Zoë Ashe-Browne

Zoë Ashe-Browne is a choreographer, movement director and dance artist from Dublin, Ireland.

Following her professional dance education in 2009 at the English National Ballet School, she has been engaged as a performer with The National Ballet of Ireland, English National Ballet, Opera Ballet Vlaanderen (formerly the Royal Ballet of Flanders), and Company Eastman | Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui. As a performer, her rich repertoire includes works by Pina Bausch, Alain Platel, Jan Martens, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, William Forsythe, Akram Khan, Sharon Eyal and more.

Zoë began choreographing for stage and screen in 2014. Her work incorporates both the classical and contemporary practices of her diverse performance experience. Zoë has had her choreographic practice supported by The Arts Council of Ireland, Dance Limerick, Irish Modern Dance Theatre, Royal Museum of Fine Art Antwerp (KMSKA), Opera Ballet Vlaanderen (OBV), and Dance Ireland where she was the Associate Artist for 2021/2022.

Her work for stage has been programmed for the National Ballet of Ireland, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Valencia Dancing Forward 2022, Ghent Festival of Flanders, CUBO Kortrijk Belgium, WhatNext Festival Limerick, and Dancer From the Dance: Festival of Irish Choreography in association with Irish Modern Dance Theatre.

In 2021 she became the first dance recipient of the Countess Markievicz Award from the Arts Council of Ireland and the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport, and Media. Zoë is also a five time recipient of The Arts Council of Ireland Dance Bursary.

Zoë finalised at the 38th Hannover Choreographic Competition in 2024 with her duet ‘I’m trying to help’ winning a production prize to create on the Company of TanzChemnitz in 2026. Zoë will also create a new work for LandesTheater Vorpommern in late 2025.

Zoë is currently artist in residence with Luail, Irelands National Dance Company.