Miguel Ortega
Dancer and choreographer
Colombian-born Miguel Ortega is a self-taught dancer. After training as a graphic designer, he danced in the streets of Bogotá. Improvisation is the basis of his personal research. He received a grant from the Colombian Ministry of Culture to come to France.
In Paris, he obtained a state diploma as a “contemporary dance teacher” and joined the Pal FRENAK company, with whom he took part in the creation of several shows. Interested in teaching, Miguel has also developed an awareness of dance with different audiences: children, amateurs, professionals, as well as people with disabilities and autism. At the same time, he choreographs his own solos: Funam-bulle, Corps-solo, Gravitando and Pasajero! In 2018 he created the duo TIERRA URBANA with the musician Gonzalo Campo.
Curious about other artistic forms, Miguel works on multidisciplinary projects with musicians, photographers, visual artists, video artists, etc. In 2007, he joined Compagnie PIETRAGALLA (Conditions Humaines, Sade, Marco Polo). In 2012 he began teaching at the Pontault-Combault Conservatoire (contemporary dance and improvisation, ballet, hip-hop and dance/music initiation). In 2013 he joined the Compagnie du Porte-Voix (Quatuor à Corps, Quatre à quatre, Timée ou les semeurs des étoiles, Les Semeurs).