Entertainment in North Korea
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Pyongyang Circus
The nature of visiting North Korea is that the most mundane everyday things become instantly fascinating. Given that contact with locals is kept to a minimum, while in Pyongyang you should take advantage of the relatively wide choice of evening entertainment to see how locals like to relax. Of course, what you will and won't be able to do depends on your guides, and so let them know any requests as early on as possible, and of course, try to stay in their good books.
The Pyongyang Circus gets glowing reviews from visitors. It is mainly a human circus, and you may hear vicious rumours that during the famine many of the animals ended up on plates.
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Pyongyang Grand Theatre
Cinema, theatre and opera trips are possible (although rare), and while films, operas or plays aren't likely to be of a particularly gripping order, again, it's the experience that is interesting. Spectacles in the main theatres vary little from one to the other. Musical 'classics' such as The Flower Girl and A Daughter of the Party are in constant rotation.
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Diplomatic Club
Nightlife in Pyongyang is almost nonexistent although hotel bars can be rowdy especially at weekends. The large diplomatic and NGO presence in town means that there are some private clubs where foreigners can relax away from the strictures of everyday Pyongyang life. The Diplomatic Club ('the diplo' to any self-respecting foreign resident) by the Juche Tower is popular.
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Kaeson Cinema
Cinema, theatre and opera trips are possible (although rare), and while films, operas or plays aren't likely to be of a particularly gripping order, again, it's the experience that is interesting. Kaeson Cinema is near the Triumphal Arch.
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Taedongmun Cinema
Cinema, theatre and opera trips are possible (although rare), and while films, operas or plays aren't likely to be of a particularly gripping order, again, it's the experience that is interesting.
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Pyongyang International Cinema
The Pyongyang International Cinema is a six-screen complex on Yanggak Island, near the Yanggakdo Hotel. The biennial Pyongyang Film Festival is held here every September in even-numbered years.
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Mansudae Art Theatre
Spectacles in the main theatres vary little from one to the other. Musical 'classics' such as The Flower Girl and A Daughter of the Party are in constant rotation.
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East Pyongyang Grand Theatre
Spectacles in the main theatres vary little from one to the other. Musical 'classics' such as The Flower Girl and A Daughter of the Party are in constant rotation.
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Karaoke & Pool
Karaoke & Pool will remain your guide's preferred evening activities for you, and most hotels offer both.
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