Festival "Ariran" ( cor. 아리랑 축제 ), in the DPRK mass musical and gymnastic performances included in the Guinness Book of Records as the most ambitious shows in the world.
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Description
This performance is regularly shown at the world's largest stadium . The first of May , accommodating 150 thousand spectators. On the playing field of the stadium epic paintings are celebrated glorifying the idea of Juche , the struggle of the people and the army to create a “mighty and prosperous power”, and the unification of Korea. A peculiar visiting card of the performance is the “live screen” on the podium, which is made up of thousands of multi-colored tablets that are held in the hands of the participants of the show and are replaced by team. Almost 100 thousand people participate in the performance - laureates of well-known international and Korean competitions, students and schoolchildren. Many foreign tourists specially arrive in the DPRK only to visit this performance [1] [2] . The festival is part of mass events held annually from August to October starting in 2002.
World Record
The performance in August 2007 was included in the Guinness Book of Records as the most massive show in history. [3]
Cancellation of submissions in 2014-2015
In 2014, performances were not held in connection with the reconstruction of the stadium. May 1. According to the Chinese travel agency Young Pioneer Tours, organizing trips to the DPRK, the Korean side canceled the submission of performances in 2015. Perhaps this cancellation is associated with quarantine measures in connection with the spread of the Ebola virus [4] .
Notes
- ↑ People in North Korea are indignant at the decision of South Korea to include the folk song “Ariran” in the category of “rebellious”
- ↑ July 22, Pyongyang, North Korea. 7 photos from the theater and dance show "Ariran"
- ↑ North Korea halts showcase mass games due to flood , Reuters (August 27, 2007). Date of treatment December 2010.
- ↑ North Korea canceled holding of popular performances of "Ariran" in 2015
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Literature
- Mass Gymnastics in Korea , Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, North Korea, 2002, Softcover, 48 pages