Mansudae Art Troupe
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The Mansudae Art Troupe is a North Korean troupe of musicians that create operas and music, as well as dance pieces.
It is the successor of the Central Art Troupe that was formed on September 27, Juche 58(1969). According to the KCNA however "Its predecessor was the Pyongyang Art Troupe founded in Juche 35 (1946)". It was renamed in September Juche 58 (1969).
The Mansudae Art Troupe has performed over 700 times in over 50 countries to "promote the friendship with the progressive peoples of the world." It played a key role in producing the revolutionary opera “A Flower Girl” (1972), which it has allegedly performed 1300 times. It also performed the “Song of Paradise”(1976) over 340 times.
The troupe has also created 1,500 songs and over 500 instrumental pieces and was awarded the Kim Il Sung Order in Juche 61 (1972).
