The Stickfighters Prayer: Rondel Benjamin & Keegan Taylor at TEDxPortofSpain

Throw together the words "bois" and "stick fighting" in a Trinidadian context and one would assume a history lesson is being discussed or something related to our folklore, but in this 21st century, Keegan Taylor and Rondel Benjamin have made these words a part of our modern discussion. In this talk these stickfighters explore the notion of beauty in the face of danger. The talk brings a very welcoming take on finding beauty at the cross-section between history, art, colonialism and in the face of conflict.


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