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Productions

Satyam Dance is stepping into professional creation led by Bharatanatyam artist Debbie Ganguli-Patel. 

Our productions keep the form’s lineage alive while speaking to the world we live in now. Honouring tradition and letting it breathe and change.

Productions

Colours of a Woman’s Love (Mā)

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Colours of a Woman’s Love reimagines the ancient Aṣṭa Nāyikās through a contemporary lens — and then turns, tenderly, toward the women who shaped Debbie’s world.

Rooted in Bharatanatyam and guided by mentor Divya Kasturi, the piece blends mudras and abhinaya with contemporary movement, voice and an original score created with Prathap Ramachandra and Vijay Venkat. 

Lullaby contours, spoken names and remembered touch form a sound-world where the syllable “Ma” shifts between light and shadow — tracing a life from daughter to mother, and the love that grief does not erase.

Currently sharing a 30–40 minute R&D version.

Each performance opens with a vibrant curtain-raiser showcasing early-career dancers.

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Collaborate with Debbie

If your work sits where tradition meets the present, let’s talk. 

We’re keen to hear from:

  • Presenters & venues interested in residencies, showings and co-commissions

  • Musicians/composers (South Asian and contemporary) who enjoy building score and movement side by side

  • Dramaturgs, directors and designers who care about gesture, voice and story

  • Dancers (including women 40+) interested in returning to or deepening classical training

  • Peers across South Asian and contemporary dance exploring new conversations with music and technology

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