The 33rd April Spring Friendship Art Festival has been held in Pyongyang, the capital city of Juche Korea, amid the aspiration and desire of the world people to celebrate the 112th birth anniversary of President Kim Il Sung as an auspicious holiday common to mankind.
Present at the festival are famous art troupes, dance groups and circuses from dozens of countries, including Russia, China, Cuba, Vietnam, Laos, Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Italy and Venezuela, as well as overseas Korean art troupes.
Upon receiving the news about the 33rd April Spring Friendship Art Festival, many art troupes, performing artistes of the world and overseas Korean artistes applied for the participation in the festival and created and sent peculiar art pieces to the festival organizing committee.
The 33rd April Spring Friendship Art Festival was opened on April 11.
The festival organizing committee promoted the festival through the Korean Central TV and websites including “Korean Art.”
A video reflecting the idea, tradition and vitality of the festival introduced the form, method and scale of the festival, congratulatory messages from personages of foreign governments and scenes of performances.
The minister of Culture of the Russian Federation, the minister of Culture and Tourism of the People’s Republic of China and the minister of Information, Culture and Tourism of the People’s Democratic Republic of Laos in their congratulatory speeches extended warm greetings to the people of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea on the auspicious spring holiday, wishing the April Spring Friendship Art Festival good success.
Sung Jong Gyu, minister of Culture of the DPRK who doubles as chairman of the festival organizing committee, expressed thanks to the participants in the 33rd April Spring Friendship Art Festival and personages of political and cultural circles and artistes of various countries for making great efforts for the successful festival and expressed belief that it would contribute to the development of cultural relations among countries.
Artistes and famous singers of popular vocal ensembles including Russia’s Pyatero Ensemble and Kvatro Ensemble and Italy’s Apasionante Trio presented colourful numbers after expressing their pleasure of attending the April Spring Friendship Art Festival dedicated to the great man.
The videos on the festival will be broadcast on the Korean Central TV and put on websites including “Korean Art.”
KCNA
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