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15 maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 3 JULY 2019 LISTINGS WHAT'S ON Theatre UNTIL JULY 8 The Tempest -MADC The MADC – Malta's longest- established theatre company – will stage The Tempest as its annual Shakespeare play at San Anton Gardens, from 29 June to 8 July 2019. As Shakespeare's last play, The Tempest tells the story of power struggles, magic and love on a remote island, and will be given a unique twist in the MADC production with a female playing the tradition- ally male lead role of Prospero – now, Prospera. THE TEM- PEST will be performed at San Anton Gardens, Attard on 29, 30 June and 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 July 2019, with all shows starting at 8.30pm. Opening night tickets at only Euro15. Booking is now open, with tickets and more information available at www. madc.com.mt. JULY 5 Toujours et Près de Moi? For one-night-only during the Festival, UK-based company ERRATICA will present the innovative Toujours et Près de Moi?, which uses a 19th century theatrical illusion known as a Pepper's Ghost. In this illusion, ghostly objects appear to fade in or out of existence on the stage. Toujours et Près de Moi? will be performed by ERRATICA at 9pm on Friday 5 July, at Valletta Campus Theatre (ex MITP), St Paul Street, Valletta. Tickets are now available. To view the full programme of the Malta In- ternational Arts Festival 2019, please visit www.festivals.mt/ miaf or www.facebook.com/ MaltaArtsFestival/ JULY 6 – 12 Pope Joan This July Teatru Malta togeth- er with the Malta International Arts Festival will be presenting the highly anticipated Summer production Pope Joan at the Mdina Ditch on the 6,7,9,10,11 and 12th. This exciting open air show, has been in the works for months with lead actress Maria Buckle rehearsing together with the rest of the talented cast to tell the story of a prodigy who chooses to defy all odds by chal- lenging the highly conservative male dominated society she was born into. Joan is a defiant and determined female who will stop at nothing to acquire the knowledge she's been so unfair- ly denied of. Music JULY 9 Dream Theater Rock 'N Malta presents pro- gressive 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 syn- thesis of soaring and unmistak- able 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. JULY 18 Liam Gallagher Live in Malta If you had to make an equation of all the elements that made the early Oasis singles so apoca- lyptically good - i.e. huge waves of guitar hooks + melody you can't shake for…ever + thun- derous rhythm + LIAM GAL- LAGHER'S VOICE delivering an unbelievably catchy chorus - then Wall Of Glass fits in the lineage perfectly. It's hard to recall a time he's sung better - it's like hearing him for the first time again, the same yearning menace that claimed a million hearts by the end of Superson- ic's first chorus. His voice is def- initely on point. Date: Thursday 18th July Venue: Il-Fosos Doors Open: 7pm JULY 19 Il Volo Live On 19th July, Il Volo will be at the Malta Fairs and Conven- tions 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 Fin- land to Israel. With 11 tracks and the production of Michele Canova, enhances the voices of Piero Barone, Ignazio Bos- chetto 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 found- ing 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 expe- rience 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 Festivals 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 pro- gramme are Kenny Garrett, one of the world's most renowned saxophone players, Jazzmeia Horn one of the most important jazz vocalists, who was nomi- nated for a grammy last year, Ozmosys featuring legendary jazz drummer Omar Hakim, one of the most versatile eclec- tic Jazz drummers who has col- laborated 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 6 Water Concerto at the Malta International Arts Festival 2019 The Malta International Arts Festival (MIAF) 2019, pro- duced by Festivals Malta, has announced that it will feature Water Concerto, co-organised with the China Cultural Cen- tre in Malta. The highly-antic- ipated musical event will take place at 9pm on Saturday 6 July at Pjazza Teatru Rjal in Valletta. The Water Concerto is in keep- ing with the MIAF 2019's theme of 'water' that runs through the entire festival. To view the full programme of the Malta In- ternational Arts Festival 2019, please visit www.festivals.mt/ miaf. The Tempest by MADC