NISĠA: Storja Kontemporanja
This exhibition strives to define the cultural memory of Maltese 20th century art. It bridges the private experience of the individual within the collective domain as it seeks to define ways and means how the past is shaped by our present.
Cold War
Paweł Pawlikowski follows his Oscar-winning Ida with the stunning Cold War, an epic romance set against the backdrop of Europe after World War II.
Transformer: In Limbus
In Limbus symbolically reflects upon the links between current migrant stories and the building industry, in particular the participation of the migrant collective in a booming Maltese economy and their status as newcomers to Europe.
Rima: to be [defined]
‘to be [defined]’ is a project organised by Rima that articulates two main concepts about migration and exile: definition and construction on one side, and de-construction and resistance on the other.
National Theatre ENCORE – King Lear
Considered by many to be the greatest tragedy ever written, King Lear sees two ageing fathers – one a King, one his courtier – reject the children who truly love them.
Agnès Varda Season
This October, Spazju Kreattiv presents a season dedicated to the films of Belgian-born director, Agnès Varda. Her films, photographs and art installations focus on documentary realism, feminist issues and social commentary with a distinctive experimental style.
Cleo From 5 to 7
Agnès Varda skilfully captures Paris at the height of the 60s in this intriguing tale expertly presented in real time about a singer whose life is in turmoil as she awaits a test result from a biopsy.
De-terminated: The Abortion Diaries
De-terminated weaves out the intolerance, the frustration and the cacophony eclipsing the abortion issue in Malta.
Vagabond
Sandrine Bonnaire won a Best Actress César for her portrayal as Mona – a young and defiant drifter in this tragic story.
One Sings, The Other Doesn’t
Agnès Varda focuses on the intertwined lives of two women brought together during the struggle of the women’s movement in 1970s France. This subject that remains all too familiar with Varda who was personally involved with the movement.
Conny Plank: The Potential of Noise
Konrad “Conny” Plank was one of the most innovative sound designers and music producers of his time. He was a pioneer of krautrock and a trailblazer of electronic pop music. Documentary screening and vinyl listening session.
Art Additives 2018/19
Art Additives is a series of talks, workshops, meetings and events around the Spazju Kreattiv contemporary visual arts programme.