Mahesh Mahbubani
" An Eternal Love affair with Dance is my vision of L O V E "
" My inspiration to create Dance comes from the ordinary movement of human life, creating inclusiveness, allowing the lay person to identify with the dance, inspiring them with the desire to move, to dance to celebrate the joy of life and living "
Mahesh Mahbubani the founder and Artistic Director of Naach Houston Inc, initiated the dance company in Bombay, India in 1999 since its inception the company has journeyed, to achieve international status finding its home in Houston, Texas.
Mahesh is a Mobile Institution in himself , spreading the joy of movement and dance everywhere he goes, his home is the universe.
Mahesh is a multi faceted Artist of international repute a Director/ Choreographer/Teacher/Visual artist/Performer. He is the first nonresident Indian to have received a full time Dance scholarship from the world-renowned Laban Center for Movement & Dance, in London, UK. in 1992.
Mahesh was awarded the B.A. Honors in Movement & Dance in London, U.K. in 1995.
Mahesh has a diverse dance background from India and Europe that includes Classical ballet, Contemporary dance, Indian classical dance, Afro jazz, and Flamenco. Mahesh has created an unique and distinct style of his own called Bollywood fusion, contemporary with an Indian essence.
He has worked In Bombay, India the heart of the Bollywood Film Industry, acted in the Film Taal directed by ace film maker Subhash Ghai with top ranking International stars as Aishwarya Rai Bachan of Bride and Prejudice fame, Choreographed a Levis commercial with Sushmita Sen - Miss Universe 1994, worked with Kareena Kappoor, Saif Ali Khan, Raveena Tandon and directed and choreographed over 250 music videos to name a few, Alisha Chinai of Kajra re fame, Asha Bhonsale, Shubha Mudgal, Sukhbir, Shankar Mahadevan, Sandeep Chowta Stereo Nation from U.K. and Zazie, the Madonna of Paris, France, and over 250 Television commercials to his credit for national and international corporate companies, Doritos, Orbit, Absolut Vodka, Close up, Ponds.
Mahesh Choreographed for Bollywood Films, Road, Thakshak & Boom.
Mahesh is the first Artist & dance educator in Houston since 2008 to develop a Syllabus based structured Community Dance program in Bollywood Fusion a technique uniquely created by him. The program follows an international class format based on his training and education from Trinity Laban, and he specializes in Choreological Studies - Movement analysis based on Laban's Effort Theory used in dance, movement therapy, and industrial efficiency.
Mahesh has successfully conceived, choreographed & directed 15 Bollywood Dance theatre productions, a community-based bollywood musical production, integrating visual arts and his experience with film at the Miller Outdoor theatre
2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, produced by Samskritihouston.org followed by Houston's Got Bollywood,a title coined by him and today a branded production at the Miller Outdoor Theatre
2015- 2017 produced By india House, Houston
2018-2025 produced by Moksh Community Arts.
This show draws the highest number of international audiences at the Miller Outdoor Theater.
He has conceived, choreographed and directed 12 multi media Bollywood dance Productions for Naach houston titled Dil Se Naach that annually presents all the students at naach houston in a professional production
In 2016 Mahesh formed Moksh Community Arts Inc a non profit organization to nurture local talent in the field of dance, theatre, visual arts, choreography. As the C.E.O of the organization he has collaborated with American Musicians and Dance.
Mahesh is a cultural ambassador promoting Popular Indian culture at mainstream American Educational Institutions in Houston.
He has taught Bollywood fusion and conducts workshops for:
Rice University (2010, 2011, 2012)
Houston Community College, 2009-2011
Texas Dance Educators' Association 2012
Crowd Pleasers dance officers Camp, 2009-2017
T. E Harman Senior Centre- Sugar land, 2014-2019
Teaching over 200 dance team leaders from all over Texas.
Currently Mahesh is researching & developing a dance program for Arts In Education
For more information, please visit: www.maheshmahbubani.com
