Soraya Leila Emery
Soraya Leila Emery is a Swiss-Moroccan choreographer based in Zurich. In 2023/24, as a TanzPlan Ost Associated Artist, she created her group piece TURN ON. In her current work, Soraya Leila explores themes of desire through an intersectional, decolonial, and feminist lens, providing a platform for MENA* dancers. Her earlier works questioned the preservation and transmission of cultural identity and the representation of the female Arab body. She earned her Master's degree in Choreography from ZHdK Zurich in 2024, graduated as a contemporary dancer from SEAD in 2017, and from CFPArts Geneva in 2014.
*MENA = Middle East North Africa
Pink Nation
Pink Nation was founded in March 2024 by Lateena Plummer, Romincio Luxury, Sarah Colombiana, and Andryy Manuel. Pink Nation supports marginalised communities with a focus on LGBTQIA+ /// QTBIPOC* (Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous, People of Colour) in the fields of music, dance and performance. In administrative terms, Pink Nation works together with the Experi Betriebsbüro (E_BB). E_BB was founded in 2021 by Experi Theater as a production office that supports BIPOC* artists and collects non-white knowledge about production work. Currently, more than 20 artists and groups work within the organisational structure of E_BB.
Janny Michell Benitez
Janny Michell Benitez is a Swiss-Dominican multidimensional artist, dancer, alchemist, and healing artist, born in Barrio Sarmiento, San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic. With a background in pharmaceuticals and medical expertise, alongside a deep devotion to holistic wellbeing, she bridges science, art, music, and frequency into immersive experiences that awaken the body, liberate emotion, and reconnect people to their essence.Since 2023, she has been organizing workshops, ceremonies, talks, and creative healing experiences. In 2025, she founded DIVINE KITCHEN, a space where Caribbean Soulfood, nutrition, and community meet. She is also the host and coach of TwerkSesh at Tanzhaus Zürich, where twerking is explored as a holistic practice of empowerment and embodiment. Her project, called ARTESANA, is inspired by the revolutionary spirit of Comuna 13 in Medellín — rooted in transformation through awareness, integration, and artistic expression.
