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Venue: MCC Open Square Venue: Pjazza Teatru Rjal Time: 18.30 to 19.30 Time: 21.00 to 23.00

The DUĦĦAN MIS-SOQFA project will mark At Pjazza Teatru Rjal, various Maltese singers, the colourful and unique atmospheric opening of accompanied by the PBS ORCHESTRA will Notte Bianca’s 10th edition. perform a special selection of iconic Maltese tunes of the last 30 years. The 20 song set will A number of brass bands and troupes will bring include music by Scream Daisy, Characters and the streets of to life with marches from The Riffs amongst others. The concert will be 19.00 onwards. The In Guardia Troupe, the Duke of broadcast live on PBS. Argyll’s Own Pipe Band and the King’s Own Band Club will accompany the opening.

Her Excellency the President of will be SAL-BANDLI present to launch a great initiative. Venue: Pjazza San Ġorġ Time: All Night Long

Ready to be wowed by gravity defying acts and VIVA N-NOTTE BIANCA! rainbow confetti showers? Then you can't miss the adrenaline rush our acrobat performers will be Venue: Pjazza San Ġorġ injecting into the night at Pjazza San Ġorġ! Come Time: 19.00 to 00.00 watch! To celebrate Notte Bianca’s milestone 10th anniversary, a massive event is being held at Pjazza San Gorg. Mark Magro will be remixing Maltese classics whilst Pawlu Borg Bonaci and IT-TAPIT L-AĦMAR Carlo Borg Bonaci will be spinning their decks off the roof of the Attorney General’s Office for Venue: Ordinance Street, St James Bastions Stairs everyone’s enjoyment. Animated by Colin Fitz and Time: 19.00 to 00.00 JD Patrick, expect hourly surprises 21:00 onwards and loads of fun! The most glamorous part of Notte Bianca will be awaiting you once again this year. Dress up for the occasion, walk down the red carpet and strike a pose just like your favourite celebrities. Our photographer will be waiting for you! FUQ!

Venue: Various

Creating a legacy and building on the success BAND’OĦRA of previous editions, the Valletta Planċieri will once again be out in all their glory hosting a large Venue: St Elmo variety of gudgeon and brass bands. Roam the Time: 19.00 to 01.00 streets of Valletta and enjoy concerts and great music live from these traditional high stages. Join Malta’s finest bands at the newly restored St. Elmo for a night of eclectic live music. Playing various genres, from Maltese to Metal and from Planċier Tal-Karmnu - Old Mint Street Indie to Rock, expect a great vibe and definitely Time: 19.30 to 00.00 something for everyone to enjoy.

Planċier San Pawlu - St. Lucia Street Explicit, Infinite loop, Angelcrypt, Forsaken, Time: 19.30 to 01.00 BEANGROWERS, Marmalja & Plato’s Dream Machine Podium Pjazza Teatru Rjal - Republic Street Time: 19.30 to 00.00 BOZZA FUQ KAROZZA #NOTTEBIANCA10

Venue: Pjazza La Vallette Venue: All over Valletta Time: All night long Time: All Night Long

INNOVATION THAT EXCITES Live Programme and social media updates will be Nissan is in 5th gear for its debut at Notte Bianca broadcast all over Notte Bianca. You can use our and promises an evening of art, spectacle and hashtag to tag your stories and photos. glamour whilst offering passers-by its very own brand of ‘innovation that excites’. With several surprises and activities in store, Nissan is set to provide an unparalleled user experience whilst PINTA TEATRU adding a significant dose of colour and vibrancy to Malta’s most attended ‘white’ night! Venue: Roaming Time: All Night Long

Interactive street theatre all over Valletta. KARAOKE TA’ VERA This will feature comical sketches by Teatru Manoel Youth Theatre and some very random Venue: Law Courts conversations about the Great Siege. Time: 19.00 to 00.00

This is a karaoke like you’ve never experienced before. Forget cheesy synthesiser playbacks, L-IKLA T-TAJBA during KARAOKE TA’ VERA, Notte Bianca will offer you the once in a lifetime opportunity to Venue: Central Bank Area, St. James Bastions sing your song of choice accompanied by live Time: All Night Long bands such as Mikaela, The Busker and Xarulu. Choose your song, book your space and sing! L-Ikla t-Tajba, in collaboration with Valletta 2018, sees participants from different age groups on a culinary journey, supervised by head chef David Darmanin. The participants have been divided into ŻEGLEG teams, with each team having its own specialty.

