Teatru Malta 2020 proposes some exciting ideas. Will expectations be met? The Teatru Malta 2020 programme, launched Friday at Spazju Kreattiv, quotes a 75% audience attendance that, if accurate, points towards Malta's national theatre company making considerable inroads into one of its main objectives: taking theatre to bigger audiences. I do feel that the biggest … [Read more...] about Teatru Malta 2020: Sunny With A Chance Of Awesome
Archives for January 2020
A Dash of Andy Warhol
Alexia Coppini's pop art brings to mind the iconic artist. So artist Alexia Coppini has given Beltin: Stejjer Minn Nies Minsija and I the Andy Warhol treatment, and I'm super chuffed. Some of you may be familiar with Coppini's beautiful works in oil, but you might be surprised at the decidedly modern turn that her style can sometimes take. In my case, the artist used a … [Read more...] about A Dash of Andy Warhol
Two books that will definitely get the kiddos reading
Lupu Lupettu's eagerly-awaited comeback There's a reason why the Lupu Lupettu series is one of the most popular with children in Malta. It's colourful, it's fun, and it really puts paid to any ideas that reading may somehow be considered a 'chore'. And now we have two new publications for parents desperate to get their kids' noses into a good book. Lupu Lupettu Jitla’ … [Read more...] about Two books that will definitely get the kiddos reading
Baroque’s Back, Baby!
Valletta Baroque Festival kicks off on January 10 Seems like only yesterday that the idea of a first-ever Baroque Music Festival was tentatively floated in Malta. Fast forward eight years on and, the Valletta Baroque Festival is not only still around, but it's also growing bigger and stronger by the year, attracting more international participants and a bigger fanbase from … [Read more...] about Baroque’s Back, Baby!