Gaurav Singh Nijjer

Gaurav Singh Nijjer

Gaurav Singh Nijjer

Currently working on:

Touring I, JOSEF - an immersive multimedia 'headphone theatre' experience based on Franz Kafka's The Trial / Der Prozess developed in collaboration with Goethe-Institut New Delhi.

Upcoming projects include RAUM / RAAH, an international hybrid co-production between Kaivalya Plays (India) and fringe ensemble (Germany)

Quick Facts:

Gaurav Singh Nijjer (b. 1994, New Delhi) is an Indian theatre-maker, creative technologist and multidisciplinary designer who creates hybrid, interactive and multilingual performances using technology and media. He is one-half of the Indian theatre collective Kaivalya Plays and also collaborates with arts collectives in India, the United Kingdom and Europe. He was a German Chancellor Fellow of the Humboldt Foundation, researching hybrid and alternative performance formats as well as undertaking independent research around artificial intelligence technologies in live performance. His performance pieces often brings ‘live’ tech, creative coding, live camera and video mapping, artificial intelligence, APIs, automations and other digital techniques and media onto the stage. Gaurav studied at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London, receiving the coveted Chevening scholarship. He has previously received artistic grants and commissions from Goethe Institut India, Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (IFA), Moleskine Foundation, Parivartan Arts Research Grant, MediaFutures, Schaubude Theatre, BeFantastic India, amongst others. His recent artistic works include I, JOSEF (2024), ABSURDO (2023), Mining Hate (2023), Climateprov (2023) and Lifeline 99 99 (2021).

Highest educational degree:

MA Advanced Theatre Practice at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

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