Performing Arts

A glimpse into our classes at Masquerade School for the Performing Arts.

Masquerade Tots

Recreational Drama (Ages 3-4yrs / 1hr weekly)

Sessions are designed to introduce young students to the world of drama, dance and song. At this stage it focuses on helping young students interact with each other, build confidence, self-esteem and communication skills. All this is achieved through drama activities, creative movement, storytelling and song. Classes have been specifically created and adapted for this age group, with an emphasis on enjoyment and fun for the young students, all in a supportive and fun environment. Groups are kept to a maximum of 10 students to guarantee personal attention.

Masq App Form 3-6 Yrs 26/27 (Fillable)

Masq App Form Music St 3+ Yrs 26/27 (Fillable)

Theatre Arts Package (Ages 4-5yrs / 1.5hr weekly)

Students attend a weekly group session in drama, dance and singing.

Masq App Form 3-6 Yrs 26/27 (Fillable)

Masq App Form Music St 3+ Yrs 26/27 (Fillable)

Theatre Arts Package (Ages 5-6yrs / 6-7yrs - 2hrs weekly)

Students attend a weekly group session in drama, dance and singing.

Masq App Form 3-6 Yrs 26/27 (Fillable)

Masq App Form Music St 3+ Yrs 26/27 (Fillable)

Masquerade Juniors

Theatre Arts Package (Ages 7-8yrs / 8-9yrs,/ 9-10ys / 10-11yrs - 3hrs weekly)

Students attend a weekly group session in acting, dance and singing, that prepare students for group examinations assessed by Trinity College London. Students aged 7 years plus can opt to take one-on-one classes leading to solo exams in Acting, Devised Drama and/or Musical Theatre. These exams are accredited by the Malta Qualifications Council (MQC).

Masq App Form 7-11 Yrs 26/27 (Fillable)

Masq App Form Music St 3+ Yrs 26/27 (Fillable)

Masquerade Plus

Application Form 2026 2027 Adults FillableTheatre Arts Package (Ages 12-13yrs / 14-15yrs / 16-18 yrs - 4hrs weekly)

Students attend a weekly group session in acting, theatre dance, singing and tap or contemporary dance. These classes prepare students for group examinations assessed by Trinity College London. Students can opt to take one-on-one classes leading to solo exams in Acting, Devised Drama and/or Musical Theatre. These exams are accredited by the Malta Qualifications Council (MQC).

Masq App Form 12-19 Yrs 26/27 (Fillable)

Masq App Form Music St 3+ Yrs 26/27 (Fillable)

Masq App Form Music Studio 17+ Yrs 26/27 (Fillable)

Masquerade Adults

Theatre Arts Package (19+yrs / 3hrs weekly)

Adults attend a weekly group session in drama, dance and singing.

Masq App Form Adults 26/27 (Fillable)

Masq App Form Music Studio 17+ Yrs 26/27 (Fillable)

Individual Tuition

Individual tuition is available in Acting / Speech & Drama, Singing and Dance.

Masq App Form Indv Tuit 7+ Yrs 26/27 (Fillable)

Masq App Form Indv Tuit 17+ Yrs 26/27 (Fillable)

Tutors

Ema Marie Attard (Drama/Acting)

The arts have always been a vital part of Ema Marie Attard's life. After falling in love with dance and movement, she took classes in Ballet, Jazz, Ballroom, Latin and Flamenco. She has chosen to specialise in Flamenco and now performs and teaches with Alegria Dance Company. It wasn’t long before she ventured into drama and found another passion in that aspect of theatre. Past productions include 'Seussical the Musical', 'A year and a day', 'Heartbreak Beautiful', 'Lucky Stiff - the Musical' and Masquerade's pantomimes 'Jack and the Beanstalk' and ‘Little Red Riding Hood & you know who’. After many years at Masquerade, it felt like home and she became a drama tutor there. She has been with the school as a tutor for over 15 years.

