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Gauri Sharma Tripathi is one the UK's leading Kathak artists. Her work is deeply grounded in the classical South Asian dance form, to which she brings a unique, contemporary relevance. Taking India and its culture to different parts of the world is a lifelong project for her. Gauri's work is wide ranging. In 2003 she was Movement Director of Escapade, a large scale Indian extravaganza, with 120 dancers performing around the Southbank Centre; she was the first Indian classical dancer to perform in Westminster Abbey (- as part of the celebrations of Commonwealth Observance Day in 1999). She works regularly with Akram Khan (on Sacred Monsters; a production of the Mahabarata and on his new work Gnosis, amongst others) and tours with her own company ANKH. (Quelle: www.londondance.com) (jst)