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15 WHAT'S ON maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 28 JANUARY 2015 THIS WEEK MUSIC & NIGHTLIFE JANUARY 30 The Shh – Live e indie rock band e Shh will perform at Django Jazz Bar, 211 Republic Street, Valletta at 21:30. Entrance is at €3. JANUARY 30 Maltese Swingers – a concert of Swing music Concert at the Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta at 20:00 featuring a 36-piece orchestra under the musical direction of Sigmund Mifsud with the participation of Daniel Cauchi, Luisana Bartolo and Electro-Swing Malta. Bookings: 2559 5750/1, www.mcc.com.mt. FEBRUARY 1 Zumbatona Fund-raising Zumba session at Market Square, Zejtun at 10:00. ose interested may apply from any of the three Fondazzjoni Nazareth branches against a €5 donation. More information: 9947 6717, 9925 9044 or email fundraisingcommiteenazareth@ gmail.com. FEBRUARY 4 Vienna in Valletta Classical music concert at the Manoel eatre, Valletta at 20:00. Musicians from the world famous Vienna Philharmonic join forces with members of the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra. Programme features: Mozart: Quartet for in D major for fl ute and strings K 285, Haydn: Quartet in C Major Op 76 no. 3 'Emperor' and Beethoven: Septet for strings and winds op 20. Tickets are at €20. Bookings: bookings@ teatrumanoel.com.mt, 2124 6389. FEBRUARY 6-8 Live music marathon in aid of Hospice Live music marathon at Razzet L-Ahmar, Mosta in aid of Hospice Malta. Featuring 43 acts over three nights. e marathon will run from 18:00 to 02:00 on February 6; 10:00 to 03:35 on February 7 and 10:00 to 01:35 on February 8. FEBRUARY 7 Friar Alessandro – Concerto di Musica Sacra Internationally renowned tenor Friar Alessandro will be performing at St Publius Church, Floriana at 20:00. He will be accompanied by e Vilhena Concert Band together with Harpist Anne Marie Camilleri Podesta under the direction of Mro. Heathcliff e Balzan and Supported by Soprano Ruth Sammut Casingena and Tenor Arthur Micallef. e concert will be in aid of the Malta Community Chest Fund. Entrance is against a €10 donation. FEBRUARY 7 Disco Carnival Party Party at Avalon Club, Birzebbugia from 22:00. Featuring DJ Rayfonz spinning hits from the 80s, 90s and 00s. Tickets are at €6. Hotline: 9930 5256. FEBRUARY 9 A Critical Mass Party of 80s dance music at e Black Pearl, Ta' Xbiex at 22:00. Featuring DJs Michael Bugeja and Joseph Felice. Entrance is at €5. EXHIBITIONS UNTIL JANUARY 31 Three Artists Amongst the Gods Exhibition of mixed media art at the Old University Campus, St Paul's Street, Valletta. Featuring work by Giuseppe Schembri Bonaci (painting and mixed media), Sina Farrugia (drawings and ceramics) and Anthony Catania (video projection). Organised by the Departments of Classics and Archaeology and History of Art, in collaboration with the Malta Classics Association. JANUARY 30-MARCH 1 A Junction Collective exhibition at Xarolla Windmill, Triq San Andrija, Zurrieq. Featuring works by Sabrina Calleja Jackson, Sarah Mamo, Ryan Falzon, Andrea Zerafa, Sarah Maria Scicluna, Robert Zahra, Gabriel Buttigieg and Fabio D'Amato. THEATRE JANUARY 31; FEBRUARY 1 Sawl A Talenti production of the story of St Paul at St James Cavalier, Valletta at 20:00. e dramatic monologue will be performed by Mario Micallef, from a script by Alfred Palma, as directed by Zep Camilleri. Tickets are at €15. Bookings: www.sjcav.org, 2122 3200. JANUARY 31 Ix-Xitan Kunjomu Malti Satirical play written and directed by Mario Philip Azzopardi at the Manoel eatre, Valletta at 20:00. Featuring John Suda as the Devil and Ray Calleja as the Exorcist. Tickets are at €25, €20 and €15. Bookings: bookings@teatrumanoel.com.mt, 2124 6389. FEBRUARY 1, 6, 19 The