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LgBt FILM FEstIVaL1st - 31st AprilThis April the Centre for Creativity will be presenting the LGBT Film Festival with a list of internationally acclaimed films from the UK, Switzerland, India, Spain, Denmark and the USA. The selection brings a vast array of themes which have diversity, inclusivity and liberalism at its core. The event is supported by MGRM and The British Council.

Ex MaChIna4th April, 3pm; 12th April, 8pmAlex Garland, writer of 28 Days Later and Sunshine, makes his directorial debut with the stylish and cerebral thriller, EX MACHINA. Caleb Smith (Domhnall Gleeson), a programmer at an internet-search giant, wins a competition to spend a week at the private mountain estate of the company’s brilliant and reclusive CEO, Nathan Bateman (Oscar Isaac). Upon his arrival, Caleb learns that Nathan has chosen him to be the human component in a Turing Test-charging him with evaluating the capabilities, and ultimately the consciousness, of Nathan’s latest experiment in artificial intelligence. That experiment is Ava (Alicia Vikander), a breathtaking A.I. whose emotional intelligence proves more sophisticated - and more deceptive - than the two men could have imagined.

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a VIEW FRoM thE BRIdgEEnCoRE 4th April, 8pm; 9th April, 8pm;

26th April, 6:30pmThe great Arthur Miller confronts the American dream in this dark and passionate tale. In Brooklyn, longshoreman Eddie Carbone welcomes his Sicilian cousins to the land of freedom. But when one of them falls for his beautiful niece, they discover that freedom comes at a price. Eddie’s jealous mistrust exposes a deep, unspeakable secret – one that drives him to commit the ultimate betrayal. The visionary Ivo van Hove directs this stunning production of Miller’s tragic masterpiece, broadcast from London’s West End by National Theatre Live.

InhEREnt VICE11th April, 8pmInherent Vice is the seventh feature from Paul Thomas Anderson and the first ever film adaption of a Thomas Pynchon novel. When private eye Doc Sportello’s ex-old lady suddenly out of nowhere shows up with a story about her current billionaire land developer boyfriend whom she just happens to be in love with, and a plot by his wife and her boyfriend to kidnap that billionaire and throw him in a looney bin...well, easy for her to say.

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pEtER tChaIkoVskY/ BéLa BaRtók - IoLanta/BLuEBEaRd’s CastLE12th April, 2:30pmOn the heels of her triumphant MET performances as Tatiana in Eugene Onegin, soprano Anna Netrebko takes on another Tchaikovsky heroine in the first opera of this intriguing double bill, consisting of an enchanting fairy tale (Iolanta) followed by an erotic psychological thriller (Bluebeard’s Castle). Netrebko stars as the beautiful blind girl who experiences love for the first time in Iolanta, while Nadja Michael is the unwitting victim of the diabolical Bluebeard, played by Mikhail Petrenko. Both operas are directed by Mariusz Trelinski, who was inspired by classic noir films of the 1940s. Iolanta also stars Piotr Beczala as the Count, and Maestro Valery Gergiev conducts both operas.

gEnEsIs - suM oF thE paRts18th April, 8:30pm; 30th April, 8:30pmDocumentary chronicling one of the most successful British bands in rock history that reunites members Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett and Mike Rutherford for the first time since 1975 to tell their tale from first beginnings, to career highs and lows, with unseen archive material and rare performance footage from across their entire career.

stILL aLICE15th April, 8.30pm; 19th April, 9pm; 25th April, 3pm; 1st mAy, 6:30pmAlice Howland, happily married with three grown children, is a renowned linguistics professor who starts to forget words. When she receives a devastating diagnosis, Alice and her family find their bonds tested.

