 Last additions - Noge Daidogei Street Performance Festival 2010 野毛大道芸 |
My YouTube video of the jugglers.Jun 06, 2010
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My YouTube video of the Japanese belly dancers at Noge Daidogei 2010.Jun 06, 2010
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My YouTube video of the Chinese acrobats at Noge Daidogei 2010.Jun 06, 2010
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My YouTube video of the Sasara Hosara Golden Butoh dancers at Noge Daidogei 2010.Jun 06, 2010
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ShivaApr 30, 2010
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遠峰あこと爛漫社中Apr 30, 2010
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Shiva, a walking human sculpture of a salaryman.Apr 30, 2010
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Accordion act. 遠峰あこと爛漫社中Apr 30, 2010
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Who was this guy?Apr 30, 2010
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Balloon manApr 30, 2010
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Another balloon act.Apr 30, 2010
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Diane Orrett gives a balloon headphone.Apr 30, 2010
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Another one which I didn't have time to see: Diane Orrett's balloon act. She's from Liverpool, UK.Apr 30, 2010
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Another act which I didn't have time to see: 3 Gaga Heads 3ガガヘッズApr 30, 2010
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Balloon Man バルーンおやじApr 30, 2010
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A "strange" performance by the Ojaruzu. おじゃるずApr 30, 2010
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Unfortunately, they didn't have a microphone so we couldn't hear them. おじゃるずApr 30, 2010
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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.Apr 30, 2010
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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Apr 30, 2010
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What would a street performance festival be without a juggling act?Apr 30, 2010
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She had the kid catch all the balls she was juggling.Apr 30, 2010
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She calls herself Miss Sullivan, a humorous Japanese juggler.Apr 30, 2010
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Unfortunately, I had to answer my cell phone during this performance and couldn't shoot the rest of their act.Apr 30, 2010
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Not sure if they really are a couple.Apr 30, 2010
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Everything was pantomime to music and they didn't talk at all.Apr 30, 2010
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They follow a love story from when they meet for the first time, fall in love, and perform together.Apr 30, 2010
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This is Solsora, a French-Canadian guy and Japanese lady doing a circus-like act on a giant swing.Apr 30, 2010
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Japanese belly dancer.Apr 30, 2010
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Balancing a sword on their heads while belly dancing.Apr 30, 2010
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They said that they follow the gypsy-style of belly dancing.Apr 30, 2010
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They danced in two groups. There's another group dancing on the right of this group.Apr 30, 2010
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Japanese belly dancers at Noge Daidogei in Yokohama.Apr 30, 2010
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They actually didn't perform on the street. They were next to the train station under a roof. Apr 30, 2010
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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. Apr 30, 2010
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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.Apr 30, 2010
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Didn't understand what they were doing, but it was interesting to watch.Apr 30, 2010
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After making a grand entrance, they finally reached their performance area.Apr 30, 2010
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She moved very slowly down the road.Apr 30, 2010
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Two skywalkers and two dancers on the ground. Also see my video at YouTube.Apr 30, 2010
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OK, next was the eye-catching Yoshimoto Daisuke butoh dancers. 吉本大輔Apr 30, 2010
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She's like wow...Apr 30, 2010
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Ta-da!! And everyone applauded. What a show that was.Apr 30, 2010
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Amazing. We were all in awe.Apr 30, 2010
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Then she balances herself on this high stack of chairs.Apr 30, 2010
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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Apr 30, 2010
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She kept piling on these chairs. Good thing it wasn't a windy day.Apr 30, 2010
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But the most amazing act was the final one, by this world-class Chinese acrobat.Apr 30, 2010
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This man did a few amazing balancing acts.Apr 30, 2010
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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.Apr 30, 2010
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Then two women do quick costume and mask changes.Apr 30, 2010
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I gladly gave them a coin, even though they deserve a lot more. Hopefully there were people who gave bills.Apr 30, 2010
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Well, it was a very photogenic performance. Someday, I'd like to see foreigners dance with them.Apr 30, 2010
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It sure reminds you of the James Bond movie, "Goldfinger" where a girl was turned into gold.Apr 30, 2010
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The music was very spacy.Apr 30, 2010
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Golden GirlApr 30, 2010
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After each performance, they must have some touch-up painting where it rubbed off.Apr 30, 2010
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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.Apr 30, 2010
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But it was obvious that the gold paint easily rubbed off, when they sat on the ground, etc.Apr 30, 2010
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Sometimes they dived into the crowd, which was hilarious. But no one dared to touch the gold bodies.Apr 30, 2010
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There were two guys and three girls dancing.Apr 30, 2010
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The music, their movements, and gold appearance really made it interesting.Apr 30, 2010
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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Apr 30, 2010
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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.Apr 30, 2010
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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.Apr 30, 2010
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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.Apr 30, 2010
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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.Apr 30, 2010
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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.Apr 30, 2010
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