Dr. Shashikala Ravi has so far released two Bharatanatyam DVD’s which are doing very well in the market both in India and abroad. Both the DVD’s have been released and marketed by Swathi Soft Solutions, Chennai as part of their Sanskriti Series.
1. The Dance of Shiva – a solo ballet choreographed by Dr. Shashikala Ravi in Ragamalika and Talamalika. It is an exploration of some of the Cosmic Dances of Lord Shiva. All the lyrics and images of Lord Shiva used for this presentation are from the book Shiva Thandavangal written by the Gnanacheri Swami ShriSadashivaBrahmendrar.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDidNcTEjtA
2. TyagaBrahmanjali – a tribute to SriTyagaraja. This DVD is a tribute to one of the greatest saint composers of Carnatic music - SriTyagaraja or Tyaga Brahman. Dr. Shashikala Ravi has choreographed dance to some of his compositions and has presented her work through this DVD. The special features of this DVD are – 1. Dance performance to some of the compositions of SriTyagaraja by Dr. Shashikala Ravi 2. Word to word meaning of the lyrics of the kritis. 3. Life story of SriTyagaraja
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEl7yvP_GPo
You can purchase The Dance of Shiva online from the following link-
www.kalakendra.com/shopping/bharatanatyam-dance-shiva-p-2217.html
You can purchase TyagaBrahmanjali online from the following link -
www.kalakendra.com/shopping/bharatanatyam-tyaga-brahmanjali-p-3110.html?osCsid=rrhpcst2a3aq0e43odbd00m425
