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maltatoday, SUNDAY, 28 MAY 2017 40 This Week EXHIBITIONS MAY 24-JUNE 24 From a Distance: Gulja Holland Exhibition of paintings by Gulja Holland inspired by environmental issues, exhibited at Lily Agius Gallery, Sliema. Opening hours: 11:00 – 14:00 and 16:00 – 19:00 (Monday – Friday), 11:00 – 14:00 (Saturday), and also by appointment. More information: 9929 2488, www.lilyagiusgallery. com. JUNE 9-AUGUST 10 A Tranquil Star Collective exhibition of international artists at the newly- reopened Malta Contemporary Art, 12, Felix Street, Valletta. Featuring the work of Anthea Hamilton (UK), 2017 Venice Biennale artist Salvatore Arancio (Italy) as well as Basim Magdy (Egypt), Haris Epaminonda (Cyprus) and Nicholas Byrne (UK). Opening hours are 10:00 to 18:00, from Tuesday to Saturday. More information: www. maltacontemporaryart.com. UNTIL JUNE 10 SOMNA Photography exhibition which accompanied a dance performance at the Malta Postal Museum, Archbishop Street, Valletta. Photographer Zvezdan Reljić collaborates with dancers Eszter Joó, Francesca Zammit, Julia Camilleri – who gave a performance in conjunction with the exhibition on May 19. UNTIL JUNE 11 Consume Exhibition by Victor Agius at the Spaces C1-C4 at Spazju Kreattiv, St James Cavalier, Valletta. Consume speaks about how through time, human intervention and displacement; matter, objects and quotidian artefacts experience transformation. There will be an artist's talk at the venue on May 20 at 19:30. Curated by Irene Biolchini. The project is also part of the VIVA 2017 programme. JUNE 23-AUGUST 30 Correspondences Collective exhibition at the newly- reopened Malta Contemporary Art, 12, Felix Street, Valletta. Featuring: Amarante Abramovici, Covadonga Barreiro, Tânia Dinis, Sérgio Leitão and João Vasco Paiva. Curated by Eduarda Neves. Opening hours are 10:00 to 18:00, from Tuesday to Saturday. More information: www. maltacontemporaryart.com. THEATRE JUNE 9-11; 16-18; 23-25 Little Red Riding Hood Adult summer panto produced by Michael Fenech (Bla Kondixin) at Spazju Kreattiv at St James Cavalier, Valletta at 20:00. Cast includes Joe Depasquale, Joseph Zammit, Larissa Bonaci, Taryn Mamo Cefai, Malcolm Galea and Steve Hili. Written and directed by Steve Hili. Bookings: www.kreattivita. org, 2122 3200. JUNE 9-11 The Contracting Sea Performance of the David Ian Rabey play at the Splendid, Strait Street, Valletta at 21:00. Performed by Marie Kieser- Nielsen and directed by Nenad Nesha Aleksovski. A Banda Teatarska Production supported by AKA Foundation for Art and Culture. Bookings: https://goo.gl/iSOAC9 FESTIVALS JUNE 1-4 Earth Garden Annual festival of music, food, camping and artisanal crafts at Ta' Qali National Park. This year, the round-up of bands includes Modena City Ramblers (Italy), Moulettes (UK), Caravana Sun (Australia), Terrakota (Portugal), Che Sudaka (South America), Xtruppaw (Malta), Afriquoi (UK & Africa) and Tribali (Malta). More information: http:// www.earthgarden. com.mt/. JUNE 6-JULY 10 Victoria International Arts Festival For the 20th edition of the Victoria International Arts Festival, a series of 37 concerts, together with exhibitions, master classes, and specialised talks will be presented in Victoria, Gozo. This is a five-week period of uninterrupted musical and cultural activity that is attracting tourists and music-lovers who visit Gozo specifically for the Festival. As for the past 9 years, the opening and closing concerts of the Festival will see the participation of the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Prof. Joseph Vella, Artistic Director of the Festival. More information: For more information please visit http://www.viaf.org.mt. PUBLIC LECTURE MAY 30 Utopia Inverted Public lecture by Dr Christopher John Müller at Gateway Hall E, University of Malta at 18:00. The talk probes the decisive moment of transition when money begins to proliferate and become an ubiquitous (printed) object in the world rather than being a rare possession of the few. Using the thought of Georg Simmel and Günther Anders I suggest that Gandy's painting can help isolate the tragic flaw of money this transition confounds, leading to the concentrations of power and annihilating tendencies of capitalism that are shaping the present in ever more devastating ways. Dr Christopher John Müller is an Honorary Research Associate in the School of English, Communication and Philosophy at Cardiff University and a Senior Associate Teacher at the University of Bristol. JUNE 8 Women and freemasonry Public lecture by Yasha Beresiner at Le Meridien, St Julian's Hotel and Spa at 18:30. The lecture will focus on how men and women of all religions, trades and ages, have been meeting for over three centuries under the remit of the Freemasons, who trace their origins to the operative working stone masons of medieval times. Beresiner is a NADFAS lecturer since 2010 and the author of many books on various aspects of collectibles related to freemasonry. More information: http://www.maltadfas.nadfas.net. WHAT'S ON RECORD INVESTMENT IN DISCIPLINED FORCES More than €90 million State of-the-art equipment Professional training Improvement in working conditions For the quality service you deserve Police www.homeaairs.gov.mt/nipproteġuk Keeping you safe Army Civil Protection Correctional Facility Marie-Kieser Nielsen performs The Contracting Sea