Bharatanatyam Thyagaraja Ramayanam(DVD English)

Bharatanatyam Thyagaraja Ramayanam Thyagaraja Ramayanam is an Ekaharya, or a solo ballet wherein the story of Sri Rama as visualized by Thyagaraja, is portrayed in two parts - from Ramas birth to Sita Kalyanam & from Bharatas search for Rama to the final coronation of Rama in Ayodhya. The Ekaharya is based on the book Thyagaraja Kriti Ramayanamby Sri D Seshadri. Select Kritis of Thyagaraja are used to describe the story of Sri Rama, as well as depict Thyagarajas reaction to the various episodes in Ramas life. Valmiki shlokas are used for continuity and have been set to music by Smt. Subhashini Shankar. Dancing with joy, Dr Ananda Shankar Jayant, one of the renowned dancers of the country; imbues technique and grammar with a sparkling quality, bristling with life. Hailed as an intelligent and thinking dancer with contemporary sensibility, Ananda, with her grace, vivacity and inner luminescence draws the viewer into the inner spaces that she paints, leaving the audience deeply touched. I dance in frenzied action seeking the stillness of the soul - Dr Ananda Shankar Jayant