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15 maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 15 MAY 2019 Theatre JUNE 7 - 16 VII (Sette) Teatru Malta in partnership with FCN will be re-telling this monumental narrative through the eyes of Mal- ta's Artists of the Year: The New Victorians. The sister duo, made up of Bettina and Philippa Cassar, will not only be composing the show but di- recting and performing in this one-of a kind outdoor musical at Fort St Elmo's Piazza d'Armi on 7, 8, 9,14,15 and 16 June in Valletta. That's six chances to watch this bilingual, action packed performance! Perfor- mances begin at 9pm and are suitable for audiences of all ages. For more information on VII (Sette) visit www.teatru- malta.org.mt or call 21220255. Music UNTIL JUNE 8 Bir Miftuh International Music Festival Once again with Spring comes the pleasure of the Bir Miftuħ International Music Festival, one of the highlights of the Maltese music calen- dar. Events will be spread over May and June and will include the likes of a Harp and Sopra- no Recital by Silke Aichhorn and Christín Enke-Mollnar, 'Concert for Europe' featuring a String Quartet from The RE: Orchestra, formerly known as the Rotterdam Ensemble and A Violoncello and Pi- ano Recital by 'The Modern Cello - Piano Duo'. For more information and booking: info@dinlarthelwa.org or call 21220358/21225952 Alexandra Alden Live At The National Library Alexandra will be joined by her Netherlands based band members Donatas Bielunskis (double bass) and Marien Ok- kerse (Cello) for a one night engagement at the beautiful National Library in Valletta. The trio will take us on a tour of Alexandra's musical jour- ney to date, going back to 2013 with her debut EP, 'The Curi- ous Child' to her most recent release, 'Wild Honey' (2018) which was recorded at Rock- town Studios in the Nether- lands. Alexandra's music can best be described as sensitive and bittersweet, with lyr- ics gently cradled in dreamy soundscapes of lush strings and delicate instrumental runs. Doors Open: 19:00hrs, Concert Start: 20:00hrs, Tickets now on sale: trackag- escheme.com MAY 30 – JUNE 2 Earth Garden Earth Garden is Malta's larg- est Alternative Music Festival held annually at the National Park in Ta' Qali since 2007, attracting over 25,000 true music lovers from around the World, spread over 4 days. This year held on 30 May – 2 June, it will feature 5 music ar- eas and around 120 acts from around the World with an ec- lectic music fusion of World Music, Ska, Funk, Blues, Reg- gae, Alternative Rock, Dub, Hip-Hop, Psychedelic Trance, Techno, House, Electro, Drum 'n' Bass and more. JUNE 8 An evening with Bruce Dickinson NNG Promotions are proud to announce a special one- man speaking show by IRON MAIDEN singer, BRUCE DICKINSON in Malta on Sat- urday June 8 at the Sir Temi Zammit Hall, University Of Malta, Tal-Qroqq, Msida. Split into two parts, the first half of the show sees Bruce taking a humorous, often sa- tirical look back at his colour- ful, roller-coaster life. Deliv- ering compelling tales in his uniquely anarchic style and punctuated with photographs, he recounts anecdotes from the book, including numer- ous risqué stories which never quite made it to the final ed- it….. ! The second half of the evening is devoted entirely to a Q&A session. Tickets go on sale on Monday 8 th April 2019 from www.showshap- pening.com JULY 15 – 20 Malta Jazz Festival The 29th annual Malta Jazz Festival will be held from July 15 to July 20 this sum- mer. The highlights for this year's programme are Kenny Garrett, one of the world's most renowned saxophone players, Jazzmeia Horn one of the most important jazz vo- calists, who was nominated for a grammy last year, Oz- mosys featuring legendary jazz drummer Omar Hakim, one of the most versatile ec- lectic Jazz drummers who has collaborated with Miles Davis, Dire Straits, Daft Punk and David Bowie and for the second time Chucho Valdés – the Cuban Jazz Legend, six- time Grammy Award Win- ner, who will all be perform- ing on the Main Stage at Ta' Liesse in Valletta. For more information, visit www.festi- vals.mt/jazzfestival JULY 19 Il Volo Live On 19th July, Il Volo will be at the Malta Fairs and Con- ventions Center in Malta and 23th July at the Teatro Antico in Taormina. Il nuovo album of Il Volo confirms the world- wide success of the trio win- ning the TOP 10 on iTunes of the best-selling albums in 14 location, from Malta to Bra- zil, from Finland to Israel. With 11 tracks and the pro- duction of Michele Canova, enhances the voices of Piero Barone, Ignazio Boschetto and Gianluca Ginoble, col- lecting their tastes and their musical inf luences in a CD that represents 10 years of a long friendship and music to- gether. JULY 10 Pink Floyd's Nick Mason live in Concert Rock 'N Malta are proud to present Pink Floyd's founding member Nick Mason and his band Saucerful of Secrets live in concert on the 10th of July at St.George's Square, Val- letta. Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets featuring Nick Ma- son, Gary Kemp, Guy Pratt, Lee Harris and Dom Beken is a unique opportunity to experience Pink Floyd's cel- ebrated and significant early body of work played live in- cluding songs from albums 'The Piper At The Gates of Dawn' and 'A Saucerful Of Secrets'. Tickets are available from www.kultura.mt Exhibitions UNTIL MAY 26 Julinu's Radioactive Ravioli Award-winning artist-il- lustrator Julian Mallia, also known as Julinu, will soon present his first solo paint- ing exhibition that promises to offer alternative visual interpretations of familiar notions and elements from pop culture.The exhibition, named Julinu's Radioactive Ravioli, features a collection of 17 realistically-executed oil paintings, which utilise the artist's signature graphic wit, atmospheric surrealism and meticulously-executed visual ideas to present a dif- ferent take on reality. Curated by Justine Balzan Demajo and Francois Zammit, Julinu's Radioactive Ravioli is sup- ported by a Malta Arts Fund Project Support Grant from Arts Council Malta and by Vee Gee Bee Art, San Gwann. It is targeted at anyone aged 16 and above and will be ex- hibited at Spazju Kreattiv in Valletta from Friday 26 April until Sunday 26 May, with en- trance free of charge. UNTIL SUNDAY 2ND JUNE Exquisite Corpse- I loved you more Maree Azzopardi's new works continue the artist's ongoing engagement with themes of the human body, religious symbolism, and the polarities of earth and water. Her photographs act as me- morials for the people or plac- es they remember and record. They include personal memo- ries and family narrative and the works explore themes of loss, retrieval, commemora- tion and bearing witness. For the first time, the artist has printed photographs onto linen. These works harness the symbolic power of linen in Catholic ritual and iconog- raphy, especially altar cloths and the practice of shrouding the dead. The exhibition can be seen at Spazzju Kreattiv Thursday between 25th April – Sunday 2nd June 2019. LISTINGS WHAT'S ON VII (Sette) will play from 7 to 16 June