Bidya Biswajeeta
Odissi Guru
Bidya Biswajeeta is an Odissi soloist, scholar and academician trained at Gunjan Dance Academy, Cuttack, under Guru Meera Das in the Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra parampara.
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Bidya Biswajeeta is an Odissi soloist, scholar and academician trained at Gunjan Dance Academy, Cuttack, under Guru Meera Das in the Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra parampara. She began learning classical Odissi at age 13 and is a senior soloist and principal dancer of Gunjan, specialising in nritta, abhinaya, traditional Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra repertoire, academic research and pedagogy.
She holds Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Performing Arts in Odissi Dance degrees from Sri Sri University, and completed a Master of Performing Arts in Odissi Dance at Utkal University of Culture as a top-rank holder and gold medalist. She is pursuing a Ph.D. in Odissi Dance at Sri Sri University and serves as Faculty in Performing Arts in the Department of Education at Ravenshaw University, Cuttack.
Her performances include cultural delegations and festivals in Romania, Indonesia, Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu, Kiribati and Abu Dhabi, as well as major Indian platforms including the Khajuraho Dance Festival, Konark Dance Festival, Mukteswar Dance Festival and the Delhi G20 Cultural Program. Her recognitions include Doordarshan Kendra Bhubaneswar's 'B' Grade Artiste Accreditation, the CCRT Senior Scholarship, the 'Mu Hero Mu Odisha' Award and the National Nrityamani Award.
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Selected performances
Puri Beach Festival, Puri
2011
Gunjan Dance and Music Festival, Gunjan Sandhya
2012-2015
Sumiran Festival, Bhopal
2013
60th Anniversary of Lalit Kala Akademi, Delhi
2014
Odisha Mahotsav, Bhopal
2014
Samsmaranam, Bhubaneswar
2014-2015
Cuttack Mahotsav, Cuttack
2014
Raja Mahotsav
2014
Simhastha Kumbh Mela, Ujjain
2016
Singhastha Kala Utsav, Kumbh Mela, Ujjain
2016
National Trade Fair, Delhi
2016
Gopalpur Beach Festival, Gopalpur
2016
ICCR Cultural Delegation to Romania, Bucharest, Brasov, Cluj-Napoca and Constanta
2017
Festival of India ('Namaste Pacifica'), Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu and Kiribati
2017
Dhauli-Kalinga Mahotsav, Dhauli
2017
Nritya Pravaha, India Habitat Centre, Delhi
2018
48th All India Bhaskaran Sammelan, Chandigarh
2018
Triveni Sangrahalaya, Bhopal
2018
MP Tribal Museum, Ujjain
2018
Baliyatra, Odisha
2018
Mukteswar Dance Festival, Odisha
2019
Khandagiri-Udaygiri Mahotsav, Odisha
2019
Nimmad Festival, Indore
2019
Khajuraho Dance Festival, Madhya Pradesh
2020
Dance Jathre
2020
Konark Dance Festival, Konark
2022
Delhi International Arts Festival, Delhi
2022
20th Ekamra Nrutya Mahotsav
2022
Nada O Nrutya Utsav, Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi
2022
Delhi G20 Cultural Program, New Delhi
2023
Amrit Yuva Kalotsav, Sangeet Natak Akademi, Bokaro
2023
Jhankar Festival, Odia Samaj, Abu Dhabi, UAE
2023
Rathayatra & Odisha Festival, Kolkata
2023
Pondicherry Cultural Program, Pondicherry
2023
Samarth Festival
2023
Odisha Diwas
2023
Sisira Sarasa
2023
ICCR Cultural Delegation to Indonesia, Denpasar (Bali), Surabaya, Purwakarta, Jakarta and Batam
2024
Dhauli-Kalinga Mahotsav, Dhauli
2024