Dr Ken and his circus act will be performing at the entrance to the city.

The Malta Council for Science and Technology will be hosting a number of activities, including an educational live comedy and discussion on water con­ser­vation, beatboxing sessions, a science circus act and robotics, during Science in the City, European Researchers’ Night, to be held on September 26 from 6pm at the entrance to Valletta.

Dr Ken will be investigating how performers make use of many scientific principles in their tricks and stunts, how jugglers use gravity and how clowns use science to avoid hurting themselves. The two one-hour shows will be held at 8.30 and 10pm.

Maltese singer-songwriter and international beatbox pioneer Dana McKeon will be holding 15-minute sessions to introduce the art and science of beatboxing to children. She will also be giving insight into the physiological and muscular functions used in vocal percussion.

A live comedy – Meet the Scientists – by artists Malcolm Galea and Joseph Zammit from More or Less Theatre will feature interviews with key characters in the history of science as well as interactive experiments with the young audience. The shows will be presented at 6.15, 6.45, 7.15 and 7.45pm.

For the younger audience, Fonzu l-Fenek will be entertaining children with singalongs and activities related to nutrition. Children will also have the opportunity to learn about the new robotics and how robots are programmed.

Visit www.scienceinthecity.org.mt for the full programme and venue details.

More or Less Theatre comedians will be entertaining young audiences.