Malja – A Red Bull Space celebrated its first year on the anniversary of their launch on Saturday, 30th Jan, 2016.
To commemorate the last 12 months of art, music, and the Bahrain creativity scene in general, Malja held an all-day event featuring live b-boy jam sessions outside, live graffiti painting, and a musical performance by Bahraini blues band, Thesis.
The anniversary also saw the launch of Malja’s first art exhibition of the year, Definition, curated by Ramah AlHusseini. Definition showcases the different artwork of 14 artists whose unique styles stood out during their involvement with Malja in 2015. The exhibition features paintings, photography, installations, and poetry, and will run during Malja’s regular opening hours until the end of February, 2016.
Different kinds of music were showcased at Malja when Boho Baha’s Khalil Rasool took the deck outside to amp up the b-boys with pure hip-hop, before switching it up to some easy listening and electronica inside after Thesis’ buzzing blues performance.
This combination of urban culture, fine arts, and music resulted in an inspirational night with a promise of what’s yet to come.
Malja – A Red Bull Space is a not-for-profit platform launched by Red Bull Bahrain on January 30, 2015. It’s the first creative and collaborative open space in Bahrain and the region, aiming to bring all types of art, music, and culture under one hub to encourage the development, collaboration, and celebration of Bahrain’s creative scene. For more info on Malja’s past and upcoming events, please visit www.maljabahrain.com