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15 maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 22 MAY 2019 LISTINGS WHAT'S ON TODAY MAY 22 – MAY 29 Malta Fashion Week Malta Fashion Week is back for a week of incredible designers, awards and activities. All events will be held at Fort St. Elmo, showcasing local and international talent including Gagliardi, Parascandalo and new designers. For more information and tickets https://www.fashionweek. com.mt/tickets-2019/. Theatre JUNE 7 - 16 VII (Sette) Teatru Malta in partnership with FCN will be re-telling this monumental narrative through the eyes of Malta'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 directing and performing in this one-of a kind outdoor musical at Fort St Elmo's Piazza d'Armi on the 7th, 8th, 9th,14th,15th and 16th of June in Valletta. That's 6 chances to watch this bilingual, action packed performance! Performances begin at 9pm and are suitable for audiences of all ages. For more information on VII (Sette) visit www.teatrumalta.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 calendar. Events will be spread over May and June and will include the likes of a Harp and Soprano 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 Piano 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 Okkerse (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 journey to date, going back to 2013 with her debut EP, 'The Curious Child' to her most recent release, 'Wild Honey' (2018) which was recorded at Rocktown Studios in the Netherlands. Alexandra's music can best be described as sensitive and bittersweet, with lyrics gently cradled in dreamy soundscapes of lush strings and delicate instrumental runs. Doors Open: 19:00hrs, Concert Start: 20:00hrs, Tickets now on sale: trackagescheme.com MAY 30 – JUNE 2 Earth Garden Earth Garden is Malta's largest 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 areas and around 120 acts from around the World with an eclectic music fusion of World Music, Ska, Funk, Blues, Reggae, 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 Saturday 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 satirical look back at his colourful, roller-coaster life. Delivering compelling tales in his uniquely anarchic style and punctuated with photographs, he recounts anecdotes from the book, including numerous risqué stories which never quite made it to the final edit…! 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. showshappening.com JULY 9 Dream Theater Rock 'N Malta presents progressive metal pioneers Dream Theater promising a unique, complex yet melodic, hard yet emotional brand of rock which is as sweet on the heart as it is crushing on the bones. Fans can expect a startlingly sublime synthesis of soaring and unmistakable melodies and the virtuoso guitar playing of John Petrucci in a live performance that is big, long and diverse as only Dream Theater can make it. More info: https://www.kultura. com JULY 15 – 20 Malta Jazz Festival The 29th annual Malta Jazz Festival will be held from July 15 to July 20 this summer. 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 vocalists, who was nominated for a grammy last year, Ozmosys featuring legendary jazz drummer Omar Hakim, one of the most versatile eclectic 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, sixtime Grammy Award Winner, who will all be performing on the Main Stage at Ta' Liesse in Valletta. For more information, visit www.festivals. mt/jazzfestival JULY 19 Il Volo Live On 19th July, Il Volo will be at the Malta Fairs and Conventions Center in Malta and 23th July at the Teatro Antico in Taormina. Il nuovo album of Il Volo confirms the worldwide success of the trio winning the TOP 10 on iTunes of the best-selling albums in 14 location, from Malta to Brazil, from Finland to Israel. With 11 tracks and the production of Michele Canova, enhances the voices of Piero Barone, Ignazio Boschetto and Gianluca Ginoble, collecting their tastes and their musical influences in a CD that represents 10 years of a long friendship and music together. 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, Valletta. Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets featuring Nick Mason, Gary Kemp, Guy Pratt, Lee Harris and Dom Beken is a unique opportunity to experience Pink Floyd's celebrated and significant early body of work played live including songs from albums 'The Piper At The Gates of Dawn' and 'A Saucerful Of Secrets'. Tickets are available from www.kultura.mt MAY 31 – JUNE 30 Nigerian Contemporary Art Exhibition For the first time in Malta, a Nigerian Contemporary Art Exhibition is to be held at one of the galleries of the Cavalieri Art Hotel, St. Julian's, from the 31st. May till the end of June, 2019. Some 35, mostly large paintings and sculptures, will be exhibited in this event, representing a wide spectrum of Nigerian Art, executed by several well established artists, some of whom will be coming to Malta.