Culture
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Highlights of Semi-Permanent Auckland 2014
Read more: Highlights of Semi-Permanent Auckland 2014I had a fascinating, inspiring day at the 10th Semi-Permanent design conference; so much creativity across the fields of photography, graphic design, fashion, and film, that my mind is full and I came home for a cuppa and ate jaffas to recover and brew on it all. Here are just a few of my highlights…
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The Next Great Rock ‘N Roll Film? (Still Waiting)
Read more: The Next Great Rock ‘N Roll Film? (Still Waiting)We are way overdue for the next great rock ‘n roll film, so much so that it might be time to give historian Ken Burns a call. Burns is famous for documentaries on the Civil War, jazz and baseball, among other topics. But isn’t the time ripe now for an all-encompassing rock documentary before the…
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Paco Pena Flamenco in Auckland
Read more: Paco Pena Flamenco in AucklandPaco Pena, Flamencura, Tuesday 15 April, Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna. You would have to be dead on the inside not to be transfixed by the touching performance of Paco Pena and his troupe’s performances in their stunning, “Flamencura” show, currently touring NZ. The legendary Flamenco guitarist’s two hour show provided a soulful and sensual journey…
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Advice for Creatives from Kelly Thompson
Read more: Advice for Creatives from Kelly ThompsonAdvice for Creatives from Kelly Thompson, a New Zealand-born illustrator and photographer now based in Melbourne… – Try to say yes to people as often as you can. – An important part of being a creative is figuring out what the hell the client is asking in the brief. When you get a brief from…
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PR and Twitter
Read more: PR and TwitterSocial Media Club Auckland kicked off the year with a panel talk from Deborah Pead, Hazel Phillips and Dave Fisher about the use of public relations and Twitter…
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Yogawoman
Read more: YogawomanTraditionally women in India were not allowed to practise yoga. In the 20th Century women pushed through these boundaries. The film Yogawoman explores the rise and rise of yoga in the west and the huge following it has gathered…