Songs For A Blind Date: Josephine Burden

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The rash of commercial tables and chairs particularly around the junction with Old Theatre Street contradicts any legacy of public space as the lifeblood of citizen interaction. Strada Stretta was already a functioning street with residents living in assumed harmony with the run down cafes and bars that still operated along its narrow length. Some will remember the uproar that greeted the announcement that Valletta intended to turn Strait Street into another Paceville.

Residents are prevented from accessing their front doors and pedestrians have to squeeze through insensitive party-goers. There are also a number of abusive structures in lower Strait Street that have justified their existence by claiming cultural partnership with Valletta These structures are said to be temporary and will be removed once the year is over. My hope is that Valletta will take some responsibility in making sure that the street wide balcony and cattle platforms for paying customers do not become an enduring legacy.

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However, Strada Stretta also now offers creative and social venues that support civil action and innovative projects. The Splendid Hotel has hosted multiple small performances and events that are innovative, challenging and contribute to a legacy of co-creation. The activist NGO, Moviment Graffitti, have their premises in a central spot on the street and host film nights and debates. Residents in the Vincenti Building in the upper levels of the street have begun to host their own events to raise particular issues in the public domain.

So the legacy of Strait Street is mixed and already, you are perhaps picking up two of the practices that enable the aim of helping citizens to live well. First, good neighbourliness and the extent to which design and action take account of people. And second, the extent to which public space — the streets, squares, parks — enables human interaction.

That night remains a highlight, not only of my trip to Valletta, but of my lifetime theatre-going.

The narrow street provided an evocative setting. I appreciate that as such events develop and gain a following they will outgrow the physical limitations of the location.

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The issue is to find a way that enables the various interests to co-exist and prosper. I look forward to future bulletins.

Hello Patrick, yes, I was sorry to miss that production. So perhaps Strait Street will extend its physical limitations by seeding shows that enjoy a particular wider audience further afield. Sep 06, Search for a book to add a reference. We take abuse seriously in our discussion boards.

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