For newcomers, the keyword is a gateway. For those already familiar, it is a touchstone—a reminder that the most profound art often comes from those who have learned to speak multiple languages of the body. As Orihara herself says in a rarely quoted interview: "I do not make steps. I make memories that the muscles cannot forget."
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