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
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‘Every child is different and this is 100% acceptable’
Chiara Hyzler is directing JamBoy, part of the ŻiguŻajg Children's Festival. She explains how the play targets the competitive element we foster in today's students. What was your first reaction when you read the script? As a member of the Shrinking Violets, I was very much part of the creative process, which is a part I really enjoy. With a storyline like … [Read more...] about ‘Every child is different and this is 100% acceptable’
‘If you run an education system that suppresses creativity, don’t be surprised when that’s what it does’
ŻiguŻajg's Jamboy takes to task the current school system. With more focus being placed on learning things by rote and studying for exams rather than for actual learning the subject, playwright Denise Mulholland feels that it is no surprise that the system is killing off all creativity and individuality. She takes all the issues to task in her latest script, JamBoy, … [Read more...] about ‘If you run an education system that suppresses creativity, don’t be surprised when that’s what it does’
‘A masterpiece cannot be copied’
Three Palaces Festival to see Caravaggio's most famous paintings brought alive in Tableaux Vivants Some 13 years ago, Ludovica Rambelli created a living painting, a Tableaux Vivants of 15 of Caravaggio's most beloved pieces. Part installation, part theatre, part choreography, all magic - it didn't take long for videos of the piece to go viral. Including with those who … [Read more...] about ‘A masterpiece cannot be copied’
Theatre Review: Min Hi
Visceral and unapologetically primeval - a tour de force for Teatru Malta. Min Hi, Teatru Malta's newest offering, was made public to a storm of controversy, thanks to some highly effective pieces of street theatre, a first for Maltese theatre. I have to confess that I tend to be quite wary when this happens. So many things fall flat on their faces after an … [Read more...] about Theatre Review: Min Hi