Venue: Piano Steps Original recipes utilising traditional Maltese Time: All Night Long ingredients were created in order to offer an appetizing menu of mouthwatering dishes which ŻEGLEG is an inclusive Street Dance community will be served on the night. project by Plethora Dance aimed at those with a limited opportunity to perform. Following a number of workshops for beginners, amateurs and enthusiasts, the participants, including entire MHUX FESTA, FIESTA! families, are now ready to give the performance of a lifetime. Venue: Lower Barrakka Time: All Night Long

The Lower Barrakka will be transformed into a ŻIFFAŻFIN fiery, colourful Fiesta Flamenca! Fjakkoli will lead through this enchanting garden, filled with music, Venue: All over Valletta percussion, castanets and laughter. The entire area Time: All Night Long will be transformed into a showcase of delicacies from Andalucia - with Spanish Food and Drink and Expect everything from Hip-Hop to Contemporary lots of Flamenco. Alegria Dance Company, all in all over Valletta. Get ready for some very colourful Trajes de Flamenca will lure you into a interactive Street Dance performances in flash- passionate mood for dance. From 8pm onwards, mob style by Urban Echo, Patsy Scerri and Moveo enjoy a flamenco performance every hour. Ole !!! Dance Company! RING ROAD DRIFTING BUŻŻ KLASSIKU

Venue: St. Elmo Granaries Venue: Teatru Manoel Time: 20.00, 21.30 and 23.15 Time: 20.00 to 00.00

Team Maximum Lock’s engines are all revved up and ready to go! Get ready to be wowed by the The culmination of a full week of workshops with team’s professional stunts and impressed by the various Maltese and international professional four-wheeled showmanship of Malta’s Number 1 musicians, THE MALTA NATIONAL YOUTH Drift Team. ORCHESTRA under the direction of conductor Robert Hodge, Musical Director of Stoneleigh Youth Orchestra, will present a varied repertoire of Romantic, Operatic and 20th Century Music. MERCHANTS OF VALLETTA Hosted by the , the programme will feature Verdi, Arnold, Delibes, Khachaturian Venue: from San Duminku to Market Square and Gershwin. Time: All Night Long There will be a surprise dance in between! We promise you there won’t be a dull moment. From magic to all sorts of wondrous performances, expect the unexpected all over the city thanks to the Merchants of Valletta. There OPERA U GĦANA will be also a surprise performance from two chickens coming all the way from Italy! Venue: Mediterranean Conference Centre Time: 20.00 to 00.00

A collaborative project presenting a fusion of two very distinct musical genres. An event not be KAMARATA PUPI missed by music lovers. Venue: Kamrata Time: All Night Long

What do wild animals, robots and a giant have SCIENCE IN THE CITY in common with clothes hung out to dry? What is this weird mix of sci-fi and realism? Perhaps Location: Upper Barraka you could ask the scientist or the artist. Maybe Time: 19.30 to 00.00 they’ll explain, maybe they won't just hold onto your wits in the meantime as things are Fire, experiments, and comets are coming to expected to get loud and colourful within a few Notte Bianca at the Science in the City festival short minutes. KAMRATA PUPI is a unique set area at the Upper Barrakka. Come see the Rosetta of short performance sketches featuring hand satellite, 3D printed models, black holes, and made puppets by Sean Briffa. Christine Briffa meet Malta’s own space scientists! Experience Francalanza, Chris Briffa and Sarah Camilleri are science shows with flaming tubes and reactions also involved in collaboration with residents of hot enough to melt car engines. There will also be the Kamrata itself. loads of experiments to try out for yourself, come be a scientist for a night.

