2024-07-08 01:07:53
On the afternoon of this Thursday, July 4, the official poster of the International Cervantino Festival for its 52nd edition, which was created by the designer Jasmine Bedolla Garcia and which celebrates, on this occasion, the cultural richness and artistic diversity of its guests of honour: Brazil and Oaxaca.
This poster, created by the graphic design student at the University of Guanajuato, “captures the essence of both regions (Brazil and Oaxaca)symbolizing unity and cultural exchange”. And it is inspired by two undeniable traditions: the Tiliches from Putla Villa de Guerrero, in the Sierra Sur region of Oaxaca, and the Bumba-My-Ox (Hit my ox) from the Maranhão region, Brazil.
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About it, Mariana Aymerich Ordonezdirector of the International Cervantino Festival and Cultural Circuits, said that “Jasmine’s image captures the traditions of Oaxaca and Brazil in color, and also studied the cultures in depth, which allowed her to reflect the guests of honor very well.”
Adorned with colors and representative elements of our guests of honor, comes the official poster of the #52FIC.✨✨
Applause for Jasmine Bedolla Garcia, graphic design student at the @UdeGuanajuato for their creativity in representing the design of our festival. pic.twitter.com/fFEEevVwhp— Cervantino Festival (@cervantino) July 4, 2024
For its part, Claudia Susana Gomez Lopezrector of the University of Guanajuato, stressed that the image of Jasmine is original and comes from complete documentation and knowledge of history, “of the knowledge of both the state and the guest country”. Along the same lines, Adriana Camarena de Obesodirector of the State Institute of Culture of Guanajuato, stressed that thanks to Mariana “a vein has been opened to show this Guanajuato talent through the graphic identity of the festival”, and concluded by hoping that this edition “be extremely cheerful”.
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The author of the poster, in addition to public recognition, was awarded a cash prize of 30 thousand pesos. They also said that her work is not only a tribute to the heritage of the two latitudes that will be honored in this edition of the International Cervantino Festival, but also a representation of the spirit of the festival.that promotes dialogue and understanding between different cultures through art”.
“The 52nd edition of the International Cervantino Festival, which will take place from October 11 to 27, 2024will have a diverse program that includes music, dance, theater, visual arts and more. With the participation of prominent artists and groups from Brazil, Oaxaca and other parts of the world, the festival reaffirms its commitment to be a space for meeting and celebrating human creativity,” concludes the official document.
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2024-07-08 01:07:53