The School of Performing Arts (University of Malta) is holding a public conference and performance, this coming Friday and Saturday, the 20th and 21st of March. The annual performance ‘In any Case’ has been devised by theatre, music and dance students, and includes texts, music and movement created specifically for the piece.

In parallel, the School will be holding its annual conference on the theme of Performance and Interdisciplinarity at the Valletta Campus, University of Malta. Dr Laura Cull (University of Surrey) will be giving a keynote address and joined by international speakers from the UK, US, Australia, Nigeria, Belgium, Italy, Turkey, Brazil, and Malta to discuss how performance and the performing arts connects to other disciplines from Science and the Humanities.

Talks include Russian and Maltese ballet matriarchs, improvisation, drama therapy, archiving, and many other topics.

The two performances are taking place at MITP University Performing Arts Theatre, St. Christopher Street, Valletta on the 20th of March at 6.00pm and the 21st of March at 8.00pm. Tickets can be booked at stefan.sacco@um.edu.mt or 23403524.

More information, including registration details and full programme, can be accessed on http://www.um.edu.mt/performingarts/symposium2015, or by contacting Dr Stefan Aquilina on stefan.aquilina@um.edu.mt or 2340 2989.

The conference and performance are open to the general public.

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