Rachel Calleja
Rachel Calleja is an artist, inclusive dance practitioner and creative arts therapist. She holds degrees in Psychology, Dance Studies, and Creative Psychotherapy, Rachel has worked in the inclusive sector since 2010 and studied inclusive dance practice through DanceAbility in 2012. She began volunteering with Opening Doors in 2014 and has been closely involved in its development ever since. Alongside her role at Opening Doors, she works as an Expressive Arts Facilitator with Villabianca and leads inclusive dance workshops with Magħna. Since 2015, she has developed and collaborated on performative and community-based projects promoting access, inclusion, and wellbeing, collaborating with Candoco (UK), ZfinMalta, Arts for the Blues (UK), Teatru Salesjan, Spazju Kreattiv, and others.
Artistic Director
Brendon Thearle
Brendon mainly comes from the theatre world and has worked professionally in both the theatre and film industry since 2019. He has also worked as a Logistics Assistant in the 2024 and 2025 editions of Science in the City and has recently completed his Bachelor in Theatre (Honours) degree, achieving a First Class Honours, at the School of Performing Arts within the University of Malta.
Administrator / Logistics Officer