Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un enjoys circus of National Acrobatic Troupe celebrating 81st anniversary of national liberation

August 17, 2026

A circus of the National Acrobatic Troupe celebrating the 81st anniversary of national liberation was given at the Pyongyang Circus Theatre on August 16, amid joy and excitement of the people in the DPRK greeting the significant day when their great motherland newly emerged with pride.

The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and President of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, enjoyed the performance.

When Comrade Kim Jong Un appeared in the auditorium amid the playing of welcome music, the participants raised stormy cheers of "Hurrah!"

On the occasion of the 81st anniversary of national liberation, he extended warm congratulations to all the people of the country including the servicepersons of the whole army who are creating a new era of comprehensive development with boundless love for their precious and sacred country and confidence and optimism about their cause.

Among the audience were members of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the WPK Central Committee, other senior Party and government officials, children of anti-Japanese revolutionary martyrs and anti-Japanese patriotic martyrs, teaching staff and students of revolutionary schools, officials of ministries, national agencies and armed forces organs, and officials and labour innovators of industrial establishments and youth and students in Pyongyang.

The national anthem of the DPRK was played.

Put on the stage were colourful numbers including physical acrobatics "Wire-rope Walking" and "Fly Higher" which won top prizes at international circus festivals.

The elegant folk acrobatic works and refined numbers of high technique, full of deep emotion and vibrant vitality, showed well the aspect of the DPRK's acrobatic art blooming and developing day by day.

The distinctive pieces performed by a juggler familiar with the people made the audience fascinated with the world of mysterious jugglery.

The performance was acclaimed by the audience as it drew excitement, admiration and cheerful laughter.

Expressing great satisfaction over the acrobats' successful performance, Comrade Kim Jong Un warmly congratulated them.

He met creative workers, artistes and officials of the National Acrobatic Troupe who added to joy and optimism on National Liberation Day through their excellent performance.

Saying that the troupe is a prestigious art organization as it has glorified the honour and prestige of the country while enjoying the love of the people through the creation of world-famous acrobatic works and active performance activities for over 70 years, he highly appreciated the services of the creative workers and artistes of the troupe who have contributed to the development of socialist culture by exerting influence peculiar to the acrobatic art.

Expressing belief and expectations that the creative workers and artistes of the troupe would create and perform a larger number of excellent acrobatic pieces, welcomed by the times and the people, by giving full play to their extraordinary creative talents, high skills and patriotic enthusiasm and thus bring about a new development and usher in a new heyday of the acrobatic art, he had a photo taken with them. 

KCNA

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