Loranne Vella | Shedding light on the complexity of feminism
Maltese writer, translator and winner of best novel at the National Book Prize 2023 for ‘Marta Marta,’ Loranne Vella speaks to LAURA CALLEJA on the process of crafting...
Australia’s Maltese diaspora in TikTok ‘Ħaddiela’ horror series Greystanes
Filmed in and around the Western Sydney suburb of Greystanes – a pillar of Sydney’s Maltese community – the series features an all-local cast
My essentials: Joseph Galea’s cultural picks

115 | Joseph Galea, 49 yrs, Performing Arts Practitioner and Theatre/TV producer

115 | Joseph Galea, 49 yrs, Performing Arts Practitioner...

Photographer to the stars Lorenzo Agius set for first Malta retrospective exhibition

Renowned photographer Lorenzo Agius delivers retrospective public lecture in Malta

Renowned photographer Lorenzo Agius delivers retrospective...

Paolo Mangiola steps down at ŻfinMalta as Matthew Robinson takes helm

Mangiola joined a young ŻfinMalta at the end of its third season and has since led Malta’s national dance company through a period of extraordinary...

Mangiola joined a young ŻfinMalta at the end of its third...

No one’s ego is worth more than the literary industry

Last month saw the publication of David Samuel Hudson’s debut novel M....

Last month saw the publication of David Samuel...

First-ever museum boat makes maiden Malta stop as Art Explora Festival kicks off

47m-long catamaran hosts Art Explora Festival as it docks into Malta for its first stopover as the world’s first ever museum boat

47m-long catamaran hosts Art Explora Festival as it docks...

My essentials: Lisa Gauci’s cultural picks
Drawing out the child within

The Irish children’s books illustrator Karen Harte is the special guest at this year’s edition of the Campus Book Festival, where she will...

The Irish children’s books illustrator Karen Harte is...

My essentials: Dave Calleja’s cultural picks

113 | Dave Calleja, 44-year-old artist

113 | Dave Calleja, 44-year-old artist

Malta Biennale showcases heritage venues and installations in preview tour

Preview tour sets the tone and spirit for the dialogues and conversations audiences will get on the role of contemporary art in shedding new light on Maltese...

Preview tour sets the tone and spirit for the dialogues and...

Oppenheimer dominates Oscars with seven wins, including Best Picture

Oppenheimer emerges as one of the most awarded films in Academy Award history

Oppenheimer emerges as one of the most awarded films in...

Joy Gospel Singers to celebrate lent with free concert in Birgu

Joy Gospel Singers to perform at St Lawrence parish church in Birgu on...

Joy Gospel Singers to perform at St Lawrence parish church...

Maltese jazz and cabaret artist Joe Cutajar passes away at 83

Valletta born-and-bred legend of Maltese jazz Joe Cutajar passes away at 83

Valletta born-and-bred legend of Maltese jazz Joe Cutajar...

My essentials: Ann Jenkins’s cultural picks

112 | Ann Jenkins, Artist

112 | Ann Jenkins, Artist

Countdown to first-ever Malta Biennale heralds new era for cultural landscape

Malta eagerly anticipates the start of a biennale tradition that will redefine the island nation as a global hub for contemporary art

Malta eagerly anticipates the start of a biennale tradition...

Land of hope and failure

Peter Mayo reviews National Theatre staging of James Graham’s Dear England beamed out to Spazju Kreattiv in January and February 2024

Peter Mayo reviews National Theatre staging of James...

Easter in Hell: the Passion, in Occupied Palestine, told from Satan’s perspective

The Devil’s Passion, by award-winning playwright and actor Justin Butcher, arrives in Malta in March to play at St Paul’s...

The Devil’s Passion, by award-winning playwright...

My essentials: Mark Mifsud’s cultural picks

111 | Mark Mifsud, 39, theatre, TV and film actor

111 | Mark Mifsud, 39, theatre, TV and film actor

Malta Biennale explores art but also piracy, sea and colonisation in richly themed events

Engaging workshops invite various audiences to explore art and historical themes that shaped Maltese islands

Engaging workshops invite various audiences to explore art...