KORIJIET TAL-MADALENA! BIEB IL-BOMBI Venue: of St. Magdalene Time: 19.30 to 00.00 Venue: Bieb il-Bombi, Time: All Night Long Choirs will be gracing the newly restored late 16th century Church of St. Mary Magdalene with the Bieb il-Bombi is an ornamental gate in the sound of their precious voices. The programme Floriana Lines, which formed the outer defensive will be performed by Simone ’s Children’s walls of Valletta. Constructed in a Baroque style, Choir, the Enkor Choir and the Joy Gospel Singers. the gates were completed in 1721. Once again Notte Bianca is making it possible for patrons XATT IL-GĦANA to visit the overpass of Bieb Il-Bombi. If you didn't make it last year, be sure that for the Venue: Marsamxett Harbour 10th anniversary of Notte Bianca Valletta you Time: All Night Long not to miss the opportunity to get a different perspective from atop these historical gates. Crossing with the Ferry? Having a drink at Marsamxett Harbour? You will be greeted and entertained by our traditional għanneja who will be singing traditional Maltese għana all night long LIGHT UP THE CITY to locals, tourists and ferry crew alike!

Venue: Strait Street Time: All Night Long VALLETTA FAVOURITES Mdina Glass, Malta’s most renowned producers of handmade glassware, have covered a section of Venue: Various Strada Stretta in a kaleidoscopic light installation Time: 22.00 to 02.00 which will light up Strait Street in a way you’ve never seen before. Experience a unique colourful StrEat will be having an afterhours session till late magic when passing through Valletta’s most night whilst The Bridge Bar will be jazzed up by notorious street. top guitarist Marc Galea and his band.

PJAZZA KASTILJA! VILLAĠĠ

Venue: Castille Square Venue: Central Bank Area, St. James Bastions 19.30 to 01.00 Time: Time: All Night Long Four-te Quartet and The Hot Club of Valletta will Are you interested in martial arts? Or maybe be bringing the newly re-done Castille Square to volunteering for a good cause? Then head to St. life for a night of classic guitar music and gypsy James Bastion where once again this year Villagg jazz. Four-te Quartet led by Evan Plumpton will will be hosted. Various entities and organisations be playing a repertoire of classical guitar music will be exhibiting and promoting their services from Baroque to Modern whilst the Hot Club of and causes. There will also be street bands to Valletta, spearheaded by George Curmi il Puse’ keep everyone jolly and duly entertained of will be playing gypsy swing music from the 30s course! and 40s.

BANDA BAVIERA!

Venue: Auberge de Baviere Time: 19.00 to 00.00

Auberge de Bavière will feature Malta’s National Bands! Tha National Army Band and the National Police Band will be sounding their brass from the beautiful courtyard of the auberge. Don’t miss the falcons flying overhead with the beautiful Marsamxett Harbour in the background. ATMOSFERA PROGRAMME celebrate the beauty of art with special emphasis on the diversity of the individual. Through Notte Bianca is the night where all of Valletta their works, the MOSAICO artists intend to comes to life. From to the far end of the demonstrate the values of friendship, unity and, peninsula, every street, corner and square will be above all, peace between people and nations. buzzing with exciting spectacle. A multitude of fringe events will be taking place alongside our programme, showcasing the variety Valletta has to offer. There is definitely something for everyone. China Cultural Centre So wander around, explore, and soak up the atmosphere. Street 19:00 – 00:00

For this year’s Notta Bianca, the China Cultural The Collegiate Church of St. Paul’s Shipwreck Centre is hosting a comprehensive indoor exhibition featuring traditional works of art, St. Paul Street including calligraphy, ink-wash painting, engraved 18:00 – 23:00 lacquer ware and Chinese paper-cutting. The display continues outdoors as professionals The Church of St Paul's Shipwreck will be open to demonstrate calligraphy writing, paper-cutting the public and Holy Mass will be celebrated. and walnut shell carving. A Chinese food fair and stall selling a variety of Chinese handicraft Holy Mass complements the activities. Open for visits Holy Mass for youths by Youth Fellowship

Palazzo de La Salle – An Expression of Art

Ecclesiastical Exhibition Malta Society of Arts, 219, Republic Street Domus Pauli Museum 19:00 – 00:00

