Minister De Lille joins Net Vir Pret and the CHR at Barrydale’s annual Reconciliation Day Festival.

The CHR was delighted to host Minister De Lille, at the annual Reconciliation Day Festival in Barrydale.

The Minister was introduced to the astounding collaboration between Net Vir Pret and the CHR’s Ukwanda Puppetry and Design Art Collective. This year’s production, Walking Tall, centred around a giant Giraffe and Jackal, to tell the story of freedom and education in South Africa. Inspired by the Andre P. Brink novel, A Chain of Voices (Hou-den-bek), the performance included the community of Smitsville in a night of celebration and reflection on how far we have come and how far we still need to journey in our quest for post-apartheid reconciliation.

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Images by Ajay Lalu, courtesy of the CHR and Net Vir Pret.