Petra Sant (Drama/Acting)

Masquerade has been an integral part of Petra’s life for the past 15 years. She first started off as a Masquerade student, and then at the age of 18, moved on to teaching, something she is really passionate about. Petra’s performance credits include; ‘A Year and A Day’, ‘DNA’, and ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ for Masquerade, Citizenship and Peter Panto for MADC, ‘Three Sunsets’ and ‘Rubbish’ with TMYT. She also won the 2014 Malta International Theatre Festival award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, for her performance in Frolic Theatre’s ‘Coco’s Fabulous Speed Dating Soiree’. As Director of Masquerade’s Junior Company, Petra directed two Plays in 2016, ‘The Light in the Library’ and ‘Big Bad’. Petra also forms part of the Teatru Manoel Youth Theatre.

Gianluca Mifsud (Drama/Acting)

Gianluca Mifsud is a performer and creative, graduating with a degree in Musical Theatre from PPA in 2021. Performing credits include Perchik in Fiddler On The Roof (Astra), Pepper in Mamma Mia! And Ensemble Captain in Rapunzel - A Tangled Panto (FM Theatre), Ensemble in Matilda The Musical, Kenickie in Grease and Dance Captain in Oliver! (Masquerade), The Beast in Beauty & The Beast and Bassanio in Merchant of Venice (MADC) and Mads Moen/Ballon in Peer Gynt (Adrian Buckle). Directorial works include Popolazzjoni: 4 (Ħassle Mejjet), Chaos (Masquerade) and The Trial of Nina (Żigużajg).

Hannah Gatt (Drama/Acting, Vocals, MT)

Hannah’s love for performing began at the ripe young age of 4, when she began attending musical theatre lessons at Masquerade School, and since then hasn’t stopped. Her most recent productions include ‘Foxy Roxy’ in Cikku and the Chocolate Pantomime (Masquerade, 2022/3), ‘Martha’ in Spring Awakening (Adrian Buckle, 2022), ensemble in Il-Kbir Għadu Ġej (Balzunetta Productions, 2022) and ‘Matilda’ (Masquerade, 2022). Her next production being ‘Patty’ Simcox in Grease (Masquerade/Teatru Manoel October 2023) She has obtained distinctions in her ATCL Diploma in Speech and Drama and her Grade 8 in Musical Theatre, having attended singing training for over 10 years, along with Musical Theatre Jazz classes for the past 4. Hannah also has been learning tap dance for the past 4 years. She had also taken part in multiple productions with Youth Theatre Masquerade (YTM). Besides being active in the theatre scene, Hannah has also acheived a first class in B.Sc (Hons) in Communication Therapy at the University of Malta and is a licensed speech-language therapist.

Tina Rizzo (Drama/Acting/Stepping Stones)

Tina Rizzo is a trained stage and screen actor with experience in puppetry and physical theatre. She holds an MA in Acting from ArtsEd, London, having previously trained locally at Masquerade Theatre Arts Company and through the Manoel Theatre’s Youth Theatre Programme. Her recent theatre credits include Sisyphean Quick Fix (Riverside Studios), BAFTA winner; As You Like It (Shakespeare’s Globe x CBeebies), and The Tempest, As You Like It, Romeo & Juliet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (WhatsTheirNames). Screen credits include Żejtune, Xelter, A Viper’s Pit, The Bombing of Pan Am 103, The Good Ship Murder S3 and Mary & George. Alongside her performing career, Tina has over 20 years’ experience in education, teaching drama, messy and creative play across early years and later education.

