Ida Ayu Wayan Arya Satyani

Ida Ayu Wayan Arya Satyani, fondly called Dayu Ani, is an Indonesian dancer, choreographer, and lecturer at the Indonesian Institute of the Arts Denpasar, Bali. She has created numerous dance works, including choreography for the film Sekala Niskala (Seen and Unseen) directed by Kamila Andini, and the dance-theater The Seen and Unseen, a collaboration with artists from Japan, Australia, and Indonesia, co-produced with Performing Lines, Four Colours, and Earth Bajra Community. Dayu Ani started her dance journey at 14 at Sanggar Maha Bajra Sandhi, now the Bumi Bajra Sandhi Foundation, where she continues to mentor young dancers. Her work has taken her to various countries and collaborations across disciplines. She participated in Body Tjak The Celebration with Prof. Dr. I Wayan Dibia and Keith Terry (San Francisco, 1999), choreographed The Missing Sun with Nelson Chia (Singapore, 2000-2001), joined the Cultural Olympiad with Maha Bajra Sandhi (Athens, 2004), and was a choreographer for the Recovery Bali program performed in six European countries (2006).