Arts & Entertainment
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The Eagles accept their past
From hell-raisers to family men, The Eagles have mellowed over the years and are grateful to have survived the drugs that fuelled the sex and rock ‘n’ roll of their early years. Last week the US band attended the British premiere of their...
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The man who lived as a woman
Celebrated transvestite Charlotte von Mahlsdorf is the subject of I Am My Own Wife, the upcoming theatrical production by Exist Stage Right. Amanda Borg speaks to director Nanette Brimmer about running this one-man-playing-one-woman show. What lies...
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A perfectly balanced duo
Albert Storace reviews Michelangelo Carbonara’s and Kyung Mi Lee’s performance on piano and cello in an evening that paid tribute to the Romantics. Pianist Michelangelo Carbonara scored a great hit again, this time his great talent merging in a full...
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Questioning what we take for granted
Artist Matthew Cassar is holding his first solo exhibition, inspired by contemporary issues and the needs for social awarenss about them. The exhibition is the result of the culmination of a long-running project which attempted to redefine what many...
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Exhibition by Denis Calleja
A range of beach mats and other paintings is being exhibited by Denis Calleja in his 16th exhibition since 2000. In June, Calleja will also be exhibiting his art in the UK and in Malta concurrently, while holding Art Therapy Activities in both...
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The beauty of simple complexities
The explicit delicacy and finesse, the rough and smooth of tactile and textured surfaces, the plasticity of round forms and flatness of slab shapes, the sense of construction and engineering of architectural pieces with the organic dynamism of...
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A picture of pleasure and excess
Moveo Dance Company recently premiered A Picture of Dorian Gray, a contemporary dance work based on Oscar Wilde’s literary masterpiece, directed by Dorian Mallia. As the classic tale would have it, the central character is obsessed with beauty and...
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With stars in their eyes
What do you do when no one wants to cast you in their play? You start your own theatre company, director and actor Philip Leone-Ganado tells David Schembri. Philip Leone-Ganado is relaxed. Sort of. Rehearsals for Constellations, WhatsTheirNames...
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Stories to tell in a Cut Throught style
Everybody’s got a story to tell, but some people manage to tell theirs in more interesting ways than others. Like for example, British-Maltese rapper Rumbull, who chooses to tell his stories through rap. His words weave in and out of a rhythmic mesh...
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Hard Rock Calling competition
Hard Rock Cafe Malta and Pepsi are giving fans an opportunity to win a trip to London for one of the world’s most anticipated concert events – Hard Rock Calling 2013. To qualify for a chance to win, just partner your Legendary Burger with Pepsi,...
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Krokus find room to rock
With their latest album Dirty Dynamite doing extremely well since its release last March, Swiss rockers Krokus have been gearing up for a rousing international tour. The tour kicks off later this week with a string of sold-out concerts at intimate...
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Debut single from Fuse Box
A relatively new name on the local music scene, rock band Fuse Box features seasoned musicians with some 12 years’ of songwriting experience to their name. As the name reflects, Fuse Box is a mix of musical influences, drawing as much from the...
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Jamming with Rise Tigné
The first two reunions rallying former members of the Tigné music community have served not only to rekindle old friendships but have also led a number of musicians to rediscover their musical spark. As a result, several bands from that bygone era...
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The BMAT PRS Malta Top 20 Airplay Chart
1 The Person I am Ira Losco 2 Home The Crowns 3 Tomorrow Gianluca Bezzina 4 Daphne Lyndsay 5 Want You to Know Planet Seed Elizabeth, I No Snow/No Alps 7 Memory of a Dream Tenishia, featuring Chris Jones Ronnie Skimmed How I...
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Love, comedy and friendship
Time for comedy, courtesy of the MADC, with a sparkling comedy, Secret Bridesmaids Business, written by Australian writer Elizabeth Coleman and directed by Chiara Hyzler. The play centres around the final night before Meg’s wedding day – the day she...
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Seminar and site tour regarding Malta’s Neolithic temples
In keeping with its role to promote awareness of Malta’s history and heritage sites, Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar is holding a one-day seminar on Malta’s Neolithic Temple culture in collaboration with archaeologist David Trump and several experts in...
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Lecture on the cultural legacy of Malta and Gozo
Historian Vincent Zammit will give a lecture that takes his audience on a journey through Malta’s 7,500 years of history and culture, in the context of the islands’ built and natural beauty as well as aspects of Malta’s culture like traditions and...
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A voice that demands attention
I must confess I am not particularly keen on the counter-tenor voice. Live performances such as that given by David Hansen at the Manoel Theatre are rarities, and in this case doubly so because this young man must be one of the greatest living...
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The Rocket wins Tribeca’s top honours
The Australian film The Rocket picked up two top honours on Thursday at the Tribeca Film Awards, winning best narrative feature and best actor for the performance of a non-professional child actor. The film, set in Laos and shot in its native...
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Journey of discovery round the Maltese islands
A pictorial account of the Maltese islands’ cultural legacy will be given in a compendium of 20 books by the Salesians of Don Bosco. Aptly named The Cultural Legacy of Malta & Gozo, the new series of books will deal with different subjects: the...
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