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thE haRd pRoBLEMLIVE 16th April, 8pm EnCoRE 24th April, 8pm; 9th mAy, 8pm; 17th mAy, 6:30pm

Hilary, a young psychology researcher at a brainscience institute, is nursing a private sorrow and a troubling question at work, where psychology and biology meet. If there is nothing but matter, what is consciousness? This is ‘the hard problem’ which puts Hilary at odds with her colleagues who include her first mentor Spike, her boss Leo and the billionaire founder of the institute, Jerry. Is the day coming when the computer and the fMRI scanner will answer all the questions psychology can ask? Meanwhile Hilary needs a miracle, and she is prepared to pray for one. Acclaimed playwright Tom Stoppard (Shakespeare in Love, Arcadia, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead) returns to the National Theatre with his highly-anticipated new play The Hard Problem, directed by Nicholas Hytner (Othello, Hamlet, One Man, Two Guvnors).

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1hR, 30MIn16+

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IVan thE tERRIBLELIVE 19th April, 5pm

As young Ivan IV is crowned, he has to choose one of the 13 Boyar daughters to be his wife and tsarina. He selects Anastasia, and the two eventually fall deeply in love. When the Boyars plot against him and poison his beloved wife, Tsar Ivan finds himself surrounded by enemies. Haunted by dark thoughts and phantoms, he slowly sinks into madness. Drawing on the music composed by Prokofiev for the 1944 Eisenstein film, Ivan the Terrible is a work in the true Bolshoi style. Yuri Grigorovich’s powerful and fascinating epic dramatises Ivan the Terrible’s controversial reign, and portrays events in 16th-century Russia in visually stunning scenes. His choreography, full of vigour, strength and wild jumps, also includes great grace and fragility in the female roles. Sensitive classical and powerful character dance blend to create a lyrical epic, rich in the colours of medieval Russia.

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pIEtRo MasCagnI/ RuggERo LEonCaVaLLo - CaVaLLERIa RustICana/pagLIaCCILIVE 25th April, 6:30pm EnCoRE 2nd mAy, 6:30pmMatInéE EnCoRE 10th mAy, 2:30pm

Opera’s most enduring tragic double bill returns in an evocative new production from Sir David McVicar (Giulio Cesare, Maria Stuarda, Il Trovatore), who sets the verismo action across two time periods but in the same Sicilian setting. Marcelo Álvarez rises to the challenge of playing the dual tenor roles of Turiddu in Cavalleria Rusticana and Canio in Pagliacci. Rae Smith (War Horse) has designed the moodily atmospheric 1900 village square setting of Cavalleria Rusticana, which transforms to a 1948 truck stop for the doomed vaudeville troupe of Pagliacci. Eva- Maria Westbroek (Cav) and Patricia Racette (Pag) play the unlucky heroines. Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi is on the podium.

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gIoaChIno RossInI - La donna dEL LagoMatInéE EnCoRE 26th April 2015, 2.30pm

Joyce DiDonato and Juan Diego Flórez join forces for this Rossini showcase of bel canto virtuosity, set in the medieval Scottish highlands. DiDonato is the “lady of the lake” of the title, and Flórez is the King who relentlessly pursues her, with their vocal fireworks embellishing the tragic plot. This MET premiere production is directed by Paul Curran and conducted by Michele Mariotti.

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WILd taLEs29th April, 6.30pm; 8th mAy, 8pm 16th mAy, 3pm; 24th mAy, 8pm Inequality, injustice and the demands of the world we live in cause stress and depression for many people. Some of them, however, explode. This is a movie about those people. Vulnerable in the face of a reality that shifts and suddenly turns unpredictable, the characters of Wild Tales cross the thin line that divides civilization and barbarism. A lover's betrayal, a return to the repressed past and the violence woven into everyday encounters drive the characters to madness as they cede to the undeniable pleasure of losing control.

