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maltatoday, SUNDAY, 11 MAY 2014 THIS WEEK 27 WHAT'S ON it. For more information and a full programme log on to: http://www. maltadesignweek.com. UNTIL MAY 25 Lines of Light Exhibition of metal-based art by Scandinavian artist Marie Louise Kold at St James Cavalier, Valletta. For more information log on to: http://www.mlkold.com/. THEATRE & DANCE MAY 16-18 It-Tifel, is-Saħħara u l-Prinċipessa Dramatic performance at St James Cavalier, Valletta organised by Opening Doors theatre group – which works for the active participation of persons with intellectual disabilities in creative experiences. Under the direction of guest director Coryse Borg and resident director Anna Formosa. A short demonstration by the new dance group under the direction of Sandra Mifsud will follow the performance. MAY 17-18 Id-Dlam Taht it-Teatru Young adult play by More or Less Theatre, written and directed by Malcolm Galea and staged at the Manoel Theatre, Valletta at 19:00. The play was the winner of the Children's Category of the Premju Francis Ebejer in 2012. Cast includes Karen Decelis, Naomi Said, Philip Leone-Ganado and Joseph Zammit. Tickets are at €15, €10 and €5. Bookings: bookings@teatrumanoel. com.mt, 21 246389. FILM SCREENING MAY 14 Forgotten Bird of Paradise Film screening at Gugar Hangout and Bar, 89A, Republic Street, Valletta at 21:00. British filmmaker Dominic Brown travelled without the knowledge or authority of the Indonesian authorities in order to film Forgotten Bird of Paradise. The documentary provides a rare and moving insight onto the struggle for independence that has gripped West Papua for over 45 years. PUBLIC LECTURES MAY 12-14 Lectures by Anissa Daoudi Series of lectures by Anissa Daoudi at the University of Malta. Daoudi is is a lecturer in translation studies and Arabic at the University of Birmingham and head of the Arabic section of Languages for All. Programme of lectures: 'A Documentary on Testimonies by Jailed Tunisian Women' (May 12, 11:00-12:00; Room 112, IT Services Building); 'Decoding and Encoding Idioms (English-Arabic): The Role of Language Transfer' (May 12, 16:00-18:00, GCP 1), 'Translating e-Arabic, Challenges and Issues' (May 13, 10:00-12:00, MDT 122) and 'The Arab Revolution and the Politics of Language' (May 14, 11:00-12:00, LC 116). Art, Subversion, Revolution: and a slice of banality Lecture by Giuseppe Schembri Bonaci at St James Cavalier, Valletta at 19:30. Dealing with the subversive nature of art, all forms of art. It is built upon the concept that art by its own definition is subversive, and that an eternal tragic relationship has always existed between the artist and state power, whether totalitarian or democratic. The debate will provide an insight into the music being presented by the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra on May 23 in Revisiting a Revolution, showcasing the works of Mussorgsky, Rachmaninov and Shostakovich. Film screening: Forgotten Bird of Paradise