Anoura Aya Labarest (b. 2000) grew up in the Abobo district of Abidjan.

At 12, she joins local dance groups and crews. Recognised for her acrobatic skills, she performs with Ivorian artists like DJ Leo and DJ Zepekegno, and competes in events such as the Babi Dance Battle. In 2020, she collaborates with choreographer Ange Gbadié and performs together at Théâtre de la Ville-Espace Cardin during Nadia Beugré's carte blanche for the Festival d’Automne à Paris.

In 2021 and as part of the training programme set up by the Libr'Arts association, she followed workshops by Nina Kipré (Tché-Tché company), Christian Romain Kossa, Nadia Beugré, Ibrahim Goboue Guetissi, Volmir Cordeiro and Hanna Hedman, while receiving puppetry training from Ivoire Marionnettes.

In 2024, she completed a 3-week teaching residency at ICI CCN de Montpellier as part of the exerce MA. In 2026, she joined the festival Fari Foni Waati in Bamako in January and the Engagement Féminin programme in Ouagadougou in July, with support from the Libr'Arts mobility grant.

The duet Filles-Pétroles, her first collaboration with Nadia Beugré, has been touring in Ivory Coast and Europe since 2023, including France, Belgium, Germany and Italy.

In 2026, she is one of the 5 danseuses marraines of Entr'Ailes Transmission.