Heat and Weight - A Workshop by Avinash Verma

Kaivalya Plays and Nautankibaaz Improv presents

HEAT AND WEIGHT

A workshop by Avinash Verma

A 2-hour workshop focused on deep listening and awareness. Learn to respond authentically, discover scenes and characters, and engage the audience emotionally. Ideal for performers and anyone looking to enhance their listening and presence skills.

Wednesday 21st August, 6pm to 8pm at National Media Center Gurgaon. For more information and tickets, visit bit.ly/heatweight21 or Whatsapp 9818925599 (Gaurav). 

In the "Heat and Weight" improv theatre workshop by Avinash Verma, you'll explore the art of listening—not just hearing to respond, but truly being aware of what's present on stage with your fellow improviser. By practicing deep listening, your scenes will naturally unfold, leading to the discovery of rich characters and stories. Instead of striving to find the perfect joke, you'll uncover more about yourself and your craft. Your audience, in turn, will remain captivated, sharing in the laughter, the tears, and the raw authenticity of the moment. This workshop is designed not only for performers but for anyone seeking to enhance their skills in listening, awareness, and being fully present.

ABOUT THE FACILITATOR

Avinash Verma is an accomplished actor, comedian, and improv teacher with over a decade of experience. He has proudly represented India at the Seattle Improv Festival in the USA and performed alongside improv star Ryan Stiles from "Whose Line Is It Anyway?". Avinash has also shared the screen with renowned Bollywood actors including Alia Bhatt, Ranveer Singh, Akshay Kumar, Boman Irani, and Arshad Warsi. As a coach, he has trained students from prestigious institutions such as the American School of Bombay, Xavier’s College, IIT Bombay, and many more. Avinash regularly performs with Improv Comedy Mumbai and collaborates with veteran comedians across the country.

ABOUT NAUTANKIBAAZ IMPROV COLLECTIVE

Nautankibaaz Improv Collective is an Indian Improv collective of working professionals, bringing learning, joy and laughter through the tenets of Improv. Over the last 6 years, they have built together a community of 600+ improv lovers and practitioners in Delhi NCR, who use improv in their daily life and profession to become more spontaneous, aware and joyful.  They perform, teach and do everything improv! See more about their work on @nautankibaazimprov on all socials.

ABOUT KAIVALYA PLAYS

Kaivalya Plays is a performing arts and production company led by Varoon P. Anand as its Artistic Director and Gaurav Singh Nijjer as its General Manager. Since 2012, they have built transcultural associations across India and the world. Their artistic work includes original, devised theatre performances that are multilingual, interactive, and hybrid, use technology and media on stage, and are built using techniques of improvisational, documentary, and physical theatre. Through a focus on education, training and community, their work spans diverse offerings of programs across artistic development, language learning, mental health, gender, accessibility, and transcultural collaboration. They have received multiple artistic commissions and grants through their collaborations with Instituto Cervantes Nueva Delhi, Goethe Institut Delhi, MediaFutures and other cultural partners. Their recent artistic work includes I, Josef (2024), The Pillowman (2024) ABSURDO (2023), Mining Hate (2023), Funes The Memorious (2021), Lifeline 99 99 (2021), Unravel (2019), amongst others. Most recently, they were awarded the Creativity Pioneers Fund 2023 by the Moleskine Foundation. Read more about their work on www.kaivalyaplays.org