Crucible Transmission of the Old Vic, London production of Arthur Miller's modern classic witch-hunting drama, e Crucible, at St James Cavalier, Valletta. Starring Richard Armitage ( e Hobbit) and directed by Yaël Farber. e ensemble cast also features Malta-born actress Marama Corlett. e February 1 screening will be at 18:30, the remaining two will be at 20:00. Tickets are at €12, €10 and €8. Bookings: bookings@ sjcav.org, 2122 3200. FEBRUARY 6-8; 13, 14 I'll Be Back Before Midnight MADC production of the Peter Colley thriller at the MADC Clubrooms, Sta Venera at 20:00. Directed by Colin Azzopardi. Cast includes Becky d'Ugo, Joe Depasquale, Gianni Selvaggi and Steffi ake. Tickets are at €15 for the fi rst night, €10 for the rest of the run. Bookings: www.madc.com.mt, 7777 6232. FEBRUARY 13 The People Next Door Mellow Drama production of the award-winning play at Blue Box, M Space in Msida at 20:00. Directed by Steve Casaletto. Cast includes Marylu Coppini, Alan Paris and Andre Agius. FEBRUARY 13-15 It-Tfajla tal-Ghonnella A contemporary dance performance infl uenced by Maltese culture and traditions at Manoel eatre, Valletta at 20:00. Artistic direction is by Dorian Mallia. Dancers are: Diane Portelli, Christina Cauchi, Elena Zammit, Pamela Kerr, Cassandra Stretchozoid Galea, Dorian Mallia, Tom Shale-Coates and Francesco Joseph Nicodeme. Tickets are at €25, €20 and €15. Bookings: bookings@teatrumanoel. com.mt, 2124 6389. FILM SCREENING TONIGHT Kinemastik Film Club Weekly fi lm screenings by art- cinema collective Kinemastik at British Legion Bar, 111 Melita Street, Valletta at 20:15. is week's fi lm will be Summer Palace by Lou Ye. DWARNA This week DWARNA will be discussing the various forms of bullying and how it can affect people's lives DWARNA is broadcast tomorrow Thursday at 20:40 on TVM2 Carmine Lauri to perform at Din l-Art Helwa's Golden Jubilee Concert Heritage NGO Din l-Art Ħelwa returns to Teatru Manoel to celebrate its Golden Jubilee in the very place where it was founded fift y years ago in 1965. The year's calendar of events will be inaugurated with a concert featuring violinist Carmine Lauri and the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Brian Schembri. This concert, which is under the Distinguished Patronage of the President of Malta, will take place on February 21 at 20:00. It is being held with the support of Manoel Theatre and the HSBC Malta Foundation. The Malta Philharmonic Orchestra will open the concert with Carmelo Pace's Sinfonietta. This piece will be followed by Carmine Lauri, who will perform: • Henryk Wieniawski: Polonaise in D op.4 The original version of the D major Polonaise was inspired by Karol Lipiński, who introduced Wieniawski to interpretative models of the past masters of violin playing. • Pablo de Sarasate: Romanza Andaluza op.22/1, a t ypical virtuoso work, full of beautiful melodies with the themes coming from Spain's Andalusian region. • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Waltz Scherzo op.34, a work for violin and orchestra written in 1877. • Henryk Wieniavski: Violin Concerto No.1 in F# minor: 3rd mvt: Wieniawski 's compositions were principally for his own use, they include two important violin concertos as well as a number of pieces designed to display his technical and romantic musical accomplishments. After a short interval, the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra will perform: • Maurice Ravel: Pavane pour un enfant défunt • Dimitri Shostakovich: Symphony No 9 in E f lat major Op 70 Bookings: www.teatrumanoel. com, bookings@teatrumanoel. com.mt, or 2124 6389. All proceeds from the concert will be dedicated to Din l-Art Helwa's restoration programmes The Crucible Summer Palace at the Kinemastik Film Club Carmine Lauri