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maltatoday SUNDAY 28 JANUARY 2018 This Week 33 WHAT'S ON FEBRUARY 24, 25 Años Luz Shadow puppetry performance by Spanish theatre company Luz Micro y Punto at the Mqabba Primary School Hall, Mqabba at 18:00 (February 24) and 16:00 (February 25). The story centres around a composer caught in the process of musing over her next score, which she serendipitously uncovers through a playful crea- tive process. Bookings: http:// tickets.valletta2018.org. PUBLIC LECTURE FEBRUARY 7 Misshapen Pearl: Music of the Baroque Era Public lecture at Salini Resort Hotel, St Paul's Bay at 18:30 by Sandy Burnett, who will be dis- cussing musicians such as Mon- teverdi, Bach and Handel. Organ- ised by DFASinMalta. For more information and bookings: dfas- inmalta@gmail.com. FEBRUARY 9 Art in the arena of activism: the Art+Feminism Edit-a- thon Public talk by curator, art critic, and Paris Art+Feminism organ- iser Flora Katz at Blitz, St Lucy Street, Valletta at 19:00. For this talk, Flora Katz will present the 2017 Paris edition and discuss some of the issues at the core of the project, such as, how art and wikipedia can be a driving force to gather a community and act upon feminist issues, and what is at stake in the elaboration of an activist and co-creative project within artistic institutions. FILM SCREENINGS JANUARY 31 Dragon Blade Screening of the Jackie Chan- starring historical action film at Spazju Kreattiv cinema at St James Cavalier, Valletta at 19:30. Dragon Blade is a 2015 Chinese- Hong Kong historical action film written and directed by Daniel Lee and starring Jackie Chan. In the film, Chan plays Huo An, the commander of The Silk Road Protection Squad during the Han Dynasty, who is committed to- wards stopping battles and pro- moting the idea of peace. The screening is being organised by the China Cultural Centre, and forms part of the Happy Chi- nese New Year in Valletta 2018 series. Bookings: http://www. kreattivita.org/en/event/dragon- blade-2015/. FEBRUARY 17 Icon Island Valletta 2018 project by Vir- gil Widrich at the Salesians' Theatre, Sliema at 20:30. The Austrian filmmaker and direc- tor known for his experimental films and multimedia works will be presenting a collage of visu- als inspired by films dealing with the mystic and romantic journey to islands representing alterna- tive societies or different states of mind while questioning local customs and identity. Cézanne – Portraits Of A Life at Eden Cinemas Maxine Aquilina in My Fair Lady