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CELEBRATING PEACE
10. THROUGH STORYTELLING
Even if you change the colour of your skin, the blood that goes
through your veins is still from those that came before you.
brilliant opportunity for all to
learn about her journey, her
successes and her challenges,
her creative process, and
invaluable insights into the
life of an influential creative.
She also, spoke of her
personal experience, telling
the students of her time
globe-trotting, and meeting
with people from all walks
of life.
Excerpts from the interview:
Shreya: What drives you
to be so passionate about
conduit for key lessons. She storytelling, and what it is
On the September 11 captured hearts and attention that you love so much about
2019, Ms Bongiswa Kotta with her unmatched skill and it?
Ramanushwana, a world wit, whilst also delivering
renowned story teller from powerful and poignant Ms Bongiswa: A story comes
South Africa made a special messages about societal from within, it comes from
visit to DPS International to structures. Each one of the the heart. So, whatever
mark World Peace Day. Ms stories targeted auniversal stories I tell I always ensure
Bongiswa shared beautiful experience, so as to best that I connect to the story.
stories informed by her connect to all the students, So, for me to continue telling
South African upbringing and invite them to reflect stories, it’s ensuring that I
and identity. Through the on themselves and their spread the warmth that I
various conventions of lives. After Ms Bongiswa’s have inside, build trust, and
storytelling and by the storytelling session, the connect myself to people
holistic utilization of her students were given the realistically despite of the
platform, Ms Bongiswa wove opportunity to interact with challenges that I have been
intricate tales that acted as a her in a Q&A session. It was a through. When you tell
