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Scoop
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Scoop
Manukau Symphony Orchestra Presents Pastorale
Sunday 25 August 2025, 5.00pm – Due Drop Events Centre Manukau FISHER (NZ) – KINTSUGI FOR ORCHESTRA BEETHOVEN – TRIPLE CONCERTO C MAJOR BEETHOVEN – SYMPHONY NO. 6 'PASTORALE' Uwe Grodd (conductor) NZTrio | Amalia Hall (violin), Callum Hall (cello), Somi Kim (piano) The Manukau Symphony Orchestra invites you to Pastorale – an inspiring evening of music that celebrates nature, healing, and musical innovation. Opening the concert is Kintsugi by award-winning New Zealand composer Salina Fisher. Originally commissioned and premiered by MSO in 2022, this luminous work has since captivated audiences worldwide with performances by major orchestras in the UK, New York, and Wellington. Inspired by the Japanese art of mending broken pottery with gold, Kintsugi is a poignant meditation on imperfection and resilience. Beethoven's radiant Triple Concerto follows, featuring the renowned NZTrio with violinist Amalia Hall and her brother Callum Hall as guest cellist – a rare opportunity to hear two of New Zealand's finest musicians perform together, joined by pianist Somi Kim. The concert culminates in Beethoven's 'Pastorale' Symphony no. 6, one of the most significant and beloved symphonies of the 19th century. The work is a tribute to the countryside, capturing the tranquillity, joy, and calm of nature alongside its raw power. A nature lover himself, Beethoven spent many hours walking in the country, and his symphony reflects the shepherd's pipe, birdsong, flowing streams, and even a dramatic thunderstorm with vivid beauty.
Scroll.in
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Scroll.in
‘Why do we submit? / to fracturing?': A poetry anthology of South Asian women's traumas
White Roses by Lopamudra Basu Today, I click on Kolkata Gifts Online and order thirty white roses in a vase for you. Ma sends me the photo of the roses and tuberoses and the jasmine garland all adorning your face today. Two years ago, in that May of hell's heat and destruction there were no garlands. Flower sellers banished from the city like vermin thought to spread the plague, dying of thirst on the way, walking hundreds of miles, sometimes with no shoes Today, life goes on as usual in New York, New Delhi and Kolkata – do people even remember that there was no firewood or earth to bury the dead? No flights from Minneapolis or Chicago not even a phone call to hear you in the hospital. We have said often that we have to think of it as a natural disaster, an earthquake or a cyclone like Amphan that tore you away Except, it was not a forest fire and more a Chernobyl with many forewarnings. Two years later, so many names whispered by the wind, and so many lives like leaves blown away. So many souls still unmourned and some like the white roses in the vase pressed forever in memory's folds. Fractured by Feroza Jussawalla A purple pensiveness falls over me, as I contemplate fractured bodies and purple passions. Who will love me now, at sixty-six, with lumpectomied one and half breasts and a bulging inguinal hernia caused by moving boxes after the radical hysterectomy of cancers past. None will hold women broken and fragmented, afraid to touch cracked glass, like shards of crystal glassware, resulting from being, dropped in the deliberate abandonment of betrayals, wrought by those who should have loved us. Why do we submit? to fracturing? Grief is too painful to contemplate in purple pensiveness. Can we be Kintsugi'd? Using gold, to fill the cracks of my life, has become too burdensome— I will remain, 'feroza,', scarred with pyrite, copper turquoise, they call it in India, Nishapuri, like my Persian origins, Sonoran gold, in my new desert home, where sand pours through cracks like a sieve, unrepairable! Parrot (Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, ten years after the end of the war) by Vivimarie Vanderpoorten The woman who lost her son in the war shows me his framed photograph. But in his smile there is no hint of wrists firing a gun nor the shadow of hands hurling grenades in his clothes, no hint of a striped uniform. Like the parrot she now keeps caged and in whose wings she has clipped. there is no trace of the possibility of flight. But as the parrot hops around in his iron cage you can see the memory of freedom in his eyes a home land, branches and green fields in his now non-existent wings Evening of the 4th of July by Soniah Kamal She applies lipstick to her reflection in the dark of the computer monitor her face the bones of shadow play the color mute as she drags a red pencil she'd brought from the dollar store clearance bin to keep her lips in though she will fill them up like padded bosoms with a clear plumping serum that shines and winks no matter how dark the screen that conceals the peacock blue and green; the bruiser kiss She did not want she could not stop.
