Kintsugi is a striking new production from Sampradaya Dance Creations, inspired by the Japanese art of mending broken pottery with gold. Just as cracks are filled with gold to reveal new beauty, this evocative work transforms themes of pain and repair into a powerful expression of strength, resilience, and identity.
Set against a world marked by conflict and division, Kintsugi reimagines timeless tales from the Mahabharata, drawing parallels to the fractures we live through today; loss, belonging, and renewal. Through movement, music, and myth, the production becomes a shimmering metaphor for how the human spirit endures, heals, and finds wholeness once more.
“By reframing these epics through the philosophy of Kintsugi, we place the past alongside the present. Through this production, we demonstrate that the human spirit continues to find ways to repair and renew, across cultures and centuries.”
Experience Kintsugi, where dance meets philosophy, and every fracture becomes a golden thread of transformation.