St. Paul Street The Malta Society of Arts will be opening the 19:00 – 22:00 doors of its premises at Palazzo de La Salle for the following events: The Domus Pauli is a museum of ecclesiastical art, housed in a Baroque Palazzo that includes a sedan Artists at Work: Members of the Society will be chair donated to the church by Grandmaster working in their preferred medium, answering Perellos, furniture, silverware, textiles and books visitor’s questions over a glass of wine. which have rarely been shown to the public. This is a unique chance to witness never-before-seen Art Exhibition: The MSA’s Members’ Annual Art treasures of The Church of St Paul's Shipwreck. Exhibition

Musicians: The Dutch Crazy Accordion Trio will be playing Klezmori music throughout the evening Multiplicity – Multiples in the city (19:00 and 22:00) and a piano recital in the Music Messina (German-Maltese Circle) Room by pianist Elaine Mercieca (21:00).

St. Christopher Street Talk: Marika Azzopardi will be conducting a talk 18:00 – 00:00 on the 19th Century Maltese Filigree Jewellery. (20.30) The German-Maltese Circle opens its doors to the general public during Notte Bianca. Messina Traditional Crafts Exhibition: Filigree and Lace Palace, formerly Casa Rocca Grande, is a majestic Exhibition by Kevin Attard & Carmen Ellul. 400-year old Palace that is definitely worth visiting. is hosting an exhibition with works of 14 Maltese artists that together make up MOSAICO. This exhibition intends to MEUSAC – European Year for Development 2015 Omerta’ Trattoria and Winebar

280, Republic Street 92, Old Bakery Street 19:00 – 01:00 All Night Long

The European Year for Development 2015 is an Omerta’ Trattoria & Wine will be hosting the unparalleled opportunity to engage with citizens Fourth Fret as a 4-piece local band. to showcase the EU’s commitment to eradicating poverty worldwide. MEUSAC, as the national coordinator of the EYD2015, will utilize the façade of its premises as an interactive information The Malta Experience display to raise awareness on the main messages related to the EYD2015. St. Elmo Bastions Mediterranean Street 19:00 - 00:00

Form and Fire Shows at the Malta Experience start every hour An exhibition of ceramic art raku works on the hour. After each show, a guided tour of the Sacra Infermeria at the Mediterranean Conference Malta Chamber of Commerce Centre follows. Republic Street 17:00 onwards Combined ticket will be sold at only €3 per person for both activities. The exhibition is being organized by The Malta Raku Association and will be pre-senting works by 17 of its members. Raku is a pottery technique originating from 16th century Japan and is used to produce Japanese pottery that is traditionally The Carmelite Church used in the Japanese Tea Ceremony, most often in the form of tea bowls. Old Theatre Street 19:00 – 00:00 The exhibition will run from the 25th September to the 8th October 2015. The Carmelite Church is hosting an exhibition with a set of paintings in mixed media by artist Fabio Borg, depicting the Carmelite Church of Valletta. These paintings show the dome of the church, which is a landmark, from different National Library of Malta perspectives and places. They also portray the beautiful surroundings of Valletta. Old Treasury Street 19:00 – 00:00

The National Library of Malta is the national repository of information, holding precious Ministry for Foreign Affairs historical archives and collections as well as architecturally being a cultural asset. The National Palazzo Parisio Library holds a small number of significant Merchants Street collections, such as a small but interesting All night long collection of 60 incunabula, the Melitensia collection comprising published material in the The Ministry for Foreign Affairs is hosting two form of books, pamphlets, newspapers, journals exhibitions. as well as audio and visual recordings by Maltese authors on any subject relating to the Maltese The first exhibition is “Bulwarks of Fortitude’ by Islands. The Archives of the Order of Malta are artist Janet Grech, which comprises of works of also among the holdings of the National Library art depicting Maltese Fortifications. The second with the earliest document dating back to 1107. exhibition is “Palazzo Parisio: a Palace in History”, a photographic exhibition by Maltese-Australian photographer Martin Bonnici. Guided tours of Palazzo Parisio will also be held As in previous years, the public may visit the main on the hour. Last tour starts at 23:00. halls in , the Ambassadors’ Room, the Cabinet Room and the Prime Minister’s personal office, where he works every day.

