Suhaee Abro


Suhaee Abro 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 best New Television Sensation Awarad at 1st Hum Awards 2013. She is the daughter of Sindhi poet and activist Attiya Dawood.

Early life

Suhaee Abro was born and raised in Karachi, Pakistan. Her mother is a well-known poet. Her father, a visual artist, introduced her to many different kinds of world music.
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.
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.
Abro was diagnosed with epilepsy in her late teens.

Career as a dancer

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.
Abro specialises in Bharatanatyam, and has also learnt Kathak and Odissi, three of eight forms of Indian classical dance and also choreographing and performing 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

Dances and choreography

YearDance ProductionChoreographed and ProducedPerformed in
2001–2008Classical Dance DemonstrationSheema KermaniKarachi
2008A classical dance night, 'JugalbandiSheema KermaniKarachi
2006–2011A dance drama ballet, 'Raqs Karo' based on Fehmida Riaz's poetrySheema KermaniKarachi/Lahore/Islamabad/India
2008–2010Dance ballet – Aaj Rung HaiSheema KermaniKarachi/Lahore/Islamabad
2010Back to our beginningsSuhaee Abro and Rajab Ali SayedKarachi
2010Point of No ReturnSuhaee Abro and Rajab Ali SayedKarachi
2011–2012Urraan Sey Pehley' A 60-minute solo dance and music performance, based on feminist poet Attiya Dawood's poetrySuhaee AbroKarachi
2011Khusrau-i-Nasl-i-Nau' – A dance and music performance based on the eminent Sufi poet, Hazrat Ameer Khusrau's worksSuhaee Abro and NritaalKarachi
2011FAIZ CENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS PROGRAMSuhaee Abro and NritaalKarachi
2013Raqs Mein Hai Sara Jahan – World Dance Day Celebration 2013Suhaee Abro Karachi
2015The Lyceum School's Annual Urdu DramaSuhaee AbroThe Lyceum School Karachi

Filmography

YearTV PlayRoleChannel
2006GuddiGuddiHum TV
2007ShaliShaliHum Tv
2007Amtul Ki GaliMaria Wasti's daughterARY Digital
2008Bhopal wali BilquisMunniHum TV
2009Meri BetiKaaliHum TV
2011SanjhaSanjhaHum TV
2012Tum Mujh mein Zinda hoNimra Bucha's teenageExpress Entertainment
2012Jashn ka Din HaiInshaExpress Entertainment
2012AnamtaAnamtaHum TV
2012Kis Mausam ki Talash MainAashiHum TV
2013Mann Ke MotiHinaGeo TV
2013Kitni Girrhein Baqi HainKomalHum TV
2013Jannat Ki JannatJannat
2016–2017Sang-e-Mar MarRakshiHum TV
2017Yaqeen Ka SafarNooriHum TV
2017My Pure LandNazo

Theatre

YearPlayTheater Name/Organizer/Festival
2007Jinney Lahore Nahien VaikhyaRafi Peer Performing arts Festival
2008Family FunctionFroebel Education Center
2008 A Thing of Beauty by Charles CrayFroebel Education Center
2011Jung Ab Nahee HogiTehrik-e-Niswan
2011Khusrau-e-Nasl-e-NauNritaal Group
2011Uraan Se PehlayThe Second Floor, Karachi
2012KAFKA National Academy of Performing Arts festival

Music videos

YearMusic VideoBand/Organization
2002Aseer Shahzadi' based on feminist poet, Fehmida Riaz's poetryTehrik-e-Niswan
2012Aurat aur Mard barabar hain' based on the feminist poet, Fehmida Riaz's poetryTehrik-e-Niswan
2012Ishq Da KalmaThe Sketches Band
2013Mein Sufi HoonThe Sketches Band