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Festivals Malta
Jul 19, 20212 min read
Bouncing with Beethoven
Illustrator Julian ‘Julinu’ Mallia and animator Malcolm Ricci share some behind-the-scenes secrets about how they brought Beethoven to...
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Festivals Malta
Jul 16, 20212 min read
Summer Festivals and Covid – Adapting to new experiences
The summer festivals made their return this June, starting with The Hybrid Festival and will finish with the currently ongoing The City...
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Festivals Malta
Jul 16, 20212 min read
Right foot first
While ŻfinMalta choreographer Paolo Mangiola loved the choice of music, it was not his starting point for his three dances. ŻfinMalta,...
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Festivals Malta
Jul 12, 20212 min read
The Elements
70 dance students from 20 schools dance their way through water, earth, fire and air The Malta International Arts Festival welcomes the...
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Festivals Malta
Jul 12, 20212 min read
Fun-man Beethoven
Why was Beethoven a rebel? And where can you hear thunderstorms in his music? A new family-friendly show will show you Beethoven’s fun...
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Festivals Malta
Jul 8, 20212 min read
Lighting their fires
Spurred by the limitations caused by the pandemic, 70 students from 20 dance schools have taken a physical leap of faith to present the...
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Festivals Malta
Jul 7, 20212 min read
Fabulous Flamenco
Virtuoso guitarists The Barcelona Trio will treat audiences to a vivacious and enchanting show of flamenco-driven compositions “Our video...
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Festivals Malta
Jul 6, 20212 min read
Premiere of music from The Shining
Audiences will be treated to a tour de force of three rhythmically driven masterpieces of the 20th and 21st century on 10 July. For the...
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Festivals Malta
Jul 5, 20212 min read
Jetés with Reich
Choreographer Sara Accettura explains how she overcame the challenge of working with the music of heavyweight composer Steve Reich...
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Festivals Malta
Jul 3, 20212 min read
Festivals Malta jniedi l-Festivals tas-Sajf.
Il-festivals annwali tal-Malta International Arts Festival u l-Malta Jazz Festival ser isiru fix-xahar ta’ Lulju. Festivals Malta...
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Festivals Malta
Jul 2, 20212 min read
A composer of influence
Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki developed a new musical approach that made him enormously influential and popular in the 1960s. So...
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Festivals Malta
Jun 30, 20212 min read
Moving music
An experiment to connect live music performance with dance has grown into a regular feature of the Malta International Arts Festival...
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Festivals Malta
Jun 28, 20212 min read
Drama at the chamber concert
Dramatic life events inspired the works of the two American composers Philip Glass and Scott McAllister The works of two contemporary...
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Festivals Malta
Jun 23, 20212 min read
Back to the water
Singer songwriter Ray Mercieca reminisces about the inspiration behind his generation-defining hit Down by the Water, revealing the...
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Festivals Malta
Jun 23, 20212 min read
Noteworthy!
The Maltese language plays a strong role in the music of two notable composers whose works will be performed at the Chamber Music Concert...
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Festivals Malta
Jun 22, 20212 min read
The search for Malta’s forgotten voice
Let us set the scene. It’s 1931. A group of hopeful musicians set out on an ambitious journey from the port of Valletta to that of Tunis...
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Festivals Malta
Jun 22, 20212 min read
A trip down memory lane
For Musical Director Kris Spiteri the Maltese classic Down by the Water takes him back to nightlife hub Paceville in the 1990s. He shares...
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Festivals Malta
Jun 21, 20212 min read
Stars by the water
A star-studded line-up interpret the Maltese rock classic Down by the Water by The Characters in its Maltese version under the title Fejn...
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Festivals Malta
Apr 29, 20213 min read
Open Call for Dancers
MALTA INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL 2021 Dance residency - M.A.D. (Music and Dance) The Malta International Arts Festival (MIAF) is looking...
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Festivals Malta
Jul 2, 20203 min read
Plug into the Philharmonic
We had to react fast and figure out how we could reinvent ourselves on social media platforms, and to keep the orchestra going one way or...
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