07-15-2011, 03:32 PM
I don't think that they are officers in the true military sense.
I'm of the belief that the dancers are performing one of the countless number of patriotic stage productions that feature the military. In fact, most of the DPRK theatrical productions likely feature the military in some way.
I think that the "uniforms" are actually the production costumes. It looks like they modified the standard DPRK officer uniforms and added red cuffs and other ornamentation to make the costumes flashier. The standard uniform would be pretty dull fare.
Here is a photo of a DPRK military band, which appears to wear the basic (and theatrically uninteresting) army uniform.
I'm of the belief that the dancers are performing one of the countless number of patriotic stage productions that feature the military. In fact, most of the DPRK theatrical productions likely feature the military in some way.
I think that the "uniforms" are actually the production costumes. It looks like they modified the standard DPRK officer uniforms and added red cuffs and other ornamentation to make the costumes flashier. The standard uniform would be pretty dull fare.
Here is a photo of a DPRK military band, which appears to wear the basic (and theatrically uninteresting) army uniform.
