Emily Hennessey

KALI. Experience Kali-demon slayer, life saver, Supreme Mother, Dancer of Destruction, Hindu Goddess and wildest shape shifter of all, brought into being in her many transformations by storyteller extraordinaire Emily Hennessey, steeped in the storytelling traditions and techniques of rural India.

Trained in Pandvani by a leading exponent and with experience of working at the amazing Kaitaikkuttu school in Tamil Nadu, Emily’s show captures the magic of the ancient Mahabharata traditionally told through music, dance and song. Expect fiend-infested forests, expect saffron-scented bazaars, and above all, expect blood-thirsty Goddesses!