Talks / Ideas / Philosophy

Emily Hennessey/sheema Mukherjee: The Girl Who Didn't Die

Dove Street South

Thu 15 Oct · 20:00 · £12.50

Talk

About this event

Performance storytelling by: Emily Hennessey . Music by: Sheema Mukherjee . - Born a princess. Raised a prince. Reborn a warrior. Making a pact with the God Of Destruction is always going to have consequences. But in a world of cosmic matchmakers, divine curses and secrets set to explode, every arrow must eventually reach its target. One of the most radical figures of the Indian epic, the Mahabharata , Shikandi's boundary-shattering story follows the journey of a soul who battled across lifetimes to settle old scores, dancing the karmic tightrope while playing with fire. With music by maverick sitar player Sheema Mukherjee , this is a pulse-pounding, hair-raising, heart-lifting mythological roller coaster, soaring between the worlds of gods and mortals to break the rules and defy destiny. CONTENT WARNING : this performance contains references to violence, war, self-immolation, suicide, and infanticide contextualised within a paradigm of mythic narrative, archetype, and metaphor. EMILY HENNESSEY Emily Hennessey is a playful and dynamic performance storyteller often found wielding a stick and stamping her feet as she embraces epics, myths, wonder tales, and folktales from across the world. With a great love of Hindu mythology, she has traveled over 10,000 miles across India and Nepal by train, bus, rattling rickshaw, and bicycle. She has lived with a yak-herding family on the Tibetan plateau, studied Kathakali dance-drama in Kerala, and worked at the Kattaikkuttu School in Tamil Nadu, learning from the children who perform stories from the Mahabharata through music, dance, and song. With a Swedish background, Emily also has a passion for the Norse myths and Scandinavian folklore, including a particular fascination with that curious hairy creature, the troll. Emily came to storytelling while studying drama and theatre at the University Of Kent, where she met and completed a storytelling apprenticeship with Dr. Vayu Naidu.