, she joins an amateur musical theatre group, where she performs until age 21. In high school, she interviews artists at music festivals, writes for the school newspaper, is a member of the debate team and is active in various creative projects. She also starts auditioning for and performs in amateur theater and film productions.

After high school, she starts working as a freelance video and photographer. She is also admitted to the audiovisual design study at the Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam, where she quits after two months.