Umkhathi Theatre Works and BAM/Restoration DanceAfrica Ensemble at BAM: Isitshikitsha

Isitshikitsha
Performed by Umkhathi Theatre Works and BAM/Restoration DanceAfrica Ensemble
Umkhathi Theatre Works Artistic Director Matesu Dube
BAM/Restoration DanceAfrica Ensemble Artistic Director Karen Thornton-Daniels
Featuring BAM/Restoration DanceAfrica Ensemble: Qahirah Kibler, Kishana Flenory, Jasmine Poole, Nailah Walthour, Breanna LaFortune, Nyomie Torres, Thea Grier, Shaniya Hyndman, Ayanna Donovan
BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
DanceAfrica 2013
Artistic Director Chuck Davis
Produced by BAM
Umkhathi Theatre Works is a theater, dance, and music troupe formed in 1997 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. The company has emerged as a leading performing arts organization in its home country and has performed throughout Africa and overseas. Its mission is to strive for community development through the arts while reviving African traditions and cultures.
BAM/Restoration DanceAfrica Ensemble and BAM have been partners for 17 years in a youth development effort with DanceAfrica as its focus. The group is an annual favorite and a symbol of youth involvement in the preservation of African heritage. The talented young dancers of the BAM/Restoration DanceAfrica Ensemble are students from Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation's Youth Arts Academy, where they receive intensive training in ballet, modern, African, and contemporary dance. Observing its 47th anniversary this year, Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation's mission is to be the catalyst for the progressive improvement of the quality of life for the people of central Brooklyn by utilizing every avenue available to foster growth and development through economic, cultural, educational, and social ventures.
Video produced by BAM
Produced by Nick Schwartz-Hall
Directed by Ben Cohen
Edited by Catherine Lee and Ben Cohen
Audio mixed by Kenneth M. Dunn
Camera Operators: Alex Guns, Ben Katz and Reuben Kleiner

[@alkebulanafrika6459]

This is beautiful...ngiya li thanda bafowethu...Love from a multi-lingual Tswana artist

[@consolatedube1884]

siyabonga...thank you for spreading the ndebele gospel through dance...its always good to be patriotic and proud to be zimbabwean

[@bhodlabesabevodloza902]

Ngangilemali nga senghamba kithi ngiyeziqhenya ngani bakaMzilikazi ngikithi.. Yah ei.. inhlupheko le, mmm ngusathane uqobo lwakhe, isiphilisa impilo zamanga, kumele ngabe sibuka lezinto nje sisebenza kithi... thatha Mthwakazi kaNdaba, ayihlome njalo lingakhathali.... LOVE.

[@victoriatkachenko1587]

What an incredible performance. They just jump beautifully for 8 minutes until people start leaving. And every time somebody in the troupe gets tired, they just give it more fire. Excited to see live performance.

[@shelterlovely]

Vika Tkachenko you wanna try and jump the same way for 2 seconds.lol

[@njabulobhebhe7145]

Good Listener yes mum

[@tonydaniele6705]

@@shelterlovely re have

[@thobanimlangeni1836]

so beautiful ,so much positive energy

[@mbulazindabezitha3316]

Ngiwathanda imihlolo amahlwayi. Giya Mthwakazi.

[@sindisovumelihle6143]

Ngyaziqhenya ukuba nguMNdebele,proudly african

[@nqobizithagodfreydube6844]

Zimbabwe has got talent

[@sidudumba]

Ukugida kwesintu okubekekileyo💃🏾💃🏾

[@trinarobinson1791]

Clapping my hands...

[@ntuthukondlovu1837]

This is beautiful ❤

[@dineomolapo2257]

nice manguni nice dance guys...proud of you...

[@Mberlyyy]

Proudly Zimbabwean🇿🇼

[@JackieLarose]

The festival is happy in Brooklyn wish I was there

[@lessiegamble6430]

I like this I’m going to one these

[@Grape_Vinez777]

ABSOLUTELY VIBING

[@teepjohnson4874]

Beautiful,keep up the good Art works .

[@theresabell2492]

Thank u for sharing.

[@MatronNdebele]

Akukhale ihlwayi❤❤❤❤❤

[@ndumisokhumalo678]

Excellent.

[@sakhilenichegaff2691]

Wow guys good work l like isitshikitsha

[@mwanaharakatimukoyaaywahma1940]

Wonderful

[@lindieditshwane8648]

It remainds me of when l was dancing isitshikitsha at Primary School

[@mwanaharakatimukoyaaywahma1940]

Perfect

[@nileoracle]

Rejuvenates my SOUL👣👣👣👣 ASE ASE Mama Africa❗👣👣👣

[@paaasto]

This is soo good

[@Mzwa7]

I love this. Siyabonga

[@evidencencube7652]

Silayi Bhoyi phambili ngezomdabuko

[@trinarobinson1791]

Love it

[@lafimasuku6255]

That’s beautiful isitshikitsha

[@thabisiledavidndebele3573]

Nice performance. Can someone assist with the lyrics please

[@practice4523]

Lead vocalist: ubaba wazidl’ inkomo (father ate the cows( for dowry)) Backing : zhiya wooo zhiya wohawo Lead vocal: ezomlandu, umlandu wenkomo (for dowry, the cows for dowry) Backing: zhiya wo Zhiya wo wohawo wo wohohawo Lead vocal: inkomo zomyeni, ezomnyeni ezomlandu umlandu wenkomo (cows for the bride, the cows for dowry) Backing: zhiya wo Zhiya wo wohawo wo wohohawo

[@dingindleladddube4099]

Mthwakazi my beautiful, or so you used to be!

[@faithm3414]

Where can i get those ring things on their legs please its agent

[@ghostdna8155]

the tires around there's ankles that they tingle about? ...pretty isn't it? soon everything will make sense.

[@PaloSant]

Zimbabwe, South Africa and Botswana. Might have to get someone to bring them for you. You will have to find out if there are any restrictions to import them into your country of residence because some of them are made of animal hide and some from a type of gourd and seeds so there maybe agricultural import restrictions. You can try getting some made of bottle tops or tin. Those might be easier to import. Also note that the 3 I mentioned don't sound the same when dancing

[@faithm3414]

@@PaloSant thank you

[@mamozimusic]

Gilikithi 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@calvin_0313]

syabonga mahlabezulu

[@matildahadebe2866]

Why ZULU cloths,why copy everything

[@melanienkomo1723]

We share same culture lathi yiyo indlela esinxiba ngayo this is northern ndebele 🇿🇼

[@seangatshenikhumalo5202]

You have issues futhi ayihlekisi

[@PaloSant]

Copy what? Educate yourself on the history of Southern Africa before accusing anyone of copying anything from you. If a group of South Africans move to Namibia, do they stop being people of South African heritage and throw away their culture and heritage and clain Namibian ancestry???

[@buhleshuma5611]

And many many hadebes in Zim,just educate ur self to remove this xenophobic mind

[@eltonssibanda7968]

Don't embarrass yourself