 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.3137 views
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Japanese belly dancers at Noge Daidogei in Yokohama.838 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.718 views
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Japanese belly dancer.715 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.398 views
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The music was very spacy.277 views
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Well, it was a very photogenic performance. Someday, I'd like to see foreigners dance with them.276 views
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Shiva, a walking human sculpture of a salaryman.238 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212 views
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There were two guys and three girls dancing.202 views
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My YouTube video of the Sasara Hosara Golden Butoh dancers at Noge Daidogei 2010.202 views
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The music, their movements, and gold appearance really made it interesting.201 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.197 views
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After each performance, they must have some touch-up painting where it rubbed off.193 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188 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.178 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.169 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.159 views
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Sometimes they dived into the crowd, which was hilarious. But no one dared to touch the gold bodies.156 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.155 views
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My YouTube video of the Japanese belly dancers at Noge Daidogei 2010.149 views
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But it was obvious that the gold paint easily rubbed off, when they sat on the ground, etc.145 views
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My YouTube video of the jugglers.142 views
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My YouTube video of the Chinese acrobats at Noge Daidogei 2010.136 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.116 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.115 views
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Balloon man109 views
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Accordion act. 遠峰あこと爛漫社中107 views
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Didn't understand what they were doing, but it was interesting to watch.105 views
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Who was this guy?105 views
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Then two women do quick costume and mask changes.103 views
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She moved very slowly down the road.103 views
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She's like wow...102 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. 99 views
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Ta-da!! And everyone applauded. What a show that was.98 views
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What would a street performance festival be without a juggling act?96 views
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But the most amazing act was the final one, by this world-class Chinese acrobat.95 views
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Then she balances herself on this high stack of chairs.95 views
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Amazing. We were all in awe.95 views
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OK, next was the eye-catching Yoshimoto Daisuke butoh dancers. 吉本大輔95 views
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Everything was pantomime to music and they didn't talk at all.95 views
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They danced in two groups. There's another group dancing on the right of this group.94 views
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They said that they follow the gypsy-style of belly dancing.94 views
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This is Solsora, a French-Canadian guy and Japanese lady doing a circus-like act on a giant swing.94 views
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This man did a few amazing balancing acts.93 views
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She kept piling on these chairs. Good thing it wasn't a windy day.93 views
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They actually didn't perform on the street. They were next to the train station under a roof. 91 views
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Not sure if they really are a couple.91 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.89 views
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Balancing a sword on their heads while belly dancing.89 views
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They follow a love story from when they meet for the first time, fall in love, and perform together.88 views
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She calls herself Miss Sullivan, a humorous Japanese juggler.88 views
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She had the kid catch all the balls she was juggling.88 views
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A "strange" performance by the Ojaruzu. おじゃるず87 views
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Two skywalkers and two dancers on the ground. Also see my video at YouTube.86 views
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Another balloon act.85 views
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After making a grand entrance, they finally reached their performance area.84 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84 views
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Unfortunately, they didn't have a microphone so we couldn't hear them. おじゃるず84 views
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Another act which I didn't have time to see: 3 Gaga Heads 3ガガヘッズ84 views
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Diane Orrett gives a balloon headphone.84 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.83 views
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Balloon Man バルーンおやじ82 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.79 views
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