Elemental

Ajay Chabbra was a Guest Speaker at the London Vision event which hosted ‘elemental’ for the region at the London Offices of Arts Council England.

About Ajay Chhabra, Director of Nutkhut

Ajay Chhabra is an actor and director whose work can be seen outdoors in public spaces, inside theatres, on television and film and on radio.

He is a director of his own company, nutkhut (mischievous), a leading London-based creative organisation working nationally and internationally which combines theatre, dance, music, circus and film, to create imaginative, witty and visually stunning performances and installations with a popular appeal. He completed an Arts Council Directors Bursary with physical theatre specialist David Glass and has worked with designer Keith Khan, comedy director Cal McCrystal and live art wiz Tatsuo Miyajima.

He made his debut as an actor in Untouchable in 1989 (Riverside Studios); He played Sidney in Kafka’s Dick (not as writer Alan Bennett, expected!) and made his West End debut in Tom Stoppard’s Indian Ink. For television he has appeared as India’s first Prime Minister and is familiar as the demented and stingy café shop owner, Anil, in the children’s cult classic, The Basil Brush Show. His many film credits include Anita and Me and a guest appearance in ‘Bend it Like Beckam’. He has worked on BBC Radio 3 and 4, including The Archers (as a visiting vicar!) and their Schools Radio programme, Come to Kochi, which he presented from Kerala, India.

Ajay is of Indo-Fijian heritage and was born in London and raised in Kent. He trained as an Hotelier in the UK and Austria before embarking on a career in the arts. He studied Anthropology at Goldsmiths College, University of London and Hotel Management at the University of North London, completing his training in Austria. He has worked in all aspects of the Hotel Industry, ranging from international chains to boutique hotels.

Current Projects include a new television series for the BBC ‘Planet Ajay”, development of Birmingham Town Hall’s 175th Anniversary with mass dance participation and a ‘Stilts and Character Training Scheme’ involving young people form all the Olympic boroughs in London.

He is a board director and trustee of Visiting Arts and founder chair of the European Mela Network.

Here is a couple of bulletpoints about Ajay’s presentation:

Were you at the London event? Have you seen Nutkhut’s work?

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