The Elements

70 dance students from 20 schools dance their way through water, earth, fire and air

The Malta International Arts Festival welcomes the opportunity to foster and promote young talent. Elements features over 70 students from 20 different local dance schools. Each school contributed a short routine that was filmed professionally in four different locations and edited to create one seamless choreography. As the title suggests, the concept for this video presents the four elements: water, earth, fire and air. The progress from one group to the next is achieved through transition sequences as the elements are transferred across the scenes.

CREDITS

THE ELEMENTS(water earth fire air)

Produced by the Malta International Arts Festival

Artistic Director: Ruben Zahra

DANCE SCHOOLS

BRIGITTE GAUCI BORDA DANCE SCHOOL

Choreographer: Brigitte Gauci Borda

Dancers: Katrina Felice, Krista Firman, Claudia Santa, Maria Soriano, Amy Vella

PAUL CURMI DANCE STUDIO

Choreographer: Mandy Ellul Bonici

Dancers: Bernice Zarb, Irge Vidal Curmi, Federica Coleiro

THE DANCE WORKSHOP

Choreographer: Pamela Kerr

Dancers: Christina Cefai, Nicole Attard, Kelsey Fagerbakke, Mattea Grech, Sarah Galea

ACADEMY OF DANCE ARTS

Choreographer: Amanda Didsbury

Dancers: Martina Debono, Alexia Ellul, Mattea Gabarretta, Jasmine Spiteri

INCITE MOTION

Choreographer: Astrid Gollcher

Dancers: Hannah Agius, Gaby Diacono, Mariah Tabone

MALTA SCHOOL OF DRAMA AND DANCE

Choreographer: Yasmin Falzon (El Masriya)

Dancers: Yasmin Falzon, Shanika Bassily, El Masriya ż-Żgħira

JOHANE CASABENE DANCE CONSERVATOIRE

Choreographer: Johane Casabene

Dancers: Emily Cilia, Federica Nicastro, Krista Vella, Martina Pace, Michela Mifsud.

DANZA C

Choreographer: Christina Cauchi

Dancers: Lindsay Dimech , Jade Fenech, Rebecca Farrugia, Christiana Cauchi

ALISON WHITE DANCE STUDIO

Choreographer: Alison White and Kim Ellul

Dancers: Christine Pace Rivans, Alexander Raach, Kim Ellul, Romina Cachia

THE COLLEGE OF DANCE

Choreographer: Justin Roy Barker

Dancers: Gillian Borg, Yanika Borg, Jamie Caruana, Emma Fenech, Louanne Spiteri

ARTEMOCION DANCE AND LEISURE STUDIO

Choreographer: Hazel Summerbel

Dancers: Alina Moulki, Angele Fenech, Eloise Mifsud, Nina Mifsud

UNIVERSITY OF MALTA

SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS

DANCE STUDIES DEPARTMENT

Dancers in Collaboration: Helen Tamasko, Eniko Szili, Paola Paulis

NICKY’S DANCE STUDIO

Choreographer: Chakib Zidi

Dancers: Amber Debono, Kimberly Fenech, Sarah Sammut

M.C.A.S.T INSTITUTE FOR THE CREATIVE ARTS

Dancers in collaboration: Miguel Farrugia, Rochelle Gatt, Moritz Zavan Stoeckle

THE MARY JANE BELLIA BALLET SCHOOL

Choreographer: M.J. Bellia

Dancers: Rebecca Borg, Ivana Jerkin Erak, Amy Schembri

DANCE ACADEMY

Choreographer: Ingrid Desira Buttigieg

Dancers: Amy Attard, Martina Bianco, Faye Grima Buttigieg

​MANDY DANCE ACADEMY

Choreographer: Monique Micallef

Dancers: Naomi Delorenzo, Valentina Parrella, Milena Pellicano

KEITH DANCE STUDIO

Choreographer: Keith-Carl Grima Fitzpatrick

Dancers: Lyanne Abela, Mariah Attard, Hailey Bonnici, Anastacia Chircop, Cherise Farrugia

ST. MICHAEL SCHOOL AND FOUNDATION

Choreographer: Maria Louise Tonna Gingell

Dancers: Lara Debono, Amy-Diya Bharwani, Nelly Fenech, Keira Galea.

SEED DANCE STUDIOS

Choreographer: Marisha Bonnici

Dancers: Filippa Gauci, Destiny Casa, Julia Gauci

Video Directed by Ruben Zahra

Music by Ruben Zahra

Filming: Neil Grech

Editing: Mia Sarah Badacchino

Project Co-ordinator: Francesca Tranter