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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 […]

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Meet the Jazz trio drummer

Next up for introduction is the talented percussionist taking part in Blat The Island Fortress opera-film! DRUMMER FOR JAZZ TRIO In the opera-film we had two different jazz trios involved; one consisting of students of the MAVC Malta School of Music and one of the teachers of the same school. Joseph Camilleri Jr.’s role as […]

Meet the Production Manager and the Assistant Production Manager

Meet the driving forces behind the scenes; the Production Manager and the Assistant Production Manager of Blat – The Island Fortress opera-film! PRODUCTION MANAGER & ASSISTANT PRODUCTION MANAGER As Production Manager, Chris Spiteri was tasked to see that all Heads of Departments, crew together with the Producers and service providers were all in communication, as […]

Meet the Student Jazz Trio

The Student Jazz Trio of Blat – The Island Fortress opera-film consists of three talented young musicians from the MAVC Malta School of Music! STUDENT JAZZ TRIO Samuel Attard began playing drums and percussion from a very young age with the local traditional village banda. In his teenage and young adult years he took part […]

MAVC Gozo VPA School takes part to the 16 Days of Activism against Domestic Violence Campaign

On Thursday 25th of November 2021, the Minister for Gozo Clint Camilleri along with the Head of the Mikiel Anton Vassalli College, Victor Galea and the Head of the Gozo Visual and Performing Art School, Vince Caruana, inaugurated the art exhibition for the Gozo segment of the “16 Days of Activism against Domestic Violence” campaign. […]

Meet the Assistant Director

Introductions continue; meet the Assistant Director of Blat – The Island Fortress opera-film! ASSISTANT DIRECTOR In her role as Assistant Director, Michelle Zerafa worked on characterisation with the cast and dancers, she led workshops to assist them in building their character according to the screenplay and in line with the director’s vision. Michelle also assisted […]

Online Talk: The Meaning of Spirituality in Art

The Mikiel Anton Vassalli College – Malta School of Art proudly presents an online-talk by artist and alumni Anthony Spagnol entitled ‘The Meaning of Sprituality in Art’, on the 17th of December. The event starts at 6 pm and ends towards 7.30pm. Mr Spagnol, Heritage Malta’s Senior Conservator, has held various personal and collective exhibitions. […]

Pop-Up Open Art Studio at SOA

The Mikiel Anton Vassalli College – Malta School of Art happily participated in Allura’s ‘The Trail – Valletta’ project on the 30th and 31st October. During this weekend event, the school hosted a collection of works by artist Dr Christine Porter Lofaro. The exhibition was then extended till 17th October. ‘The Trail’ consisted of pop-up […]

Attention: Students of Music Studies

Attention Students of Music StudiesSongcraft Applications are now open! Songcraft, a collaboration between Aġenzija Żgħażagħ and Spazju Kreattiv,  returns after last year’s successful project during which six young singer-songwriters went through a process of mentorship with three established music artists from the local scene. This year, we are looking for upcoming singer-songwriters between the ages […]

Italian Teachers Trained in Gozo on Sustainability, Cultural and Outdoor Education

The Italian Ministry for Education sponsored a group of 45 teachers for a 5-day training course in Gozo. The group are also members of Club Alpino Italiano – an Italian Hiking Club. Their stay in Gozo was coordinated voluntarily by the Gozo Office of the College for the Visual and Performing Arts – Mikiel Anton […]

Meet the Head of Wardrobe

Continuing with the introduction of the seamstresses; here is the Head of Wardrobe for Blat – The Island Fortress opera-film! SEAMSTRESS/HEAD OF WARDROBE Sarah Grech‘s role in the opera started as a seamstress and developed into a stylist as well as a head of wardrobe during filming. She made 3 costumes in total; one for […]