Navdhara India Dance Theatre (NIDT) is a contemporary dance company based out of Mumbai, India, founded by Indian-Australian choreographer Ashley Lobo. NIDT comes from a deep belief that movement already exists in the universe and that all that is needed is the word allow or flow. Combining the physical methodologies of contemporary dance and the spiritual philosophies of India and Indian dance, i
ncluding principles of the ancient Indian gurukul system, NIDT seeks to allow newer methodologies and works of dance theatre to come through. The movement style used is neither eastern nor western, but completely universal. The only allegiance is to the truth of breath and ‘prana’or life energy. The focus is simplicity and communication through a universal language, so all boundaries dissolve, and Navdhara or ‘new flow’ is achieved.
