Nimmy Raphel studied Mohiniyattam and Kuchipudi dance in Kerala Kalamandalam from 1995-2001 which she has performed all over India. She is currently a resident actor, dancer, musician, and puppeteer at Adishakti, practicing its methodology of theatre since 2001. Nimmy has performed with Adishakti in Brhannala and Ganapati at various venues both, national and international. She also performs in Adishakti’s The Hare and The Tortoise and Rhinoceros. From 2008, she has been operating lights for Impressions of Bhīma.

Nimmy disseminates Adishakti’s performance method which relate the tantric centres in the body to movement behaviour and psychological and vocal expression, through workshops held at Adishakti. In 2010, Nimmy received the APPEX Fellowship, which took her to Bali for a period of one month. Nimmy collaborated with Indonesian dancer Sardono W. Kusumo to create a theatre production called Rama, Hanuman, Rawana, which premiered in Adishakti. The production also went to The International Conference on ‘Ramayana: Reinterpretation in Asia’ in Singapore.

As part of Adishakti’s three-year Ramayana Project, in 2011, Nimmy created a play called Nidravathwam which she wrote, directed, and performed in. She was also part of Natyanubhava, directed by Sharada Ramanathan.  In 2012, Nimmy was part of an exchange programme held in Korea between Adishakti and Performing group Tuida. Nimmy was also the recipient of the Junior Fellowship from the Ministry of Culture for the year of 2012-13. She is currently performing in the play The Tenth Head, directed by Veenapani Chawla. Nimmy is also a recipient of Vinod Doshi Fellowship in 2015. She has recently written and directed her new play Bali, which is an Adishakti production. She was also invited to be part of Pro Helvetia’s Fellow as part of Taipei Arts Festival, 2018. In 2019, she was part of a writer’s residency called “Space between words — Unfestival” held at Hampi where she has written her third play called Urmila. Currently, she is working with the Adishakti’s Artistic Director Vinay Kumar on his next play, Bhoomirakshasam.