Nirav Prajapati
ACTOR • THEATRE PERFORMER • FOLK DANCER • KALARIPAYATTU • CREATOR • PRODUCER • LIGHT DESIGN
About Me
I was born and raised in Gujarat, India, and always felt like I was constantly looking for more ways to creatively express myself. I am a man who wears many hats like, a son, a brother, a theatre performer, and a folk dancer, but still it didn’t feel like that was enough.
So I finally started my journey as an “Actor”.
I decided to move out of my country in order to further pursue my dreams and began my studies in Authorial Acting at the “Academy of Performing Arts in Prague”, Czech Republic. Thankfully this led me to more opportunities to really dive into this industry. Here, I was able to get many roles in theatre performances, short films, commercials, feature films and even TV series and I hope to continue working on more projects such as these in this industry.
As an actor, while acting a character, I feel as if my body is being shaped by the help of letters, as if I am a part of the letters themselves. Or maybe am I a letter myself? Living in Cinema and Theatre, my body was transformed from letters and became a sentence to finish the circle of life, either on screen or stage.
Gallery
My Work
Film
Baby Shower/I am Hungry (2023)
Short
Drama – Prague – Czech Republic.
Director – Sagar Mangal
DISQUIET (2023)
Short
Drama – Prague – Czech Republic.
Director – Aarzoo Singh, Fathima Shayek.
TAKE-OUT (2023)
Short
Action, Drama – Prague – Czech Republic.
Director – Daniel Sultarin, Dibyansh Singh Deakins.
A pak přišla láska/And then love came (2022)
Feature
Comedy, Drama – Prague – Czech Republic.
Director – Simon Holy.
The Wheel of Time (2022)
TV series
Role: Da Covale – Season Two – Amazon prime TV series based on Fantasy Novels by American author Robert Jordan – Prague, Czech Republic.
Simple Shoe (2022)
Short
Drama – Prague – Czech Republic.
Director – Elizabeth Chekanova.
Writer – Asmi Chandola.
TV Commercial (2021)
VISA – Credit Card Company Commercial – Prague – Czech Republic.
One act play (2020)
Monologue – Prague – Czech Republic.
Text by – Vikram Seth.
Practiced with – Professor Howard Lotker.
Storytelling – Mono Act.
Mourn for me (2019)
Short
Tragicomedy, Drama – Prague – Czech Republic.
Director – Akanksha Dhakrey.
Writer – Akanksha Dhakrey.
Acting on Camera – Workshop (2018 – 2019)
FAMU Workshop – Prague – Czech Republic.
Director – Jerry Coyle – He teaches directors and actors a quick and efficient way to communicate with each other. Through simple and effective sensory exercises, right before the camera rolls, he allows the actors to find their authenticity, freedom and creative courage.
Theater
Ebony: Staged Reading, Act 1 (2022)
Stage reading of a play
Event by : DARK BARK DRAMA – Divadlo Ma (Theatre Ma) – Prague – Czech Republic
Character – James
Writer – Kierstan DeVoe
Director – Kierstan DeVoe
Live Reading on Stage/Acting/Vocalizing/Reading and Experiencing
Goddamn Prayers (2022)
One Act (A play)
Venue – DAMU Disk – Prague – Czech Republic.
Writer/Director/Creator – Nirav Prajapati.
Solo Performance/Acting/Story Telling/Singing/Kalaripayattu/Bilingual.
About Roots/Odjinud (2021)
Immersive theatre
Venue – DAMU Disk – Prague – Czech Republic.
Director – Kristyna Breska.
Dance/Absurdity/Cultural experiences.
Urban Birds (2021)
Site-specific performance
Festival – Tanec Praha by Ponec Theatre – Zizkov in Motion – Prague – Czech Republic.
Director – Ran Jiao.
Writer – Ran Jiao.
EULOGY (2018)
Alternative theatre
Venue – DAMU Disk – Prague – Czech Republic.
Director – Wayne Jordan.
Acting/Physicality/Non verbal Performance.
Stupidity (2018)
Alternative theatre
Venue – DAMU Disk – Prague – Czech Republic.
Director – Tinka Avramova.
Acting/Stupidity/Comedy vs Reality/Clownery.
Touch and Breath workshop (2018)
Physical theatre
Workshop was taken – DAMU – Prague – Czech Republic.
Author – Mgr. Jiří Lössl.
About Workshop – communication of touch and breath – shaping of touch and breath – from touch to movement – communication of breath and movement – internalization, presence, anchoring, support in oneself – support in the ground – support in partnership.
Serve the People (2017)
Classical Theatre
Venue – DAMU Disk – Prague – Czech Republic.
Director – Ran Jiao.
Drama.
Choo choo Kaa Murabba – A Play (2016 – 2017)
Classical theatre play – Ouroboros Art Hub – Ahmedabad – Gujarat – India.
Director – Mahesh Ghodeswar.
Writer – Mahesh Ghodeswar.
Role – Assistant Director – Light Design – Producer.
Ozone (2016)
Site specific performance merge with classical theatre
Adaption of Dharamveer Bhartis and yug – CEPT University – Ahmedabad – Gujarat – India.
Writer, Director – Chirag Modi – Vidisha Purohit.
Role – Lead Actor – Producer, Light design.
Comfortably Numb – Installation (2016)
Experimental theatre
Installation – Ouroboros Art Hub – Ahmedabad – Gujarat – India.
Director, creator – Vidisha Purohit/Nirav Prajapati
Role – Assistant Director – Producer – Light Design.
Theatre Acting Workshop (2016)
Classical Acting Workshop – ATMA HOUSE – Ahmedabad – Gujarat – India.
Director – Chirag Modi.
The Good Doctor (2015 – 2016)
Classical theatre
A play Inspired by Anton Pavlovič čechov –
Performed in: Scrapyard The theatre, and the Ouroboros Theatre Festival – Ahmedabad – Gujarat – India.
Writer, Director – Chirag Modi.
Role – Policeman