Rukmini Vijayakumar Instagram – The prologue for “Srishti” was released today on YouTube. I have a tendency to immerse in one subject for more than a year and create a number of works that deal with the same subject. A few years ago, I began reading about Shiva and Shakti, not one book, but many many books, and a lot of literature. Ideas of Devi, the sri chakra, yoga, shiva, the shiva purana, etc etc From this, I created two varnams on Shiva and Parvati, swami naan undan adimai and mohamana, I then made ‘unrequited’, the dance film “Namami yoga vidye”, “Srishti”, and more recently the ensemble production “The goddess” . All of this work is centered around Shiva and Parvati and the philosophical metaphor their relationship. Creating work is a slow and immersive process. And I’m not sure what is new… and what is old anymore. Everything is a matrix and the more I learn the more layered every exploration becomes… Thankful for all the learning. Watch all the episodes of “Srishti” on Raadha Kalpa’s YouTube channel. (This video is an excerpt from the prologue) The story of shiva and Parvati. Commissioned by @aimforseva #shiva #shakti #bharatanatyam #dancefilm #advaita #vedanta #srishti #creation