Events

– Title of the talk: Jodorowsky’s Dune – Speaker: Mikolaj  Kubera – Date and time: Friday 5 May at 7:30 pm – Venue: Arthall, 8, triq Agius de Soldanis, Victoria, Gozo – Description of the Event: In 1973, (just after his “The Holy Mountain” became a big success in Italy and worldwide) a Chilean-French surrealist, mystical director, Alejandro Jodorowsky, set on a journey to turn Frank Herbert’s classic “DUNE” into a movie. He gathered a group of extraordinary artists whom he called “spiritual warriors”, musicians (incl. Pink Floyd) and actors to create a movie he intended to go far beyond...

  – Title of the talk: The Philosophy of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon – Speaker: Ian Rizzo – Date and time: Friday 21 April at 7:30 pm – Venue: Arthall, 8, triq Agius de Soldanis, Victoria, Gozo – Description of the Event: March 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the album ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ released by Pink Floyd in 1973. As one of the first conceptual albums in rock music to deal with the pressures of modern life, this album has long been hailed as revolutionary. Most of the songs are accompanied by sound...

– Title of the talk: How to hack your Mind – Speaker: Izabela Klara Biskupska – Date and time: Friday 14 April at 7:30 pm – Venue: Arthall, 8, triq Agius de Soldanis, Victoria, Gozo – Description of the Event: It will be an interactive talk to demonstrate the power of your mind and how to use it in problem-solving. Please bring pencil and paper. Izabela explains that “dealing with people for more than 15 years made me realize how powerful our subconscious mind is. We can have big plans and achieve nothing, if we have blockages on the subconscious...

– Title of the talk: Marquis de Sade. A talk on Sade’s influence on Western thought. – Speaker: Erin Steele – Date and time: Friday 17 March at 7:30 pm – Venue: Arthall, 8, triq Agius de Soldanis, Victoria, Gozo – Description of the Event: “In order to know virtue, we must first acquaint ourselves with vice.” Sade. Donatien Alphonse François de Sade, best known as the Marquis de Sade, was a French aristocrat and author who was famous for his libertine lifestyle and his writings on sexuality. He was arrested or committed on several occasions over his lifetime, spending...

– Title of the talk: William Blake’s The Marriage of Heaven and Hell – Speaker: Mikolaj “Nick” Kubera – Date and time: Friday 3 March at 7:30 pm – Venue: Arthall, 8, triq Agius de Soldanis, Victoria, Gozo – Description of the Event: In 1790 the English mystic, artist, poet & printmaker William Blake wrote his 27 pages long magnum opus, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, that offered one of the most radical and unique interpretations of Jesus, Milton and selected biblical stories, while revealing his highly personal vision of reality, where If the doors of perception were cleansed...

We would like to invite you to Arthall next Friday 10 February at 7:30pm to share with you new works by American guest artists, Joséphine A. Garibaldi and Paul Zmolek. Artists in residence in Gozo for a short time, Garibaldi and Zmolek, founders of Callous Physical Theatre, will highlight work made while in residence in Gozo and in particular, within the subterranean secret spaces of Arthall: the ghost room and the shaft. Join us for a fun evening at Arthall, sharing art, experimental audios, filmworks, stop motion animation and more. You can read more about it here: http://callousphysicaltheatre.weebly.com/gozo-2023.html The entrance is...

– Title of the event: MACBETH. A monologue by David Clark – Artist: David Clark – Date and time: Sunday 22 January 2023 at 4pm – Venue: Arthall: 8, triq Agius de Soldanis, Victoria, Gozo – Description of the Event: David Clark, an American actor who lives in Marseille, will perform Shakespeare’s tragedy at the gallery in the format of a monologue. Macbeth dramatizes the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek power. Free entrance. – About the Artist: “I am an American actor trained at the Beverly Hills Playhouse, living in France since 2005....

 Title of the talk: Humanism – Speaker: Godfrey Vella – Date and time: Friday 20 January 2023 at 7:30 pm – Venue: Arthall: 8, triq Agius de Soldanis, Victoria, Gozo – Description of the Event: At a time when many are moving away from traditional religion, Humanism presents itself as an alternative worldview. Humanism is however, without a god, without a belief in the supernatural, without a belief in an afterlife, and without a belief in a “higher” source of moral values. This talk will discuss what Humanism is all about, whether it can replace religion to serve as a...

– Title of the Performance: Mr. Split wakes up – Artist: Jonathan Orchard – Date and time: 16 December 2022 at 7:30 pm – Venue: Arthall: 8, triq Agius de Soldanis, Victoria, Gozo. – Description of the Event: Mr. Split wakes up is a one-man show reaching far into the soul. Is he asleep or awake? Is it all a dream? Man or mask ? Who is Mr. Split? Join us for a fun evening at Arthall. Let yourself be carried away by the magic, music and deep cogitation of this man and his imagination. -The art performance will start...

– Title of the talk: Non-Fungible Tokens. Revolution or Bubble? – Speaker: Sergio Muscat – Date and time: Saturday 3rd December 2022 at 7:30 pm – Venue: Arthall: 8, triq Agius de Soldanis, Victoria, Gozo – Description of the Event: Non-Fungible Tokens promised to revolutionise art, but what are they, and what’s with all the hype? This talk will give a brief and honest introduction to their history, and freely speculate on their future. – About the Speaker: Sergio Muscat is, for lack of a better summary, curious about everything. He grew up in a family of doctors, teachers, musicians...

– Title of the Performance: Woman that survived – Artist: Izabela Klara Biskupska – Date and time: 28 October 2022 at 7:30 pm – Venue: Arthall: 8, triq Agius de Soldanis, Victoria, Gozo. – Description of the Event: Woman that survived is an art performance using human body, voice, photography, video and lyrics to express the deepest feelings and emotions of a Woman. The performer will create a live painting that will be exposed to a silent auction afterwards. -The art performance will start at 7:30pm at Arthall. -The entrance fee is 8 Euro and can be purchased the same...

We would like to invite you to our next talk on Friday 6 May, 7:30 pm at Arthall: Shades of Anarchy: The Black Flag Comes in Many Colours by Erin Steele Anarchy! Images of chaos, bomb-throwers and punk rock come to mind. But what if everything you thought you knew about Anarchy was wrong? From 19th century figures like Emma Goldman, once known as the “the most dangerous woman in America,” to contemporary Bitcoin-championing “crypto-anarchists,” we’ll explore the roots of various anarchist philosophies and thinkers, and discuss where the many anarchist schools of thought fit in our world today. This talk is presented by...