Art in Public Spaces Once again, the vaults beneath the Auberge de Castille are also open to the public. Il-Loggia, National Museum of Fine Arts South Street This year, two special publications are being All night long issued, which will be distributed to the public visiting the Auberge de Castille on Notte Bianca. The National Museum of Fine Arts is exhibiting shortlisted projects presented in response to the Art in Public Spaces Programme, which was launched by the Ministry for Transport and AFM 45th year anniversary – Military Art Infrastructure, with the support of the Ministry Exhibition for Jus-tice, Culture and Local Government, Arts Council Malta and MUŻA (). Sagrestia Vault Projects have been presented in collaboration Valletta Waterfront with Local Councils and communities. 16:30 – 22:00

You’re invited to choose your favourite project As part of the 45th Anniversary celebrations of which may soon be part of your neighbourhood! the Armed Forces of Malta, the Armed Forces of Malta, AFM is organising a Military Art Exhibition for the very first time. This unique exhibition is hosted at the Sagrestia Vault, Valletta Waterfront during the Notte Bianca.

Castille Place All exhibits are military related and artists are 18:00 – 23:00 either AFM serving members or AFM ex-service members. The Central Bank of Malta will exhibit various antique coins acquired recently for its Museum, with the main attraction being a special exhibition of rarely seen medals and coins bearing portraits Outdoor Giant Chess Set of the Grand Masters of Malta. During the event, visitors can benefit from special discounts offered Valletta Waterfront on some numismatic coins. All night long

Probably Malta’s biggest, this chess set is located on the historic Valletta Waterfront with its 1752 Auberge de Castille buildings with the iconic coloured doors. Avoid the crowds, relax with a glass of whatever drink Castille Place takes your fancy and join in the fun against a 19:00 – 02:00 backdrop of historic bastions, fortifications and the Mediterranean sea. A special exhibition is to be held at Auberge de Castille this year on the occasion of Notte Bianca. It will feature a number of busts of important personages that in some way or another had ties Walkabout with Frejgatinu and Roaming with our country in the period between the 17th Children’s Animation and 20th centuries. These include busts that the public has never previously had the opportunity Valletta Waterfront to see up close. The exhibition is a collaboration 19:00 – 22:00 of the Office of the Prime Minister and Heritage Malta. An animated tour of the historic Pinto Stores is being held for children. The tour actively involves children by asking pertinent questions Malta Tourism Authority and helping them seek situations to which they can relate the newly acquired information. The Auberge d’Italie satirical approach adopted ensures the tour is a Merchants’ Street fun way of discovering little-known facts about All night long the Knights of St. John, 18th century mercantile trade in the and more. The Auberge d’Italie will be open to visitors all night and will host In Guardia Platoon reenactments of throughout the night until 23:00.

St. Andrew’s Scots Church The shelter which joins the ‘Auberge d’Italie’ to the Office of the Prime Minister at Castille South Street was cleaned and opened after excavation works All night long were held in 2012. The underground tour starts from Auberge de Castille and the exit will be St Andrew’s Scots Church, an International from ‘Auberge d’Italie’. Major works have been Church with regular worshippers from several carried out espcieally at the OPM side and the countries and from the widest range of Christian rooms have been set up by life size mannequins denominations, is going to be open to visitors. The and objects which were used during that era. The church has its roots in the Church of Scotland and rooms and passage ways are lit up accordingly. has a partnership with the Methodist Church. The building was completed in 1857. This is one venue that one should not miss out on during the Notte Bianca.

Bank of Valletta plc – BOV Museum

St. John’s Square St. John’s Co-Cathedral 19:00 – 22:30 St. John’s Square Located in St. John’s Square, the BOV Museum of 19:00 – 00:00 (last entry at 23:30) Banking boasts a collection which history spans over 200 years. Among the items exhibited one St. John’s Co-Cathedral is a gem of Baroque are may find an impressive antique safe, immaculately and architecture. It was built as the conventual preserved plates used to print old currency notes, church for the Knights of St. John. The Grand original hand-written ledger books, weighing Masters and several knights donated gifts of high scales, a huge calculator, old cheque-books and artistic value and made enormous contributions many more eye-catching items worth viewing. to enrich it with only the best works of art. This church is till this very day an important shrine and a sacred place of worship. It is also a venue for cultural events. During Notte Bianca there will be six guided tours every half hour, starting at 19:00 Auberge d’Aragon till 21:30.

