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39 Events maltatoday, SUNDAY, 27 DECEMBER 2015 GreenPak advises alternative dates for separate waste collections for upcoming festive days The first door-to-door collection of glass by GreenPak Coop Society Ltd in the year 2016, will be carried out on Friday, 8 January, instead of Friday, 1 January 2016 which is New Year's Day. Following this one time exception, from February 2016 onwards, the door- to-door glass collection will revert back to the normal schedule, that is every first Friday of the month. Whilst apologising for any inconven- ience, GreenPak would like to augur all residents in Malta and Gozo a safe and joyful festive season. HSBC Malta entertains customers over Christmas period From left: Anthony Diacono, CEO Andrew Beane, Tonio Zarb and Doris Zarb HSBC Bank Malta invited its cus- tomers for a number of events held to mark the Christmas festive season and thank them for their custom. Customers were greeted by HSBC Malta Chairman Sonny Portelli, CEO Andrew Beane, as well as Head of Commercial Bank- ing Michel Cordina. Nearly 2,000 patrons attend The Sleeping Beauty ballet Audiences at recent showings of The Sleeping Beauty were wowed by the high calibre of this iconic full-length ballet. Performed to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Brigitte Gauci Borda School of Dance on 5 and 6 December, the four-act show featured top soloists from The Royal Ballet in London, as well as hundreds of students, and teach- ers, from the Brigitte Gauci Borda School of Dance. "I am absolutely thrilled by the re- sults of The Sleeping Beauty, as well as by the positive feedback that we have had from our audiences," says Brigitte Gauci Borda, the school's founder and principal. "This one-off cultural event re- ally was special for Malta, not just because of the foreign performers taking part, but also because of the quality that we chose to invest into every element – from the stag- ing, which included custom-made scenery, projection animation and lighting effects to elaborate, hand- made costumes. It was all of this that truly set it apart. "It was also wonderful to watch my students and teachers collabo- rating with international profes- sionals. This served to motivate them, inspire them and push them to their limits. It was an immense pleasure for me to see all their beaming eyes and happy faces when dancing alongside Erico Montes (in the role of Prince Dé- siré) and Claire Calvert (Princess Aurora), from The Royal Ballet. It is an experience that I wish we could replicate every year!" Speaking after his performance, Montes, who also choreographed the ballet, said: "It has been a real pleasure working with Brigitte, her students and her team. I first came to Malta for two weeks in July to work on the choreography, and have since developed a love for working here and staying here. The students have all been so respon- sive and it was a joy to be part of this fantastic production." Aside from marking the 25th an- niversary since Ms Gauci Borda opened her ballet school, the stag- ing of The Sleeping Beauty also co- incided with Tchaikovsky's 175th birthday. Gauci Borda produces a large-scale show of this kind every other year, to give her students reg- ular opportunities to work with in- ternational industry professionals, while also marking her company's major milestones. Magister Academy English language school employee awarded Inspiring ELT Professional of the Year Rosabel Azzopardi, the Academic Manager of Magister Academy language school in St Julians, was recently awarded the title of In- spiring ELT Professional of the Year, at the fourth English Lan- guage Teachers (ELT) annual con- ference held in Malta by the EFL Monitoring Board. Azzopardi has been working in the EFL industry for the past 12 years, is DELTA qualified, and apart from having taught on vari- ous courses to students of all ages and background, has also been an international CELTA Teacher Trainer for the past four years. This prestigious award is given by the EFL Monitoring Board in recognition of the achievement of those ELT professionals who in- spire their peers. Azzopardi was nominated for her passion and dedication to teacher training and her continu- ous support, encouragement and integrity. "We are honoured to have staff such as Rosabel Azzopardi, not only because of her sterling work at the school, but also because she is truly an inspiration to the rest of the academic team and a fantastic role model," said Alex Lanczet, General Manager of IELS Malta and Magister Academy. Education Minister Evarist Bartolo awarding Rosabel Azzopardi