Maria Eleonora Zammit (Singing/Vocals)

Maria Eleonora Zammit is a qualified teacher, graduating in B.Ed. (Hons) from the Universita’ ta’ Malta and specialising in the Expressive Arts. Having started her career as a Drama Activity Teacher with the Malta Education Department in 2003/2004, Maria Eleonora then went on to teach at St Ignatius College Luqa. She started teaching Singing and Vocal Technique at Masquerade Theatre Arts School in 2010 and stayed on till 2014. She stopped for a period of time to further her studies and returned to the team again in 2017, both as a tutor and as Tweedle Dum in Masquerade’s Pantomime ‘Alice in Wonderland’. Maria Eleonora is a professional soprano who has performed both as a soloist and as part of ensembles in a number of venues around the Maltese islands. She started her vocal training with Dame Marie Therese Vassallo and specialised in opera studies with Ms. Miriam Cauchi and Ms. Karmene Radovska through Teatru Manoel’s Education Programme Toi Toi, where she formed part of the Teatru Manoel Youth Opera group. She recently finished her Diploma in Performance at the Malta School of Music, where she passed with distinction in all four disciplines of Solo Performance, Chamber Performance, History and Musical Analysis as well as Musicianship.

Joseph Zammit (Singing/Vocals/Acting)

Joseph Zammit is a B.A.(Hons) graduate in History and works as a professional tenor and actor who has performed in over 50 different productions in the last seven years, both in Malta and abroad. He has played major roles in operas (Il Trovatore and Die Schauspieldirektor) as well as performed in leading theatrical roles, most notably; Yvan in ART (WhatsTheirNames Theatre), various roles in When You Hear My Voice (with Dr. Bruce Wall, London Shakespeare Workout), Rudge in The History Boys (Masquerade), Autolycus in A Winter's Tale (MADC), Romeo in Romeo and Juliet 2 (& a Zombie), (Revolt Productions) and most recently George in A Handbag (Masquerade). Joseph has also performed leading roles in musicals, such as Blue Woodward in The Great Big Radio Show (MADC), one of the four starring singers in the Musical theatre based concert A Night at the Theatre (PBS) and, the latest, playing the part of 'Alessandro' in 1565 – The Musical, in concert (Masquerade). He has even written and performed for a number of burlesque and vaudeville shows. He is now also well known for his frequent stand up shows and routines and is being asked more sketches having written for 'Comedy Knights' and most recently, 'Fourplay Four'. Joseph also stars in children's theatre with Malcolm Galea in the 'More or Less' series with The Complete History of Malta (More or Less) and Everything You Need to Know About Science (More or Less). Together with Malcolm Galea, Joseph has also written and performed for a TV series LIFT. Taking it as a yearly tradition, Joseph has also played leading roles in seven consecutive pantos, five for Masquerade and three for MADC.

Daphne Farrugia (Dance)

Daphne’s dance journey began at the age of three, and ever since, dance has been a huge part of her life. Throughout the years, she completed her Cecchetti Classical Ballet, Modern Theatre and Spanish Dance examinations up to Advanced Level before graduating with a Diploma in Professional Dance, where she trained in a variety of dance styles and choreographic studies. Following her studies, she had the incredible opportunity to perform professionally aboard a cruise liner, an experience that helped her grow both as a dancer and as a performer. After returning to Malta, she completed her teaching qualifications in both Cecchetti Classical Ballet and Modern Theatre.

Nicole Sciberras (Drama/Acting)

Nicole started theatre classes at the age of 5 and has not stopped since. She holds a BA Honours in Theatre Studies from the University of Malta and an MA in Musical Theatre from Goldsmiths University of London. She has appeared both onstage and offstage. Some of these highlights include playing Anne Page in MADC’s Merry Wives of Windsor (Shakespeare at San Anton Gardens), as well as joining the chorus for Masquerade’s Cikku and the Chocolate Panto, and the MADC pantomimes Aladdin (2019/2020) and Cinderella (2017/2018). Her upcoming stage appearances include the ensemble for School of Rock at the MCC and Ali Baba: The Panto at Teatru Manoel in December 2025/January 2026. Nicole is also an experienced Assistant Stage Manager (ASM), with extensive credits including Masquerade’s productions of Matilda the Musical, Oliver! Grease, and Misery. She has also provided backstage support for Masquerade’s Seussical, MADC’s Wonderland Wives and many more. Apart from teaching at Masquerade she also teaches Theatre & Performance at St. Aloysius College Sixth Form and works for the TOI TOI Teatru Manoel Learning & Participation Programme.

