Comments on: A Night in Pyongyang (mass games picture book) http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2008/08/29/a-night-in-pyongyang-mass-games-picture-book/ News and analysis of the North Korean economy Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:20:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: NKeconWatch http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2008/08/29/a-night-in-pyongyang-mass-games-picture-book/#comment-104086 NKeconWatch Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:22:58 +0000 http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2008/08/29/a-night-in-pyongyang-mass-games-picture-book/#comment-104086 Dear Mr. Kuslan, Thanks for the interesting comment. I believe your observation is no doubt true for many mass games athletes who have performed across the globe, including the DPRK. I simply quoted the text from the book's web page, so those are not my own words. I abelieve the author (who is not a native english speaker) is referring to the "duality" of both the individual and collective perforances. The use of this word does not entail the two objects of observation (individual and group performances) are mutually exclusive. Best, C Dear Mr. Kuslan,

Thanks for the interesting comment. I believe your observation is no doubt true for many mass games athletes who have performed across the globe, including the DPRK.

I simply quoted the text from the book’s web page, so those are not my own words. I abelieve the author (who is not a native english speaker) is referring to the “duality” of both the individual and collective perforances. The use of this word does not entail the two objects of observation (individual and group performances) are mutually exclusive.

Best,

C

]]> By: Richard Kuslan, Editor, Asiabizblog, www.asiabizblog.com http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2008/08/29/a-night-in-pyongyang-mass-games-picture-book/#comment-104026 Richard Kuslan, Editor, Asiabizblog, www.asiabizblog.com Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:26:50 +0000 http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2008/08/29/a-night-in-pyongyang-mass-games-picture-book/#comment-104026 I'm not sure I understand what you mean by dualism. Do you mean to say that an individual performer cannot somehow express himself with an artistic freedom which the mass performance itself tends to deny? If that's what you mean, I beg to differ. I've befriended several performers whose heyday occurred during the 1960s and 1980s in China. In our conversation, I have asked them whether or not they felt pressured to express what they did not believe in. On the contrary, while they felt pressured to parrot the party line and political sessions after work, and understood the nonsense they were spouting during the performance, they believed that they managed to present an individual performance of artistic value, separate and apart from what the authorities intended. Rich Kuslan, Editor Asiabizblog www.Asiabizblog.com I’m not sure I understand what you mean by dualism. Do you mean to say that an individual performer cannot somehow express himself with an artistic freedom which the mass performance itself tends to deny? If that’s what you mean, I beg to differ. I’ve befriended several performers whose heyday occurred during the 1960s and 1980s in China. In our conversation, I have asked them whether or not they felt pressured to express what they did not believe in. On the contrary, while they felt pressured to parrot the party line and political sessions after work, and understood the nonsense they were spouting during the performance, they believed that they managed to present an individual performance of artistic value, separate and apart from what the authorities intended.

Rich Kuslan, Editor
Asiabizblog
http://www.Asiabizblog.com

]]> By: sherrie http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2008/08/29/a-night-in-pyongyang-mass-games-picture-book/#comment-101762 sherrie Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:20:20 +0000 http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2008/08/29/a-night-in-pyongyang-mass-games-picture-book/#comment-101762 There is an informative and interesting British documentary about NK Mass Games called "A State of Mind" that is worth watching. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0456012/ There is an informative and interesting British documentary about NK Mass Games called “A State of Mind” that is worth watching.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0456012/

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