Theatre, undoubtedly, was one of the art forms to endure one of the hardest blows in the past year since the world was engulfed by the pandemic. Spazju Kreattiv continued to partner up with individuals and theatre organisations to support the industry. Although, due to restrictions, the amount of theatrical projects that were on show within our programme was limited, we are proud to have provided a physical and virtual stage to performances which were of a high artistic and high production quality.

Far from straying away from controversy, the theatre pieces within our programme this year challenged their audiences, a proposition which bore fruit through the incredible impact that these works have had both in Malta and beyond. This is especially present in the case of They Blew Her Up, a play written and directed by Herman Grech which tackled one of Malta’s hottest topics which gained attention from beyond Malta’s waters.

 Our second theatre commission for the year, Kaxxa Infernali: Explosions, a co-production with the rubberbodies collective by Jimmy Grima, also proved to show our dedication to providing quality theatre. This testament to artistic excellence re-opened our theatre’s doors in June 2021 after two-month forced hiatus.

Apart from these commissioned, Spazju Kreattiv was also at hand to assist producers in staging works in this uncertain times as was the case with the Christmas variety show Storjakanta, featuring new writing by Trevor Zahra, and the fourth edition MalTease showcasing the diversity and versatility of the art of burlesque.

Dance was also featured through the collaboration with ŻfinMalta on the project ŻfinMade featuring seven Maltese based, emerging choreographers who each create six new solo works with one of the company dancers.

As in the case of a great proportion of other pro – ductions, theatrical and dance performances were also streamed online on demand, allowing them to reach a greater demographic.