Ashley Lobo

Ashley Lobo is an Indian-Australian choreographer of Goan origin and is considered to be a spearhead of international dance in India. He was also one of the three judges for the Indian reality dance talent show India's Dancing Superstar on Star Plus. He is the Founder of The Danceworx and the Founder & Artistic Director of Navdhara India Dance Theatre.

Career

Ashley Lobo's career in performing arts consists of over 40 years of performing, choreographing, and teaching - both in India and internationally. He has choreographed for stage and cinema, with over 35 feature films and as many stage productions to his credit. He trained in Sydney, Australia at the Bodenweiser Dance Centre.

In 1998, Ashley founded The Danceworx Performing Arts Academy (TDX), considered to be a leading institute for learning international dance in India with studios across New Delhi, NCR and Mumbai.

In 2015, he founded Navdhara India Dance Theatre (NIDT), one of India's premier artistic contemporary dance companies.

Ashley has developed Prana Paint™, a sensitizing approach that explores movement through yoga, breath, connectivity, and touch. This technique has put him on the international map and has led to him being regularly invited overseas to conduct workshops and to choreograph international companies.

International Choreography Work

Year Theatre/ Organisation Work 2015 Suzanne Dellal Centre for Dance and Theatre, Israel Amaara 2017 Theater Chemnitz, Germany Das Dschungelbuch 2018 Zawirowania Dance Theatre, Poland The Crossing 2019 Suzanne Dellal Centre for Dance and Theatre, Israel Agni Landestheater Linz, Austria Yama 2020 Dance Entropy Company, New York, USA Home Japan Foundation Within 2021 Company E, Washington DC, USA Y Zero 2022 Landestheater Linz, Austria Buddha Club Guy n Roni, The Netherlands Fortune 2023 Staatstheater Kassel, Germany Dharma Japan Foundation Shakti

Ashley's work has also toured through his company Navdhara India Dance Theatre, which in a short period of 10 years has performed over 175 shows in 17 countries including USA, Canada, France, Germany, South Africa, Israel, Poland, Turkey, China, Bahrain, and Mexico.

His work has also been performed at international festivals like Festival Internacional Cervantino (Mexico), The Lantern Festival (Taiwan), Karmiel Dance Festival (Israel), Shanghai Contemporary Dance Festival (China), Serendipity Arts Festival (India).

Prominent theatres that Ashley's work has been staged in include: Suzanne Dellal Centre for Dance and Theatre, Tel Aviv, Israel Théâtre National de Chaillot, Paris, France Kampnagel, Hamburg, Germany Maison de la Danse, Lyon, France Harbourfront Centre Theatre, Toronto, Canada The Joburg Theatre, Johannesburg, South Africa

Television Work

Year Show Role Genre Channel 1999-2000 Good Morning India Self Dance Fitness Host STAR Plus 2013 India's Dancing Superstar Self Reality Show Judge STAR Plus

Film Work

Year Film Director 2003 In Othello Roysten Abel 2004 Dhoom Sanjay Gadhvi 2005 Socha Na Tha Imtiaz Ali 2006 Ahista Ahista Shivam Nair 2007 No Smoking Anurag Kashyap Namastey London Vipul Shah Jab We Met Imtiaz Ali 2008 U, Me Aur Hum Ajay Devgan Tera Kya Hoga Johnny Sudhir Mishra 2009 Blue Anthony D'Souza Love Aaj Kal Imtiaz Ali 2010 Teen Patti Leena Yadav Aisha Rajshree Ojha Guzaarish Sanjay Leela Bhansali 2011 Rockstar Imtiaz Ali Pyaar Ka Punchnama Luv Ranjan No One Killed Jessica Raj Kumar Gupta Aazaan Prashant Chadha 2012 Cocktail Homi Adajania 2013 Boss Anthony D'Souza 2014 One by Two Devika Bhagat Lekar Hum Deewana Dil Arif Ali Highway Imtiaz Ali 2015 Bombay Velvet Anurag Kashyap Parched Leena Yadav Tamasha Imtiaz Ali 2016 One Night Stand Jasmine D’Souza 2017 Raabta Dinesh Vijan Jab Harry Met Sejal Imtiaz Ali Qaidi Band Habib Faisal The Wishing Tree Manika Sharma 2018 Laila Majnu Sajid Ali Rajma Chawal Leena Yadav 2020 Love Aaj Kal 2 Imtiaz Ali 2022 Tell It Like a Woman Leena Yadav Qala Anvita Dutt 2024 Amar Singh Chamkila Imtiaz Ali