Dec 9, 2022 Literary Cosplay By odb-abai inNews Here is December in the yard; 2023 is just around the corner, and 2022, declared the Year of Children by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, is nearing its end. This year, special attention was paid to children. And by the end of it, we also did something special for the guys. December 9 at RCL named after Abai passed the Literary Cosplay Festival, in which 39 people took part, 4 of them in the family form of performance. Participants in the fashion show demonstrated incredible images from various fairy tales about Cinderella and Pinocchio; from fictional works about the Caucasian captive, Harry Potter; from Japanese animation about Tanjiro Kamado; from the heroic epics about Koblandy and Alpamys batyrs, from the computer game “Genshin Impact”, as well as fictitious images made by one’s own hands were shown. Our cosplayers were able to show off their knowledge in a literary quiz, which was a warm-up before the theatrical production. All willing cosplayers took part in the theatrical production, as well as children from the School of Acting “Like in the Cinema”, the children’s art school 1 UNESCO club. The most talented participants of the Festival were awarded diplomas for their extraordinary images. The winners were determined by the audience: The best reincarnation – Iztoleu Sabina in the image of Dina from the story “Prisoner of the Caucasus” and Kulkeyeva Darina in the image of Cinderella; The best children’s cosplay – Bolatbekov Magzhan in the image of Kozha from the work “Menin atym Kozha” and Sheluhina Eva in the image of the Snow Maiden; Best family cosplay – Erika Trofimenko as Alice and her mother Victoria Trofimenko as the Mad Hatter from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland; Best MAKEUP – make-up image – Sosnova Ulyana in the image of the Red Queen from the fairy tale “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” and Shakirova Saltanat in her fictional image; Original – cosplay – Shlykov Vladislav in the image of Pinocchio and Akzhanova Alina in the image of Malvina. During the break between the performances, a disco by the Orange Hedgehog agency was held, which left no one indifferent and made this holiday magical by adding even more bright colors. Thanks to our partners – sponsors: Yugay A.N. (TOO “Navin-KZ”), Kulmaganbetov A. K. (SPK “Asyl-Tulik Karagandy”), Keneshbayeva I.R. (Children’s goods store “Zamzam”), the store “Cozy Kingdom”, the department of national souvenirs (S.C. “Gallery”), the trading house “Big world of stationery”, the department “Souvenirs” (S.C. “TsUM”), the Store of children’s books and stationery Cocobee, IE Mekeyeva Gulnaz, KinoPlexx Cinema (City MALL Trade House), Saryzhailau Cinema, Palermo Restaurant, Children’s World Department (City MALL shopping centre ) Literary Cosplay Festival was filled with vivid impressions and unforgettable emotions.