OVIDIUS IN EXSILIO
Ovidius in exsilio huwa dramm bil-Malti miktub minn
{or[ Peresso. F’dan ix-xog]ol imsejjes fi ymien
Ruma tal-Qedem, Peresso j]allat elementi storici
mal-fantayija artistika tieg]u biex jo]loq dramm li
jiddeverti u jipprovoka fl-istess ]in. Fis-sena 8 WK,
Ovidju, fl-aqwa tal-karriera tieg]u, kisirha bl-ikrah
mal-Imperatur Awgustu. }add ma jaf x’kien [ara
eyatt. Imma Awgustu kkastiga lil Ovidju bl-ikrah.
Eyiljah g]al g]omru fl-art ta’ Tomis.
ISOUARD ­­— SCHUBERT
THE GREAT
Jeune Orchestre Atlantique (Sainte, France)
50 strong orchestra performing on classical and
romantic period instruments.
Celebrating Malta’s classical music heritage:
overtures and arias from the operas, Médecin Turc
(1803) and Les Rendez Vous Bourgeois (1807) by
Nicolò Isouard.
Franz Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, The
Great (1825).
SUN22JULY
time 2030hrs
entrance €8
F’dan id-dramm, insibu lil Ovidju fl-eyilju, imdejjaq
g]all-mewt u b’qalbu maqtug]a, mifrud mill]ajja ta’ tlellix li kien imdorri jg]ix Ruma. It-tama li
g]ad xi darba jikseb il-ma]fra qieg]da dejjem
tnin. Sa]]tu sejra lura, u qed jibya’ li anki l-Muya
abbandunatu. Iyda, f’daqqa wa]da, jesperjenza
mew[a ta’ kreattività [dida li ter[a’ tag]tih
speranza g]all-]ajja. }a jibda jg]allem il-Latin lillbarbari... imma g]alfejn u fuq kollox, ]a jirnexxilu
jil]aq l-g]an mi[nun tieg]u?
THU26JULY, FRI27JULY
16+
time 2100hrs
entrance €8
MALTA’S LOST VOICES:
TRANSMEDIA —
SINGING TO THE UNSEEN
STORYTELLING EVENING
THE SCIENCE OF BEER
MALTA CAFÉ SCIENTIFIQUE
Martin Polidano will be giving a Malta Café
Scientifique talk on The Science of Beer, weaving
historical fact into a journey about the science
behind beer. Beer was one of the first uncontrolled
experiments, with chance, seasons and the Bronze
Age all shaping today’s drinks. Modern beer
brewing leaves very little to chance. Martin will
be giving personal insight into the whole process,
from the carefully controlled compounds brewers
measure to make sure your beer tastes always
right, to the huge factories that quench our thirst in
summer. He will talk about how beer is made, with
over 1000 different beer varieties simply created
by varying just a handful of ingredients. Apart from
these details, he will give insight into how beer
affects our health — pointing out the facts behind
the Science of Beer.
SUN29JULY
time 2000hrs
entrance €5
Proceeds go to RIDT
A Transmedia Storytelling Competition was
launched last May. Participants were invited to write
a story to be developed into multiple storylines
according to the various media platforms used. The
idea was not to present the same story in as many
different forms of media as possible, but to allow
it to develop in the way each medium does best.
During the Transmedia Storytelling Evening, the
teams will present their work and answer questions
from the five judges. The stories will be judged on
their creativity, style, language and innovation in the
use of the different media selected. A documentary
will also be presented showing the narrative of the
competition. The winner or winning team will be
announced at the end of the evening.
TUE31JULY
time 2100hrs
entrance €8
MUSKETTERIJA
LETTERARJA
POEŻIJAPLUS
The Evenings on Campus literary evening is going
to focus on a selection of Maltese texts written
by past and present academics at the University
of Malta. The unifying theme for the evening is
celebration of life in its diversity. Over 39 academic
writers have celebrated language, love, culture,
literary figures, childhood, nature, relationships,
special occasions, seasons and Maltese festas.
The event is organised by Poeyijaplus which
has joined forces with a number of young and
enthusiastic actors and with well known musicians,
Renzo Spiteri and Simon Sammut who will animate
the evening with readings and live music.
Research for this evening was carried out by Terence
Portelli and compiled in a new and engaging
anthology, Ba]]ara tal-Kelma: Kitbiet Letterarji ta’
Akkademici tal-Università ta’ Malta, which will be
launched at this event.