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Man and supERManLIVE 14th mAy, 8pm EnCoRE 23rd mAy, 8pm; 31st mAy, 6:30pm;

13th June, 8pmA romantic comedy, an epic fairytale, a fiery philosophical debate, Man and Superman asks fundamental questions about how we live. Jack Tanner, celebrated radical thinker and rich bachelor, seems an unlikely choice as guardian to the alluring heiress, Ann. But she takes it in her assured stride and, despite the love of a poet, she decides to marry and tame this dazzling revolutionary. Tanner, appalled by the whiff of domesticity, is tipped off by his chauffeur and flees to Spain, where he is captured by bandits and meets The Devil. An extraordinary dream-debate, heaven versus hell, ensues. Following in hot pursuit, Ann is there when Tanner awakes, as fierce in her certainty as he is in his. Academy Award® nominee Ralph Fiennes (The English Patient, Schindler’s List; Oedipus at the National Theatre) plays Jack Tanner in this exhilarating reinvention of Shaw’s witty, provocative classic.

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EVERYManLIVE 16th July, 8pmEnCoRE 25th July, 8pm

BAFTA winner and Academy Award® nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave) takes the title role in this dynamic new production of one of English drama’s oldest plays, directed by the National Theatre’s new Director Rufus Norris (Broken, London Road). Everyman is successful, popular and riding high when Death comes calling. He is forced to abandon the life he has built and embark on a last, frantic search to recruit a friend, anyone, to speak in his defence. But Death is close behind, and time is running out. One of the great primal, spiritual myths, Everyman asks whether it is only in death that we can understand our lives. A cornerstone of English drama since the 15th century, it now explodes onto the stage in a startling production with words by Carol Ann Duffy, Poet Laureate, and movement by Javier De Frutos.

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thE MERChant oF VEnICELIVE 22nd July, 8pm

In the melting pot of Venice, trade is God. With its ships plying the globe, the city opens its arms to all, as long as they come prepared to do business and there is profit to be made.

With the gold flowing all is well, but when a contract between Bassanio and Shylock is broken, simmering racial tensions boil over. A wronged father, and despised outsider, Shylock looks to exact the ultimate price for a deal sealed in blood.

Polly Findlay (Arden of Faversham 2014) directs Shakespeare’s uncompromising tragedy. “

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Għajn EyE ThrEE11th April, 8pm; 12th April, 8pmErba’ għalliema fi skola sekondarja jiddiskutu l-preżenza stramba ta’ Jeremy Fiteni u kif dan l-istudent għenhom bi kwistjonijiet personali li kellhom f’ħajjithom. Lis-Surmast, Jeremy għenu jaqta’ l-vizzju tat-tipjip u lis-sur Orlando ħeġġu biex joħroġ u jgħid li huwa omosesswali, filwaqt li lis-sur Gatt għenu jaċċetta d-difett li għandu, li ma jafx jikkontrolla l-gass ikun fejn ikun. U issa hemm is-sinjorina Saliba li spiċċat taħtaf lil kulħadd wara li l-għarus ħassar minn magħha. Hi tħoss li d-dinja tagħha sfat fix-xejn u donnha trid bilfors twaħħal f’xi ħadd. Jeremy għena tikkalma. Imma issa Jeremy għeb għalkollox. Ħadd ma jaf fejn hu u lanqas biss jafu min hu fil-verità. Kif jista’ tifel li jattendi l-iskola ma jkunx imniżżel fir-reġistru? Kif jista’ jkun li s-Surmast m’għandu l-ebda dettalji dwaru? Miktuba minn, u b’direzzjoni ta’ Simon Bartolo. Ippreżentata mill-atturi John Suda, Roderick Vassallo, Coryse Borg, Gilbert Formosa u Jamie Cardona.

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thE pRIdE24th April, 8pm; 25th April, 8pm; 26th April, 8pm; 1st mAy, 8pm; 2nd mAy, 8pm; 3rd mAy, 8pm; 8th mAy, 8pm; 9th mAy, 8pm; 10th mAy, 8pm“Described as a “modern classic” (UK Sunday Times) and an “era spanning masterpiece” (London City AM), The Pride is an award winning British drama by Alexi Kaye Campbell that counterpoints two parallel love stories. It is a hilarious and heart-felt landmark play about courage, compassion and the fear of loneliness in life’s journey towards self-discovery. Philip, Oliver and Sylvia exist in a complex love triangle which spans over half a century, living and loving simultaneously in 1958 and the present against a background of changing attitudes. The Pride was originally produced at the Royal Court Theatre in 2008 and was awarded the Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre, the John Whiting Award for Best New Play and the Critics’ Circle Award for Most Promising Playwright. It made its Off-broadway debut at MCC Theater in 2010 and its Australian debut in 2012. It was revived in the West End in August 2013.

