The Joys of Bilingual Storytelling

This practical workshop encourages participants to explore ways of effectively telling a story bilingually not by direct translation but in a manner that enables even your monolingual audience members to understand the story. You will practice crafting your telling so as to make the narration more visual while developing dialogue that carries your story forward supported and clarified by non-verbal communicators (the language of facial expression and gesture!)

About the facilitators:

Roger Jenkins

Roger Jenkins is an award-winning professional Singaporean storyteller with considerable experience of working bilingually having scripted stories for telling with partners speaking in Mandarin Malay Tamil Hindi Vietnamese French Italian Swahili and Singapore Sign Language. 

For videos of him telling with a partner bilingually visit www.rogerjenkins.com.sg.

Justine Devisse Mezrani

Justine Devisse Mezrani originally from France is the mother of three children. She lived in Taipei and Shanghai before settling in Hong Kong where she founded an online bookstore for French and English language children’s books. Passionate about theatre she performed in French productions improv shows and co-directed a musical for the French May festival. Since 2022 she has lived in Singapore acting with The Theatre Ensemble performing at the Alliance Française winning LIFA improv festival in Hanoi in 2025 and now exploring musical theatre and storytelling.

Host or Publisher Singapore Book Council Academy