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Mucho Mas Mayo Festival has closed its seventh edition, the date of recovery, with great public success.

Although difficult to quantify accurately the number of attendees at the open and street of many proposals character, those responsible for the festival estimate that some 10,000 people have benefited directly from the almost hundred actividadesprogramadas between 22 and 29 May at the center city ​​and in the district of San Antón, the popular neighborhood chosen as the festival stage.

Councillor for Culture, Education and Equality, David Martinez, described as a complete success this edición.Cartagena wanted his festival May and his response has shown us.

It has been very gratifying to see the public enjoying the various proposals, said the mayor.

If activities in public spaces have been the most visible, which also worked internal and even private enespacios were held.

The facilities, like street actions have to speak, the most commented egg Piazza San Sebastián (Chi lo sa) or dolphins in the square and City Hall (You're the king, you are the queen) .

Also they remain as a legacy of this edition large murals painted by graffiti artists and street artists, such as Kraser on her local Neighborhood Association Sauces, that of Zed1 on the Sports Pavilion Wssell Guimbarda, that of Seacreative in Youth Resource Center of Dourone or in the Plaza Juan XXIII, in addition to those made in the neighborhood of San Anton.

Of the events held is noteworthy for the participation and quality of the proposals to the Syrian poet Maram al-Masri, who moved with his reading of poems on Arab women, the much celebrated portrayal of tea with Kantque served to present the program Think Cartagena, the impact of street performers, the quality of the artists who have contributed through collaboration with AAKD Spain or the delicacy and quality of the key in the hands of Silvia Marquez.

also highlighted by the public have been many other proposals such as the sound of noise (Onírica Mechanics), Blue Kieslowski (Sabotage Theatre), the various proposals for dance or exploring the streets spoken or experienciaCuenta in my room in a hotel room NH Cartagena.

There have also been musical cycles, conferences and workshops.

One of these workshops, the Documentary Socialrealizado in collaboration with the School of Film Base, has resulted in the creation of four documentaries that will be as productions of the festival, which were displayed on Sunday night in San Anton before a large and public multicultural neighborhood, star of those short.

Also the festival is proud of its commitment to gender equality in the culture, which has been scrupulously respected, having been the first in the history of the public culture of Cartagena, a joint festival.

Now the City Council and the professional teams that have made it possible M + M 2016 will make a detailed assessment whose conclusions are to be the basis for the preparation of the VIII edition, the 2017 in which have already been put to work.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena / Fotos: Pablo Sánchez