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The Minister of Culture and Tourism, Pedro Alberto Cruz, today introduced the I Salón del Manga 'Murcia roll up', to be held from 20 to 22 November, coinciding with the Regional Book Fair and the participation of the Region of Murcia in 27 Comic Fair in Barcelona.
Along with the Minister were the general director of Books, Archives and Libraries, Francisco Gimenez, director of the Agency for Promotion of Culture and the Arts, Yolanda Martinez-Pacheco, Murcia and the artists and coordinators 'Murcia rolled up,' John Alvarez and Jorge Gomez.
The I Salón del Manga de Murcia has two main objectives that guide the actions of the Ministry: to attract a younger audience and attracting readers.
Thus, Cruz said, "cultural policy has taken the youth as one of its fundamental goals, getting his appeal of a paradigmatic and quite successfully on the national scene," and on the other hand, he continued, this Hall "is inserted into of the 'Informal Reading' which is essentially to find, capture, make new readers through its introduction into the world of reading through flexible formats, fresh and to be related to their mental construction and way of life ".
In addition, this first room will have a wide range of activities, workshops and conferences by authors, which is closer to Japanese culture to visitors.
Thus, we plan to conduct workshops for manga (Japanese comics), Kendo (Japanese fighting art), Shodo (Japanese writing), Origami (paper folding), ikebana (floral decoration) or basic Japanese.
There will also be screenings of the latest anime series and movies (animated manga drawings), karaoke contests, costumes and cosplay (dress up as a manga character), practice sessions and games competitions, with lectures by authors such as Ken Niimura and Kenny Ruiz.
'Murcia roll up' is also the first exhibition of comics with a pet, Tablachu, a character that gives image to the festival, and, in the words of its creators, Juan Alvarez and Jorge Gomez, "is the latest in a line of bajitos warriors schooled in the arts Kiyomiku Japanese temple in the sacred mountains of a remote island in Japan. "
The I Salón del Manga de Murcia also has its own website: www.murciaseremanga.es.
Stand of the Region in the Barcelona Comic Fair
Moreover, the Region of Murcia will be present for the first time with an institutional stand in the Barcelona Comic Fair which celebrates its 27th edition from 29 May to 1 June.
The stand, which bears the name 'Murciaattacks! "Will serve as a platform for the dissemination of all activities undertaken in the Community in relation to the comic, and will feature authors such as Jorge Murcia Gómez and Juan Alvarez (creators of The crusts) and Santi Arcas (cartoonist Cartagena author likes of Claus & Simon, Lorraine Jones and Islands Pato), who made drawings for the audience and sign the reading guide published by the Comicteca of Murcia and entitled The Compass.
As for the activities taking place in the stand, includes that of 'MurciaAttacks makeup you', which will provide the audience a characterization activity as cartoon characters.
"We will have a catalog with a series of facial characterizations from which visitors can choose one for a professional makeup artist do it," said the counselor.
Another activity will be a DJ session, in which there will be a professional DJ, DJ Hai, which liven up the MurciaAttacks stand at strategic moments.
In addition, the stand will have a bluetooth service send it to the motives of the wizards that have enabled the activities that are made and announced over loudspeakers.
As for the contents of the stand, visitors will find a guide to Reading Comics 'The Compass', the comic book by Manfred Sommer, edited by Tres Fronteras, the journal 'Current Library', the periodical of the Library has a section Fixed dedicated to the comic, the 'Creajoven Comic' and information on the Hall of Manga 'Murcia rolled up. "
As for merchandising, will be shared plates and magnets among the attendees who come to stand with the logo 'Murciaattacks! "
to improve the memory and position in the minds of comic readers.
More information www.murciaattacks.com.
Source: CARM
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