Suhaee Abro

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Suhaee Abro
NationalityPakistani
Alma materThe Lyceum School
Occupation(s)Classical and modern contemporary dancer, actress
Known forSanjha,
My Pure Land
MotherAttiya Dawood

Suhaee Abro (Sindhi: سھائي ابڙو, Urdu: سہائی ابڑو) is a Pakistani dancer and actress. She specialises in the field of dance and is a trained classical dancer. Suhaee works in television plays, theatre, documentaries and music videos. She won the Best New Television Sensation Award (Female) at the 1st Hum Awards 2013.[1] She is the daughter of Sindhi poet and activist Attiya Dawood.[2]

Early life

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Suhaee Abro was born and raised in Karachi, Pakistan. Her mother (Attiya Dawood) is a well-known poet. Her father (Khuda Bux Abro), a visual artist, introduced her to many different kinds of world music.[3]

Abro began her training in classical dance at the age of seven from classical dancer Sheema Kermani, and performed in her first music video at the age of eight. She began appearing in telefilms when she was twelve.[4]

In 2010, after an injury that required surgery to her tailbone, Abro's doctor warned her not to dance. Because she had promised to perform a dance at her school, however, Abro performed sitting on the edge of the stage, just moving her hands and face, earning applause from the audience.[3]

Abro was diagnosed with epilepsy in her late teens.[4]

Career as a dancer

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Having already performed in many music videos, Abro gave her first public solo performance in 2011, at Karachi's T2F, at an evening of some of her mother's poetry.[3][2]

Abro specialises in Bharatanatyam, and has also learnt Kathak and Odissi, three of eight forms of Indian classical dance and also choreographs and performs Sufi, folk, modern/contemporary as well other genres of classical dance. Abro is also one of the founders and Dance Director/Performing Artist of the group Nritaal[5]

Dances and choreography

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Year Dance Production Choreographed and Produced Performed in
2001–2008 Classical Dance Demonstration Sheema Kermani Karachi
2008 A classical dance night, 'Jugalbandi Sheema Kermani Karachi
2006–2011 A dance drama ballet, 'Raqs Karo' based on Fehmida Riaz's poetry Sheema Kermani Karachi/Lahore/Islamabad/India
2008–2010 Dance ballet – Aaj Rung Hai Sheema Kermani Karachi/Lahore/Islamabad
2010 Back to our beginnings Suhaee Abro and Rajab Ali Sayed Karachi
2010 Point of No Return Suhaee Abro and Rajab Ali Sayed Karachi
2011–2012 Urraan Sey Pehley' (After Flight) A 60-minute solo dance and music performance, based on feminist poet Attiya Dawood's poetry Suhaee Abro Karachi
2011 Khusrau-i-Nasl-i-Nau' – A dance and music performance based on the eminent Sufi poet, Hazrat Ameer Khusrau's works Suhaee Abro and Nritaal Karachi
2011 FAIZ CENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS PROGRAM Suhaee Abro and Nritaal Karachi
2013 Raqs Mein Hai Sara Jahan – World Dance Day Celebration 2013 Suhaee Abro (Some dance pieces were choreographed by participing dancers themselves) Karachi
2015 The Lyceum School's Annual Urdu Drama Suhaee Abro The Lyceum School Karachi

Filmography

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Year TV Play Role Channel
2006 Guddi Guddi Hum TV
2007 Shali Shali Hum Tv
2007 Amtul Ki Gali Maria Wasti's daughter ARY Digital
2008 Bhopal wali Bilquis Munni Hum TV
2009 Meri Beti Kaali Hum TV
2011 Sanjha Sanjha Hum TV
2012 Tum Mujh mein Zinda ho Nimra Bucha's teenage Express Entertainment
2012 Jashn ka Din Hai Insha Express Entertainment
2012 Anamta Anamta Hum TV (Not aired yet)
2012 Kis Mausam ki Talash Main Aashi Hum TV
2013 Mann Ke Moti Hina Geo TV
2013 Kitni Girrhein Baqi Hain Komal Hum TV (Not aired yet)
2013 Jannat Ki Jannat Jannat (Not aired yet)
2016 Baba Ki Rani Inshaal Feroze ARY Zindagi
2016–2017 Sang-e-Mar Mar Rakshi Hum TV
2017 Yaqeen Ka Safar Noori Hum TV
2017 My Pure Land Nazo

Theatre

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Year Play Theater Name/Organizer/Festival
2007 Jinney Lahore Nahien Vaikhya Rafi Peer Performing arts Festival
2008 Family Function Froebel Education Center (Pakistan Arts Council Center)
2008 A Thing of Beauty by Charles Cray Froebel Education Center (Pakistan Arts Council Center)
2011 Jung Ab Nahee Hogi Tehrik-e-Niswan
2011 Khusrau-e-Nasl-e-Nau Nritaal Group
2011 Uraan Se Pehlay The Second Floor (T2F), Karachi[2]
2012 KAFKA National Academy of Performing Arts (NAPA) festival

Music videos

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Year Music Video Band/Organization
2002 Aseer Shahzadi' based on feminist poet, Fehmida Riaz's poetry Tehrik-e-Niswan (Sheema Kermani)
2012 Aurat aur Mard barabar hain' based on the feminist poet, Fehmida Riaz's poetry Tehrik-e-Niswan (Sheema Kermani)
2012 Ishq Da Kalma The Sketches Band
2013 Mein Sufi Hoon The Sketches Band

References

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  1. ^ "1st Hum Awards winners". Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "Evening of delightful dance". Dawn. 6 March 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "Following A New Rhythm Of Her Own: Meet Pakistani Dancer And Actress, Suhaee Abro". Women’s Web. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2018. Born and brought up in Karachi, Pakistan, her grandmother says, even before she could stand, she would move her body to the music that came from her father's study. Now, after 22 years, she is a classical dancer, versed in Oddishi, Bharatnatyam and Kathak.
  4. ^ a b sumbul, Deneb (2018). ""Dancing, acting and singing were always a part of me" – Suhaee Abro". NewsLine. Retrieved 30 December 2018. Dancing, acting and singing were always a part of me. I started dancing when I was seven. When I was eight, Sheemaji made me act in a music video called Aseerzadi. I worked in telefilms, probably once a year, from the age of 12.
  5. ^ Kamal, Nudrat (January 2012). "Profile: Suhaee Abro". NewLine. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
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