Ms
Gauri Sharma
Gauri
learnt Kathak from her mother and Guri Smt Padma Sharma.
She also absorbed Kathak as a youngster from Guru Lacchu
Maharaj and Guru Mohan Rao Kalyanpurkar.
An early initiation and numerous performances for the
past 16 years have seen her ascend the Kathak stage
with a unique presence.
She
has performed in most major towns in India and several
other places throughout the world.She
has participated in Maharashtra State Kala Mahotsav,
Sharad Chandrika Festival, Swami Chinmayanand gatherings
and Sur-Singar Samsad sammelans, amongst others.
Gauri
also dabbles in choreography and has choreographed items
for the stage. Dance ballets like 'Gangaur', 'Punyatirth'
and recently, 'Uday', have all been performed in Bombay
to critical acclaim.
A
first class honours graduate from Sophia College, she
went on to do a Mass Communications course at Sophia
Polytechnic. This has led to an affinity for the small
screen and among the more notable examples of her TV
performances are her role as Urvashi in Mahabharat and
an exquisite dance sequence in Bharat Ek Khoj for Shyam
Benegal.
Gauri
has performed in England and France. Her latest lecture
demonstrations in the town of Pont Saint Esprit, in
the South of France as well as Nigeria and United Kingdom
have received rave reviews. Her choreography for the
opera 'Ramanujan' at the Munich Biennale has given her
impetus for contemporary work. Her performances at the
Westminster Abbey, 'Coming of Age' with the Akademi,
Festivals of Sampad and Milap Festival Trust have given
Gauri a good foot hold in the UK.
Gauri
is presently teaching at the Federation of Patidars
and privately, whilst performing with her company Ankh,
'The World is Her Stage'.
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