Curators

Ashley Lobo is considered an influential figure in contemporary dance and a pioneer of formalised Western dance education in India. His four-decade career spans performance, choreography, and pedagogy, with over 40 film and stage works presented in India and internationally.

Trained in Australia, his practice is shaped by a cross-cultural choreographic language. He is the founder–director of Navdhara India Dance Theatre, whose work has toured across 15+ countries and been presented at venues including the Suzanne Dellal Centre for Dance and Theatre (Tel Aviv), Théâtre National de Chaillot (Paris), Joburg Theatre (Johannesburg), Harbourfront Centre (Toronto), and Kampnagel (Hamburg).

His work is anchored in Prana Paint, a somatic approach integrating breath, impulse, and movement. As an independent choreographer, he continues to create and collaborate internationally.