Most viewed - Noge Daidogei Street Performance Festival 2010 野毛大道芸 |
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It sure reminds you of the James Bond movie, "Goldfinger" where a girl was turned into gold.3151 views
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Japanese belly dancers at Noge Daidogei in Yokohama.859 views
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The 36th Noge Daidogei Street Performance Festival was held on April 24-25, 2010 in Yokohama, near JR Sakuragicho Station. "Daidogei" means street performance.731 views
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Japanese belly dancer.728 views
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I gladly gave them a coin, even though they deserve a lot more. Hopefully there were people who gave bills.413 views
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Well, it was a very photogenic performance. Someday, I'd like to see foreigners dance with them.289 views
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The music was very spacy.283 views
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Shiva, a walking human sculpture of a salaryman.246 views
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They gradually headed up the road toward their street performance area. ささらほうさら 金粉ショー222 views
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There were two guys and three girls dancing.214 views
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The music, their movements, and gold appearance really made it interesting.213 views
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The Sasara Hosara butoh dancers were almost nude and painted in gold. I had to see this, and came away very impressed.210 views
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My YouTube video of the Sasara Hosara Golden Butoh dancers at Noge Daidogei 2010.210 views
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After each performance, they must have some touch-up painting where it rubbed off.202 views
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The 36th Noge Daidogei Street Performance Festival in Yokohama, Japan featured a fantastic troupe of Chinese acrobats on April 24-25, 2010. 中国雑技芸術団200 views
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Another one which I didn't have time to see: Diane Orrett's balloon act. She's from Liverpool, UK.190 views
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They gave three performances on each day of the Noge Daidogei festival. Imagine being painted in gold for the better part of the day.180 views
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At the 36th Noge Daidogei street performance festival in Yokohama, the Sasara Housara semi-nude butoh dance troupe, body-painted in gold, gave a spellbinding performance.168 views
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Sometimes they dived into the crowd, which was hilarious. But no one dared to touch the gold bodies.167 views
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The first street performer I wanted to see on April 24 was the Sasara Housara butoh dancers. First we see this sign warning us that the gold paint will not come off if it rubs on us.166 views
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My YouTube video of the Japanese belly dancers at Noge Daidogei 2010.158 views
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But it was obvious that the gold paint easily rubbed off, when they sat on the ground, etc.156 views
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My YouTube video of the jugglers.153 views
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My YouTube video of the Chinese acrobats at Noge Daidogei 2010.150 views
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On the streets around Noge, they had well over 10 street performance areas numbered from A to N. Large crowds gathered around all of them, especially this one.125 views
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Next group I saw were these Chinese acrobats. First he uses a long whip to cut off the flower the little boy is holding.125 views
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Wow...122 views
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Balloon man118 views
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Who was this guy?118 views
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Accordion act. 遠峰あこと爛漫社中118 views
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She's like wow...115 views
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Didn't understand what they were doing, but it was interesting to watch.115 views
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Then two women do quick costume and mask changes.114 views
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She moved very slowly down the road.112 views
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Ta-da!! And everyone applauded. What a show that was.109 views
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The 36th Noge Daidogei Street Performance Festival in Yokohama, Japan featured an alluring troupe of Japanese belly dancers from the Al Camarani Oriental Dance Company on April 24-25, 2010. 109 views
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But the most amazing act was the final one, by this world-class Chinese acrobat.107 views
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Amazing. We were all in awe.106 views
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This is Solsora, a French-Canadian guy and Japanese lady doing a circus-like act on a giant swing.106 views
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What would a street performance festival be without a juggling act?106 views
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She kept piling on these chairs. Good thing it wasn't a windy day.104 views
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OK, next was the eye-catching Yoshimoto Daisuke butoh dancers. 吉本大輔104 views
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They danced in two groups. There's another group dancing on the right of this group.104 views
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They said that they follow the gypsy-style of belly dancing.104 views
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Everything was pantomime to music and they didn't talk at all.104 views
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Then she balances herself on this high stack of chairs.103 views
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They actually didn't perform on the street. They were next to the train station under a roof. 103 views
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Not sure if they really are a couple.103 views
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She had the kid catch all the balls she was juggling.102 views
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This man did a few amazing balancing acts.101 views
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Balancing a sword on their heads while belly dancing.100 views
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They follow a love story from when they meet for the first time, fall in love, and perform together.100 views
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They were quite good. Lately, I've been seeing more Japanese taking up belly dancing. I hope the trend spreads further.99 views
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She calls herself Miss Sullivan, a humorous Japanese juggler.99 views
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A "strange" performance by the Ojaruzu. おじゃるず98 views
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It's impossible to see all the acts in one day. But I was able to see all the acts I really wanted to see, plus a few more.95 views
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Another balloon act.95 views
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Two skywalkers and two dancers on the ground. Also see my video at YouTube.93 views
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Unfortunately, they didn't have a microphone so we couldn't hear them. おじゃるず93 views
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Another act which I didn't have time to see: 3 Gaga Heads 3ガガヘッズ93 views
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Another juggling act was the Kikyo Brothers. 桔梗ブラザーズ Also see my video at YouTube. 桔梗ブラザーズ92 views
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Diane Orrett gives a balloon headphone.92 views
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After making a grand entrance, they finally reached their performance area.91 views
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Balloon Man バルーンおやじ91 views
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Unfortunately, I had to answer my cell phone during this performance and couldn't shoot the rest of their act.86 views
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