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maltatoday, SUNDAY, 24 APRIL 2016 This Week 33 Temi Zammit Hall, Mediterra- nean Conference Centre, Vallet- ta at 19:00. Julian Milkis – lead- ing voice for his instrument in the field of jazz. Giuliano Maz- zoccante – famous Italian mu- sician, the student of legendary Russian pianist Lazar Berman. Entrance free of charge. MAY 13 Nascente Homage concert to the pil- lars of Brazilian popular music – Milton Nascimento, Anto- nio Carlos Jobim, Djavan and Caetano Veloso at Strait Street, Valletta (near Splendid) at 20:00. Featuring Sandro Zerafa (guitar) Oliver Degabriele (bass) Fred Pasqua (drums). Concert is free of charge. EXHIBITIONS APRIL 23-MAY 6 Altered Egos Exhibition of paintings by Gul- ja Holland at the Malta Maritime Museum, Birgu. The artist's lat- est series features psychological- ly charged paintings, drawings and an exciting and dynamic combination of the traditional and digital disciplines of paint- ing and photography resulting in 'photo paintings'. Such works echo the inf luence of artists Gerard Richter and Francis Ba- con. Curated by Justine Balzan Demajo. APRIL 23-MAY 16 You Are What You Eat Collective exhibition about what food says about our society, at Blitz, St Lucy Street, Valletta. Featuring works by Aaron Bezzi- na, Sarah Maria Scicluna and Pippin Barr, led by anthropolo- gist Elise Billiard-Pisani. Curat- ed by Alexandra Pace. A creative collaboration between human rights NGO Aditus and Blitz. MAY 5 Migratio: Mdina – Valletta A site-specific project by Ilaria Cuccagna, under the artistic di- rection of Giuseppe Schembri Bonaci at Strait Street, Valletta (near the Splendid). Cuccagna will be experimenting with wall textures, transposing some from Mdina to the Valletta wall in an attempt to ref lect "the historical tensions between these two cap- itals". Organised in collabration with Valletta 2018 Foundation and the Department of History of Art, University of Malta. FILM SCREENING APRIL 27 Kinemastik Film Club – The Consequences of Love Brikkuni frontman Mario Vella curates the upcoming editions of the Kinemastik Film Club, held at the British Legion Bar, Melita Street, Valletta at 20:00. First film in the series will be Paolo Sorrentino's existential thriller The Consequences of Love. En- trance is against a small dona- tion. PUBLIC LECTURE APRIL 25 Umberto Eco's Semiotics Public lecture on Umberto Eco's semiotics by Prof. Clare Vassallo at Gateway Hall E, University of Mal- ta, 18:00. The talk will also serve as a platform for the open-access launch of the Special Issue of the Journal Semiotica, published in 2015, (vol. 206, issue 1-4), edited by Clare Vas- sallo and Cinzia Bianchi, entirely dedicated to Umberto Eco. The lec- ture forms part of both the English Seminar and the Work in Progress in the Social Studies (WIPSS). MISCELLANEOUS MAY 6, 7, 8 Valletta Green Festival 2016 A weekend-long event organ- ised by the Valletta 2018 Foun- dation that raises awareness about the environment by trans- forming otherwise urban areas such as Valletta into colourful green areas. The main attraction of the festival is the infiorata, a large installation which trans- forms one of the largest open spaces in Valletta, Pjazza San Ġorġ with a huge f loral carpet of some 80,000 potted plants. WHAT'S ON Edgy theatre double-bill at the Manoel Theatre ON May 1 at 15:00 and 20:00 four Teatru Manoel Youth The- atre (TMYT) members: Becky Camillieri, Tina Rizzo, Anton Saliba and Gianni Selvaggi, will perform a double-bill of extend- ed excerpts from the two plays; Lungs by Duncan Macmillan and Disco Pigs by Enda Walsh. The (UK) Guardian describes Duncan Macmillan's Lungs as a distinc- tive, off-kilter love story which is brutally honest, funny, edgy and current. On Disco Pigs, the (UK) Independent stated that the ex- quisite, knuckle-gnawing agony of teenage-hood is inhabited in Enda Walsh's brilliant early play which is a raw exploration of two young minds and bodies, plagued by their own inexperience, who relish destruction. TMYT forms part of Toi Toi (Teatru Manoel's educational programme) and falls under the tutelage of theatre practitioner Denise Mulholland. The TMYT troupe combine their own de- vised work while exploring vari- ous theatrical techniques. The two performances of the double-bill on May 1 will be pre- sented at the Manoel Theatre's Studio Theatre. Tickets are €7 and can be purchased from www. teatrumanoel.com.mt, book- ings@teatrumanoel.com.mt or call 2124 6389 Teatru Manoel Youth Theatre members (left to right): Gianni Selvaggi, Becky Camillieri, Tina Rizzo and Anton Saliba