On the 9th of September the delegation of the Juche Idea Study of England saw the new mass game "Glorious Country " which was performed specially to mark the 70th anniversary of the foundation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea .It was attended by respected Marshal KIM JONG UN himself, indeed we caught a glimpse of the Marshal as he waved back at the crowd . We were sitting within sight of respected Marshal KIM JONG UN and the distinguished guests to the DPRK .The mass game was performed in the May Day Stadium on Rungna Island ,Pyongyang .
The May Day stadium in terms of seating capacity is the biggest the world and has 24,000 more seats than the Wembley stadium in London , England . The May Day Stadium is so huge that is very easy to get lost there , our guide comrade Lee very carefully wrote down the gate number so we did not got lost . Tens of thousands Pyongyang citizens plus foreign visitors packed into the stadium.
I had previously watched "Aririang " , the spectacular mass game of the DPRK on a number of occasions. I had watched it in 2002, 2012 and 2013 . When I first saw "Aririang " in 2002 I was deeply impressed as it showed the unity and will of the Korean people ,it demonstrated the discipline of DPRK society. "Aririang" actually got in the renown Guinness book of records. On one visit to the DPRK I actually had a guide who had been a dancer in "Aririang".
However "Glorious Country " was even more impressive and surpassed Aririang considerably . "Glorious Country " combined the techniques of previous games such as the mass gymnastic displays and the backdrop picture with new technology such as lasers and picture projections . The result was impressive and exciting .It was like seeing a sea of colour being gently blown by the wind or a flowing river . It represented a combination of human skill , ingenuity and dynamism with new technology . I had never seen a DPRK mass game like this before.It was truly an incredible spectacle demonstrating the power of the DPRK and symbolic of the rapid advance of all sectors in the DPRK .
The mass game was composed of prelude "Mt Paektu aglow with Sunrise" and such chapters as "Our House under Socialism", "Road of Victory", "Stirring Times", "Reunified Land of Three Thousand-ri" and "International Friendship", the performance impressively depicts the revolutionary exploits of President KIM IL SUNG and Chairman KIM JONG IL and the history of Juche Korea which has always advanced victoriously, bringing about epoch-making changes. Basically it depicted the history of the DPRK starting with liberation and the land reform , through to the Fatherland Liberation War and the Chollima movement .
It was both thrilling and spellbinding at the same . he image of the ancestral mountain of
Mt Paektu was projected .,It was like nothing I had seen before. The red , white and blue national flag with the five pointed red star was projected onto the stage .
I was particularly struck with how the Fatherland Liberation War was presented during the performance . It depicted both the ferocity and brutality of the US imperialists invasion of the DPRK and their barbaric onslaught but at the same time showed the people of the DPRK and Korean People's Army fighting back to win final victory over the US imperialists. I was also impressed to also see the depiction of the Chollima movement. Chollima being the legendary winged horse said to be able to fly hundreds of miles in day , the name Chollima was given to a mass movement of industrial workers to increase production , make innovations and exalt the revolutionary spirit of self-reliance. The Chollima movement was represented by dancers dressed a steelworkers.
"Glorious Country " included a section on international friendship.I clapped as the words " Global independence " were flashed across the backdrop screen . Global independence , the idea of a world free from domination , subjugation and oppression , was put forward by the great leader comrade
KIM IL SUNG and the dear leader comrade KIM JONG IL . It is a revolutionary anti-imperialist line which means creating a world free from imperialism.. To symbolise the DPRK's co-operation with different countries in the world , music from Russia, China , Cuba and Europe was played .
"Glorious Country " was a truly amazing spectacle . Very uplifting but at times quite soothing and relaxing .The mass game basically showcased the incredible single-hearted unity of the DPRK which the imperialists would like to break but cannot do so . Only the DPRK could put on such a powerful
mass game . I was glad to see it and I am grateful to the DPRK government and the Korean
Association of Social Scientists for arranging for me to be able to see it.
Dr Dermot Hudson
Chairman Juche Idea Study Group of England
President Association for the Study of Songun Politics UK
Official Delegate Korean Friendship Association
Chairman British Solidarity Committee for Peace and Reunification on the Korean Peninsula.
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