Olivia Dow is Principal of the Olivia Dow School of Russian Ballet, Malta. Gold-medalist Olivia Dow graduated with honours in 1968 and joined famous opera and ballet companies including the Pfalztheater-Munster and Pfaltztheater-Kaiserslautern in Germany, where she spent six years touring major cities. She studied Ballet (Legat System) with Madame Legat who was one of the most celebrated ballerinas in Russia of her time. She returned to Edinburgh and danced in the ballet La Sylphide with the Scottish Theatre Ballet and also performed on various programmes on Scottish television. In 1973, she formed her own company and produced and choreographed shows in Malta, Italy, Holland and England, including Mayfair, London. She met John in Malta and the rest is history! Olivia Dow has to date produced six original Maltese Ballets in two acts. Her Ballet school has gone from strength to strength and leads the way to more creativity in the new millennium.

Well known internationally for his outstanding musicianship and as an incredible arranger, Joe Brown who comes from a family of musicians, has many compositions to his credit including the soundtrack and title theme of the Maltese soap-opera “Ipokriti”. “The Alien Princess" was his first Classical Ballet which he composed with enthusiasm and love. The soundtrack was recorded at his own recording studios which is equipped with the lateset state-of-the-art technology. Joe Brown has appeared on many TV and Radio shows and also conducted the orchestra for the Malta Song Festival on various occasions. His musical scores are very imaginative and highly acclaimed internationally. “Slaves of Medina” was his second Ballet which he produced exclusively for the Olivia Dow School of Russian Ballet in 1999. After a successful tour of Australia, more TV scores for “Simpatici”, Joe Brown then wrote his third Ballet – “Mermaids from the Blue Lagoon” for Olivia Dow. His latest work “Giants of Xlendi Bay” is one of his finest ever.

Martina Zammit is presently one of Olivia Dow’s Senior teachers at the Olivia Dow School of Russian Ballet, Naxxar.  Educated at Chiswick House School in her primary years and later at St. Martin’s College from where she continued to further her studies at De La Salle Sixth  Form and is now following a Master’s University Degree in English.  She joined out of curiosity, at the tender age of 5 years, the Olivia Dow School of Russian Ballet which was located at that time in Gharghur and since then has never ever failed to perform in any of Olivia Dow’s ballet productions under the influence of the Artistic Director, John Baldacchino.  Martina has increased her ballet enthusiasm when she graduated  as a fully qualified Senior teacher  and intends to further develop her teaching in the Legat System.  Given the opportunity by Olivia Dow, her principal and alongside Jessica Farrugia her colleague, she is able to explore a new area: choreography.   

Ilona Attard has just been appointed by Olivia Dow as a Junior teacher at the Olivia Dow School of Russian Ballet. She was educated at Chiswick House School and later at St. Martin’s College from where she prolonged her studies at De La Salle Sixth Form. She recently obtained her graduate degree in Bachelor of Psychology (Hons.) at the University of Malta and is currently persisting on her studies in Human Resources. At 8 years of age Ilona joined the Olivia Dow School of Russian Ballet where she performed in several ballet productions set up by Olivia Dow and her husband, the late John Baldacchino. Ilona’s love for dance pushed her to discover other forms of dance, such as Contemporary dance, which she finds liberating and boundless to the body. She is now concentrating in order to achieve a higher level as a Ballet teacher in the Legat System, under the direction of her principal Olivia Dow together with the assistance of her co-workers Martina Zammit and Jessica Farrugia.