Kalypso seeks refuge after being exiled by her own people. Lost at the sea, the waves bring her adrift to an uncharted peninsula inhabited by mythical dwellers. Her presence becomes a colonizing force on the islet and its inhabitants. She promises fertility in return for their servitude and devotion. Tampering with the harmony of this clan, Kalypso triggers a string of accidents that imperil the fate of this land.
Created by Maltese choreographer, Jacob Piccinino, Kalypso is a performance about human shame and how its associated guilt drives people to act out in unimaginable ways. It is also about compassion (or the lack thereof) between men and women, and the power struggles that can lead to brutal tension within societies.
Supported by the Embassy of France in Malta.
Choreography: Jacob Piccinino
Cast: 6 dancers
Original score: Alex Vella Gregory
Sound design: Kristopher Chahda
Light design: Moritz Zavan Stoeckle
Costumes & mask maker: Lucien Cassou
Duration: 30 minutes
Age: 5+
3Ws
The 3Ws is a roadshow promoting the safe use of the Internet, through dance. Presented in three chapters, this full-length, dance-theatre performance promotes awareness of certain dangers that have become pervasive in Internet usage today.
1. UPLOADING
Experience a day in the life of a selfie-absorbed individual. This chapter traces the journey of their digital footprint, from the bedroom to the wider world.
2. SENDING
To be ‘catfished’ is to be lured into a relationship by means of a fictional online persona. This cautionary tale conveys the helplessness of online messengers as the messages they deliver begin to tell a dark story of their own.
3. CONNECTING
In this story we witness the transformation of an optimistic young person, with big hopes and dreams, to despair, as she discovers her friends are not who she thinks they are.
Addressing issues such as Privacy and the Digital Footprint, Grooming, and Cyber Bullying, The 3Ws, choreographed by Jacob Piccinino with the ŻfinMalta dancers, combines seriousness and comedy to highlight these very current cyber situations and threats. A collaboration between BeSmartOnline! & ŻfinMalta, this roadshow promotes dance as an educational tool, while opening up sensitive discussions about the everyday online world that are often avoided.
Choreography: Jacob Piccinino
Cast: 8 dancers
Set design: Adrian Mamo
Costumes: Adelina Delia
Production Manager: Martina Zammit
Music: Dimitri Shostakovich – Waltz no.2
The Blue Danube Waltz – Johann Strauss Jr
Wake up – FX
Ilya Alekseevich Shatrov – On the Hills Manchuria
Offenbach – Can Can Music
Interstate – Karl-Löwe-St. Groove (ft Birol)
Nto – La Clé Des Champs
Duration: 70min including a workshop
Age: 5+
FURTHER INFORMATION
For further information and to discuss any of ŻfinMalta’s Education programmes, please contact our Education & Outreach Officer, Martina Zammit on [email protected]