“You Sound So Australian”: From Being Read to Rewriting the Room with guest Zindzi Okenyo

About this episode

The episode features a conversation with actress and musician Zindzi Okenyo about cultural competence and representation in the arts.

Welcome to the first episode of The Cultural Competence Collective podcast! For our first episode, we are joined by the multi-talented actress, musician and director, Zindzi Okenyo! You may recognise her from your TV screen on shows like Fisk, Wakefield and Play School, on stage from her multiple shows with Sydney Theatre Company or maybe you’ve heard her hits like ‘A Woman’s World’ as a solo artist Okenyo, or ‘Love + Kindness’ from her fun, family-friendly kids project Zindzi & the Zillionaires. Tune into our first episode as we chat with Zindzi about the importance of cultural competence, diversity and representation across the arts. Show notes This episode is hosted by Dr. Matthew Tyne, an Academic Facilitator at the National Centre Centre for Cultural Competence. He comes to cultural competence following 20 years of working in international community development, especially in Southeast Asia and the Pacific, and sexual health promotion with diverse communities in Australia. Produced by: Adubi Plange, Dr Amy McHugh, Sarah Mashman Podcast Artwork: Zein Arif Featured Music: - A Woman’s World by OKENYO - Anthropology by OKENYO You can find more of Zindzi’s music on her webpage…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Matthew Tyne

Guest: Zindzi Okenyo

Topics covered

• cultural competence
• diversity
• representation
• arts
• interview

Keywords

• cultural competence
• Zindzi Okenyo
• diversity
• representation
• arts

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sydney Theatre Company, Melbourne Theatre Company

Books & works: A Woman’s World, Love + Kindness, DESTINY

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