The Pride is directed by Michael Mangion for the MADC. The cast includes Malcolm Galea, Julia Calvert, Philip Leone Ganado and Ben Milton.

ButtERFLIEs aRE FREE22nd mAy, 8pm; 24th mAy, 8pm; 29th mAy, 8pm; 30th mAy, 8pm; 31st mAy, 8pm; 5th June, 8pm; 6th June, 8pm; 7th June, 8pmYoung Don Baker, hero of his mother’s children’s book series, “Donny Dark” has been blind since birth, his overprotective mother following his every move. Don finally decides to take his own apartment in Manhattan and pursue his songwriting ambitions. When she meets his kooky neighbour, sexy actress Jill, Mrs. Baker’s controlling instincts go into overdrive with hilariously touching results. “A lovely play. It is funny when it means to be, sentimental when it is so inclined, and heartwarming.” - New York Daily News

“A charming play...humorous, winning and quietly moving.” - The New York Post

PRIDEThethe multi award winning play by

Alexi Kaye Campbellby arrangement with Nick Hern Books

Malcolm GaleaPhilip Leone Ganado

Julia CalvertBen Milton

Directed by

Michael Mangion

24 . 25 . 26 April1 . 2 . 3 . 8 . 9 . 10 May 2015

8PM At St James Cavalier

Centre for Creativity, Valletta

2122 3200boxoffice@sjcav.org

www.sjcav.orgwww.madc.com.mt

Olivier Award Winner“A modern classic.” The Sunday Times (UK)“An era spanning masterpiece.” City AM (London)“Faultlessly brilliant.” Stephen Fry

RATED 18+ STRICTLY FOR GROWNUPS

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CRossFIRE30th mArch - 9th April - terrAce hAllCrossfire is an artistic installation that responds to the spatial and temporal dynamics of territory by situating itself at the interstice of two opposing camps. The territory occupied by Crossfire can be appropriated by anyone, notwithstanding their allegiance, thus, the work is intended to avoid closure and evoke questions rather than providing answers.

I knoW I don’t - gIoLa CassaR10th April - 3rd mAy - upper GAlleries“I know I don’t” is an exhibition that explores personal identity and the idiosyncratic things that make a person unique and identifiable to other. The work aims to explore the identity and the meaning of identity, in the space and time we live in. Acknowledging that various aspects that make up identity exist, while exploring it in the context of the relation to self and to others. Intrigued by this ongoing struggle of adjusting and finding different places and roles in the world, Giola Cassar makes use of her personal experiences and tries to translate them to universal ones.

BEYond LoVE8th mAy - 31st mAy - upper GAlleriesA contemporary photography collection featuring the work of twenty established and up and coming photographers from Malta and overseas, Beyond Love seeks to expose the emotional duality of human relationships and their aftermath. The exhibition is subdivided into two themes. The first, Devotion will capture intimacy in its various forms including those challenging stereotypes and the perceived status quo. Cruel World on the other hand , as the heading suggests, presents the backwash of the former: desolation, remnants of love and self reflection. The exhibition is supported by the Malta Arts Fund.

dEEp shELtER pRoJECt - paM BaLdaCChIno8th mAy - 31st mAy - mAin hAllThis project is a 10 month, interdisciplinary process that serves to create an audio-visual language that can be used within a hospital or clinical context. This language will be shown, through digital means, within places of constraint, such as hospitals and within places of exchange such as museums. The project aims to integrate artistic research with research carried out in the context it is being shown in. The artwork will be shown to two types of audiences – the target audience, who will consist of nurses and therapists (the care providers), patients or clients (the users) within a hospital or clinical setting and the second audience, who will be the people visiting St James Cavalier Centre for Creativity (the viewers). This will serve to expose art to new audiences so as to expand and increase society’s engagement with art content. The exhibition is supported by the Malta Arts Fund.

