The Nation's Largest Cultural Diversity Festival 'MAMF 2021' Held in Changwon

Poster for Korea's largest cultural diversity festival 'MAMF 2021'.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Sang-hyun] 'MAMF (Mampeu) 2021,' the largest cultural diversity festival in Korea, will be held from the 22nd to the 24th at Changwon Seongsan Art Hall and the Mampeu online platform.

Gyeongsangnam-do announced on the 13th that this year's 16th Mampeu will open with a celebratory opening performance at 7 p.m. on the 22nd at the Changwon Seongsan Art Hall Grand Theater.

This year, great effort was made to harmoniously showcase various cultures of Asia. As a result, the ambitious 'Korea-China-Japan Special Cultural Performance' and 'Multicultural Horror Parade: Nahee 2021' will be presented.

The Korea-China-Japan special performance, directed by Min Young-chi, a third-generation Korean-Japanese gugak master, will be held on the 23rd. It features Korea's distinctive musicians such as Kim Deok-su, Ensemble Sinawi, and the band Yooaminrak, along with skilled performers from Japan and China, presenting fusion traditional music performances and collaborations.

'Nahee 2021,' a play festival of traditional ghosts from various Asian countries, involves immigrants from 10 countries. It is a creative performance with the ingenious idea that kind and strong ghosts like the Chinese Jiangshi unite their powers to drive away epidemics such as COVID-19.

It will take place from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on the 24th at the Seongsan Art Hall Grand Theater, and as a stage long prepared by immigrants from 10 countries to support humanity that has always blossomed new hope even in despair, it is expected to deliver great emotion.

In addition, there are programs such as the 'Korea Migrant Song Festival - Singer Star,' the 'MAMF Talk Show,' sharing the joys and sorrows of migrants living in Korea, and the 'Asia Pop Music Concert,' where you can compare and experience Asian popular music.

On-site viewing applications can be made through the Mampeu website, and all programs will also be broadcast online.

A Mampeu organizing committee official said, "On-site viewing is only allowed for those who have completed vaccination or have a negative PCR test result, applying stricter rules than government quarantine guidelines to ensure a safe festival, focusing on COVID-19 response preparations."

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