Independence Square Entrance free of charge. All night long

The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister is embarking on a very interesting project for Notte Bianca. This year, the Auberge d’Aragon is Fort St. Elmo hosting an exhibition related to the Aragonese Grandmasters. Coins dating back to six different St. Elmo Place rules of Grandmasters will be exhibited; the All night long total amount of coins will exceed 60. Another interesting item that will be exhibited is Fra The National War Museum, hosted by Fort St. Elmo, houses a superb collection of items which Martin de Redin y Cruzar’s Sword. takes us back to prehistoric times. The items are displayed in chronological order and start with the early phases of the Bronze Age around 2,500 B.C. Heritage Malta is to provide VIP tours within its in the . The building, an museum. example of fine , was built in 1571 and followed a plan by local architect Gilormu Cassar. The Auberge de Provence was house to the Knights of the Order of St. John originating from Provence, France and displays beautiful architectural features. Of particular note Republic Street is the Grand Salon, with its richly painted walls All night long and wooden beamed ceiling.

Guided tours of the whole palace and the bomb The Museum exhibits a spectacular range of shelters are going to be offered at a reduced rate artefacts dating back to Malta’s Neolithic period of €5. (5000BC) up to the Phoenician Period (400BC).

Ministry of Finance The and The Palace State Rooms Maison Demandols South Street St. George’s Square 19:00 – 00:00 All night long

The Ministry of Finance will be hosting an art The Palace Armoury features one of the world’s exhibition by the following artists. largest collections of arms and armour that is still housed in its original building. It is also certainly Bronze by Antonio Sciortino (1879-1947) one of the most visible and tangible symbols Antonio Sciortino’s bronzes were acquired of the past glories of the Sovereign Hospitaller thanks to public funds over a number of decades; Military Order of Malta. the latest being ‘Speed’ acquired in 2014. This exhibition shall present the story of these The State Rooms are the show piece of the high-profile acquisitions, their relevance and Presidential Palace sited at the heart of Malta’s significance to the collection of the National World Heritage capital city of Valletta. The Palace Museum of Fine Arts (Heritage Malta), soon to itself was one of the first buildings in the new become MUŻA at Auberge d’Italie. city of Valletta founded by Grand Master Jean de Valette in 1566 a few months after the successful Raymond Azzopardi (sculpture) outcome of the in 1565. All the work in this collection is carved from local The palace today is the seat of the Office of the wood such as pine, walnut and araucaria. These President of the Republic. works have been chosen from the last 10 years and draw inspiration from the artist’s childhood Entrance is at a donation of €5 per person. memories, like walking the dog with his father, making paper boats in the rain and satiric works such as drunken bishops. St. James Church Various artistic abstract artwork by MCAST students of last scholastic year 2014/2015 will also Merchants Street be shown. Each artwork is inspired by themes and All night long aspects of life. St. James Church will be hosting an African Art Exhibition and a choir will be performing.

National Museum of Archeology

Republic Street All night long

The National Museum of Archaeology is housed Valletta Streetscapes - AŻAD

Palazzo Pereira Republic Street

Photographer Jacob Sammut and poet Miriam Calleja embark on a journey to discover Valletta, a dynamic and mysterious city. This will be the second collaboration between the two artists. Sammut and Calleja have been working together on separate media to bring a streetscape image of Valletta, showing activity and movement, as the momentum of this city dictates.

The exhibition will feature hand-printed photographs divided into themes with accompanying poetry.

St. Paul’s Anglican Cathedral

West Street / Independence Square 19:00 – 00:00

Five young accomplished Maltese organists will be playing the cathedral organ each hour.

Parliament of Malta

Republic Street All night long

The parliament will be open for public viewing.

‘Jien Ferdinando’

156, Old Theatre Street 18:00 – 22:00

An exhibition on the life of St. Anthony which includes scenarios and statuettes in the small church created by Hector Bruno.

Auberge de Bavière

St. Sebastian Street All Night Long

The World War II shelter is going to be open to This programme has been published on 29/09/2015 and is the public. subject to change.