 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.3405 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1256 views
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Japanese belly dancers at Noge Daidogei in Yokohama.1091 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.1014 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.671 views
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The music was very spacy.544 views
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There were two guys and three girls dancing.539 views
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Well, it was a very photogenic performance. Someday, I'd like to see foreigners dance with them.527 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.506 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.498 views
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The music, their movements, and gold appearance really made it interesting.489 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479 views
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Shiva, a walking human sculpture of a salaryman.474 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.460 views
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After each performance, they must have some touch-up painting where it rubbed off.440 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.429 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.422 views
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My YouTube video of the Sasara Hosara Golden Butoh dancers at Noge Daidogei 2010.407 views
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But it was obvious that the gold paint easily rubbed off, when they sat on the ground, etc.404 views
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My YouTube video of the jugglers.392 views
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Then she balances herself on this high stack of chairs.389 views
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Balancing a sword on their heads while belly dancing.389 views
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Sometimes they dived into the crowd, which was hilarious. But no one dared to touch the gold bodies.388 views
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Everything was pantomime to music and they didn't talk at all.382 views
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Who was this guy?379 views
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Didn't understand what they were doing, but it was interesting to watch.372 views
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But the most amazing act was the final one, by this world-class Chinese acrobat.369 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.363 views
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They actually didn't perform on the street. They were next to the train station under a roof. 362 views
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My YouTube video of the Chinese acrobats at Noge Daidogei 2010.361 views
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Then two women do quick costume and mask changes.358 views
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A "strange" performance by the Ojaruzu. おじゃるず357 views
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They said that they follow the gypsy-style of belly dancing.355 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.353 views
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Ta-da!! And everyone applauded. What a show that was.350 views
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My YouTube video of the Japanese belly dancers at Noge Daidogei 2010.349 views
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Diane Orrett gives a balloon headphone.348 views
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This man did a few amazing balancing acts.346 views
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They danced in two groups. There's another group dancing on the right of this group.344 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.341 views
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Two skywalkers and two dancers on the ground. Also see my video at YouTube.339 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337 views
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She moved very slowly down the road.333 views
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She's like wow...332 views
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They follow a love story from when they meet for the first time, fall in love, and perform together.330 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.326 views
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She had the kid catch all the balls she was juggling.325 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. 324 views
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Amazing. We were all in awe.323 views
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She kept piling on these chairs. Good thing it wasn't a windy day.322 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.322 views
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Another act which I didn't have time to see: 3 Gaga Heads 3ガガヘッズ321 views
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This is Solsora, a French-Canadian guy and Japanese lady doing a circus-like act on a giant swing.320 views
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Not sure if they really are a couple.317 views
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Unfortunately, they didn't have a microphone so we couldn't hear them. おじゃるず317 views
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Another balloon act.317 views
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OK, next was the eye-catching Yoshimoto Daisuke butoh dancers. 吉本大輔313 views
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After making a grand entrance, they finally reached their performance area.312 views
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Balloon Man バルーンおやじ311 views
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She calls herself Miss Sullivan, a humorous Japanese juggler.307 views
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Accordion act. 遠峰あこと爛漫社中307 views
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What would a street performance festival be without a juggling act?297 views
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