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maltatoday, SUNDAY, 28 AUGUST 2016 This Week 33 WHAT'S ON Teatru Manoel auditions for its Youth Opera and Youth Theatre IT is an opportune time to be in the arts in Malta right now, with young perform- ers having a myriad of op- portunities available for training and performing in various art forms. Over the past five years, Toi Toi, the Teatru Manoel Education Programme conceived and spearheaded by Arts Edu- cation Consultant Rosetta Debattista, has been instru- mental in offering many such opportunities, with both the Teatru Manoel Youth Opera (TMYO) and Teatru Manoel Youth Theatre (TMYT) pro- grammes thriving over the past few years. In September both pro- grammes will be holding au- ditions for the crop of young singers and actors for the forthcoming season which runs from October to June 2017. Auditions for Teatru Manoel Youth Opera will take place on September 21 at 10:00. Now in its fourth season, TMYO offers a remarkable op- portunity for young singers to learn and perform. The programme's aim is to enrich Malta and Go- zo's emerging operatic talent and offer intensive training and operatic experience to those who wish to pursue a career as singers. This programme acts as a semi-professional performing ground for singers aged between 18 and 35. Weekly sessions for two to three hours on Saturday mornings offer valuable opportuni- ties for young singers to explore all aspects of op- era through weekly workshops and to take part in performances in Teatru Manoel's productions and more. TMYO members can audition and are prioritised when casting the Valletta 2018 Teatru Manoel Opera, usually held in October. Auditions for the Teatru Manoel Youth Theatre will be held on September 24 at 14:00. Established in February 2012, the goal of TMYT is to nur- ture talented young actors through training and performance opportunities. TMYT offers a first- class training and performance experience for young people aged between 16-25 years. During weekly intensive three-hour session held on Sat- urday afternoons, Youth Theatre members work alongside professional directors as well as chore- ographers, musicians, designers and technicians, with the company attending workshops and mas- ter classes with world-renowned companies such as Les Enfants Terribles. The principal tutor for TMYT's weekly sessions is Denise Mulholland. For an audition pack for either TMYO or TMYT please send an email to admin@teatrumanoel.com.mt Rock opera inspired by Maltese folk tale monsters at Pjazza Teatru Rjal, Valletta at 20:00. Set in the darkest of times, when Turks pillaged and looted the Maltese islands, our story revolves around the Inguanez family and their three children: Lucia, Maria and Tinu. Lucia, the eldest, is betrothed to a young noble, Mikiel, despite being secretly in love with Ġamri, the baker's son, and the Inguanez family is confronted with a peculiar love triangle. Disaster strikes when the two younger children go missing, pulled down a well by Belliegħa, who is bored of her dull, monotonous life. Maria and Tinu find themselves in the underworld, home of forgotten mythical Maltese creatures, such as Babaw, Sarangu and Saħħar. Secrets come to light and the promise of hope returns, but the search for the children causes imbalance and shatters the barriers between the two worlds. Organised by DLS Productions. DANCE SEPTEMBER 10 Zfin Etniku Night of ethnic dancing at Chateau Buskett, limits of Rabat at 20:00. Organised by Mares. Apart from Tribal Fusion and American Tribal Style (ATS), the show will feature other dance styles and dance tribes from Malta and other countries. Tickets are at €5. Bookings: 9993 1968; marestribalfusion@gmail. com. EXHIBITIONS UNTIL AUGUST 31 What One Sees Is What One Is Exhibition by John Paul Azzopardi at the National Museum of Natural History, Mdina. In the artist's signature style of using animal bones and detritus to craft sculptures, it will be showcasing the Acherontia atropos (Death's- head Hawk moth). Admission fee to the Museum applies. STARTING SEPTEMBER 16 Original stamp design artworks by Chev. Emvin Cremona Exhibition of stamp designs by Malta's most renowned artist in the genre at the newly- opened Malta Postal Museum at Archbishop Street, Valletta. Opening hours: Monday to Friday 10:00 to 16:00; Saturday 10:00 to 14:00. SEPTEMBER 25 Untitled (Ix-Xemx) Pop-up exhibition by FRAGMENTA at St Thomas Bay, Marsascala from 17:00. Artist Sandra Banthorpe invites visitors to the poetic site-specific installation on the venue. According to calculations, the sun will set at 18:55 on September 25 after a day of 12h 1:35min length. Astronomical Twilight ends at 20:19 but Civil Twilight already at 19:19. The Italian band Cadaveria will be among the acts at Voices of the Succubi Ethnic dancing at Chateau Buskett – September 10