Fashion Value Chain
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Fashion Value Chain
Dove Launches Peptide Haircare with ‘Reborn Stronger'
Dove announces a milestone moment in its legacy of care with the launch of its most significant haircare innovation in 15 years—the Peptide Bond Strength range. Anchored by the emotionally resonant 'Reborn Stronger' campaign, Dove redefines the way we view hair damage, shifting the narrative from concealment to transformation. Inspired by Kintsugi, the Japanese art of mending broken pottery with gold, Dove draws parallels between repaired ceramics and restored hair. This philosophy celebrates not just recovery but resilience, where every crack becomes a mark of strength. ''Reborn Stronger' is a cultural statement,' shared Sairam Subramanian, Vice President, Hair Care, Unilever. 'It invites women to embrace their journeys and wear their scars with pride—as proof of growth and strength.' At the heart of the campaign lies a visually poetic brand film that opens with the image of fractured hair strands, symbolizing deep, internal damage. As the film progresses, each strand is seen being restored with soft, glowing golden light, mirroring Kintsugi's golden seams. These visual metaphors are paired with real moments—women brushing, tying, or letting their hair down—turning daily rituals into symbols of empowerment and self-love. The golden-hour hues and emotionally evocative voiceover echo the message: 'It's not about going back. It's about coming back stronger.' Scientifically, the Peptide Bond Strength range is powered by a Protein-Peptide Complex, which penetrates the hair fibre to repair broken bonds at the molecular level. The result is not just repaired hair—it's reborn, stronger from within. Dove's latest chapter speaks to everyone who has ever rebuilt themselves—physically, emotionally, or otherwise. With this campaign and product innovation, Dove reaffirms its timeless message: Real beauty lies in strength, not perfection. The campaign film is now available for viewing.
North Wales Live
18-06-2025
- Entertainment
- North Wales Live
Broken teaset mended with gold tells the story of refugees
This Refugee Week, UK for UNHCR has collaborated with renowned sculptor and artist, Billie Bond, to create a one-of-a-kind tea set to give form to the experiences of refugees through the art of Kintsugi. 'Fragments of Hope', the latest campaign from the UN Refugee Agency's national charity for the UK, is a celebration of the creativity, resilience and contribution of people who have rebuilt their lives in the UK after being forced to flee conflict and persecution. There are now more than 122 million people displaced by conflict and persecution worldwide. The Japanese art of Kintsugi, meaning to mend with gold, repairs pottery by acknowledging its fractures and transforming them into something beautiful. The artwork has been created by bringing together fragments of traditional tea sets from Ukraine, Syria, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Sudan, including personal contributions by people who were forced to flee their countries. The fragments reflect the diverse journeys of Viktoriia from Ukraine, a dedicated community development coordinator; Ayman from Syria, a self-taught filmmaker and storyteller; Sadia from Pakistan, an award-winning artist and advocate; Bashir from Sudan, a renowned poet and musician; and mother and daughter duo, Frozan and Victoria from Afghanistan, who support their community as an interpreter and an aspiring business leader. Billie Bond said: 'Kintsugi is a centuries-old Japanese art of repairing with gold. It has long been recognised as a powerful symbol of resilience, and a reminder that beauty can be found in imperfection. This Refugee Week, Kintsugi once again serves as a meaningful metaphor, celebrating the strength and resilience of refugees and the ritual of healing – it's been an honour to play a small part in bringing these stories to life.' Emma Cherniavsky, Chief Executive of UK for UNHCR, said: 'Fragments of Hope is a moving representation of how, even after the deepest fractures, refugees can rebuild their lives and futures with strength, dignity and hope."
Wales Online
18-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
Broken teaset mended with gold tells the story of refugees
Broken teaset mended with gold tells the story of refugees Fragments of Hope is the latest campaign from UK for UNHCR This Refugee Week, UK for UNHCR has collaborated with renowned sculptor and artist, Billie Bond, to create a one-of-a-kind tea set to give form to the experiences of refugees through the art of Kintsugi. 'Fragments of Hope', the latest campaign from the UN Refugee Agency's national charity for the UK, is a celebration of the creativity, resilience and contribution of people who have rebuilt their lives in the UK after being forced to flee conflict and persecution. There are now more than 122 million people displaced by conflict and persecution worldwide. The Japanese art of Kintsugi, meaning to mend with gold, repairs pottery by acknowledging its fractures and transforming them into something beautiful. The artwork has been created by bringing together fragments of traditional tea sets from Ukraine, Syria, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Sudan, including personal contributions by people who were forced to flee their countries. The fragments reflect the diverse journeys of Viktoriia from Ukraine, a dedicated community development coordinator; Ayman from Syria, a self-taught filmmaker and storyteller; Sadia from Pakistan, an award-winning artist and advocate; Bashir from Sudan, a renowned poet and musician; and mother and daughter duo, Frozan and Victoria from Afghanistan, who support their community as an interpreter and an aspiring business leader. Article continues below Billie Bond said: 'Kintsugi is a centuries-old Japanese art of repairing with gold. It has long been recognised as a powerful symbol of resilience, and a reminder that beauty can be found in imperfection. This Refugee Week, Kintsugi once again serves as a meaningful metaphor, celebrating the strength and resilience of refugees and the ritual of healing – it's been an honour to play a small part in bringing these stories to life.' Emma Cherniavsky, Chief Executive of UK for UNHCR, said: 'Fragments of Hope is a moving representation of how, even after the deepest fractures, refugees can rebuild their lives and futures with strength, dignity and hope." The 'Fragments of Hope' tea set will be available for one competition winner to rehome here.
