Nassaba: Song of A Bird, is a portrait of a disappearing practise – a way of being in nature and a game in which parent and child forge a generational bond. Jimmy Grima followed his father with a camera to the fields on the Maltese rocky coasts, where until recently he went to catch migratory birds.
In a one-hour performance, Jimmy incorporated the video material to present the emotional world of the Maltese bird catchers and their bird-learned songs.
GENRE: DOCUMENTARY THEATRE
DURATION: 60 MINUTES
LANGUAGE: MALTI WITH ENGLISH/ FRENCH SUBTITLES
Concept Jimmy Grima
Co-Authors Jimmy Grima, Michael Grima, Joachim Robbrecht
Performers Jimmy Grima, Michael Grima, Louis Camilleri
Translations Surtitles Julia Camilleri, Ira Melkonyan (Maltese to English)
Filming and Editing Jimmy Grima
Post and Additional Editing Chris Goa Farrugia
Sound Design and Mastering Mario Sammut
Set Construction Matthew Micallef
Props and Costumes Aidan Corlett
Production management Stephanie Bonnici
Conversation Partner Mark Anthony Falzon Production of the rubberbodies collective.
Thanks to Teatru Malta for collaborating on the Maltese editions. Photo ZTS/Christian Altorfer
Presentations
2022 Oct 30, Théâtre de Liège (Liège, Belgium)
2021 Oct 30, Istitut Kattoliku (Floriana, Malta)
Aug 17,18,19 Boulevard Theatre Festival, (Den Bosh, the Netherlands)
Aug 26,27,28 Theatre Spektakel. (Zurich, Switzerland)
2018 Oct 18 Palazzo Verdala, (Il-Buskett, Malta)
Oct 17 Senglea Homing Club (Senglea, Malta)
Oct 16 Soċjetà Santa Marija u Banda Re Ġorġ V (Mqabba, Malta)
Oct 14 Cirklu taż-Żgħażagħ (Xagħra, Gozo, Malta)
Oct 13 La Vittoria Band Club(Mellieħa, Malta)
Oct 12 Scouts Headquarters (Floriana, Malta)
Video links
Please contact Ira at ira@rubber-bodies.com for video materials.
