“It was important that the women are named; in a name there is power, and that power contains wisdom, and that wisdom should be passed down for generations.” Shonaleigh
You have heard of Adam and Eve; you might even have heard of Lilith, though it’s less likely.
You have heard of Adam and Eve; you might even have heard of Lilith, though it’s less likely.
But have you heard of Eve’s three daughters, Emuneh, Chesed and Tikvah? Probably not – though you will have heard of her sons, Cain, Abel and Seth.
Often, the women in the old stories are reduced to damsels that need to be rescued, witches, hags, demonesses, seductresses, and wise, nameless crones.
This performance by celebrated Drut’syla (storyteller) Shonaleigh will be about Eve’s three beautiful daughters, of the legacy they took into the world, of healing herbs, hope, and wonder. It will be of Serah bat Asher, granted immortality for her wisdom, and Lilith, demonised for nothing more than wanting her own voice. And finally, Cleopatra – not the Cleopatra that you think you know, but Cleopatra the alchemist, remembered now as a demon purely because she chose her own destiny.
Presented as a legacy event as part of History Makers Unfolded at Derby Museums.
Suitable for adults only. Book your tickets with Derby Museums here.