60 STYLE CULTURE
Imagination in Action:
Discover the New Season at Spazju Kreattiv In a beautiful event held on its little-known rooftop, Spazju Kreattiv launched its exciting brand-new programme for 2018/2019. Here, Carla Zahra takes a look at the highlights to come, and makes her pick of the best arthouse film, intimate theatre, and visual art to give you your culture-hit this season.
Transformer, In Limbus by Ro Caminal
Tout le Monde Aime le Bord de la Mer is one of the films showing during the RIMA Film Festival on European Cinema Day
European Art Cinema Day
Agnès Varda Season
14 October
Until 3 November
This one’s for all the European cinema aficionados! Take a seat and immerse yourself in the world of European cinema as CICAE and Europa Cinemas have teamed up with over 600 arthouse cinemas – including Spazju Kreattiv – to curate a diverse programme packed with film screenings, guest speakers, events and exhibitions, and more. This year’s screenings include Viaggio in Italia by Roberto Rossellini, the German film A Dysfunctional Cat, Ernest et Celestin for children, as well as films from the Rima Film Festival.
Also for cinema-lovers, this series of four films from one of cinema’s most respected directors, follows her career from the early Cleo from 5 to 7, to her most recent work Faces, Places. Faces Places sees iconic, 90-year-old auteur Agnès Varda forging an unlikely partnership with enigmatic photographer JR as they embark on a road trip unlike any other. Varda and JR share a lifelong passion for images and how they’re created, displayed and shared; when the pair first met they instantly recognised the opportunity for a unique collaboration,
resulting in a charming and lifeaffirming look at the power of community and the inspiration that can emerge from the most unexpected of friendships. De-Terminated
19-21, 26-28 October One of the most talked-about plays of the season, DeTerminated by Herman Grech, premiers at Spazju Kreattiv next weekend. This one-act piece approaches the abortion issue in Malta from the varying perspectives of six characters, all of which are based on real-life experiences gathered from a series of in-depth interviews. As the last country in Europe
where abortion remains illegal, the play begs the question: are we ready to talk about it? Maltese Funny Business
27 October, 24 November, 22 December, 19 January Get ready to laugh your head off during a live stand-up comedy show showcasing some of Malta’s up-andcoming comedians. Since its launch in 2017, Maltese Funny Business has injected new life into the local comedy circuit, by sourcing young, fresh and Maltese comedians. To kick things off, this first show on 27 October will welcome US comedian Sid Singh to join