Arts Researcher in Performance, Technology and AI
Hi, I am Gaurav Singh Nijjer. I'm a creative professional based in New Delhi, India.
I research how technology, distance and AI are changing live performance today.
I research the place where performance meets technology. My PhD at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama studies how theatre-makers in the Global South use hybrid and networked formats to cross distances of geography and access. As a German Chancellor Fellow I spent a year researching digital and hybrid performance with Berlin's Rimini Protokoll, interviewing over 75 artists and institutions. I led the Parivartan research project on AI in Indian theatre and a study on safety in the performing arts in India. I write and share my findings in plain language, so the work is useful to practising artists.
Qualitative research and interviews, literature review, practice-as-research, surveys, report writing, academic and plain-language publishing.
ABOUT
ARTISTIC WORK
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Gaurav Singh Nijjer is a theatre-maker, multidisciplinary designer, creative technologist and researcher from New Delhi, India.
As an artist Gaurav creates theatre, new media and interdisciplinary performances that integrate technology and storytelling, both as an individual artist and under his theatre company Kaivalya Plays. He is a researcher and educator, focusing on new technologies in storytelling. He also works as a creative strategist for brands and organizations, especially in the technology and arts sector, focusing on digital creative projects, marketing and growth.
