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Brother Edward Galea’s story defies ageist stereotypes and urges us to look at age as just a number. Photo: Karl Andrew Micallef

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Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai is probably best known for his iconic woodblock print The Great Wave off Kanagawa.

Hokusai: Beyond the Great Wave

Spazju Kreattiv is showing once again Hokusai: Beyond the Great Wave, which is an exclusive preview of a forthcoming exhibition at the British Museum. This fascinating filmic analysis is based on the life, work and times of Japanese artist Katsushika...

August 3, 2017| Times of Malta
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August 2, 2017| Times of Malta
During his career, Michael Bolton won two Grammys for best pop male vocal performance, six American Music Awards and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Bolton takes the stage

Multiple Grammy award-winning singer, songwriter and social activist  Michael Bolton is back in Malta for two concerts together with his band this weekend. Bolton has sold more than 65 million records globally and continues to tour the world. In...

August 2, 2017| Times of Malta
Super Sponge Trio promises a night of bouncy rhythms and infectious grooves at the Salesian Theatre tonight.

Uncanny melodies

The Salesian Theatre’s Live Music August series continues with the band Super Sponge Trio. Super Sponge Trio is a multifarious instrumental power band, evincing an assemblage of uncanny melodies coupled with relentless improvisations, bouncy rhythms,...

August 2, 2017| Times of Malta
The Other Side of Hope serves as a critique of the institutions that still greet vulnerable modern-day asylum seekers in Europe.

Hilarious and human

Spazju Kreattiv is showing award-winning Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki’s highly-acclaimed The Other Side of Hope. This original comedy-drama recounts the unlikely friendship between a travelling salesman-turned-restaurateur and a Syrian refugee whose...

August 2, 2017| Times of Malta
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August 2, 2017| Times of Malta
The Malta Improv Group

Of comedy and spontaneity

Malta Improv Group is staging Theatre-on-Tap, a night full of spontaneity, comedy, games and challenges. Although improvisation is a relatively new form of performance art, Malta Improv Group has been successful in its last two shows. Throughout the...

August 2, 2017| Times of Malta
Violinist George Curmi ‘Il-Pusè’ and singer Amber Bondin (below) will accompany the King’s Own Band in concert tonight.

Concert in Valletta

The King’s Own Band will transform Merchants Street into a musical arena, under the direction of Mro John Galea. The band will execute nine works with the participation of singer Amber Bondin and violinist George Curmi Il-Pusè. The works to be...

August 2, 2017| Times of Malta
A holiday romance leads to an obsessive relationship in Berlin Syndrome.

A study of control

Spazju Kreattiv is showing the psychological thriller Berlin Syndrome, which is adapted from Melanie Joosten’s 2011 novel of the same name and is directed by Australian director Cate Shortland. Clare (Teresa Palmer) meets charismatic but brooding...

August 2, 2017| Times of Malta
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August 1, 2017| Times of Malta
Alegria Dance Company is accompanying Tikka Banda in a show forming part of the Evenings on Campus festival tomorrow.

Fusing flamenco with band marches

Alegria Dance Company together with Tikka Banda will be presenting Tikka Alegria, an experimental performance fusing flamenco with traditional Maltese band marches. Tikka Banda, founded by musician Justin Formosa and some friends in 2013 is, as its...

August 1, 2017| Times of Malta
Through the use of movement, sound and text, the BrainStorm Ensemble creates a visual and sensory performance that challenges our perception of time and space.

I Drink to Thee

The BrainStorm Ensemble is creating an imaginative and visual physical-theatre piece that challenges man’s perception of time and space through movement and sound. Inspired by the Shakespearean character of Juliet Capulet, I Drink to Thee explores the...

August 1, 2017| Times of Malta
From left, Daniel Cauchi, Ray Calleja and Michael Spagnol – the brains behind Kelma Kelma Nota Nota.

Of literature, music, laughter

Kelma Kelma Nota Nota, the event that brings Maltese literature and music on stage together, is back for a series of concerts titled Jekk Ittuna n-Number 1. The events marry different elements together: music – a mix between traditional and...

August 1, 2017| Times of Malta
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July 30, 2017| Times of Malta
One of this year’s guests, Luiza Lopes, performing for the Royal Swedish Ballet.

Intensive two-week ballet course

A pre-professional, two-week ballet intensive course for students aged 10+ is being held as from today in San Ġwann. The classes will incorporate classical ballet technique, solo variations and performance skills, contemporary dance, body conditioning/...

