La Playa
Company:
OR Works / Olga Rabetskaya
At its core, La Playa explores humanity’s relationship with nature, the forces that shape us, and the systems – both internal and external – that govern our lives. Structured as a two-part work, the first section introduces four central characters working in a beachside café, each representing an elemental force: fire (a cook), water (a cleaning lady), air (a smoking waiter), and earth (a gardener). After a transformative event – a tsunami – the second half shifts into an abstract, movement-driven celebration of the body, spirituality, and resilience.
OR Works creates emotionally driven, multidisciplinary projects grounded in the belief that the body is a source of intelligence and wisdom and an archive of human experiences. Through instinct-led, rigorous practice and strong attention to visual and cinematic form, the company of multi-cultural collaborators transforms emotion into embodied action that cultivates empathy and human connection.
OR Works has presented work at various venues including The Watermill Center, MASS MoCA, Mark Morris Dance Theater, Alvin Ailey Theater, Adams Theater, The Tank, Dixon place, The Cell Theater, Catskills Arts Space, Houston State University, University of Michigan (USA) and ACUD Theater (Germany) and many more throughout Europe and USA.
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