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axRa5th June - 5th July - mAin hAll And upper GAlleriesaxra to the power of ten represents the exponential dynamic of strengthening the depth for motivated practice-led research, a burgeoning area across the creative arts. Presented by the University of Malta - Digital Arts Department.

FRagMEnts22nd mAy - 15th June - terrAce hAllThis exhibition will be set up by three Art undergraduate students (Brendan Buttiġieġ, Julia Grech and Matthew Schembri) in their final year at the Faculty of Education at the University of Malta. The chosen theme – Fragments – reflects the differences between the artists themselves and their artistic work. If we observe ourselves and our surroundings, we soon realise that everything could be interpreted as made of many fragments which are combined together. Our emotional frameworks, personal and physical identities, our urban and natural surroundings, our social behaviour and relationship with contemporary technologies and networks: all of these fragments make up our complex lives in the twenty-first century. Individuals distinguish between one fragment and another and give priority to some of them. This theme has been dealt with throughout the history of art, literature and philosophy, and the three young artists have carried out research about these diverse fields that led each one of them to produce their own personal work, making use of a variety of media and technical processes.

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stagEs oF LIFE13th April - 18th April - meditAtion AreA, Atrium And mAin stAircAse5 creative minds, 5 days of process, one day of creation, one day of rest. The collaborative team will facilitate a dance and theatre representation related to the space and memories of specific areas at St James Cavalier. ‘Stages of Life’ is a devised movement process, culminating in a performance that will explore, question and allow subjective and lived experiences in one’s life. This development of physicalizing memory will become a part of the creation, the collaboration and the sharing. Targeted to an inter-generational audience, the performance sharing will include moments and aspects in everybody’s journey of life - questioning and examining the impact of the experience itself. Searching for similarities and differences that make us human, the event will investigate the interactions and relationships that could create a common ground.

aRt-Is FEstIVaL - opEnIng dooRs13th, 14th JunE - aLL LoCatIonsART-is a Grundtvig and Lifelong Learning project supported by the European Commission that has been in development for the past two years in collaboration with St James Cavalier Centre for Creativity. The final result is an arts festival held in Malta bringing together artists with learning disabilities and arts organisations from across Europe to promote the role of artists with learning disabilities. Partner organisations are Opening Doors in Malta, Iceland, Poland, Belgium, Spain, Finland, Turkey and the UK. The festival aims at helping people with disabilities find new and innovative ways to have positive experiences through performance and arts. Creative activities and involvement can have a hugely positive impact on people’s lives and the festival will hold a variety of creative events such as workshops, theatre performances, dance shows and music concerts aiming to enrich and inspire people with learning disabilities.

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IdE@ - EngLIsh EdItIon15th April, 7pmIDE@: Identity, Diversity, Legacy. Have your say. Following the appointment of Dr Toni Sant as the artistic director of St James Cavalier Centre for Creativity, the Centre launched IDE@ in October 2014, a series of activities essential to the first few months in his new role which are open to the public. IDE@ was created specifically to serve as an opportunity for conversations between the public about the Centre for Creativity for the Maltese Islands about the Centre’s Strategic Vision, presented with the cornerstone values of Identity, Diversity and Legacy. Since all previous editions in the IDE@ series were held in Maltese, a special edition is being organised on the occasion of Dr Sant’s sixth month at the Centre, to cater for the Centre’s non-Maltese speaking audience. This edition, in the English language, is being held on Wednesday 15th April 2015 at 7PM at the Theatre of St James Cavalier itself. Entrance is free of charge and open to all, however registration is required through www.sjcav.org

All information carried in this programme is accurate as at date of publishing. Details may change. For the latest information and updates to the programme, please visit www.sjcav.org or contact us on 21223216.

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