Gaurav Singh Nijjer

Gaurav Singh (he/him) is a theatre-maker, improviser and arts manager whose artistic practice investigates live performance and audience-performer interactivity using technology and distanced composition. He brings together his training in spontaneous improvisation, interest in multilingual theatre and his professional experience in marketing, technology and design to explore new ways of engaging audiences, in the theatre, at home and otherwise. Originally from New Delhi, India, he completed his MA Advanced Theatre Practice at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama with the support of the prestigious Chevening Scholarship of the UK Government. He currently lives and works in Berlin as a Cultural Researcher under the German Chancellor Fellowship at the Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung.

Credits

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR, The Flabby Breasted Virgin & Other Sordid Tales, KathaSiyah , 6 Weeks, 2022
DIRECTOR, Lifeline 99 99, Kaivalya Plays, 6 Weeks, 2021
PERFORMER, Mind The Lag, Central School of Speech and Drama, 2 Weeks, 2021
PERFORMER, Ripples, Central School of Speech and Drama, 2 Weeks, 2021
DEVISER, yet to meet, Central School of Speech and Drama, 1 Week, 2021
DEVISER, A Walk Interrupted, Central School of Speech and Drama, 1 Week, 2021
DIRECTOR, Luz Negra, Kaivalya Plays, 2 Weeks, 2020
PERFORMER, Unravel, Kaivalya Plays, 6 Weeks, 2019
DEVISER, Aguebao, Kaivalya Plays, 2 Weeks, 2019
DIRECTOR, Footnotes, Living Room Collective, 2 Weeks, 2019
PERFORMER, Funes El Memorioso, Kaivalya Plays, 3 Weeks, 2019
DESIGNER, Un Hombre Muerto a Puntapies, Kaivalya Plays, 2 Weeks, 2019
PERFORMER, El Cadáver del Señor García, El Clavileño, 2 Weeks, 2018
PERFORMER, Esteban's Village, Thespo, 1 Week, 2016
PERFORMER, Art, Fourth Wall Productions, 6 Weeks, 2016
DIRECTOR, Juloos, Fourth Wall Productions, 6 Weeks, 2015
PERFORMER, The Man With The Yellow Scooter, 6 Weeks, 2014

Training

MA Advanced Theatre Practice Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (2020-21)

Theatre Appreciation Course 2020 National School of Drama India

Ecole Nomade 2020 by Ariane Mnouchkine (Théâtre du Soleil)

Workshop: Theatre Of The Oppressed by Akhila Khanna

Workshop: Advanced Improvisation (Short-Form) by Varoon P. Anand (Kaivalya Plays)

Workshop: Basic Improvisation (Long-Form) by Varoon P. Anand (Kaivalya Plays)

Workshop: Facilitation 101 (Based on React UK’s Model) by Varoon P. Anand (Kaivalya Plays)

Workshop: Body Language for Adults by Bikram Ghosh & Kriti Pant (Tadpole Repertory)

Workshop: Physical Theatre Masterclass by John Britton (Duende School)

Workshop: Basics of Immersive Theatre by Nayantara Kotian (Crow)

Workshop: Introduction to Acting by Saleem Shah

Workshop: Deciphering Texts by Quasore Thakore Padamsee (QTP)