The Dance Workshop will be presenting The Adventures of Pinocchio as its next spectacle at St Agatha’s Auditorium on April 19 and 20.

For the previous 11 years, The Dance Workshop’s performance programme had always consisted of a children’s ballet in the first half and a divertissement to a theme performed by the senior students. This year, for a change, the whole school is being involved in the most famous of Italian fairy tale. The art of storytelling in dance is once again beginning to flourish with wonderful choreographers such as Matthew Bourne creating new ballets such Edward Scissor Hands, Swan Lake and several others.

Senior students and dancers are being coached not only in dance techniques but also to be able to carry out their miming roles as puppets, schoolchildren, naughty children who become donkeys and several other roles. Theresa Lungaro-Mifsud has put together a performance which will include choreography by Francesca Abela Tranter, Jes Sciberras, Pamela Kerr, Claire Cassola, Rachel Grech, Diane Portelli, Maria Louise Gingell and Francesca Bartolo.

The leading role of Pinocchio is being taken over by Christina Aquilina. She is accompanied through her adventures by Keith Micallef in the role of Lampwick. Jade Farrugia performs the whimsical Blue Fairy and Sue Cali is the Philosopher-cricket. Karl Cini and Francesca Bartolo play the duet of the Cat and the Fox who are always trying to con Pinocchio. Jes Sciberras is the Showman and Colin Micallef plays Geppetto.

The choice of music will create a magical element to the evening. Three live vocalists will be highlighting the performance. Angele Cristina and Karl Cini will sing the opening number and the special guest of the evening, Moira Stafrace will be performing live in one of the numbers.

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• Tickets may be obtained from The Dance Workshop by phone on 2124 2465/9942 9233 or from the studio in Guardamangia week-days in the afternoon or Saturday mornings.

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