MUSIC
La Messa Dei Morti
For the solemnity of All Souls Day, the Monteverdi Project is presenting a sung mass at the Jesuits church, in Valletta, today at 7pm.
A donation will be collected at the door.
This event is being organised by Festivals Malta, in collaboration with the Jesuit’s Church Foundation and is supported by the Ministry for National Heritage, the Arts and Local Government.
The Three Palaces Early Opera and Music Festival
Festivals Malta is holding a programme of opera and music until November 12.
Today, world-renowned Brisith mezzo-soprano Sarah Connelly will perform pieces from the world of lieder together with Malcolm Martineau on piano at the Archaeology Museum in Valletta at 6.30pm.
Preceding the recital, Maltese soprano Nicola Said will present a song cycle by Richard Strauss.
The festival's programme will continue this week with a concert by the ORA Singers at St John’s Co-Cathedral tomorrow, at 7.30pm; the performance of the oratorio Rewwixta by Joseph Vella at the Mdina Cathedral on Friday at 7.30pm; and Handel’s opera Partenope at the Manoel Theatre on Friday and Sunday.
For more information and tickets, visit festivals.mt/ttp.
British mezzo-soprano Sarah ConnollyFILM
Anime Festival
The Eden Cinemas in St Julian's is once again hosting an Anime Festival.
One Piece: Stampede is currently showing both English dubbed and in Japanese with English subtitles.
For tickets and more information, click here.
One Piece: StampedeMISCELLANEOUS EVENTS
Annual Model Exhibition
The Association of Model Engineers is holding the Annual Model Exhibition in the main hall of Kulleġġ San Ġorg Preca (ex-Maria Regina Grammar School) until Sunday, November 6.
The exhibition is open between 9am and 8pm except on the closing day, when it closes at 5pm.
VISUAL ARTS
Manufactured Uncertainty – Pop-up exhibition
A temporary painting and photographic exhibition is opening today at Blank Canvas, Mrieħel.
It is inspired by the work of German sociologist Ulrich Bech who coined the term ‘risk society’. Beck argued that, from the 1960s, humanity transitioned from an industrial to a ‘risk society’ where the rapid development set in motion a ricochet of effects and consequences that is difficult to foresee or keep up with, creating uncertainty.
The exhibition opens today at 7.30pm and runs until November 9 from 10am to 9pm. For more information, visit the event’s Facebook page.
White on Black
Richard England, one of Malta’s foremost architects, is currently exhibiting some of his works on paper at ART..e Gallery of 1, Library Street, Victoria.
Titled White on Black, the exhibition investigates the artistic aspect of an architect who has become synonymous with modernism.
The exhibition is on until November 11. Consult the gallery’s Facebook page for opening hours.
Some of the works by Richard England on display at ART..e Gallery. Photo: Facebook/Art..E GalleryGroundwaters
A collective exhibition featuring outsider art – an umbrella term coined for individuals producing art outside the culturally established centres – is taking place at Valletta Contemporary Gallery.
Titled Groundwaters, this exhibition is the first one in Malta to explore the perspectives of individuals who are somewhat marginalised, through their own design or otherwise, and who create work on the fringes of the mainstream.
Curated by Gabriel Zammit, it features the works of Anonymous, Emma Attard, Adrian Camilleri, William Driscoll, Emma Johnson, Salvina Muscat and Joe Vassallo. It includes ex-voto paintings, West African Bocio fetish dolls and other objects which have their roots in religion, magic and ritual.
The exhibition runs until November 12. Opening hours: Wednesday to Sunday from 2 to 7pm. For more information, visit www.vallettacontemporary.com/.
Also read this Times of Malta interview with the curator.
Early Light
A solo exhibition of oil on canvas works by Tonio Mallia is open at Gallery 23 in Balzan until November 13.
One may view the exhibition on Sundays, Monday and Tuesdays from 9am to 12.30pm and on Wednesdays from 6.30 to 8pm. For more information, visit the Gallery 23 Facebook page.
Shadows and Light − The Wilfrid Flores Archive
Christine X Art Gallery of 17, Tignè Street, Sliema, is hosting the first exhibition dedicated to the work of this important photographer, who passed away in 1981.
Curated by photographer David Pisani, Shadows and Light − The Wilfrid Flores Archive investigates the various themes of this pioneer in Maltese photography.
The exhibition runs until November 22. For more information, visit https://www.christinexart.com/ or the gallery's Facebook page.
A Times of Malta interview with the curator is available here.
Storm by Wilfrid FloresQ’eros: Beyond the Clouds
Il-Ħaġar Museum and Community Cultural Centre in Victoria is hosting an exhibition by Italian photographer Alessandro Bergamini until November 27.
Eight of the photos on display won Bergamimi the Travel Photographer of the Year award in 2021 and five more were included in the book Humanity, which was chosen as the best photographic book for 2021 in the International Photography Awards.
They will be accompanied with some 30 photos documenting the demanding Peru expedition earlier this year among the Q'eros community in the Andes. Visitors will be able to follow the filming on their mobile.
All the material is included in the exhibition catalogue, published as Il-Ħaġar GEMS 21. Also available are copies of Humanity, an assortment of photos highlighting peoples around the world.
The museum is open everyday from 9am to 5pm. Entrance is free. For more information, visit heartofgozo.org.mt/.
75 Years of the Phoenicia
This month, The Phoenicia Malta turns 75 years old. As part of its celebrations, a photographic exhibition is opening today at the Palm Court Lounge.
The exhibition includes the first plans of the hotel, photos of the construction process, the original decor and of distinguished guests who stayed at the hotel.
The exhibition runs until the end of November.
An old photograph on display at The Phoenicia in Floriana.Inaction is a Weapon of Mass Destruction
Artist Darren Tanti is presenting an art project meant to shed light on the mediatic processes used to spread information about war and its effects on the viewer.
The work reflects the artist’s preoccupation with fabrication, editing and twisting of information people outside the conflict zone might be subjected to.
The project is meant to provoke viewers by a number of analytical, ironic, and at times, cynical works based on factual, fictional images and theoretical work. Different experts from journalism, film, art, education and the military fields will also contribute to the project via a number of talks and workshops.
Inaction is a Weapon of Mass Destruction, curated by Melanie Erixon is open at Space C, Spazju Kreattiv, Valletta, and at Il-Kamra ta' Fuq, Mqabba, until December 4.
Consult the project’s Facebook page for more information.
OTHER EXHIBITIONS
Dumnikani fil-Palazz: Home & Temple
An exhibition at the Inquisitor's Palace in Vittoriosa tells of the special relationship between the palace and the neighbouring Dominican Order, especially in the post-war years.
Enemy war bombing in 1941 had left the Dominican community without a convent and a church, and they found temporary refuge beyond Vittoriosa. But they were called back by the need to fulfil their spiritual and educational mission among their people.
Eighty years ago, in August 1942, the Dominicans asked for temporary shelter at the Inquisitor’s Palace and, for almost two decades, the palace became the community’s home and temple.
The exhibition runs until January 8. The Inquisitor's Palace is open weekly from Tuesday to Sunday from 9am to 4.30pm.
Some of the exhibits at the Inquisitor's Palace in Vittoriosa. Photo: DOI/Jason Borg