The StoryTellers Series aims to build a community of storytellers in South Africa. Modelled on shows like Risk! and The Moth, with the series, Mogashoa aims to develop stories of a new democracy with a new group of fresh storytelling talent. Come ready to share your stories, and most importantly, to be honest.

The four hour course covers the basics of storytelling structure, story selection, and presentation. There’s an option to perform at gigs to be launched soon but no pressure... Come if you have a story that you want to articulate.

Mogashoa was born in 1985 in Johannesburg. He grew up in a small village, then a bigger one, followed by an all-boys Catholic boarding school and finally a big move to Cape Town where he completed a Film and Media undergrad degree. He then headed to Korea to teach English where he started his storytelling series, When We Were Nearly Young, which developed a cult following.

He returned to Johannesburg in 2013, and has been presenting the same storytelling series at POPArt, where guests such as Yvonne Chaka Chaka have featured.

The workshop is from 14:00 to 16:00 on Tuesday, 16 and Wednesday, 17 August. Tickets cost R300 each.

To purchase tickets online for the StoryTellers Series, click here. 

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