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Music and Dance Performance Marks WPK Birthday
Pyongyang, October 10 (KCNA) -- The Mansudae Art Troupe gave music and dance performance "Mother" at the East Pyongyang Grand Theatre on Thursday to mark the 16th anniversary of leader Kim Jong Il's election as general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and the 68th anniversary of the WPK.

Enjoying the performance were Kim Yong Nam and other senior party and state officials, the chairperson of a friendly party, officials of the party, armed forces and power organs, working people's organizations, ministries, national institutions, service personnel of the Korean People's Army and the Korean People's Internal Security Forces, merited people and Pyongyangites.

Among the audience were overseas compatriots on a visit to the homeland, the chief of the Pyongyang mission of the Anti-Imperialist National Democratic Front, foreign students studying here.

The performance began with chorus "We Sing of the Party".

The repertoire included recital of lyric poem "Mother", mixed trio "Embrace of Party is Our Home", female solo "Oh, Mother Party" and mixed duet "With a Single Heart".

The performers sang high praises of the profound reverence for the great Generalissimos Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il.

Mixed duet and chorus "Our Leader Loved by People" and female solo and chorus "You Are Mother" truthfully represented the deep confidence of the servicepersons and other people in Marshal Kim Jong Un.

The performance reached a climax with mixed quintet and chorus "Ode to the Motherland".

The performance was highly acclaimed by the audience for its high ideological value and artistry.

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