Open Day fit-Tempji tal-Ggantija / Open Day at Ggantija Temples

Fl-okka\joni ta' l-ewwel edizzjoni tal-"{[antija Festival" li ser jin\amm fit-Tempji tal-{[antija bejn it-2 u l-5 ta' Lulju 1999, id-Dipartiment tal-Mu\ewijiet qed joffri l-[urnata tal-}add, 4 ta' Lulju b]ala ‘open day'. Matulha, il-pubbliku jkun jista' j\ur dawn it-Tempji (bis-servizz tal-Gwidi) bla ]las. It-Tempji se jkunu miftu]in mit-8.30 a.m. u l-ahhar grupp jkun jista' jid]ol fit-3 p.m.

Din hi opportunita' li wie]ed j\ur dawn it-Tempji biex jiskopri r-rikezza meqjusa unika fid-dinja. It-Tempji huma kkunsidrati b]ala l-eqdem tat-tip tag]om fid-dinja. Il-pjazza ta' quddiem it-Tempji hija aspett ie]or importanti ]afna ta' dawn it-tempji. Il-pjazza ser tilqa' fija wkoll il-"Festival".

Il-{img]a, 2 ta' Lulju 1999, il-Gruppo Danza Oggi (Roma) ser jesegwixxi l-ballet klassiku bl-isem "Il Filo di Arianna". Dan il-grupp qed jingieb Malta b'kollaborazzjoni ma' l-Istituto Italiano di Cultura. Nhar is-Sibt, 3 ta' Lulju 1999, il-Kor ‘St Monica' flimkien man-Knox Academy (Skozja) ser jag]tu kun`ert ta' kant kontemporanju, Sko``i\ u operistiku. It-Tnejn, 5 ta' Lulju 1999, ser tittella' l-a]]ar show tal-College of Jazz Dance flimkien mal-YADA Dance Company bl-isem "Century - The Dance Show".

Is-serati ser jibdew fid-9 p.m. Il-biljetti jistg]u jinksibu mill-Uffi``ji tal-Kultura u mill-Ministeru g]al G]awdex. Ser ikun hemm transport b'xejn mill-M[arr sax-Xag]ra qabel kull serata u lura x']in tispi``a s-serata.

Il-"{gantija Festival" huwa inizjattiva o]ra tal-Kumitat ~elebrazzjonijiet tal-Millennju fi ]dan il-Ministeru g]al G]awdex

Open Day at Ggantija Temples

On the occasion of the first edition of the Ggantija Festival to be held between 2^nd and 5^th July at the Ggantija Temples, Gozo, the Department of Museums is offering free entrance to the Ggantija Temples on Sunday, 4^th July 1999.

The Temples will be open at 8.30 a.m. with the last group admitted at 3 p.m. The public is encouraged not to miss this opportunity of understanding the wealth contained within the surrounding walls of the Temples. The Ggantija Temples are considered to be the oldest free-standing structures in the world. They are made up of two separate units enclosed by a single outer wall and sharing a common facade. The extensive plaza in front of the temple is a very important feature of the structure. The benches that once lined the facade led archaeologists to think that rituals by the local community took place outside the temples.

This plaza will also host the Ggantija Festival. On Friday the Gruppo Danza Oggi (Roma) will perform "Il Filo di Arianna" a classical ballet. This performance is being made possible by the Italian Cultural Institute. On Saturday, the St Monica Choir (Malta) will perform in concert with the Knox Academy Singers (Scotland). On Monday, the Jazz College of Dance together with the YADA Dance company will perform ‘Century - The Dance Show'.

All the shows shall start at 9 p.m. Bookings can be made at the Culture office and at the Ministry for Gozo. Transport will be provided from Mgarr Harbour to the Ggantija Temples, Xaghra and back, free of charge, before and after every performance.

The Ggantija Festival is another initiative of the Millennium Celebrations Committee within the Ministry for Gozo.