Bijayini Satpathy in Abhipsaa - a Seeking

On Saturday, March 30th, Chitrakaavya Dance is privileged to present renowned danseuse, Bijayini Satpathy in Abhipsaa- a seeking.. at The Leona Wagner Black Box theatre  at 6:00 PM.The work itself is a labour that travels through love, loss, longing during the pandemic and is unexpectedly life-affirming. The music is ethereal, as is her dancing, A dancer in her prime, she glories in her grays, her grace and her experienced consummate artistry

About the artiste:
Considered one of the foremost masters of Odissi in the world, Bijayini Satpathy has enjoyed a vast career as principal dancer, master teacher, and respected scholar.  Renowned the world over for her grace, Satpathy embodies the spirit and profound storytelling of classical Indian dance in a way few others have achieved.  Now, in the prime of her artistic life, Satpathy embarks on a journey to expand the tradition through her own choreographic work.

Commissioned by Duke University and the Baryshnikov Arts Center, ABHIPSAA – a seeking, premiered in NY at the Baryshnikov Arts Center and is touring around the world during the 2023-2024 season. A selection of the piece was presented virtually by the Baryshnikov Arts Center with introduction by Mikhail Baryshnikov and Mark Morris in February 2021.  In 2021 she was profiled in the virtual Studio 5 program by the New York City Center.  In 2020 she was the NY Dance and Performance Bessie Award Honoree and her solo choreographic debut in the US, Kalpana, The World of Imagination, was named the Best Solo Dance performance in 2019 by Dance Magazine. She was just recognized with the Dance magazine Award for 2023, which “honor the artistry, integrity, and resilience that dance artists have demonstrated over the course of their careers”. She joins an elite string of artists like Misty Copeland, Michael Baryshnikov, Twyla Tharp, Akram Khan and Alvin Ailey, to name a few and is the first Indian classical artiste to have been accorded this honor.