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maltatoday, SUNDAY, 9 JULY 2017 This Week 33 WHAT'S ON PERFORMANCE JULY 10, 11 Unifaun Theatre Productions: Il- Metamorfosi Ta Ovidju Unifaun Theatre Maltese-language production of Ovid's Metamorphoses, translated and adapted for the stage by Trevor Zahra. Directed by Stephen Oliver and Dominic Said. Cast includes Jamie Cardona, Karl Schembri, Clayton Mallia, Clint Chircop, Ryan Cutajar, Stephen Mintoff, Lydia Portelli, Magda van Kuilenburg, Sarah Amato, Michela Farrugia and Julia Camilleri. Taking place at Fort St Elmo, Valletta at 21:00. Forming part of the Valletta International Film Festival. Bookings: http://maltaartsfestival.org/event/ unifaun-theatre-productions-il-metamorfosi- ta-ovidju/ JULY 11-16 Balzunetta Towers Contemporary theatrical cabaret directed by Sean Buhagiar and written by Alfred Sant at Pjazza Teatru Rjal, Valletta at 21:00. Cast includes: Davide Tucci, Chris Dingli, Ozzy Lino, Joe Quattromani, Doreen Galea, Mariele Żammit, Justin Galea, Josef Camileri, Jesmond Tedesco Triccas, Antonella Axisa, Gilbert Formosa, Marie Louise Vella, Christine Francalanza, Alison Abela, Sean Borg and others. Bookings: http://maltaartsfestival.org/ event/balzunetta-towers/ JULY 14-23 Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew at San Anton Gardens Annual MADC summer production of William Shakespeare's work at San Anton Gardens, Attard at 20:30. This year's show will be The Taming of the Shrew, directed by Polly March and featuring Philip Leone Ganado, Becky Camilleri, Tina Rizzo, Gianni Selvaggi, Alex Gatsey Lewis, Laura Best and Jonathan Dunn. Bookings: www.madc.com. mt. BOOKS JULY 14, 15 Summer Book Festival – Gozo Two-day literary and cultural event organised by the National Book Council at at Sir M. A. Refalo Sixth Form in Victoria, Gozo. The activities in the cultural programme of the festival will be based on the themes of youth literature and poetry. The publishers/ associations participating for the event are: Merlin, Glen Calleja and EDE books, Faraxa, MCA (Malta Classics Association), Horizons, SKS, Midsea Books/Klabb Kotba Maltin. More information: www.ktieb.org.mt. PUBLIC TALK JULY 14 Bartering, trading, fundraising – You Are What You Buy Public Talk Public talk organised within the remit of the You Are What You Buy project, held at Spazju Kreattiv at St James Cavalier, Valletta at 19:00. The talk, delivered by art historian Silvia Simoncelli, is entitled 'Bartering, trading, fundraising: reconsidering art commodification and consumption' and will consider the practice of some artists, from Ed Keinholz to Chris Burden and beyond, who have developed strategies to circulate their works outside the mainstream flow of buying and selling, making trading systems the focus of their attention, and sometimes even challenging the law. Balzunetta Towers – performed at Pjazza Teatru Rjal, Valletta on July 10, 11 Unifaun Theatre channels Ovid with Il-Metamorfosi at Fort St Elmo