Uncancelled: Performance on high-profile deaths to go on after permit snafu
A performance piece featuring the deaths of Daphne Caruana Galizia, Lassana Cisse and Miriam Pace due to be performed in Castille square will go ahead after permits were revoked and quickly reinstated, the creator has said.
Mohamed Ali Aguerbi was due to stage his show Counting Down this Saturday and Sunday, which was created as part of his bachelor’s degree thesis project and was included in an annual festival put on by the MCAST Institute for Creative Arts.
The fifteen-minute performance, featuring Rachelle Deguara and Chakib Zidi, tackles heavy topics such as femicide and migration and includes references to high-profile deaths that showcase the dark underbelly of Maltese society.
However, on Wednesday Aguerbi said that he was informed by the college that the permit for the performance had been revoked.
“Censorship in Malta is not a law, it is a practice!” Aguerbi said in a Facebook post.
“After receiving a permit from the Valletta local council with no objection from the Prime Minister's office to present Counting Down in Castille Square, yesterday I heard that the OPM is revoking the permit.”
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