Issue link: https://maltatoday.uberflip.com/i/1198140
15 maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 8 JANUARY 2020 LISTINGS WHAT'S ON Theatre 9 JANUARY Movimento In the second season of Movi- mento, ŻfinMalta is collabo- rating with Heritage Malta to introduce dance to a wider au- dience. This project allows par- ticipants to recognise tools of choreography in dance and in life. Watch dance come to life at MUŻA with experts who work with movement, and be part of it! Have you ever wondered what contemporary dance is all about? Ever come out of the theatre scratching your head in puzzlement? Now you have the chance to gain skills and be- come an active spectator by at- tending Movimento, a series of five appointments with five dif- ferent artists introducing you to the art of dance and choreogra- phy. Anybody (recommended age 12 years onwards) who is curious about dance and how it is made can attend. Sessions are casual, informal, informative, immersive, inter- active, and most importantly, engaging. Each session will be led by an expert assisted by the national company dancers, and will explore notions around the works that are currently being programmed by ŻfinMalta. Movimento experts take inspi- ration from life and its com- plexity and through their eyes attendees will start a journey in which they will discover that patterns of choreography can be found in anything around them. 24 - 26 JANUARY Wara l-Hajt Penned by award-winning playwright Vincent Vella and directed by Carlos Farrugia, the psychological thriller takes us back three decades and the Fall of the Berlin Wall. The cast in- cludes Michelle Zerafa, Marvic Cordina, Aaron Fenech, Alan Fenech, Renato Dimech, Dolan Debattista as well as Gilbert Mallia, Daniela Carabott Paw- ley and Miguel Formosa. Wara l-Hajt. is being produced in col- laboration with Spazju Kreattiv and will be held on the 24th, 25th and 26th of January. Book- ing is open from https://www. kreattivita.org/en/event/wara-l- hajt/ or by calling on 21223200. Festivals 10 - 25 JANUARY Valletta Baroque Festival 2020 The 8th edition of the Val- letta Baroque Festival will, once more, feature top-notch artists, both from Malta and abroad, performing wonderful music from Monteverdi to Bach & be- yond. Highlights include: Les Mu- siciens du Louvre & Vivica Genaux (Friday 10 January / Te- atru Manoel, Valletta / 7.30pm), Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, dir. Riccardo Bianchi (Tues- day 14 January / Teatru Ma- noel, Valletta / 7.30pm), Coro e Orchestra Ghislieri (Monday 20 January / Parish Church, Bormla / 7.30pm), La Grande Chapelle (Wednesday 22 Janu- ary / St. John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta / 7.30pm) and Amici Veneziani & Simone Kermes (Saturday 25 January / Teatru Manoel, Valletta / 7.30pm). For more information about this event, visit http://vallettaba- roquefestival.mt Music 12 JANUARY Maltese Festival Night Concert The Malta Cultural Institute January 2020 Concert will be held in the "Venue 18" which forms part of the Junior College Complex. This hall was inau- gurated in November 2018 and provides a smaller and more in- timate atmosphere, which will render itself well to the theme of the evening, which will take the form of a Lecture/ Pres- entation about Maltese and Mediterranean Cuisine and a Maltese Folk Musical Evening. The audience will be closer to the speaker and the performers and questions by the audience will be most welcome. The spe- cial guest of the evening will be Karmen Tedesco, a well known expert in Maltese and Interna- tional Cuisine and Nutrition. She will be presenting samples of Maltese dishes and discuss- ing their nutritional value. All are invited to attend the concert. A contribution at the door is requested, to help cover some of the expenses of the MCI and the use of the Junior College "Venue 18". More in- formation about this concert may be obtained by emailing maltacultinst@gmail.com. 11 JANUARY Pocket Symphonies Sven Helbig belongs to the new generation of composers for whom there are no barriers between the classical orchestral world, experimental art and pop music. His Pocket Symphonies, released under the Deutsche Grammophon label, are a co- herent cycle of 12 compositions pursuing the idea of creating symphonic pearls in the form of songs. Robert Ferrer – Con- ductor, Sven Helbig- Electron- ics Charlene Farrugia – Piano. The event will be held at Robert Samut Hall in Triq Sarria, Flo- riana. 11 JANUARY Sacred Vivaldi Vivaldi composed all the works of this concert for the famous Venetian foundling institution, the Ospedale della Pietà, where the female musicians, known as the figlie di coro, performed them for international audiences. La Serenissima - director: Adri- an Chandler (violin)Cha- lumeau: Louise Strickland; Violin 1: Adrian Chandler, Agata Daraskaite, Olive Cave, Guy Button; Violin 2: Camilla Scarlett, Simon Kodurand, Claudia Norz, Ellen Bundy; Viola: Elitsa Bogdanova, James O'Toole, Thomas Kir- by; Cello: Vladimir Waltham (continuo), Carina Drury; Double bass: Carina Cos- grave; Theorbo: Lynda Sayce; Organ: James Johnstone. So- loists: Julia Doyle (soprano), Renata Pokupić (mezzo-so- prano), Sioned Gwen Davies (mezzo-soprano). The con- cert is to be held at St Paul's Cathedral in Mdina. 22 JANUARY Chinese New Year This concert is one of the numerous Chinese New Year celebration events taking place in more than 100 countries in January 2020. Featuring typi- cal Chinese traditional instru- ments and music by Chinese composers, the event sets an example of cultural commu- nication and presents an ideal opportunity for audiences to appreciate Chinese music and culture. The event takes place on 22 January at 7:30pm, for more information please visit w w w. m a l t a o r c h e s t r a . c o m / events/chinese-new-year-con- cert/ Other 19 JANUARY Il-Ponta tal-Munxar Nature Walk The BirdLife Malta Events & Activities Committee will be organising a historical circular nature walk starting from Marsaxlokk, and pro- ceeding to St Paul's Military Battery, Bettina Tower, St. Paul's Chapel, Il-Ponta tal- Munxar, Xrobb l-Għaġin and back to starting point. This is an easy-to-moderate walk with some rough terrain. Ap- propriate footwear is recom- mended as the areas we will be visiting can be slippery if wet. Our meeting point will be at Tas-Silġ Chapel in Mar- saxlokk at 8.30am. Participa- tion is free and open to all but booking is required. To book please fill in this online form: http://bit.ly/36h4Zmn Dona- tions are welcome. Movimento Karmen Tedesco