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PREMJU NOMINATION

BEST WORK FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES
IT-TEATRU TAL-MISKIN

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This website contains resources and media to support the Premju Għall-Arti nomination. All content, be it text, images, music or videos- belongs to Luke Saydon and co-creators. Despite there being photo permissions for every item on this page, those permissions were gathered for the particular project and not for general distribution. Kindly avoid unauthorised sharing, respecting our copyrights. Your confidentiality safeguards our creativity and our communities. 

 

Thank you for understanding. 

© Luke Saydon 2023

IT-TEATRU TAL-MISKIN 

DOCUMENTATION 

Find here a review for Teatru tal-Miskin from the Times of Malta

Find here a collection of reviews and social media posts about Strand 6 - It-Teatru tal-Miskin

Find here a review for Teatru tal-Miskin from Ramona Depares

Find here a collection of feedback from the outreach workshops of STRAND 1 and 2 - Outreach Workshops

Find here a review for Teatru tal-Miskin from Lovin' Malta

Find here for a collection of feedback from the 6 Young Creatives involved Strand 3 - Internships

Find here for a list of participant and audience numbers involved in Programm tal-Miskin

Find here for a list of creatives involved in Programm tal-Miskin

MEDIA PRESENCE

It-TEATRU TAL-MISKIN

Brought to life by a cast who identify as members of the LGBTQI+ community, the musical was a queer coming of age story about intolerance, innate hatred and fear of “the other”. Based on the testimonials, words and feelings of the LGBTQI+ community shared directly with us - the musical actively tackles gay hate crimes, LGBTQI+ acceptance in Malta, hate speech, freedom of expression, and LGBTQI+ visibility in the arts. Standing as an advocate for these issues is not a light responsibility, which is why we believe that the piece championed the community throughout its entire process. 

 

Teatru tal-Miskin truly started new conversations. Young people disclosed with us that it helped start conversations with their close ones about their identities. And this is why I believe this piece deserves this accolade. 

 

It- Teatru tal-Miskin played 11 performances between 23/09/23 - 20/11/23

 

(Total of 32 professional artists delivering the show to an audience of 1,300 members of our community and its allies)

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PRODUCTION PHOTOS

PRODUCTION PHOTOS

REHEARSAL PHOTOS

IL-KOMUNITA' TAL-MISKIN

STRAND 1

A series of workshops with the young LGBTQI+ community to inspire and develop the new Maltese musical Teatru tal-Miskin. Target communities included working with members of the LGBTQI+ community, students in secondary and tertiary education levels and voluntary organisations who work with young people- all of which are at the forefront of LGBTQI+ conversations. It-Teatru tal-Miskin had to be a platform for the concerns and thoughts of this community, therefore their voice had to be present. Workshops included writing camps, focus groups, feedback sessions, informative sessions about the arts, sessions with youth workers and complimentary ticket offers for the show. The strand also ensured a partnership with the European Union Year of Youth to establish widespread (and international) awareness. 

 

(Total of 65 participants in this strand)