The Journey of Kymrie Henge
Kymrie Henge – Lead Vocals – Percussion
“I was a ballet dancer, full time classical ballet. It was my passion, my life. It was a drive that was relentless, and as necessary as oxygen. I danced my way to the USA at the age of 15, to New York where I auditioned for the School of American Ballet, and competed in the Youth America Grand Prix. It was the proudest moment of my life to received a High Distinction from the Paris Opera Ballet for technique. All of this I did with two broken feet.
The stress fractures that crept through my metatarsal bones in both left and right feet worsened to the point of disrepair. It was two years of attempts and 6 reoccurring fractures before I came to terms with the fact that perhaps this wasn’t meant to be.
During those two years I began to write poetry, I studied philosophy and fine art, and began to discover new ways to express.
It was the poetry that helped the most – writing down the words that I needed to hear and understand to help me through the difficulties and struggle of finding a new way of life, dealing with grief and letting go of what I knew to be my world. I was so in love with dance that it filled every cell of my body with joy, but through singing i can give love to so many more people and give them the feeling of a joy that is boundless. I remember the first moment the poetry and melody met. Sitting on a wooden log during a school lunch break with a dear friend, our first guitarist Magus,
playing a tune next to me. the melody came and we created Brother Sun, from our first album Sangrael that afternoon – and from then I knew – I could do this. It took the recording of our first album, and truthful support before I found the courage to continue.
And so, it has continued to grow…
For myself, When i write music, or make art, or dance I can feel the purest form that is potential, the absolute beauty, the divine, waiting to be embodied and brought into reality. It’s an urge and a drive to keep perfecting what we do, and keep training and keep trying… Perhaps we will hit the mark, and encompass all of that absolute beauty that inspired us in the first place.”
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