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Growing up close to nature was a boon for Dibyendu who has been part of Sapphire for the last 9 years. Brought up in a remote district of West Bengal, the earth and the sky are part of his understanding of the world around him. His athletic frame and open mind has a natural strength and takes to contemporary movements and ideas as a fish takes to water. Music, chalk sculpture, caricature, magic are among his versatile talents, and he is also an accomplished computer graphics expert.
Besides being trained in the martial arts of Bengal, Dibyendu is trained in contemporary dance and jazz from Nana Gleason, and in Thang ta, the martial art of Manipur from Ranjeet Chingtham, contemporary dance from Jan Pusch of Germany. He is adept in improvisatory techniques and specializes in rope malkhamb, an adaptation of aerial ballet.
The principal dancer of the group he stars in all existent productions of Sapphire. 'Post Mortem', a critique on global consumerism focuses on his talents as a soloist. He also has other solos like Purush to his credit, which he performed as parts of performances and lecture demonstrations at India International center, New Delhi and Nehru Center, Mumbai as well as abroad. He has performed with Sapphire at its innumerable national and internarional shows. He was also invited from India to especially participate at the Rauxa Cultural Program 2002(Spain). Dibyendu has also played 'Spiderman' for the international release of the movie 'Spiderman 2' and its marketing campaign in India and Bangladesh.
Dibyendu has also begun his centre for nurturing local talent in his village at Burdwan, where he emphasizes on body training and dance improvisations for young enthusiasts. Those showing promise are absorbed into the repertoire of Sapphire.Showing promise of developing into a world class performer, Dibyendu looks forward to a residency training stint abroad, and working for AIDS awareness while continuing his experimentations at Sapphire.