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Director of BLAT Wins Malta Film Award

The Mikiel Anton Vassalli College would like to congratulate Mr Alan Fenech, School Administrator at the Malta School for Dance & Drama, which is found within the same College, for the prestigious award won last Saturday at the Malta Film Awards. Fenech won the Best Classic Award for his film Scrooge which he had produced […]

Online-talk: “The Maltese Carnival as an Artistic Expression in Maltese Culture”

The Mikiel Anton Vassalli College – Malta School of Art proudly presents an online-talk by Sephora Borg entitled ‘The Maltese Carnival as an Artistic Expression in Maltese Culture‘, on the 25th of February at 6.00pm. Ms Borg is an alumni of the School of Art and is currently an Art Educator  at the school. Her […]

Volunteers of Blat – The Island Fortress awarded with Masterclasses Opportunities

‘Blat – The Island Fortress’ the first ever Maltese opera film forms part of ‘City of Humanity’, an artistic and educational platform conceived by Dr Reuben Pace, with its executive producer being the Mikiel Anton Vassalli College. This follows Swar, a 2018 opera, which was the first production from this platform. The production of this […]

IdeArti on MaltArti

IdeArti on MaltArtiIdeArti is a project built in collaboration between the Mikiel Anton Vassalli College – Malta School of Art and Aġenzija Żgħażagħ  that is giving the opportunity to six youths to explore the sculpture and 3D art in a journey of 8 months. Follow the journey of exploration of some of these young artists through […]

1 February |

Meet the Répétiteur for the Opera-Film.

Meet the acclaimed répétiteur who worked with the soloists during the opera rehearsal process of Blat -The Island Fortress opera-film, a production by Mikiel Anton Vassalli College. REPETITEUR As the répétiteur, Natalia Rakhmatulina accompanied and taught the solo singers their part. Natalia Rakhmatulina (Saint-Petersburg) graduated cum laude from the Faculty of Musicology of the St. […]

Donation to Soup Kitchen Malta OFM Valletta from Mikiel Anton Vassalli College for Christmas 2021

3rd January 2022 During the festive days of Christmas 2021, the Officials working at the Head of The College Network offices in Hamrun Malta and Xewkija Gozo, decided to donate a small contribution instead of exchanging gifts. “This Christmas we decided to donate a contribution to the Soup Kitchen Malta, led by Rev Fr. Marcel […]

5 January |

Meet the Trombone and Baritone performer for the Opera-Film.

We continue with the introduction of the brilliant musicians taking part in Blat – The Island Fortress opera-film! TROMBONE & BARITONE PERFORMER In Blat – The Island Fortress, Josef Attard performed the Trombone and Bb Baritone parts, and he was also an actor in the scenes where the local band was needed in the opera. […]

School of Music Christmas Concert

On Tuesday 21st of December, the School of Music presented its Christmas Concert at Senglea Parish Church. This was the first time that the school put up a significant performance since CoVID mitigation measures reduced the possibility of rehearsing ensembles and giving public performances since March 2020. It was therefore a very important milestone for […]

29 December |

Meet the Wind Ensemble Director

Meet the director of the Wind Ensemble in Blat – The Island Fortress opera-film! WIND BAND DIRECTOR As Wind Band director, Godfrey Mifsud rehearsed and prepared the students involved in this ensemble for the audio and visual recordings and also did the studio recordings of the clarinet parts.Godfrey Mifsud is considered to be one of […]

The Meaning of Spirituality in Art

A talk linking art and spirituality was presented at the Mikiel Anton Vassalli College – Malta School of Art by veteran artist and alumni Anthony Spagnol last Friday, 17th December. Spagnol highlighted the difference between sacred and spiritual art, focusing his argument on the concept that spirituality entails honesty of emotions and intentionality of ideas. […]

Meet the Brass Performer

We continue with the introduction of the accomplished musicians taking part in Blat – The Island Fortress opera-film! BRASS PERFORMER Mauro Farrugia is a graduated Composer and he is involved in the Classical, Choral and Contemporary music scenes of his native Island. In Blat – The Island Fortress opera-film he took on the role of […]

Workshops at the Malta School of Art

On the 14th of December, The Malta Visual and Performing Arts School organized an open day for its students at different venues including the Manoel Theatre, the Society of Arts, Manufacture and Commerce and also the Mikiel Anton Vassalli College- Malta School of Art.   Students attending the workshops organized at the School of Art […]

18 December |