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"If the story is good and well told they will forget all about Facebook!"
Updated On: 16 February, 2016 10:09 AM IST | | Fiona Fernandez
<p>British performance storyteller Emily Hennessey was in Mumbai recently, and opens up about the art ands science of telling a good story and how she got hooked on to the Pandvani form of storytelling</p>
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Emily Hennessey
You call yourself a performance storyteller; how different is this form of storytelling from the rest?
In storytelling, the world of the story unfolds in the imagination of the listener unlike in theatre or cinema where we watch the story take place before us. The storyteller improvises the language of the story, which means that the story will change every time it's told, responding to the audience, remaining live and alive.
Emily Hennessey
How did you get involved with the Pandvani form of storytelling? You spent time in rural India learning about it. Tell us a bit about the experience.
I was introduced to the incredible Pandvani epic singing tradition from Chhattisgarh by UK storyteller, Ben Haggarty from the Crick Crack Club. We have a UK-based ensemble of storytellers and musicians who tell stories from across the world, including Norse mythology, Greek mythology and Hindu mythology and epic, all inspired by the form. Thanks to the music, use of rasa and a Ragi who interjects, asking questions and encouraging the storyteller, the performances are bursting with raw energy. It's incredibly exciting!
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