A wistful collection that brings home the realities of displacement via a series of multi-layered illustrations I've been following Iella's work since I first saw her illustrations at one of the earliest editions of Malta Comic Con. So I was super happy to know that she is back in Malta for a brief interlude to show her new collection, Take Me Home, at Desko in … [Read more...] about Iella Take Me Home: Emotions in transit
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No Gravity Theatre’s Inferno
https://youtu.be/7TxvC_sYyxc One of this year’s Three Palaces Online Festival surprises, a wonderfully mesmerizing interpretation of Dante’s circles of Hell. As soon as I realised that No Gravity Theatre was on this year’s The Three Palaces Online Festival bill, I have been looking forward to finally view one of Emiliano Pellisari’s productions - commissioned, no … [Read more...] about No Gravity Theatre’s Inferno
Of Hell And Exile: stark reality
Immersive and multi-faceted, this Three Palaces production is a symbolic springboard for themes of displacement and identity. There is a certain poetic inevitability to setting the Akhmatova Songs by John Taverner to Of Hell And Exile, an immersive project that forms part of this year’s The Three Palaces Festival programme. Anna Akhmatova, after all, was one of a handful … [Read more...] about Of Hell And Exile: stark reality
Nel Mezzo Del Cammin
The Three Palaces Online Festival production brings together some of the leading names from Malta’s artistic scene in a glorious marriage of music, drama and dance. The use of that most iconic phrase from Dante’s opus - Nel Mezzo Del Cammin - led me to expect a superb effort from this eponymous production. As did the fact that the collaboration brings together some of the … [Read more...] about Nel Mezzo Del Cammin
Portal Shades: our liminal space
A soaring of bodies and minds symbolises Dante’s journey between Hell and Heaven. Malta’s traditional doorways are a thing of wonder, but how do they fit within the concept of the Dante and Caravaggio-themed Three Palaces Festival? I confess I was curious, when confronted with the name of this event - Portal Shades. But fit they do, of course. Musically, aesthetically, … [Read more...] about Portal Shades: our liminal space