EKONENI: Street Corner Stories
About This Show
Show Info:
Ekoneni is a podcast about South African innovators, by storytellers Pam Sykes and Jenn Warren. Ekoneni is also the Xhosa word for "corner" - and in South Africa, the street corner is where people hang out, trade stories and watch life unfold. Join us to explore what stirs ordinary people to make a difference in their communities. We’ll introduce you to some of Cape Town’s local heroes, who are changing the world with bravery, innovation, ingenuity and heart.
This podcast is supported by the U.S. Consulate of Cape Town and the American Corner, Cape Town Central Library. Music courtesy of Bottled Sounds and Shaun Lawler.
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Most Recent Episode
7: Choreographing a New Future with Theo Ndindwa
Apr 9
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33 minutes
Theo Ndindwa uses dance for social change, and co-founded the iKapa Dance Theatre with his wife Tanya Arshamian in 2007 to teach dance, empowerment and life skills to youth in townships around Cape Town. iKapa believes that “the transformation of South Africa lies with the development of disadvantaged communities and youth.” Theo returned to South Africa after years in the U.K, where he trained and performed with the Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance, amongst others. He is a 2014 participant of the U.S. Department of State’s Young African Leadership Initiative (YALI), and founded South Africa’s first international dance festival - the Cape Town International Dance Festival - in 2015. Theo and Tanya have partnered with multiple local and international institutions, people and communities; and ten years after the founding of iKapa, they look forward to changing more lives and communities through the creation of a holistic dance, arts and culture hub space in the Gugulethu township, where Theo grew up.
Episodes of This Show
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35 minutes
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Nov 2, 2017
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39 minutes
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Oct 2, 2017
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36 minutes
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Aug 28, 2017
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39 minutes
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Jun 30, 2017
