ARIC MASTER
Aric Master is a dance movement researcher, educator, and choreographer based in Mumbai, India. His expertise lies in movement practices such as Exfloor, Flying Low, Passing Through, Martial Arts, Contact Improvisation, Modern Contemporary Dance, Jazz, and Ballet, with 15 years of experience.
Aric has also been a former member of TL Inc (Terence Lewis Inc), where he worked as a Senior Company Member, Teacher, Performer, and Assistant Choreographer.
Currently, he is a founding member and one of the organizers of the Partner Dance Festival (PDF). He is also co-curating Omniverse.art as a Creative Director, focusing on bringing Artificial Intelligence and art together.
His current projects involve assisting in choreographing for the reality show India's Best Dancer and an upcoming web series in India.
Aric is one of the few Indian contemporary dancers who has studied under David Zambrano as part of a five-week intensive workshop on Flying Low and Passing Through techniques at TicTac Art Centre, Brussels, in 2019 and 2022.
Aric's profound training under renowned Martial Arts and Contemporary Dance practitioners in India and Europe inspired him to develop his own innovative dance vocabulary, Exfloor. He is currently working as an independent artist, pursuing and working on projects both in India and internationally.
Commercial work
Assistant
choreographer & rehersal director
Reality Shows: 1) Project: Jhalak Dikhla Jaa (Season 11) Year: 2024 2) Project: India’s Best Dancer (Season 3) Year: 2023 Upcoming Webseries (Unreleased) Year: 2023 Music Video: Project: Tenu Meri Umar Lag Jave Featuring: Terence Lewis Year: 2020 Live shows & Shoots: Year: 2014-2022 Projects: Mirchi Awards, A R Rehman Tour, Kabbadi World Cup, Geet Govind, Honda, Tata, Bacardi, Fair & Lovely, Loreal, Nissan, Ford, Maruti, Gold's Gym, Sahara India, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa (Finale), World Culture Festival Musical: Year: 2015 Project: Beauty & The Beast (Disney, India)
Performances
Live Shows & Shoots: 1) Represented India through ICCR by performing in 6 cities of Slovenia & Croatia. (2021) 2) Casted in Kohinoor rice brand (Nirvana productions) (2023) 3) Casted in BKT tires (Next screen Productions) (2022) 4) Performed at opening of Jio World Centre (2022) 5) Mismatch Webseries, Season 3 (2022) 6) Kabbadi world cup opening (2016) 7) World culture festival (2015) 8) Mirchi awards, Wow awards, Honda, Tata, Bacardi, Fair & Lovely, Loreal, Nissan, Ford, Maruti, Gold's Gym, Sahara India (2014-2022) 9) Performed more than 100 shows around the globe with Terence Lewis Inc. (2013-2022) Reality shows (Special Showcase): 1) India's Best Dancer (2020) 2) Dance India Dance (2019) 3) Sa re ga ma pa (2018) 4) Dance champions (2017) 5) Nach Baliye (2016) 6) Aaj ki raat hai zindagi (2015) 7) MasterChef India (2013) 8) Nach baliye (2013)
Artistic work
Productions
Indradhanush (Paradox) Year: 2021 Performed at: Croatia & Slovenia (6 cities) Choreopher & Mentor: Terence Lewis Kamshet Project (India & Abroad) Year: 2016-2019 Performed at: 1) Mumbai (NCPA & St. Andrews Auditoriom) 2) Vienna, Austria (Impulstanz International Dance Festival) 3) Bangalore (The Village) 4) Goa (Serendipity Arts Festival) Choreographers & Mentors: David Zambrano, Terence Lewis & Nakula Somana Shunya India Tour Year: 2014-2015 Performed in: 5 Indian Cities Choreographer & Mentor: Terence Lewis Scrambled Eggs & Sunny Side Up Year: 2013-2015 Performed in: Mumbai (NCPA, St. Andrews Auditorium, Prithvi Theatres, Bailamos Fest) Choreographer & Mentor: Terence Lewis
Teaching
-Sozo Vision in Motion (Kassel Germany) -Deltebre Danza (Spain) -Terence Lewis Professional Training Institute (Mumbai) -Partner Dance International Festival -Nritya Shakti Studio (Mumbai) -Mukti Manch (Mumbai) -India Contact Festival (Goa) -Play Practice Artists Residency (Bangalore) -Dance Inc. (Ahmedabad)
Training & Education
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Flying Low Passing Through with the creator David Zambrano - 5 weeks, Brussels 2022 Deltebre Danza - 2 weeks, 2019 Flying Low Passing Through with the creator David Zambrano - 4 weeks, Brussels 2019 ImPulsTanz – Vienna International Dance Festival - 4 weeks, 2017 Goa Contact Festival - 10 Days, 2015 & 2016 Terence Lewis Professional Training Institute Diploma in Dance Foundation Course 2011-2013
Trained Under
David Zambrano, Terence Lewis, Peter Jasko, Joe Alagado, Laura Aris, German Jauregui , Corinne Lanselle, Marta Coronado, Kathleen Hermsdrof, Vega Luukkonen, Hugh Stanier, Katja Mustonen, Mahrukh Dumasia, Gavin webber, Ashifa Sarkar, Jessica Nicholas, Mario Fernando Aguilera, Butch Godito, Tadej Brdnik, Jermaine Browne and many more.