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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 13 DECEMBER 2020 15 CULTURE 'Kadenza ta' Ħolma' is Valletta Cultural Agency's last event this year KADENZA ta' Ħolma: Requi- em Kalendarju is a powerfully intimate performance which will be delivered by The Strada Stretta Concept within the Val- letta Cultural Agency, as its final event for the 2020 calendar. Kadenza ta' Ħolma will be live streamed onto the Strada Stretta Concept Facebook page on the 15th December at 20:00 from The Splendid on Strada Stretta in Valletta. This unique event will present a combina- tion of art, poetry and music which will take the virtual au- dience on a cathartic journey through the twelve months of a year. The cycle of poems on which the event is based are the original work of The Stra- da Stretta Concept's Artistic Director, Giuseppe Schembri Bonaci. The collection is in a variety of languages including Maltese, English and Russian. The work draws inspiration from various directions in- cluding Għana, Maltese poet- ry, European medieval trouba- dour culture, as well as from the works of prolific literary figures such as William Shake- speare, Arthur Rimbaud, Ce- sare Pavese, Pablo Neruda, and Boris Pasternak. This will be the first time the collection of poems will be presented to an audience. The musical com- position, by Karl Fiorini, was based on the cycle of poems written by Schembri Bonaci. The lead voice of the composi- tion will be performed by mez- zo soprano Clare Ghigo, who will serve as the personal voice of the poet as well as the voice of his subconscious. Sopranos Francesca Aquilina and Mariele Zammit will be fortifying the poetic and mu- sical structure of the composi- tion. Mariele Zammit w§ill also be adding a reinterpretation of the poems in the form of Għana, which is fundamental to Schembri Bonaci's creative praxis. Accompanying all the vocalists will be Maria-Elena Farrugia on the piano. Furthermore, the perfor- mance will also feature a tap- estry like juxtaposition which will showcase projections of paintings by the Paris based artist, Ġoxwa Borg. Without a doubt, one can expect this performance to be powerfully personal as well as vehemently vulnerable.Kadenza ta' Ħolma will be live streamed onto The Strada Stretta Concept Face- book page. CareMalta receives donation of 100 handbooks on religious diversity LIVING Together – Towards Understanding Each Other's Culture, a two-year project launched in 2018, recently do- nated 100 copies of its hand- book, entitled 'Living Together in Malta: Responding to Reli- gious Diversity', to the Care- Malta Group at its head office in Mosta. The books were presented by Prof. Adrian-Mario Gellel, a member of the Faculties of Education and Theology at the University of Malta, to Robert Grech, CareMalta's People Op- erations Manager. Grech thanked Prof. Gellel for the kind donation, saying that "the handbook will be a posi- tive addition to our libraries, a reinforcement of our Equality Mark certification and a very useful reference when dealing with persons from different re- ligions at the workplace". The Vassallo Group, of which CareMalta is a subsidiary, has always been at the forefront in the promotion of diversity in general, both gender and cul- tural. In fact, it is one of the mother company's core values. The Living Together project, led by Prof. Gellel, with the as- sistance of Dr Zoi Arvanitidou, Julian Galea and Christine Ros- si, is part financed by the Asy- lum, Migration and Integration Funds of the EU and is con- ducted in collaboration with the Inter-Religious Commis- sion of the Catholic Church, as well as the Malta Ecumenical Council and with the support of a number of local faith com- munities. Prof. Adrian-Mario Gellel (left) presenting 'Living Together in Malta: Responding to Religious Diversity' to Robert Grech at CareMalta's head office in Mosta