Tag: inspires
Ukraine artist inspires Dior’s couture show that reimagines a ‘better tomorrow’
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What is the point of haute couture? This was the question that Dior’s creative director, the Italian designer Maria Grazia Chiuri, found herself asking in these times of pandemic, war and the threat of a global recess...
Ada Hegerberg inspires Lyon to Champions League win over Barça
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Ada Hegerberg said Lyon “let the football talk” after the French side reasserted itself as the dominant force in European women’s football in style with three first-half goals to beat holders Barcelona in a blistering...
Queen’s A Night at the Opera inspires Japanese take on Romeo and Juliet
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A Night at the Opera, the classic rock album by Queen, has inspired a Japanese theatre production that will visit London this autumn as part of an international tour. Created by Hideki Noda, A Night at the Kabuki incl...
Unchain Me review – Dostoevsky inspires secret mission on the streets of Brighton
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We are instructed to meet at a secret Brighton location for this site-specific show by the company dreamthinkspeak. For some of us that invites the usual anxieties: when will we be told of our meeting place? (Four hou...
Jess Fishlock inspires Wales to victory over error-prone Scotland
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Wales secured a comfortable 3-1 victory against the defending champions Scotland in the opening game of the 2022 Pinatar Cup in Spain. Although Pedro Martínez’s side scored first, the return of familiar defensive fail...
‘Broke our hearts’: boy with autism inspires relaunch of popular game
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An eight-year-old boy has inspired a developer to relaunch a popular mobile game after it became defunct, leaving his father desperate to find a solution. Jack, who was diagnosed with autism, became enamoured with the...
TV tonight: a house of horrors inspires new BBC thriller
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Hundreds of well-off, seemingly smart people are desperate to rent One Folgate Street – a soulless London grand design rented out by a cryptic landlord (David Oyelowo) who has a list of 100 ridiculous stipulations su...
‘Soul of the town’: Mostar’s beloved bridge inspires tale of romance and war
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The bridge in the middle of Mostar is the spiritual and social heart of the city. It’s where people meet and gossip, snatch a first kiss or dive into the waters of the river below. The Bosnian city takes its name from...
‘So enigmatic’: injured sloth inspires rescue centre in Venezuela
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It is almost a year to the day that Haydée and Juan Carlos Rodríguez first spotted an injured sloth lying by the side of the road while they were out on a drive. In an attempt to cross from one tree to another in the ...
19th-century artwork inspires restoration of Devon estate
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A 19th-century painting found in the archive of a Devon country house is being used to help inspire the 50-year restoration and enrichment of the estate. The artwork depicts a healthy and diverse landscape at Killerto...
Hip to be square: Anne Boleyn’s neckline inspires catwalks
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In the best-known portrait purported to be of Anne Boleyn, a square neckline frames her long, slender neck, foreshadowing her grisly date with the executioner at the Tower of London in 1536. Debates about Boleyn’s app...
Duchess! Duchess! Duchess! review – Meghan inspires explosive drama
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It is tempting to assume that an American drama about black women caught in the cold, hard machinery of Britain’s monarchy is a direct response to Meghan’s revelations to Oprah Winfrey earlier this week. But theatre c...