The very popular ZiguZajg Arts Festival for children and young people will be returning to the island of Gozo for another year.

Minister for Gozo and Planning Clint Camilleri visited the final preparations for festival, which is now in its 15th edition celebrating creativity, inspiration and cultural renewal.

The Minister said that over these 15 years, ZiguZajg has become an essential pillar in the cultural calendar of Maltese and Gozitan families and today we are celebrating not only what has been achieved, but also the artistic voice that the children have found during this extraordinary journey to explore the world through art.

He added that, “this festival gives our children the opportunity from a young age to participate and even see the visual arts and also its fields with drama, dance, singing. It is a festival that continues to encourage our children to move forward and express themselves in a better way through the arts.”

This year’s festival, which is being held between the 14th and 23rd of November, in Gozo, Valletta and Birgu, brings local streets, squares and cultural spaces back to life through theatre, music, dance, films, puppets and interactive experiences, all productions created specifically for children and families.

The Festival’s Artistic Director Marta Vella stated that, “we are very proud to present the most extensive programme to date in Gozo, which will deliver school performances, performances for the general public and community activities, the 15th edition of ZiguZajg is sure to include something special for everyone.”

It was explained that Gozo has a strong presence at the festival with a programme specially prepared for Gozitan children and offers extraordinary journeys for all ages: from the magic of Chasing Rainbows for babies and children up to two years old, to Anton and the Ghakruxu and other productions aimed at children between 8 and 10 years old and which includes workshops and productions such as Planet Much N’ Staff.

ZiguZajg is created by the Kreattivita Foundation, and is the fruit of a strong collaboration between Spazju Kreattiv, the Arts Council Malta, the Ministry for Culture, Lands and Local Government, the Ministry for Gozo and Planning, the Directorate for Cultural Heritage, the Gozo Region, and the partnership of Benna, Malta Public Transport and Inkontru.

Minister Clint Camilleri concluded by thanking everyone involved in making ZiguZajg possible and encouraged everyone to attend and experience this arts festival which is once again confirming itself as the leading festival for children and young people in the Maltese Islands, a space where families can enjoy world-class productions, professionally produced and specially designed for them.

The programme can be viewed and tickets can be booked by clicking here.

Photo: MGP

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