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Kyoto, Japan, Geishas make phone calls backstage at a performance of the Miyako Odori, or Cherry Blossom Dance, in Gion, Japan. Image by © Gideon Mendel/CORBISGeishas Making Phone Calls -
01 Mar 1989, Tokyo, Japan, A geisha sits backstage at a performance in Tokyo. Though geisha are a common image of Japan, there are no more than a few thousand left. Few modern Japanese women want to undergo the years of training required to master the traditional arts. Image by © Karen Kasmauski/CorbisGeisha -
01 Mar 1989, Tokyo, Japan, A geisha waits backstage at a performance in Tokyo. Though geisha are a common image of Japan, there are no more than a few thousand left. Few modern Japanese women want to undergo the years of training required to master the traditional arts. Image by © Karen Kasmauski/CorbisGeisha Backstage -
01 Mar 1989, Tokyo, Japan, A geisha waits backstage at a performance. Though geisha are a common image of Japan, there are no more than a few thousand left. Few modern Japanese women want to undergo the years of training required to master the traditional arts. Image by © Karen Kasmauski/CorbisGeisha Resting Backstage -
08 Sep 2008, Tokyo, Japan. Japanese classical dancer Yu Aikawa (R) and Akimoto Sakon (L) have their official photo taken prior to their performance at The National Theater of Japan in Tokyo. For a fifteen minute dance performance an estimated 70 people are required. There are stylists, costume fitters, makeup artists, stage prop hands and designers, lighting technicians, official photographers and special gifts of money to the professional Kabuki musicians who accompany the dancers with musical arrangements. Image by © Everett Kennedy Brown/epa/CorbisJapan - Backstage At The National Theater of Japan -
08 Sep 2008, Tokyo, Japan. Japanese classical dancer Yu Aikawa (L) waits backstage prior to her performance at The National Theater of Japan in Tokyo. Image by © Everett Kennedy Brown/epa/CorbisJapan - Backstage At The National Theater of Japan -
08 Sep 2008, Tokyo, Japan. A Japanese classical dancer stands outside the dressing room draped by a special curtain to ward off evil back stage at The National Theater of Japan in Tokyo. For a fifteen minute dance performance an estimated 70 people are required. The expense of such productions, costing anywhere from 3 million yen (18.8 thousand euro, or 27.5 thousand dollars) to upwards of 8 million yen (50 thousand euro, or 73.5 thousand dollars) makes classical dance a hobby only for the wealthy or the talented and rare few fortunate to have sponsors. Image by © Everett Kennedy Brown/epa/CorbisJapan - Backstage At The National Theater of Japan -
08 Sep 2008, Tokyo, Japan. A Japanese child classical dancer is fitted with a headdress backstage at The National Theater of Japan in Tokyo. The world of Japanese classical dance is in crisis as the high expense and time involved are limiting the number of young people pursuing the art. Generally children must begin at a young age to master the subtle and sophisticated movements of classical Japanese dance. Image by © Everett Kennedy Brown/epa/CorbisJapan - Backstage At The National Theater of Japan -
08 Sep 2008, Tokyo, Japan. Japanese children classical dancers catch a glimpse of a dance master being fitted with a headdress backstage at The National Theater of Japan in Tokyo. The world of Japanese classical dance is in crisis as the high expense and time involved are limiting the number of young people pursuing the art. Generally children must begin at a young age to master the subtle and sophisticated movements of classical Japanese dance. Image by © Everett Kennedy Brown/epa/CorbisJapan - Backstage At The National Theater of Japan -
08 Sep 2008, Tokyo, Japan. Japanese dance master Yu Aikawa performs the classical Japanese drama Daimonjin at The National Theater of Japan in Tokyo. The drama dates from the Edo era (1603-1868) and depicts the story of a maiko (young geisha) and her lover. Image by © Everett Kennedy Brown/epa/CorbisJapan - Backstage At The National Theater of Japan -
08 Sep 2008, Tokyo, Japan. A traditional makeup artist massages oil onto the neck and face of performer Yu Aikawa before applying white makeup backstage at The National Theater of Japan in Tokyo. For a fifteen minute dance performance an estimated 70 people are required. There are stylists, costume fitters, makeup artists, stage prop hands and designers, lighting technicians, official photographers and special gifts of money to the professional Kabuki musicians who accompany the dancers with musical arrangements. Image by © Everett Kennedy Brown/epa/CorbisJapan - Backstage At The National Theater of Japan -
Original caption: Backstage at a Geisha performance in Tokyo. Though Geisha are a common image of Japan, there are no more than a few thousand left. Few modern Japanese women want to undergo the years of training required to master the traditional arts. Image by © Karen Kasmauski/Science Faction/CorbisGeisha in Japan -
01 Apr 1990, Kyoto, Japan. Japanese Geisha relax backstage, reading illustrated magazines called Manga while waiting to perform at an event in Kyoto. Image by © Karen Kasmauski/CorbisJapanese Geisha Relaxing -
01 Apr 1989, Kyoto, Japan. Geisha talk during a break in a performance in Kyoto. Image by © Karen Kasmauski/Science Faction/CorbisGeisha Backstage
Sensualità e seduzione fanno parte della tradizione della Geisha considerata la massima esperta nelle belle maniere. Intrattenitrice giapponese, le sue abilità includono tutte le arti, dalla musica, al canto e non ultima la danza. Le geishe erano molto comuni tra il XVIII e il XIX secolo, mentre oggi la loro tradizione si sta affievolendo. Le donne che scelgono d’intraprendere questa professione devono affrontare lunghi anni di studio e disciplina. Per perfezionare le tecniche e sostenere i notevoli costi di abbigliamento, trucco, cura del corpo e della cultura necessitano di molto danaro. Questa è una delle ragioni per cui oggi in Giappone se ne contano poche migliaia.
