Orlando Whales is a European performance artist working at the intersection of Butoh, ritual theatre and archetypal performance.

The work explores transformation — a form of archetypal sorcery touching the tragic and the Unknown — through embodied action, symbolic imagery and ritual dramaturgy.

In certain performances appears the ritual alter-ego ORKA, a darker performative presence exploring instinct, chaos and archetypal transformation.

Across more than a decade of artistic practice, numerous original works have been created and performed, including ALADDIN: The Awakening of Shiva, (PIN)OCCHIO: The Soul’s Journey, MORPHEUS: Sandman & The Seven Sins, NAGASAKI: Wilderness Mute and ICARUS: The Last Flight.

Since 2016 Orlando Whales directs the artistic platform ORACLES Theatre, an independent platform for experimental performance based in Barcelona.

He is also the creator of ARKA XXI, a mythic universe and initiatory game exploring transformation through archetypes and symbolic structures.

(PIN)OCCHIO — The Soul’s Journey

A dark ritual of transformation inspired by the myth of the wooden boy.

ALADDIN — The Awakening of Shiva

A mythological journey through desire, power and transcendence.