Francesca Mizzi (Musical Theatre)

Francesca Mizzi has always had a passion for musical theatre and the performing arts. She’s been teaching at Masquerade since 2019 but she started out as a student back in 2008 when she was 7 years old. She obtained both her ATCL Diploma in Speech and Drama as well as her ATCL Diploma in Musical Theatre. Her most recent productions include being in the Ensemble for “Cikku and the Chocolate Panto” as well as playing “Old Major” in Animal Farm. In April 2023 she will be the singing coordinator for the University of Malta’s Students Fest “Alice in Bormla”.

Nadia Vella (Singing)

Nadia Vella trained at Hertfordshire Theatre School, UK, graduating in Musical Theatre and obtained a Licentiate in Music Performance – Classical Singing from Trinity College London. Most recently, she played ‘Cinderella’ in ‘Into the Woods,’ ‘Lisette’ (La Rondine) at Kodály Centre, Hungary conducted by opera titan José Cura with The Pannon Philharmonic as part of The Zeneszüret Fesztivál, ‘Ciesca’ at Teatru Aurora, Gozo and performed as a soloist in The Valletta Baroque Festival and ‘Opera in the Capital’ with The Malta Philharmonic Orchestra. Described by critics for The Times of Malta as a 'coloratura tour-de-force' (Albert George Storace) having a 'hauntingly beautiful' (Andre Delicata) and 'angelic voice’ (Pauline Fenech) some of her versatile credits include Christine (The Phantom of the Opera) Belinda (Dido and Aeneas) Pastorello (Tosca), Abigail Williams (The Crucible), Sherrie (Rock of Ages) Wednesday (The Addams Family) Agnes(Agnes of God) and Angel (Best Little Whorehouse in Texas) Lily St. Regis (Annie) Helene (Sweet Charity) Maggie(Matchgirls) Maria(Yerma) Catherine(Memory of Water) Milena (Once We Were Mothers) in the UK. Nadia performed in The Napoli Musica Sacra Festival, Weinachtcircus Hamburg, Arte Lirica Festival Italy, Malta International Arts Festival, Notte Bianca, Broadway Boulevard, APS Summer Festival, Hybrid Festival, Muzika Muzika with the MPO, MYO, MCO and Showbiz Pops Orchestra UK. Recordings include a Lamentazione by Abos as part of The Abos Project, the soundtrack of award-winning film ‘Blood on the Crown’ and a work in progress with composer Dominic Galea set to poems by Achille Mizzi.

Charles Duca (Tap)

Carmel Duca started dancing at the age of 12 with the 4T'S ( Teens and Twenties Talent Trust) and moved on to a Ballet School with Ms. Tanya Bayona. Here he was trained in both Classical Ballet and Modern Jazz. In 1979, he was offered a scholarship by Ms. Alison White to purse his training in Classical Ballet, Modern Jazz and Tap. He as later offered a scholarship bassed in the U.K with B.T.D.A ( British Theatre Dance Association ) where he completed his training up to Advanced Level obtaining a distinction in all subjects. Mr. Duca was invited to teach in the UK for several occasions. Additionally, he has taken classes in Canada and in Germany. Mr. Duca's energy, dedication and passion for dance will surely be an inspiration to all his students.

Dean Ellul (Tap)

Dean Ellul is a performer and teacher with over 13 years of training in dance and musical theatre. His qualifications include ISTD Advanced 1 Tap and Grade 8 Musical Theatre with Distinction, alongside ISTD Intermediate Ballet and Modern. His performance experience includes playing Cosmo Brown in Singin’ in the Rain, alongside appearances in productions such as West Side Story, Chicago, and Grease. Alongside performing, he has experience teaching dance and tap to students of various ages. With a particular passion for tap and musical theatre, Dean strives to help young performers develop their technique, confidence, musicality and enjoyment of performance.

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