Bima Arya Putra

Bima Arya Putra, born in 1999 in Bantul, Indonesia, is a dancer, choreographer, filmmaker, and traditional arts activist dedicated to preserving cultural values at Bimo Murti Dance Studio in Bantul, Yogyakarta. He began dancing at the age of 5, joining the Ramayana Ballet group at Gabusan Bantul Arts Market. From 2008 to 2020, he actively competed and won various provincial and national dance competitions, and in 2011, he performed as a dancer at the Melbourne Indonesian Festival.

Throughout his career, Bima has collaborated with prominent Indonesian choreographers Martinus Miroto and Anter Asmorotedjo, performing internationally in Korea (2015, 2018, 2019), Japan (2018), and Frankfurt, Germany (2022).

As a choreographer and filmmaker, Bima has produced numerous works inspired by traditional environments, architecture, and the social and cultural values embedded in traditional arts. Some of his most recent works include: “Lumbungan Nunggal Rasa” (2022), an architectural-based choreography incorporating traditional ceremonies;
“Godha” (2021-2023); “Kidung Jalma Owah” (2023), which addresses the ecological issue of Yogyakarta’s waste crisis.
His experimentation in combining cinematography with choreography has resulted in works such as “TOYA” (2020), “RUWAT-RAWAT PERTIWI” (2021), and “TEMPTATION” (2022). TEMPTATION earned him the Promising Filmmaker Award at the International IMAJITARI Festival in 2023 and the Environmental Dance Prize at the International Ecoperformance Film Festival in 2024.