The second DoSEL International Showcase, hosted by the National Agency for the Performing Arts Malta and Teatru Malta in Valletta, builds on the artistic, organisational, and discursive framework established during the 2025 Showcase in Kranj and the Satellite Conference in Ljubljana. In Malta, the programme centres on performances at the Manoel Theatre while also offering dramaturgical laboratories, artistic residencies, public talks, research presentations, and consortium meetings.
This showcase highlights translation as a living artistic practice, creating opportunities for meaningful encounters between playwrights, translators, dramaturgs, performers, researchers, and audiences. The programme blends artistic presentation with professional exchange and audience engagement, fostering lasting connections with Malta’s vibrant writing and theatre community.
At the Malta International Showcase, four performances will be presented by partners from Malta, Slovenia, Croatia, and Estonia, all performed in their original languages with English surtitles.
Preliminary Programme Highlights
- 16 April – Opening & Malta Showcase
- Teatru Malta: Ir-Rebħa tal-Ħuta Li Ttir (Maltese performance, surtitles)
- Post-show discussion and networking
- 17 April – Thinking & Exchange Day
- Dramaturgy and Artistic Leadership Workshop
- Guided cultural walk of Valletta
- 18 April – Slovenia Showcase
- Translingual writing & dramaturgy lab
- Anja Novak – Anjuta & Prešeren Theatre Kranj: Tekst Telesa (Slovenian performance, surtitles)
- Public artist talk & networking
- 19 April – Artistic Process, Translation & Community
- Translingual dramaturgy lab continuation
- Staged readings in English
- Informal meeting with Maltese playwrights
- 20 April – Croatia Showcase
- Croatian National Theatre: Always Be Like a Dragon (Croatian performance, surtitles)
- Public artist talk & networking
- 21 April – Research, Translation & Technology
- DoSEL research presentation
- Panel discussion: Translation and AI Today
- 22 April – Estonia Showcase & Closing
- Estonian Theatre Agency: MEDIUM (Estonian performance, surtitles)
- Final public talk and closing reception
Further details on the programme will be shared soon.
