During every Breaking Walls experience, our artists are asked to reflect on the creative writing, performance peacemaking experience they just shared. I am so pleased to share with you the reflections of five of our 2018 Cape Town artists.
WARDAH ISAACS – GROENVLEI HIGH SCHOOL
THAT WHEN ONE TALKS ABOUT THEIR PROBLEMS TO SO MANY PEOPLE, WHETHER IT IS CONVEYED IN A POEM OR A SONG OR EVEN JUST A STATEMENT – THEY WILL FEEL FREE AND EVEN EXPERIENCE A POWER IN THEM THAT THEY NEVER KNEW EXISTED.
THE MORE I HAVE SPENT TIME WITH PEOPLE I DON’T KNOW. THE MORE THEY HAVE TURNED INTO PEOPLE I WILL NEVER FORGET.
WE ALL WENT FROM BEING STRANGERS TO BECOMING FAMILY.
NOT EVERYONE IS PERFECT, NO MATTER HOW THEY LOOK, WHO THEY PRETEND TO BE, NO MATTER WHAT THEY WERE OR WHERE THEY LIVE.
NOW I CAN GO OUT TO DIFFERENT PLACES AND FEEL GOOD ABOUT MYSELF, BECAUSE OF THIS EXPERIENCE AND MY EXCITEMENT HAS ONLY JUST STARTED.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING
THANDOKAZI GAQA – RAINBOW DREAMS TRUST
I HAVE EXPERIENCED, THAT IN LIFE, YOU MEET DIFFERENT PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT ATTITUDES, SO YOU HAVE TO EXPRESS YOURSELF IN A MANNERED WAY AND CONTROLLED.
ALSO MY THOUGHTS ABOUT COMING OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE WAS SOMETHING THAT CHANGED ME, BECAUSE I HEARD A STORY ABOUT WHAT WE FACE AS YOUTH, CAN PAVE THE WAY FOR OUR FUTURE.
I HAVE EXPERIENCED AND LEARNED SOMETHING THAT HAS CLEARED MY EYES AND HELPED ME THINK ABOUT WHAT I WANT FOR MY FUTURE.
I FEEL LIKE I CAN BE THE WORLDS CHANGE, BUT IN A POSITIVE WAY, I LEARNT SO MUCH FROM EACH AND EVERYONE. I CAN ACCEPT, THAT OUR CIRCUMSTANCES CANNOT DETERMINE OUR FUTURE.
I AM SO EXCITED THAT I WAS ABLE TO EXPLORE MYSELF.
COLLEEN KLEIN – GROENVLEI HIGH SCHOOL
I AM TRULY GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY I RECEIVED. I HAVE HONESTLY LEARNT A LOT ABOUT OTHERS AND I HAVE GOTTEN TO KNOW MYSELF ON A LEVEL THAT IS INDESCRIBABLE.
I AM VERY EXCITED AND IN LOVE WITH WHAT IS APPROACHING AND I AM SO HONORED TO BE A BREAKING WALLS ARTIST.
MY ENTIRE BEING HAS BEEN CHANGED AND I AM DEFINITELY SEEING THE WORLD IN A WHOLE NEW LIGHT.
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR BELIEVING IN ME AND ENCOURAGING ME TO REACH A HIGH LEVEL IN EVERYTHING THAT I PUT MY MIND TO.
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU
ILHAAM GORDON – GROENVLEI HIGH SCHOOL
I FEEL ELATED AND PROUD THAT MY VOICE COULD BE HEARD AS A YOUNG PERSON STRUGGLING WITH THE CHALLENGES I FACE IN LIFE. FOR THE BETTER.
I HAVE GOTTEN TO KNOW SO MUCH ABOUT OUR DIFFERENT CULTURES AND RELIGIONS AND I HAVE BECOME MORE OPEN TO THE VARIOUS IDEAS AND THOUGHTS OF LIFE.
I LOVED THE FACT THAT WE GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE OUR THOUGHTS AND EXPERIENCES EXPRESSED THROUGH OUR PERFORMANCE.
I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THAT OUR DIRECTORS TOOK THE TIME AND EFFORT TO INTERACT AND HELP US WITH THAT.
I LEARNED THAT YOUTH HAVE A POWERFUL VOICE THAT CAN HELP CHANGE THE WORLD
I HAVE LEARNED THAT WE WILL ALWAYS BE MORE THAN ENOUGH.
