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.3132 views
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Japanese belly dancers at Noge Daidogei in Yokohama.831 views
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Japanese belly dancer.713 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.711 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.395 views
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Well, it was a very photogenic performance. Someday, I'd like to see foreigners dance with them.273 views
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The music was very spacy.270 views
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Shiva, a walking human sculpture of a salaryman.234 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210 views
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The music, their movements, and gold appearance really made it interesting.200 views
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There were two guys and three girls dancing.199 views
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My YouTube video of the Sasara Hosara Golden Butoh dancers at Noge Daidogei 2010.196 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.194 views
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After each performance, they must have some touch-up painting where it rubbed off.190 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186 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.175 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.164 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.157 views
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Sometimes they dived into the crowd, which was hilarious. But no one dared to touch the gold bodies.153 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.150 views
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My YouTube video of the Japanese belly dancers at Noge Daidogei 2010.146 views
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But it was obvious that the gold paint easily rubbed off, when they sat on the ground, etc.141 views
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My YouTube video of the jugglers.136 views
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My YouTube video of the Chinese acrobats at Noge Daidogei 2010.135 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.113 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.112 views
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Accordion act. 遠峰あこと爛漫社中104 views
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Balloon man103 views
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Didn't understand what they were doing, but it was interesting to watch.102 views
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Who was this guy?102 views
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She moved very slowly down the road.99 views
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Then two women do quick costume and mask changes.98 views
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She's like wow...98 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. 96 views
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But the most amazing act was the final one, by this world-class Chinese acrobat.93 views
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Ta-da!! And everyone applauded. What a show that was.93 views
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Amazing. We were all in awe.91 views
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They danced in two groups. There's another group dancing on the right of this group.91 views
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What would a street performance festival be without a juggling act?91 views
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Then she balances herself on this high stack of chairs.90 views
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They said that they follow the gypsy-style of belly dancing.89 views
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Everything was pantomime to music and they didn't talk at all.89 views
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This man did a few amazing balancing acts.88 views
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OK, next was the eye-catching Yoshimoto Daisuke butoh dancers. 吉本大輔88 views
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This is Solsora, a French-Canadian guy and Japanese lady doing a circus-like act on a giant swing.88 views
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Not sure if they really are a couple.88 views
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She kept piling on these chairs. Good thing it wasn't a windy day.87 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.87 views
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They actually didn't perform on the street. They were next to the train station under a roof. 86 views
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Balancing a sword on their heads while belly dancing.85 views
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They follow a love story from when they meet for the first time, fall in love, and perform together.85 views
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She calls herself Miss Sullivan, a humorous Japanese juggler.85 views
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She had the kid catch all the balls she was juggling.84 views
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Two skywalkers and two dancers on the ground. Also see my video at YouTube.83 views
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A "strange" performance by the Ojaruzu. おじゃるず83 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81 views
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Another balloon act.81 views
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After making a grand entrance, they finally reached their performance area.80 views
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Unfortunately, they didn't have a microphone so we couldn't hear them. おじゃるず80 views
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Another act which I didn't have time to see: 3 Gaga Heads 3ガガヘッズ80 views
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Diane Orrett gives a balloon headphone.80 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.79 views
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Balloon Man バルーンおやじ78 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.76 views
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