THU2AUGUST
time 2100hrs
entrance €8
Andrew Alamango and Filfla Records present
an uncommon listening experience of Maltese
music from the interwar period (1931-32). A
very particular selection of 78rpm records from
the now National collection of 160 discs, will be
played off a turntable for an enhanced listening
and appreciation experience. The story of music
and musicians will unfold through the music
played off these ‘sonic sculptures’ and anecdotes
related to this early recording phenomenon. Each
three minute song has a three minute story to be
told. The public will have the chance to listen to
unreleased material and get an insight into the
music and musicians as told by Andrew Alamango.
There will also be the opportunity of an open public
discussion.
SUN5AUGUST
time 2100hrs
entrance €8
20
YEARS
Events will all be held on the Atriju Vassalli
(main quadrangle)
Tickets at €8 available at the door
or from the Communications and Alumni
Relations Office on campus
Room 133, Administration Building, Msida
Campus
2340 2043 / 2340 2142 or by SMS on 7984 3480
eveningsoncampus@um.edu.mt
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JUST SHORTS
READING
MEDITERRANEO III —
pietre
FILMS QOSRA BISS!
An evening of short films organised by The Malta
Film Foundation, organisers of the Malta Short
Film Festival on TVM and Evenings on Campus.
Come and discover 8 films by Maltese directors,
some of which have won prestigious awards in
international festivals. Directors are a balance of
established directors and up-and-coming talent.
Genres will vary from human stories, war film,
animation and fiction. All films will be subtitled in
English. A short Q & A session will be held with
some of the directors participating.
For further information write to Joyce Grech or
Tony Parnis on info@maltashortfilmfest.com or call
99425594.
MON6AUGUST
14+
time 2100hrs
entrance €8
Italian artists Biancamaria Stanzani Ghedini
and Massimo de Majo will conclude this edition
of Evening on Campus, presenting their new
production pietre. A poetic journey through the
values and passions of Father Peter Serracino
Inglott. “Tu es Petrus et super hanc petram…” A
modern day Petrus, during his life Father Peter laid
many first stones, on Malta and abroad. pietre
(stones) is a homage to Life, through the causes
and the values of openness and creativity.
TRIPLE BILL
ELEMENTS DANCE
COLLECTIVE
Elements Dance Collective is an independent
dance group, intending to promote movement
to the community as an artistic and educational
outreach. The dancers come from different artistic
backgrounds but all are trained in choreography,
classical and neo-classical ballet, and contemporary
dance. They have performed in various events —
Notte Bianca, Birgu Fest and recently in St James
Cavalier for the British Council’s 75th anniversary.
On this occasion, Elements Dance Collective will
be presenting a Triple Bill: #Error 404, Nameless
and Bus Stop Blues. In between these pieces, short
video/dance inserts will be shown.
Dancers: Desiree Attard, Stefanelle Cachia,
Valentina Azzopardi, Christabel Bajada, Patsy
Scerri, Carla Schembri, Eleonora Fae, Elise Ellul
Choreographers: Desiree Attard, Stefanelle
Cachia, Valentina Azzopardi and Elise Ellul
Rehearsal Director: Mavin Khoo Photographer:
Dorianne Attard
THU9AUGUST
time 2100hrs
entrance €8
Biancamaria Stanzani Ghedini and Massimo de
Majo have again invited a group of well known
international artists for their production: the Maltese
master photographer Joe Smith will present a new
video installation specifically made for this project,
and for the musical side, Mro Alessandro Giachero
(piano), Mro Andrea Lamacchia (double bass) and
Mro Achille Succi (tenor sax and bass clarinet) will
join the performance with newly composed works.
SUN12AUGUST
time 2100hrs
entrance €8
ILLUSTRATIONS
OF OVID’S
METAMORPHOSES
An exhibition of prints of Monika Beisner’s
illustrations of Ovid’s Metamorphoses at the
Museum of Archaeology in Valletta, set up in
collaboration with Heritage Malta.
Monika Beisner works from language and
stories, rhymes and poems, and condenses them
into glowing images: she materialises words in
rich colour and lively line, summoning onto the
page the pictures that form in her mind as she
reads, and then passing these on as gifts to her
audience. “Illumination” – in both senses of the
word – describes her art more aptly than the term
“illustration”: her pictures illuminate the stories she
tells, and they also resemble the jewel-like images
found in medieval and renaissance manuscripts.
17JULY - 15AUGUST
venue National Museum of Archaeology
Republic Street, Valletta
entrance €8
20
YEARS
22 JULY - 12 AUGUST