Valletta 2018 Celebrations
Mayor of Valletta Alexiei Dingli, Chairperson of the Valletta 2018 Foundation Jason Micallef, Parliamentary Secretary for Consumer Protection and Valletta 2018 Deo Debattista, Minister for Justice, Culture and Local Government Owen Bonnici, and European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Tibor Navracsics deliver speeches at the Valletta 2018 European Capital of Culture opening ceremony
President of
Malta Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca and Prime Minister Joseph Muscat deliver
speeches at the Valletta 2018 European Capital of Culture opening ceremony
The official
handover of the title of European Capital of Culture to Valletta
Some shots
from the Valletta 2018 European Capital of Culture opening ceremony
The Rise of the Tritons, an aerobatic
performance by La Fura dels Baus
Aerial shots of The Rise of the Tritons, an aerobatic performance by La Fura dels Baus
From the Depths of the Past to the Heights of the Future, a 3D mapping projection by Duane Laus, combining CGI components, music
and visual special effects
Aerial shots
of From the Depths of the Past to the Heights of the Future, a 3D
mapping projection by Duane Laus, combining CGI components, music and visual
special effects
Our Heart, a modern dance exhbition performed by ŻfinMalta with
choreography by Paolo Mangiola and an original music score by Cyprian Cassar
Two Thousand and Eighteen, a new choral
symphony with music composed by Elton Zarb and a choir directed by Pamela
Bezzina
Aerial shots
of Two Thousand and Eighteen, a new choral symphony with music composed
by Elton Zarb and a choir directed by Pamela Bezzina