July 30, 2017| Times of Malta

Opera mixes with pop in Gozo

The 10th edition of the Opera vs Pop Under the Stars is being presented by the Gozo Youth Orchestra in collaboration with The Ministry for Gozo and the American Embassy. The concert will feature soprano Pamela Agius, bass Noel Galea and tenor Ludwig...

July 30, 2017| Times of Malta
Black Comedy

Sicilian film festival

Eyes The Malta Postal Museum and Arts Hub, in collaboration with Euro Media Forum, will be screening a selection of short films for the Sciacca Sicilian Short Film Festival on Wednesday. Short films from Sicily provide a journey through the heart of...

July 30, 2017| Times of Malta
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July 29, 2017| Times of Malta

2017 Consumer Conditions Scoreboard: Trust in e-commerce increases

The EU recently published the 2017 edition of the Consumer Conditions Scoreboard. This scoreboard monitors and tracks progress on the EU Digital Single Market from a consumer’s perspective, showing a dramatic increase of EU consumer trust in online...

July 29, 2017| Odette Vella
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Problem with evening dress

Q: Less than a month ago I purchased an evening dress from a local shop that specialises in occasion wear. The cost of the dress was €255. It is made of lace with two layers of satin underneath the lace. I wore the dress for the first time two weeks...

July 29, 2017| Times of Malta
The winning team of the quiz night together with the organisers.

€760 from quiz nights in aid of ALS

July 14 marked the third Battle of the Brains, a series of quiz nights set up by Malta University Holding Company in collaboration with the University of Malta Research, Innovation and Development Trust, to help raise funds for research in ALS. Since...

July 29, 2017| Times of Malta
Rachelle Borg Dingli, Amy Talbot, Alan Mercieca Bons with Ian Borg, Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects. Photo: Nikolai Micallef

From palate to palette – in support of the arts

Five tastes have dominated celebrations at Talbot & Bons at Skyparks Business Centre, Malta International Airport, Luqa, for its fifth anniversary celebrations. As with everything that the proprietors of Talbot & Bons do, there is an intense attention...

July 29, 2017| Times of Malta

Klikk employees at Etnaland

Klikk’s management team recently hosted its staff to a memorable team-building event at Etnaland in Sicily. Through such initiatives, Klikk invests in job satisfaction for its dedicated and hard-working employees. The event turned out to be a fun...

July 29, 2017| Times of Malta
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Italian navy ship Palinuro to visit Malta

The Italian navy’s sailing training ship Palinuro will be arriving in Malta on August 1 and berthing at Pinto Wharf, where it will remain until the early morning of August 5. The port visit in Valletta marks the start of the 53rd training campaign of...

July 29, 2017| Times of Malta
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Peter Powers live on stage in Malta

Hypnotist Peter Powers will be hosting a live performance in Cinema 16 at the Eden Cinemas on September 22 and 23. The star of four phenomenally successful TV series – The Power of One, Celebrity Superpowers, Street Hypnotist and Peter Powers’ Payback...

July 29, 2017| Times of Malta
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The President’s engagements

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July 29, 2017| Times of Malta
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Seventeenth Sunday in ordinary time: Discovering for ourselves

Today’s readings: 1 Kings 3, 5.7-12; Romans 8, 28-30; Matthew 13, 44-52. It is no secret that D. H. Lawrence, an early 20th century novelist, was not particularly fond of the Church or of Christianity. For him, Christianity was a spent force. In 1924...

July 29, 2017| Fr René Camilleri
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July 29, 2017| Times of Malta
‘Your children are not your children... You may house their bodies but not their souls.’ – Kahlil Gibran

Mother Church and her LGBT children

The ‘coming out’ of LGBT persons is a complex process that is often considered  long, bumpy, challenging but liberating. More often than not, the process is a positive experience for LGBT persons. Yet, depending on the circumstances and the persons...

July 29, 2017| Fr Kevin Schembri
Mgr Carmelo Cassar. Photo: Joe D’Amico

Mgr Prof. Carmelo Cassar (1934-2017)

Fabian Mangion, Senglea, writes: If the Catholic priest’s first task is to impart the joy that comes from the Gospel, Mgr Carmelo Cassar accomplished his ministry with inimitable excellence. He conveyed joy with an immediacy that was infectious. His...

July 29, 2017| Times of Malta