“Aparna Ramaswamy is a dancer of high clarity and precision…when she appeared in the form of the dancing God Shiva, she gave me the shivers”
— The New York Times

This intimate ritual for the stage features solos by mother/daughter performers Ranee Ramaswamy, Aparna Ramaswamy, and Ashwini Ramaswamy - as they honor the memory of their ancestors - in contrast with the ceremonial movements and sacred unison of the company. The dancers are seekers engrossed in rituals of sacred contemplation that become an ecstatic prayer celebrating the inevitable dissolution of life.

Avimukta: Where the Seeker Meets the Sacred was developed in part during a technical residency at The Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts. The creation of Avimukta was made possible in part through support from the The Bob and Kathie Goodale Legacy Foundation, the McKnight Foundation, Ranee and Aparna Ramaswamy's 2018 Guggenheim Fellowships, Ranee and Aparna Ramaswamy’s 2020 McKnight Fellowship, and the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.