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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 20 NOVEMBER 2022 5 CULTURE ŻfinMade – New Futures SIX choreographers and artists working with movement are in- vited to create a series of solos and duets with the ŻfinMalta company dancers. ŻfinMade is one of ŻfinMalta's biennial programmes, exemplify- ing the company's ongoing com- mitment to cultivating contem- porary dance practice in Malta, and a natural extension of the annual Artist in Residence (AiR) programme. The second edition of ŻfinMade asks invited artists to respond to the theme 'New Futures', and the question 'what will the future look like in 100 years?' by partnering them with the company dancers to each develop a new short work. Presented in collaboration with Spazju Kreattiv, ŻfinMade pro- vides a space for these local artists to work with the country's lead- ing institutions, as well as the re- sources and mentorship to create a new work. ŻfinMade culminates in four evenings of dance performanc- es – six works, three per night, each performed twice – showcas- ing the work and introducing the choreographers and dancers to new audiences and collaborators. "We are proud to provide a plat- form for dance artists and artists who work with movement to not only to research and develop their ideas through our AiR pro- gramme, but also ultimately give them invaluable resources and experience to create and show- case a new work for their port- folio. I'm excited to see the out- come of these short works and to continue programming and showcasing local talent here and abroad," says Artistic Director Paolo Mangiola. In Fruitful Darkness, choreogra- pher Rebecca Camilleri looks to the future through a cyclical lens, in a metamorphic dance embrac- ing both ending and blooming, while Charlene Galea presents a more dystopian perspective with Capsule, imagining a future with- out fresh food, and Chakib Zidi contemplates a utopian scenario in Humains!, a world in which all visible borders have disappeared, and all continents are attached or merged. In Run by Hyenas Romeo Roxman Gatt's focus is on bodies; bodies no longer policed or pre- scribed by obsolete stereotypes, like masculinity and femininity. Human, animal, and machine become one. In contrast, Simon Riccardi-Zani further interro- gates our concept of harmony in Ones, a work about individualism and what this means for diversity and humanity. In Pursuit of Poles and Emperors by Emma Walk- er takes an explorer's approach to the future and a planet where stores of the undiscovered, un- documented, and unconquered await. Dates & time: 1/2/3 December 2022, 20:00; 4 December 2022, 19:00. Venue: Spazju Kreattiv Theatre. Bookings: www.kreattiv- ita.org ONE year after a very successful fortnight at the Clover Mills Art Residency in the Netherlands, Gabriel Buttigieg (b. 1993) will be embarking on a new venture in the United Kingdom. Be- tween the 11th November and the 25th November 2022, Butti- gieg will be attending a residen- cy at Hogchester Arts in rural West Dorset, a programme founded by artist and curator Chantal Powell. During his stay, he will be sharing a studio alongside fellow artist Simon Linington. The setting where the residen- cy will be held is an idyllic one, with a diverse and beautiful ka- leidoscope of woodlands and streams, and the ever-present bird breeding area. The archaic legends in this place run deep, entrenched as it is in the history of the Druids, with their unique accounts of myth and magic. With this serene landscape in the background, Buttigieg will be in an ideal position to explore the tales of the daily mundane. Through the use of fictitious compositions that dredge into the unconscious, the receptacle of the dung heap of humanity is dissected. The semblance of normality is maintained through the everyday encounters and events which pepper our lives, that which presents itself under the guise of the commonplace, that which is, in fact, a reflection of the vile darkness of the soul. Through the symbolic use of animals and humans in sexu- al union, the artist will set out to challenge boundaries, in his bold and intrepid manner. By shining a light on that which humans are attracted to on the basis of the carnal instinct, yet instinctively shy away from due to logic, shame, and guilt, the collective shadow will be ex- posed and embraced. Where this enterprise will lead Buttigieg is yet to be discovered. In his unique style, he is bound to venture further afield in his creative journey. Gabriel Buttigieg attends artist residency in the UK