Monologue & Improv Showcase: Summer School 2025

🎭 Witness the power of performance, spontaneity and storytelling—live!

After a month of learning, laughing, and creating together, the participants of Summer School 2025 are ready to take the stage 🎉

Join us for the Monologue & Improv Showcase — an afternoon of theatre where our actors and improvisers share what they’ve been working on, from heartfelt monologues to high-energy unscripted scenes.

Whether you’re a theatre lover, improv nerd, or someone just curious about what creative training looks like in action, this showcase promises a glimpse into raw, honest performance — built from scratch in just a few sessions.

🗓️ Sunday, June 1

⏰ 1 PM onwards

📍 NIV Art Centre, Saket

🎟️ Tickets available at www.kaivalyaplays.org

Come cheer on these incredible performers and celebrate a summer of bold choices, big feelings, and beautiful discoveries on stage.

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

About NIV Art Centre

NIV Art Centre, located on the southern edge of New Delhi near the picturesque Aravalli hills, is a creative hub dedicated to advancing plastic arts and new media arts while fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and cultural exchange. Providing facilities like artist studios, galleries, theatres, and residencies, it serves as a platform for emerging and established artists to create, exhibit, and engage with audiences. NIV focuses on bridging gaps between creators, distributors, and consumers, supporting artists from underserved regions, and promoting contemporary art practices through a blend of traditional studio disciplines and modern global influences. With a commitment to nurturing creativity and building a legacy for the future, NIV creates opportunities for artistic growth and broader public engagement with art.